Patent ID: 8425765

Claim:
A method for introducing a solid acid into a hydrocarbon to be treated comprising: dispersing a solid acid into a hydrocarbon solvent to form a dispersion using high shear dispersion technology selected from the group consisting of ultrasonic mixers, disruptors, bead mills, homogenizers and combinations thereof, where the solid acid is selected from the group consisting of C 2 —C 4 alpha-hydroxy acids, sulfamic acid, chloroacetic acid, thiomalic acid, and esters of, polymers of, amine salts of, alkali metal salts of, and ammonia salts of these acids, and mixtures thereof, where the hydrocarbon solvent is different from the hydrocarbon to be treated, where the dispersion further comprises at least one dispersant selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, xanthan gum, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof; and introducing the dispersion into the hydrocarbon to be treated.