Patents Assigned to Kittiwake Developments Ltd.
  • Method for determining the concentration of iron ions in hydrocarbon compositions
    Patent number: 9488633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the concentration of iron ions in a hydrocarbon composition, as well as reagents and kits for use in such methods. The method utilises a thiocarboxylic acid having formula (I) which reduces the ferric ions and complexes ferrous ions producing a colored solution, which can be analysed to determine the amount of iron ions in the starting sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Kittiwake Developments Ltd.
    Inventor: David Atkinson