Patents by Inventor Abdelkader Meroufel

Abdelkader Meroufel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Corrosion inhibitor composition and methods of inhibiting corrosion
    Patent number: 11180856
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor composition, which includes (i) a date palm leaves extract, (ii) a benzimidazole compound having at least one a carbamate group, (iii) a pyridine compound, (iv) a thiourea compound, (v) a cinnamaldehyde compound, (vi) a metal iodide, (vii) urotropin, and (viii) a base fluid containing an alcohol and an organic acid. A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid cleaning is also disclosed, whereby the metal is treated with an acidic treatment fluid containing 1 to 5 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and 0.1 to 5 vol. % of the corrosion inhibitor composition, based on a total volume of the acidic treatment fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Saline Water Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Abdelkader Meroufel, Ahmad A. Sorour, Ikenna B. Onyeachu, Saviour A. Umoren, Abdulrhaman Faleh Alenazi, Moses M. Solomon