deposit reduction in gasoline fractionation, cooling water system and product recovery section. A method for selecting a solvent or mixture of solvents useful for alleviating deposit formation, clearing existing deposits, and / or decreasing the rate of deposit formation is disclosed. decreasing the rate at which deposits can form and / or increasing the rate at which deposits can be removed can dramatically improve process economics (e.g., decrease time as a result of deposit formation). In one aspect, the embodiments disclosed herein concern a process for dispersing scale in a hydrocarbon stream, including the steps of: determining a nature of scale in a hydrocarbon stream; selecting a suitable solvent or mixture of solvents to disperse the scale based on the given nature, and contacting the scale with the selected solvent or mixture of solvents.
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