Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the alkoxylation of a first polymer comprising at least one monomer unit having NH groups and optionally NH2 groups, wherein the first polymer has a molecular weight Mw of at least 500 g/mol, comprising the steps of (a) reacting the first polymer with alkylene oxide in a reaction mixture comprising a solvent until the average degree of alkoxylation of each NH group and each optional NH2 group, calculated as two NH groups, is from 0.75 to 1.25; (b) adding a second polymer of formula (I), wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, each R' is independently a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms or hydrogen, each n is independently from 1 to 5 and m is from 5 to 40, to the reaction mixture of step (a); (c) at least partially removing the solvent from the reaction mixture of step (b); and (d) further reacting the reaction mixture of step (c) with alkylene oxide at a given temperature until the average degree of alkoxylation of each NH group and each optional NH2 group, calculated as two NH groups, of the first polymer is from 2 to 40. The present invention also relates to a polymer composition obtainable from that process and the use of such a polymer composition.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of non-dendrimer, hyperbranched polyesters and/or polyester amides, comprising alkyl- and/or alkenyl-substituted succinic acid moieties, as demulsifiers for separating oil-in-water emulsions, especially crude oil emulsions. The invention also relates to non-dendrimer, hyperbranched polyesters or polyester amides, comprising alkyl- and/or alkenyl-substituted succinic acid moieties.
Abstract:
La invención se refiere al uso de poliésteres y policarbonatos hiperramificados de alta funcionalidad, no dendriméricos, los cuales son obtenibles haciendo reaccionar (i) al menos un ácido dicarboxilico (A2) alifático, cicloalifático, aralifático o aromático o derivados del mismo, o carbonatos orgánicos (A2´) con (ii) al menos un alcohol (Cx) x-valente alifático, cicloalifático, aralifático o aromático, el cual comprende más de dos grupos OH, donde x es un número mayor a 2, preferiblemente de 3 a 8, en particular se prefiere de 3 a 6, muy en particular se prefiere de 3 a 4, y especialmente 3, y (iii) al menos un alcoxilato (D) de amida de ácido graso de amidas de ácido graso con C2-C30, saturadas o insaturadas, que tienen en promedio de 1 a 40 unidades de óxido de alquileno, como desemulsionantes para dividir o romper emulsiones de petróleo crudo.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of non-dendrimer, highly functional, hyperbranched polyesters and polycarbonates, which can be obtained by reacting (i) at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic dicarboxylic acid (A2) or derivatives thereof, or organic carbonates (A2') with (ii) at least one x-valent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic alcohol (Cx), which comprises more than two OH groups, where x is a number greater than 2, preferably 3 to 8, particularly preferred 3 to 6, very particularly preferred 3 to 4, and especially 3, and (iii) at least one fatty acid amide alkoxylate (D) of saturated or unsaturated C2-C30 fatty acid amides having on average 1 to 40 alkylene oxide units, as demulsifiers for cracking crude oil emulsions.