Abstract:
Liquid hydrocarbons containing minor amounts of surface active, higher alkyl trimethyl ammonium salts are surprisingly resistant to forming water in oil emulsions and microbiological degradation. Detergent range alkyl trimethyl ammonium chlorides of limited hydrocarbon solubility are especially useful as antihaze and/or antimicrobial agents for heating oils. The water solubility of the new oil additives unexpectedly facilitates their bactericidal effectiveness. Furthermore, antihaze activity of these additives is uniquely unaffected by polar oligomeric additives such as cold flow improvers and detergents also present in the oil products.