Abstract:
The low temperature properties of a blend of biofuel and petroleum-based fuel oil are improved by the addition of an ethylene-unsaturated ester copolymer, or a comb polymer, or a polar N compound, or a compound having at least one linear alkyl groups connected to a non-polymeric organic residue.
Abstract:
A Koch functionalized product which is the reaction product of at least one polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 500 and at least ethylenic double bond per polymer chain, with carbon monoxide and a nucleophilic trapping agent. The invention includes functionalized polymer, derivatives thereof and methods of making the same.
Abstract:
Crude oils, lubricating oils or fuel oils have their flow point improved by adding to the crude oil, lubricating oil or fuel oil a minor proportion by weight of a polymer containing the repeating units: ##STR1## where x is an integer and y is 0 or an integer and wherein in the total polymer x+y is at least two.
Abstract:
A low pour point fuel oil composition is prepared from a major amount of a high pour point, low sulfur, waxy, residual fuel and a minor amount of low wax, low pour, residual fuel oil by adding thereto from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an oil soluble terpolymer such as vinyl acetate-ethylene-vinyl chloride or allyl chloride having a number average molecular weight of about 4,000 to about 70,000. The copolymer may be added either in a water-glycol emulsion or in a hydrocarbon to one of the blend components which has been heated to between about 25.degree. to 150.degree. C. In another aspect, this invention relates to a process for the pipeline transportation of the low pour fuel oil compositions previously described.
Abstract:
The low temperature filterability of a petroleum middle distillate fuel, such as a heating oil or a diesel fuel is improved by adding to the fuel a flow improving amount of wool fat and, if desired, a flow improving amount of wool fat in combination with oil-soluble, auxiliary flow-improving material such as: an alkyl aromatic, e.g., the condensation product of chlorinated wax and naphthalene; a polymer of an acrylic ester, such as polyalkyl acrylate; etc. This invention is particularly advantageous in improving the flow of a diesel fuel through a fine filter at low temperatures.
Abstract:
Secondary amines having two straight chain aliphatic hydrocarbon groups of 8 to 30 carbon atoms each are wax crystal modifiers for middle distillate fuel oils and can be used in combination with polymeric pour point depressants and an amorphous petrolatum, to lower the pour point and/or improve cold flow properties of the oil.
Abstract:
Lubricants containing metal salts of hydrocarbyl-substituted carboxyalkylene-linked phenols, dihydrocarbyl esters of alkylene dicarboxylic acids, the alkylene group being substituted with a hydroxy group and an additional carboxylic acid group, or alkylene-linked polyaromatic molecules, the aromatic moieties whereof comprise at least one hydrocarbyl-substituted phenol and at least one carboxy phenol, where the hydrocarbyl groups are of sufficient length to provide oil solubility to the salt, exhibit good asphaltene suspension for marine diesel applications. Preferably the salts are overbased.