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Method for improving cold flow of fuel oils

US4491455A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 1982
Grant dateJan 1, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10L1/1973
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The cold flow of fuel oils is improved by adding esters of nitrogen-containing compounds having polyhydroxyl groups with linear saturated fatty acids or a combination of said esters and polymers of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of olefins, alkyl esters of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids and vinyl esters of saturated fatty acids to fuel oils.

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