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Method of preparing alkyl phenol-formaldehyde condensates

US5118875A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 1990
Grant dateJun 2, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10N2040/28
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Additives of improving the low temperature flow properties and oxidative stability of hydrocarbon oils are disclosed, which comprise the alkylation of a phenol in the presence of a polar aprotic cosolvent to produce an essentially linear alkylated phenol which is condensed with an aldehyde to produce the low temperature flow improver wherein: PA1 (a) the polymer composition has a number average molecular weight of at least about 3,000 and a molecular weight distribution of at least about 1.5; PA1 (b) in the alkylated phenol reactant the alkyl groups (i) are essentially linear; (ii) have between 6 and 50 carbon atoms; and (iii) have an average number of carbon atoms between about 12 and 26; and PA1 (c) not more than about 10 mole percent of the alkyl groups on the alkylated phenol have less than 12 carbon atoms and not more than about 10 mole percent of the alkyl groups on the alkylated phenol have more than 26 carbon atoms. The additives may also be produced in a branched backbone form in which monomer reactants are copolymerized with certain tri- or tetrafunctional comonomers. Blends of these additives with various hydrocarbon oils, and particularly various middle distillates and …

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