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Preparing sulfur solvent compositions comprising treating a sulfide and polyalkyleneoxyamine or polyalkyleneoxypolyamine mixture with an alkylamine or alkanolamine

US5186848A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1991
Grant dateFeb 16, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S507/932
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process is disclosed for preparing a composition having improved solvent power for sulfur wherein a composition comprising a sulfide having the general formula RSSaSR' wherein R and R' are defined carbon-containing radicals and a is 0 to 3, and a catalyst for improving the ability of said composition to take up sulfur is treated, either before, during or after the addition of said catalyst to said composition, with a primary or secondary amine in an effective amount and for an effective time period.

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