Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
In a flocculation, sedimentation, dehydration or retention composition comprising a stable dispersion of about 10 to 50% concentration by weight of a water-soluble polymeric Mannich base in a mixture of water, a water-insoluble liquid and a quantity of an emulsifier of a suitable HLB number effective to produce a stable water-in-oil emulsion, the Mannich base comprising an H- active polymer carrying carbonamide groups reacted with formaldehyde and a primary or secondary alkyl-or hydroxylalkylamine wherein the alkyl groups have up to about 18 carbon atoms, said formaldehyde and said amine being employed in the reaction in approximately equimolar amounts, and said formaldehyde being present in at least about 0.1 times the molar amount of the carbonamide groups, the improvement which comprises including in said emulsion a stabilizing member selected from the group consisting of (a) a water-soluble salt of an amine, (b)(a) in admixture with an amine, (c)(a) in admixture with ammonia, (d) an ammonium salt of a mineral acid plus ammonia, and (e) a carboxylic acid amide, whereby said emulsion is stable even after storage for prolonged periods of time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
In a flocculation, sedimentation, dehydration or retention composition comprising a stable dispersion of about 10 to 50% concentration by weight of a water-soluble polymeric Mannich base in a mixture of water, a water-insoluble liquid and a quantity of an emulsifier of a suitable HLB number effective to produce a stable water-in-oil emulsion, the Mannich base comprising an H- active polymer carrying carbonamide groups reacted with formaldehyde and a primary or secondary alkyl-or hydroxylalkylamine wherein the alkyl groups have up to about 18 carbon atoms, said formaldehyde and said amine being employed in the reaction in approximately equimolar amounts, and said formaldehyde being present in at least about 0.1 times the molar amount of the carbonamide groups, the improvement which comprises including in said emulsion a stabilizing member selected from the group consisting of (a) a water-soluble salt of an amine, (b)(a) in admixture with an amine, (c)(a) in admixture with ammonia, (d) an ammonium salt of a mineral acid plus ammonia, and (e) a carboxylic acid amide, whereby said emulsion is stable even after storage for prolonged periods of time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said NH-active polymer is an acrylamide polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the amine of the Mannich base is dimethylamine or diethylamine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
A composition according to claim 3, wherein said water-insoluble liquid is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon or a mixture of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and the water is emulsified therein, said NH-active polymer is polyacrylamide and is present in a concentration of about 25 to 35% by weight, the formaldehyde and amine are combined in approximately equimolar amounts and the acrylamide is combined in about 0.9 to 10 times the molar amount of the formaldehyde.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
154 words
A composition according to claim 4, wherein the amide of the polymeric Mannich base is acrylamide, the stabilizer is present in about 5 to 40% by weight of the polymeric Mannich base, and the stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of (a) a water-soluble salt of an aliphatic primary amine having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (b) a water-soluble salt of an aliphatic secondary amine having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (c)(a) in admixture with about 0.3 to 4 times its weight of an amine, (d)(b) in admixture with about 0.3 to 4 times its weight of an amine, (e)(a) in admixture with about 0.3 to 4 times its weight of ammonia, (f)(b) in admixture with about 0.3 to 4 times its weight of ammonia, (g) an ammonium salt and about 0.3 to 4 times its weight of ammonia, and (h) an amide of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having to 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the stabilizer is an amide of a carboxylic acid having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the stabilizer is present in about 5 to 40% the weight of the polymeric Mannich base.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer is a member selected from the group consisting of (a) a water-soluble salt of a primary amine, (b) a water-soluble salt of a secondary amine, (c)(a) in admixture with a primary amine, (d)(a) in admixture with a secondary amine, (e)(b) in admixture with a primary amine, and (f)(b) in admixture with a secondary amine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer is a member selected from the group consisting of (a) a water-soluble salt of an aliphatic primary amine having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (b) a water-soluble salt of an aliphatic secondary amine having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (c)(a) in admixture with free amine, and (d)(b) in admixture with free amine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer is a mixture selected from the group consisting of (a) a water-soluble amine salt plus an amine, (b) a water-soluble amine salt plus ammonia, (c) an ammonium salt of a mineral acid plus ammonia, the weight ratio of the first-named component of each mixture to the second-named component ranging from about 1:0.3 to 1:4.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the first named component to the second-named component ranges from about 1:0.3 to 1:2.