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Sulfonation petroleum composition
Assignee: Stepan Co
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Filing: 1980-06-12
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Granted: 1983-06-28
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Expires: 2000-06-12
Abstract
Abstract A technique for sulfonating petroleum oil feed stocks which materially increases the extent of reaction between the sulfonatable components present in the feed stock and sulfur trioxide, and yields an improved sulfonated product. The invention provides a method which includes forming a liquid mixture of a petroleum oil feed stock and an organic additive, feeding such mixture to a reaction zone, and contacting the mixure with a reactable sulfur trioxide material. The additive appears to promote continuity of materials during the reaction in such a way that substantially homogeneous product compositions are obtained. The invention also includes the so-attained reaction products. Methods of neutralizing, digesting, purifying and other treatments to improve product utility are taught.
Inventors
- 👤 Marvin L. Nussbaum
- 👤 Edward A. Knaggs
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-03 15:48
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C309/00; C07C309/01; C07C309/62; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/935; Y10S507/936; Y10S507/937; Y10S507/938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 46
Claim 1
Independent Claim
284 words
A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said composition, and comprising on a 100 organic weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon, (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of non-sulfonated petroleum, said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide composition at a temperature of from about 77° to 392° F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and (B) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by (a 1 ) having an API gravity ranging from about 5° to 60° at 60° F., (a 2 ) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20° to 1400° F., and (a 3 ) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components, said additive being characterized by (b 1 ) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000, (b 2 ) having a boiling point in the range from about 212° to 932° F. corrected atmospheric, and (b 3 ) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of an aromatic nucleus, an olefinic carbon pair, and an oxygen atom directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
284 words
A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said composition, and comprising on a 100 organic weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon, (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of non-sulfonated petroleum, said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide composition at a temperature of from about 77° to 392° F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and (B) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by (a 1 ) having an API gravity ranging from about 5° to 60° at 60° F., (a 2 ) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20° to 1400° F., and (a 3 ) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components, said additive being characterized by (b 1 ) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000, (b 2 ) having a boiling point in the range from about 212° to 932° F. corrected atmospheric, and (b 3 ) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of an aromatic nucleus, an olefinic carbon pair, and an oxygen atom directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive includes at least one C 2 to C 30 main hydrocarbon chain and is characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is a C 4 to C 28 oxygen-containing compound characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 3 wherein said oxygen-containing compound is a hydroxy-containing compounds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 3 wherein said oxygen-containing compound is an oxo alcohol still bottom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 5 wherein said oxo alcohol still bottom is comprised of about 2 to 20% by weight of octyl alcohol, about 4 to 40% by weight of nonyl alcohol, about 25 to 90% by weight of decyl and higher boiling materials and about 20 to 80% by weight of esters.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 5 wherein said oxo alcohol still bottom is comprised of about 5% by weight of octyl alcohol, about 10% by weight of nonyl alcohol, about 35% by weight of decyl and higher boiling materials, about 45% by weight of esters and about 5% by weight of soaps.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of oxo alcohol still bottoms, C 4 to C 28 aliphatic alcohols, alkoxylated phenols, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, alkoxylated nonyl phenols, alkoxylated tallow alcohol, 2-butoxy ethanol, acetate ester of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, C 8 -C 10 alcohols, C 8 -C 10 fatty acid methyl esters, isopropyl palmitate, hydrogenated C 12 -C 16 fatty acid methyl esters, acetate ester of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, C 8 to C 10 fatty acids, branched chain C 15 alkyl benzene, branched chain dodecylbenzenes, palmitic acid, C 14 -C 18 α-olefins, mesityl oxide, acetate ester of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said petroleum oil feed stocks include aromatic portions which have a molecular weight in the range of about 200 through about 1000.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds, substituted and unsubstituted aromatic compounds, olefinic compounds, oxygen-containing compounds, hydroxy-containing compounds, ester compounds, ether compounds, ester-ether compounds, ketone compounds, fatty acid compounds and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 4 wherein said hydroxy-containing compound is a C 6 to C 28 alcohol.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 11 wherein said alcohol is selected from the group consisting of hexanol, octanol, nonanol, decanol, octadecanol, dodecanol, lauryl, myristyl, palmityl, stearyl, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 3 wherein said oxygen-containing compound is a phenolic compound.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 13 wherein said phenolic compound is selected from the group consisting of phenol, C 1 to C 16 alkyl phenols, C 1 to C 16 alkyl C 1 to C 200 alkoxy phenols and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 3 wherein said oxygen-containing compound is a glycol compound.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 3 wherein said oxygen-containing compound is alkoxylated with about 1 to 200 moles of a C 2 to C 4 alkylene oxide per mole of oxygen-containing compound.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 3 wherein said oxygen-containing compound is tallow alcohol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is a C 4 to C 40 olefinic hydrocarbon characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is a C 6 to C 40 aromatic compound characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is a C 4 to C 6 ether characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 20 wherein said ether is selected from the group consisting of 4-methoxy butanol, 2-ethoxy ethanol, 2-propoxy ethanol, 2-butoxy ethanol, diethylene glycol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene glycol butyl ether and mixtures thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is a C 4 to C 6 hydrocarbon ether ester characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said ether ester is selected from the group consisting of acetate ester of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, acetate ester of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, acetate ester of butylene glycol monoethyl ether and mixtures thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the additive is a C 7 to C 30 alkaryl compound characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is a C 1 to C 4 alkyl ester of a C 6 to C 20 aliphatic acid characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 25 wherein said alkyl ester acid is a methyl ester of a C 12 to C 18 fatty acid.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 25 wherein said alkyl ester acid is a methyl ester of a C 8 to C 10 fatty acid.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition is defined in claim 25 wherein said alkyl ester acid is a methyl ester of a C 14 to C 28 fatty acid.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said additive is a C 6 to C 28 alkyl ester of a C 6 to C 28 aliphatic alcohol characterized as having a boiling point in the range of about 212° to 932° F.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said petroleum oil feed stock is selected from the group consisting of crude oil, topped crude oil and mixtures thereof.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said amount of additive in said mixture ranges from about 0.5% to about 5.0% by weight of said petroleum oil feed stock.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said amount of additive in said mixture ranges from about 2% to about 10% by weight of said petroleum oil feed stock.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said petroleum composition comprises petroleum sulfonates having an average equivalent weight of from about 350 to about 550.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said petroleum composition is neutralized with a sufficient amount of an alkali to attain a composition having a pH in the range of about 3 to 12.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said petroleum composition is neutralized with a sufficient amount of an alkali to attain a composition having a pH in the range of about 6 to 10.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said compositions, and comprising on a 100 organic weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon, (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of nonsulfonated petroleum, said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide composition at a temperature of from about 77° to 392° F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by (a 1 ) having an API gravity ranging from about 5° to 60° at 60° F., (a 2 ) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20° to 1400° F., and (a 3 ) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components, said additive being characterized by (b 1 ) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000, (b 2 ) having a boiling point in the range from about 212° to 932° F. corrected atmospheric, and (b 3 ) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one aromatic nucleus directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said compositions, and comprising on a 100 organic weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon, (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of nonsulfonated petroleum, said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide composition at a temperature of from about 77° to 392° F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by (a 1 ) having an API gravity ranging from about 5° to 60° at 60° F., (a 2 ) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20° to 1400° F., and (a 3 ) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components, said additive being characterized by (b 1 ) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000, (b 2 ) having a boiling point in the range from about 212° to 932° F. corrected atmospheric, and (b 3 ) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one aromatic nucleus directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said compositions, and comprising on an 100 organic weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon, (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of non-sulfonated petroleum, said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide composition at a temperature of from about 77° to 392° F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by (a 1 ) having an API gravity ranging from about 5° to 60° at 60° F., (a 2 ) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20° to 1400° F., and (a 3 ) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components, said additive being characterized by (b 1 ) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000, (b 2 ) having a boiling point in the range from about 212° to 932° F., corrected atmospheric, and (b 3 ) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one olefinic carbon pair directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said compositions, and comprising on an 100 organic weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon, (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of non-sulfonated petroleum, said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide composition at a temperature of from about 77° to 392° F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by (a 1 ) having an API gravity ranging from about 5° to 60° at 60° F., (a 2 ) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20° to 1400° F., and (a 3 ) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components, said additive being characterized by (b 1 ) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000, (b 2 ) having a boiling point in the range from about 212° to 932° F., corrected atmospheric, and (b 3 ) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one olefinic carbon pair directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said composition, and comprising on a 100 organic weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon, (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of non-sulfonated petroleum, said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide at a temperature of from about 77° to 392° F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by (a 1 ) having an API gravity ranging from about 5° to 60° at 60° F., (a 2 ) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20° to 1400° F., and (a 3 ) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components, said additive being characterized by (b 1 ) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000, (b 2 ) having a boiling point in the range from about 212° to 932° F. corrected atmospheric, and (b 3 ) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one oxygen atom directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said composition, and comprising on a 100 organic weight percent total weight basis (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon, (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of non-sulfonated petroleum, said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide at a temperature of from about 77° to 392° F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by (a 1 ) having an API gravity ranging from about 5° to 60° at 60° F., (a 2 ) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20° to 1400° F., and (a 3 ) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components, said additive being characterized by (b 1 ) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000, (b 2 ) having a boiling point in the range from about 212° to 932° F. corrected atmospheric, and (b 3 ) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one oxygen atom directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 42 wherein said composition is subjected to a deoiling process comprising admixing said sulfonated petroleum composition with a hydrophilic solvent selected from the group consisting of water, a C 1 -C 5 alcohol and semipolar organic compounds so that a phase separation occurs and any unsulfonated oil is removed to attain a deoiled sulfonated petroleum composition.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 39 wherein said deoiled petroleum composition is neutralized with a sufficient amount of an alkali to attain a composition having a pH in the range of about 3 to 12.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A substantially homogeneous sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 40 wherein any precipitated salt formed during neutralization is removed from said petroleum composition.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated petroleum composition as defined in claim 34 wherein said neutralized sulfonated petroleum composition is subjected to a deoiling process comprising admixing said neutralized petroleum composition with a hydrophilic solvent selected from the group consisting of water, a C 1 -C 5 alcohol and semipolar organic compounds so that a phase separation occurs and any unsulfonated oil is removed to attain a neutralized deoiled sulfonated petroleum composition.
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