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Drag reduction agent for hydrocarbon liquid
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1983-11-02
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Granted: 1985-04-02
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Expires: 2003-11-02
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to improved drag reduction agents which are polymer complexes of a cationic polymer and an anionic polymer.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph M. Kowalik
- 👤 Ilan Duvdevani
- 👤 Dennis G. Peiffer
- 👤 Robert D. Lundberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:49
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K3/00; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; C08F8/44; C08L; C08L25/00; C08L25/02; C08L25/04; C08L25/18; C08F2800/00; C08F2800/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/0318; Y10T137/0391
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A process for decreasing the frictional drag of a hydrocarbon liquid flowing through a pipe or conduit having a continuous bore therethrough, which comprises the step of adding a polymer complex of an anionic polymer and a cationic polymer to said hydrocarbon liquid at a concentration level of about 0.001 to about 1.0 gram per 100 ml. of said hydrocarbon liquid, said cationic polymer being a styrene vinyl pyridine copolymer, said styrene vinyl pyridine copolymer containing about 0.5 to about 50 weight percent of vinyl pyridine, said anionic polymer being a neutralized sulfonated polymer having about 0.1 to about 25 mole percent sulfonate groups, said sulfonate groups being at least 50% neutralized with a transition metal ion, said sulfonated polymer having a molecular weight as measured by GPC of about 1,000 to about 10,000,000 and said sulfonated polymer having a polymeric backbone selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, t-butylstyrene, ethylene propylene terpolymers, polyisobutylene, ethylene and polyisoprene.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A process for decreasing the frictional drag of a hydrocarbon liquid flowing through a pipe or conduit having a continuous bore therethrough, which comprises the step of adding a polymer complex of an anionic polymer and a cationic polymer to said hydrocarbon liquid at a concentration level of about 0.001 to about 1.0 gram per 100 ml. of said hydrocarbon liquid, said cationic polymer being a styrene vinyl pyridine copolymer, said styrene vinyl pyridine copolymer containing about 0.5 to about 50 weight percent of vinyl pyridine, said anionic polymer being a neutralized sulfonated polymer having about 0.1 to about 25 mole percent sulfonate groups, said sulfonate groups being at least 50% neutralized with a transition metal ion, said sulfonated polymer having a molecular weight as measured by GPC of about 1,000 to about 10,000,000 and said sulfonated polymer having a polymeric backbone selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, t-butylstyrene, ethylene propylene terpolymers, polyisobutylene, ethylene and polyisoprene.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein weight ratio between the dissolved sulfonated polymer and the dissolved basic nitrogen-containing polymer is about 0.2 to about 30, or wherein stoichiometric ratio between sulfonate and basic nitrogen groups of the dissolved polymers is about 0.1 to about 10.
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