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Stabilized compositions of mixed metal carboxylates
Assignee: Lubrizol Corp
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Filing: 1993-04-14
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Granted: 1994-06-21
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Expires: 2013-04-14
Abstract
Abstract Compositions of (a) a salt of a metal and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms and (b) at least one salt of a metal other than the metal of (a) and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms in a fluid medium are stabilized towards storage decomposition and precipitation by incorporating in the composition (c) a complexing agent such as a ketoxime.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin J. Quinn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:22
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K15/00; C09K15/04; C09K15/32; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/0091; C08K5/04; C08K5/09; C08K5/098; C08K5/16; C08K5/32; C08K5/33
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 65
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A stabilized composition comprising, in an organic fluid medium: (a) a salt of a metal and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms; (b) at least one salt of a metal other than the metal of (a) and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms; and (c) an oxime complexing agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
A stabilized composition comprising, in an organic fluid medium: (a) a salt of a metal and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms; (b) at least one salt of a metal other than the metal of (a) and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms; and (c) an oxime complexing agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the complexing agent is an aldoxime or a ketoxime.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the oxime is a dialkyl ketoxime.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the ketoxime is methyl ethyl ketoxime.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the complexing agent comprises about 0.01 to about 10% by weight of the composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the complexing agent comprises about 1 to about 3% by weight of the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein one of the metals is an alkaline earth metal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein one of the metals is calcium or barium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the other metal is barium, cadmium, or zinc.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein two or three metals are present.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein at least three metals are present and the metals comprise barium, zinc, and cadmium or barium, zinc, and calcium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein component (a) comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid having at least about 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein component (a) comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid having about 14 to about 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 13 wherein the carboxylic acid of (a) has about 16 to about 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 14 wherein the carboxylic acid of (a) is oleic acid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein component (b) comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid having at least about 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 16 wherein component (b) comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid having about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the carboxylic acid of (b) is octanoic acid.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein (a) is calcium oleate and (b) is zinc octoate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein at least one of the salts is an overbased salt.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 20 wherein the overbased salt is a carbonated material.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 21 wherein the metal ratio of the overbased salt is about 2 to about 8.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the weight ratio of calcium or barium to the other metal is about 0.1:1 to about 15:1.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 23 wherein the weight ratio is about 0.5:1 to about 4:1.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the liquid organic medium is an oil.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 25 wherein the oil comprises about 15 to about 40 weight percent of the composition.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the liquid medium is an organic solvent.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 27 wherein the organic solvent is based on aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 27 wherein the liquid organic medium is mineral spirits.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
64 words
A process for providing shelf-stability to a mixture, in an organic fluid medium, of (a) a salt of a metal and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms and (b) a salt of a metal other than the metal of (a) and at least one carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms, comprising including in the mixture an oxime complexing agent.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
64 words
A process for providing shelf-stability to a mixture, in an organic fluid medium, of (a) a salt of a metal and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms and (b) a salt of a metal other than the metal of (a) and at least one carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms, comprising including in the mixture an oxime complexing agent.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 30 wherein the complexing agent is an aldoxime or a ketoxime.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 30 wherein the oxime is a dialkyl ketoxime.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 32 wherein the ketoxime is methyl ethyl ketoxime.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 30 wherein the complexing agent comprises about 0.01 to about 10% by weight of the composition.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 30 wherein the complexing agent comprises about 1 to about 3% by weight of the composition.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 30 wherein one of the metals is an alkaline earth metal.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 36 wherein one of the metals is calcium or barium.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 37 wherein the other metal is barium, cadmium, or zinc.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 30 wherein two or three metals are present.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 39 wherein at least three metals are present and the metals comprise barium, zinc, and cadmium or barium, zinc, and calcium.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 30 wherein component (a) comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid having at least about 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 41 wherein component (a) comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid having about 14 to about 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 42 wherein the carboxylic acid of (a) has about 16 to about 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 43 wherein the carboxylic acid of (a) is oleic acid.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 30 wherein component (b) comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid having at least about 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 45 wherein component (b) comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid having about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 46 wherein the carboxylic acid of (b) is octanoic acid.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 30 wherein (a) is calcium oleate and (b) is zinc octoate.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 30 wherein at least one of the salts is an overbased salt.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 49 wherein the overbased salt is a carbonated material.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 50 wherein the metal ratio of the overbased salt is about 2 to about 8.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 37 wherein the weight ratio of calcium or barium to the other metal is about 0.1:1 to about 15:1.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 52 wherein the weight ratio is about 0.5:1 to about 4:1.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 30 wherein the liquid organic medium is an oil.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 54 wherein the oil comprises about 15 to about 40 weight percent of the composition.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 30 wherein the liquid medium is an organic solvent.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 56 wherein the organic solvent is based on aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 56 wherein the liquid organic medium is mineral spirits.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
14 words
A polymeric composition comprising a chlorine-containing polymer and the stabilized composition of claim 1.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
13 words
The polymeric composition of claim 59 wherein the chlorine-containing polymer is polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
27 words
The polymeric composition of claim 59 wherein the amount of the stabilized composition is about 1 to about 10 parts by weight per hundred parts chlorine-containing polymer.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
52 words
A stabilized composition consisting essentially of: (a) a salt of a metal and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms; (b) at least one salt of a metal other than the metal of (a) and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms; and (c) an oxime complexing agent.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
52 words
A stabilized composition consisting essentially of: (a) a salt of a metal and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms; (b) at least one salt of a metal other than the metal of (a) and a carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms; and (c) an oxime complexing agent.
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