US10287384B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10287384-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514856646-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Publication date | May 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
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Polymeric compositions obtainable by free-radical polymerization of at least two different alkyl (meth)acrylates in the presence of at least one ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, the alkyl (meth)acrylates used being a mixture comprising alkyl (meth)acrylates having linear C12- to C60-alkyl radicals and different alkyl (meth)acrylates having linear C1- to C11-alkyl radicals and/or branched C4- to C60-alkyl radicals and/or cyclic C5- to C20-alkyl radicals. The use of such polymeric compositions as pour point depressants for crude oils, mineral oils or mineral oil products.
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A process for lowering the pour point of a crude oil, the process comprising adding a polymer composition to the crude oil, the polymer composition comprises a copolymer obtained by free-radical polymerization of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers (A) in the presence of at least one ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (B), wherein the unsaturated monomers (A) comprise at least 70% by weight of alkyl (meth)acrylates (A1) based on a total amount of monomers (A), the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers (B) comprise 55 to 85% by weight of ethylene and 15 to 45% by weight of vinyl esters of formula (III) H 2 C═CH—O—(O)C—R 1 , where R 1 is H or a C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbyl radical, and the amount of the monomers (A) accounts for 70 to 90% by weight, and the amount of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers (B) accounts for 10 to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the monomers (A) and the copolymers (B), of the polymer composition, wherein the alkyl (meth)acrylates (A1) consist of a mixture of (A1a) 50 to 99 mol % of at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate of formula H 2 C═C(R 2 )—COOR 3 , where R 2 is H or a methyl group, and R 3 is a linear alkyl radical having 16 to 30 carbon atoms, and (A1b) 1 to 49 mol % of at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate of formula H 2 C═C(R 2 )—COOR 4 , where R 2 is as defined above, and R 4 is a hydrocarbyl radical selected from R 4a , R 4b or R 4c radicals each of which is defined as follows: R 4a is a linear alkyl radicals having 1 to 11 carbon atoms, R 4b is a branched alkyl radicals having 4 to 60 carbon atoms, and R 4c is a cyclic alkyl radicals having 5 to 20 carbon atoms and wherein the polymeric composition further comprises a hydrocarbon solvent and wherein the concentration of the copolymer is present in an amount from 40 to 55% by weight of the polymeric composition. 2. The process according to claim 1 , wherein R 4 is R 4b . 3. The process according claim 2 wherein R 4b is a branched alkyl radical having 4 to 17 carbon atoms. 4. The process according to claim 1 , wherein R 3 is a linear alkyl radical having 18 to 24 carbon atoms. 5. The process according to claim 1 , wherein R 4a is a linear alkyl radical having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; R 4b is a branched alkyl radical having 4 to 30 carbon atoms; and R 4c is a cyclic alkyl radical having 6 to 10 carbon atoms. 6. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrocarbons solvent has a flashpoint ≥60° C. 7. The process according to claim 6 , wherein the solvent comprises saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, saturated aliphatic alcohols or esters of saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids and saturated aliphatic alcohols. 8. The process according to claim 6 , wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of 1-octanol, 1-decanol, 1-dodecanol, methyl laurate, methyl stearate, undecane, n-dodecane, and diisononyl cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate. 9. The process according to claim 6 , wherein the solvent is selected from mixtures of paraffinic hydrocarbons, mixtures of naphthenic hydrocarbons, mixtures of isoparaffins or any one mixture thereof. 10. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer composition further comprises at least one wax dispersant. 11. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the adding of the polymer composition to the crude oil provides a concentration of the polymer composition in the crude oil of from 50 to 1500 ppm. 12. The process according to claim 11 , wherein the polymer composition is added to the crude oil, and the crude oil is in a pipeline or a production well. 13. The process according to claim 11 , wherein the adding of the polymer composition to the crude oil provides a concentration of the polymer composition in the crude oil of from 250 to 600 ppm. 14. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers (B) comprise 60 to 75% by weight of ethylene and 25 to 40% by weight of vinyl esters. 15. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of the monomers (A) accounts for 75 to 85% by weight, and the amount of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers (B) accounts for 25 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the monomers (A) and the copolymers (B), of the polymer composition. 16. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl (meth)acrylates (A1a) is a technical mixture of C 18 , C 20 and C 22 acrylates with a linear alkyl radical, and includes 40 to 55% by weight of C 18 acrylate, up to 15% by weight of C 20 acrylate, and 35 to 45% by weight of C 22 acrylate. 17. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl (meth)acrylates (A1b) is selected from 2-propylheptyl (meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth)acrylate, tert-butyl (meth)acrylate, an acrylate with a branched tridecyl radical, the radical having an average of about 3 branches, an acrylate with a branched heptadecyl radical, the radical having an average of about 3 branches, or an acrylate with a nonyl radical. 18. The process according to claim 1 , wherein R 3 is a linear alkyl radical having 18 to 22 carbon atoms. 19. The process according to claim 1 , wherein R 4a is a linear alkyl radicals having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, R 4b is a branched alkyl radicals having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, and R 4c is a cyclic alkyl radicals having 6 to 12 carbon atoms. 20. The process according to claim 1 , wherein R 4a is a linear alkyl radicals having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R 4b is a branched alkyl radicals having 4 to 17 carbon atoms, and R 4c is a cyclic alkyl radicals having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
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