Removal of naphthenic acids in crude oils and distillates
CA 2322223 A1 · Owner: Varadaraj, Ramesh · Inventors: Pugel, Thomas Michael; Varadaraj, Ramesh; Savage, David William
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The instant invention is directed to a process for extracting organic acids from a starting crude oil comprising the steps of: (a) treating the starting crude oil containing naphthenic acids with an amount of an alkoxylated amine and water under conditions and for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form a water-in-oil emulsion of amine salt wherein said alkoxylated amine is selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated amines having the formulae (A) where m+n = 5 to 50 and R = linear or branched alkyl group of C8 to C20 and (B) H-(OCH2CH2)y-(CH2CHCH3O)p-{NHCH2CH2NH}x-(CH2CH2O)z-(CH2CHCH3O)q-H where x = 1 to 3 and y+z = 2 to 6, and wherein p+q = 0 to 15 mixtures of , …
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- Filed March 19, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 19, 2019.
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