Georgia-pacific Chemicals LLC

Ingevity South Carolina, LLC

Anne M Cothran

John B Hines

Phillip Wayne Hurd

Roger Scott Johnson

Nathan P Rife

David T Mpofu

Kim K Tutin

Jeffrey Balogh

Methods for making emulsifiers, emulsified drilling fluids, and methods for using the same are provided. In one or more embodiments, the method for making an emulsifier can include mixing a tall oil and a triamide. The triamide can have the chemical formula:   

Methods for producing emulsifiers for oil-based drilling fluids

Lignocellulose composite products that include a hydrophobizing agent. The lignocellulose composite product can include a plurality of lignocellulose substrates, an at least partially cured binder composition, and a hydrophobizing agent. In one example, the hydrophobizing agent can include about 30 wt % to about 98 wt % of a fatty acid compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 15 wt % of a rosin acid compound, and about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % of an unsaponifiable compound. In another example, the hydrophobizing agent can include a tall oil pitch and a fatty acid composition.

Lignocellulose composite products

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Conyers, GA, United States of America

Anne M Cothran