Nalco Chemical Company

Darrell D Reese

Sam Ferguson

A method of producing naphthenic acid having the formula ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is H or Me,

Naphthenic acid amides

A naphthenic acid amide having the formula: ##STR1## where R is the hydrocarbon portion of a naphthenic acid,

naphthenic acid amides

A method of neutralizing the organic acidity in petroleum and petroleum fractions to produce a neutralization number less than 1.0 whereby they are rendered suitable as lube oil feed stocks which comprises treating said heavy gas oils with a neutralizing amount of monoethanolamine to form an amine salt with the organic acids and then heating the thus-neutralized petroleum or petroleum fraction at a temperature and for a time sufficient to convert the amine salts to amides.

Upgrading petroleum and petroleum fractions

A method of neutralizing the organic acidity in heavy gas oils to produce a neutralization number less than 1.0 whereby they are rendered suitable as lube oil feed stocks which comprises treating said heavy gas oils with a neutralizing amount of monoethanolamine to form an amine salt with the organic acids and then heating the thus-neutralized heavy gas oil at a temperature and for a time sufficient to convert the amine salts to amides.

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Richmond, TX, United States of America

Darrell D Reese