Shell Oil Comapny

Robert P Aiello

Michael J Riley

Leonard B Graiff

Earl Jon Haury

George Stefanidakis

Dwayne E Poling

Joseph Graham

Kevin W Poindexter

Herbert D Millay

H Dale Millay

The present invention is directed to an additive concentrate for reducing octane requirement comprising a cyclic amide alkoxylate compound of the formula I:

Additive concentrates for rapidly reducing octane requirement

Intake valve deposits in port fuel injected engines are reduced by using a fuel containing a mixture of (a) an oil soluble polyamine selected from (i) an aliphatic alkylene polyamine containing at least one olefinic polymer chain attached to a nitrogen and/or carbon atom of the alkylene radical(s) connecting the amino nitrogen atoms and said polyamine having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 600 to about 10,000, (ii) a Mannich polyamine comprising the condensation product of a high molecular weight sulfur-free alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic compound wherein the alkyl group has a number average molecular weight from about 600 to about 10,000, an amine which contains an amino group having at least one active hydrogen atom, and an aldehyde, wherein the respective molar ratio of reactants is 1:0.1-10:0.1-10, or (iii) mixtures of (i) and (ii) and (b) an oil soluble hydrocarbyl poly(oxyalkylene)aminocarbamate having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 600 to about 10,000 having at least one basic nitrogen atom wherein the hydrocarbyl group contains from 1 to about 30 carbons atoms, and wherein the mixture is present in an amount of 5-1000 ppmw basis the fuel and the weight ratio of component (a) to component (b) ranges from about 3:1 to about 1:2. The fuels are also compatible with carburetor and throttle body injected engines.

Gasoline composition for reducing intake valve deposits in port fuel

Intake valve deposits in port fuel injected engines are reduced by using a mixture of (a) of about 2.5 ppmw or higher of basic nitrogen in the form of an oil-soluble aliphatic alkylene polyamine containing at least one olefinic polymer chain, said polyamine having a molecular weight of about 600 to about 10,000, and (b) from about 75 ppmw to about 125 ppmw based on the fuel composition of certain oil-soluble olefinic polymers, poly(oxyalkylene) alcohol, glycol or polyol or mono or di ether thereof, non-aromatic oils or polyalpha olefins. The fuels are also compatible with carburetor and throttle body injected engines.

A method is disclosed for removing hydrocarbon-soluble anionic surfactants from gasoline or kerosene boiling range hydrocarbons. The method comprises (a) contacting a hydrocarbon mixture containing surfactants with a lower alcohol which is miscible with the hydrocarbon mixture to extract the surfactants; (b) contacting the mixture with water or caustic solution to extract the lower alcohol and surfactants from the hydrocarbon mixture; (c) separating the water or caustic solution from the hydrocarbons; and (d) removing the hydrocarbons.

Removal of surfactants from hydrocarbons with alcohol

Water-based metal-working lubricants containing an emulsion-type anionic, soluble oil comprising a low viscosity index (LVI) lubricating oil, sodium sulfonates as an emulsifier, a soluble oil coemulsifier base containing naphthenic acids, potassium hydroxide, anti-rust and anti-microbial agents and an effective amount of block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide or other alkylene oxides having a molecular weight between about 800 and about 8,000.

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Cypress, TX, United States of America

Robert P Aiello