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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
William J Detroit, Schofield, WI (US);
Assignee:
Reed Lignin Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252 / ; 252 / ; 2601 / ;
Abstract
Improved drilling fluid additives or conditioners are obtained by oxidation of sulfonated lignin-containing materials with manganese dioxide and boron addition either before or after the oxidation step. The resulting manganese-boron lignosulfonates are more thermally stable and they are rheologically suitable as drilling fluid additives. Additional improvements in thermal stability and rheological properties are realized by complexing the manganese-boron lignosulfonates with a heavy metal cation, notably, iron, preferably used as ferrous sulfate.