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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2001
Applicants:
Gerald B. Eaton, Houston, TX (US);
Alan K. Ebert, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gerald B. Eaton, Houston, TX (US);
Alan K. Ebert, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M 107/00 (2006.01); C10M 129/06 (2006.01); F17D 1/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composition including a polyalphaolefin and at least one alfol alcohol that function as drag reducing agent slurries and a process for the preparation of the drag reducing agent slurries are disclosed. The process includes contacting alpha olefin monomers with a catalyst in a reactant mixture to form a polyalphaolefin. The polyalphaolefin is combined with at least one alfol alcohol to form a drag reducing agent slurry. A process for reducing drag in a conduit is also disclosed.