Demulsifying and dehydrating formulations for heavy crude oils based on block copolymers bifunctionalized with amines
AssigneeInstituto Mexicano Del Petroleo
InventorsGabriel Cendejas Santana, Eugenio Alejandro Flores Oropeza, Laura Verónica Castro Sotelo, Aristeo Estrada Buendia, Marcelo Lozada y Cassou, Flavio Salvador Vázquez Moreno
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Abstract
The present invention relates to demulsifying and dehydrating formulations of heavy crude oil based block copolymers amine bifunctionalized with low polydispersities. These formulations can contain solvents whose boiling point is in the range from 35 to 200° C., preferably: dichloromethane, chloroform, toluene, xylenes, turbosine, naphtha or mixtures thereof.
Claims16
An amine bifunctionalized block copolymer of the formula 5a and 5b, having a molecular weight within the average range between 800 and 4000 Daltons
- Where:
- w and y numbers are in the range of 10 to 60;
- R1 and R2 radicals are independently selected from the group consisting of —H;
- —CH2(CH2)AB;
- —CEGJ;
- —CH2CHLM;
- —CH2(CH2)QM;
- where A is a number between 1 and 9,
- Bis H,
- E, G and J are independently a radical selected from the group consisting of:
- —H, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, n-butyl, phenyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl,
- L is a radical represented by methyl or ethyl and M is a hydroxyl group,
- Q is a number between 1 and 5, T is selected from the group consisting of —H, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, n-butyl, phenyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, NO2, Cl, F and Br, and
- where:
- U is a number between 1 and 2.
- X is represented by atoms of oxygen and nitrogen, when X is nitrogen then V is represented by, -methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, n-butyl phenyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, benzyl.
- Z is represented by methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, n-butyl, phenyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, benzyl or hydroxyl at any position of the 5 or 6 members' rings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.