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US 2022/0306960 A1Published application
New Additive Packages for Gasoline Fuels
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsMarkus Hansch, Jochen Mezger, Jan Ole Mueller, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
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Abstract
Novel compounds can be used as additive packages for improving the cleanliness of direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engines.
Claims16
1:
- A method for controlling injector deposits in a direct injection spark ignition engine, the method comprising:
- adding an additive package to a fuel composition,
- wherein the additive package comprises a copolymer obtainable by:
- (I) copolymerizing
- (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof,
- (B) at least one α-olefin having from at least 12 up to and including 30 carbon atoms,
- (C) optionally, at least one further aliphatic or cycloaliphatic olefin which has at least 4 carbon atoms and is different than (B), and
- (D) optionally, one or more further copolymerizable monomers other than monomers (A), (B), and (C), selected from the group consisting of
- (Da) vinyl esters,
- (Db) vinyl ethers,
- (Dc) (meth)acrylic esters of alcohols having at least 5 carbon atoms,
- (Dd) allyl alcohols or ethers thereof,
- (De) N-vinyl compounds selected from the group consisting of vinyl compounds of heterocycles containing at least one nitrogen atom, N-vinylamides, and, N-vinyllactams,
- (Df) ethylenically unsaturated aromatics,
- (Dg) α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitriles,
- (Dh) (meth)acrylamides, and
- (Di) allylamines,
- to obtain a first intermediate copolymer;
- (II) reacting the first intermediate copolymer obtainable from (I) with at least one amino compound of formula (I)
- wherein
- R is H or a group —R1—X—H, wherein R1 is a divalent alkylene group comprising 2 to 6 carbon atoms, optionally interrupted by O, NH, and/or NR4 groups, and/or optionally bearing at least one further substituent,
- R2 and R3 are independently of another C1-to C20-alkyl, C6- to C10-aryl, C5- to C12-cycloalkyl, or C7- to C11-aralkyl, wherein R2 and R3 together with the nitrogen atom may form a cycloaliphatic or aromatic ring in which further hetero atoms may be incorporated,
- X is O, NH, or NR4, and
- R4 is C1- to C4-alkyl or C6- to C10-aryl,
- to obtain a second intermediate copolymer;
- and
- (III) optionally, partly or fully hydrolyzing anhydride functionalities present in the second intermediate copolymer obtained from (II), to obtain the copolymer.
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2:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein monomer (A) is maleic anhydride.
3:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein no monomer (C) is present.
4:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein no monomer (D) is present.
5:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of 1,2-ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 2-methyl-1,2-propylene, 1,5-pentylene, 1,6-hexylene, 1-phenyl-1,2-propylene, and 2-hydroxy-1,3-propylene.
6:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein R2 and R3 are independently of another are C1-C4-alkyl.
7:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein R2 and R3 together are 1,4-butylene, 1,5-pentylene, 1,6-hexylene, or 3-oxa-1,5-pentylene.
8:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein X is NH.
9:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one amino compound of formula (I) comprises a mixture of compounds of formula (I), and
- wherein the mixture comprises compounds of formula (I) in which X is O and compounds of formula (I) in which X is NR4 or NH.
10:
- An additive package, comprising:
- at least one detergent additive selected from the group consisting of
- a) polyisobutylene amine with Mn 500 to 1500 g/mol,
- b) hydrocarbyl substituted primary amine with Mn 140 to 255 g/mol,
- c) a Mannich reaction product resulting from a reaction of a substituted phenol or cresol with formaldehyde and a primary or secondary amine,
- d) an N-quaternary ammonium salt, and
- e) a reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent and a compound comprising at least one primary or secondary amine group;
- at least one further additive selected from the group consisting of carrier oils, cold flow improvers, lubricity improvers, corrosion inhibitors, demulsifiers, dehazers, antifoams, octane number improver, antioxidants, metal deactivators, and solvents;
- and
- at least one copolymer obtainable by:
- (I) copolymerizing
- (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof,
- (B) at least one α-olefin having from at least 12 up to and including 30 carbon atoms,
- (C) optionally, at least one further aliphatic or cycloaliphatic olefin which has at least 4 carbon atoms and is different than (B), and
- (D) optionally, one or more further copolymerizable monomers other than monomers (A), (B), and (C), selected from the group consisting of
- (Da) vinyl esters,
- (Db) vinyl ethers,
- (Dc) (meth)acrylic esters of alcohols having at least 5 carbon atoms,
- (Dd) allyl alcohols or ethers thereof,
- (De) N-vinyl compounds selected from the group consisting of vinyl compounds of heterocycles containing at least one nitrogen atom, N-vinylamides, and N-vinyllactams,
- (Df) ethylenically unsaturated aromatics,
- (Dg) α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitriles,
- (Dh) (meth)acrylamides, and
- (Di) allylamines,
- to obtain a first intermediate copolymer;
- (II) reacting the first intermediate copolymer obtainable from (I) with at least one amino compound of formula (I)
- wherein
- R is H or a group —R1—X—H, wherein R1 is a divalent alkylene group comprising 2 to 6 carbon atoms, optionally interrupted by O, N—H, and/or NR4 groups, and/or optionally bearing at least one further substituent,
- R2 and R3 are independently of another C1- to C20-alkyl, C6- to C10-aryl, C5- to C12-cycloalkyl, or C7- to C11-aralkyl, wherein R2 and R3 together with the nitrogen atom may form a cycloaliphatic or aromatic ring in which further hetero atoms may be incorporated,
- X is O, NH, or NR4, and
- R4 is C1- to C4-alkyl or C6- to C10-aryl,
- to obtain a second intermediate copolymer;
- and
- (III) optionally, partly or fully hydrolyzing anhydride functionalities present in the second intermediate copolymer obtained from (II), to obtain the copolymer.
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11:
- A gasoline fuel, comprising at least one additive package according to claim 10.
12:
- A method of operating a spark ignition engine, the method comprising:
- introducing into a combustion chamber of a spark ignition engine the gasoline fuel according to claim 11.
13:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein monomer (A) is an anhydride of a dicarboxylic acid.
14:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein in the formula (I), R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkyloxy, aryl, hydroxy, amino, and mono- or dialkylated amino group.
15:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein in the formula (I), R4 is methyl.
16:
- The method according to claim 12, wherein the spark ignition engine is a direct injection spark ignition engine.