Sulfonation petroleum composition

A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said compositions, and comprising on a 100 organic weight percent total weight basis

• (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon,
• (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and
• (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of nonsulfonated petroleum,
• said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide composition at a temperature of from about 77.degree. to 392.degree. F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis
• (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and
• (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by
• (a.sub.1) having an API gravity ranging from about 5.degree. to 60.degree. at 60.degree. F.,
• (a.sub.2) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20.degree. to 1400.degree. F., and
• (a.sub.3) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components,
• said additive being characterized by
• (b.sub.1) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000,
• (b.sub.2) having a boiling point in the range from about 212.degree. to 932.degree. F. corrected atmospheric, and
• (b.sub.3) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one aromatic nucleus directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.

A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said compositions, and comprising on an 100 organic weight percent total weight basis

• (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon,
• (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and
• (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of non-sulfonated petroleum,
• said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide composition at a temperature of from about 77.degree. to 392.degree. F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis
• (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and
• (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive, said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by
• (a.sub.1) having an API gravity ranging from about 5.degree. to 60.degree. at 60.degree. F.,
• (a.sub.2) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20.degree. to 1400.degree. F.,
• and
• (a.sub.3) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components,
• said additive being characterized by
• (b.sub.1) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000,
• (b.sub.2) having a boiling point in the range from about 212.degree. to 932.degree. F., corrected atmospheric, and
• (b.sub.3) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one olefinic carbon pair directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.

A sulfonated petroleum composition which is substantially homogeneous under reaction conditions utilized to produce said composition, and comprising on a 100 organic weight percent total weight basis

• (A) from about 5 to 98 weight percent of monosulfonated hydrocarbon,
• (B) from about 0 to 50 weight percent of polysulfonated hydrocarbon, and
• (C) from about 2 to 90 weight percent of non-sulfonated petroleum,
• said composition having been prepared by contacting a liquid hydrocarbon mixture with a gaseous sulfur trioxide at a temperature of from about 77.degree. to 392.degree. F., said hydrocarbon mixture comprising initially on a 100 weight percent total weight basis
• (a) from about 85 to 99.5 weight percent of a petroleum oil feed stock, and
• (b) from about 0.5 to 15 weight percent of an additive,
• said petroleum oil feed stock being characterized by
• (a.sub.1) having an API gravity ranging from about 5.degree. to 60.degree. at 60.degree. F.,
• (a.sub.2) having a boiling point (corrected atmospheric) ranging from about -20.degree. to 1400.degree. F., and
• (a.sub.3) containing from about 10 to 95 weight percent (100 weight percent total basis) sulfonatable components,
• said additive being characterized by
• (b.sub.1) being comprised of unsulfonatable organic radical portions possessing an average molecular weight range from about 55 to 6000,
• (b.sub.2) having a boiling point in the range from about 212.degree. to 932.degree. F. corrected atmospheric, and
• (b.sub.3) a preponderance of such radicals each having attached at least one proton replaceable by a sulfo group and at least one oxygen atom directly bonded to a carbon atom by at least one bond.