Abstract: The present invention relates to polyalkene amine formulations comprising at least one polyalkene amine in a solvent, having improved performance properties, especially improved low temperature properties; a process for preparing such formulations and the use of these formulations in fuel and lubricant compositions, in particular fuels, for improving the intake system-cleaning action of such fuels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one protein, in particular at least one hydrophobin or at least one derivative thereof, for improving phase separation in compositions comprising at least two liquid phases, to methods for separating at least two liquid phases in a composition comprising at least two liquid phases, and to formulations comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of fuels, combustibles, crude oils or water-soluble or oil-soluble polymer solutions and at least one protein, in particular at least one hydrophobin or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-alkylpolyisobutenylphenols and their Mannich adducts, to compositions obtainable by this process and to their use.

Abstract: An additive formulation suitable for antistatic modification and improving the electrical conductivity of inanimate organic material, consisting essentially of (A) from 1 to 50% by weight of an olefin-sulfur dioxide copolymer, (B) from 1 to 50% by weight of a compound which comprises one or more basic nitrogen atoms and has at least one relatively long-chain linear or branched hydrocarbon radical having at least four carbon atoms or an equivalent structural element which ensures the solubility of component (B) in the inanimate organic material, (C) from 0.1 to 30% by weight of an oil-soluble acid and (D) from 1 to 80% by weight of a high-boiling organic solvent which consists of one or more molecule types, where at least 80% by weight of these molecule types have a boiling point of more than 150° C. at standard pressure, where the sum of all components adds up to 100% by weight.

Abstract: Novel fuels for gasoline engines comprise a synergistic mixture of a detergent additive component (A) and a synthetic carrier oil component (B), i) the detergent additive component (A) comprising at least one compound having a basic nitrogen atom which is substituted by a hydrocarbyl radical having a number average molecular weight of from about 500 to 1 300, and the detergent additive component (A) being contained in the fuel in an amount of from about 30 to 180 ppm by weight; and ii) the carrier oil component (B) comprising at least one compound of the following formula I R—O-(A-O)x—H??(I) ?where R is a straight-chain or branched C6-C18-alkyl group; A is a C3- or C4-alkylene group; and x is an integer from 5 to 35; the carrier oil component (B) being contained in the fuel in an amount of from about 10 to 180 ppm by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one hydrophobin or of a derivative thereof as a defoamer in additive compositions or fuels, to a process for defoaming fuels, to an additive and fuel composition comprising at least one hydrophobin or derivative thereof and at least one further fuel additive, and to a process for preparing at least one fuel composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrocarbyl succinic acid and hydrocarbylsuccinic acid derivatives as friction modifiers for gasolines.

Abstract: The use of polycyclic phenolic compounds which have up to 20 benzene rings per molecule and are obtainable by reacting a tetrahydrobenzoxazine I where R1 is a hydrocarbyl radical and R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen atoms, hydroxyl groups or hydrocarbyl radicals with one or more of the same or different phenols II where R7, R8, R9 and R10 are each independently hydrogen atoms, hydroxyl groups or hydrocarbyl radicals, and/or with one or more of the same or different tetrahydrobenzoxazines I, with the proviso that at least one of the substituents has from 13 to 3000 carbon atoms and the remaining substituents, when they are hydrocarbyl radicals, have in each case from 1 to 20 carbon atoms as stabilizers for stabilizing inanimate organic material against the action of light, oxygen and heat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-alkylpolyisobutenylphenols and their Mannich adducts, to compositions obtainable by this process and to their use.

Abstract: Polyisobutenylphenol-containing Mannich adducts are prepared by a) alkylation of a phenol with highly reactive polyisobutene at below about 50° C. in the presence of an alkylation catalyst; b) reaction of the reaction product from a) with formaldehyde, an oligomer or a polymer of formaldehyde and at least one amine which has at least one secondary amino function and no primary amino function, or c) reaction of the reaction product from a) with at least one adduct of at least one amine which has at least one secondary or primary amino function and formaldehyde, an oligomer of formaldehyde, a polymer of formaldehyde or a formaldehyde equivalent, and are used as detergent additives in fuel and lubricant compositions, and additive concentrates, fuel compositions and lubricant compositions contain these Mannich adducts.

Abstract: The use of tetrahydrobenzoxazines I where R1 is a hydrocarbyl radical and R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen atoms, hydroxyl groups or hydrocarbyl radicals, and where R2 to R5 may also form a second and a third tetrahydrooxazine ring, with the proviso that at least one of the substituents has from 4 to 3000 carbon atoms and the remaining substituents, when they are hydrocarbyl radicals, each have from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, as stabilizers for stabilizing inanimate organic material, especially turbine fuels, against the action of light, oxygen and heat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one heterocyclic compound of the formula (I) in which P is H or C1-C3-alkyl as a frictional wear-reducing additive in fuel compositions; to corresponding additized fuel compositions and their preparation; and to additive concentrates which comprise such compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polymers which comprise, in copolymerized form, an ?-olefin, an alkenyl ester of a carboxylic acid and an ester of an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid as an additive for turbine fuels and in particular as a cold flow improver for turbine fuels, to the turbine fuels additized with these polymers, and to additive packets comprising such copolymers.

Abstract: Polyisobutenamines of the formula I: R—X??(I) where R is a polyisobutenyl radical having a number average molecular weight Mn of from 500 to 1500 and a polydispersity Mw/ Mn of less than 1.4 and X is an organic radical having amino groups, are prepared and are used as detergent additives in fuel compositions. Additive concentrates contain at least one polyisobutenamine in an amount of from 0.1 to 80% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyalkene amine formulations comprising at least one polyalkene amine in a solvent, having improved performance properties, especially improved low temperature properties; a process for preparing such formulations and the use of these formulations in fuel and lubricant compositions, in particular fuels, for improving the intake system-cleaning action of such fuels.

Abstract: A fuel composition comprising a major amount of a gasoline fuel having a maximum sulfur content of 150 ppm by weight and a minor amount of at least one gasoline fuel additive having detergent action or having a valve seat wear-inhibiting action, wherein this gasoline fuel additive has at least one hydrophobic hydrocarbon radical having a number-average molecular weight (MN) of from 85 to 20 000 and at least one polar moiety, and wherein the fuel composition also has a content of at least one lower alkanol of from about 5 to 75% by volume.

Abstract: Polyisobutenamines of the formula I: R—X ??(I) where R is a polyisobutenyl radical having a number average molecular weight {overscore (M)}n of from 500 to 1 500 and a polydispersity {overscore (M)}w/{overscore (M)}n of less than 1.4 and X is an organic radical having amino groups, are prepared and are used as detergent additives in fuel compositions. Additive concentrates contain at least one polyisobutenamine in an amount of from 0.1 to 80% by weight.

Abstract: Novel fuels for gasoline engines comprise a synergistic mixture of a detergent additive component (A) and a synthetic carrier oil component (B), i) the detergent additive component (A) comprising at least one compound having a basic nitrogen atom which is substituted by a hydrocarbyl radical having a number average molecular weight of from about 500 to 1 300, and the detergent additive component (A) being contained in the fuel in an amount of from about 30 to 180 ppm by weight; and ii) the carrier oil component (B) comprising at least one compound of the following formula I R—O—(A—O)x—H??(I) where R is a straight-chain or branched C6-C18-alkyl group; A is a C3- or C4-alkylene group; and x is an integer from 5 to 35; the carrier oil component (B) being contained in the fuel in an amount of from about 10 to 180 ppm by weight.

Abstract: Polyalkeneamines of the formula (I) where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 may have different meanings, are prepared by a process in which a polyalkene epoxide is reacted with an amine and the amino alcohol is dehydrated and reduced to give the compound of the formula (I).

Abstract: A fuel composition containing, as major component, a gasoline having an aromatics content of not more than 42 vol % and a sulfur content of not more than 150 ppm by weight, and, as minor component, at least one gasoline additive having a detergent action or an anti-valve-seat-wear action, in which this gasoline additive contains at least one hydrophobic hydrocarbon group having a number-average molecular weight of from 85 to 20,000 and at least one polar group.