Abstract: An improved solvent extraction process is described for the preparation of lube oil products, the improvement whereby the solvent contains an additive which facilitates phase separation and increases the yield of raffinate.

Abstract: Borated sorbitan esters provide effective friction reducing properties for lubricating fluids when incorporated therein.

Abstract: The invention herein is concerned with new compositions of matter made by (1) reacting phosphorus pentasulfide with an amide and (2) reacting this product with a nitrogen-containing compound, and lubricant compositions containing same. The compositions reduce friction to a greater extent than lubricants containing no additive and, when placed in lubricating oils and used in an internal combustion engine, fuel consumption is reduced.

Abstract: Boration of an oxazoline of the formula ##STR1## where R is defined hereinbelow provides a new composition of matter which, when added to a lubricating oil, will reduce friction and decrease fuel consumption in an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: Lubricating oils containing certain borated derivatives of hydroxyl-containing acid esters have been found to be effective friction modifiers and to aid in the reduction of fuel consumption in internal combustion engines.

Abstract: Process for preparing caprolactam from cyclohexanone oxime by passing the oxime, preferably dissolved in a solvent, over a zeolite having a SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 of at least 12 and a Constraint Index of from 1 to 12.

Abstract: A process for settling sedimentary materials wherein aqueous suspensions thereof are treated with H.sub.2 S as a means for separating clays containing metals associated therewith.

Abstract: Process for the recovery of oil from a subterranean oil reservoir involving injection into the reservoir of a substantially oil-free aqueous liquid containing a surfactant having a nonionic polyalkylene oxide hydrophilic group and an anionic sulfonate hydrophilic group molecularly linked to a common lipophilic base. The invention is applicable to reservoirs in which the connate waters have relatively high concentrations of divalent ions and in situations in which the water available for injection purposes contains relatively high amounts of divalent ions. Specifically disclosed surfactants include aliphatic aryl polyalkoxyol sulfonates in which the polyalkoxyol group contains at least three alkylene oxide units and is derived from ethylene oxide or propylene oxide or mixtures thereof. The aliphatic groups may be substituted directly on the aryl nucleus or indirectly as through an intermediate succinimido group.

Abstract: Ketones are converted in one step to saturated dimeric ketones by passing them over a zeolite having a silica to alumina ratio of at least 12 and a Constraint Index of from 1 to 12 and containing a Group VIII metal.

Abstract: A process for the recovery of oil from subterranean oil reservoirs by waterflooding employing ether-linked sulfonate surfactants in which oxidative degradation of the surfactant is retarded through the establishment of an anaerobic condition in the surfactant solution or through the use of oxidation inhibitors. The anaerobic condition may be provided by mechanical means such as scrubbing the injected water with an inert gas in order to remove oxygen or by employing produced well water which is handled under a closed system to exclude oxygen. A preferred class of oxidation inhibitors are sterically hindered phenolic compounds which function as free radical chain inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention is directed to lubricants having therein an antioxidant quantity of a reaction product from phosphonates, amines and carbonyl-containing compounds.

Abstract: An improved method for deasphalting residua or heavy oils comprises the use of at least two solvents in an extraction column to establish a liquid polarity gradient within it.

Abstract: Uranium is recovered from phosphate ore in a process comprising making phosphoric acid, partially reacting same with NH.sub.3, removing aluminum with dilute sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate and extracting the uranium with a concentrated solution of said carbonates.

Abstract: Mercaptothiadiazole is reacted with hydroxyl-containing unsaturated esters, or their borated derivatives, to yield a product that is useful as a friction reducing additive in lubricants.

Abstract: The invention herein is concerned with novel compositions of matter made by (1) reacting phosphorus pentasulfide with a polyhydroxyester and (2) reacting this product with a nitrogen-containing compound, and lubricant compositions containing same.

Abstract: Products from aminoguanidines or their salts, monocarboxylic acids and sulfur and their use as anti-rust and anti-corrosion additives are covered herein.

Abstract: Fluid compositions containing a lubricant or liquid hydrocarbon fuel and a minor amount of a complex salt containing a 5- or 6-member ring are provided. These derivatives are made by complexing (1) the reaction product of an alcohol or an aminoalcohol with a succinic compound containing a long-chain hydrocarbon with (2) a metal salt. One such complex is one made by reacting a metal salt with the product of reaction between an alkylsuccinic acid or anhydride and said alcohol or aminoalcohol.

Abstract: A method for the recovery of oil from an oil-containing subterranean formation by waterflooding employing as an injection medium an aqueous solution of an anionic polymeric surfactant formed by reacting a polymer including succinic anhydride moieties with a primary amine to provide a polymeric reaction product in which at least 20 mol percent of the anhydride moieties have been converted, by reaction with said amine, to succinimide or succinamide groups. The polymeric anionic surfactants of the invention exhibit good physical and chemical stability, are shear stable, are effective in maintaining the salt stability of other surfactants (such as petroleum sulfonates) and also function as viscosifiers, even in the presence of significant concentrations of divalent metal ions.

Abstract: A lubricant concentrate for use in metal processing comprises a sulfur compound such as a sulfurized olefin or sulfurized mineral oil and an ester prepared from a fatty acid having 12 to 40 carbon atoms or the dimer thereof or a polyalkenylsuccinic acid or anhydride and a hydroxyl-containing amine.

Abstract: A catalytic process is provided for converting a feed containing a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 monohydric alcohol by contact of said alcohol, under conversion conditions, with a catalyst comprising a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having a crystal size of at least about 1 micron, a silica to alumina ratio of at least about 12 and a constraint index, as hereinafter defined, within the approximate range of 1 to 12. The zeolite contains a Group 2B and a Group 8 metal or metal compound plus magnesium, either per se or in compound form.