Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine soil dispersant having the formula: wherein R is C2-C6 linear alkylene, C3-C6 branched alkylene, and mixtures thereof; B is a continuation by branching; E is an alkyleneoxy unit having the formula: —(R1O)m(R2O)nR3 wherein R1 is 1,2-propylene, 1,2-butylene, and mixtures thereof; R2 is ethylene; R3 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, and mixtures thereof; m is from about 1 to about 10; n is from about 10 to about 40; w, x and y are each independently from about 4 to about 200; provided at least one —(R1O) unit is attached to the backbone prior to attachment of an —(R2O) unit and further provided m+n is at least 12.

Abstract: A process for recovering glycols from used glycol-containing technical fluids, especially from used antifreeze comprises adding to the used glycol-containing technical fluids an organic solvent which forms with the glycol to be separated off an azeotropic mixture which has a lower boiling point than the glycol itself and distilling off this azeotropic mixture.

Abstract: Phosphonomethylated poly-vinylamines which contain as characteristic structural elements units of the formula where R1 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl or and X is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium or one equivalent of an alkaline earth metal, are obtainable by phosphonomethylation of polymers which contain N-vinyl-amide or vinylamine groups and are useful as detergent additives and water treatment agents.

Abstract: A process for the continuous production of 1,3-dioxolan-2-ones such as ethylene carbonate or propylene carbonate by reacting a corresponding oxirane with carbon dioxide in the liquid phase in the presence of a catalyst comprises conducting the reaction in a two-part reactor in whose first part the reaction is taken with backmixing to a conversion of not less than 80% of the oxirane II and in whose second part the reaction is completed under nonbackmixing conditions, and passing the carbon dioxide in countercurrent to the oxirane II in the entire reactor.

Abstract: In a process for preparing alkoxylated amines or alcohols in which a reaction mixture comprising an amine or an alcohol or a mixture of two or more amines and/or alcohols and an alkylene oxide, or a mixture of two or more different alkylene oxides, is reacted in one or more successive reaction steps, at least one of the reaction steps is carried out in the presence of a basic catalyst and, in at least one of the reaction steps, formic acid or a salt of formic acid or a mixture of two or more thereof is present in the reaction mixture or the reaction mixture is admixed with formic acid or a salt of formic acid, or a mixture of two or more thereof, after the alkoxylation is complete. The alkoxylates prepared by the process of the present invention have a light color and a low odor.

Abstract: Fuel and lubricant compositions contain a poly-1-n-alkenylamine as an additive.

Abstract: Halogen-free fuel additives based on a long-chain hydrocarbon having a polar terminal group are obtained by reacting a hydroformylated olefin with a polyamine and hydrogenating the reaction product.

Abstract: Halogen-free fuel additives based on a long-chain hydrocarbon having a polar terminal group are obtained by reacting a hydroformylated olefin with a polyamine and hydrogenating the reaction product.

Abstract: .beta.-Aminonitriles of the following formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having alkyl side groups and a number average molecular weight of from 250 to 5,000 and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, independently of one another, are each hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl and R.sup.2 or R.sup.4 is also phenyl, and alkylpropylenediamines prepared from the .beta.-aminonitriles by hydrogenation are used as additives in fuels and lubricants.

Abstract: Fuels and lubricants contain, as detergents, N-alkylcarboxamides prepared from olefins by the Ritter reaction.

Abstract: Fuels for internal combustion engines or lubricants contain small amounts of compounds of the formulae Ia and/or Ib ##STR1## where R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having a number average molecular weight of from 250 to 5,000 and X is ##STR2## where the radicals R.sup.1 may be identical or different and are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -hydroxyalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -aminoalkyl, or where the two radicals R.sup.1 may form a nonaromatic ring.

Abstract: Carbamates having a long-chain N-alkyl radical, a process for the preparation of the carbamates in a conventional manner and fuels and lubricants which contain these carbamates as additives.

Abstract: Fuels for gasoline engines contain a combination of a nitrogen-containing detergent component and an alkoxylate as a carrier oil component, the alkoxylate being a dialkylphenol-initiated propoxylate.

Abstract: An Otto-cycle engine fuel containing a small amount of an amide, amide/ammonium salt and/or ammonium salt of an aminoalkylene polycarboxylic acid and a long-chain secondary amine as additive for cleaning the carburetor and valves.

Abstract: In novel polyethyleneimine and polyvinylamine derivatives, the polyethyleneimines contain the structural elements Ia and/or Ib ##STR1## and the polyvinylamines contain the structural elements II.sub.a, II.sub.b and II.sub.c ##STR2## where, for the degrees of polymerization n, m and p, n.gtoreq.1, m.gtoreq.0 and p.gtoreq.0, and X.sup.1 is CR.sup.1 R.sup.2 PO.sub.3 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 or CR.sup.1 R.sup.2 SO.sub.3 R.sup.3, X.sup.2 independently of X.sup.1 is hydrogen, CR.sup.1 R.sup.2 PO.sub.3 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 or CR.sup.1 R.sup.2 SO.sub.3 R.sup.3, Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 independently of one another are each one or more CHR.sup.1 PO.sub.3 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 or CHR.sup.1 SO.sub.3 R.sup.3 groups or hydrogen, Y.sup.3 and Y.sup.4 independently of one another and of Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are each hydrogen, CHR.sup.1 PO.sub.3 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 or CHR.sup.1 SO.sub.3 R.sup.3, and Z.sup.1 -Z.sup.4 are identical or different inorganic and/or organic radicals, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another are each hydrogen, C.

Abstract: Novel alkoxylated polyetherdiamines are useful as gasoline additives, for keeping carburetors and valves clean, and as lubricant additives.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel for gasoline engines and diesel engines, containing small amounts of an ester of a mono- and/or poly-carboxylic acid with an alkyl alkanolamine or alkyl aminopolyalkylene glycol of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is a C.sub.6 -C.sub.30 -alkyl radical,R.sub.2 is a C.sub.6 -C.sub.30 -alkyl radical or a hydroxyalkyl radical of the general formula II ##STR2## and R.sub.3 is a hydroxylalkyl radical of formula II, in which R.sub.4 is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl radical and m is an integer from 0 to 100.

Abstract: Highly viscous adducts of 1,2-butylene oxide with secondary or primary alcohols are prepared in the presence of an alkali as a catalyst.

Abstract: A glycol-based antifreeze mixture which is free of nitrites and phosphates contains an alkali metal salt of a C.sub.4 -C.sub.16 -alkenylsuccinic acid, stabilized silicate and further corrosion-inhibiting additives.

Abstract: Adducts of 1,2-butylene oxide with H-azidic organic compounds are used as lubricants, and lubricants contain these adducts.