Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition of A) at least one quaternary ammonia compound comprising at least one organic radical bonded to the ammonia nitrogen atom and optionally comprising heteroatoms and having 1 to 36 carbon atoms, and B) at least one amine alkoxylate ester of formula (1) or a salt thereof, where A, B are, independently of each other, a C2- through C5-alkylene radical R1, a C8- through C24-alkyl radical or alkenyl radical R2, R3, R4 independent of each other, H, or a C8- through C24-acyl radical, with the stipulation that at least one of the radicals R2, R3 or R4 stands for a C8- through C24-acyl radical, and x, y, z, independently of each other, stand for a whole number from 0 through 50, with the stipulation that x+y+z is a whole number from 1 through 100, in quantities of 10 through 5000 g/tonne of ore as a collector in silicate floation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flotation reagent for iron ores containing magnetite and/or haematite and to the use of a composition containing A) at least one amine alkoxylate ester of formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein A and B, independently of one another, represent a C2-C5 alkylene radical, R1 is a C8 to C24 alkyl or alkenyl radical, R2, R3 and R4, independently of one another, are H or a C8 to C24 acyl radical, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R2, R3 or R4 stands for a C8 to C24 acyl radical, x, y and z, independently of one other, are an integer of from 0 to 50, with the proviso that x+y+z is an integer of from 1 to 100, and B) a compound of formula D-NH2, in which D stands for a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 50 carbon atoms, which can contain either an oxygen atom or an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom, in amounts of 10 to 5.000 g/tonne as a collector in the reverse flotation of iron ore containing magnetite, haematite or both.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flotation reagent for iron ores containing magnetite and/or haematite and to the use of a composition containing A) at least one amine alkoxylate ester of formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein A and B, independently of one another, represent a C2-C5 alkylene radical, R1 is a C8 to C24 alkyl or alkenyl radical, R2, R3 and R4, independently of one another, are H or a C8 to C24 acyl radical, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R2, R3 or R4 stands for a C8 to C24 acyl radical, x, y and z, independently of one other, are an integer of from 0 to 50, with the proviso that x+y+z is an integer of from 1 to 100, and B) a compound of formula D-NH2, in which D stands for a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 50 carbon atoms, which can contain either an oxygen atom or an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom, in amounts of 10 to 5.000 g/tonne as a collector in the reverse flotation of iron ore containing magnetite, haematite or both.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive, and its use for inhibiting nucleation, growth and agglomeration of gas hydrates by adding an effective amount of an inhibitor to a multiphasic mixture which tends to hydrate formation and consists of water, gas and optionally condensate, or to a drilling fluid which tends to form gas hydrates. Said inhibitor comprising dialkoxylated quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula 1 where R1, R2 are each independently radicals of the formulae -(A-O)n—(C)—CO—O—R5, R3 is C1- to C30-alkyl or C2- to C30-alkenyl, R4 is an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, R5 is an alkyl or an alkenyl, n is a number from 1 to 20, A is an alkylene group, B is an alkylene group, C is a C1- to C6-alkylene group and X is an anion, are used as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition of A) at least one quaternary ammonia compound comprising at least one organic radical bonded to the ammonia nitrogen atom and optionally comprising heteroatoms and having 1 to 36 carbon atoms, and B) at least one amine alkoxylate ester of formula (1) or a salt thereof, where A, B are, independently of each other, a C2- through C5-alkylene radical R1, a C8-through C24-alkyl radical or alkenyl radical R2, R3, R4 independent of each other, H, or a C8- through C24-acyl radical, with the stipulation that at least one of the radicals R2, R3 or R4 stands for a C8- through C24-acyl radical, and x, y, z, independently of each other, stand for a whole number from 0 through 50, with the stipulation that x+y+z is a whole number from 1 through 100, in quantities of 10 through 5000 g/tonne of ore as a collector in silicate floation.

Abstract: Corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors having improved water solubility and increased biodegradability The invention thus provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R3 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR5—COO? or —O?, R4 is M, hydrogen or an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, B is an optionally substituted C1- to C10-alkylene group, D is an ethylene group substituted by an organic radical having from 1 to 600 carbon atoms, X, Y are each independently O or NR6, R5, R6 are each independently hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, and M is a cation as corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors, and also the compounds of formula 1.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R3 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR5—COO? or —O?, R4 is M, hydrogen or an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, B is an optionally substituted C1- to C30-alkylene group, D is an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 600 carbon atoms, X, Y are each independently O or NR6, R5, R6 are each independently hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, and M is a cation as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R3 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR5—COO? or —O?, R4 is M, hydrogen or an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, A is a C2- to C4-alkylene group, B is a C1- to C10-alkylene group, D is an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 600 carbon atoms, X, Y are each independently O or NR6, R5, R6 are each independently hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, and M is a cation n is a number from 1 to 30 as corrosion inhibitors and gas hydrate inhibitors, and also the compounds of formula 1.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R3 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR6COO? or —O?, A is a C2- to C4-alkylene group, B is a C1- to C10-alkylene group, X is O or NR7 R6, R7 are each independently hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R4 is a C1- to C50-alkyl, C2- to C50-alkenyl radical, C6- to C50-aryl or C7- to C50-alkylaryl, R5 is hydrogen, —OH or a C1- to C4-alkyl radical, n, m are each independently a number from 0 to 30, x is a number from 1 to 6, as corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors, and also the compounds of formula 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polymers which contain between 1 and 99 mol-% structural units of formula 1, wherein R1 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, R2 represents C1-C24-alkyl, C2-C24-alkylene or a C6-C18-aryl radical, which can be substituted with a C1-C12-alkyl group, A represents identical or different C2-C4 alkylene radicals and, x, represents whole number from 2-40 in quantities from 0.01-2 wt-%, in quantities from 0.01 to 2 wt-%, in relation to the aqueous phase. The polymers can be used as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds of the formula (1) where R1 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR5—COO? or —O?, R2 is hydrogen —CH3 or —OH, R3, R4 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R5 is hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl or C2- to C22-alkenyl, A is a C2- to C4-alkylene group, D is a C2- to C5-alkylene group which may contain one or two heteroatoms, m is a number from 0 to 30, n is a number from 1 to 18, and also their use as corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R3 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR5—COO? or —O?, R4 is M, hydrogen or an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, B is an optionally substituted C1- to C30-alkylene group, D is an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 600 carbon atoms, X, Y are each independently O or NR6, R5, R6 are each independently hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, and M is a cation as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive, and its use for inhibiting nucleation, growth and agglomeration of gas hydrates by adding an effective amount of an inhibitor to a multiphasic mixture which tends to hydrate formation and consists of water, gas and optionally condensate, or to a drilling fluid which tends to form gas hydrates. Said inhibitor comprising dialkoxylated quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula 1 where R1, R2 are each independently radicals of the formulae -(A-O)n—(C)—CO—O—R5, R3 is C1- to C30-alkyl or C2- to C30-alkenyl, R4 is an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, R5 is an alkyl or an alkenyl, n is a number from 1 to 20, A is an alkylene group, B is an alkylene group, C is a C1- to C6-alkylene group and X is an anion, are used as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) in which A is C2- to C4-alkylene, B is C1- to C4-alkylene, x is a number from 1 to 3, and y is a number from 1 to 100.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R3 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR5—COO? or —O?, R4 is M, hydrogen or an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, B is an optionally substituted C1- to C30-alkylene group, D is an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 600 carbon atoms, X, Y are each independently O or NR6, R5, R6 are each independently hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, and M is a cation as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing compounds of the formula (1) where A is C2- to C4-alkylene, B is C1- to C4-alkylene, n is a number from 1 to 100, and R is C1- to C30-alkyl, C2- to C30-alkenyl, or C6— to C30-aryl, by a) alkylating a basic mixture of oxoalkylated alcohols of the formula R—O-(-A-O—)n—H and alkoxides thereof with a C2- to C5-chlorocarboxylic acid in the absence of a solvent, b) converting the thus obtained ethercarboxylic acid salt to the free ethercarboxylic acid by adding an acid, the pH being adjusted to 3 or less, c) freeing the thus obtained ethercarboxylic acid, without washing, of water present down to a residual water content of <0.30% by distillation under reduced pressure, and d) removing the precipitated metal salts by filtration, so that the resulting product has a residual salt content of <0.2%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive, and its use for inhibiting nucleation, growth and agglomeration of gas hydrates by adding an effective amount of an inhibitor to a multiphasic mixture which tends to hydrate formation and consists of water, gas and optionally condensate, or to a drilling fluid which tends to form gas hydrates. Said inhibitor comprising dialkoxylated quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula 1 where R1, R2 are each independently radicals of the formulae—(B)—(O—A)n—O—CO—R5 or —(A—O)n—(C)—CO—O—R5, R3 is C1- to C30-alkyl or C2- to C30-alkenyl, R4 is an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, R5 is an alkyl or an alkenyl, n is a number from 1 to 20, A is an alkylene group, B is an alkylene group, C is a C1- to C6-alkylene group and X is an anion, are used as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to an additive and to a method of corrosion inhibition on devices for the recovery and transportation of hydrocarbons in crude oil recovery and processing by adding an effective amount of an inhibitor. The inhibitor comprises an alkoxylated quaternary compounds of the formula 1 where R1, R2 are independently groups of the formula —(B)—(O—A)n—O—CO—R5 or —(A—O)n—(C)—CO—O—R5, R3 is C1— to C30-alkyl or C2— to C30-alkenyl, R4 is an organic radical with 1 to 100 carbon atoms optionally containing heteroatoms, R5 is an alkyl or an alkenyl, n is a number from 1 to 20, A is an alkylene group, B is an alkylene group, C is a C1— to C6-alkylene group and X is an anion, used as corrosion inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (1) and the salts thereof which correspond to formula (2). In the formulae, A is C2- to C4-alkylene, x is a number from 1 to 100, y is a number from 1 to 4, and R is a cation. The compound of formula (1) and/or formula (2) forms a persistent film on metal surfaces, particularly on metal surfaces under stress in metal working and in the operation of crude oil and natural gas processing.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing compounds of the formula (1) where A is C2— to C4-alkylene, B is C1— to C4-alkylene, n is a number from 1 to 100, and R is C1— to C30-alkyl, C2— to C30-alkenyl, or C6— to C30-aryl, by a) alkylating a basic mixture of oxoalkylated alcohols of the formula R—O-(-A-O—)n—H and alkoxides thereof with a C2— to C5-chlorocarboxylic acid in the absence of a solvent, b) converting the thus obtained ethercarboxylic acid salt to the free ethercarboxylic acid by adding an acid, the pH being adjusted to 3 or less, c) freeing the thus obtained ethercarboxylic acid, without washing, of water present down to a residual water content of <0.30% by distillation under reduced pressure, and d) removing the precipitated metal salts by filtration, so that the resulting product has a residual salt content of <0.2%.