Patent ID: 7449429
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B01D,B01F,C08L,C09K,C10G,C10L,C10M

Abstract:
1. A method of liquefying and dispersing crystalline wax in a petrochemical mixture, comprising the steps of: (a) chemically treating the crystalline wax in the petrochemical product with a wax plasticizer to convert the wax to an amorphous form of wax; (b) chemically treating the wax in the petrochemical product with a surfactant to reduce the surface tension of the wax; and (c) dispersing the amorphous wax in a diluent, wherein: the surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant; and the wax plasticizer is one from the group consisting of tributoxyethyl phosphate and butyl cellosolve.