Patent ID: 8063004
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: C09K,C10G,C10L,C10M,C10N

Abstract:
1. A substantially non-aqueous composition for reducing the viscosity of petroleum paraffin wax and/or asphaltenes found in petroleum, the composition comprising a blend of: (a) a plasticizing agent, for plasticing wax or asphaltenes, comprising tributoxyethylphosphate (KP-140); (b) a solubilizing agent, for solubilizing wax or asphaltenes, selected from the group consisting of: crude oil, petroleum distillates, turpentine, pine oil, gas-to-liquid fuels (G.T.L.), vegetable oil, fatty acids, a blend of fatty acids, esterified fatty acids, amidified fatty acids, turpentine, pine oil, glycol ethers, and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone aka M-PYROL; and (c) a surface active agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of the blend to an interfacial surface tension of less than 20 dynes per cm the substantially non-aqueous composition includes not more than 0.5% water by weight.