Patent ID: 6617396
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: C08F

Abstract:
A water-in-oil emulsion comprising a discontinuous aqueous phase comprising at least one oxygen-supplying component, a continuous organic phase comprising at least one carbonaceous fuel, and a minor emulsifying amount of at least one emulsifier comprising the product produced by a process comprising (a) copolymerizing (1) a polyalkene containing alkylvinylidene isomer and non-alkylvinylidene isomers and (2) an unsaturated acidic reagent under polymerization conditions in the presence of a free radical initiator, (b) reacting the product of step (a) with an unsaturated acidic reagent at elevated temperature in the presence of a strong acid, and (c) reacting the product of step (b) with ammonia or at least one amine.