EP1144553A2 - Gasoline stabilizing composition for preventing gum formation - Google Patents

Gasoline stabilizing composition for preventing gum formation

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EP1144553A2
EP1144553A2 EP00927725A EP00927725A EP1144553A2 EP 1144553 A2 EP1144553 A2 EP 1144553A2 EP 00927725 A EP00927725 A EP 00927725A EP 00927725 A EP00927725 A EP 00927725A EP 1144553 A2 EP1144553 A2 EP 1144553A2
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Andrea Zanotti
Marco Buccolini
Roberto Masciola
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
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  • the present invention relates to the stabilization of gasoline for preventing gum formation, specifically it relates to gasolines obtained by steam cracking.
  • the stabilizing composition according to the invention is also effective in the stabilization of gasolines outputted from thermal (e.g., Visbreaking, coking and the like) , or catalytic (e.g. Fluidized Catalytic Cracking) cracking plants .
  • the stabilization according to the invention is obtained by use of a composition comprising phenothiazine (PNTZ) and tert.butyl catechol, unexpectedly providing, at certain use ratios, a synergistic stabilizing effect.
  • PNTZ phenothiazine
  • tert.butyl catechol tert.butyl catechol
  • gasolines refers to the fuels for the normal internal combustion engines, made of blends of hydrocarbons that may widely differ one from the other according to the production process thereof.
  • the stability problem is particularly critical for gasolines produced by a steam cracking process.
  • the problem concerns any thermal (visbreaking, coking, thermal cracking), as well as catalytic (FCC, LC finer, Mild Hydrocracking, HDS) cracked gasoline.
  • the stability is evaluated as resistance to degradation caused by oxygen contact.
  • stabilizers added to the gasoline for enhancing the stability thereof were used.
  • Effective stabilizers for gasolines of the prior art belong to the class of the aromatic amines.
  • PDA paraphenylenediamines
  • other materials like, e.g., the nitrdxides (US-A-5, 711, 767 ) or the hindered phenols (US- A-5,509, 944) .
  • phenotiazine alone or in admixture with other materials, is known to stabilize monomers and as an antifouling agent in oil or petrochemical processes, and overall as a polymerization inhibitor of vinyl aromatic compounds (US-A-4 , 061, 545) .
  • the TBC is used in many stabilizing- antifouling agent combinations when an inhibition of polymerization reactions is required, (US-A-3 553 990) , and as a retarding agent in the formation of coke and of fouling in petrochemical processes.
  • the stabilizer of the present invention is a blend, comprising in a certain weight ratio:
  • PNTZ substituted or unsubstituted phenothiazine
  • Ri and R 2 represent H, an alkyl Ci - C 20 or a cycloalkyl C 5 - C 20 group and R 3 represents H, an alkyl Ci - C 2 o or cycloalkil C 5 - C 20 and phenyl group, said alkyl and cycloalkyl groups possibly also containing functional groups, or dimer phenothiazine; and
  • esther or carboxylic acid groups and derivatives thereof of the type
  • R 4 is H, OH, R 3 , -ORi, or -OR 3 ; alcohol or esther groups of the -0-R 3 type; amino groups of the type
  • a novel solution to the problem of gasolines stabilization and prevention of gum formation is provided by the use of a composition of PNTZ and of TBC in a suitably balanced ratio therebetween, having low toxicity and high effectiveness, equal to or higher than that of the PDA, and void of carcinogenic hazards, in the stabilization of pyrolisis gasolines, particularly of catalytic cracking gasolines.
  • the subject-matter of the present invention is a gasoline stabilizing composition for preventing the gum formation and the degradation thereof, characterized in that it comprises, as effective preventing components, substituted or unsubstituted phenothiazine (PNTZ) or dimer, and tert.butyl-catechol
  • PNTZ substituted or unsubstituted phenothiazine
  • dimer dimer
  • the gasoline stabilization is carried out by adding to the gasoline 5 to 1000 ppm of a stabilizer, comprising as active stabilizing ingredients PNTZ and TBC in a weight ratio therebetween of 5:95 to 80:20, preferably of 27:75 to 40:60, even more preferably of 30:70 to 35:65, with an optimum value of about 33.3:66.6.
  • a stabilizer comprising as active stabilizing ingredients PNTZ and TBC in a weight ratio therebetween of 5:95 to 80:20, preferably of 27:75 to 40:60, even more preferably of 30:70 to 35:65, with an optimum value of about 33.3:66.6.
  • the dosage of the additive with respect to the gasoline, as well as the ratio of the two compounds, can vary with particular reference to the Bromine number and to the diene value.
  • composition according to the invention may contain, besides the two above-mentioned components, PTNZ and TBC, other PTNZ- and TBC- compatible components and additive carriers commonly used in stabilizing compositions.
  • Particularly suitable solvents are the aromatic solvents, like benzene, toluol and the like, as well as dimethyl-formamide and dimethyl-acetamide .
  • the combined use of the compounds in the blend yields a synergistic effect that is particularly significant at the preferred weight ratio values of the compounds .
  • Stability measurement tests use an assay for measuring the stability to degradation of the gasolines denominated Induction Period (Time?) Method ASTM D525. This method is deemed the most suitable for measuring the stability of the gasolines, by virtue of the predictive capacity thereof of the gum formation due to a gasoline polymerization in presence of oxygen.
  • Such method provides the heating at 100°C (98°C- 102°C) of a 50 ml sample in a bomb, sealed and subjected to a 690 kPa (100 psi) air pressure.
  • the test attains a break point, represented by the instant when, on the pressure gauging curve, first a pressure drop of at least 14 kPa (2 psi) over 15 minutes, and then, over the next 15 minutes, another drop of at least 14 kPa (2 psi) take place.
  • the induction time is determined by the time elapsed from the test start (positioning of the bomb inside the heating bath) to the break point.
  • the induction time is a direct expression of the gasoline liability to gum formation during storage. This evaluation parameter is highly significant for highly unstable gasolines, like the cracked ones.
  • the table shows the predictable result that, when used individually, the best products are the PDA and the TBC, in accordance to long-time refinery practice.
  • the blend TBC+PNTZ according to the invention emerges as a stabilizer having an effectiveness even greater than that of the PDA, therefore being capable of replacing the latter with improvement of performance, as well as toxicity elimination .
  • EXAMPLE 2 A test series was carried out in order to assess the optimal ratio between the two components of the TBC+PNTZ blend, on the basis of the induction time method. The results are reported in the following Table 2.
  • TBP tert .butyl-phenols
  • test results reported in Table 5 should be compared to those of Table 4. They refer to tests carried out in order to simulate a wide range of cracked products, with gasoline characteristics, like, e.g. the Bromine number and the diene value, differing thereamong. This tests prove that the blend PNTZ/TBC of the present invention can replace, even with a higher effectiveness, the PDA+TBP blends, completely avoiding any toxicity hazard deriving from the use of the aromatic amines.
  • the induction time test is applied also in the following examples 5-9, in which the effectiveness of the additive according to the invention (PNTZ-TBC in a 1:2 ratio) is compared to that of other stabilizers of the known art.
  • the test is carried out on gasolines outputted by various industrial FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) plants located in various European countries .
  • FCC Fluid Catalytic Cracking
  • the first gasoline sample is made of 26% C5 hydrocarbon cut, 60% light gasoline and 14% medium gasoline . Cut characteristics: Light gasoline Medium gasoline
  • the second gasoline sample has the following characteristics . Cut characteristics: Density 0.678
  • the fourth sample is a light gasoline having the following characteristics. Cut characteristics: Density 0.6638
  • the fifth sample is a medium gasoline having the following characteristics. Cut characteristics:
  • test battery was carried out using a different ASTM test method, always related to the gasoline stability, carried out on a gasoline sample additioned with 100 ppm stabilizer, stored at 40°C for 43 days in a blanketed flask.
  • the so-called existent gums i.e. the quantity of polymers formed (in mg/100 ml gasoline) following a brisk evaporation of a gasoline quantity in a preheated air jet at 160-165 °C, are determined through the ASTM D381/94 method, entitled «Standard test method for existent gum in fuels by Jet Evaporation» .
  • Carrying out the same method on specimens of the gasoline stored at 40°C, additioned and not, at T 0 and at day 8, 22, 29 and 43 an increasing trend of said quantity of formed polymers (gums) is observed, which evidently is inversely proportional to the stabilizing effectiveness of the added additive.
  • the results in mg/100 ml of a cracked gasoline sample are the following:

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Abstract

Gasoline stabilizing composition for inhibiting the degradation with gum formation of said gasoline, comprising as effective ingredients towards said inhibition phenothiazine (PNTZ) and tert.butyl-catechol (TBC) in a ratio of 5:95 to 80:20 therebetween.

Description

GASOLINE STABILIZING COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING GUM FORMATION
DESCRIPTION Background of the Invention The present invention relates to the stabilization of gasoline for preventing gum formation, specifically it relates to gasolines obtained by steam cracking. However, the stabilizing composition according to the invention is also effective in the stabilization of gasolines outputted from thermal (e.g., Visbreaking, coking and the like) , or catalytic (e.g. Fluidized Catalytic Cracking) cracking plants .
The stabilization according to the invention is obtained by use of a composition comprising phenothiazine (PNTZ) and tert.butyl catechol, unexpectedly providing, at certain use ratios, a synergistic stabilizing effect.
The term «gasolines» refers to the fuels for the normal internal combustion engines, made of blends of hydrocarbons that may widely differ one from the other according to the production process thereof.
Background of the prior art
As it is well-known, all gasolines are subject, especially upon storage, to degradation phenomena leading to the formation of gum-like polymeric substances, producing sticky deposits. These substances are known to cause severe clogging and sticking problems to the filters, the valves and the transfer pumps, besides adversely effecting the combustion performance of the gasoline itself. Among the various gasolines, the stability issue is particularly critical for those gasolines outputted from cracking plants, containing, in fact, a relatively high amount of hydrocarbons having double bonds readily polymerizable in presence of free radicals (unsaturated hydrocarbons) .
The stability problem is particularly critical for gasolines produced by a steam cracking process. However, the problem concerns any thermal (visbreaking, coking, thermal cracking), as well as catalytic (FCC, LC finer, Mild Hydrocracking, HDS) cracked gasoline.
In the present context, the stability is evaluated as resistance to degradation caused by oxygen contact.
In the prior art, in order to eliminate or reduce the incidence of the above-mentioned problems, stabilizers added to the gasoline for enhancing the stability thereof were used. Effective stabilizers for gasolines of the prior art belong to the class of the aromatic amines. For instance, paraphenylenediamines (PDA), that can also be used in admixture with other materials, like, e.g., the nitrdxides (US-A-5, 711, 767 ) or the hindered phenols (US- A-5,509, 944) .
Other examples thereof are the N-substituted p- aminophenols (US-A-2, 305, 676 and 2,333,204), the polyamines and the hydroxylamines (US-A-4 , 648, 885) .
Even though their effectiveness is indisputable, their use is clearly unadvisable due to the hazardousness thereof, as highlighted by the actual toxicological knowledge .
In fact, due to their carcinogenicity confirmed by testing on animals and corroboration on human beings, several substances belonging to this class have been disallowed, as reported by various International organizations (EPA, CEE and others) , that tend to consider every aromatic amine as a potential carcinogen.
The use of phenotiazine, alone or in admixture with other materials, is known to stabilize monomers and as an antifouling agent in oil or petrochemical processes, and overall as a polymerization inhibitor of vinyl aromatic compounds (US-A-4 , 061, 545) .
The use as stabilizers of spontaneously polymerizing monomers of phenols, and in particular of TBC, has been long-time known, for various monomers marketed as reactants or for industrial use (styrene, butadiene and the like) .
Moreover, the TBC is used in many stabilizing- antifouling agent combinations when an inhibition of polymerization reactions is required, (US-A-3 553 990) , and as a retarding agent in the formation of coke and of fouling in petrochemical processes.
Description of the Invention
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gasoline stabilizing composition, and the use thereof as such, having an effectiveness equal to or greater than that of the aromatic amines, yet being void of the toxicity hazards associated to the latter.
The stabilizer of the present invention is a blend, comprising in a certain weight ratio:
A) substituted or unsubstituted phenothiazine (PNTZ) of formula
formula (1)
wherein Ri and R2 represent H, an alkyl Ci - C20 or a cycloalkyl C5 - C20 group and R3 represents H, an alkyl Ci - C2o or cycloalkil C5 - C20 and phenyl group, said alkyl and cycloalkyl groups possibly also containing functional groups, or dimer phenothiazine; and
B) 4-tert .butyl-catechol (TBC) of formula formula (2)
As functional groups possibly contained in the substituted PNTZ of formula (1), there could be, e.g.: esther or carboxylic acid groups and derivatives thereof, of the type
wherein R4 is H, OH, R3, -ORi, or -OR3; alcohol or esther groups of the -0-R3 type; amino groups of the type
or mercaptane or sulfur groups of the -S-Rχ type. A novel solution to the problem of gasolines stabilization and prevention of gum formation is provided by the use of a composition of PNTZ and of TBC in a suitably balanced ratio therebetween, having low toxicity and high effectiveness, equal to or higher than that of the PDA, and void of carcinogenic hazards, in the stabilization of pyrolisis gasolines, particularly of catalytic cracking gasolines.
Therefore, the subject-matter of the present invention is a gasoline stabilizing composition for preventing the gum formation and the degradation thereof, characterized in that it comprises, as effective preventing components, substituted or unsubstituted phenothiazine (PNTZ) or dimer, and tert.butyl-catechol
(TBC) in a certain ratio therebetween, as well as the use thereof as a stabilizer, the gasolines thus stabilized and the related gasoline stabilization method.
According to the present invention, the gasoline stabilization is carried out by adding to the gasoline 5 to 1000 ppm of a stabilizer, comprising as active stabilizing ingredients PNTZ and TBC in a weight ratio therebetween of 5:95 to 80:20, preferably of 27:75 to 40:60, even more preferably of 30:70 to 35:65, with an optimum value of about 33.3:66.6.
The dosage of the additive with respect to the gasoline, as well as the ratio of the two compounds, can vary with particular reference to the Bromine number and to the diene value.
The composition according to the invention may contain, besides the two above-mentioned components, PTNZ and TBC, other PTNZ- and TBC- compatible components and additive carriers commonly used in stabilizing compositions. Particularly suitable solvents are the aromatic solvents, like benzene, toluol and the like, as well as dimethyl-formamide and dimethyl-acetamide .
The combined use of the compounds in the blend yields a synergistic effect that is particularly significant at the preferred weight ratio values of the compounds .
EMBODIMENTS
The effectiveness of the stabilizing blend according to the invention was measured in tests that will hereinafter be disclosed.
Stability measurement tests use an assay for measuring the stability to degradation of the gasolines denominated Induction Period (Time?) Method ASTM D525. This method is deemed the most suitable for measuring the stability of the gasolines, by virtue of the predictive capacity thereof of the gum formation due to a gasoline polymerization in presence of oxygen.
Such method provides the heating at 100°C (98°C- 102°C) of a 50 ml sample in a bomb, sealed and subjected to a 690 kPa (100 psi) air pressure. The test attains a break point, represented by the instant when, on the pressure gauging curve, first a pressure drop of at least 14 kPa (2 psi) over 15 minutes, and then, over the next 15 minutes, another drop of at least 14 kPa (2 psi) take place. The induction time is determined by the time elapsed from the test start (positioning of the bomb inside the heating bath) to the break point.
Apparently, the induction time is a direct expression of the gasoline liability to gum formation during storage. This evaluation parameter is highly significant for highly unstable gasolines, like the cracked ones.
EXAMPLE 1.
Effectiveness of the TBC (tert.butyl-catechol) + PNTZ . (phenothiazine) blend with respect to the stabi.Lp.zers of the prior art.
The induction time for a series of stabilizers used in the art, including that of TBC and PNTZ, each individually, and that of TBC+PNTZ blends in different ratios, is measured for comparison on a cracked gasoline (Gasoline 1, Bromine number 65, diene value 7) . The results are reported in the following Table 1. TABLE 1
PRODUCT SAMPLE DOSAGE INDUCTION TIME
(ppm) (min)
Blank 60
Irganox 1010 300 180
2, 6-DTB-phenol 300 195
PDA 150 330
TBC 150 300
2, 4-DM-6-TB- 150 180 phenol
PNTZ 150 190
TBC+PNTZ 75+75 360
TBC+PNTZ 100+50 400
TBC+PNTZ 50+100 330
The table shows the predictable result that, when used individually, the best products are the PDA and the TBC, in accordance to long-time refinery practice. However, surprisingly, the blend TBC+PNTZ according to the invention emerges as a stabilizer having an effectiveness even greater than that of the PDA, therefore being capable of replacing the latter with improvement of performance, as well as toxicity elimination .
EXAMPLE 2. A test series was carried out in order to assess the optimal ratio between the two components of the TBC+PNTZ blend, on the basis of the induction time method. The results are reported in the following Table 2.
TABLE 2
Tests results, reported on a curve, show that the best stabilization is provided by a weight ratio of about 2:1 between the two components TBC and PNTZ (TBC 66.66% and phenothiazine 33.33%) with a <400 min induction time value .
EXAMPLE 3.
The effectiveness of a 1:2 PNTZ+TBC blend is directly compared to that of the PDA, always with reference to the induction time, for a cracked gasoline
(Gasoline 2, Bromine number 62, diene value 8). The results are reported in the following Table 3.
TABLE 3
STABILIZER DOSAGE Induction Time
(ppm) (min)
Blank 60
PDA 75 225
PNTZ+TBC 50 240
PDA 100 255
PNTZ+TBC 100 300
PDA 125 300
PNTZ+TBC 150 405
PDA 175 315
PNTZ+TBC 200 435
PDA 200 315
As it is apparent from the results reported in Table 3, the dosage (quantity in ppm) of the additive according to the invention and of the PDA, the stabilizing effectiveness (induction time) is significantly higher for the blend of the present invention, and this under extremely less critical operative conditions. EXAMPLE 4
The partial PDA replacement with tert. utyl phenols
(TBP) was advanced in the prior art, in order to reduce the environmental risks. Table 4 shows some results obtained on two types of cracked gasolines of the prior art, in which the addition of the above-mentioned tert .butyl-phenols (TBP) appears to be substantially effective, since, in the PDA replacement, the effectiveness of the former proves to be substantially equal to the PDA one. Therefore, the advantage of the TBPs is that of approximately obtaining the same effects of the PDA, yet with a 50% decrease of the latter, and with the entailed reduction of the toxicity hazards.
The results are reported in the following Table 4.
TABLE 4
The above-reported results are compared to those of the following Table 5, wherein the induction time values measured under the same conditions of Table 4 are compared to the induction time values obtained by the additive of the present invention, for the stabilizing effectiveness of the same gasoline type and for different gasolines .
Gasoline 5 Br N° 56 diene value 4 Gasoline 6 Br N° 58 diene value 5 Gasoline 7 Br N° 40 diene value 3 Gasoline 8 Br N° 62 diene value 9
TABLE 5
The test results reported in Table 5 should be compared to those of Table 4. They refer to tests carried out in order to simulate a wide range of cracked products, with gasoline characteristics, like, e.g. the Bromine number and the diene value, differing thereamong. This tests prove that the blend PNTZ/TBC of the present invention can replace, even with a higher effectiveness, the PDA+TBP blends, completely avoiding any toxicity hazard deriving from the use of the aromatic amines.
As in the above, the induction time test is applied also in the following examples 5-9, in which the effectiveness of the additive according to the invention (PNTZ-TBC in a 1:2 ratio) is compared to that of other stabilizers of the known art. The test is carried out on gasolines outputted by various industrial FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) plants located in various European countries . EXAMPLE 5
The first gasoline sample is made of 26% C5 hydrocarbon cut, 60% light gasoline and 14% medium gasoline . Cut characteristics: Light gasoline Medium gasoline
Density 0.680 0.780
P.I. i 35°C 71°C
50% vol. 56°C 143°C
95% vol. 110°C 195°C P.F. 139°C 213°C
Br N° 92 gr./lOO cc 40 gr./lOO cc
Sulfur 120 ppm 630 ppm
Olefins 44% p 27.4% p
Paraffins 46.9% p 34.3% p Naphtens 5.4% p 13.5% p
Aromatics 3.7% p 24.7% p
Blank Induction Time: 75 min.
EXAMPLE 6 .
The second gasoline sample has the following characteristics . Cut characteristics: Density 0.678
P.I. 32°C 50% vol. 54°C 95% vol. 106°C P.F. 124°C Br N° 91.5 gr./lOO cc Sulfur 96 ppm Olefins 32.5% p Paraffins 58.5% p Naphtenes 6.1% p Aromatics 2.9% p
Blank Induction Time: 75 min,
EXAMPLE 7.
The third sample has the following characteristics Cut characteristics:
Density 0.7217
P.I. 35°C
5% vol. 45°C
10% vol. 50°C 0 30% vol. 62°C
50% vol. 79°C
90% vol. 140°C
95% vol. 150°C
P.F. 165°C 5 Sulfur 0.08% p
Blank Induction Time: li mm.
EXAMPLE 8.
The fourth sample is a light gasoline having the following characteristics. Cut characteristics: Density 0.6638
P.I. 30°C
5% vol. 36°C
50% vol. 51°C
95% vol. 95°C
P.F. 144°C
Blank Induction Time: 180 min.
EXAMPLE 9.
The fifth sample is a medium gasoline having the following characteristics. Cut characteristics:
Density 0.7582
P.I. 87°C
5% vol. 97°C 50% vol . 110°C 95% vol . 139°C P . F . 147°C
Blank Induction Time: 90 min.
EXAMPLE 10.
Another test battery was carried out using a different ASTM test method, always related to the gasoline stability, carried out on a gasoline sample additioned with 100 ppm stabilizer, stored at 40°C for 43 days in a blanketed flask.
The so-called existent gums, i.e. the quantity of polymers formed (in mg/100 ml gasoline) following a brisk evaporation of a gasoline quantity in a preheated air jet at 160-165 °C, are determined through the ASTM D381/94 method, entitled «Standard test method for existent gum in fuels by Jet Evaporation» . Carrying out the same method on specimens of the gasoline stored at 40°C, additioned and not, at T=0 and at day 8, 22, 29 and 43 an increasing trend of said quantity of formed polymers (gums) is observed, which evidently is inversely proportional to the stabilizing effectiveness of the added additive.
In fact, the effectiveness of the product is inversely proportional to the quantity of gums to be found. This difference in the effectiveness is already apparent at T=0, i.e., when the ASTM D381 test is carried out right after the additioning, because the additive prevents the gum formation during the hot evaporation provided by the method itself. However, the significance of such difference of effectiveness increases over time. In fact, the additive prevents the gum formation during the storage at 40°C. The results in mg/100 ml of a cracked gasoline sample are the following:
days 0 8 22 29 43
Blank 834 746 804 1595 3891 PDA 100 ppm 717 536 561 862 2639
PNTZ + TBC (3:2) 100 ppm 698 469 555 722 2525
The above-reported result, obtained during and after the 43-day period, evidences a higher effectiveness of the PNTZ-TBC blend with respect to the aromatic amine, associated to an absence of toxicity, by virtue of the absence of the aromatic amines.

Claims

1. Gasoline stabilizing composition for inhibiting the degradation of said gasoline by preventing gum formation, characterized in that it comprises as effective inhibition ingredients:
A) substituted or unsubstituted phenothiazine (PNTZ) of formula
formula (1)
wherein Rx and R2 represent H, alkyl C -C2o and cycloalkyl C5-C2o groups and R3 represents H, alkyl Cχ-C2o and cycloalkyl C5 - C2o or phenyl groups, said alkyl and cycloalkyl groups possibly containing functional groups, or dimer phenothiazine and B) tert.butyl-catechol (TBC) of formula
formula (2)
in a ratio of 5:95 to 80:20 therebetween.
2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein said functional groups are selected from the class comprising: esther or carboxylic acid groups and derivatives thereof, of the type C - R.
O
wherein R4 is H, OH, R3, -ORχ, or -OR3; alcohol or esther groups of the -0-R3 type; amino groups of the type
or mercaptane or sulfur groups of the -S-Rχ type.
3. The composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said ratio is 27:75 to 40:60.
4. The composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said ratio is 30:70 to 35:65.
5. The composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said gasoline is a gasoline produced by a cracking process.
6. The composition according to claim 5, wherein said cracking process is a steam cracking process.
7. The composition according to claim 5, wherein said cracking process is a thermal cracking process.
8. The composition according to claim 5, wherein said cracking process is a catalytic cracking process.
9. The composition according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising usual PNTZ- and TBC- compatible carriers .
10. The use of a gasoline stabilizing composition according to any one of the claims 1 to 9, for inhibiting the degradation of said gasoline with gum formation.
11. The use of a stabilizing composition according to claim 10, wherein the ratio between phenothiazine and tert .butyl-catechol is 5:95 to 80:20.
12. The use of a stabilizing composition according to claim 11, wherein said ratio is 27:75 to 40:60
13. The use of a stabilizing composition according to claim 12, wherein said ratio is 30:70 to 35:65.
14. The use of a stabilizing composition according to any one of the claims 10 to 13, wherein said gasoline is a gasoline produced by a cracking process.
15. The use of a stabilizing composition according to claim 14, wherein said cracking process is a steam
Qracking process.
16. The use of a stabilizing composition according to claim 14, wherein said cracking process is a thermal cracking process.
17. The use of a stabilizing composition according to claim 14, wherein said cracking process is a catalytic cracking process.
18. The use of a stabilizing composition according to any one of the claims 10 to 17, further comprising usual PNTZ- and TBC-compatible additives and carriers.
19. The gasoline stabilized by the addition of an effective quantity towards the inhibition of the degradation of said gasoline with gum formation, of a stabilizing composition according to any one of the claims 1 to 9.
20. The stabilized gasoline according to claim 19, wherein said gasoline is a gasoline produced by a cracking process.
21. The stabilized gasoline according to claim 20, wherein said cracking process is a steam cracking process .
22. The stabilized gasoline according to claim 20, wherein said cracking process is a thermal cracking process .
23. The stabilized gasoline according to claim 20, wherein said cracking process is a catalytic cracking process .
24. The stabilized gasoline according to claim 20, wherein said effective composition quantity is 5 to 1000 ppm.
25. A method for stabilizing a gasoline by inhibiting the degradation of said gasoline with gum formation, comprising the step of adding to said gasoline an effective quantity therefor, of a stabilizing composition according to any one of the claims 1 to 9.
26. The method for stabilizing a gasoline wherein said effective composition quantity is 5 to 1000 ppm.
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