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US2382905A
US2382905A US499552A US49955243A US2382905A US 2382905 A US2382905 A US 2382905A US 499552 A US499552 A US 499552A US 49955243 A US49955243 A US 49955243A US 2382905 A US2382905 A US 2382905A
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  • This invention relates to the stabilization of petroleum hydrocarbons and more particularly to the stabilization of distillate fuel oils containing or in contact with copper and its compounds.
  • antioxidants Many compounds, generally termed antioxidants, have been found to inhibit the deterioration of petroleum hydrocarbons caused by oxygen. In general, such antioxidants are relatively ineffective in the presence of catalytically active metals, such as copper and its compounds.
  • an antioxidant with a metal deactivator in petroleum hydrocarbons containing a, catalytically active metal.
  • the metal deactivator' renders the metal catalytically inactive and enables the antioxidant eifectively to stabilize the petroleum hydrocarbon as though no catalytically active metal was present.
  • the effects of the antioxidant and of the metal deactivator are limited.
  • the antioxidant is itself gradually oxiclized and hence used up by contact with fresh quantities of oxygen.
  • the metal deactivator is also frequently used up by being brought into contact with fresh quantities of the catalytically active metal.
  • the trithiophosphites appear to render the antioxidants and metal deactivators effective While petroleum hydrocarbons generally may be treated in accordance with our invention, we have found that our invention is of particular utility in the treatment of distillate fuel oils and are most beneficial therein.
  • the distillate fuel oils which are to be treated in accordance with our invention, are the petroleum hydrocarbon fractions which are characterized by a boiling range falling beween 250 F. and 760 F. and which are susceptible to oxidative deterioration. Any of the usual antioxidants, known to inhibit oxidative deterioration of the particular type of petroleum hydrocarbon being treated,
  • the antioxidant will generally be an aromatic compound of the class known as gum inhibitors or gasoline antioxidants which include polyhydric phenols, aminophenols and aromatic polyamines, such as 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene, 4-(n-butylamino) -phenol, 4-isobutylamino-phenol, l-amino- 4-cyc1ohexylamino benzene and 1,4-(sec-butylamino) -benzene.
  • gum inhibitors such as 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene, 4-(n-butylamino) -phenol, 4-isobutylamino-phenol, l-amino- 4-cyc1ohexylamino benzene and 1,4-(sec-butylamino) -benzene.
  • the metal deactivators may be any of the metal deactivators which are known to deactivate copper and which, therefore, are more specifically termed copper deactivators.
  • copper deactivators include: the condensation products of aromatic ortho-hydroxy-carbonyl compounds with aliphatic primary polyamines disclosed in Patent 2,181,121 to Downing et al.; the di-(2-hydroxy aromatic ketone) ethylenediamines disclosed in Patent 2,255,597 to Downing et al.; the hydroxamic acids disclosed in Patent 2,279,973 to Dietrich; the beta-aminoethyl sulfides and related compounds disclosed in Patent 2,282,710 to Dietrich; the aromatic orthohydroxy-carbonyl oximes disclosed in the application of Frederick B.
  • Particularly effective copper deactivators are disalicylal propylenediamine, salicylaldoxime, 2 hydroxyacetophenoxime, 1,2 bis -(methylacetonylmethyleneimino) -ethylene and 2-hydroxv-B-methoxybenzal ortho-aminophenol.
  • the third component which is to be added to the petroleum hydrocarbons in accordance with our invention. is a trithiophosphite having the formula wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and R" represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical.
  • R, R and R represents a hydrocarbon radical.
  • the hydrocarbon radicals may be aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aryl substituted aliphatic, aromatic and alkyl substituted aromatic.
  • the hydrocarbon radicals represented by R, R and R.” are aliphatic and particularly cycloaliphatic. Of these, the terpene hydrocarbons appear to produce the best results and hence are specifically preferred.
  • the following trithiophosphites have been found to give satisfactory results in accordance with our invention:
  • Triethyl trithiophosphite Tridodecyl trithiophosphite Tricyclohexyl trithiophosphite Tribenzyl trithiophosphite Tricresyl trithiophosphite Tri-(alpha-naphthyl) trithiophosphite Diethyl trithiophosphite Didodecyl trithiophosphite Dicyclohexyl trithiophosphite Dipinene trithiophosphite Dibenzyl trithiophosphite Dicresyl trithiophosphite Di-(alpha-naphthyl) trithiophosphite
  • the antioxidant, the copper deactivator and the trithiophosphite may be added to the hydrocarbon Within a wide range of proportions depending upon the results deslred.
  • the antioxidant will be added in the proportion of from about 0.001% to about 1%.
  • the metal deactivator will ordinarily be employed in the proportion of from about 0.0001% to about 0.1%.
  • the trithiophosphite will generally be added in the proportion of from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%. These percentage proportions are based on the oil. Also, the concentrations of some of the antioxidants, some of the copper deactivators and some of the trithiophosphites will be limited by their solubility in the oil being treated.
  • the antioxidant, the copper deactivator and the trithiophosphite may each be added directly to the oil or dissolved in a solvent, such as benzene, methanol, acetone and the like. They may each be added to the oil separately or mixedtogether in suitable proportions prior to their addition to the oil. They may be added to the oil in its final stage of manufacture or at any suitable stage in the process of manufacturing the oils.
  • a solvent such as benzene, methanol, acetone and the like. They may each be added to the oil separately or mixedtogether in suitable proportions prior to their addition to the oil. They may be added to the oil in its final stage of manufacture or at any suitable stage in the process of manufacturing the oils.
  • the fuel oil used possessed the following properties:
  • disalicylal propylenediamine (a copper deactivator) retards the formation of residues to some extent.
  • the combination of the disalicylal propylenediamine and 4-(n-butylamino) -phenol yields improved results.
  • the combination of as little as 0.0002% of tripinene trithiophosphite with the copper deactivator and the antioxidant produced substantially better results.
  • the results obtained by the combination of the three components are synergistic rather than additive.
  • tripinene trithiophosphite triethyl trithiophosphite, tridodecyl trithiophosphite, tricyclohexyl trithiophosphite, tribenzyl trithiophosphite, tricresyl trithiophosphite, tri-(alphanaphthyl) trithiophosphite, diethyl trithiophos- .phite, didodecyl trithiophosphite, dicyclohexyl trithiophosphite, dipinene trithiophosphite, dibenzyl trithiophosphite, dicresyl trithiophosphite and di-(alpha-naphthyl) trithiophosphite will be found to be very effective in combination with disalicylal propylenediamine and 4- (n-butylamino) -phenol
  • One method of preparing the neutral trithiophosphites comprises reacting three moles of a mercaptan, such as pinene mercaptan, with one mole of phosphorus trichloride in the presence of a base.
  • a distillate fuel oil normally subject to cathibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion. from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula RI! wherein R, R, and R" represent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals.
  • a distillate fuel oil normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula RI! wherein R, R, and R" represent-terpene hydrocarbon radicals.
  • a distillate fuel oil normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of tripinene trithiophosphite.
  • a distillate fuel oil normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of -(n-butylamino) -phenol, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about-0.01%, of a compound of the formula R" wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and R" represents a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
  • a distillate fuel oil normally subject to cata-- RI! wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and. R" represents a member of the group consistingof hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
  • a distillate fuel oil normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of 4-(nbutylamino) -phenol, a small proportion of disalicylal propylenediamine, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula a-sr sa' wherein R, R, and R represent terpene hydrocarbon radicals.
  • a distillate fuel oil normally subject to cattalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen havin incorporated therein a small proportion of 4-(nbutylamino)-phenol, a small proportion of disalicylal propylenediamine, and a small pro- 'portion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of tripinene trithiophosphite.
  • the method of inhibiting the catalytic deterioration of petroleum hydrocarbons normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the petroleum hydrocarbons a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the petroleum hydrocarbons in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper de-- activator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and It" represents a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
  • the method of inhibiting the catalytic deterioration of a distillate fuel oil normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel oil a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivawherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and R" represents a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
  • the method of inhibiting [the catalytic deterioration of a distillate fuel oil normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel oil a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, 9, small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula a oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel 39 oil a small proportion of an antioxidant normally the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small-proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula a-s-P-s-x' 12" wherein R, R, and R" represent terpene hydrocarbon radicals.
  • the method of inhibiting the catalytic deterioration of a distillate fuel oil normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel oil a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about, 0.01% of tripinene trtthiophosphite.
  • the method of inhibiting the catalytic deterioration of a distillate fuel oil normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of oxygen comprises incorporating in the fuel oil a small proportion of 4-(n-butylamino) phenol, .a. small proportion of disalicylal propylenediamine, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of tripinene trithiophosphite.

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Patented Aug. l4, 1945 STABILIZATION F PETROLEUM HYDRO OARBONS Charles .I'. Pedersen, Richard 0. Bender, to E. I. du Pont de Penna Grove, N. 1., and Rldley Park, Pa., asslrnors Nemours & Company, Wilminrton, Del., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application August 21, 1943, Serial No. 499,552
18 Claims. (0]. 4476) This invention relates to the stabilization of petroleum hydrocarbons and more particularly to the stabilization of distillate fuel oils containing or in contact with copper and its compounds.
It is known that petroleum hydrocarbons, and particularly distillate fuel oils, tend to deteriorate when stored in free contact with the atmosphere. Such deterioration results in the formation and deposition of gelatinous, waxy or gummy materials. These materials foul and clog screens, strainers, small orifices and the like, thereby interfering with the proper functioning of the oil burners, in which the fuels are employed, and
rendering the fuel oils unsatisfactory for use.
Such deterioration of the fuel oils is accelerated by copper and its catalytically active compounds. Since many oil lbumer installations include parts made of copper or copper-containing metals, the fuel oils employed therein become exposed to the action of this oat-alytically active element, whereby their deterioration is rapidly accelerated.
Many compounds, generally termed antioxidants, have been found to inhibit the deterioration of petroleum hydrocarbons caused by oxygen. In general, such antioxidants are relatively ineffective in the presence of catalytically active metals, such as copper and its compounds.
More recently, it has been found that a number of chemical compounds, when incorporated in petroleum hydrocarbons containing catalytically active metals, will react with the catalytically active metals to render such metals catalytically inactive. Such compounds are generally termed met-a1 deactivators. The metal deactivators have little or no antioxidant properties, but merely render the catalytically active metals inactive, so that the petroleum hydrocarbons have substantially the same stability as they would ordinarily have in the absence of the catalytically active metals.
Therefore, it is generally desirable to employ an antioxidant with a metal deactivator in petroleum hydrocarbons containing a, catalytically active metal. Thereby, the metal deactivator' renders the metal catalytically inactive and enables the antioxidant eifectively to stabilize the petroleum hydrocarbon as though no catalytically active metal was present. The effects of the antioxidant and of the metal deactivator are limited. The antioxidant is itself gradually oxiclized and hence used up by contact with fresh quantities of oxygen. The metal deactivator is also frequently used up by being brought into contact with fresh quantities of the catalytically active metal.
- over longer periods of time.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved method for the stabilization of petroleum hydrocarbons and particularly of distillate fuel oils containing or in contact with copper and its catalytically active compounds. Another object is to provide a method for improving the eifectiveness and life of antioxidants and metal deactivators in petroleum hydrocarbons. A further object is to provide petroleum hydrocarbons, and particularly distillate fuel oils of improved stability, especially in the presence of copper and its catalytically active compounds. Other objects are to provide new compositions of matter and to advance the art. Still other objects will appear hereinafter.
The above and other objects may be accomplished in accordance with our invention which comprises incorporating in petroleum hydrocarbons, normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen, 2. small proportion of an antioxidant, normally eifective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the petroleum hydrocar lbons in the absence of copper and its compounds, 12. small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a. small proportion of a compound of the formula cals and R" represents a member of the group of hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals. We have found that the trithiophosphites of the above formula render the antioxidants and the copper deactivator more effective to stabilize the petroleum hydrocarbons, whereby the resulting composition is of substantially improved stability. Also, the trithiophosphites, employed in accordance with our invention, appear to render the antioxidants and metal deactivators effective While petroleum hydrocarbons generally may be treated in accordance with our invention, we have found that our invention is of particular utility in the treatment of distillate fuel oils and are most beneficial therein. The distillate fuel oils, which are to be treated in accordance with our invention, are the petroleum hydrocarbon fractions which are characterized by a boiling range falling beween 250 F. and 760 F. and which are susceptible to oxidative deterioration. Any of the usual antioxidants, known to inhibit oxidative deterioration of the particular type of petroleum hydrocarbon being treated,
may be employed. In the treatment of the distillate fuel oils, the antioxidant will generally be an aromatic compound of the class known as gum inhibitors or gasoline antioxidants which include polyhydric phenols, aminophenols and aromatic polyamines, such as 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene, 4-(n-butylamino) -phenol, 4-isobutylamino-phenol, l-amino- 4-cyc1ohexylamino benzene and 1,4-(sec-butylamino) -benzene.
The metal deactivators, to be employed in the combination of our invention, may be any of the metal deactivators which are known to deactivate copper and which, therefore, are more specifically termed copper deactivators. Such copper deactivators include: the condensation products of aromatic ortho-hydroxy-carbonyl compounds with aliphatic primary polyamines disclosed in Patent 2,181,121 to Downing et al.; the di-(2-hydroxy aromatic ketone) ethylenediamines disclosed in Patent 2,255,597 to Downing et al.; the hydroxamic acids disclosed in Patent 2,279,973 to Dietrich; the beta-aminoethyl sulfides and related compounds disclosed in Patent 2,282,710 to Dietrich; the aromatic orthohydroxy-carbonyl oximes disclosed in the application of Frederick B. Downing and Charles J. Pedersen Serial No. 303,712 filed November 3, 1939; the condensation products of aliphatic betadi-ketones with aliphatic primary polyamines, such as 1,2 bis -(methyl acetonylmethyleneimino)-ethylene; the condensation products of aromatic ortho-hydroxyaldehydes with hydroxyamines, particularly ortho-aminophenol, disclosed in the copending application of Frederick B. Downing and Charles J. Pedersen Serial No. 412,602 filed September 27, 1941; the condensation products of ortho-hydroxy aromatic aldehydes with the alkali metal salts of primary amino carboxylic acids as disclosed in the copending application of Frederick B. Downing and Charles J. Pedersen Serial No. 467,554 filed December 1, 1942; the condensation products of equimolecular proportions of ortho-hydroxy aromatic aldehydes with primary monoamino polyhydric alcohols as disclosed in the application of Ivan Gubelmann in copending application Serial No. 472,159 filed January 12, 1943; the ortho-hydroxy aryl azo compounds disclosed in the copending application of Charles J. Pedersen Serial No. 461,632 filed October 10, 1942; and the heterocyclic carboxylic acids derived from pyridine and piperidine disclosed in the copending application of Charles J. Pedersen Serial No. 467,555 filed December 1, 1942. Particularly effective copper deactivators are disalicylal propylenediamine, salicylaldoxime, 2 hydroxyacetophenoxime, 1,2 bis -(methylacetonylmethyleneimino) -ethylene and 2-hydroxv-B-methoxybenzal ortho-aminophenol.
The third component, which is to be added to the petroleum hydrocarbons in accordance with our invention. is a trithiophosphite having the formula wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and R" represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical. Preferably, each of R, R and R represents a hydrocarbon radical. The hydrocarbon radicals may be aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aryl substituted aliphatic, aromatic and alkyl substituted aromatic. Preferably, the hydrocarbon radicals represented by R, R and R." are aliphatic and particularly cycloaliphatic. Of these, the terpene hydrocarbons appear to produce the best results and hence are specifically preferred. The following trithiophosphites have been found to give satisfactory results in accordance with our invention:
Tripinene trithiophosphite Triethyl trithiophosphite Tridodecyl trithiophosphite Tricyclohexyl trithiophosphite Tribenzyl trithiophosphite Tricresyl trithiophosphite Tri-(alpha-naphthyl) trithiophosphite Diethyl trithiophosphite Didodecyl trithiophosphite Dicyclohexyl trithiophosphite Dipinene trithiophosphite Dibenzyl trithiophosphite Dicresyl trithiophosphite Di-(alpha-naphthyl) trithiophosphite The antioxidant, the copper deactivator and the trithiophosphite may be added to the hydrocarbon Within a wide range of proportions depending upon the results deslred. They will each be added to the hydrocarbons in a quite small proportion. Usually, the antioxidant will be added in the proportion of from about 0.001% to about 1%. The metal deactivator will ordinarily be employed in the proportion of from about 0.0001% to about 0.1%. The trithiophosphite will generally be added in the proportion of from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%. These percentage proportions are based on the oil. Also, the concentrations of some of the antioxidants, some of the copper deactivators and some of the trithiophosphites will be limited by their solubility in the oil being treated.
The antioxidant, the copper deactivator and the trithiophosphite may each be added directly to the oil or dissolved in a solvent, such as benzene, methanol, acetone and the like. They may each be added to the oil separately or mixedtogether in suitable proportions prior to their addition to the oil. They may be added to the oil in its final stage of manufacture or at any suitable stage in the process of manufacturing the oils.
The effectiveness of this method of treatment is shown by the storage stability data given in the table. Eight hundred cc. of fuel oil in 1 quart vented glass bottles were stored in the dark at atmospheric temperature. The area of contact of the metals when present was 2 sq. cm. per cc. of oil. The residue content, after 227 days of storage, was determined by the hot air jet gum method at 375 F.
The fuel oil used possessed the following properties:
A. S. T. M. boiling point, F.:
Initial 356 10% 376 End point 502 Table Residues after 227 days mg./100 cc. I Additive Cone.
Iron Copper Wt.% 1 None (control) 363 302 660 2 Dlsalicylal propylenediamine 0.002 267 226 255 3 Disalicylal propylenediamine 0.002 70 85 88 4(n-butylamino)-phe- {i0l] ..1 i 0.01 4 Dsaicya ropy enediaminau 0.002 71 75 68 4-(n-butylamino)-phenol 0.01 Trininene trithiophosphite 0.0002
It will be observed that the disalicylal propylenediamine (a copper deactivator) retards the formation of residues to some extent. The combination of the disalicylal propylenediamine and 4-(n-butylamino) -phenol (a commercial .antioxidant) yields improved results. However, the combination of as little as 0.0002% of tripinene trithiophosphite with the copper deactivator and the antioxidant produced substantially better results. The results obtained by the combination of the three components are synergistic rather than additive.
It will be understood that the foregoing tests have been given for illustrative purposes solely and that many variations and modifications may be made therein, particularly in the particular antioxidant, copper deactivator and trithiophosphite employed, without departing from the spirit or scope of our invention. A mixture of two or more antioxidants may be employed in place of the single antioxidant disclosed in the test. Also, a mixture of copper deactivators or of any one or more copper deactivators with other metal deactivators may be employed as the copper deactivator in the combination. Furthermore, a mixture of two or more trithiophosphites of the character hereinbefore disclosed may be employed in place of the single trithiophosphite. Still further, other addition agents may be employed in the stabilized petroleum hydrocarbons, such as oiliness agents, combustion promoters, pour point depressors, viscosity index improving agents and the like.
Each of tripinene trithiophosphite, triethyl trithiophosphite, tridodecyl trithiophosphite, tricyclohexyl trithiophosphite, tribenzyl trithiophosphite, tricresyl trithiophosphite, tri-(alphanaphthyl) trithiophosphite, diethyl trithiophos- .phite, didodecyl trithiophosphite, dicyclohexyl trithiophosphite, dipinene trithiophosphite, dibenzyl trithiophosphite, dicresyl trithiophosphite and di-(alpha-naphthyl) trithiophosphite will be found to be very effective in combination with disalicylal propylenediamine and 4- (n-butylamino) -phenol. Other effective combinations are combinations of catechol, disalicylal' proplyenediamine and each of the trithiophosphites specifically listed above. Still other desirable combinations are combinations of disalicylal propylenediamine, 1,4-di-(sec butylamino) benzene and tripinene trithiophosphite or any of the other trithio'phosphites specifically listed above.
, The methods of preparing the trithiophosphites of our invention are well known. ,One method of preparing the neutral trithiophosphites, which we have found to be practical, comprises reacting three moles of a mercaptan, such as pinene mercaptan, with one mole of phosphorus trichloride in the presence of a base.
It has been usual to improve the stability of fuel oils by subjecting them to some chemical refining method, such as treatment with sulfuric acid. Such methods, however, are relatively costly and result in material losses. By employing the combination of an antioxidant, a copper deactivator and a trithiophosphite in accordance with out invention, we have found it possible to stabilize distillate fuel oils adequately at a very reasonable cost and without any material loss. According y, our invention results in substantial economies and other results which are of .value to the art.
We claim:
l. Petroleum hydrocarbons normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the petroleum hydrocarbons in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a, small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0. to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula RSPS-R' RI! I wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and R" represents a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
3. Adistillate fuel oilnormally subject to eatalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small roportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula wherein R, R, and R" represent hydrocarbon radicals.
4. A distillate fuel oil normally subject to cathibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion. from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula RI! wherein R, R, and R" represent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals.
6. A distillate fuel oil normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula RI! wherein R, R, and R" represent-terpene hydrocarbon radicals.
7. A distillate fuel oil normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of tripinene trithiophosphite.
8. A distillate fuel oil normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of -(n-butylamino) -phenol, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about-0.01%, of a compound of the formula R" wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and R" represents a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
9. A distillate fuel oil normally subject to cata-- RI! wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and. R" represents a member of the group consistingof hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
11. A distillate fuel oil normally subject to catalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen having incorporated therein a small proportion of 4-(nbutylamino) -phenol, a small proportion of disalicylal propylenediamine, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula a-sr sa' wherein R, R, and R represent terpene hydrocarbon radicals.
12. A distillate fuel oil normally subject to cattalytic deterioration caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen havin incorporated therein a small proportion of 4-(nbutylamino)-phenol, a small proportion of disalicylal propylenediamine, and a small pro- 'portion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of tripinene trithiophosphite.
13. The method of inhibiting the catalytic deterioration of petroleum hydrocarbons normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the petroleum hydrocarbons a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the petroleum hydrocarbons in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper de-- activator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula wherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and It" represents a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
14. The method of inhibiting the catalytic deterioration of a distillate fuel oil normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel oil a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivawherein R and R represent hydrocarbon radicals and R" represents a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals.
15. The method of inhibiting [the catalytic deterioration of a distillate fuel oil normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel oil a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, 9, small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula a oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel 39 oil a small proportion of an antioxidant normally the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small-proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of a compound of the formula a-s-P-s-x' 12" wherein R, R, and R" represent terpene hydrocarbon radicals.
17. The method of inhibiting the catalytic deterioration of a distillate fuel oil normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel oil a small proportion of an antioxidant normally effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of the fuel oil in the absence of copper and its compounds, a small proportion of a copper deactivator, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about, 0.01% of tripinene trtthiophosphite.
18. The method of inhibiting the catalytic deterioration of a distillate fuel oil normally caused by copper and its compounds in the presence of effective to substantially inhibit deterioration of oxygen which comprises incorporating in the fuel oil a small proportion of 4-(n-butylamino) phenol, .a. small proportion of disalicylal propylenediamine, and a small proportion, from about 0.0001% to about 0.01%, of tripinene trithiophosphite.
CHARLES J. PEDERSEN.
RICHARD 0. BENDER.
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