ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY QUATERNARY SALTS OF AMINES AND THEIR USE AS TEMPORARY AND/OR PERMANENT CLAY STABILIZERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME

摘要

New classes of temporary and/or permanent clay stabilization compositions including at least one quaternary salt of polyamines or a reaction product of at least one polyamine having an NH moiety with an aldehyde, and to methods for making and using same, where the quaternary salts of polyamines have reduced toxicity.