摘要 |
The new petroleum breakers are obtained by reacting, at 90 DEG to 160 DEG C. and at a pH value of 6 to 9, (a) an addition product which has been obtained by reacting phenol with formaldehyde or acetaldehyde in a molar ratio of 1:1 to 3 at a temperature of 50 DEG to 80 DEG C., in the presence of an alkaline catalyst, with (b) a block polymer which contains nitrogen and which has been obtained by an addition reaction in which 10 to 80 moles of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide are added on, as a statistical average per nitrogen atom, the molar ratio of ethylene oxide to propylene oxide being 1:0.5 to 14, to ethylenediamine, propylenediamine, polyethylenepolyamines, polypropyleneamines or mixtures thereof, the ratio being 1 to 20 moles of (a) to 1 mole of (b). They are distinguished by a high degree of effectiveness when used for separating petroleum emulsions. Products which in some cases have an even greater effect are obtained if the reaction product of (a) and (b) is propoxylated. |