Antifoam compositions containing fatty and rosin acids or derivatives thereof
The invention relates to compositions that are capable of preventing foam from forming in media as well as methods of making and using the same.
1 . A composition, comprising
the product of contacting
a) a mixture comprising
from 0.1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one saturated or unsaturated, monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbon or derivative thereof having a linear, branched, and/or cyclic chain of from 8 and 24 carbon atoms, a dimer thereof, a trimer thereof, or mixtures thereof based upon the total weight of the mixture;
from 0.1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one rosin acid compound selected from the group consisting of natural resin-based acids obtained from residues of distillation of natural oils, amine carboxylates and ester and nitrile compounds of these acids based upon the total weight of the mixture; and
not more than 60 wt % of unsaponifiable material based upon the total weight of the mixture;
with b) a partial or full foam comprising water at a pH that is less than 7;
wherein
a) may be pre-mixed with water to form a soap that is at least partially soluble therein and has a pH of no less than about 7; or
a) may be pre-mixed with an organic solvent to form a partial or full solution thereof.
2 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the distillation of natural oils is extracted from at least one member selected from the group consisting of resinous trees, vegetables, and tallow.
3 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a) is a partial or full dispersion, emulsion, suspension, or sol of tall oil pitch, tall oil, crude tail oil, monomer, distilled tall oil, or mixtures thereof.
4 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a) is pre-mixed with water to form a soap that is at least partially soluble therein and has a pH of no less than about 7.
5 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-mixture of a) with water is in the form of a partial or full dispersion.
6 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the mixture a) are particles.
7 . The composition according to claim 6 , wherein the particles of a) have a size in at least one dimension ranging from 1 to 1000 nm.
8 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the mixture a) comprises
from 50 to 99.9 wt % of at least one saturated or unsaturated, monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbon or derivative thereof having a linear, branched, and/or cyclic chain of from 8 and 24 carbon atoms, a dimer thereof, a trimer thereof, or mixtures thereof based upon the total weight of the mixture;
from 0.2 to 30 wt % of at least one rosin acid compound selected from the group consisting of natural resin-based acids obtained from residues of distillation of natural oils, amine carboxylates and ester and nitrile compounds of these acids based upon the total weight of the mixture; and
not more than 20 wt % of unsaponifiable material based upon the total weight of the mixture.
9 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a) comprises at least one ester, amide, amine carboxylate, and nitrile of at least one saturated or unsaturated, monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbon having a linear, branched, and/or cyclic chain of from 8 and 24 carbon atoms.
10 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the mixture a) comprises
a combination of at least one saturated or unsaturated, monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbon or derivative thereof having a linear, branched, and/or cyclic chain of from 8 and 24 carbon atoms, a dimer thereof, a trimer thereof, or mixtures thereof, and at least one rosin acid compound selected from the group consisting of natural resin-based acids obtained from residues of distillation of natural oils, amine carboxylates and ester and nitrile compounds of these acids at an amount ranging from 80 to 99.9 wt % based upon the total weight of the mixture; and
from 0.1 to 15 wt % of unsaponifiable material based upon the total weight of the mixture
11 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a) further comprises a sodium salt.
12 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a) is at a pH of from 7 to 10.
13 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a) is at a pH of from about 7.5 to about 9.5.
14 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein b) further comprises an inorganic salt.
15 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein b) further comprises a phosphorus-containing compound.
16 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein b) further comprises phosphoric acid.
17 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a) is pre-mixed with an organic solvent to form a partial or full dispersion, suspension, sol, emulsion, or solution thereof.
18 . The composition according to claim 17 , wherein the organic solvent comprises a lower alkyl alcohol.
19 . The composition according to claim 17 , wherein the organic solvent comprises a poly(lower alkyl)ol.
20 . The composition according to claim 17 , wherein the pre-mixture of a) and organic solvent comprises from 0.1 to 99% of a poly(lower alkyl)ol, a lower alkyl alcohol, or mixture thereof.
21 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the premixture of a) and water or organic solvent or both comprises from 0.1 to 99 wt % of a).
22 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the premixture of a) and water or organic solvent or both comprises from 5 to 50 wt % of a).
23 . The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising isopropanol.
24 . The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising poly(lower alkyl) glycol.
25 . The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising polypropylene glycol.
26 . A method of making the composition according to claim 1 , comprising contacting a) with b).
27 . The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising gypsum.
28 . The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a strong acid.
29 . The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising sulfuric acid.
30 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a) may be pre-mixed with an organic solvent to form a partial or full dispersion, suspension, sol, or emulsion thereof.
31 . A method of inhibiting, reducing, and/or preventing the presence of foam in a media, comprising contacting
a) a mixture comprising
from 0.1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one saturated or unsaturated, monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbon or derivative thereof having a linear, branched, and/or cyclic chain of from 8 and 24 carbon atoms, a dimer thereof, a trimer thereof, or mixtures thereof based upon the total weight of the mixture;
from 0.1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one rosin acid compound selected from the group consisting of natural resin-based acids obtained from residues of distillation of natural oils, amine carboxylates and ester and nitrile compounds of these acids based upon the total weight of the mixture; and
not more than 60 wt % of unsaponifiable material based upon the total weight of the mixture;
with b) a partial or full foam comprising water at a pH that is less than 7;
wherein a) may be pre-mixed with water to form a soap that is at least partially soluble therein and has a pH of no less than about 7 or a) may be pre-mixed with an organic solvent to form a partial or full dispersion, suspension, sol, emulsion, or solution thereof; and
wherein the amount of foam present in the media is reduced by at least 5% relative to the amount of foam present in the media when a) is not contacted with b).
32 . The method according to claim 31 , wherein b) further comprises comprises a phosphorus-containing compound.
33 . The method according to claim 31 , wherein b) further comprises phosphoric acid.
34 . The method according to claim 33 , further comprising refining phosphorus-containing rock.
35 . The method according to claim 34 , wherein the contacting and the refining are performed concurrently.
36 . A composition, comprising
a mixture comprising
from 0.1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one saturated or unsaturated, monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbon or derivative thereof having a linear, branched, and/or cyclic chain of from 8 and 24 carbon atoms, a dimer thereof, a trimer thereof, or mixtures thereof based upon the total weight of the particle;
from 0.1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one rosin acid compound selected from the group consisting of natural resin-based acids obtained from residues of distillation of natural oils, amine carboxylates and ester and nitrile compounds of these acids based upon the total weight of the particle; and
not more than 60 wt % of unsaponifiable material based upon the total weight of the particle;
a phosphorus-containing compound; and
water.
37 . The composition according to claim 36 , wherein the composition is a partial or full dispersion, suspension, sol, emulsion, or mixtures thereof
38 . The composition according to claim 36 , wherein the composition is a partial foam.
39 . The composition according to claim 36 , wherein the phosphorus-containing compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid and phosphoric rock.
40 . The composition according to claim 36 , further comprising gypsum.
41 . The composition according to claim 36 , further comprising a strong acid.
42 . The composition according to claim 36 , further comprising sulfuric acid.