Additives for low-sulphur mineral oil distillates containing an ester of an alkoxylated polyol and a polar nitrogenous paraffin dispersant

1. A method for improving the cold flow properties and paraffin dispersancy in a middle distillate having a maximum sulfur content of 0.05% by weight comprising the step of adding to the middle distillate an additive comprising at least one fatty ester of an alkoxylated polyol having at least 3 OH groups (A) and at least one polar nitrogen-containing paraffin dispersant (D), said fatty ester having an OH number of less than 15 mg KOH/g.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one polar nitrogen-containing paraffin dispersant present is a low molecular weight or polymeric, oil-soluble nitrogen compound.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one polar nitrogen-containing paraffin dispersant is an amino salt amide of secondary fatty amines having from 8 to 36 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the additive further comprises at least one ethylene copolymer (B).

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the ethylene copolymer (B) contains at least one unsaturated vinyl ester of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having from 2 to 15 carbon atoms.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the ethylene copolymer (B) contains from 10 to 40 mol % of comonomers.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the additive further comprises at least one alkylphenol-aldehyde resin (C).

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the alkylphenol-aldehyde resin (C) has alkyl radicals of from 1 to 50 carbon atoms.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the alkylphenol-aldehyde resin (C) is derived from at least one aldehyde having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fatty ester of an alkoxylated polyol (A) is derived from a polyol having three or more OH groups which has been reacted with from 1 to 100 mol of alkylene oxide.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fatty ester of an alkoxylated polyol (A) has been esterified with a fatty acid having from 8 to 50 carbon atoms.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fatty ester of an alkoxylated polyol (A) has been esterified with a mixture of at least one fatty acid having from 8 to 50 carbon atoms and at least one fat-soluble, polybasic carboxylic acid.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fatty ester of an alkoxylated polyol (A) is derived from glycerol.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polar nitrogen-containing parraffin dispersant is obtained by reacting aliphatic or aromatic amines with aliphatic or aromatic mono, di, tri or tetracarboxylic acids or their anhydrides.