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US 12,241,011 · App. 17/817,795 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Polyamine-polyesters as corrosion inhibition

Inventors: Ashish Dhawan (Aurora, IL); Jeremy Moloney (Katy, TX); Carter Martin Silvernail (Lakeville, MN)
Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
C09K15/20C07C219/08C11D3/0015C11D3/30C23F11/141C11D2111/12
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Patent No.
US 12,241,011
App. No.
17/817,795
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for reducing, inhibiting, or preventing corrosion of a surface, using a polyester polyamine compound. The polyester polyamine compound having a structure corresponding to Formula 1 or 2, or a salt thereof: wherein R 1 is independently alkylene; R 2 is independently hydrogen or —COR 4 ; R 3 is independently alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkaryl; R 4 is independently alkyl or alkenyl; R 10 and R 11 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkaryl; m is an integer from 1 to 10; n is an integer from 3 to 10; and wherein at least one R 2 is —COR 4 .

Claims (38)

1. A polyester polyamine compound, the polyester polyamine compound corresponding to the structure of Formula 2, or a salt thereof:

wherein

R 1 is independently alkylene;

R 2 is independently hydrogen or —COR 4 ;

R 3 is independently alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkaryl;

R 4 is independently alkyl or alkenyl;

R 10 and R 11 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkaryl;

m is an integer from 1 to 10;

n is an integer from 3 to 10; and

wherein at least one R 2 is —COR 4 .

2. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is C 1 to C 8 alkylene.

3. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 2 , wherein R 1 is —CH 2 CH 2 — or —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )—.

4. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 , wherein from about 50% to about 100% of R 2 are —COR 4 .

5. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 , wherein R 4 is C 12 to C 22 alkyl.

6. The polyester polyamine compound claim 4 , wherein COR 4 is derived from a fatty acid.

7. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 6 , wherein the fatty acid is stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, behenic acid, myristic acid, or a combination thereof.

8. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 , wherein R 3 is C 1 to C 4 alkyl or alkaryl.

9. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 , wherein m is an integer from 2 to 6.

10. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 , wherein R 10 is hydrogen and R 11 is hydrogen or methyl.

11. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 , wherein n is an integer of 3, 4, or 5.

12. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 , wherein the polyester polyamine compound is a halogen salt, a sulfate, or an acetate salt.

13. The polyester polyamine compound of claim 12 , wherein the polyester polyamine compound is a chloride salt.

14. A corrosion inhibitor composition, wherein the composition comprises a component and a polyester polyamine compound corresponding to the structure of Formula 1 or 2, or a salt thereof:

wherein

R 1 is independently alkylene;

R 2 is independently hydrogen or —COR 4 ;

R 3 is independently alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkaryl;

R 4 is independently alkyl or alkenyl;

R 10 and R 11 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkaryl;

m is an integer from 1 to 10;

n is an integer from 3 to 10; and

wherein at least one R 2 is —COR 4 .

15. The corrosion inhibitor composition of claim 14 , wherein the component comprises one or more additional corrosion inhibitors, solvents, asphaltene inhibitors, paraffin inhibitors, scale inhibitors, emulsifiers, water clarifiers, dispersants, emulsion breakers, gas hydrate inhibitors, biocides, pH modifiers, or surfactants.

16. A method for inhibiting corrosion of a surface, the method comprising adding the corrosion inhibitor composition of claim 14 to a fluid which contacts the surface.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the polyester polyamine compound is present in the fluid in an amount from about 1 ppm to about 5000 ppm.

18. A fabric softener composition, wherein the composition comprises the polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 .

19. A method for treating fabric, the method comprising adding a composition comprising the polyester polyamine compounds of claim 1 to a fluid which contacts the fabric.

20. A fabric antistatic composition, a fabric conditioner composition, or a relaxant composition, wherein the composition comprises the polyester polyamine compound of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2022
From: DHAWAN, ASHISH; MOLONEY, JEREMY; SILVERNAIL, CARTER MARTIN
To: ECOLAB USA INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63203957 · Aug 5, 2021
Related Publication 20230076540A1 · Mar 9, 2023
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