Claims
- 1. A process for the production of oil soluble basic magnesium sulphonates useful as lubricating oil additives comprising carbonating with carbon dioxide a mixture containing
- (a) an oil soluble sulphonic acid or a magnesium sulphonate thereof;
- (b) excess of magnesium oxide above that required to react with any free sulphonic acid that may be present, said excess being reacted with said carbon dioxide;
- (c) a hydrocarbon solvent;
- (d) water in an amount of 0.5 to 2 parts by weight based on the total amount of magnesium oxide used;
- (e) a C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 monoketone in an amount of 0.5 to 4 parts by weight based on the total amount of magnesium oxide used; and
- (f) one or more reaction promoters selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids or salts thereof, amines, and C.sub.4 to C.sub.6 diketones in an amount of 0.02 to 1.5 parts by weight based on the total amount of magnesium oxide used.
- 2. A process according to claim 1, in which the carbonation is effected at a temperature in the range 25.degree. to 200.degree. C.
- 3. A process according to claim 1, in which from 0.02 to 1 part by weight of the promoter based on the total amount of the magnesium compound present is used.
- 4. A process according to claim 1, in which the promoter is ethylene diamine.
- 5. A process according to claim 1, wherein said ketone is acetone and wherein said promoter is selected from the group consisting of formic acid, ethylene diamine, n-decanoic acid, ammonium hydroxide, and acetyl acetone, and combinations thereof.
- 6. A process according to claim 1, comprising carbonation of a mixture of alkyl benzene sulfonic acid, magnesium oxide, toluene solvent, water, acetone and a promoter selected from the group consisting of formic acid, ethylene diamine, n-decanoic acid and acetyl acetone.
- 7. A process according to claim 6, wherein said mixture includes mineral oil.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 235,924, filed 02-19-81, now abandoned, and a continuation-in-part of our U.S. Ser. No. 102,476, filed Dec. 11, 1979, now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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