A low pour point gas turbine fuel is prepared from a waxy crude by blending a 650.degree.-750.degree.F distillate fraction from a crude oil with a minor amount of a 350.degree.-650.degree.F fraction of a middle distillate and from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of an oil soluble ethylene-vinyl fatty acid ester copolymer in which the fatty acid component of the ester has a carbon content of from about 2 to about 6; the copolymer having a molecular weight between about 17,000 and 29,000, and a vinyl fatty...

Low pour fuel oil compositions are prepared by incorporating in a residual fuel a small amount of an oil-soluble terpolymer such as (1) a vinyl acetate-ethylene-methacrylic or acrylic acid ester terpolymer of (2) vinyl acetate-ethylene-oxyalkylated acrylic acid terpolymer.

A low pour crude oil composition is prepared by incorporating into a waxy crude oil an effective pour depressant amount of an oil-soluble terpolymer, such as a vinyl acetate-ethylene-methacrylic or acrylic acid ester terpolymer. The terpolymer may be added with mixing directly to the heated crude or in hydrocarbon solution such as a solution of the terpolymer in a middle distillate or kerosene. In another aspect, this invention relates to a process for the pipeline transportation of the low pour...

A low pour point residual fuel oil composition is prepared from a major amount of a high pour point, low sulfur, waxy, residual fuel and a minor amount of a low wax, low pour, residual fuel oil by adding thereto from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an oil soluble terpolymer such as vinyl acetate-ethylene-propylene or butylene or a graft copolymer in which propylene or butylene is grafted onto an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer backbone or basic chain, having preferably, a number average molecular wei...

A crude oil composition having a low pour point is prepared by incorporating into a waxy crude oil an effective pour depressant amount of an oil-soluble polymer, such as vinyl acetate-ethylene-propylene or butylene terpolymer or a graft copolymer in which propylene or butylene is grafted onto an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer backbone or basic chain. The terpolymer may be added with mixing directly to the heated crude or in hydrocarbon solution such as a solution of the terpolymer in a middle ...

Conductivity of a low flash point diesel fuel containing diluent naphtha is increased by addition thereto of an amyl alcohol, typically a fusel oil.

A water-containing fuel boiling in the gasoline boiling range, such as gasoline or gasohol, is contacted with a substantially saturated aqueous solution of potassium fluoride (or carbonate) plus solid potassium fluoride (or carbonate) and dry fuel is recovered.

A low pour gas oil composition is prepared from a waxy crude by blending a 650.degree.-750.degree. F distillate fraction from a crude oil with a minor amount of a 350.degree.-650.degree. F fraction of a middle distillate and from 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent of an oil-soluble vinyl acetate-ethylene-vinyl chloride or allyl chloride terpolymer, the said terpolymer having a number average molecular weight of about 4,000 to about 70,000.

A crude oil composition having a low pour point is prepared by incorporating into a waxy crude oil an effective pour depressant amount of an oil-soluble terpolymer, such as vinyl acetate-ethylene-vinyl chloride or allyl chloride terpolymer. The terpolymer may be added with mixing directly to the heated crude or in hydrocarbon solution such as a solution of the terpolymer in a middle distillate or kerosene. In another aspect, this invention relates to a process for the pipeline transportation of ...

A low pour point fuel oil composition is prepared from a major amount of a high pour point, low sulfur, waxy, residual fuel and a minor amount of low wax, low pour, residual fuel oil by adding thereto from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an oil soluble terpolymer such as vinyl acetate-ethylene-vinyl chloride or allyl chloride having a number average molecular weight of about 4,000 to about 70,000. The copolymer may be added either in a water-glycol emulsion or in a hydrocarbon to one of the blend comp...