US 11,787,945 B2
Polymerized oils and methods of manufacturing the same
Todd L. Kurth, Maple Grove, MN (US); Scott Nivens, Minneapolis, MN (US); Christopher Patrick Stevermer, St. Louis Park, MN (US); and Hassan Ali Tabatabaee, Plymouth, MN (US)
Assigned to CARGILL, INCORPORATED, Wayzata, MN (US)
Filed by Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/227,948.
Application 15/715,954 is a division of application No. 15/553,746, abandoned, previously published as PCT/US2016/019820, filed on Feb. 26, 2016.
Application 16/227,948 is a continuation of application No. 15/715,954, filed on Sep. 26, 2017, granted, now 10,316,190.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/126,064, filed on Feb. 27, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2019/0119499 A1, Apr. 25, 2019
Int. Cl. C08L 95/00 (2006.01); C08L 91/00 (2006.01); C09D 195/00 (2006.01); C08L 91/02 (2006.01); E01C 7/26 (2006.01); E01C 11/00 (2006.01); C09D 7/65 (2018.01); C08H 3/00 (2006.01); C11B 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 25/48 (2006.01)
CPC C08L 91/00 (2013.01) [C08H 3/00 (2013.01); C08L 91/02 (2013.01); C08L 95/00 (2013.01); C08L 95/005 (2013.01); C09D 7/65 (2018.01); C09D 195/00 (2013.01); E01C 7/26 (2013.01); E01C 7/262 (2013.01); E01C 11/005 (2013.01); C08L 2205/02 (2013.01); C08L 2205/08 (2013.01); C08L 2555/10 (2013.01); C08L 2555/22 (2013.01); C08L 2555/24 (2013.01); C08L 2555/28 (2013.01); C08L 2555/34 (2013.01); C08L 2555/52 (2013.01); C08L 2555/64 (2013.01); C08L 2555/70 (2013.01); C08L 2555/80 (2013.01); C08L 2555/82 (2013.01); C08L 2555/84 (2013.01); C11B 3/00 (2013.01); G01N 25/4866 (2013.01); Y02A 30/30 (2018.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of polymerizing a petroleum-based oil, comprising:
heating a petroleum-based oil to at least 100° C.;
adding a sulfur-containing compound to the heated oil; and
allowing the sulfur-containing compound to react with the oil to produce a polymerized oil crosslinked with the sulfur-containing compound, the oil comprising
a polymeric distribution having about 2 to about 80 wt % oligomer content, and
a sulfur content ranging from about 0.001 wt % to about 8 wt %
wherein a weight ratio of the polymerized oil to a combination of the petroleum-based oil and the sulfur content of the polymerized oil is 1:1.