Sulfonation Lignosulfonates

Lignin sulfonates (lignosulfonates), which are also sludge conditioners. 

Anionic Alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkylsulfates and ethoxysulfates, sulfosuccinates, phosphate esters, taurates, alkylnapthalene sulfonates, lignosulfonates... 

Synonyms Ammonium lignin sulfonate Lignosulfonic acid, ammonium salt... 

Calcium lignin sulfonate. See Calcium liqnosulfonate Calcium lignosulfonate CAS 8061-52-7 68131-32-8 (fermented) Synonyms Calcium lignin sulfonate Lignin calcium sulfonate Lignosulfonic acid, calcium salt... 

Synonyms Lignin sodium sulfonate Lignosulfonic acid, sodium salt Polignate sodium Sodium ligninsulfonate Sodium polignate... 

A. Kraft 1. (also called sulfate 1. or alkali 1.) is obtained from wood pulping (->paper) and is isolated from the black liquor (containing 40% 1.) by precipitation with acids. Only a small part (27 000 mt in 1977) of Kraft 1. is sold as such. The major volume is sulfonated (- lignosulfonate). 

B. In sulfite pulping (- paper), 1. is directly obtained as sulfonate (- lignosulfonate). Milled wood 1. (MWL) is obtained by extraction of the milled wood with dioxane/water and is used only for scientific investigations. 

Sacrificial adsorption agents such as lignosulfonates (148—151) can be used to reduce the adsorption of more expensive polymers and surfactants. Other chemicals tested include poly(vinyl alcohol) (152), sulfonated poly(vinyl alcohol) (153), sulfonatedpoly(vinylpyrrohdinone) (153), low molecular weight polyacrylates (154), and sodium carbonate (155). 

Dispersants (qv) have been added to the pulper to maintain stickies in a colloidal state. The small particle size reduces the problems stickies cause on the paper machine and in paper products. Among the chemicals that have been used are fatty alcohol ethoxylates, alkylphenol ethoxylates, lignosulfonates, and naphthalene sulfonates (18). 

Polymeric stmctures having pendent SO groups, lignosulfonates, and polystyrene sulfonates, d... 

Seawater muds are composed of bentonite, thinner (lignosulfonate or lignosulfonate and lignite), and an organic filtration control agent. The typical formulation of a seawater mud is 3.5 Ib/bbl of alkali (2 Ib/bbl caustic soda and 1.5 Ib/bbl lime), 8 to 12 Ib/bbl of lignosulfonate, and 2 to 4 Ib/bbl of bentonite to maintain viscosity and filtration. Another approach is to use bentonite/thinner (ligno-sulfonate)/freshwater premix, and mix it with seawater that has been treated for hardness. This technique will be discussed in the saturated saltwater muds section. 

Lignins are most usually employed as various types of sodium lig-nosulfonate and are products of sulfite pulping. (Kraft lignins from the Kraft pulping process are also available.) They are used as dispersants, binders, sequestrants, and emulsifiers. Sodium lignosulfonate product variables include color, MW, and the degree of carboxylation and sulfonation on the lignin backbone. 

Kelig 100 is a sodium lignosulfonate with a high degree of sulfonation and excellent sequestering properties, and it is compatible with almost all types of formulations. 

Surface-active compounds, especially the anionic surfactants, are derived from fossil raw materials as well as from recent raw materials. The portion of the biomass on the production of anionic surfactants is about 75% if the soap, the quantitatively most important anionic surfactant, is included. Considering only the synthetic surfactants, the syndets, the portion of fossil raw materials in the production of these surfactants, is about 75%. Without the lignosulfonates (and the petroleum sulfonates) this portion is about 90%. Due to strong efforts... 

Seawater muds are composed of bentonite, thinner (lignosulfonate or ligno-sulfonate with lignite), and an organic filtration control agent. 

Laboratory experiments have been conducted with a chromium lignite-chromium lignosulfonate mud system both without and with solid lubricants. These studies include filtration loss, cake quality, and their impact on the formation. A comparative evaluation has led to the conclusion that Gilsonite is a better additive compared with sulfonated asphalt as it results in less filtration... 

A water-soluble polymer of monoallylamine can be used in conjunction with a sulfonated polymer, such as a water-soluble lignosulfonate, condensed naphthalene sulfonate, or sulfonated vinyl aromatic polymer, to minimize fluid loss from the slurry during well cementing operations [1510,1511]. The polymer... 

Ethoxylated methylcarboxylates Propoxyethoxy glyceryl sulfonate Alkylpropoxyethoxy sulfate as surfactant, xanthan, and a copolymer of acrylamide and sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate Carboxymethylated ethoxylated surfactants (CME) Polyethylene oxide (PEG) as a sacrificial adsorbate Polyethylene glycols, propoxylated/ethoxylated alkyl sulfates Mixtures of sulfonates and nonionic alcohols Combination of lignosulfonates and fatty amines Alkyl xylene sulfonates, polyethoxylated alkyl phenols, octaethylene glycol mono n-decyl ether, and tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride Anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), cationic tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (TTAC), nonionic pentadecylethoxylated nonylphenol (NP-15), and nonionic octaethylene glycol N-dodecyl ether Dimethylalkylamine oxides as cosurfactants and viscosifiers (N-Dodecyl)trimethylammonium bromide Petrochemical sulfonate and propane sulfonate of an ethoxylated alcohol or phenol Petrochemical sulfonate and a-olefin sulfonate... 

Acid flooding can be successful in formations that are dissolvable in the particular acid mixture, thus opening the pores. Hydrochloric acid is common, in a concentration of 6% to 30%, sometimes also with hydrofluoric acid and surfactants added (e.g., isononylphenol) [130,723]. The acidic environment has still another effect on surfactants. It converts the sulfonates into sulfonic acid, which has a lower interfacial tension with oil. Therefore a higher oil forcing-out efficiency than from neutral aqueous solution of sulfonates is obtained. Cyclic injection can be applied [4,494], and sulfuric acid has been described for acid treatment [25,26,1535]. Injecting additional aqueous lignosulfonate increases the efficiency of a sulfuric acid treatment [1798]. 

Stabilizing agents are used to maintain drilling fluid rheological properties at highly elevated downhole temperatures. Chromium and chromium-free lignosulfonates, polyglycol ethers, sodium polystyrene sulfonate-co-maleic anhydride), and a melanin polymer have been used in this application. Additives such as sodium diethyldi-thiocarbamate have been used to stabilize aqueous polysaccharides such as xanthan gum (18). 

Thinners and dispersants are used to prevent excessive flocculation of clay particles and maintain pumpability of the fluid. Tannins, various lignosulfonate salts, sodium tetraphosphate and other phosphates, and synthetic polymers such as sodium poly(styrene sulfonate-co-maleic anhydride) have been used. 

Some lignosulfonic acids are used as a tanning auxiliary. The tanning effect is due to the sulfonic acid groups and not to the phenolic hydroxyls in the product there is only about one free phenol group in every third Cg unit in hgnin and many of these may be sterically inaccessible. Leather tanned with lignosulfonates is therefore not water-proof. 

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