Thermal insulation

Abstract

The present invention is directed to addressing one or more of the aforementioned concerns and relates to thermal insulation materials and thermal insulation material compositions and methods for thermally insulating pipelines and associated equipment, structures, and objects used in offshore drilling. The present invention is directed to articles of manufacture comprising the thermal insulation materials and/or thermal insulation material compositions of the invention. More particularly the present invention relates to the use of ring opening metathesis polymerization polymers (ROMP polymers) and/or ROMP polymer composites for thermally insulating pipelines and associated equipment, structures, and objects used in offshore oil drilling.

1 . A thermal insulation material, comprising: a resin composition comprising a cyclic olefin composition and a catalyst composition comprising at least one metal carbene olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the cyclic olefin composition comprises 10.0 mol % to 80.0 mol % of at least one cyclic olefin containing multiunsaturation, and up to 90.0 mol % of at least one cyclic olefin containing monounsaturation, wherein the at least one cyclic olefin containing multiunsaturation may be substituted or unsubstituted, and wherein the at least one cyclic olefin containing monounsaturation may be substituted or unsubstituted. 
     
     
         2 . A method of coating at least a portion of at least one surface of an object with a thermal insulation material, comprising: combining a resin composition comprising a cyclic olefin composition with a catalyst composition comprising at least one metal carbene olefin metathesis catalyst, thereby forming a ROMP composition, wherein the cyclic olefin composition comprises 10.0 mol % to 80.0 mol % of at least one cyclic olefin containing multiunsaturation, and up to 90.0 mol % of at least one cyclic olefin containing monounsaturation, wherein the at least one cyclic olefin containing multiunsaturation may be substituted or unsubstituted, and wherein the at least one cyclic olefin containing monounsaturation may be substituted or unsubstituted; contacting the ROMP composition with at least a portion of at least one surface of the object; and subjecting the ROMP composition to conditions effective to promote a ROMP reaction of the cyclic olefin composition in the presence of the at least one metal carbene olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the thermal insulation material is a ROMP polymer or a ROMP polymer composite. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the object is object is a pipe, pipeline, pipe fitting, hose, hose fitting, tank, container, drum, manifold, riser, field joint, a subsea Christmas tree, jumper, spool piece, pipeline end termination, pipeline end manifold, robotic part, a robotic device, a robotic vehicle, wellhead equipment, a subsea dog house, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . An article of manufacture comprising an object, wherein at least a portion of at least one surface of the object is coated with a ROMP polymer, wherein the ROMP polymer is a reaction product of a resin composition comprising a cyclic olefin composition and a catalyst composition comprising at least one metal carbene olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the cyclic olefin composition comprises 10.0 mol % to 80.0 mol % of at least one cyclic olefin containing multiunsaturation, and up to 90.0 mol % of at least one cyclic olefin containing monounsaturation, wherein the at least one cyclic olefin containing multiunsaturation may be substituted or unsubstituted, and wherein the at least one cyclic olefin containing monounsaturation may be substituted or unsubstituted. 
     
     
         5 . The article of manufacture of  claim 4 , wherein the object is a pipe, pipeline, pipe fitting, hose, hose fitting, tank, container, drum, manifold, riser, field joint, a subsea Christmas tree, jumper, spool piece, pipeline end termination, pipeline end manifold, robotic part, a robotic device, a robotic vehicle, wellhead equipment, a subsea dog house, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         6 . An article of manufacture made by the method of  claim 2 . 
     
     
         7 . (canceled)