Abstract:
Disclosed is a lubricant additive capable of providing an antioxidant which enables a lubricant composition to have long drain intervals, while reducing specific components such as metal contents and phosphorus atoms. Also disclosed is a lubricant composition containing such a lubricant additive. Specifically disclosed is a phosphorus-molybdenum compound represented by the following general formula (I) where R1, R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms.
Abstract:
A lubricating oil composition having a phosphorus content of up to 0.12 wt%, a sulfated ash content of up to 1.2 wt% comprising (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal alkyl salicylate lubricating oil detergent providing from 7-15 mmol salicylate soap per kilogram of lubricating oil composition; (c) one or more dispersants providing the lubricating oil composition with from at least 0.12 wt% to 0.20 wt% atomic nitrogen, based on the weight of the lubricating oil composition, and (d) a dispersant-viscosity modifier.
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that an additive which is substantially insoluble in, has low solubility in and/or is otherwise incompatible with a functional fluid, may be supplied to the functional fluid by use of a gel composition and/or a solid additive composition containing the additive, such that the functional fluid can receive the benefit of the supplied additive and/or contain levels of the additive not otherwise achievable by conventional delivery method due to the incompatibility of the additive with the functional fluid.
Abstract:
The lubricating oil composition contains a base oil, a phosphate ester derivative represented by a formula (1) below and a zinc compound. An element ratio (Zn/P) between zinc (Zn) and phosphorus (P) in the lubricating oil composition is 0.55 or more at a mole ratio.
In the formula, Y represents S (sulfur) or O (oxygen); R 1 represents an organic group having 4 to 24carbon atoms; R 2 represents a divalent organic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 1 to 3.
Abstract:
A lubricating oil additive capable of providing an antioxidant which enables a lubricating oil composition to have long drain intervals, while reducing specific components such as metals and phosphorus atoms, and a lubricating oil composition containing the lubricating oil additive are provided. A phosphorus molybdenum compound represented by the following general formula (1)
where R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms is also provided.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for an additive composition comprising an amidized or imidized polymer. The invention further relates to a highly grafted, multi-functional lubricant additive useful to improve the viscosity index and dispersancy properties of a lubricating oil composition. The present invention also relates to a method of extending lubricant drain intervals and improving fuel economy and fuel economy durability. The additive composition is prepared by: (A) reacting an olefin copolymer of ethylene and at least one C3 to C23 &agr; -olefin comprising from about 15 to 80 mole percent of ethylene, from about 20 to 85 mole percent of said C3 to C23 &agr; -olefin and from about 0 to 15 wt percent of a polyene, said copolymer having a number average molecular weight ranging from 1,000 to 500,000, with an olefinic carboxylic acid acylating agent, said process comprising heating said polymer to a molten condition at a temperature in the range of 60° C. to 240° C., grafting, in a first extruder or a first mixing device, said olefinic carboxylic acylating agent onto said copolymer, optionally subsequently reducing the molecular weight of said copolymer at a temperature in the range of 250° C. to 350° C., thereby producing a grafted, reduced molecular weight acylated copolymer having a number average molecular weight ranging from 1,000 to 80,000 and having at least 0.2-20 molecules of said carboxylic acid acylating agent grafted per 1000 C atoms of said olefin copolymer, and (B) reacting, in a second extruder or a second mixing device, said acylated copolymer made in (A) with a polyamine.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising a lube base oil comprising a mineral oil and/or a synthetic oil; (A) an alkenylsuccinimide or an alkylsuccinimide and/or a boron-containing derivative thereof in an amount of 0.01 to 0.14 % by mass based on the composition in terms of the nitrogen content as an ashless dispersant, wherein an alkenylsuccic acid monoimide or an alkylsuccinic acid monoimide and/or a boron-containing derivative thereof in the ashless dispersant is 0.05 % by mass or less in terms of nitrogen content; and (B) a dialkyldiphenylamine compound in an amount of 0.3 to 5.0 % by mass and a hindered phenol compound in an amount of 0 to 2.5 % by mass based on the composition as an antioxidant, and (C) a sulfated ash of the lubricating oil composition is 1.2 % by mass or less. The lubricating oil composition suitable for internal combustion engines has excellent oxidation stability despite low ash content, exhibits small increase in viscosity and acid number, and can prolong the interval (distance or time) required for changing lubricating oil.
Abstract:
Low sulfur lubricating oil compositions are provided which are extremely excellent in anti-wear properties for the valve train system of an internal combustion engine and are also excellent in long-drain properties, and thus is suitable for used in an internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil compositions comprises a lubricating base oil, (A) a specific alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salicylate and/or an overbased or basic salt of the salicylate, (B) a phosphorus-containing anti-wear agent, (C) an ashless dispersant, and (D) an ashless anti-oxidant, as the essential components, and contains boron in an amount of 0.01 to 0.15 percent by mass and sulfur in a total amount of 0.3 percent by mass or less, based on the total mass of the composition.
Abstract:
A lubricating oil composition which comprises a base oil, (A) a specific alkali metal salicylate derivative, a specific alkaline earth metal salicylate derivative and/or their (per)basic salt in an amount of 0.005 to 5 mass % in terms of the amount of the metal element (B) a phosphorus-containing wear inhibitor in an amount of 0.005 to 0.2 mass % in terms of the amount of phosphorus and (C) 0.01 to 1 mass % of an amide compound, and has a total sulfur content of 0.3 mass % or less, all the percentages being relative to the total amount of the composition. The lubricating oil composition is a low sulfur lubricating oil which is extremely excellent in wear inhibiting property and also excellent in long drain property and the like, and thus can be suitably used in particular for an internal combustion engine.