Abstract:
SHEAR-STABLE, HIGH VISCOSITY INDEX LUBRICATING OIL FORMULATIONS ARE FORMED BY THE ADDITION OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF A HYDROGENATED RANDOM BUTADIENE-STYRENE COPOLYMER HAVING A BUTADIENE CONTENT OF 30 TO 44 WEIGHT PERCENT.
Abstract:
A SMALL EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF A HYDROGENATED BUTADIENESTYRENE RANDOM OR BLOCK COPOLYMER IS ADDED TO A WAXY PETROLEUM DISTILLATE SUCH AS A DIESEL FUEL AND THE TREATED FUEL IS COOLED AND FILTERED, YIELDING A RELATIVELY OIL-FREE WAX AT A HIGH FILTRATION RATE.