Abstract: An automotive lubricant base oil formulation contains a base oil, preferably a hydrocarbon base oil, having a kinematic viscosity of 100 centiStokes or less at 40 degrees Celsius and an ailcyl capped oil soluble polymer where the alkyl capped oil soluble polymer has the structure of Formula 0): where R1 is an alkyl having from one to thirty carbons, R2 and R3 are independently selected from alkyl groups having three or four carbons and can be in block form or randomly combined, R4 is an alkyl having from one to 18 carbon atoms, n and m are independently numbers ranging from zero to 20 provided that n+m is greater than zero and p is a number within a range of one to three and a kinematic viscosity of 100 centiStokes or less at 40 degrees Celsius is useful in a lubricant for mechanical devices.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an additive package for a lubricant composition that provides improved compatibility with fluoropolymer seals. The additive package comprises a seal compatibility additive. The disclosure is also directed to a lubricant composition comprising a base oil and a seal compatibility additive. The seal compatibility additive improves the compatibility with fluoropolymer seals of the resultant lubricant composition.

Abstract: A lubricating base oil contains: an overbased calcium sulfonate having a different base number provided such that a total base number is in a range of 280 to 500 mgKOH/g and a calcium concentration in a total amount is in a range of 280 to 3000 mass ppm (in terms of calcium); and orthophosphates that is at least one selected from phosphates and acid phosphates and provided such that a phosphorus concentration is 50 mass ppm or more. A high friction coefficient of 0.11 or more and a favorable wear resistance of a specific wear rate of less than 2.0×10?8 mm3/Nm are obtained, thereby reliably providing a high power transmission capacity for a long period of time, particularly in a belt-type continuously variable transmission equipped with a metallic belt.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fluid for lubricating the clutch-only portion of a wet clutch in a dual clutch transmission. The fluid provides high dynamic friction durability and comprises an oil of lubricating viscosity formulated with additive components comprising: i) at least one metal detergent; ii) at least one phosphorus-based wear preventative; iii) a phosphorylated and boronated dispersant different than the at least one phosphorus-based wear preventative; iv) a sulfurized extreme pressure agent; and a ratio between the content (ppm) of the sulfur based on the total weight of the fluid composition and a content (ppm) of phosphorus based on the total weight of the fluid composition ranging from about 2.0 to about 0.5 (ppm/ppm).

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising at least one microgel and at least one functional additive, to processes for the preparation thereof, to uses of the compositions, and to microgel-containing polymers, rubbers, lubricants, coatings, etc. prepared therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition comprising an organic polymer and about 2 to about 10 weight percent of an ionic liquid. The ionic liquid can be a halogenated or non-halogenated ionic liquid. Disclosed herein too are articles manufactured from the composition.

Abstract: A method in which an improved lubricating composition containing ionic liquids is used to enable operation of chains, steel belts, wheel bearings, roller bearings, sliding bearings and electric motors for at least 48 hours by reducing the evaporation loss and the lackification tendency of the lubricant due to the lubricant being protected against thermal and oxidative attack.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a lubricant film comprising a photosynthesized lubricant having a single phase composition of at least a lubricant moiety and an additive moiety is disclosed.

Abstract: Composition comprising 0.001-4.999 parts by mass of an organic onium salt e.g. tetraoctylammonium•bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide of formula (I): wherein Z is N or P, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently C4-C20-hydrocarbon, providing that the ratio of the number of carbons of a group having the largest number of carbons to the number of carbons of a group having the smallest number of carbons in R1, R2, R3 and R4 is 2 or less, X? is an anion of formula (II): A1-N?-A2??(II) wherein A1 and A2 are each independently fluoroacyl, and 0.001-4.999 parts by mass of a C8-C25-fatty acid based on 100 parts by mass of a hydrocarbon solvent, the total amount of the organic onium salt and the fatty acid being 0.01-5 parts by mass. The composition maintains high productivity without causing breakdown or reduction in reliability caused by charge in the step of finally polishing a magnetic head.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for forming an antiwear film on an internal engine component comprising: contacting a surface of an internal wearing component of the engine with a tetra-functional hydrolyzable silane compound of the general formula Si—X4 or hydrolysis product thereof, wherein X is independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, amino, monoalkyl amino and dialkyl amino; and hydrolyzing and condensing the tetra-functional silane to thereby form a film. Also disclosed are mixed silane films and the products produced by these methods.

Abstract: An electrical insulating oil composition comprising a heavy reformate as an anti-gassing agent is provided with excellent gassing tendency. In one embodiment, the composition displays a gassing performance of <30 ?L per minute as measured according to ASTM D2300-08. In a second embodiment, the composition displays a gassing performance of <0 ?L per minute.

Abstract: Lubricant formulations and methods for producing lubricant formulations are described that provide improved wear protection in engines operated using ethanol-based fuels. The improved wear protection may be provided by an increased amount of overbased calcium detergent present in the formulation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating base oil comprising saturated components of 90% by mass or greater, wherein the proportion of cyclic saturated components among the saturated components is not greater than 40% by mass, and by having a viscosity index of 110 or higher and an iodine value of not greater than 2.5. The lubricating base oil of the invention exhibits excellent viscosity-temperature characteristics and heat and oxidation stability while also allowing additives to exhibit a higher level of function when additives are included. The lubricating base oil of the invention is suitable for use in various lubricating oil fields, and is especially useful for reducing energy loss and achieving energy savings in devices in which the lubricating base oil is applied.

Abstract: The invention provides a lubricating composition containing hydrocarbyl-capped polyoxyalkylene polyol. The invention further provides lubricating compositions containing the hydrocarbyl-capped polyoxyalkylene polyol; and a method for lubricating a mechanical device with the lubricating composition.

Abstract: A slideway lubricating oil composition, additive concentrate, method of lubricating sliding parts. The lubricating oil includes a base oil; a metal-free friction modifier; and a metal-free, sulfur-free, phosphorus containing anti-wear/extreme pressure agent. The lubricating oil provides a lower coefficient of friction for non-metal sliding surfaces than for metal sliding surfaces.

Abstract: Provided is a lubricant composition containing a lubricant base oil and 0.5 to 10 mass % of (A) an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having a number average molecular weight of 2,800 to 8,000, in which the lubricant base oil used here has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1.5 to 40 mm2/s, a viscosity index of 100 or more, a pour point of ?25° C. or lower, and a sulfur content of 0.01 mass % or less, and the lubricant composition has low viscosity and a long metal fatigue life, while being excellent in low-temperature fluidity and oxidation stability, thereby being particularly suitable as a lubricant for automobile transmissions or the like.

Abstract: A lubricant composition for a final drive axle oil comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity, one or more dispersants and one or more phosphorus compounds wherein the kinematic viscosity of the lubricant composition at 100° C. is greater than 10 mm2/s and wherein the amount by weight of the dispersant is greater than the amount by weight of the phosphorus compounds and any sulfur compounds which may optionally be present.

Abstract: Provided is a grease composition with a long service life under high-temperature conditions, considerable low-evaporability, and incombustibility. The invention provides a grease composition comprising, as a base oil, an ionic liquid formed of a cation and an anion and having an ion concentration of 1 mol/dm3 or more as measured at 20° C., and a thickener having a dropping point of 260° C. or higher.

Abstract: The present invention provides a beverage surfactant composition that includes a surfactant, a phosphonium compound, and a carrier; wherein the beverage surfactant composition exhibits stability as a solution or as a dispersion at a temperature of about 0 EC to about 8 EC. The present invention also provides a container or a conveyor for a container having a surface that is at least partially coated with the composition. The present invention also provides a process for lubricating a container that includes contacting at least a portion of a surface of the container and the composition together. The present invention also provides a process for lubricating a conveyor that includes contacting at least a portion of a surface of the conveyor and the composition together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of end groups Y, where Y stands for (formula I), where Rf stands for CF3—(CH2)r—, CF3—(CH2)r—O—, CF3—(CH2)r—S—, CF3CF2—S—, SF5—(CH2)r—, [CF3—(CH2)r]2N—, [CF3—(CH2)r]NH— or (CF3)2N—(CH2)r—, B stands for a single bond, O, NH, NR, CH2, C(O)—O, C(O), S, CH2—O, O—C(O), N—C(O), C(O)—N, O—C(O)—N, N—C(O)—N, O—SO2 or SO2—O, R stands for alkyl having 1 to 4 C atoms, b stands for 0 or 1 and c stands for 0 or 1, q stands for 0 or 1, where at least one radical from b and q stands for 1, and r stands for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, as end group in surface-active compounds, to corresponding novel compounds, and to processes for the preparation of these compounds.

Abstract: Lubricant formulations and methods for producing lubricant formulations are described that provide improved wear protection in engines operated using ethanol-based fuels. The improved wear protection may be provided by an increased amount of overbased calcium detergent present in the formulation.

Abstract: Oxidation stable oil formulation comprising a base oil composition comprising a mineral-derived naphthenic base oil, a mineral-derived paraffinic base oil, and/or a Fischer-Tropsch derived paraffinic base oil, a copper passivator and at most 0.1 wt % of an organic sulphur or phosphorus anti-wear additive.

Abstract: An electrical insulating oil composition comprising a heavy reformate as an anti-gassing agent is provided with excellent gassing tendency. In one embodiment, the composition displays a gassing performance of <30 ?L per minute as measured according to ASTM D-2300-1976. In a second embodiment, the composition displays a gassing performance of <0 ?L per minute. In a third embodiment, the composition displays a negative gassing tendency as low as <?70 ?L per minute.

Abstract: A lubricant composition comprising a base oil comprising less than about 3% by weight of tetracycloparaffins is disclosed. Methods of making and using the lubricant composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: Lubricant compositions having improved anticorrosion performance comprising an extreme pressure compound comprising a sulfur-containing compound, an antiwear compound comprising a phosphorous-containing compound, an alkylene amine friction modifying compound, a dispersant compound containing basic nitrogen, and a diluent or base oil as applicable, wherein any of compounds other than the diluent or base oil can be the same or different compounds. These lubricant compositions provide improved anticorrosion resistance and fatigue performance, which prolongs service lives of lubricated parts, especially those used in outdoor applications.

Abstract: Lubricated surfaces and methods for improving wear performance of gears and bearings are described. The lubricated surfaces include a manganese phosphate film on the surfaces having a film layer density ranging from about 0.1 to about 0.5 milligrams per square centimeter. A lubricating oil containing a phosphorus anti-wear agent is used to provide lubrication of the surfaces.

Abstract: A gear fluid composition for extreme pressure applications. The composition includes a base oil component and a friction modifier mixture. The mixture is provided by an alkyl phosphonic acid diester of the formula: wherein R1 is a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are selected from a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, an alkyl phosphonic acid monoester of the formula wherein R4 is a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, and an amine salt of a partial ester of phosphoric acid represented by the formula wherein each of R6 and R8 is a hydrocarbyl group, and R7 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group, and wherein the ratio of (i) to (ii) ranges from about 3 to about 5.5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a controlled release gel with an ashless component and defined ash-producing component. Further, the invention relates to the use of a controlled release gel with a controlled level of ash-producing (i.e., metal) components for delivery of additives into lubricants wherein the gel has reduced ash and SAPS producing components.

Abstract: There is disclosed a Super Tractor Oil Universal lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity formulated with an additive package comprising at least one metal detergent, at least one phosphorus-based wear preventative, and at least one molybdenum compound. Methods for improving the braking performance of a tractor and the anti-wear protection of a tractor engine are also disclosed.

Abstract: A lubricant composition for improved phosphorus retention of a used oil and a method for decreasing catalyst deactivation in a catalytic system for an engine exhaust. The lubricant composition is provided by a base oil and an additive composition that contains a phosphorus-containing additive mixture. The phosphorus-containing additive mixture includes an ash-containing phosphorus compound and an ash-free phosphorus compound. A phosphorus retention value provided by the lubricant composition is greater than about 85 percent after oil aging based on an amount of phosphorus initially present in the lubricant composition.

Abstract: A lubricative composition for industrial machinery and equipment which comprises a base oil selected from among mineral oils, fats and oils, synthetic oils and mixture of two or more of them, and at least one additive selected from among the following components (A) to (D): component (A): (A-1) a phosphorus-containing carboxylic acid and/or (A-2) a thiophosphoric ester, component (B): a dispersant viscosity index improver, component (C): (C-1) a specific amidocarboxylic acid compound and/or (C-2) a specific carboxylic acid compound, and component (D): an ester oiliness improver. The composition is favorable as a lubricating oil composition and useful as a gear oil composition, a lubricating oil composition for paper machines or a lubricating oil composition for slide guides, a hydraulic oil, or the like.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lubricant comprising (A) a basic metal salt of an acidic organic compound and (B) a hydrocarbyl phosphite, provided that the lubricant is free of metal deactivators. In one aspect the lubricant is a manual transmission fluid. The lubricants provide good friction, good antiwear and thermal stability properties.

Abstract: A lubricant compound for use for both boundary and elastohydrodynamic lubrication utilize a hydrocarbon boundary lubricant linked to one or more fluorocarbon elastohydrodynamic lubricants and may be employed alone or as an additive. The lubricant compound lubricates surfaces on which it is disposed over a range of conditions. The boundary lubricant and the elastohydrodynamic lubricant are substituted such that they react with and/or provide desirable lubrication properties for particular surfaces.

Abstract: The use, in a minor amount, of a detergent composition comprising one or more metal detergents which comprises metal salts of organic acids, wherein the detergent composition comprises more than 50 mole %, based on the moles of the metal salts of organic acids in the detergent composition, of:

Abstract: Compositions and methods have been discovered for inhibiting corrosion of metals, particularly iron alloys, in contact with fluids, either hydrocarbons, alcohols, or aqueous fluids, employing mercaptoalcohols. The mercaptoalcohols should have at least one water solubilizing hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A lubricant composition having excellent lubricity and comprising at least one compound selected among fluorine compounds each having a perfluoroalkyl or perfluoroether group and an alkyl or alkenyl group in the molecule and at least one compound selected among fluorine compounds each having a perfluoropolyether group in the molecule; and a magnetic recording medium excellent in running durability and still durability and comprising a nonmagnetic substrate (1) and, formed thereon in this order, a ferromagnetic thin metal film (2), a carbon film (3), and a lubricant layer (4), wherein the lubricant layer (4) contains the lubricant composition.

Abstract: A lubricant composition comprising a lubricating agent and a quaternary phosphonium compound is useful as a conveyor, container or beverage lubricant.

Abstract: A rust preventive composition which is obtained by blending at least one base oil selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon solvent, a mineral oil and a synthetic oil with, as essential components,(A) an organophosphoric ester calcium salt represented by the following general formula (1) in an amount of 0.1 to 5.0% by mass based on the total mass of the composition ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each an alkyl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms; and a and b are each an integer of 1 to 6,(B) water in an amount of 0.1 to 3.0 parts by weight based on 1 part by weight of the component (A), and(C) a rust inhibitor in an amount of 2.0 to 30% by mass based on the total mass of the composition.