Abstract: Multigrade lubricating oils which have acceptable performance in the VWInTD and Sequence VE engine tests and which are based on an ashless dispersant comprising an oil-soluble polymeric backbone having functional groups in which the hydrocarbon backbone is derived from an ethylene alpha-olefin (EAO) copolymers or alpha-olefin homo- or copolymer having greater than 30% of terminal vinylidene unsaturation achieve this performance by use of a detergent combination which includes a phenate in the formulation of the oils.

Abstract: An oxidatively stable, biodegradable lubricant composition is disclosed which comprises(A) a hydrogenated polyisoprene prepared by polymerizing isoprene such that polyisoprene is obtained wherein there are from 4 to 1000 isoprene units and hydrogenating the polyisoprene to obtain a hydrogenated polysoprene containing a residual olefinic unsaturation of not more than 10 percent based upon the unsaturation content prior to hydrogenation; and(B) at least one performance additive selected from the group consisting of(1) an alkyl phenol;(2) an ether;(3) a mono- or di-substituted glyceride;(4) a phosphorus derivative;(5) a benzotriazole;(6) a phosphorus amine salt;(7) a trihydrocarbyl phosphorothionate;(8) an aromatic amine;(9) a zinc salt;(10) a pour point depressant ester;(11) a hydrogenated block copolymer; and(12) an acrylate polymer.

Abstract: Improved conveyor lubricants are provided which are compatible with thermoplastic articles such as containers made of polyalkylene terephthalates. The lubricants are essentially free of oil and include a nonionic surfactant (e.g., a nonylphenol ethoxylates) dispersed in water where the surfactant has a molecular weight of at least about 1000 and contains at least about 12 ethylene oxide moieties therein. The surfactant should preferably comprise at least about 50% by weight of the non-aqueous components of lubricant concentrates and use dilutions. In use, the concentrates are diluted and sprayed or otherwise applied onto handling equipment for the thermoplastic articles. The use dilution surfactants of the invention give very advantageous lubricity ratio and crazing values, making them eminently suited for use with PET containers.

Abstract: A polyether having the formulaRX[(C.sub.x H.sub.2x O).sub.n (C.sub.y H.sub.2y O).sub.p Z].sub.m(I)wherein:R is either an alkyl or alkyl phenyl group having from 7 to 30 carbon atoms,X is selected from O, S or N;x is an integer from 2 to 4;y is an integer from 6 to 30;Z is a hydrocarbyl group containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms;m is 1 when X is O or S or m is 2 when X is N;n and p are such that the polyether contains between 1 and 40% by weight of (C.sub.y H.sub.2y O) units and between 40 and 80% by weight of (C.sub.x H.sub.2x O) units; and the molecular weight of the polyether is between 500 and 3,500. Lubricating oil compositions comprising such polyethers are disclosed. A method of preparing the polyethers is disclosed and comprises preparing a H-capped polyether, preparing an alkali-metal salt thereof and reacting said salt with an alkylating agent.

Abstract: A lubricating oil containing an aromatic ether compound represented by the general formula, (R.sup.1).sub.n Ph--O-- (R.sup.2 O).sub.m --R.sup.3, wherein R.sup.1 stands each independently for a particular hydrocarbon group, an etheric oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, an alkoxyl group, or a halogen-substituted hydrocarbon group, R.sup.2 stands each independently for an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 stands for a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, Ph stands for an aromatic substituent, n stands for an integer of from 1 to 5, and m stands for an integer of from 1 to 30. The lubricating oil has excellent lubricating property, cleaning property and electrically insulating property, exhibits excellent sealing property owing to its high viscosity and wear resistance, and further exhibits excellent compatibility with R-134a, etc. The lubricating oil can be favorably used for the refrigerators such as of electric refrigerators and room air conditioners that use R-134a as a coolant.

Abstract: A sequential block copolymer of the formula:R.sup.1 X--[C.sub.y H.sub.2y O).sub.m)C.sub.x H.sub.2x O).sub.n --H](I)containing: (i) a moiety R.sup.1 X derived from a starter molecule having at least one active hydrogen wherein R.sup.1 X is either a C.sub.10 -C.sub.24 alkyl or a C.sub.9 -C.sub.24 alkaryl group, X is O, S or N, (ii) a polymeric block derived from at least one alkylene oxide of formula C.sub.x H.sub.x2 O wherein x is either 3 or 4, and (iii) a polymeric block derived from at least one alkylene oxide of formula C.sub.y H.sub.2y O wherein y is an integer in the range from 12 to 16, and wherein q is 1 when X is O or S, and q is 2 when X is N; and m and n are such that the molecular weight is in the range from 600 to 4000; and the (C.sub.y H.sub.2y O) polymeric block derived from the alkylene oxide of formula C.sub.y H.sub.2y O forms from 1 to 40% by weight of the copolymer, and the polymeric block derived from the alkylene oxide of formula C.sub.y H.sub.

Abstract: Organic compounds having at least one hydrocarbyl group and a polar group containing at least one nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atom, being free from acidic hydrogen atoms and from functional groups which provide such organic compounds with acidic hydrogen atoms upon hydrolysis, can be overbased by treatment with an metallic base and a low molecular weight acid, to provide useful lubricant additives.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricant oil composition comprising: (A) a fluorine-containing aromatic compound, and(B) an alkyl- or alkyl derivative-substituted aromatic compound having a kinetic viscosity of from 0.1 to 500 cSt as measured at 40 .degree. C., wherein:the compound (A) is represented by the formula:R(XR.sub.f).sub.n (A)wherein X represents an oxygen or a sulfur atom; n is an integer of from 1 to 4; R represents an n-valent, unsubstituted or substituted aromatic group having from 6 to 60 carbon atoms; and R.sub.f represents an unsubstituted or partially substituted fluorocarbon group having from 1 to 25 carbon atoms; andthe compound (B) comprises at least one substituted aromatic nucleus, wherein a substituent is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a derivative thereof. The lubricant oil composition having a kinetic viscosity of from 2 to 500 cSt as measured at 40.degree. C.