Abstract: A method of preparing a calcium sulfonate having a TBN of 500 where the method comprises reacting CaO, Ca(OH).sub.2 and H.sub.2 O, and synthetic and natural sulfonates in certain molar ratios, respectively, for a sufficient length of time to produce the overbased calcium sulfonate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 1990
Date of Patent:
March 5, 1991
Assignee:
Texaco Inc.
Inventors:
Tze C. Jao, Jayne M. Vaccaro, Leonard A. Matthews