Abstract: A lubricant composition useful for automotive engines, comprising: (A) at least one polyalkylene glycol suitable for use as a lubricant in an automotive engine, (B) an additive package which comprises an acid scavenger, wherein the acid scavenger is an aspartic acid ester, aspartic acid amide, a Group V aspartic acid salt, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Prepare an ester of a secondary hydroxy fatty acid oligomer by first partially homopolymerizing a hydroxylated fatty acid compound, reacting the partially homopolymerized hydroxylated fatty acid compound with an alcohol to form an intermediate product, and capping the intermediate product with an acid, acid anhydride or ester. The ester of a secondary hydroxy fatty acid oligomer may be represented as follows: (3) where R is an alkyl group that contains from six to twelve carbon atoms, R1 is hydrogen or a methyl radical, x is an integer within a range of from 8 to 12, n is an integer between 1 and 20, R2 is an alkyl group that contains from one carbon atom to twenty carbon atoms and R3 is an alkyl group that contains from one carbon atom to twelve carbon atoms.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for a method of preparing a polyurethane foam, including reacting least one initiator comprising at least two hydroxyl groups with at least one 12-hydroxystearic acid to form at least one polyester polyol, reacting the at least one polyester polyol with at least one alkoxylating agent in the presence of a DMC catalyst to form at least one polyether/polyester polyol, and reacting the at least one polyether/polyester polyol with at least one isocyanate.

Abstract: A lubricant composition useful for automotive engines, comprising: (A) at least one polyalkylene glycol suitable for use as a lubricant in an automotive engine, (B) an additive package which comprises an acid scavenger, wherein the acid scavenger is an aspartic acid ester, aspartic acid amide, a Group V aspartic acid salt, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Prepare an ester of a secondary hydroxy fatty acid oligomer by first partially homopolymerizing a hydroxylated fatty acid compound, reacting the partially homopolymerized hydroxylated fatty acid compound with an alcohol to form an intermediate product, and capping the intermediate product with an acid, acid anhydride or ester. The ester of a secondary hydroxy fatty acid oligomer may be represented as follows: (3) where R is an alkyl group that contains from six to twelve carbon atoms, R1 is hydrogen or a methyl radical, x is an integer within a range of from 8 to 12, n is an integer between 1 and 20, R2 is an alkyl group that contains from one carbon atom to twenty carbon atoms and R3 is an alkyl group that contains from one carbon atom to twelve carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricant composition. The present invention more particularly relates to a fully miscible lubricant composition that comprise a polyether and a renewable raw material such as an unsaturated seed or vegetable oil.

Abstract: A new compound that comprises a branched ester based primarily on renewable resources preferably has good friction properties, a low pour point; acceptable viscosity, and good thermal oxidative stability and is useful as a functional fluid such as a lubricant. The branched ester is a double ester of a polyhydric alcohol having at least two active hydrogen groups separated by at least one carbon atom, wherein each hydroxyl group of the polyhydric alcohol is esterified with one monobasic secondary hydroxy fatty acid group and each hydroxyl of a fatty acid is esterified with one alkyl or cycloalkyl monobasic carboxylic acid group that has from 2 to 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A lubricant composition useful for automotive engines, comprising: (A) at least one polyalkylene glycol suitable for use as a lubricant in an automotive engine, (B) an additive package which comprises an acid scavenger, wherein the acid scavenger is an aspartic acid ester, aspartic acid amide, a Group V aspartic acid salt, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A compound that is a polyether of a saturated monobasic secondary hydroxyl fatty acid, preferably 12-hydroxy stearate, or a reaction product of the polyether with a polyhydric alcohol, a capping agent or a combination of both. Prepare the compound by contacting a saturated hydroxy monobasic fatty acid or derivative thereof with an alkoxide in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst such that a polyether of the fatty acid is formed. Optionally, preparation also includes a step of capping the polyether, or alternatively, contacting the polyether with a polyhydric alcohol.

Abstract: Novel 1,3-dialkyloxy-2-propanol and alkoxylates thereof may be prepared in good yield by a convenient process comprising adding epichlorohydrin to a stoichiometric excess of alcohol, wherein the ratio of alcohol:epichlorohydrin is at least about 3:1, preferably in the presence of a Group 1A metal hydroxide and a phase transfer catalyst. The result shows excellent selectivity of to the 1,3-substitution positions, and the alkyl chain may be saturated or unsaturated and may contain one or more heteroatoms. The alkoxylates may include repeating alkoxy units in the 2-position. The compositions are useful as surfactants, diluents, and the like.

Abstract: Novel alkylene oxide-extended alkoxylates of a branched 1,3-dialkyl-oxy-2-propanol may be prepared by a convenient process comprising adding epichlorohydrin to a stoichiometric excess of a branched alcohol, wherein the molar ratio of branched alcohol:epichlorohydrin is at least about 3:1, preferably in the presence of a Group 1 A metal hydroxide and a phase transfer catalyst, followed by alkoxylation in the presence of an ionic catalyst. The branched alkyl chain may be saturated or unsaturated and may contain one or more heteroatoms. The repeating alkoxy units from the alkylene oxide are in the 2-position. The compositions are useful as surfactants, diluents, and the like, and may be less expensive than other branched surfactants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricant composition. The present invention more particularly relates to a fully miscible lubricant composition that comprise a polyether and a renewable raw material such as an unsaturated seed or vegetable oil.

Abstract: A process for producing olefin polymers, which comprises the steps of polymerizing an olefin monomer in a polymerization zone in the presence of a catalyst comprising a transition metal compound to form an olefin polymer, and adding at the end of or downstream from the polymerization zone a composition having a weight averaged molecular weight of at least 100 and containing a group R, a cation Y, an anionic group —C(R1)2—X?, and optionally a group —C(R1)2—X—H, the composition having a relative the composition having a relative mole fraction n of cations Y and a relative mole fraction m of group —C(R1)2—X—H, wherein 0<n?1, 0??m<1, and n+m=1. Use of such m=1. Use of such a composition for rendering inert undesired quantities of acidic compounds or halogen-containing compounds present in an olefin polymer by mixing the olefin polymer intimately with the additive composition.

Abstract: A process for producing olefin polymers, which comprises the steps of polymerizing an olefin monomer in a polymerization zone in the presence of a catalyst comprising a transition metal compound to form an olefin polymer, and adding at the end of or downstream from the polymerization zone a composition having a weight averaged molecular weight of at least 100 and containing a group R, a cation Y, an anionic group —C(R1)2—X−, and optionally a group —C(R1)2—X—H, the composition having a relative mole fraction n of cations Y and a relative mole fraction m of group —C(R1)2—X—H, wherein 0<n≦1, 0≦−m<1, and n+m=1. Use of such a composition for rendering inert undesired quantities of acidic compounds or halogen-containing compounds present in an olefin polymer by mixing the olefin polymer intimately with the additive composition.

Abstract: A foam comprising a propylene copolymer material comprising at least 50 weight percent of units derived from propylene, based on the total propylene copolymer material, and units derived from ethylenically unsaturated comonomers and having a melt flow rate in the range of from 0.5 to 8 g/10 min, a melt strength of at least 5 cN, and a melt drawability of at least 20 mm/s, process for making a foam using such a propylene copolymer material, process for making a foam in the form of thermoplastic foam beads using such a propylene copolymer material, and an expandable composition comprising such a propylene copolymer material.

Abstract: The present invention includes a coextruded film having at least two layers. The first layer contains a coupled propylene polymer and the second layer contains an in-reactor blend of a linear low density polyethylene fraction and a substantially linear polyethylene fraction. Alternatively, the second layer may include a homogeneously branched linear polyethylene. Preferably, the first layer makes up about 50 weight percent or less of the overall coextruded film structure. The first layer may also contain a polyethylene, such as a linear low density polyethylene, a low density polyethylene, a high density polyethylene, substantially linear polyethylene, a homogeneously branched linear polyethylene, an in-reactor blend of linear low density polyethylene and a substantially linear polyethyelene, and blends thereof.

Abstract: The present invention includes a composition comprising (a) at least one propylene polymer coupled by reaction with a coupling amount of poly(sulfonyl azide) sufficient to increase the melt strength of the propylene polymer before coupling at least about 1.5 fold as compared with the resulting coupled propylene polymer; and (b) at least one ethylene polymer wherein the ethylene polymer is present in an amount sufficient to improve film mechanical properties of tear resistance in either the machine direction (MD) and cross direction (CD) as measured by the Elmendorf Tear method (ASTM D-1922) or dart impact strength as measured by the procedure of ASTM D-1709 or a modified method thereof in which the height from which the dart is dropped is decreased from 26″ to 10.5″ (0.66 m to 0.27 m) as compared with a film formed in the same manner using the coupled propylene polymer of (a) alone.

Abstract: A foam comprising a propylene copolymer material comprising at least 50 weight percent of units derived from propylene, based on the total propylene copolymer material, and units derived from ethylenically unsaturated comonomers and having a melt flow rate in the range of from 0.5 to 8 g/10 min, a melt strength of at least 5 cN, and a melt drawability of at least 20 mm/s, process for making a foam using such a propylene copolymer material, process for making a foam in the form of thermoplastic foam beads using such a propylene copolymer material, and an expandable composition comprising such a propylene copolymer material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foam, a process for preparing the foam and an article containing the foam. The foam contains a coupled propylene polymer and has a density in of from 9.6 to 801 kg/m3 and has either a foamability factor of more than 1.8 to less than 2.8 and an open cell content less than 20 percent, or a foamability factor of at least 2.8 and less than 15 and an open cell content of less than 50 percent. The process includes heating a coupled propylene polymer having a melt flow rate from 0.2 to 20 g/10 min and a melt strength of at least 39 cN to a molten state to produce a molten polymer material and mixing said molten polymer material with a blowing agent under conditions to produce a foamed material having a density in the range of from 9.6 to 801 kg/m3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foam, a process for preparing the foam and an article containing the foam.