Abstract: A synthetic ester comprising a reaction product of: (a) a polyol corresponding to formula I: 1

Abstract: Novel lubricant mixtures suitable for external lubrication in interior high-pressure forming and their methods of use are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention describes a refrigerating oil composition for a carbon dioxide refrigerant comprising a base oil composition which comprises (A) a polyoxyalkylene glycol having a kinematic viscosity of 3 to 50 mm2/s at 100° C. and at least one component selected from (B) a carbonate-based carbonyl derivative having a kinematic viscosity of 3 to 50 mm2/s at 100° C. and (C) a polyol ester having a kinematic viscosity of 3 to 50 mm2/s at 100° C., wherein an amount of (B) and/or (C) is 0.1 to 40% by weight of the total base oil composition. The composition exhibits sufficient antiwear, excellent lubricity and miscibility with carbon dioxide refrigerants and can be used for a long time with stability in the refrigerating cycle using a refrigerant comprising carbon dioxide in the supercritical condition of a high temperature and a high pressure as the main component.

Abstract: A subject of the invention is a lubricating grease, characterized in that it contains:

Abstract: A lubricant composition comprising 90-20% by weight of A) a lubricating base oil, 10-80% by weight of B) at least one fatty acid(C1-C4)alkylester, base on A)+B), and 0.1-20% by weight of C) lubricating oil additives, the percentage of C) being base on A)+B)+C). Use of said lubricant composition as a lubricant for a two-stroke cycle engine. Fuel composition for a two-stroke cycle engine comprising a fuel together with said lubricant composition.

Abstract: Ester based industrial oils containing acid scavengers exhibit improved sludge performance when a minor amount of hydrocarbon oil is included in the formulation.

Abstract: The invention provides a lubricant oil composition useful for reduction in friction loss and improvement in fuel economy in internal combustion engines, particularly, a lubricant oil composition for internal combustion engines exhibiting an excellent friction reducing effect even in a diesel engine equipped with EGR accompanied with an increase in soot content in oil. The invention is a lubricant composition for internal combustion engines comprising a lubricant base oil consisting of a mineral oil and/or synthetic oil or the like incorporated with 1 wt % or more, based on the total weight of the lubricant oil composition, a nonionic surfactant with alkylene oxide added thereto consisting of at least one compound having an HLB value of 15 or more and a molecular weight of 900 or more, and a friction reducing method for internal combustion engines using this lubricant oil composition.

Abstract: The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts and with relatively low or no water content, to provide thin, substantially non-dripping lubricating films. In contrast to dilute aqueous lubricants, the lubricants of the invention provide drier lubrication of the conveyors and containers, a cleaner conveyor line and reduced lubricant usage, thereby reducing waste, cleanup and disposal problems.

Abstract: The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts and with relatively low or no water content, to provide thin, substantially non-dripping lubricating films. In contrast to dilute aqueous lubricants, the lubricants of the invention provide drier lubrication of the conveyors and containers, a cleaner conveyor line and reduced lubricant usage, thereby reducing waste, cleanup and disposal problems.

Abstract: A grease for rock bit lubrication and other high temperature bearing applications is provided comprising a high viscosity index polyalphaolefin synthetic base fluid in combination with an alkylated naphthalene base fluid.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a liquid friction control composition for use in low temperature conditions, which comprises a rheological control agent, a consistency modifier and a freezing point depressant. The liquid friction control composition may also comprise other components such as a retentivity agent, an antioxidant, a friction modifier, a lubricant, a wetting agent, and a preservative.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricant composition exhibiting enhanced load-carrying capacity and oxidative/corrosion stability. The lubricant composition of the present invention comprises a major portion of an aliphatic ester base oil having lubrication properties and formed by the reaction of pentaerythritol and an organic carboxylic acid. The lubricant composition further comprises 3-(di-isobutoxy-thiophosphonylsulfanyl)-2-methyl-propionic acid (DITMPA) as an additive comprising from about 0.01 to about 0.40 weight percent of the fully formulated lubricating oil composition as well as yellow metal passivator comprising from about 0.01 to about 0.40 weight percent of the fully formulated lubricating oil composition. The enhanced load-carrying capacity and oxidative/corrosion stability of lubricant compositions containing DITMPA and yellow metal passivator is achieved without deleteriously affecting other salient properties of the lubricant.

Abstract: A stable, clear water-in-oil emulsion consisting of from about 5 to about 40 wt % aqueous phase and from about 95 to about 60 wt % non-aqueous phase, said aqueous phase being dispersed in said non-aqueous phase in the form of droplets having an average droplet size no greater than about 0.1 &mgr;m, said emulsion comprising at least 60 wt % of an oil selected from fuel oils, lubricating oils and mixtures thereof, from about 5 to about 30 wt % of an emulsifier composition, and the balance to 100 wt % water, wherein said emulsifier composition consists essentially of i) a mixture of C6-C15 alcohol ethoxylates, each comprising from 2 to 12 EO groups, ii) from 0 to about 25 wt % of an emulsifier selected from polyisobutylsuccinimide, a sorbitan ester and mixtures thereof, and iii) from 0 to about 90 wt % of an amine ethoxylate. The microemulsion is useful as a fuel and/or lubricant/coolant.

Abstract: A lubricant composition for use in a rotary vane compressor has a base oil component that comprises an alkylbenzene as a major component thereof and a polyol ester as a minor component thereof. In particular, the base oil component comprises at least 55% by weight of alkylbenzene and at most 45% by weight of a polyol ester, more preferably between 55% and 75% by weight of alkylbenzene and between 45% and 25% by weight of polyol ester and, especially, between 60% and 75% by weight of alkyl benzene and between 45% and 25% by weight of polyol ester.

Abstract: High performance engine oils and other liquid lubricants comprise a liquid lubricant basestock of low viscosity from 1.5 to 12 cSt (100C) with two dissolved polymer components of differing molecular weights. The basestock is preferably a single PAO or blend of PAOs with a co-basestock component which is preferably an ester or an alkylated aromatic of comparable viscosity. The lower molecular weight polymer is highly viscoelastic in character and is preferably an HVI-PAO; this component in the lubricant which provides unexpectedly high film thickness and unexpectedly good wear protection under conditions where the second, higher molecular weight polymer may lose some or all of its thickening power. The use of the highly viscoelastic low molecular weight polymer in combination with the higher molecular weight thickener enables the production of very widely cross-graded engine oils, especially oils with a low temperature grading of 0W or better.

Abstract: An energy conserving power transmission fluid composition comprising: (a) from 1 to 49 wt. % of a polyalphaolefin base stock having a kinematic viscosity of from 40 mm2/s at 100° C. to 500 mm2/s at 100° C.; (b) from 1 to 95 wt. % of a lubricant basestock having a kinematic viscosity of from 2 mm2/s at 100° C. to 10 mm2/s at 100° C.; (c) from 1 to 49 wt. % of a polyol ester of a C5 to C30 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid and a polyol of the formula R(OH)n where n is at least 2, and (d) an effective amount of a performance additive package selected from the group consisting of automotive gear oil additive packages, manual transmission fluid additive packages and automatic transmission fluid additive packages, provided that the composition has a kinematic viscosity of at least 4 mm2/s at 100° C.

Abstract: Thermally formed thermoplastic articles can be protected from stress cracking in the presence of stress cracking promoting compounds by forming a shaped article comprising a thermoplastic and a liquid hydrocarbon oil composition. We have found that the liquid hydrocarbon oil composition prevents the stress cracking promoting materials from interacting with the polymeric structure of the stressed container to prevent or inhibit stress cracking in such materials. The methods and compositions of the invention are particularly useful in preventing stress cracking in polyethylene terephthalate beverage containers during bottling operations during which the bottle is contacted with aqueous and non-aqueous materials such as cleaners and lubricants that can interact with the polyester to cause stress cracking particularly in the container base.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising an ester of a polyol and a mixture of fatty acids, wherein at least a part (I) the esterified fatty acids has a chain length of 5-12 carbon atoms and another part (II) of the esterified fatty acids has a chain length of 16-22 carbon atoms, and wherein the composition has a viscosity of 7000 mm2/s or less, when tested according to ASTM (D2531). Such compositions have unexpected good low temperature properties, in particular a good rheology after having been kept for a prolonged time at a low temperature (e.g. at −30° C.). These compositions are suitable for use as (part of) hydraulic fluid in applications at low temperatures.

Abstract: Refrigerating machine oils comprising an ester oil for use with a refrigerant containing carbon dioxide are described. The refrigerating machine oils have excellent lubricity, miscibility with a refrigerant, stability and electric insulation.

Abstract: Lubricating oil formulations comprising base oil, sulfur-phosphorous anti-wear/extreme pressure agent and hindered phenol antioxidant, which combination of extreme pressure agent and hindered phenol antioxidant produces crystals and containing antioxidants, wherein the base oil is characterized as having a saturates content of 99 wt % or more is stabilized against crystal formation by the addition of a minor amount of high molecular weigh di- or polycarboxylic acid, or anhydride and an ester.

Abstract: A thermal interface material including a compound which has high thermal conductivity, is dry-to-the-touch, but naturally tacky, and may be formed into various shapes, such as sheets and blocks, to serve as a heat transfer material for electronic components. The compound includes a pre-blend of a polyol ester and an antioxidant, a boron nitride filler, a high viscosity oil, and either a solvent, a surfactant, and a polystyrene-based polymer, or aluminum silicate. A method for using the compound includes the steps of providing a heat generating electronic component with a first surface; providing a heat dissipating component with a second surface with which the first surface is to interface; and disposing the compound between the respective surfaces to effectuate efficient heat transfer therebetween. Further, a removable liner can be applied to an exposed surface of the compound.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricant base oil composition that comprises (a) from 80 to 98% by mass of a naphthenic synthetic lubricant base oil having a flash point of not lower than 140° C. and (b) from 2 to 20% by mass of an alcohol/fatty acid ester having a flash point of not lower than 150° C. of which the alcohol has a gem-type dimethyl structure, or comprises (a) from 85 to 99% by mass of a naphthenic synthetic lubricant base oil having a flash point of not lower than 140° C. and (c) from 1 to 15% by mass of a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of from 0.9 to 9.6 mm2/sec, a boiling point under normal pressure of from 150 to 400° C. and a % CA measured through ring analysis (in n-d-M process) of at most 10%.

Abstract: A conveyor chain oil for use at elevated temperatures is described comprising a blend of a polyol ester, a poly(isobutylene), and a mineral oil. The blend has low volatility compared to the volatility of its individual components, suffers little change in viscosity with use, and resists the formation of undesirable sludge or varnish.

Abstract: The invention provides a lubricating oil for refrigerators, comprising (a) at least one ester represented by the formula (1) wherein R1 is C1 to C18 straight-chain alkyl or C3 to C18 branched-chain alkyl; R2 is H, C1 to C18 straight-chain alkyl or C3 to C18 branched-chain alkyl; with the proviso that the total number of carbons contained in the alkyls represented by R1 and R2 is 2 to 18 and that when R2 is H, R1 is branched-chain alkyl; and R3 is C1 to C20 straight-chain alkyl, C3 to C20 branched-chain alkyl or C3 to C10 cycloalkyl, optionally in combination with (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of fatty acid polyol esters, phthalic acid esters, alicyclic dicarboxylic acid esters, polyvinyl ethers, hydrocarbon oils and polyalkylene glycols; as well as a method for lubricating a refrigerator using such a lubricating oil, and a working fluid composition for refrigerators comprising (I) component (a) or components (a) and (b) and (II) a refrigerant.

Abstract: Lubricant compositions comprising biodegradable ester base stocks are provided for water-cooled or air-cooled two-cycle engines.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to new polyol ester derivatives of polyamines for use as dispersant additives compatible in synthetic ester-based turbo oils. The dispersant additives of the present invention consist of a hydrocarbon acid, a polyol, an amine carrier such as diacid or cyclic anhydride and a polyamine. The hydrocarbon acid makes up the non-polar hydrocarbon portion of the dispersant and the polyamine functions as the polar headgroup. The diacid or cyclic anhydride provides a means for attaching the polar polyamine to the dispersant structure through an amide linkage. Different dispersant structures are obtained by varying the hydrocarbon acid, the polyol and the nature of the polyamine.

Abstract: An energy conserving power transmission fluid composition comprising:

Abstract: Lubricant compositions comprising biodegradable ester base stocks are provided for water-cooled or air-cooled two-cycle engines. Grease compositions comprising biodegradable ester base stocks are provided for a wide variety of machinery including chain saws, truck chassis, and the rail, wheel flanges and switches on the railroads.

Abstract: The invention provides a refrigerating machine oil composition by which a capillary tube is hardly clogged when a hydrofluorocarbon type, a hydrocarbon type, an ether type, a carbon dioxide type or an ammonia type is used as a refrigerant. It is a refrigerating machine oil composition in which base oil containing at least one oxygen-containing synthetic oil selected from a polyvinyl ether and a polyol ester is mixed with 1 to 20% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition, of a specific polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether or 1 to 40% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition, of an alkylbenzene having a number average molecular weight of 100 to 1,000.

Abstract: According to the invention, a self contained vibration resistant bearing is provided. The bearing is coated with a film formed from a rust preventive oil having an extreme-pressure additive content of 0.5 to 10% by weight. Desirably the extreme-pressure additive is an organometallic compound, an organofatty acid compound, organofatty acid derivative, an organophosphoric acid compound or a combination of two(2) or more of such compounds. When a rust preventive film that contains an extreme-pressure additive is formed all over bearing components during the assembling process, the bearing components are fully protected even from sudden vibrations from transportation.

Abstract: A crankcase lubricant containing a Group III basestock in a major amount and a Group V basestock in the form of an ester in a minor amount. The lubricant also comprises a dispersant, a metal detergent, one or more other additives, and a viscosity modifier.

Abstract: A biodegradable lubricating oil composition especially useful as a gear oil employs a synthetic alcohol ester basestock formed from mono- and dipentaerythritol with certain mono- and dicarboxylic acids or dicarboxylic acid anhydrides and an effective amount of a polyoxyalkylene alcohol demulsifying agent, a combination of alkylated organic acid and ashless succinimide rust inhibitors and an ashless dithiocarbamate antiwear and extreme pressure agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigerator oil composition for compression refrigerators with carbon dioxide refrigerant therein, such as car air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps, etc. The base oil of the composition comprises an oxygen-containing organic compound as the essential component and has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of from 5 to 50 mm2/sec, a viscosity index of at least 60, and a water content of at most 300 ppm.

Abstract: There are provided a highly thermal conductive grease composition having both a thermal conductivity and a satisfactory dispense property, and a cooling device applied with same. The grease composition comprises from 70 to 90% by volume of an inorganic powder which is a mixture containing at least two kinds of inorganic powders different from each other in each average particle size, and from 10 to 30% by volume of a base oil containing a mineral oil or a synthetic oil, the base oil further containing a surfactant in an amount of from 0.2 to 2.0% by weight based on the weight of the inorganic powder.

Abstract: The invention provides a lubricant oil composition useful for reduction in friction loss and improvement in fuel economy in internal combustion engines, particularly, a lubricant oil composition for internal combustion engines exhibiting an excellent friction reducing effect even in a diesel engine equipped with EGR accompanied with an increase in soot content in oil. The invention is a lubricant composition for internal combustion engines comprising a lubricant base oil consisting of a mineral oil and/or synthetic oil or the like incorporated with 1 wt % or more, based on the total weight of the lubricant oil composition, a nonionic surfactant with alkylene oxide added thereto consisting of at least one compound having an HLB value of 15 or more and a molecular weight of 900 or more, and a friction reducing method for internal combustion engines using this lubricant oil composition.

Abstract: A biodegradable lubricant that is at least 60% biodegradable and has a gelation index of about 12 or less can be formulated using a transesterified triglyceride base oil together with a synthetic ester. A combination of an ester viscosity index improver and an olefin copolymer viscosity index improver also can be added. Further, the composition can be blended with mineral oils to lower the polarity in order to employ standard dispersant/inhibitor packages. Further, by mixing high and low viscosities of mineral oil in the formulation, it is possible to prepare a full range of SAE grade engine oils for gasoline-fueled and diesel-fueled engines.

Abstract: A hydraulic oil, a predominant amount of an oil having a viscosity suitable for lubrication, and from 0.03% to 0.06% of an agent improving filterability, corresponding to the formula R—Z. Z represents an ester of succinic acid comprising the reaction product of a succinic anhydride and an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol; or a succinimide comprising the reaction product of a succinic anhydride and a polyamine, the said reaction product being treated with an after-treatment agent. R represents a polyolefin having a molecular weight (Mn) of 500 to 2500 and an Mw/Mn ratio of 1 to 5.

Abstract: A grease composition is produced by mixing a thickener of a calcium sulfonate complex and a second thickener component (polyurea, a metallic soap, a complex metallic soap or an N-substituted terephthalamic acid metal salt) into a base oil. This grease composition is excellent in heat resistance, load carrying capacity, water resistance and lubricating life.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a high quality ester and an ester obtained by this method. The method includes reacting an alcohol with a carboxylic acid in a presence of a Lewis acid catalyst in an amount of 0.00001 to 0.005 mol and a phosphorus-containing reducing agent in an amount of 0.0003 to 0.005 mol with respect to one mol of carboxyl groups of the carboxylic acid, and separating a resultant ester. This ester is useful as ester lubricating base stock for grease, automotive engine oil, and refrigerating machine oil.

Abstract: The present invention concerns friction reducers for use in lubricating oil compositions which comprise certain groups of aromatic compounds, esters, narrow mixtures of base stocks, and/or amorphous polymers such as amorphous olefin copolymers. These compositions can provide substantial reductions in the coefficient of function and fuel economy improving benefits when admixed to lubricating oils without deleterious effects such as instability, undesirable high viscosities and deposits. In one aspect of the invention, pentaerythritol esters and optionally triol esters are added to lubricating oil compositions to provide reduced friction and improved fuel economy. In a second aspect of the invention, similar results are obtained by adding hydrocarbyl aromatics to a lubricating oil composition containing one or more of Groups II and III base stock. In a third aspect, the invention concerns a lubricating oil composition comprising an amorphous olefin copolymer and one or more of Groups II and III base stocks.

Abstract: The present invention concerns friction reducers for use in lubricating oil compositions which comprise certain groups of aromatic compounds, esters, narrow mixtures of base stocks, and/or amorphous polymers such as amorphous olefin copolymers. These compositions can provide substantial reductions in the coefficient of friction and fuel economy improving benefits when admixed to lubricating oils without deleterious effects such as instability, undesirable high viscosities and deposits. In one aspect of the invention, pentaerythritol esters and optionally triol esters are added to lubricating oil compositions to provide reduced friction and improved fuel economy. In a second aspect of the invention, similar results are obtained by adding hydrocarbyl aromatics to a lubricating oil composition containing one or more of Groups II and III base stock. In a third aspect, the invention concerns a lubricating oil composition comprising an amorphous olefin copolymer and one or more of Groups II and III base stocks.

Abstract: A thermal interface material including a compound which has high thermal conductivity, is dry-to-the-touch, but naturally tacky, and may be formed into various shapes, such as sheets and blocks, to serve as a heat transfer material for electronic components. The compound includes a pre-blend of a polyol ester and an antioxidant, a filler(s), a high viscosity oil, and either a solvent, a surfactant, and a polystyrene-based polymer, or aluminum silicate. A method for using the compound includes the steps of providing a heat generating electronic component with a first surface; providing a heat dissipating component with a second surface with which the first surface is to interface; and disposing the compound between the respective surfaces to effectuate efficient heat transfer therebetween. Further, the compound can be applied alone, e.g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble aluminium and aluminium alloys hot rolling composition comprising a base stock oil and, based on the total weight of the composition, from 1 to 80% by weight of a combination of: a monoester of a fatty acid with a polyol and a tetraester of a fatty acid with pentaerythritol; the weight monoester:tetraester ratio of said combination ranging from 1:20 to 10:1. The invention also relates to an oil-in-water emulsion, to a hot rolling process and to the use of the oil-in-water emulsion in a hot rolling process.

Abstract: The present invention relates, generally, to a high temperature stable mixed polyol ester lubricant composition partly containing an aromatic carboxylic acid ester and a process of making the same. Typically, the aromatic acid ester is benzoic acid, and the lubricant composition preferably comprises a mixture of linear C5, i-C9, and linear C7-10 aliphatic carboxylic acid. The esters are preferably formed from an aliphatic polyol. These mixed polyol esters are useful in aero-derived gas turbine engines.

Abstract: Disclosed is a grease sealed bearing for automobile that has the high temperature resistance as well as shear stability, and prevents the noise at low temperature as well as the brittle flaking under high speed rotation and high load. The grease comprises a base oil containing a synthesized hydrocarbon oil and one or more ester oils at a weight ratio of 0.1 to 0.49:0.9 to 0.51; 5 to 30% by weight of a urea based thickener, and 0.1 to 10% by weight of dithiozinc phosphate based on the whole grease. The grease sealed bearing for automobile is obtained by sealing a bearing used in a device driven by an automobile engine with the grease.

Abstract: A synthetic lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines, comprises an organomolybdenum compound, a zinc dithiophosphate and a base stock obtained by blending an ester having a kinematic viscosity of from 8 cSt to 35 cSt at 100° C. and a saponification value of 200 mg-KOH/g or smaller with a poly (&agr;-olefin) and/or a highly-refined mineral oil.

Abstract: The invention is a liquid composition of matter useful as a metal working lubricant. The composition comprises a primary lubricity component, such as a polyether or polyether ester, and dissolved salts of carboxylic acids. The composition preferably contains not more than 0.2 percent of any element except carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, alkaline earth metals, alkali metals, inorganically bonded halogens, inorganically bonded nitrogen, inorganically bonded sulfur, and inorganically bonded phosphorus.

Abstract: A stable, clear water-in-oil emulsion consisting of from about 5 to about 40 wt % aqueous phase and from about 95 to about 60 wt % non-aqueous phase, said aqueous phase being dispersed in said non-aqueous phase in the form of droplets having an average droplet size no greater than about 0.1 &mgr;m, said emulsion comprising at least 60 wt % of an oil selected from fuel oils, lubricating oils and mixtures thereof, from about 5 to about 30 wt % of an emulsifier composition, and the balance to 100 wt % water, wherein said emulsifier composition consists essentially of i) a mixture of C6-C15 alcohol ethoxylates, each comprising from 2 to 12 EO groups, ii) from 0 to about 25 wt % of an emulsifier selected from polyisobutylsuccinimide, a sorbitan ester and mixtures thereof, and iii) from 0 to about 90 wt % of an amine ethoxylate. The microemulsion is useful as a fuel and/or lubricant/coolant.

Abstract: A refrigerator oil for use in compressors using therein a hydrogen-containing halogenocarbon as a refrigerant, consisting essentially of as a base oil at least one kind of an ester selected from the group consisting of a specific pentaerythritol ester such as an ester of pentaerythritol with a mono- or dicarboxylic acid, a specific polyol ester such as an ester of trimethylolethane with a mono- or dicarboxylic acid, a specific ester such as an ester of ethylene glycol and a dicarboxylic acid, and a specific polyol ester synthesized from a neopentyl type polyhydric alcohol, a monocarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic acid; and further comprising at least one kind of an epoxy compound.

Abstract: An improved synthetic ester lubricant base stock formed by reacting a neopentyl glycol with a mixture of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids is provided. The mixture of acids includes straight-chain acids having from 5 to 10 carbon atoms and an iso-acid having from 7 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably iso-nonanoic acid, wherein the iso-acid is present in about 60-90 weight percent of the acid charge. The base stock is mixed with a conventional ester lubricant additive package to form a lubricant having a viscosity at 210° F. of at least 7.0 with the resulting lubricants having a decreased tendency to form deposits in high temperature chain oil applications.