Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080300367 | Impact modification and functionalization of copolymers of olefins and dienes - Disclosed is the preparation of compositions which are mixtures of certain types of epoxidized rigid copolymers of α-olefins and diene-derived co-monomers in combination with elastomeric diene-based polymers or copolymers. These two types of rigid and elastomeric polymeric materials are placed in a common liquid reaction medium and contacted therein with an oxidizing agent. The oxidizing agent, which can be a peroxide or peracid, epoxidizes in-situ at least a portion of the residual double bonds of the rigid copolymer and preferably also introduces hydroxyl groups, e.g., diol moieties, (or derivatives thereof such as ester groups) onto the unsaturated moieties of the elastomeric diene-based polymers or copolymers. This combination of materials which has been oxidized in-situ can then be co-precipitated to form a polymeric mixture which can be melt-molded into polyolefin materials of improved structural, thermal and mechanical properties with desirable impact resistance. | 12-04-2008 |
20080306215 | Functionalization of olefin/diene copolymers - A process is described for functionalizing a copolymer comprising units derived from at least one α-olefin and units derived from at least one diene, which copolymer contains at least one double bond. The process comprises reacting the copolymer with at least one functionalizing agent to introduce polar pendant oxygen-containing functional groups onto the copolymer. | 12-11-2008 |
20090156874 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT PRODUCTION - A process for the preparation of oligomeric poly alpha-olefins comprises oligomerizing low molecular weight PAO in the presence of an ionic liquid catalyst under oligomerization conditions. The low molecular weight PAOs used as a feed or feed component of the present process are the light olefinic by-product fraction including the dimers and light fractions from the metallocene-catalyzed PAO oligomerization process. | 06-18-2009 |
20090240012 | Process for synthetic lubricant production - A process for the preparation of oligomeric poly alpha-olefins includes oligomerizing low molecular weight PAO oligomer in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst such as promoted aluminum trichloride or boron trifluoride under oligomerization conditions. The low molecular weight PAO oligomers used as a feed or feed component of the present process are the light olefinic by-product fractions including the dimers and light fractions from the metallocene-catalyzed PAO oligomerization process which are characterized by a molecular weight of 150 to 600 and a terminal olefin (vinylidene) content of at least 25%. | 09-24-2009 |
20090270296 | HydroxyAromatic Functionalized Polyalpha-Olefins - This invention relates to a hydroxyaromatic functionalized polyalpha-olefin comprising the product of the combination of:
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20090318597 | Polymer compositions comprising cyclic olefin polymers, polyolefin modifiers, and fillers - A polymer composition comprises (a) least 40 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition) of a cyclic olefin polymer comprising at least one acyclic olefin and at least 20 wt % of one or more cyclic olefins (based upon the weight of the cyclic olefin polymer), wherein at least a portion of the cyclic olefin polymer has a glass transition temperature of greater than 100° C.; (b) an acyclic olefin polymer modifier in an amount up to 40 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition); and (c) at least 10 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition) of one of more fillers. The polymer composition has a notched Izod impact resistance measured at 23° C. of greater than 100 J/m and a flexural modulus (1% secant method) of greater than 1400 MPa. | 12-24-2009 |
20100144572 | Lubricants having alkyl cyclohexyl 1,2-dicarboxylates - Provided is a lubricant having a first base stock of one or more alkyl cyclohexyl 1,2-dicarboxylate esters at 1 wt % to 50 wt % based on the total weight of the blend, and a second base stock at 99 wt % to 50 wt % based on the total weight of the blend, wherein the second base stock is chosen from (a) one or more C | 06-10-2010 |
20100216678 | Lubricant compositions containing glycerol tri-esters - A lubricant composition comprising a Group I-IV or Group VI lube base stock and a glycerol tri-ester of the formula: | 08-26-2010 |
20100227162 | Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) based inorganic polymer structures - A modified inorganic substrate having a plurality of grafts of a polyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate of mean alkyl pendant chain length of 6 to about 40 carbons extending therefrom. The modified inorganic substrate is preferably a modified silica substrate and more preferably modified silica nanoparticles. There is also a process for graft polymerizing a silica substrate. | 09-09-2010 |
20110098204 | Poly(alpha-olefin/alkylene glycol) copolymer, process for making, and a lubricant formulation therefor - A poly(alpha-olefin/alkylene glycol) copolymer of the following formula: | 04-28-2011 |
20110143983 | Polyether-containing lubricant base stocks and process for making - A lubricant base stock is provided. The base stock is a polyether of a plurality of epoxidized olefin monomeric units. The polyether has 30 carbon atoms or more. There is also a process for making a polyether. | 06-16-2011 |
20110160107 | Lubricant Base Stocks Based on Block Copolymers and Processes For Making - Provided is a block copolymer having an “A” block of a functionalized hydrocarbon moiety including one or more functional end groups selected from the group consisting of: epoxides, amines, acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, halogens, vinyl or vinylidene double bond, aromatic rings and thiols, and a “B” block of a functionalized polyether moiety including one or more functional end groups selected from the group consisting: epoxides, amines, acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, halogens, vinyl or vinylidene double bond, aromatic rings and thiols. The end group of the polyether moiety is different than the end group of the hydrocarbon moiety, and the hydrocarbon moiety and the polyether moiety are copolymerizable therewith. Preferably, the hydrocarbon moiety is a poly-α-olefin and the polyether moiety is a polyalkylene glycol. | 06-30-2011 |
20110263469 | POLY (ALKYL EPOXIDES), PROCESS FOR MAKING, AND LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS HAVING SAME - A process for making a poly(alkyl epoxide). The process has the step of polymerizing one or more alkyl epoxide monomers in the presence of a cationic catalyst according to the following sequences: | 10-27-2011 |
20120115763 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS BASED ON BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKIN - Provided are lubricant compositions with improved oxidative stability and frictional and wear resistance properties for use in engine oil applications. The lubricant compositions include: i) a first base stock selected from a Group I base stock, a Group II base stock or a combination thereof at 50 to 80 wt %; ii) a block copolymer at 1 to 10 wt %; iii) a viscosity modifier at 3 to 15 wt % selected from polymers and copolymers of methacrylate, butadiene, olefins and alkylated styrenes; and iv) an additive package including a combination of antioxidants, dispersants, detergents, friction modifiers and antiwear agents at 2 to 30 wt %. | 05-10-2012 |
20120149620 | GLYCOL ETHER-BASED CYCLOHEXANOATE ESTERS, THEIR SYNTHESIS AND METHODS OF USE - Glycol ether-based cyclohexanoate esters, their synthesis and methods of use as lubricant basestocks or co-basestocks. | 06-14-2012 |
20130023455 | Lubricating Compositions Containing Polyetheramines - Provided are lubricating compositions comprising in admixture at least 40 wt % of a base stock selected from the group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV and Group V base stocks, or any combination thereof, and one or more polyetheramines. Also provided are methods of improving the friction and wear properties of a base stock selected from the group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV and Group V base stocks, or any combination thereof, comprising blending the base stock with one or more polyetheramines, to form a lubricating composition. | 01-24-2013 |
20130109604 | LOW VISCOSITY LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130130952 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING LOW VISCOSITY LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS - A process for the oligomerization of C | 05-23-2013 |
20130165360 | POLYVINYL ETHER BASED HIGH PERFORMANCE SYNTHETIC FLUIDS PREPARED USING CATIONIC POLYMERIZWATION - The synthesis of high performance polyvinyl ether (PVE) synthetic fluids using a Lewis acid based cationic polymerization process is disclosed. The polyvinyl ether fluid have repeating vinyl ether units of the general formula —[CH | 06-27-2013 |
20140087983 | LUBRICANT AND FUEL DISPERSANTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - This disclosure relates to a composition for use as an additive for fuels and lubricants including an amination product of an epoxidized vinyl terminated macromonomer (VTM) and an amino compound containing at least one —NH— group. The epoxidized VTM is reacted with the amino compound containing at least one —NH— group under amination conditions sufficient to give said composition. The epoxidized VTM is formed by reacting a VTM with an epoxidizing agent under epoxidation conditions sufficient to give an epoxidized VTM. An amination method for making a composition for use as an additive for fuels and lubricants. The method comprises reacting an epoxidized VTM with an amino compound containing at least one —NH— group under amination conditions sufficient to give the composition. The epoxidized VTM is formed by reacting a VTM with an epoxidizing agent under epoxidation conditions sufficient to give an epoxidized VTM. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087984 | SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT BASESTOCKS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - This disclosure relates to vinyl terminated macromer (VTM) based synthetic basestocks and their methods of preparation, lubricant compositions, methods of lubrication and products so lubricated. The VTM based synthetic basestocks useful for fuels and lubricants include oligomerization or polymerization products of one or more allylic vinyl terminated macromers (VTMs) having a molecular weight from 84 to 10080. The one or more allylic VTMs are oligomerized or polymerized in the presence of a catalyst under oligomerization or polymerization conditions sufficient to give the VTM based synthetic basestock. The catalyst can be a metallocene catalyst or an acid catalyst, e.g., Lewis acid. The one or more allylic vinyl terminated macromers (VTMs) can be one or more allylic vinyl terminated atactic polypropylene macromers (VTM aPP) having a molecular weight from 84 to 2250 and having a terminal allylic vinyl olefin content of at least 90%. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087985 | LUBRICANT AND FUEL DISPERSANTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - This disclosure relates to a composition for use as an additive for fuels and lubricants including a reductive amination product of a vinyl terminated macromonomer (VTM) based aldehyde. Optionally aldehyde is reacted with the amino compound under condensation conditions sufficient to give an imine intermediate, and the imine intermediate is reacted under hydrogenation conditions sufficient to give the composition. The aldehyde is formed by reacting a VTM under hydroformylation conditions sufficient to form the aldehyde. A reductive amination method for making a composition for use as an additive for fuels and lubricants. The method includes reacting a VTM based aldehyde with an amino compound containing at least one —NH— group under condensation conditions sufficient to give an imine intermediate, and reacting the imine intermediate under hydrogenation conditions sufficient to give said composition. The aldehyde is formed by reacting a VTM under hydroformylation conditions sufficient to form the aldehyde. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087986 | HIGH VISCOSITY, FUNCTIONALIZED METALLOCENE POLYALPHAOLEFIN BASE STOCKS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING SAME - A process for producing a high viscosity functionalized metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) fluid. The process includes providing a mPAO having a terminal double bond, said mPAO produced by the metallocene-catalyzed oligomerization or polymerization of an alpha-olefin feed; providing at least one of a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl thiol, aryl thiol, diphenylamine or naphthalene; and reacting, optionally in the presence of a catalyst or initiator, the mPAO having a terminal double bond with at least one of the substituted or unsubstituted alkyl thiol, aryl thiol, diphenylamine or naphthalene, under reaction conditions sufficient to produce the functionalized high viscosity mPAO fluid. The functionalized mPAO fluid has, as synthesized, a viscosity (Kv | 03-27-2014 |
20140121143 | LOW VISCOSITY LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING SAME - A composition that includes one or more compounds represented by the formula | 05-01-2014 |
20140171348 | IONIC LIQUIDS AS LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS, COBASE STOCKS ANDMULTIFUNCTIONAL FUNCTIONAL FLUIDS - A composition including an ionic liquid alkylammonium salt (e.g., tetraalkylammonium cation and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate anion), or an ionic liquid imidazolium salt (e.g., 1,3-dialkylimidazolium cation and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate anion), that have a structure sufficient to exhibit at least partial solubility in one or more Group I-V base stocks. The disclosure also relates to a lubricating oil base stock and lubricating oil containing the composition, a multifunctional functional fluid containing the composition, and a method for improving solubility of an ionic liquid in a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and an ionic liquid alkylammonium salt cobase stock, or an ionic liquid imidazolium salt cobase stock, as a minor component. | 06-19-2014 |
20140274837 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING EMULSION CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINE OILS - A method for improving the ability of an engine lubricating oil contaminated with water and fuel to emulsify water contamination by using as the engine lubricating oil a formulated oil including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component and a coupled block copolymer as a minor component. A method for improving thermo-oxidative stability and elastomer compatibility in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component and a coupled block copolymer as a minor component. A lubricating engine oil including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component and a coupled block copolymer as a minor component. | 09-18-2014 |
20150045266 | IONIC LIQUID AS LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS, COBASE STOCKS AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL FUNCTIONAL FLUIDS - A composition including an ionic liquid alkyl ammonium salt (e.g., tetraalkylammonium cation and bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide anion) or an ionic liquid imidazolium salt (e.g., 1,3-dialkylimidazolium cation and bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide anion), that have a structure sufficient to exhibit at least partial solubility in one or more Group I-V base stocks. The disclosure also relates to a lubricating oil base stock and lubricating oil containing the composition, a multifunctional functional fluid containing the composition, and a method for improving solubility of an ionic liquid in a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and an ionic liquid alkylammonium salt cobase stock, or an ionic liquid imidazolium salt cobase stock, as a minor component. | 02-12-2015 |