EP1632554B1 - Composition d'huile lubrifiante - Google Patents

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EP1632554B1
EP1632554B1 EP05107063A EP05107063A EP1632554B1 EP 1632554 B1 EP1632554 B1 EP 1632554B1 EP 05107063 A EP05107063 A EP 05107063A EP 05107063 A EP05107063 A EP 05107063A EP 1632554 B1 EP1632554 B1 EP 1632554B1
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  • the present invention relates to lubricating oil compositions. More particularly, the present invention relates to lubricating oil compositions, which have low levels of phosphorus, sulfur and sulfated ash.
  • Such exhaust gas after-treatment devices may include catalytic converters, which can contain one or more oxidation catalysts, NO x storage catalysts, and/or NH 3 reduction catalysts; and/or a particulate trap.
  • Oxidation catalysts can become poisoned and rendered less effective by exposure to certain elements/compounds present in engine exhaust gasses, particularly by exposure to phosphorus and phosphorus compounds introduced into the exhaust gas by the degradation of phosphorus-containing lubricating oil additives.
  • Reduction catalysts are sensitive to sulfur and sulfur compounds in the engine exhaust gas introduced by the degradation of both the base oil used to blend the lubricant, and sulfur-containing lubricating oil additives.
  • Particulate traps can become blocked by metallic ash, which is a product of degraded metal-containing lubricating oil additives.
  • dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate metal salts The metal may be an alkali or alkaline earth metal, or aluminum, lead, tin, molybdenum, manganese, nickel or copper.
  • ZDDP zinc salts of dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate
  • lubricating oil additives that exert a minimum negative impact on such after-treatment devices must be identified, and OEM specifications for "new service fill” and “first fill” lubricants are expected to require maximum sulfur levels of 0.30 wt. %; maximum phosphorus levels of 0.08 wt. %, and sulfated ash contents below 0.80 wt. %.
  • Such lubricating oil compositions can be referred to as "low SAPS" (low sulfated ash, phosphorus, sulfur) lubricating oil compositions.
  • the selected lubricating oil composition must provide adequate lubricant performance, including adequate wear protection and detergency.
  • the performance of lubricating oil compositions used in light duty spark and compression-ignited vehicular internal combustion engines, specifically antiwear and engine cleaning performance, must be maintained at the high level dictated by the "new service", and "first fill" specifications of the OEM's.
  • a lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to 0.3 wt.%, a phosphorus content of up to 0.08 wt.%, a sulfated ash content of up to 0.80 wt.% which comprises an admixture of:
  • the oil of lubricating viscosity is selected from one or more of the group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV and synthetic ester base stock oils.
  • the lubricating oil composition includes an overbased metal lubricating oil detergent.
  • the lubricating oil composition includes an antioxidant.
  • the lubricating oil composition includes a zinc dihydrocarbyldithiophosphate.
  • the oil of lubricating viscosity may be selected from Group I, II, III or IV base stocks, synthetic ester base stocks or mixtures thereof.
  • the base stock groups are defined in the American Petroleum Institute (API) publication " Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System", Industry Services Department, Fourteenth Edition, December 1996, Addendum 1, December 1998 .
  • the base stock will have a viscosity preferably of 3-12, more preferably 4-10, most preferably 4.5-8 mm 2 /s (cSt.) at 100°C.
  • Esters useful as synthetic base stock oils also include those made from C 5 to C 12 monocarboxylic acids and polyols and polyol ethers such as neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, etc.
  • Table A - Analytical Methods for Testing Base Stocks Property Test Method Saturates ASTM D2007 Viscosity Index ASTM D2270 Sulfur ASTM D2622, D4294, D4927, or D3120
  • the oil of lubricating viscosity comprises substantially no Group I base stock oil.
  • the oil of lubricating viscosity used in this invention should have a viscosity index of at least 95, preferably at least 100.
  • Preferred oils are (a) base oil blends of Group III base stocks with Group II base stocks, where the combination has a viscosity index of at least 110; or (b) Group III base stocks or blends of more than one Group III base stock. Mineral oils are preferred.
  • Dispersants useful in the context of the present invention include the range of nitrogen-containing, ashless (metal-free) dispersants known to be effective to reduce formation of deposits upon use in gasoline and diesel engines, when added to lubricating oils.
  • the ashless, dispersants useful for the present invention suitably comprise an oil soluble polymeric long chain backbone having functional groups capable of associating with particles to be dispersed.
  • such dispersants have amine, amine-alcohol or amide polar moieties attached to the polymer backbone, often via a bridging group.
  • a suitable ashless dispersant may be, for example, selected from oil soluble salts, esters, amino-esters, amides, imides and oxazolines of long chain hydrocarbon-substituted mono- and polycarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof; thiocarboxylate derivatives of long chain hydrocarbons; long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having polyamine moieties attached directly thereto; and Mannich condensation products formed by condensing a long chain substituted phenol with formaldehyde and polyalkylene polyamine.
  • the dispersant of the present invention preferably comprises at least one dispersant that is derived from polyalkenyl-substituted mono- or dicarboxylic acid, anhydride or ester, which dispersant has a polyalkenyl moiety with a number average molecular weight of at least 900 and from greater than 1.3 to 1.7, preferably from greater than 1.3 to 1.6, most preferably from greater than 1.3 to 1.5 functional groups (mono- or dicarboxylic acid producing moieties) per polyalkenyl moiety (a medium functionality dispersant).
  • SAP is the saponification number (i.e., the number of milligrams of KOH consumed in the complete neutralization of the acid groups in one gram of the succinic-containing reaction product, as determined according to ASTM D94); M n is the number average molecular weight of the starting olefin polymer; and A.I. is the percent active ingredient of the succinic-containing reaction product (the remainder being unreacted olefin polymer, succinic anhydride and diluent).
  • each mono- or dicarboxylic acid-producing moiety will react with a nucleophilic group (amine, alcohol, amide or ester polar moieties) and the number of functional groups in the polyalkenyl-substituted carboxylic acylating agent will determine the number of nucleophilic groups in the finished dispersant.
  • a nucleophilic group amine, alcohol, amide or ester polar moieties
  • the polyalkenyl moiety of the dispersant of the present invention has a number average molecular weight of at least 900, suitably at least 1500, preferably between 1800 and 3000, such as between 2000 and 2800, more preferably from 2100 to 2500, and most preferably from 2200 to 2400.
  • the molecular weight of a dispersant is generally expressed in terms of the molecular weight of the polyalkenyl moiety as the precise molecular weight range of the dispersant depends on numerous parameters including the type of polymer used to derive the dispersant, the number of functional groups, and the type of nucleophilic group employed.
  • Polymer molecular weight can be determined by various known techniques.
  • One convenient method is gel permeation chromatography (GPC), which additionally provides molecular weight distribution information (see W. W. Yau, J. J. Kirkland and D. D. Bly, "Modern Size Exclusion Liquid Chromatography", John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1979 ).
  • GPC gel permeation chromatography
  • Another useful method for determining molecular weight, particularly for lower molecular weight polymers is vapor pressure osmometry (see, e.g., ASTM D3592).
  • the polyalkenyl moiety suitable for forming the dispersant used in the dispersant composition of the present invention preferably has a narrow molecular weight distribution (MWD), also referred to as polydispersity, as determined by the ratio of weight average molecular weight (M w ) to number average molecular weight (M n ).
  • MWD molecular weight distribution
  • M w weight average molecular weight
  • M n number average molecular weight
  • Suitable polymers have a polydispersity of from 1.5 to 2.1, preferably from 1.6 to 1.8.
  • Suitable hydrocarbons or polymers employed in the formation of the dispersants of the present invention include homopolymers, interpolymers or lower molecular weight hydrocarbons.
  • such polymers comprise interpolymers of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin of the above formula, wherein R 1 is alkyl of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and more preferably is alkyl of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and more preferably still of from 1 to 2 carbon atoms
  • polymers prepared by cationic polymerization of isobutene, styrene, and the like are polymers prepared by cationic polymerization of isobutene, styrene, and the like.
  • Common polymers from this class include polyisobutenes obtained by polymerization of a C 4 refinery stream having a butene content of 35 to 75% by wt., and an isobutene content of 30 to 60% by wt., in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst, such as aluminum trichloride or boron trifluoride.
  • a preferred source of monomer for making poly-n-butenes is petroleum feedstreams such as Raffinate II. These feedstocks are disclosed in the art such as in U.S. Patent No. 4,952,739 .
  • Polyisobutylene is a most preferred backbone of the present invention because it is readily available by cationic polymerization from butene streams (e.g., using AlCl 3 or BF 3 catalysts). Such polyisobutylenes generally contain residual unsaturation in amounts of one ethylenic double bond per polymer chain, positioned along the chain.
  • a preferred embodiment utilizes polyisobutylene prepared from a pure isobutylene stream or a Raffinate I stream to prepare reactive isobutylene polymers with terminal vinylidene olefins.
  • these polymers referred to as highly reactive polyisobutylene (HR-PIB)
  • HR-PIB highly reactive polyisobutylene
  • these polymers have a terminal vinylidene content of at least 65%, e.g., 70%, more preferably at least 80%, most preferably, at least 85%.
  • the preparation of such polymers is described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 4,152,499 .
  • HR-PIB is known and HR-PIB is commercially available under the tradenames Glissopal TM (from BASF) and Ultravis TM (from BP-Amoco).
  • Polyisobutylene polymers that may be employed are generally based on a hydrocarbon chain of from 1500 to 3000. Methods for making polyisobutylene are known. Polyisobutylene can be functionalized by halogenation (e.g. chlorination), the thermal "ene” reaction, or by free radical grafting using a catalyst (e.g. peroxide), as described below.
  • halogenation e.g. chlorination
  • the thermal "ene” reaction e.g. peroxide
  • a catalyst e.g. peroxide
  • the hydrocarbon or polymer backbone can be functionalized, e.g., with carboxylic acid producing moieties (preferably acid or anhydride moieties) selectively at sites of carbon-to-carbon unsaturation on the polymer or hydrocarbon chains, or randomly along chains using any of the three processes mentioned above or combinations thereof, in any sequence.
  • carboxylic acid producing moieties preferably acid or anhydride moieties
  • the polymer or hydrocarbon may be functionalized, for example, with carboxylic acid producing moieties (preferably acid or anhydride) by reacting the polymer or hydrocarbon under conditions that result in the addition of functional moieties or agents, i.e., acid, anhydride, ester moieties, etc., onto the polymer or hydrocarbon chains primarily at sites of carbon-to-carbon unsaturation (also referred to as ethylenic or olefinic unsaturation) using the halogen assisted functionalization (e.g. chlorination) process or the thermal "ene" reaction.
  • carboxylic acid producing moieties preferably acid or anhydride
  • Selective functionalization can be accomplished by halogenating, e.g., chlorinating or brominating the unsaturated ⁇ -olefin polymer to 1 to 8 wt. %, preferably 3 to 7 wt. % chlorine, or bromine, based on the weight of polymer or hydrocarbon, by passing the chlorine or bromine through the polymer at a temperature of 60 to 250°C, preferably 110 to 160°C, e.g., 120 to 140°C, for 0.5 to 10, preferably 1 to 7 hours.
  • halogenating e.g., chlorinating or brominating the unsaturated ⁇ -olefin polymer to 1 to 8 wt. %, preferably 3 to 7 wt. % chlorine, or bromine, based on the weight of polymer or hydrocarbon, by passing the chlorine or bromine through the polymer at a temperature of 60 to 250°C, preferably 110 to 160°C, e.g., 120 to 140°C, for 0.5 to 10, preferably
  • the halogenated polymer or hydrocarbon (hereinafter backbone) is then reacted with sufficient monounsaturated reactant capable of adding the required number of functional moieties to the backbone, e.g., monounsaturated carboxylic reactant, at 100 to 250°C, usually 180°C to 235°C, for 0.5 to 10, e.g., 3 to 8 hours, such that the product obtained will contain the desired number of moles of the monounsaturated carboxylic reactant per mole of the halogenated backbones.
  • the backbone and the monounsaturated carboxylic reactant are mixed and heated while adding chlorine to the hot material.
  • the hydrocarbon or polymer backbone can be functionalized by random attachment of functional moieties along the polymer chains by a variety of methods.
  • the polymer in solution or in solid form, may be grafted with the monounsaturated carboxylic reactant, as described above, in the presence of a free-radical initiator.
  • the grafting takes place at an elevated temperature in the range of 100 to 260°C, preferably 120 to 240°C.
  • free-radical initiated grafting would be accomplished in a mineral lubricating oil solution containing, e.g., 1 to 50 wt.%, preferably 5 to 30 wt. % polymer based on the initial total oil solution.
  • Mixtures of monounsaturated carboxylic materials (i) - (iv) also may be used.
  • the monounsaturation of the monounsaturated carboxylic reactant becomes saturated.
  • maleic anhydride becomes backbone-substituted succinic anhydride
  • acrylic acid becomes backbone-substituted propionic acid.
  • Such monounsaturated carboxylic reactants are fumaric acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, chloromaleic acid, chloromaleic anhydride, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, cinnamic acid, and lower alkyl (e.g., C 1 to C 4 alkyl) acid esters of the foregoing, e.g., methyl maleate, ethyl fumarate, and methyl fumarate.
  • lower alkyl e.g., C 1 to C 4 alkyl
  • the monounsaturated carboxylic reactant typically will be used in an amount ranging from equimolar amount to 100 wt. % excess, preferably 5 to 50 wt. % excess, based on the moles of polymer or hydrocarbon. Unreacted excess monounsaturated carboxylic reactant can be removed from the final dispersant product by, for example, stripping, usually under vacuum, if required.
  • the functionalized oil-soluble polymeric hydrocarbon backbone is then derivatized with a nucleophilic reactant, such as an amine, amino-alcohol, alcohol, metal compound, or mixture thereof, to form a corresponding derivative.
  • a nucleophilic reactant such as an amine, amino-alcohol, alcohol, metal compound, or mixture thereof.
  • Useful amine compounds for derivatizing functionalized polymers comprise at least one amine and can comprise one or more additional amine or other reactive or polar groups. These amines may be hydrocarbyl amines or may be predominantly hydrocarbyl amines in which the hydrocarbyl group includes other groups, e.g., hydroxy groups, alkoxy groups, amide groups, nitriles, imidazoline groups, and the like.
  • Particularly useful amine compounds include mono- and polyamines, e.g., polyalkene and polyoxyalkylene polyamines of 2 to 60, such as 2 to 40 (e.g., 3 to 20) total carbon atoms having 1 to 12, such as 3 to 12, preferably 3 to 9, most preferably form 6 to 7 nitrogen atoms per molecule.
  • Mixtures of amine compounds may advantageously be used, such as those prepared by reaction of alkylene dihalide with ammonia.
  • Preferred amines are aliphatic saturated amines, including, for example, 1,2-diaminoethane; 1,3-diaminopropane; 1,4-diaminobutane; 1,6-diaminohexane; polyethylene amines such as diethylene triamine; triethylene tetramine; tetraethylene pentamine; and polypropyleneamines such as 1,2-propylene diamine; and di-(1,2-propylene)triamine.
  • Such polyamine mixtures known as PAM
  • Particularly preferred polyamine mixtures are mixtures derived by distilling the light ends from PAM products. The resulting mixtures, known as "heavy" PAM, or HPAM, are also commercially available.
  • amine compounds include: alicyclic diamines such as 1,4-di(aminomethyl) cyclohexane and heterocyclic nitrogen compounds such as imidazolines.
  • Another useful class of amines is the polyamido and related amido-amines as disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,857,217 ; 4,956,107 ; 4,963,275 ; and 5,229,022 .
  • TAM tris(hydroxymethyl)amino methane
  • Dendrimers, star-like amines, and comb-structured amines may also be used.
  • condensed amines as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,053,152 .
  • the functionalized polymer is reacted with the amine compound using conventional techniques as described, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,234,435 and 5,229,022 , as well as in EP-A-208,560 .
  • the functionalized, oil-soluble polymeric hydrocarbon backbones may also be derivatized with hydroxy compounds such as monohydric and polyhydric alcohols, or with aromatic compounds such as phenols and naphthols.
  • Preferred polyhydric alcohols include alkylene glycols in which the alkylene radical contains from 2 to 8 carbon atoms.
  • Other useful polyhydric alcohols include glycerol, mono-oleate of glycerol, monostearate of glycerol, monomethyl ether of glycerol, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, and mixtures thereof.
  • An ester dispersant may also be derived from unsaturated alcohols, such as allyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, propargyl alcohol, 1-cyclohexane-3-ol, and oleyl alcohol.
  • unsaturated alcohols such as allyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, propargyl alcohol, 1-cyclohexane-3-ol, and oleyl alcohol.
  • Still other classes of alcohols capable of yielding ashless dispersants comprise ether-alcohols, including oxy-alkylene and oxy-arylene.
  • Such ether-alcohols are exemplified by ether-alcohols having up to 150 oxy-alkylene radicals in which the alkylene radical contains from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
  • the ester dispersants may be di-esters of succinic acids or acid-esters, i.e., partially esterified succinic acids, as well as partially esterified polyhydric alcohols or phenols, i.e., esters having free alcohols or phenolic hydroxy radicals.
  • An ester dispersant may be prepared by any one of several known methods as described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 3,381,022 .
  • Mannich base condensation products Another class of high molecular weight ashless dispersants comprises Mannich base condensation products. Generally, these products are prepared by condensing one mole of a long chain alkyl-substituted mono- or polyhydroxy benzene with 1 to 2.5 moles of carbonyl compound(s) (e.g., formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde) and 0.5 to 2 moles of polyalkylene polyamine, as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 3,442,808 .
  • carbonyl compound(s) e.g., formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde
  • Such Mannich base condensation products may include a polymer product of a metallocene catalyzed polymerization as a substituent on the benzene group, or may be reacted with a compound containing such a polymer substituted on a succinic anhydride in a manner similar to that described in U.S. Patent No. 3,442,808 .
  • Examples of functionalized and/or derivatized olefin polymers synthesized using metallocene catalyst systems are described in the publications identified supra .
  • the dispersant(s) of the invention are preferably non-polymeric (e.g., are mono- or bis-succinimides).
  • the dispersant(s) of the present invention can be borated by conventional means, as generally taught in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,087,936 , 3,254,025 and 5,430,105 . Boration of the dispersant is readily accomplished by treating an acyl nitrogen-containing dispersant with a boron compound such as boron oxide, boron halide boron acids, and esters of boron acids, in an amount sufficient to provide from 0.1 to 20 atomic proportions of boron for each mole of acylated nitrogen composition.
  • a boron compound such as boron oxide, boron halide boron acids, and esters of boron acids
  • the boron which appears in the product as dehydrated boric acid polymers (primarily (HBO 2 ) 3 ), is believed to attach to the dispersant imides and diimides as amine salts, e.g., the metaborate salt of the diimide.
  • Boration can be carried out by adding a sufficient quantity of a boron compound, preferably boric acid, usually as a slurry, to the acyl nitrogen compound and heating with stirring at from 135°C to 190°C, e.g., 140°C to 170°C, for from 1 to 5 hours, followed by nitrogen stripping.
  • the boron treatment can be conducted by adding boric acid to a hot reaction mixture of the dicarboxylic acid material and amine, while removing water. Other post reaction processes known in the art can also be applied.
  • the lubricating oil composition of the present invention has a ratio of wt. % nitrogen to wt. % boron of from 3:1 to 5:1. In an embodiment of the present invention, the lubricating oil composition may have a ratio of wt % nitrogen to wt % boron of from 3:1 to 4.5:1.
  • the boron source may be boron provided by using a borated dispersant, but may also be provided by a separately added oil soluble or oil dispersible boron compound, including another dispersant.
  • the source of boron for the compositions of this invention may be provided by borating the nitrogen containing dispersant so as to provide the appropriate amount of boron or the boron may be added to the lubricating oil composition by means of a separate oil dispersible or oil soluble boron compound, which may be another dispersant, and such a boron containing additional dispersant will preferably be a borated polyisobutenyl succinimide where the polyisobutenyl may have a broad molecular weight range, such as Mn 450 to 3000.
  • Non-dispersant boron sources are prepared by reacting a boron compound with an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible additive or compound.
  • Boron compounds include boron oxide, boron oxide hydrate, boron trioxide, boron trifluoride, boron tribromide, boron trichloride, boron acid such as boronic acid, boric acid, tetraboric acid and metaboric acid, boron hydrides, boron amides and various esters of boron acids.
  • Suitable "non-dispersant boron sources” may comprise any oil-soluble, boron-containing compound, but preferably comprise one or more boron-containing additives known to impart enhanced properties to lubricating oil compositions.
  • Such boron-containing additives include, for example, borated dispersant VI improver; alkali metal, mixed alkali metal or alkaline earth metal borate; borated overbased metal detergent; borated epoxide; borate ester; and borate amide.
  • Alkali metal and alkaline earth metal borates are generally hydrated particulate metal borates, which are known in the art.
  • Alkali metal borates include mixed alkali and alkaline earth metal borates. These metal borates are available commercially.
  • Representative patents describing suitable alkali metal and alkaline earth metal borates and their methods of manufacture include U.S. Patent Nos. 3,997,454 ; 3,819,521 ; 3,853.772 ; 3,907,601 ; 3,997,454 ; and 4,089,790 .
  • the borated amines maybe prepared by reacting one or more of the above boron compounds with one or more of fatty amines, e.g., an amine having from four to eighteen carbon atoms. They may be prepared by reacting the amine with the boron compound at a temperature of from 50 to 300, preferably from 100 to 250 °C and at a ratio from 3:1 to 1:3 equivalents of amine to equivalents of boron compound.
  • Borated fatty epoxides are generally the reaction product of one or more of the above boron compounds with at least one epoxide.
  • the epoxide is generally an aliphatic epoxide having from 8 to 30, preferably from 10 to 24, more preferably from 12 to 20, carbon atoms.
  • Examples of useful aliphatic epoxides include heptyl epoxide and octyl epoxide. Mixtures of epoxides may also be used, for instance commercial mixtures of epoxides having from 14 to 16 carbon atoms and from 14 to 18 carbon atoms.
  • the borated fatty epoxides are generally known and are described in U.S. Patent 4,584,115 .
  • Borate esters may be prepared by reacting one or more of the above boron compounds with one or more alcohol of suitable oleophilicity. Typically, the alcohol contains from 6 to 30, or from 8 to 24, carbon atoms. Methods of making such borate esters are known in the art.
  • the borate esters can be borated phospholipids. Such compounds, and processes for making such compounds, are described in EP-A-0 684 298 .
  • Borated overbased metal detergents are known in the art where the borate substitutes the carbonate in the core either in part or in full.
  • the present invention requires the presence of an overbased metal-containing lubricating oil detergent having a TBN of 150 to 450.
  • These metal detergents may be present in such amounts to provide their normal attendant functions so long as the sulfated ash content of the oil remains at 0.80 wt. % or less, and generally are used in amounts of from 0.5 to 3 wt. %.
  • Metal-containing or ash-forming detergents function both as detergents to reduce or remove deposits and as acid neutralizers or rust inhibitors, thereby reducing wear and corrosion and extending engine life.
  • Detergents generally comprise a polar head with long hydrophobic tail, with the polar head comprising a metal salt of an acid organic compound.
  • the salts may contain a substantially stoichiometric amount of the metal in which they are usually described as normal or neutral salts, and would typically have a total base number (TBN), as may be measured by ASTM D-2896 of from 0 to 80. It is possible to include large amounts of a metal base by reacting an excess of a metal compound, such as an oxide or hydroxide, with an acid gas such as carbon dioxide.
  • the resulting overbased detergent comprises neutralized detergent as the outer layer of a metal base (e.g., carbonate) micelle.
  • a metal base e.g., carbonate
  • Such overbased detergents may have a TBN of 150 or greater, and overbased detergents typically used have a TBN from 250 to 450, or more.
  • Detergents that are conventionally employed include oil-soluble neutral and overbased sulfonates, phenates, sulfurized phenates, thiophosphonates, salicylates, and naphthenates and other oil-soluble carboxylates of a metal, particularly the alkali or alkaline earth metals, e.g., barium, sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium, and magnesium.
  • a metal particularly the alkali or alkaline earth metals, e.g., barium, sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium, and magnesium.
  • the most commonly used metals are calcium and magnesium, which may both be present in detergents used in a lubricant, and mixtures of calcium and/or magnesium with sodium. Combinations of detergents, whether overbased or neutral or both, may be used.
  • Sulfonates may be prepared from sulfonic acids which are typically obtained by the sulfonation of alkyl substituted aromatic hydrocarbons such as those obtained from the fractionation of petroleum or by the alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons.
  • the alkaryl sulfonates usually contain from 9 to 80 or more carbon atoms, preferably from 16 to 60 carbon atoms per alkyl substituted aromatic moiety.
  • Metal salts of phenols and sulfurized phenols are prepared by reaction with an appropriate metal compound such as an oxide or hydroxide and neutral or overbased products may be obtained by methods well known in the art.
  • Sulfurized phenols may be prepared by reacting a phenol with sulfur or a sulfur containing compound such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur monohalide or sulfur dihalide, to form products which are generally mixtures of compounds in which 2 or more phenols are bridged by sulfur containing bridges.
  • Carboxylate detergents e.g., salicylates
  • an aromatic carboxylic acid can contain an appropriate metal compound such as an oxide or hydroxide and neutral or overbased products may be obtained by methods well known in the art.
  • the aromatic moiety of the aromatic carboxylic acid can contain heteroatoms, such as nitrogen and oxygen. Preferably, the moiety contains only carbon atoms; more preferably the moiety contains six or more carbon atoms; for example benzene is a preferred moiety.
  • the aromatic carboxylic acid may contain one or more aromatic moieties, such as one or more benzene rings, either fused or connected via alkylene bridges.
  • Preferred substituents in oil-soluble salicylic acids are alkyl substituents.
  • the alkyl groups advantageously contain 5 to 100, preferably 9 to 30, especially 14 to 20, carbon atoms. Where there is more than one alkyl group, the average number of carbon atoms in all of the alkyl groups is preferably at least 9 to ensure adequate oil solubility.
  • Calcium alkyl salicylate detergents are preferred for use in the present invention.
  • Antioxidants reduce the tendency of base stocks to deteriorate in service which deterioration can be evidenced by the products of oxidation such as sludge and varnish-like deposits on the metal surfaces and by viscosity growth. They are generally present in amount of from 0.1 to 5.0 wt.%, preferably 0.25 to 1.0 wt.%.
  • Such oxidation inhibitors include hindered phenols, alkaline earth metal salts of alkylphenolthioesters having preferably C 5 to C 12 alkyl side chains, calcium nonylphenol sulfide, ashless oil soluble phenates and sulfurized phenates, phosphosulfurized or sulfurized hydrocarbons, alkyl substituted diphenylamine, alkyl substituted phenyl and napthylamines, phosphorous esters, metal thiocarbamates, ashless thiocarbamates and oil soluble copper compounds as described in U.S. 4,867,890 .
  • dialkyl substituted diphenylamines wherein the alkyl is C 4 -C 20 , such as dinonyl diphenylamine and the hindered phenols, such as isooctyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxycinnamate and mixtures of same.
  • the zinc dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphates are oil soluble salts of dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphoric acids and may be represented by the following formula: wherein R and R' may be the same or different hydrocarbyl radicals containing from 1 to 18, preferably 2 to 12, carbon atoms and including radicals such as alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, alkaryl and cycloaliphatic radicals. Particularly preferred as R and R' groups are alkyl groups of 2 to 8 carbon atoms.
  • the radicals may, for example, be ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, sec-butyl, amyl, n-hexyl, i-hexyl, n-octyl, decyl, dodecyl, octadecyl, 2-ethylhexyl, phenyl, butylphenyl, cyclohexyl, methylcyclopentyl, propenyl, butenyl.
  • the total number of carbon atoms (i.e. R and R') in the dithiophosphoric acid will generally be 5 or greater.
  • the zinc dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate can therefore comprise zinc dialkyl dithiophosphates.
  • ZDDP is the most commonly used antioxidant/antiwear agent in lubricating oil compositions for internal combustion engines, and in conventional passenger car diesel engines formulated to meet present European ACEA specifications.
  • the lubricating oil compositions of the present invention suitably contain an amount of ZDDP (or other dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate metal salt) that introduces 0.02 to 0.08 wt.%, preferably 0.02 to 0.06 wt.% of phosphorus into the lubricating oil composition.
  • the phosphorus content of the lubricating oil compositions is determined in accordance with the procedures of ASTM D5185.
  • Preferred, optional ingredients further include oil soluble organomolybdenum compounds, friction modifiers, and viscosity modifiers.
  • any suitable oil soluble organo-molybdenum compound may be employed.
  • the molybdenum compound will function both as an antiwear and antioxidant additive.
  • dimeric and trimeric molybdenum compounds are used.
  • oil soluble organomolybdenum compounds are the dialkyldithiocarbamates, dialkyldithiophosphates, dialkyldithiophosphinates, xanthates, thioxanthates, carboxylates and the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • Particularly preferred are molybdenum dialkylthiocarbamates.
  • the molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate dimer to be used as an additive in the present invention is a compound expressed by the following formula:
  • R 1 through R 4 independently denote a straight chain, branched chain or aromatic hydrocarbyl group; and XI through X4 independently denote an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
  • the four hydrocarbyl groups, R 1 through R 4 may be identical or different from one another.
  • organo-molybdenum compounds useful in the lubricating compositions of this invention are trinuclear (trimeric) molybdenum compounds, especially those of the formula Mo 3 S k L n Q z and mixtures thereof wherein the L are independently selected ligands having organo groups with a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the compound soluble in the oil, n is from 1 to 4, k varies from 4 to 7, Q is selected from the group of neutral electron donating compounds such as water, amines, alcohols, phosphines, and ethers, and z ranges from 0 to 5 and includes non-stoichiometric values. At least 21 total carbon atoms should be present among all the ligands' organo groups, such as at least 25, at least 30, or at least 35 carbon atoms.
  • the ligands are selected from the group consisting of -X-R 1, and and mixtures thereof, wherein X, X 1 , X 2 , and Y are independently selected from the group of oxygen and sulfur, and wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R are independently selected from hydrogen and organo groups that may be the same or different.
  • the organo groups are hydrocarbyl groups such as alkyl (e.g., in which the carbon atom attached to the remainder of the ligand is primary or secondary), aryl, substituted aryl and ether groups. More preferably, each ligand has the same hydrocarbyl group.
  • hydrocarbyl denotes a substituent having carbon atoms directly attached to the remainder of the ligand and is predominantly hydrocarbyl in character within the context of this invention.
  • substituents include the following:
  • the organo groups of the ligands have a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the compound soluble in the oil.
  • the number of carbon atoms in each group will generally range between 1 to about 100, preferably from 1 to 30, and more preferably between 4 to 20.
  • Preferred ligands include dialkyldithiophosphate, alkylxanthate, carboxylates, dialkyldithiocarbamate, and mixtures thereof. Most preferred are the dialkyldithiocarbamates.
  • ligands having the appropriate charge to balance the core's charge (as discussed below).
  • Oil-soluble trinuclear molybdenum compounds are preferred and can be prepared by reacting in the appropriate liquid(s)/solvent(s) a molybdenum source such as (NH 4 )Mo 3 S 13 ⁇ n(H 2 O), where n varies between 0 and 2 and includes non-stoichiometric values, with a suitable ligand source such as a tetralkylthiuram disulfide.
  • a molybdenum source such as (NH 4 )Mo 3 S 13 ⁇ n(H 2 O), where n varies between 0 and 2 and includes non-stoichiometric values
  • oil-soluble trinuclear molybdenum compounds can be formed during a reaction in the appropriate solvent(s) of a molybdenum source such as (NH 4 ) 2 Mo 3 S 13 ⁇ n(H 2 O), a ligand source such as tetralkylthiuram disulfide, dialkyldithiocarbamate, or dialkyldithiophosphate, and a sulfur abstracting agent such cyanide ions, sulfite ions, or substituted phosphines.
  • a molybdenum source such as (NH 4 ) 2 Mo 3 S 13 ⁇ n(H 2 O)
  • a ligand source such as tetralkylthiuram disulfide, dialkyldithiocarbamate, or dialkyldithiophosphate
  • a sulfur abstracting agent such cyanide ions, sulfite ions, or substituted phosphines.
  • a trinuclear molybdenum-sulfur halide salt such as [M'] 2 [Mo 3 S 7 A 6 ], where M' is a counter ion, and A is a halogen such as Cl, Br, or I, may be reacted with a ligand source such as a dialkyldithiocarbamate or dialkyldithiophosphate in the appropriate liquid(s)/solvent(s) to form an oil-soluble trinuclear molybdenum compound.
  • the appropriate liquid/solvent may be, for example, aqueous or organic.
  • the ligand chosen must have a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the compound soluble in the lubricating composition.
  • oil-soluble does not necessarily indicate that the compounds or additives are soluble in the oil in all proportions. It does mean that they are soluble in use, transportation, and storage.
  • a basic nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of succinimide, a carboxylic acid amide, a hydrocarbyl monoamine, a phosphoramide, a thiophosphoramide, a Mannich base, a dispersant viscosity index improver, or a mixture thereof
  • the sulfurized molybdenum containing compositions may be generally characterized as a molybdenum/sulfur complex of a basic nitrogen compound.
  • the precise molecular formula of these molybdenum compositions is not known with certainty. However, they are believed to be compounds in which molybdenum, whose valences are satisfied with atoms of oxygen or sulfur, is either complexed by, or the salt of one or more nitrogen atoms of the basic nitrogen containing compound used in the preparation of these compositions.
  • the lubricating compositions of the present invention may contain a minor amount of an oil soluble molybdenum compound.
  • An amount of at least 10 ppm up to 2,000 ppm of molybdenum from a molybdenum compound may be present in the lubricating oil composition.
  • 500 ppm to 1,000 ppm of molybdenum from a molybdenum compound is used. These values are based upon the weight of the lubricating composition.
  • At least one organic oil soluble friction modifier may preferably be incorporated in the lubricating oil composition.
  • the friction modifier makes up 0.02 to 2.0 wt.% of the lubricating oil composition.
  • Friction modifiers include such compounds as aliphatic amines or ethoxylated aliphatic amines, aliphatic fatty acid amides, aliphatic carboxylic acids, aliphatic carboxylic esters of polyols such as glycerol esters of fatty acids as exemplified by glycerol oleate, which is preferred, aliphatic carboxylic ester-amides, aliphatic phosphonates, aliphatic thiophosphates, etc., wherein the aliphatic group usually contains above about eight carbon atoms so as to render the compound suitably oil soluble.
  • aliphatic substituted succinimides formed by reacting one or more aliphatic succinic acids or anhydrides with ammonia.
  • Pour point depressants otherwise known as lube oil flow improvers, lower the minimum temperature at which the fluid will flow or can be poured.
  • Such additives are well known. Typical of those additives which improve the low temperature fluidity of the fluid are C 8 to C 18 dialkyl fumarate/vinyl acetate copolymers, polyalkylmethacrylates and the like. These may be used in amounts of from 0.01 to 5.0 wt.%, preferably 0.1 to 3.0 wt.%. They are preferably used when mineral oil base stocks are employed but are not required when the base stock is a PAO or synthetic ester.
  • the viscosity modifier functions to impart high and low temperature operability to a lubricating oil.
  • the VM used may have that sole function, or may be multifunctional. It may be present in amounts of from 0.01 to 20.0 wt. %, preferably 1.0 to 10.0 wt.%. These are preferably employed when the base stock is a mineral oil.
  • Multifunctional viscosity modifiers that also function as dispersants are also known.
  • Suitable viscosity modifiers are polyisobutylene, copolymers of ethylene and propylene and higher alpha-olefins, polymethacrylates, polyalkylmethacrylates, methacrylate copolymers, copolymers of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and a vinyl compound, inter polymers of styrene and acrylic esters, and partially hydrogenated copolymers of styrene/isoprene, styrene/butadiene, and isoprene/butadiene, as well as the partially hydrogenated homopolymers of butadiene and isoprene and isoprene/divinylbenzene.
  • Foam control can be provided by many compounds including an antifoamant of the polysiloxane type, for example, silicone oil or polydimethyl siloxane.
  • additives can provide a multiplicity of effects; thus for example, a single additive may act as a dispersant-oxidation inhibitor. This approach is well known and does not require further elaboration.
  • each of the components can be added directly to the base stock or base oil blend by dispersing or dissolving it in the base stock or base oil blend at the desired level of concentration. Such blending may occur at ambient temperature or at an elevated temperature.
  • the invention comprising the product results from the admixture of the additive components to form a lubricating oil composition.
  • all the additives except for the viscosity modifier and the pour point depressant are blended into a concentrate or additive package described herein as the additive package, that is subsequently blended into base stock to make the finished lubricant.
  • the concentrate will typically be formulated to contain the additive(s) in proper amounts to provide the desired concentration in the final formulation when the concentrate is combined with a predetermined amount of a base lubricant.
  • the concentrate is preferably made in accordance with the method described in U.S. 4,938,880 . That patent describes making a pre-mix of ashless dispersant and metal detergents that is pre-blended at a temperature of at least 100°C. Thereafter, the pre-mix is cooled to at least 85°C and the additional components are added.
  • the final crankcase lubricating oil formulation may employ from 2 to 20 mass %, preferably 4 to 18 mass %, and most preferably 5 to 17 mass % of the concentrate or additive package, with the remainder being base stock.
  • lubricating oil compositions according to the present invention have been found to exhibit a passing value for piston cleanliness and viscosity control in the fired engine XUD-IIBTE test and satisfy the requirements of the Mercedes Benz Seals test despite complying with the low SAPS requirements.
  • the following oil A was prepared and tested for piston merits and viscosity increase according to the XUD-ITBTE fired engine test, a European passenger car diesel engine test (CEC L-56-T-98) which is part of the ACEA B specification..
  • a higher piston merits value represents a better result than a lower value
  • a lower absolute viscosity increase value represents a better result than a higher value.
  • VW and Mercedes-Benz Seals tests were also carried out.
  • the piston merits and viscosity increase tests of the XUD-IIBTE fired engine test were carried out on comparative Oils B and C. The results are given in Table 1.
  • the VW and Mercedes-Benz Seals tests were carried out on comparative Oils B and C. The results are given in Table 2.
  • Oil A shows a distinct and surprising improvement in the XUD-IIBTE and VW and Mercedes-Benz Seals tests.
  • Oil A a lubricating oil composition was prepared containing a calcium alkyl salicylate detergent, 3.02 wt. % non-borated polyisobutenyl (Mn 2300) succinimide dispersant, 0.9 wt% borated polyisobutenyl (Mn 950) succinimide dispersant antioxidant, lubricating oil flow improver, viscosity modifier, antifoam agent, zinc dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate and mineral oil base stocks.
  • Oil A had a wt.% N to wt. % B ratio of 3.8 to 1, a sulfated ash content of 0.8 wt.%, and had 0.087 wt.% N, 0.24 wt.% S and 0.08 wt.% P.
  • Oil B the formulation of Oil A above was duplicated except that the borated dispersant was present in an amount of 0.23 wt. %.
  • the oil had a wt.% N to wt. % B ratio of 10 to 1, a sulfated ash content of 0.8 wt.%, and had 0.069 wt.% N, 0.21 wt.% S and 0.08 wt.% P.
  • Oil C the formulation of Oil B above was duplicated except that there was present 3.65 wt. % of the same non-borated dispersant.
  • the oil had a wt.% N to wt. % B ratio of 13 to 1, a sulfated ash content of 0.8 wt.%, and had 0.082 wt.% N, 0.19 wt.% S and 0.08 wt.% P.

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  1. Composition d'huile lubrifiante ayant une teneur en soufre allant jusqu'à 0,3 % en poids, une teneur en phosphore allant jusqu'à 0,08 % % en poids, une teneur en cendres sulfatées allant jusqu'à 0,80 % en poids, qui comprend un mélange :
    (a) d'une quantité dominante d'une huile de viscosité propre à la lubrification
    (b) d'au moins un dispersant azoté, le dispersant fournissant à l'huile une teneur en azote d'au moins 0,075 % en poids d'azote, le dispersant ayant un squelette polyalcényle qui a une moyenne en nombre du poids moléculaire comprise dans l'intervalle de 900 à 3000, et
    (c) une source de bore soluble ou dispersable dans l'huile, présente en une quantité de manière à fournir un rapport du % en poids d'azote au % en poids de bore dans la composition d'huile de 3:1 à 5:1.
  2. Composition suivant la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un ou plusieurs membres du groupe consistant en un détergent métallique surbasique, un antioxydant, un dihydro-carbyldithiophoshate de zinc, des composés organiques de molybdène solubles dans l'huile, des modificateurs de frottement et des modificateurs de viscosité.
  3. Composition suivant la revendication 2, dans laquelle le détergent est un alkylsalicylate de calcium ayant un indice de basicité total (TBN) de 200 à 400.
  4. Composition suivant la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans laquelle le dispersant est un polyisobuténylsuccinimide.
  5. Composition suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le composé de bore est un dispersant polyisobuténylsuccinimide boraté ajouté séparément.
  6. Composition suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 5, comprenant un oxydant qui est (i) une dialkyldiphénylamine, dans laquelle le groupe alkyle est un groupe alkyle en C1 à C20 ou (ii) un phénol à encombrement stérique.
  7. Composition suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 6, dans laquelle les groupes hydrocarbyle du dihydrocarbyldithiophosphate de zinc ont 2 à 8 atomes de carbone.
  8. Composition suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 7, dans laquelle le composé organique de molybdène est un dialkyldithiocarbamate.
  9. Composition suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle l'huile de viscosité propre à la lubrification est une huile minérale.
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