EP2899255B1 - Oil composition comprising a viscosity index improver - Google Patents

Oil composition comprising a viscosity index improver Download PDF

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EP2899255B1
EP2899255B1 EP14763262.4A EP14763262A EP2899255B1 EP 2899255 B1 EP2899255 B1 EP 2899255B1 EP 14763262 A EP14763262 A EP 14763262A EP 2899255 B1 EP2899255 B1 EP 2899255B1
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Yosuke Uehara
Hiromitsu Sasaki
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    • C10PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10NINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS C10M RELATING TO LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS
    • C10N2030/00Specified physical or chemical properties which is improved by the additive characterising the lubricating composition, e.g. multifunctional additives
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    • C10N2030/00Specified physical or chemical properties which is improved by the additive characterising the lubricating composition, e.g. multifunctional additives
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    • C10N2040/00Specified use or application for which the lubricating composition is intended
    • C10N2040/04Oil-bath; Gear-boxes; Automatic transmissions; Traction drives
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    • C10N2040/00Specified use or application for which the lubricating composition is intended
    • C10N2040/04Oil-bath; Gear-boxes; Automatic transmissions; Traction drives
    • C10N2040/042Oil-bath; Gear-boxes; Automatic transmissions; Traction drives for automatic transmissions
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    • C10PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
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    • C10N2040/00Specified use or application for which the lubricating composition is intended
    • C10N2040/08Hydraulic fluids, e.g. brake-fluids
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
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    • C10N2040/25Internal-combustion engines

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  • the present invention relates to an oil composition
  • an oil composition comprising a base oil and a viscosity index improver, the viscosity index improver consisting of a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer containing a constitutional unit derived from farnesene, and a process for producing the oil composition.
  • the present invention aims at providing an oil composition, comprising a base oil and a viscosity index improver, the oil composition being enhanced in viscosity index and high-temperature high-shear viscosity, and the viscosity index improver being excellent in an effect of improving a viscosity index and a high-temperature high-shear viscosity of oils, and a process for producing the oil composition.
  • the viscosity index improver is constituted of a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer including a polymer block (A) containing the constitutional unit (a) derived from the aromatic vinyl compound as a main component and a polymer block (B) containing the constitutional unit (b) derived from the conjugated diene as a main component (hereinafter also referred to merely as a "hydrogenated block copolymer").
  • Examples of compounds as a component from which the other constitutional unit (c) is derived include unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds such as propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-heptadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-nonadecene and 1-eicosene; functional group-containing unsaturated compounds such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, maleic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, itaconic acid, 2-acryloylethanesulfonic acid, 2-methacryloylethanesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanes
  • the content of the constitutional unit (c) in a whole amount of the constitutional units constituting the copolymer is preferably not more than 40% by mass, more preferably not more than 20% by mass, still more preferably not more than 10% by mass, and even still more preferably not more than 1% by mass.
  • the copolymer is in the form of a block copolymer including a polymer block (A) containing the constitutional unit (a) derived from the aromatic vinyl compound as a main component and a polymer block (B) containing the constitutional unit (b) derived from the conjugated diene as a main component.
  • copolymerizable monomers may be used alone or in combination of any two or more thereof.
  • the constitutional unit may be bonded thereto either in a random form or in a tapered form.
  • the obtained hydrogenated block copolymer can be prevented from forming a gel-like network in an oil composition, and the oil composition obtained therefrom can be prevented from suffering from increase in kinetic viscosity thereof as measured at a temperature of each of 40°C and 100°C. As a result, the use of the oil composition as a lubricating oil is facilitated.
  • the hydrogenated copolymer constituting the viscosity index improver is produced by hydrogenating the aforementioned copolymer in which 50 mol% or more of carbon-carbon double bonds in the constitutional unit (b) derived from the conjugated diene are hydrogenated, namely the hydrogenated copolymer has a hydrogenation rate of 50 mol% or more.
  • the peak top molecular weight (Mp) as used in the present specification means the value measured by the method described below in Examples.
  • the hydrogenated block copolymer may be suitably produced by a process including a polymerization step of obtaining a block copolymer including a polymer block (A) containing the constitutional unit (a) derived from the aromatic vinyl compound as a main component and a polymer block (B) containing the constitutional unit (b) derived from the conjugated diene as a main component by anionic polymerization; and a hydrogenation step of hydrogenating 50 mol% or more of carbon-carbon double bonds in the constitutional unit (b) derived from the conjugated diene.
  • anionic polymerization initiator examples include alkali metals such as lithium, sodium and potassium; alkali earth metals such as beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium; lanthanoid-based rare earth metals such as lanthanum and neodymium; and compounds containing the above alkali metals, alkali earth metals or lanthanoid-based rare earth metals.
  • alkali metals such as lithium, sodium and potassium
  • alkali earth metals such as beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium
  • lanthanoid-based rare earth metals such as lanthanum and neodymium
  • compounds containing the above alkali metals, alkali earth metals or lanthanoid-based rare earth metals are preferred.
  • organic alkali metal compounds include organic lithium compounds such as methyl lithium, ethyl lithium, n-butyl lithium, sec-butyl lithium, t-butyl lithium, hexyl lithium, phenyl lithium, stilbene lithium, dilithiomethane, dilithionaphthalene, 1,4-dilithiobutane, 1,4-dilithio-2-ethyl cyclohexane and 1,3,5-trilithiobenzene; and sodium naphthalene and potassium naphthalene, etc.
  • organic lithium compounds such as methyl lithium, ethyl lithium, n-butyl lithium, sec-butyl lithium, t-butyl lithium, hexyl lithium, phenyl lithium, stilbene lithium, dilithiomethane, dilithionaphthalene, 1,4-dilithiobutane, 1,4-dilithio-2-ethyl cyclohexane and 1,3,
  • organic alkali metal compounds preferred are organic lithium compounds; more preferred are n-butyl lithium and sec-butyl lithium; and still more preferred is sec-butyl lithium.
  • the organic alkali metal compound may be reacted with a secondary amine such as diisopropylamine, dibutylamine, dihexylamine and dibenzylamine to use the compound in the form of an organic alkali metal amide.
  • the amount of the organic alkali metal compound used for the polymerization may vary depending upon a molecular weight of the resulting block copolymer, and is usually in the range of from 0.01 to 3% by mass on the basis of a total amount of the aromatic vinyl compound, and farnesene and/or the conjugated diene other than farnesene.
  • the block copolymer obtained by the above method is subjected to hydrogenation step, it is possible to produce the hydrogenated block copolymer.
  • the hydrogenation method there may be used conventionally known methods. For example, a solution prepared by dissolving the block copolymer in a solvent that has no adverse influence on the hydrogenation reaction is subjected to hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst.
  • the hydrogenation catalyst examples include Ziegler-based catalysts; metal-supported catalysts obtained by supporting a metal such as nickel, platinum, palladium, ruthenium and rhodium on a carrier such as carbon, silica and diatomaceous earth; and organic metal complexes containing a metal such as cobalt, nickel, palladium, rhodium and ruthenium.
  • the hydrogenation reaction may be carried out by adding the hydrogenation catalyst to the polymerization reaction solution containing the block copolymer obtained by the above method for producing the block copolymer.
  • a hydrogen pressure used therein is preferably from 0.1 to 20 MPa
  • the reaction temperature is preferably from 100 to 200°C
  • the reaction time is preferably from 1 to 20 h.
  • the hydrogenation rate of carbon-carbon double bonds in the polymer block (B) contained in the block copolymer is preferably not less than 50 mol%, more preferably not less than 60 mol%, and still more preferably not less than 70 mol%, from the viewpoint of improving a heat resistance and a shear stability of oils as well as a viscosity index and a high-temperature high-shear viscosity of oils. Meanwhile, the hydrogenation rate may be calculated by the method described below in Examples.
  • the oil composition of the present invention includes a base oil and the aforementioned viscosity index improver.
  • the oil composition may be suitably used as an engine oil, an automatic transmission oil, a gear lube oil and a hydraulic pressure oil.
  • the content of the viscosity index improver in the oil composition is from 0.1 to 10% by mass, preferably from 0.1 to 7% by mass, still more preferably from 0.2 to 5% by mass, and even still more preferably from 0.5 to 5% by mass.
  • the base oil examples include fuel oils such as intermediate fraction fuels, synthetic or natural lubricating oils, unrefined oils and industrial oils.
  • the base oil may be at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a paraffin-based compound, a naphthene-based compound and an aromatic compound.
  • the base oil may also be at least one oil selected from the group consisting of a natural oil and an artificially synthesized oil.
  • the oil composition of the present invention may be produced by methods conventionally known in the art.
  • the oil composition of the present invention may be produced by mixing the aforementioned base oil with the aforementioned viscosity index improver.
  • the mixing of these components may be carried out using conventionally known mixers.
  • ⁇ -farnesene purity: 97.6% by mass; available from Amyris Biotechnologies Inc.
  • ⁇ -farnesene purified using a 3 ⁇ molecular sieve and distilled under a nitrogen atmosphere to remove hydrocarbon-based impurities such as zingiberene, bisabolene, farnesene epoxide, farnesol isomers, E,E-farnesol, squalene, ergosterol and several kinds of dimers of farnesene therefrom, and the thus purified ⁇ -farnesene was used in the following polymerization.
  • Hydrogenation Rate ⁇ 1 - (number of moles of carbon-carbon double bonds contained per 1 mole of hydrogenated block copolymer)/(number of moles of carbon-carbon double bonds contained per 1 mole of block copolymer ⁇ x 100 (mol%)
  • reaction solution Added into the reaction solution was palladium carbon (amount of palladium supported: 5% by mass) as a hydrogenation catalyst which was used in an amount of 5% by mass on the basis of the block copolymer, and the block copolymer was subjected to hydrogenation reaction under a hydrogen pressure of 2 MPa at a temperature of 150°C for 10 h.
  • the obtained reaction mixture was allowed to stand for cooling and pressure releasing, and then subjected to filtration to remove the palladium carbon therefrom.
  • Example 2 The same procedure as in Example 1 was repeated except that the respective components were formulated as shown in Table 1, thereby obtaining a hydrogenated block copolymer (A4) and an oil composition and subjecting the resulting products to the above evaluation. The results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
  • Example 2 The subsequent procedure was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the resulting hydrogenated block copolymer (A5) and the base oil were formulated as shown in Table 2, thereby obtaining an oil composition.
  • the thus obtained oil composition was subjected to the above evaluation. The results are shown in Table 2.
  • F-St Poly( ⁇ -farnesene)-polystyrene diblock copolymer.
  • F/Bd-St Poly( ⁇ -farnesene/butadiene)-polystyrene diblock copolymer.
  • F/IP-St Poly( ⁇ -farnesene/isoprene)-polystyrene diblock copolymer.

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