EP3029133B1 - Marine engine lubrication - Google Patents

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EP3029133B1
EP3029133B1 EP15195322.1A EP15195322A EP3029133B1 EP 3029133 B1 EP3029133 B1 EP 3029133B1 EP 15195322 A EP15195322 A EP 15195322A EP 3029133 B1 EP3029133 B1 EP 3029133B1
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Rachel Tundel
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
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  • This invention relates to trunk piston marine engine lubrication for a medium-speed four-stroke compression-ignited (diesel) marine engine.
  • Heavy Fuel Oil is the heaviest fraction of petroleum distillate and comprises a complex mixture of molecules including up to 15% of asphaltenes, defined as the fraction of petroleum distillate that is insoluble in an excess of aliphatic hydrocarbon (e.g. heptane) but which is soluble in aromatic solvents (e.g. toluene) as measured by ASTM D6560. Asphaltenes can enter the engine lubricant as contaminants either via the cylinder or the fuel pumps and injectors, and asphaltene precipitation can then occur, manifested in 'black paint' or 'black sludge' in the engine.
  • asphaltenes can enter the engine lubricant as contaminants either via the cylinder or the fuel pumps and injectors, and asphaltene precipitation can then occur, manifested in 'black paint' or 'black sludge' in the engine.
  • trunk piston engine oils 'TPEO's
  • TPEO trunk piston engine oils
  • EP-A-2644687 ('687) describes use of a combination of defined calcium salicylates and defined polyalkenyl-substituted carboxylic acid anhydrides in a TPEO lubricant comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity containing 50 mass % or more of a Group I basestock. This achieves good asphaltene dispersency at lower and hence more economical levels of soap.
  • Component (B) in the examples of '594 is stated to be a PIBSA derived from a polyisobutene of number average molecular weight 950; its succination ratio is not stated.
  • a first aspect of the invention is a trunk piston marine engine lubricating oil composition for improving asphaltene handling in use thereof, in operation of such engine when fuelled by a heavy fuel oil, which composition comprises, or is made by admixing, a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and, in respective minor amounts:
  • a second aspect of the invention is a method of preparing a trunk piston marine engine lubricating oil composition for a medium-speed compression-ignited marine engine comprising blending (A) and (B) with the oil of lubricating viscosity, each defined as in the first aspect of the invention.
  • a third aspect of the invention is a trunk piston marine engine lubricating oil composition for a medium-speed four-stroke compression-ignited marine engine obtainable by the method of the second aspect of the invention.
  • a fourth aspect of the invention is a method of operating a trunk piston medium-speed compression-ignited marine engine comprising:
  • a fifth aspect of the invention is a method of dispersing asphaltenes in trunk piston marine lubricating oil composition during its lubrication of surfaces of a medium-speed compression-ignited marine engine and operation of the engine, which comprises:
  • a sixth aspect of the invention is the use of detergent system (A) as defined in, the first aspect of the invention in combination with anhydride (B) as defined in the first aspect of the invention in a trunk piston marine lubricating oil composition for a medium-speed compression-ignited marine engine, to improve asphaltene handling during operation of the engine which is fueled by a heavy fuel oil.
  • a seventh aspect of the invention is the use of detergent system (A) as defined in, the first aspect of the invention in combination with anhydride (B) as defined in the first aspect of the invention in a trunk piston marine lubricating oil composition for a medium-speed compression-ignited marine engine, to improve asphaltene handling during operation of the engine, fueled by a heavy fuel oil, in comparison with analogous operation where anhydride (B) has a ratio different from that defined in the first aspect of the invention.
  • the lubricating oils may range in viscosity from light distillate mineral oils to heavy lubricating oils. Generally, the viscosity of the oil ranges from 2 to 40 mm 2 /sec, as measured at 100°C.
  • Natural oils include animal oils and vegetable oils (e.g., caster oil, lard oil); liquid petroleum oils and hydrorefined, solvent-treated or acid-treated mineral oils of the paraffinic, naphthenic and mixed paraffinic-naphthenic types. Oils of lubricating viscosity derived from coal or shale also serve as useful base oils.
  • Synthetic lubricating oils include hydrocarbon oils and halo-substituted hydrocarbon oils such as polymerized and interpolymerized olefins (e.g., polybutylenes, polypropylenes, propylene-isobutylene copolymers, chlorinated polybutylenes, poly(1-hexenes), poly(1-octenes), poly(1-decenes)); alkybenzenes (e.g., dodecylbenzenes, tetradecylbenzenes, dinonylbenzenes, di(2-ethylhexyl)benzenes); polyphenyls (e.g., biphenyls, terphenyls, alkylated polyphenols); alkylated naphthalenes; and alkylated diphenyl ethers and alkylated diphenyl sulphides and derivative, analogs and homologs thereof.
  • Alkylene oxide polymers and interpolymers and derivatives thereof where the terminal hydroxyl groups have been modified by esterification, etherification, etc. constitute another class of known synthetic lubricating oils. These are exemplified by polyoxyalkylene polymers prepared by polymerization of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, and the alkyl and aryl ethers of polyoxyalkylene polymers (e.g., methyl-polyiso-propylene glycol ether having a molecular weight of 1000 or diphenyl ether of poly-ethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 1000 to 1500); and mono- and polycarboxylic esters thereof, for example, the acetic acid esters, mixed C 3 -C 8 fatty acid esters and C 13 Oxo acid diester of tetraethylene glycol.
  • polyoxyalkylene polymers prepared by polymerization of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide
  • alkyl and aryl ethers of polyoxyalkylene polymers e.g.
  • Another suitable class of synthetic lubricating oils comprises the esters of dicarboxylic acids (e.g., phthalic acid, succinic acid, alkyl succinic acids and alkenyl succinic acids, maleic acid, azelaic acid, suberic acid, sebasic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, linoleic acid dimer, malonic acid, alkylmalonic acids, alkenyl malonic acids) with a variety of alcohols (e.g., butyl alcohol, hexyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, 2-ethylhexyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol monoether, propylene glycol).
  • dicarboxylic acids e.g., phthalic acid, succinic acid, alkyl succinic acids and alkenyl succinic acids, maleic acid, azelaic acid, suberic acid, sebasic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, linole
  • esters includes dibutyl adipate, di(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, di-n-hexyl fumarate, dioctyl sebacate, diisooctyl azelate, diisodecyl azelate, dioctyl phthalate, didecyl phthalate, dieicosyl sebacate, the 2-ethylhexyl diester of linoleic acid dimer, and the complex ester formed by reacting one mole of sebacic acid with two moles of tetraethylene glycol and two moles of 2-ethylhexanoic acid.
  • Esters useful as synthetic oils also include those made from C 5 to C 12 monocarboxylic acids and polyols and polyol esters such as neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol and tripentaerythritol.
  • Silicon-based oils such as the polyalkyl-, polyaryl-, polyalkoxy- or polyaryloxysilicone oils and silicate oils comprise another useful class of synthetic lubricants; such oils include tetraethyl silicate, tetraisopropyl silicate, tetra-(2-ethylhexyl)silicate, tetra-(4-methyl-2-ethylhexyl)silicate, tetra-(p-tert-butyl-phenyl) silicate, hexa-(4-methyl-2-ethylhexyl)disiloxane, poly(methyl)siloxanes and poly(methylphenyl)siloxanes.
  • oils include tetraethyl silicate, tetraisopropyl silicate, tetra-(2-ethylhexyl)silicate, tetra-(4-methyl-2-ethylhexy
  • Other synthetic lubricating oils include liquid esters of phosphorous-containing acids (e.g., tricresyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate, diethyl ester of decylphosphonic acid) and polymeric tetrahydrofurans.
  • Unrefined, refined and re-refined oils can be used in lubricants of the present invention.
  • Unrefined oils are those obtained directly from a natural or synthetic source without further purification treatment.
  • a shale oil obtained directly from retorting operations; petroleum oil obtained directly from distillation; or ester oil obtained directly from an esterification and used without further treatment would be an unrefined oil.
  • Refined oils are similar to unrefined oils except that the oil is further treated in one or more purification steps to improve one or more properties. Many such purification techniques, such as distillation, solvent extraction, acid or base extraction, filtration and percolation are known to those skilled in the art.
  • Re-refined oils are obtained by processes similar to those used to provide refined oils but begin with oil that has already been used in service. Such re-refined oils are also known as reclaimed or reprocessed oils and are often subjected to additional processing using techniques for removing spent additives and oil breakdown products.
  • the present invention particularly embraces those of the above oils containing greater than or equal to 90% saturates and less than or equal to 0.03% sulphur as the oil of lubricating viscosity, eg Group II, III, IV or V. They also include basestocks derived from hydrocarbons synthesised by the Fischer-Tropsch process. In the Fischer-Tropsch process, synthesis gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen (or 'syngas') is first generated and then converted to hydrocarbons using a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. These hydrocarbons typically require further processing in order to be useful as a base oil.
  • syngas may, for example, be made from gas such as natural gas or other gaseous hydrocarbons by steam reforming, when the basestock may be referred to as gas-to-liquid (“GTL”) base oil; or from gasification of biomass, when the basestock may be referred to as biomass-to-liquid (“BTL” or "BMTL”) base oil; or from gasification of coal, when the basestock may be referred to as coal-to-liquid (“CTL”) base oil.
  • GTL gas-to-liquid
  • BTL biomass-to-liquid
  • CTL coal-to-liquid
  • the oil of lubricating viscosity in this invention contains 30, such as 50, mass % or more said basestocks. It may contain 60, such as 70, 80 or 90, mass % or more of said basestock or a mixture thereof.
  • the oil of lubricating viscosity may be substantially all of said basestock or a mixture thereof.
  • additives (A) and (B) can be added simultaneously to the oil of lubricating viscosity to form the TPEO.
  • the final formulations as a trunk piston engine oil may typically contain up to 30, preferably 10 to 28, more preferably 12 to 24, mass % of the additive package(s), the remainder being the oil of lubricating viscosity.
  • the trunk piston engine oil may have a compositional TBN (using ASTM D2896) of 20 to 60, preferably 30 to 55. Even more preferably, it may be 40 to 55 or 35 to 50.
  • the combined treat rate of additives (A) and (B) contained in the lubricating oil composition may for example be in the range of 5 to 30, preferably 10 to 28, more preferably 12 to 24, mass %.
  • a metal detergent is an additive based on so-called metal "soaps", that is metal salts of acidic organic compounds, sometimes referred to as surfactants. They generally comprise a polar head with a long hydrophobic tail.
  • Overbased metal detergents which comprise neutralized metal detergents as the outer layer of a metal base (e.g. carbonate) micelle, may be provided by including large amounts of metal base by reacting an excess of a metal base, such as an oxide or hydroxide, with an acidic gas such as carbon dioxide.
  • overbased metal detergents (A) are overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate, preferably hydrocarbyl-substituted salicylate, detergents.
  • Hydrocarbyl means a group or radical that contains carbon and hydrogen atoms and that is bonded to the remainder of the molecule via a carbon atom. It may contain hetero atoms, i.e. atoms other than carbon and hydrogen, provided they do not alter the essentially hydrocarbon nature and characteristics of the group.
  • hydrocarbyl there may be mentioned alkyl and alkenyl.
  • the overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate typically has the structure shown: wherein R is a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbyl group, and more preferably an alkyl group, including straight- or branched-chain alkyl groups. There may be more than one R group attached to the benzene ring.
  • M is an alkali metal (e.g. lithium, sodium or potassium) or alkaline earth metal (e.g. calcium, magnesium barium or strontium). Calcium or magnesium is preferred; calcium is especially preferred.
  • the COOM group can be in the ortho, meta or para position with respect to the hydroxyl group; the ortho position is preferred.
  • the R group can be in the ortho, meta or para position with respect to the hydroxyl group.
  • Hydroxybenzoic acids are typically prepared by the carboxylation, by the Kolbe-Schmitt process, of phenoxides, and in that case, will generally be obtained (normally in a diluent) in admixture with uncarboxylated phenol. Hydroxybenzoic acids may be non-sulphurized or sulphurized, and may be chemically modified and/or contain additional substituents. Processes for sulphurizing a hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoic acid are well known to those skilled in the art and are described, for example, in US 2007/0027057 .
  • the hydrocarbyl group is preferably alkyl (including straight- or branched-chain alkyl groups), and the alkyl groups advantageously contain 5 to 100, preferably 9 to 30, especially 14 to 24, carbon atoms.
  • overbased is generally used to describe metal detergents in which the ratio of the number of equivalents of the metal moiety to the number of equivalents of the acid moiety is greater than one.
  • low-based is used to describe metal detergents in which the equivalent ratio of metal moiety to acid moiety is greater than 1, and up to about 2.
  • an “overbased calcium salt of surfactants” is meant an overbased detergent in which the metal cations of the oil-insoluble metal salt are essentially calcium cations. Small amounts of other cations may be present in the oil-insoluble metal salt, but typically at least 80, more typically at least 90, for example at least 95, mole % of the cations in the oil-insoluble metal salt are calcium ions. Cations other than calcium may be derived, for example, from the use in the manufacture of the overbased detergent of a surfactant salt in which the cation is a metal other than calcium.
  • the metal salt of the surfactant is also calcium.
  • Carbonated overbased metal detergents typically comprise amorphous nanoparticles. Additionally, there are disclosures of nanoparticulate materials comprising carbonate in the crystalline calcite and vaterite forms.
  • the basicity of the detergents may be expressed as a total base number (TBN).
  • TBN total base number is the amount of acid needed to neutralize all of the basicity of the overbased material.
  • the TBN may be measured using ASTM standard D2896 or an equivalent procedure.
  • the detergent may have a low TBN (i.e. a TBN of less than 50), a medium TBN (i.e. a TBN of 50 to 150) or a high TBN (i.e. a TBN of greater than 150, such as 150-500).
  • Basicity Index is used.
  • Basicity Index is the molar ratio of total base to total soap in the overbased detergent.
  • the Basicity Index of the detergent (A) in the invention is preferably in the range of 1 to 8, more preferably 3 to 8, such as 3 to 7, such as 3 to 6.
  • the Basicity Index may for example be greater than 3.
  • Overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoates can be prepared by any of the techniques employed in the art.
  • a general method is as follows:
  • Overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoates can be made by either a batch or a continuous overbasing process.
  • Metal base e.g. metal hydroxide, metal oxide or metal alkoxide
  • lime calcium hydroxide
  • the charges may be equal or may differ, as may the carbon dioxide charges which follow them.
  • the carbon dioxide treatment of the previous stage need not be complete.
  • dissolved hydroxide is converted into colloidal carbonate particles dispersed in the mixture of volatile hydrocarbon solvent and non-volatile hydrocarbon oil.
  • Carbonation may be effected in one or more stages over a range of temperatures up to the reflux temperature of the alcohol promoters.
  • Addition temperatures may be similar, or different, or may vary during each addition stage. Phases in which temperatures are raised, and optionally then reduced, may precede further carbonation steps.
  • the volatile hydrocarbon solvent of the reaction mixture is preferably a normally liquid aromatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point not greater than about 150°C.
  • Aromatic hydrocarbons have been found to offer certain benefits, e.g. improved filtration rates, and examples of suitable solvents are toluene, xylene, and ethyl benzene.
  • the alkanol is preferably methanol although other alcohols such as ethanol can be used. Correct choice of the ratio of alkanol to hydrocarbon solvents, and the water content of the initial reaction mixture, are important to obtain the desired product.
  • Oil may be added to the reaction mixture; if so, suitable oils include hydrocarbon oils, particularly those of mineral origin. Oils which have viscosities of 15 to 30 mm 2 /sec at 38°C are very suitable.
  • the reaction mixture is typically heated to an elevated temperature, e.g. above 130°C, to remove volatile materials (water and any remaining alkanol and hydrocarbon solvent).
  • an elevated temperature e.g. above 130°C
  • the raw product is hazy as a result of the presence of suspended sediments. It is clarified by, for example, filtration or centrifugation. These measures may be used before, or at an intermediate point, or after solvent removal.
  • the products are used as a diluent (or oil) dispersion. If the reaction mixture contains insufficient oil to retain an oil solution after removal of the volatiles, further oil should be added. This may occur before, or at an intermediate point, or after solvent removal.
  • the diluent used for (A) comprises a basestock containing greater than or equal to 90% saturates and less than or equal to 0.03% sulphur.
  • (A) may contain up to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 or 90, mass% or more (such as all) of said basestock.
  • An example of said basestock is a Group II basestock.
  • the anhydride may constitute at least 0.1 to 10, preferably 0.5 to 8.5, even more preferably 1 to 7, and most preferably 1.5 to 5, mass %, on an active ingredient basis, of the lubricating oil composition. Preferably it constitutes 2 to 5, more preferably 2.5 to 4, mass %.
  • the hydrocarbyl group is preferably a polyalkenyl group and preferably has from 36 to 216, more preferably 56 to 108, carbon atoms. It may have a number average molecular weight in the range of 500 to 3,000; preferably 700 to 2,300, even more preferably 800 to 1,500.
  • the succination ratio is, as stated, in the range of 1.4 to 4, preferably 1.4 to 3; more preferably it is in the range of 1.50 to 2.20, even more preferably 1.50 to 2.00, and most preferably 1.60 to 2.00.
  • Suitable hydrocarbons or polymers employed in the formation of the anhydrides of the present invention to generate the polyalkenyl moieties 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.
  • useful alpha-olefin monomers and comonomers include, for example, propylene, butene-1, hexene-1, octene-1, 4-methylpentene-1, decene-1, dodecene-1, tridecene-1, tetradecene-1, pentadecene-1, hexadecene-1, heptadecene-1, octadecene-1, nonadecene-1, and mixtures thereof (e.g., mixtures of propylene and butene-1, and the like).
  • Exemplary of such polymers are propylene homopolymers, butene-1 homopolymers, ethylene-propylene copolymers, ethylene-butene-1 copolymers, propylene-butene copolymers and the like, wherein the polymer contains at least some terminal and/or internal unsaturation.
  • Possible polymers are unsaturated copolymers of ethylene and propylene and ethylene and butene-1.
  • the interpolymers may contain a minor amount, e.g. 0.5 to 5 mole % of a C 4 to C 18 nonconjugated diolefin comonomer.
  • the polymers comprise only alpha-olefin homopolymers, interpolymers of alpha-olefin comonomers and interpolymers of ethylene and alpha-olefin comonomers.
  • the molar ethylene content of the polymers employed is preferably in the range of 0 to 80 %, and more preferably 0 to 60 %.
  • the ethylene content of such copolymers is most preferably between 15 and 50 %, although higher or lower ethylene contents may be present.
  • These polymers may be prepared by polymerizing alpha-olefin monomer, or mixtures of alpha-olefin monomers, or mixtures comprising ethylene and at least one C 3 to C 28 alpha-olefin monomer, in the presence of a catalyst system comprising at least one metallocene (e.g., a cyclopentadienyl-transition metal compound) and an alumoxane compound.
  • a catalyst system comprising at least one metallocene (e.g., a cyclopentadienyl-transition metal compound) and an alumoxane compound.
  • the percentage of polymer chains exhibiting terminal ethenylidene unsaturation may be determined by FTIR spectroscopic analysis, titration, or C 13 NMR.
  • the chain length of the R 1 alkyl group will vary depending on the comonomer(s) selected for use in the polymerization.
  • terminally-unsaturated interpolymers may be prepared by known metallocene chemistry and may also be prepared as described in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,498,809 ; 5,663,130 ; 5,705,577 ; 5,814,715 ; 6,022,929 and 6,030,930 .
  • Another useful class of polymer constitutes those 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 about 35 to about 75 mass %, and an isobutene content of about 30 to about 60 mass %, 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 about one ethylenic double bond per polymer chain, positioned along the chain.
  • One 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), may have a terminal vinylidene content of at least 65%.
  • HR-PIB highly reactive polyisobutylene
  • HR-PIB is known and HR-PIB is commercially available under the tradenames GlissopalTM (from BASF) and UltravisTM (from BP-Amoco).
  • Polyisobutylene polymers that may be employed are generally based on a hydrocarbon chain of from 400 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 may be functionalized, with carboxylic anhydride-producing moieties selectively at sites of carbon-to-carbon unsaturation on the polymer or hydrocarbon chains, or randomly along chains using one or more of the three processes mentioned above or combinations thereof, in any sequence.
  • the polymer or hydrocarbon may be functionalized, with carboxylic acid anhydride moieties by reacting the polymer or hydrocarbon under conditions that result in the addition of functional moieties or agents, i.e., acid, anhydride, 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- or radical-assisted functionalization (e.g. chlorination) processes, such as chloro or radical maleation.
  • halogen- or radical-assisted functionalization e.g. chlorination
  • Functionalization is preferably accomplished by halogenating, e.g., chlorinating or brominating the unsaturated ⁇ -olefin polymer to about 1 to 8 mass %, preferably 3 to 7 mass % 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 130 to 220°C, e.g., 140 to 190°C, for about 0.5 to 10, preferably 1 to 7 hours.
  • halogenating e.g., chlorinating or brominating the unsaturated ⁇ -olefin polymer to about 1 to 8 mass %, preferably 3 to 7 mass % 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 130 to 220°C, e.g., 140 to 190°C, for about 0.5 to 10, preferably 1 to 7 hours.
  • 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 about 140°C to 220°C, for about 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 acylating agents are further characterized by the presence within their structure of at least 1.3 groups derived from the dibasic, carboxylic reactant for each equivalent weight of the groups derived from the polyalkene.
  • the acylating agents can be reacted with a further reactant subject to being acylated such as polyethylene polyamines and polyols (e.g., pentaerythritol) to produce derivatives useful per se as lubricant additives or as intermediates to be subjected to post-treatment with various other chemical compounds and compositions, such as epoxides, to produce still other derivatives useful as lubricant additives.”
  • a further reactant subject to being acylated such as polyethylene polyamines and polyols (e.g., pentaerythritol) to produce derivatives useful per se as lubricant additives or as intermediates to be subjected to post-treatment with various other chemical compounds and compositions, such as epoxides, to produce
  • CA 2,471,534 describes PIBSA's made by the ene-reaction (falling outside the present invention). Its abstract relates to "a process for forming an ene reaction product wherein an enophile, such as maleic anhydride, is reacted with reactive polyalkene having a terminal vinylidene content of at least 30 mol%, at high temperature in the presence of a free radical inhibitor.
  • the polyalkenyl acylating agents are useful per se as additives in lubricating oils, functional fluids, and fuels and also serve as intermediates in the preparation of other products (e.g., succinimides) useful as additives in lubricating oils, functional fluids, and fuels.
  • the presence of the free radical inhibitor during the high temperature reaction results in a reaction product that is low, or substantially free from sediment.”
  • 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 about 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 mass %, preferably 5 to 30 mass %, polymer based on the initial total oil solution.
  • the free-radical initiators that may be used are peroxides, hydroperoxides, and azo compounds, preferably those that have a boiling point greater than about 100°C and decompose thermally within the grafting temperature range to provide free-radicals.
  • Representative of these free-radical initiators are azobutyronitrile, 2, 5-dimethylhex-3-ene-2, 5-bis-tertiary-butyl peroxide and dicumene peroxide.
  • the initiator when used, typically is used in an amount of between 0.005% and 2% by weight based on the weight of the reaction mixture solution.
  • the aforesaid monounsaturated carboxylic reactant material and free-radical initiator are used in a weight ratio range of from about 1.0:1 to 30:1, preferably 3:1 to 6:1.
  • the grafting is preferably carried out in an inert atmosphere, such as under nitrogen blanketing.
  • the resulting grafted polymer is characterized by having carboxylic acid (or derivative) moieties randomly attached along the polymer chains: it being understood, of course, that some of the polymer chains remain ungrafted.
  • the free radical grafting described above can be used for the other polymers and hydrocarbons of the present invention.
  • the monounsaturated carboxylic reactant typically will be used in an amount ranging from about equimolar amount to about 100 mass % excess, preferably 5 to 50 mass % 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 lubricating oil composition of the invention may comprise further additives, different from and additional to (A) and (B).
  • additional additives may, for example include ashless dispersants, other metal detergents, anti-wear agents such as zinc dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphates, anti-oxidants and demulsifiers.
  • Oil of lubricating viscosity Oil of lubricating viscosity
  • Test lubricants were evaluated for asphaltene dispersancy using light scattering according to the Focused Beam Reflectance Method ("FBRM”), which predicts asphaltene agglomeration and hence 'black sludge' formation.
  • FBRM Focused Beam Reflectance Method
  • the FBRM test method was disclosed at the 7th International Symposium on Marine Engineering, Tokyo, 24th - 28th October 2005 , and was published in 'The Benefits of Salicylate Detergents in TPEO Applications with a Variety of Base Stocks', in the Conference Proceedings . Further details were disclosed at the CIMAC Congress, Vienna, 21st -24th May 2007 and published in " Meeting the Challenge of New Base Fluids for the Lubrication of Medium Speed Marine Engines - An Additive Approach" in the Congress Proceedings .
  • the FBRM probe contains fibre optic cables through which laser light travels to reach the probe tip. At the tip, an optic focuses the laser light to a small spot. The optic is rotated so that the focussed beam scans a circular path between the window of the probe and the sample. As particles flow past the window, they intersect the scanning path, giving backscattered light from the individual particles.
  • the scanning laser beam travels much faster than the particles; this means that the particles are effectively stationary. As the focussed beam reaches one edge of the particle the amount of backscattered light increases; the amount will decrease when the focussed beam reaches the other edge of the particle.
  • the instrument measures the time of the increased backscatter.
  • the time period of backscatter from one particle is multiplied by the scan speed and the result is a distance or chord length.
  • a chord length is a straight line between any two points on the edge of a particle. This is represented as a chord length distribution, a graph of numbers of chord lengths (particles) measured as a function of the chord length dimensions in microns.
  • FBRM typically measures tens of thousands of chords per second, resulting in a robust number-by-chord length distribution. The method gives an absolute measure of the particle size distribution of the asphaltene particles.
  • the Focused beam Reflectance Probe (FBRM), model Lasentec D600L, was supplied by Mettler Toledo, Leicester, UK. The instrument was used in a configuration to give a particle size resolution of 1 ⁇ m to 1 mm. Data from FBRM can be presented in several ways. Studies have suggested that the average counts per second can be used as a quantitative determination of asphaltene dispersancy. This value is a function of both the average size and level of agglomerate. In this application, the average count rate (over the entire size range) was monitored using a measurement time of 1 second per sample.
  • test lubricant formulations were heated to 60°C and stirred at 400 rpm.
  • An aliquot of heavy fuel oil (16% w/w) was introduced into the lubricant formulation under stirring using a four-blade stirrer (at 400 rpm) and at 60°C. This mixture was stirred overnight.
  • the FBRM probe was inserted into the sample- A value for the average counts per second was taken when the count rate had reached an equilibrium value (typically after 30 minutes equilibration time).
  • the anhydride additives of the invention have been shown to boost the performance of salicylates to improve their asphaltene dispersancy.
  • PIBSAPAM-type dispersants are used to disperse contaminants in lubricating oils. Therefore, a comparison was made with two such PIBSAPAM-type dispersants (see table below).
  • PIBSAPAM-type dispersants are not able to reach equivalent performance to the anhydride additives, which reach a normalised counts of '1' (i.e. equivalent performance) at much lower active ingredient treat rates.
  • Example Process SR PIB M n / g mol -1 Active ingredient Treat rate required to reach normalised count 1 / wt% Comparative Example 9 Thermal 1.18 450 4.72 Comparative Example 10 Thermal 1.05 700 4.84 Comparative Example 11 Thermal 1.05 950 4.8 Comparative Example 12 Thermal 1.6 1300 6.8

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