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Definitions

• the present invention relates to engine lubricants, particularly to engine lubricants as used in four-stroke engines, and more especially to engine lubricants having an SAE class rating of less than SAE 5W; and to the use of such lubricants in four-stroke engines.
• engine lubricants are required that contribute to increased engine efficiency, ie greater mpg or kpl and lowered engine emissions, and decreased frequency between lubricant changes, ie less oil usage.
• poly- ⁇ -olefins oligomers and polymers
• esters including monoesters, diesters, polyol esters and complex esters, with or without appropriate additives such as viscosity index improvers.
• DE OL 2133042 discloses an engine lubricant of viscosity class 10W-20 to 5W-20 which consists of a mineral oil raffinate having a viscosity index of between 80 and 105 and a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of between 7.5 cSt and 12 cSt, an oil-soluble synthetic lubricating oil, such as a diester, having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of between 3 cSt and 5 cSt and a Noack evaporation loss of between 3 and 10% and additives.
• EP-A-0089709 discloses organic carbonic acid diesters derived from alcohols as components in engine lubricants.
• EP-B-0792334 discloses an engine lubricant having at least one ester derived from a saturated branched chain aliphatic monohydric alcohol having at least 8 carbon atoms and a saturated branched chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having at least 10 carbon atoms.
• JP 1993331483A discloses an engine oil in which reduced amounts of viscosity index improvers are required.
• the engine oil has 10% to 30% of a diester or polyol ester, 60% to 89% of an ⁇ -olefin oligomer, 1% to 20% of an ethylene ⁇ -olefin oligomer and 0.5% to 3% zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate as an anti-wear agent.
• the oil has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 4 cSt or greater.
• a specific example incorporates di-isodecyl adipate which has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 3.62 cSt.
• U.S. Pat. No. 4,155,861 discloses lubricating oils based on mixed esters consisting of a monomeric diester of a dicarboxylic acid and a complex ester derived from a dicarboxylic acid (preferably branched) and hexanediol or trimethyl hexanediol.
• the monomeric diester is n-octyl, n-decyl trimethyl adipate.
• the addition of the complex ester at levels of 1% to 10% to the n-octyl, n-decyl trimethyl adipate is said to result in engine oils in the SAE classes 5W/20, 5W/30 or 10W/40.
• U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,548 discloses an SAE 0W-40 lubricant composition consisting of 5% to 80% of a mineral oil base stock, 5% to 90% of a poly- ⁇ -olefin which has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in the range 3.5 cSt to 4.5 cSt and 1% to 30% of an ester derived from monocarboxylic acids and polycarboxylic acids with monohydroxyl alcohols and polyols together with a viscosity improver comprising a mixture of 3% to 7% of a polymethacrylate and 4% to 9% olefin copolymer or hydrogenated diene copolymer.
• a specific example uses di-isooctyl adipate.
• Some disadvantages of such lubricants include the inherent limitation imposed by the viscosity indices of the base oils (which impacts film thickness); and the inability to reduce viscosity without increasing volatility (ie increasing the Noack evaporation loss of the lubricant). Additionally, very low viscosity esters can also have high polarity which can lead to seal compatibility issues and potential wear issues due to competition with antiwear agents such as ZDDP when the esters are used at high dose rates, eg >15 wt %. For example, di-isooctyl adipate has an NPI of 41.
• low viscosity lubricants which have been optimised to give low volatilities, can also suffer from either low viscosity indices ( ⁇ 125), poor low temperature flow properties or shorter drain intervals resulting from poor oxidative stability (from the use of components in which gem dimethyl branching is present).
• an engine lubricant comprises at least 15 wt % of at least one diester and not more than 20 wt % of additives, wherein said at least one diester, or mixture of said diesters if more than one is present, has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of not more than 3.3, a viscosity index of at least 130, a pour point of not more than ⁇ 30° C. and a Noack evaporation loss of not more than 15 wt %.
• wt % indicates the percentage by weight of the component referred to as a percentage of the total weight of the engine lubricant.
• wt % indicates the percentage by weight of the total weight of the component.
• said engine lubricant comprises up to 90 wt % of said at least one diester.
• said engine oil consists essentially of said at least one diester and said additives.
• said engine lubricant comprises at least 20 wt %, more preferably at least 25 wt % of said at least one diester.
• Said engine lubricant may comprise up to 75 wt %, more preferably up to 50 wt % and, more especially up to 40 wt % of said at least one diester.
• said engine lubricant comprises about 30 wt % of said at least one diester.
• the balance of said engine lubricant comprises lubricant components selected from API Groups III, IV and V lubricants and gas-to-liquid lubricants (GTL) and mixtures thereof.
• suitable Group III lubricants include mineral oils.
• suitable Group IV lubricants included poly- ⁇ -olefins derived from C 8 to C 12 ⁇ -olefins and having kinematic viscosities in the range 3.6 cSt to 8 cSt at 100° C.
• Group V lubricants include alkyl naphthalenes, alkyl benzenes and esters, for example esters derived from monohydric alcohols and/or polyols and monocarboxylic acids or polycarboxylic acids.
• alkyl naphthalenes include SynessticTM 5 and SynessticTM 12 alkyl naphthalenes available from Mobil.
• esters are Priolube 1976TM a monoester and Priolube 3970TM a TMP nC 8 /nC 10 polyol ester.
• GTL base stocks are made by conversion of natural gas (ie, methane and higher alkanes) to synthesis gas (carbon monoxide and hydrogen) and then via oligomerisation (eg the Fischer-Tropsch process) to higher molecular weight molecules that are hydrocracked to produce iso-paraffins in the required lubricant boiling/viscosity range.
• natural gas ie, methane and higher alkanes
• synthesis gas carbon monoxide and hydrogen
• oligomerisation eg the Fischer-Tropsch process
• said engine lubricant consists essentially of said at least one diester, at least one Group V lubricant, especially an alkyl naphthalene or an ester other than said at least one diester such as a polyol ester or complex ester, and said additives.
• said at least one diester has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of not more than 3.0 cSt.
• said at least one diester has a viscosity index of at least 140.
• said at least one diester has a pour point of not more than about ⁇ 30° C., more particularly of not more than ⁇ 35° C. and especially not more than ⁇ 40° C.
• said at least one diester has a Noack evaporation loss of not more than 14.5 wt %, more preferably of not more than 14.0 wt %.
• said at least one diester has a flash point of at least 200° C., more preferably at least 210° C., more particularly at least 220° C. and especially of about 230° C.
• said at least one diester has a non-polarity index (NPI), as described in EP-B-0792334, of more than 30 but less than 100, more preferably less than 80.
• NPI non-polarity index
• said at least one diester is stable when held at ⁇ 20° C. for one week.
• This low temperature stability may be tested by storing approximately 30 ml of diester in a glass vial and placing the vial in a freezer unit at ⁇ 20° C. for one week, checking the sample at regular intervals and noting any signs of crystal formation or gelling.
• said at least one diester has a cold crank simulation (CCS) dynamic viscosity at ⁇ 35° C. of not more than 6200 cPs.
• CCS cold crank simulation
• said engine lubricant comprises only one of said at least one diester.
• each diester may be selected with different properties.
• the properties of each diester are within the values of such properties as described above; alternatively, one or more of the properties of at least one diester may be outside the values of such properties as described above provided that the properties of the mixture of diesters are within the values of such properties as described above.
• said at least one diester is selected from the group consisting of:
• the diester when derived from diacids or anhydrides thereof and monohydric alcohols, contains 17 to 36, more particularly 20 to 30 and especially 23 to 26 carbon atoms.
• the diester when derived from monoacids and poly(alkylene glycols), contains 17 to 40, more particularly 20 to 30 carbon atoms.
• reaction products of dicarboxylic acids and alcohols are reaction products of either branched acids with linear alcohols or linear acids with branched alcohols.
• the reaction products of monocarboxylic acids with poly(alkylene glycols) are reaction products of either branched acids with poly(ethylene glycol) or linear acids with poly(propylene glycol) or polybutylene glycol), preferably poly(propylene glycol), or copolymers thereof containing at least one ethylene glycol repeat unit.
• the poly(alkylene glycol) has an average relative molecular mass (avRMM) about in the range 150 to 300, more particularly about in the range 180 to 250.
• Preferred poly(alkylene glycols) are poly(propylene glycols).
• the branched chains of the branched acids and/or branched alcohols may be C 1 to C 4 alkyl, more preferably C 1 or C 2 alkyl and especially methyl.
• the branched acids are preferably not branched in the ⁇ -position but are preferably branched in the (3-position.
• the acids do not contain any gem branched groups, eg gem dimethyl or gem diethyl, and preferably contain only one or two branches, especially a single branch in the ⁇ -position.
• Preferred dicarboxylic acids include adipic acid, 3-methyl adipic acid and sebacic acid.
• Preferred primary alcohols include 1-octanol, 1-decanol and mixtures thereof, 2-ethylhexanol and isononyl alcohol.
• Preferred monocarboxylic acids include caprylic and capric acids.
• Preferred poly(alkylene glycols) consist of poly(propylene glycols), preferably having an avRMM between 180 and 250.
• Preferred diesters are selected from the group consisting of di-isononyl adipate, di-n-octyl 3-methyl-adipate, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate and PPG 225 n-octyl, n-decyl diester and mixtures thereof. More particularly, the diesters are selected from the group consisting of di-isononyl adipate, di-n-octyl 3-methyl-adipate and di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate and mixtures thereof.
• the acids and alcohols used to make said diesters will be from commercial sources and may not necessarily comprise 100 wt % of the acid or alcohol.
• Such commercial products usually comprise a major proportion of the primary product together with other isomers and/or additional products of shorter or longer chain length. This may lead to variations in properties of the diesters which are reaction products. Such variations in properties are exemplified below in the Examples.
• said engine lubricant optionally may comprise esters selected from simple esters, diesters, not being diesters as hereinbefore described, and complex esters or mixtures thereof.
• the weight ratio of said diesters to said optional esters will be between 100:0 to 60:40, more preferably between 100:0 to 75:25, more particularly between 99:1 and 80:20 and, especially between 95:5 to 85:15.
• said engine lubricant of the present invention comprises not more than 20 wt % of additives.
• said engine lubricant comprises not more than 15 wt % of additives, more especially not more than 10 wt % of additives.
• said additives are:
• engine lubricants according to the invention in which said diesters and, optionally, other esters are present in significant quantities, preferably as a major component of the engine lubricants, such engine lubricants may be free of some additives such as viscosity index improvers.
• the combinations of additives used in engine lubricants and the amounts thereof may vary significantly; however, the total amount of all additives included in said engine lubricant according to the invention is subject to the upper limits of 20 wt %, more preferably 15 wt % and more especially 10 wt %, as previously described.
• the present invention includes the use of said engine lubricant as herein described in lubricating four-stroke engines and a method of lubricating a four-stroke engine comprising lubricating said engine with said engine lubricant as herein described.
• the present invention further includes an SAE 0W engine lubricant, said engine lubricant comprising at least one diester as herein described.
• SAE 0W engine lubricant said engine lubricant comprising at least one diester as herein described.
• the features and embodiments herein described apply also mutatis mutandis to said SAE 0W engine lubricant.
• Samples 1 to 5 as identified in Table 1 below are diesters suitable for use in said engine lubricants according to the invention. Comparative samples 6 to 11 are also identified in Table 1. The properties of the samples are given in Table 2.

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