WO2005066319A1 - Lubricating base oil with high monocycloparaffins and low multicycloparaffins - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to: a) a lubricating base oil with a low aromatics content, a high weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function, and a high ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins; and b) a process for manufacturing the lubricating base oil of this invention.
- Lubricating base oil is the major constituent in these finished lubricants and contributes significantly to the properties of the finished lubricant.
- a few lubricating base oils are used to manufacture a wide variety of finished lubricants by varying the mixtures of individual lubricating base oils and individual additives.
- Highly saturated lubricating base oils in the prior art have either had very low levels of cycloparaffins; or when cycloparaffins were present, a significant amount of the cycloparaffins were multicycloparaffins.
- a certain amount of cycloparaffins are desired in lubricating base oils to provide additive solubility and elastomer compatibility.
- Multicycloparaffins are less desired than monocycloparaffins, because they decrease viscosity index, lower oxidation stability, and increase Noack volatility.
- Examples of highly saturated lubricating base oils having very low levels of cycloparaffins are polyalphaolefins and base oils made from Fischer- Tropsch processes such as described in EPA1114124, EPA1114127, EPA1114131 , EPA776959, EPA668342, and EPA1029029.
- Tropsch wax have been described in WO 02/064710.
- the examples of the base oils in WO 02/064710 had very low pour points and the ratio of monocycloparaffins to multicycloparaffins was less than 15.
- the viscosity indexes of the lubricating base oils in WO 02/064710 were below 140.
- the Noack volatilities were between 6 and 14 weight percent.
- the lubricating base oils in WO 02/064710 were heavily dewaxed to achieve low pour points, which would produce reduced yields compared to oils that were not as heavily dewaxed.
- the wax feed used to make the base oils in WO 02/064710 had a weight ratio of compounds having at least 60 or more carbon atoms and compounds having at least 30 carbon atoms greater than 0.20. These wax feeds are not as plentiful as feeds with lower weight ratios of compounds having at least 60 or more carbon atoms and compounds having at least 30 carbon atoms.
- the process in WO 02/064710 required an initial hydrocracking/hydroisomerizing of the wax feed, followed by a substantial pour reducing step. Lubricating base oil yield losses occurred at each of these two steps.
- lubricating base oils made from most Fischer-Tropsch processes or polyalphaolefins may exhibit poor additive solubility.
- Additives used to make finished lubricants typically have polar functionality; therefore, they may be insoluble or only slightly soluble in the lubricating base oil.
- various co-solvents, such as synthetic esters are currently used.
- these synthetic esters are very expensive, and thus, the blends of the lubricating base oils containing synthetic esters, which have acceptable additive solubility, are also expensive. The high price of these blends limits the current use of highly saturated lubricating base oils with low levels of cycloparaffins to specialized and small markets.
- blends of lubricating base oils composed of 1) alkylated cycloparaffins with 2) highly paraffinic Fischer-Tropsch derived lubricating base oils improves the additive solubility of the highly paraffinic Fischer-Tropsch derived lubricating base oils.
- the lubricating base oils composed of alkylated cycloparaffins used in the blends of this application are very likely to also contain high levels of aromatics (greater than 30 weight percent), such that the resulting blends with Fischer-Tropsch derived lubricating base oils will contain a weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function greater than 0.30. The high level of aromatics will cause reduced viscosity index and oxidation stability.
- lubricating base oils with very low amounts of aromatics, high amounts of monocycloparaffins, and little or no multicycloparaffins, that have a moderately low pour point such that they may be produced in high yield and provide good additive solubility and elastomer compatibility.
- Base oils with these qualities that also have good oxidation stability, high viscosity index, low Noack volatility, and good low temperature properties are also desired.
- the present invention provides these lubricating base oils.
- What is desired is a process to make lubricating base oils with the desired properties detailed above that is not limited to wax feeds having a weight ratio of compounds having at least 60 or more carbon atoms and compounds having at least 30 carbon atoms of at least 0.2.
- a process for making lubricating base oils with the desired properties may be accomplished with a single hydroisomerization dewaxing step that provides lower conversion of products boiling above
- the present invention is directed to a composition of lubricating base oil which comprises a weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function less than 0.30, a weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function greater than 10, and a ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins greater than 15.
- the present invention is also directed to a composition of lubricating base oil which comprises a weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function less than 0.30, a weight percent of all molecules with monocycloparaffins greater than 10, and a weight percent of all molecules with multicycloparaffins less than 0.1.
- the present invention is also directed to a composition of lubricating base oils which comprises a weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function less than 0.30, a weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function greater than the kinematic viscosity at 100°C in cSt multiplied by three, and a ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to a weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins greater than 15.
- the very low amount of aromatics provides excellent oxidation stability and high viscosity index to the lubricating base oil.
- the high amount of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function provides improved additive solubility and elastomer compatibility to the lubricating base oil.
- the very high ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins (or high weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins and little to no weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins) optimizes the composition of the cycloparaffins. Molecules containing multicycloparaffins are less desired as they dramatically reduce the viscosity index, oxidation stability, and Noack volatility of lubricating base oils.
- the present invention is also directed to a process for manufacturing a lubricating base oil with the steps of: a) performing a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on syngas to provide a product stream; b) isolating from said product stream a substantially paraffinic wax feed having less than about
- a lubricating base oil having: a low weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function, a high weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function, and a high ratio of weight percent molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins.
- This invention overcomes shortcomings of the prior art that focused on reducing pour point and increasing total cycloparaffins in lubricating base oils made from Fisher-Tropsch wax.
- Producing base oils with very low pour points using hydroisomerization dewaxing may result in oils with high weight percents of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function, but at the expense of producing high weight percents of molecules containing multicycloparaffins as well.
- High weight percents of molecules containing multicycloparaffins reduce oxidation stability and viscosity index. Yields of lubricating base oil are also significantly reduced as hydroisomerization dewaxing severity is increased to obtain lower pour points.
- This invention overcomes shortcomings of the prior art that focused on processes to increase viscosity index in lubricating base oils made from substantially paraffinic wax feed wherein the substantially paraffinic wax feed has less than about 30 ppm total combined nitrogen and sulfur, and an oxygen content less than about 1 weight percent.
- High viscosity index in the prior art lubricating base oils has been obtained by including a substantial amount of solvent dewaxing, which produces reduced amounts of total cycloparaffins compared to hydroisomerization dewaxing.
- High viscosity index in the prior art was also obtained by a process using relatively narrow boiling Fischer-Tropsch feed with a T90-T10 between 40 to 150°C. This invention produces lubricating base oils with high viscosity indexes using Fischer-Tropsch feeds with both narrow boiling and wide boiling point distributions.
- the very low amount of aromatics in the lubricating base oil provides excellent oxidation stability and high viscosity index.
- the high amount of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function provides improved additive solubility and elastomer compatibility to the lubricating base oil.
- the very high ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins (or high weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins and little to no weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins) optimizes the composition of the cycloparaffins. Molecules containing multicycloparaffins are less desired as they dramatically reduce the viscosity index, oxidation stability, and Noack volatility of lubricating base oils.
- the present invention is also directed to a lubricating base oil manufacturing plant comprising: a) a means to produce a substantially paraffinic wax feed having less than about 30 ppm total combined nitrogen and sulfur, less than about 1 weight percent oxygen, greater than about 75 mass percent normal paraffin, less than 10 weight percent oil, a weight ratio of compounds having at least 60 or more carbon atoms and compounds having at least 30 carbon atoms less than 0.18, and a T90 boiling point between 660°F and 1200°F; b) a means for hydroisomerization dewaxing said substantially paraffinic wax feed using a shape selective intermediate pore size molecular sieve comprising a noble metal hydrogenation component, wherein the hydroisomerization temperature is between about 600°F (315°C) and about 750°F (399°C), to produce an isomerized oil; and c) a means for hydrofinishing the isomerized oil to produce lubricating base oils having low weight percents of all molecules with at least one aromatic function, high weight
- FIGURE 2 illustrates the plots of Kinematic Viscosity at 100 °C in cSt vs.
- Ln(Kinematic Viscosity at 100 °C) is the natural logarithm with base "e” of Kinematic Viscosity at 100 °C in cSt.
- Lubricating base oils with very low aromatic content made prior to this invention have either had very low cycloparaffin content, or high cycloparaffin content with considerable levels of multicycloparaffins and/or very low pour points.
- the lubricating base oil with this high ratio was the base oil Example 3 from WO 02/064710.
- the pour point of this example base oil was extremely low, -45°C, indicating that it was severely dewaxed. Severe dewaxing of base oils to low pour points are made at a significant yield disadvantage compared to lubricating base oils dewaxed to more moderate pour points.
- Lubricating base oils containing cycloparaffins are desired as cycloparaffins impart additive solubility and elastomer compatibility to these oils.
- Lubricating base oils containing very high ratios of monocycloparaffins to multicycloparaffins (or high monocycloparaffins and little to no multicycloparaffins) are also desired as the multicycloparaffins reduce oxidation stability, lower viscosity index, and increase Noack volatility. Models of the effects of multicycloparaffins are given in V.J. Gatto, et al, "The Influence of Chemical Structure on the Physical Properties and Antioxidant Response of Hydrocracked Base Stocks and
- lubricating base oils are made which have very low weight percents of all molecules with at least one aromatic function, high weight percents of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function, and high ratios of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins (or high weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins and very low weight percents of molecules containing multicycloparaffins).
- they will also have moderate pour points. Moderate pour points are achieved by producing oils with a ratio of pour point to kinematic viscosity at 100 °C greater than a Base Oil Pour Factor, defined herein.
- High yields of these base oils may be obtained using a process comprising the steps of: a) performing a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to provide a product stream, b) isolating from the product stream a substantially paraffinic wax feed having less than about 30 ppm total combined nitrogen and sulfur, and less than about 1 weight percent oxygen, c) dewaxing said substantially paraffinic wax feed by hydroisomerization dewaxing using a shape selective intermediate pore size molecular sieve comprising a noble metal hydrogenation component, whereby an isomerized oil is produced, and d) hydrofinishing said isomerized oil whereby a lubricating base oil is produced having a weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function less than 0.30, a weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function greater than 10, and a high ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins (greater than 15).
- step d) of the above process may be changed to: d) hydrofinishing said isomerized oil whereby a lubricating base oil is produced having a weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function less than 0.30, a weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function greater than the kinematic viscosity at 100°C in cSt multiplied by three, and a ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins greater than 15.
- step d) of the above process may be changed to: c) hydrofinishing said isomerized oil whereby a lubricating base oil is produced having a weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function less than 0.30, a weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins greater than 10, a weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins less than 0.1.
- Kinematic viscosity is a measurement of the resistance to flow of a fluid under gravity. Many lubricating base oils, finished lubricants made from them, and the correct operation of equipment depends upon the appropriate viscosity of the fluid being used. Kinematic viscosity is determined by ASTM D 445-01. The results are reported in centistokes (cSt ).
- the kinematic viscosities of the lubricating base oils of this invention are between about 2 cSt and about 20 cSt, preferably between about 2 cSt and about 12 cSt.
- Pour point is a measurement of the temperature at which the sample will begin to flow under carefully controlled conditions. Pour point may be determined as described in ASTM D 5950-02. The results are reported in degrees Celsius. Many commercial lubricating base oils have specifications for pour point. When lubricant base oils have low pour points, they also are likely to have other good low temperature properties, such as low cloud point, low cold filter plugging point, and low temperature cranking viscosity. Cloud point is a measurement complementary to the pour point, and is expressed as a temperature at which a sample of the lubricant base oil begins to develop a haze under carefully specified conditions. Cloud point may be determined by, for example, ASTM D 5773-95. Lubricating base oils having pour-cloud point spreads below about 35°C are also desirable.
- pour-cloud point spreads require processing the lubricating base oil to very low pour points in order to meet cloud point specifications.
- the pour-cloud point spreads of the lubricating base oils of this invention are generally less than about 35°C, preferably less than about 25°C, more preferably less than about 10°C.
- the cloud points are generally in the range of +30 to -30°C.
- Noack volatility is defined as the mass of oil, expressed in weight percent, which is lost when the oil is heated at 250 degrees C and 20 mmHg (2.67 kPa; 26.7 mbar) below atmospheric in a test crucible through which a constant flow of air is drawn for 60 minutes (ASTM D 5800).
- ASTM D 5800 A more convenient method for calculating Noack volatility and one which correlates well with ASTM D-5800 is by using a thermo gravimetric analyzer test (TGA) by ASTM D-6375-99. TGA Noack volatility is used throughout this disclosure unless otherwise stated.
- the lubricating base oils of this invention may be blended with other base oils to improve or modify their properties (e.g., viscosity index, oxidation stability, pour point, sulfur content, traction coefficient, or Noack volatility).
- properties e.g., viscosity index, oxidation stability, pour point, sulfur content, traction coefficient, or Noack volatility.
- Wax Feed is conventional Group I base oils, conventional Group II base oils, conventional Group III base oils, other GTL base oils, isomerized petroleum wax, polyalphaolefins, polyinternalolefins, oligomerized olefins from Fischer-Tropsch derived feed, diesters, polyol esters, phosphate esters, alkylated aromatics, alkylated cycloparaffins, and mixtures thereof.
- the wax feed used to make the lubricating base oil of this invention is substantially paraffinic with less than about 30 ppm total combined nitrogen and sulfur.
- the level of oxygen is less than about 1 weight percent, preferably less than 0.6 weight percent, more preferably less than 0.2 weight percent. In most cases, the level of oxygen in the substantially paraffinic wax feed will be between 0.01 and 0.90 weight percent.
- the oil content of the feed is less than 10 weight percent as determined by ASTM D 721.
- Substantially paraffinic for the purpose of this invention is defined as having greater than about 75 mass percent normal paraffin by gas chromatographic analysis by ASTM D 5442.
- Nitrogen is measured by melting the substantially paraffinic wax feed prior to oxidative combustion and chemiluminescence detection by ASTM D 4629-96. The test method is further described in US 6,503,956, incorporated herein in its entirety.
- Sulfur Determination Sulfur is measured by melting the substantially paraffinic wax feed prior to ultraviolet fluorescence by ASTM 5453-00.
- test method is further described in US 6,503,956.
- Oxygen Determination Oxygen is measured by neutron activation analysis.
- the wax feed useful in this invention has a significant fraction with a boiling point greater than 650°F (343°C).
- the T90 boiling points of the wax feed by ASTM D 6352 are preferably between 660°F (349°C) and 1200°F (649°C), more preferably between 900°F (482°C) and 1200°F (649°C), most preferably between 1000°F (538°C) and 1200°F (649°C).
- T90 refers to the temperature at which 90 weight percent of the feed has a lower boiling point.
- the wax feed preferably has a weight ratio of molecules of at least 60 carbons to molecules of at least 30 carbons less than 0.18.
- the weight ratio of molecules of at least 60 carbons to molecules of at least 30 carbons is determined by: 1) measuring the boiling point distribution of the Fischer-Tropsch wax by simulated distillation using ASTM D 6352, 2) converting the boiling points to percent weight distribution by carbon number, using the boiling points of n-paraffins published in Table 1 of ASTM D 6352-98, 3) summing the weight percent of feed of carbon number 30 or greater, 4) summing the weight percent of feed of carbon number 60 or greater, 5) dividing the sum of weight percent of feed of carbon number 60 or greater by the sum of weight percent of feed of carbon number 30 or greater.
- Other preferred embodiments of this invention use Fischer-Tropsch wax having a weight ratio of molecules having at least 60 carbons to molecules having at least 30 carbons less than 0.15, or less than 0.10.
- the boiling range distribution of the wax feed useful in the process of this invention may vary considerably.
- the difference between the T90 and T10 boiling points, determined by ASTM D 6352 may be greater than 95°C, greater than 160°C, greater than 200°C, or even greater than
- a preferred wax feed for this process is Fischer-Tropsch wax.
- Tropsch wax is a product of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
- Fischer- Tropsch synthesis liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons are formed by contacting a synthesis gas (syngas) comprising a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst under suitable temperature and pressure reactive conditions.
- synthesis gas syngas
- the Fischer-Tropsch reaction is typically conducted at temperatures of from about 300 degrees to about 700 degrees F (about 150 degrees to about 370 degrees C) preferably from about 400 degrees to about 550 degrees F (about 205 degrees to about 230 degrees C); pressures of from about 10 to about 600 psia, (0.7 to 41 bars) preferably 30 to 300 psia, (2 to 21 bars) and catalyst space velocities of from about 100 to about 10,000 cc/g/hr., preferably 300 to 3,000 cc/g/hr.
- the products from the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis may range from C ⁇ to C 2 oo plus hydrocarbons, with a majority in the C5-C10 0 plus range.
- the ASF chain growth probability of the C 2 o+ fraction of the Fischer-Tropsch wax of this invention is between about 0.85 and about 0.915.
- the Fischer-Tropsch reaction can be conducted in a variety of reactor types, such as, for example, fixed bed reactors containing one or more catalyst beds, slurry reactors, fluidized bed reactors, or a combination of different types of reactors. Such reaction processes and reactors are well known and documented in the literature.
- the slurry Fischer-Tropsch process which is preferred in the practice of the invention, utilizes superior heat (and mass) transfer characteristics for the strongly exothermic synthesis reaction and is able to produce relatively high molecular weight, paraffinic hydrocarbons when using a cobalt catalyst.
- a syngas comprising a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide is bubbled up as a third phase through a slurry which comprises a particulate Fischer-Tropsch type hydrocarbon synthesis catalyst dispersed and suspended in a slurry liquid comprising hydrocarbon products of the synthesis reaction which are liquid under the reaction conditions.
- the mole ratio of the hydrogen to the carbon monoxide may broadly range from about 0.5 to about 4, but is more typically within the range of from about 0.7 to about 2.75 and preferably from about 0.7 to about 2.5.
- a particularly preferred Fischer-Tropsch process is taught in EP0609079, also completely incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
- Suitable Fischer-Tropsch catalysts comprise one or more Group VIII catalytic metals such as Fe, Ni, Co, Ru and Re, with cobalt being preferred. Additionally, a suitable catalyst may contain a promoter. Thus, a preferred Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprises effective amounts of cobalt and one or more of Re, Ru, Pt, Fe, Ni, Th, Zr, Hf, U, Mg and La on a suitable inorganic support material, preferably one which comprises one or more refractory metal oxides. In general, the amount of cobalt present in the catalyst is between about 1 and about 50 weight percent of the total catalyst composition.
- the catalysts can also contain basic oxide promoters such as Th02, La203, MgO, and Ti02, promoters such as Zr02, noble metals (Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Ir), coinage metals (Cu, Ag, Au), and other transition metals such as Fe, Mn, Ni, and Re.
- Suitable support materials include alumina, silica, magnesia and titania, or mixtures thereof.
- Preferred supports for cobalt containing catalysts comprise titania.
- Useful catalysts and their preparation are known and illustrated in U.S. Patent 4,568,663, which is intended to be illustrative but non-limiting relative to catalyst selection.
- the substantially paraffinic wax feed is dewaxed by hydroisomerization dewaxing at conditions sufficient to produce lubricating base oil with a desired composition of cycloparaffins and a moderate pour point.
- conditions for hydroisomerization dewaxing in the present invention are controlled such that the conversion of the compounds boiling above about 700 °F in the wax feed to compounds boiling below about 700 °F is maintained between about 10 wt % and 50 wt%, preferably between 15 wt% and 45 wt%.
- Hydroisomerization dewaxing is intended to improve the cold flow properties of a lubricating base oil by the selective addition of branching into the molecular structure. Hydroisomerization dewaxing ideally will achieve high conversion levels of waxy feed to non-waxy iso-paraffins while at the same time minimizing the conversion by cracking.
- Hydroisomerization is conducted using a shape selective intermediate pore size molecular sieve.
- Hydroisomerization catalysts useful in the present invention comprise a shape selective intermediate pore size molecular sieve and a catalytically active metal hydrogenation component on a refractory oxide support.
- the phrase "intermediate pore size,” as used herein means a crystallographic free diameter in the range of from about 3.9 to about 7.1 Angstrom when the porous inorganic oxide is in the calcined form.
- the shape selective intermediate pore size molecular sieves used in the practice of the present invention are generally 1-D 10-, 11- or 12-ring molecular sieves.
- the most preferred molecular sieves of the invention are of the 1-D 10-ring variety, where 10-(or 11-or 12-) ring molecular sieves have 10 (or 11 or 12) tetrahedrally-coordinated atoms (T- atoms) joined by oxygens.
- T- atoms tetrahedrally-coordinated atoms
- the 10-ring (or larger) pores are parallel with each other, and do not interconnect.
- 1-D 10-ring molecular sieves which meet the broader definition of the intermediate pore size molecular sieve but include intersecting pores having 8-membered rings may also be encompassed within the definition of the molecular sieve of the present invention.
- the classification of intrazeolite channels as 1-D, 2-D and 3-D is set forth by R. M. Barrer in Zeolites, Science and Technology, edited by F. R. Rodrigues, L.D. Rollman and C. Naccache, NATO ASI Series, 1984 which classification is incorporated in its
- Preferred shape selective intermediate pore size molecular sieves used for hydroisomerization dewaxing are based upon aluminum phosphates, such as SAPO-11 , SAPO-31 , and SAPO-41.
- SAPO-11 and SAPO-31 are more preferred, with SAPO-11 being most preferred.
- SM-3 is a particularly preferred shape selective intermediate pore size SAPO, which has a crystalline structure falling within that of the SAPO-11 molecular sieves. The preparation of SM-3 and its unique characteristics are described in
- zeolites such as ZSM-22, ZSM-23, ZSM-35, ZSM-48, ZSM- 57, SSZ-32, offretite, and ferrierite. SSZ-32 and ZSM-23 are more preferred.
- a preferred intermediate pore size molecular sieve is characterized by selected crystallographic free diameters of the channels, selected crystallite size (corresponding to selected channel length), and selected acidity. Desirable crystallographic free diameters of the channels of the molecular sieves are in the range of from about 3.9 to about 7.1 Angstrom, having a maximum crystallographic free diameter of not more than 7.1 and a minimum crystallographic free diameter of not less than 3.9 Angstrom. Preferably the maximum crystallographic free diameter is not more than 7.1 and the minimum crystallographic free diameter is not less than 4.0
- the maximum crystallographic free diameter is not more than 6.5 and the minimum crystallographic free diameter is not less than 4.0 Angstrom.
- the crystallographic free diameters of the channels of molecular sieves are published in the "Atlas of Zeolite Framework Types", Fifth Revised Edition, 2001 , by Ch. Baerlocher, W.M.
- the effective pore size of the molecular sieve can be measured using standard adsorption techniques and hydrocarbonaceous compounds of known minimum kinetic diameters. See Breck, Zeolite Molecular Sieves, 1974 (especially Chapter 8); Anderson et al. J. Catalysis 58, 114 (1979); and U.S. Pat. No. 4,440,871 , the pertinent portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In performing adsorption measurements to determine pore size, standard techniques are used.
- Preferred hydroisomerization dewaxing catalysts useful in the present invention have sufficient acidity so that 0.5 grams thereof when positioned in a tube reactor converts at least 50% of hexadecane at 370°C, pressure of 1200 psig, a hydrogen flow of 160 ml/min, and a feed rate of 1 ml/hr.
- the catalyst also exhibits isomerization selectivity of 40 percent or greater (isomerization selectivity is determined as follows: 100 x (weight % branched C- ⁇ 6 in product)/(weight % branched C ⁇ in product + weight % Ci 3 _ in product) when used under conditions leading to 96% conversion of normal hexadecane (n-C-i ⁇ ) to other species.
- Hydroisomerization dewaxing catalysts useful in the present invention comprise a catalytically active hydrogenation noble metal.
- a catalytically active hydrogenation metal leads to product improvement, especially viscosity index and stability.
- the noble metals platinum and palladium are especially preferred, with platinum most especially preferred. If platinum and/or palladium is used, the total amount of active hydrogenation metal is typically in the range of 0.1 to 5 weight percent of the total catalyst, usually from 0.1 to 2 weight percent, and not to exceed 10 weight percent.
- the refractory oxide support may be selected from those oxide supports which are conventionally used for catalysts, including silica, alumina, silica-alumina, magnesia, titania, and combinations thereof.
- the conditions for hydroisomerization dewaxing depend on the feed used, the catalyst used, whether or not the catalyst is sulfided, the desired yield, and the desired properties of the lubricant base oil.
- Conditions under which the hydroisomerization process of the current invention may be carried out include temperatures from about 600°F to about 750°F (315°C to about 399°C), preferably about 600°F to about 700°F (315°C to about 371 °C); and pressures from about 15 to 3000 psig, preferably 100 to 2500 psig.
- the hydroisomerization dewaxing pressures in this context refer to the hydrogen partial pressure within the hydroisomerization reactor, although the hydrogen partial pressure is substantially the same (or nearly the same) as the total pressure.
- the liquid hourly space velocity during contacting is generally from about 0.1 to 20 hr-1 , preferably from about 0.1 to about 5 hr-1.
- the hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio falls within a range from about 1.0 to about 50 moles H 2 per mole hydrocarbon, more preferably from about 10 to about 20 moles H 2 per mole hydrocarbon.
- Hydrogen is present in the reaction zone during the hydroisomerization dewaxing process, typically in a hydrogen to feed ratio from about 0.5 to 30 MSCF/bbl (thousand standard cubic feet per barrel), preferably from about 1 to about 10 MSCF/bbl. Generally, hydrogen will be separated from the product and recycled to the reaction zone.
- Hydrotreating refers to a catalytic process, usually carried out in the presence of free hydrogen, in which the primary purpose is the removal of various metal contaminants, such as arsenic, aluminum, and cobalt; heteroatoms, such as sulfur and nitrogen; oxygenates; or aromatics from the feed stock.
- metal contaminants such as arsenic, aluminum, and cobalt
- heteroatoms such as sulfur and nitrogen
- oxygenates or aromatics from the feed stock.
- Waxy feed to the process of this invention is preferably hydrotreated prior to hydroisomerization dewaxing.
- Catalysts used in carrying out hydrotreating operations are well known in the art. See for example U.S. Patent Nos. 4,347,121 and 4,810,357, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety, for general descriptions of hydrotreating, hydrocracking, and of typical catalysts used in each of the processes.
- Suitable catalysts include noble metals from Group VIIIA (according to the 1975 rules of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), such as platinum or palladium on an alumina or siliceous matrix, and Group VIII and Group VIB, such as nickel-molybdenum or nickel-tin on an alumina or siliceous matrix.
- Group VIIIA accordinging to the 1975 rules of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Group VIII and Group VIB such as nickel-molybdenum or nickel-tin on an alumina or siliceous matrix.
- U.S. Patent No. 3,852,207 describes a suitable noble metal catalyst and mild conditions.
- non-noble hydrogenation metals such as nickel-molybdenum
- the non-noble hydrogenation metals are usually present in the final catalyst composition as oxides, but are usually employed in their reduced or sulfided forms when such sulfide compounds are readily formed from the particular metal involved.
- Preferred non-noble metal catalyst compositions contain in excess of about 5 weight percent, preferably about 5 to about 40 weight percent molybdenum and/or tungsten, and at least about 0.5, and generally about 1 to about 15 weight percent of nickel and/or cobalt determined as the corresponding oxides.
- Catalysts containing noble metals, such as platinum contain in excess of 0.01 percent metal, preferably between 0.1 and 1.0 percent metal. Combinations of noble metals may also be used, such as mixtures of platinum and palladium.
- Typical hydrotreating conditions vary over a wide range.
- the overall LHSV is about 0.25 to 2.0, preferably about 0.5 to 1.5.
- the hydrogen partial pressure is greater than 200 psia, preferably ranging from about 500 psia to about 2000 psia.
- Hydrogen recirculation rates are typically greater than 50 SCF/Bbl, and are preferably between 1000 and 5000 SCF/Bbl.
- Temperatures in the reactor will range from about 300 degrees F to about 750 degrees F (about 150 degrees C to about 400 degrees C), preferably ranging from 450 degrees F to 725 degrees F (230 degrees C to 385 degrees C).
- Hydrotreating is used as a step following hydroisomerization dewaxing in the lubricant base oil manufacturing process of this invention.
- This step herein called hydrofinishing, is intended to improve the oxidation stability
- UV stability refers to the stability of the lubricating base oil or the finished lubricant when exposed to UV light and oxygen. Instability is indicated when a visible precipitate forms, usually seen as floe or cloudiness, or a darker color develops upon exposure to ultraviolet light and air.
- hydrofinishing may be found in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,852,207 and 4,673,487. Clay treating to remove these impurities is an alternative final process step.
- the process of this invention may include fractionating of the substantially paraffinic wax feed prior to hydroisomerization dewaxing, or fractionating of the lubricating base oil.
- the fractionation of the substantially paraffinic wax feed or lubricating base oil into distillate fractions is generally accomplished by either atmospheric or vacuum distillation, or by a combination of atmospheric and vacuum distillation. Atmospheric distillation is typically used to separate the lighter distillate fractions, such as naphtha and middle distillates, from a bottoms fraction having an initial boiling point above about 600 degrees F to about 750 degrees F (about 315 degrees C to about 399 degrees C). At higher temperatures thermal cracking of the hydrocarbons may take place leading to fouling of the equipment and to lower yields of the heavier cuts.
- Vacuum distillation is typically used to separate the higher boiling material, such as the lubricating base oil fractions, into different boiling range cuts. Fractionating the lubricating base oil into different boiling range cuts enables the lubricating base oil manufacturing plant to produce more than one grade, or viscosity, of lubricating base oil.
- Solvent dewaxing may be optionally used to remove small amounts of remaining waxy molecules from the lubricating base oil after hydroisomerization dewaxing. Solvent dewaxing is done by dissolving the lubricating base oil in a solvent, such as methyl ethyl ketone, methyl iso- butyl ketone, or toluene, and precipitating the wax molecules as discussed in Chemical Technology of Petroleum, 3rd Edition, William Gruse and
- the lubricating base oils of this invention have greater than 95 weight percent saturates as determined by elution column chromatography, ASTM D 2549-02. Olefins are present in amounts less than detectable by long duration C 13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR). Molecules with at least one aromatic function are present in amounts less than 0.3 weight percent by HPLC-UV, and confirmed by ASTM D 5292-99 modified to measure low level aromatics. In preferred embodiments molecules with at least one aromatic function are present in amounts less than 0.10 weight percent, preferably less than 0.05 weight percent, and more preferably less than 0.01 weight percent. Sulfur is present in amounts less than 25 ppm, more preferably less than 1 ppm as determined by ultraviolet fluorescence by ASTM D 5453-00. Aromatics Measurement by HPLC-UV:
- the method used to measure low levels of molecules with at least one aromatic function in the lubricating base oils of this invention uses a Hewlett Packard 1050 Series Quaternary Gradient High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system coupled with a HP 1050 Diode-
- HPLC Hewlett Packard 1050 Series Quaternary Gradient High Performance Liquid Chromatography
- Array UV-Vis detector interfaced to an HP Chem-station. Identification of the individual aromatic classes in the highly saturated lubricating base oils was made on the basis of their UV spectral pattern and their elution time. The amino column used for this analysis differentiates aromatic molecules largely on the basis of their ring- number (or more correctly, double-bond number). Thus, the single ring aromatic containing molecules elute first, followed by the polycyclic aromatics in order of increasing double bond number per molecule. For aromatics with similar double bond character, those with only alkyl substitution on the ring elute sooner than those with naphthenic substitution.
- Retention time window limits for each aromatic class were determined by manually evaluating the individual absorbance spectra of eluting compounds at different times and assigning them to the appropriate aromatic class based on their qualitative similarity to model compound absorption spectra. With few exceptions, only five classes of aromatic compounds were observed in highly saturated API Group II and III lubricating base oils.
- HPLC-UV is used for identifying these classes of aromatic compounds even at very low levels.
- Multi-ring aromatics typically absorb 10 to 200 times more strongly than single-ring aromatics.
- Alkyl-substitution also affected absorption by about 20%. Therefore, it is important to use HPLC to separate and identify the various species of aromatics and know how efficiently they absorb.
- alkyl-cyclohexylbenzene molecules in base oils exhibit a distinct peak absorbance at 272nm that corresponds to the same (forbidden) transition that unsubstituted tetralin model compounds do at 268nm.
- concentration of alkyl-1-ring aromatic naphthenes in base oil samples was calculated by assuming that its molar absorptivity response factor at 272nm was approximately equal to tetralin's molar absorptivity at
- the substituted benzene aromatics were separated from the bulk of the lubricating base oil using a Waters semi-preparative HPLC unit. 10 grams of sample was diluted 1 :1 in n-hexane and injected onto an amino-bonded silica column, a 5cm x 22.4mm ID guard, followed by two 25cm x 22.4mm ID columns of 8-12 micron amino-bonded silica particles, manufactured by Rainin Instruments, Emeryville, California, with n-hexane as the mobile phase at a flow rate of I8mls/min. Column eluent was fractionated based on the detector response from a dual wavelength UV detector set at
- the weight percent of all molecules with at least one aromatic function in the purified mono-aromatic standard was confirmed via long-duration carbon 13 NMR analysis. NMR was easier to calibrate than HPLC UV because it simply measured aromatic carbon so the response did not depend on the class of aromatics being analyzed. The NMR results were translated from % aromatic carbon to % aromatic molecules (to be consistent with HPLC-UV and D 2007) by knowing that 95-99% of the aromatics in highly saturated lubricating base oils were single-ring aromatics.
- the standard D 5292-99 method was modified to give a minimum carbon sensitivity of 500:1 (by ASTM standard practice E 386).
- A15-hour duration run on a 400-500 MHz NMR with a 10- 12 mm Nalorac probe was used.
- Acorn PC integration software was used to define the shape of the baseline and consistently integrate.
- the carrier frequency was changed once during the run to avoid artifacts from imaging the aliphatic peak into the aromatic region. By taking spectra on either side of the carrier spectra, the resolution was improved significantly.
- Paraffins are considered more stable than cycloparaffins towards oxidation, and therefore, more desirable.
- Monocycloparaffins are considered more stable than multicycloparaffins towards oxidation.
- FIMS field ionization mass spectroscopy
- FIMS ionization efficiency was evaluated using blends of nearly pure branched paraffins and highly naphthenic, aromatics-free base stock.
- the ionization efficiencies of iso-paraffins and cycloparaffins in these base oils were essentially the same.
- Iso-paraffins and cycloparaffins comprise more than 99.9% of the saturates in the lubricating base oils of this invention.
- the lubricating base oils of this invention are characterized by FIMS into paraffins and cycloparaffins containing different numbers of rings.
- Monocycloparaffins contain one ring
- dicycloparaffins contain two rings
- tricycloparaffins contain three rings
- tetracycloparaffins contain four rings
- pentacycloparaffins contain five rings
- hexacycloparaffins contain six rings.
- Cycloparaffins with more than one ring are referred to as multicycloparaffins in this invention.
- the lubricating base oils of this invention have a weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function greater than 10, preferably greater than 15, more preferably greater than 20. They have a ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins greater than 15, preferably greater than 50, more preferably greater than 100.
- the most preferred lubricating base oils of this invention have a weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins greater than 10, and a weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins less than 0.1 , or even no molecules containing multicycloparaffins.
- the lubricating base oils may have a kinematic viscosity at 100°C between about 2 cSt and about 20 cSt, preferably between about 2 cSt and about 12 cSt, most preferably between about 3.5 cSt and about 12 cSt.
- the lubricating base oils have a weight percent of all molecules with at least cycloparaffin function greater than the kinematic viscosity in cSt multiplied by three, preferably greater than 15, more preferably greater than 20; and a ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins greater than 15, preferably greater than 50, more preferably greater than 100.
- the lubricating base oils have a kinematic viscosity at 100°C between about 2 cSt and about 20 cSt, preferably between about 2 cSt and about 12 cSt.
- Examples of these base oils may have a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of between about 2 cSt and about 3.3 cSt and have a weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function that is very high, but less than 10 weight percent.
- wax feeds of this invention are essentially free of olefins
- base oil processing techniques can introduce olefins, especially at high temperatures, due to 'cracking' reactions.
- olefins can polymerize to form higher molecular weight products that can color the base oil or cause sediment.
- olefins can be removed during the process of this invention by hydrofinishing or by clay treatment.
- the lubricating base oils of this invention have a ratio of pour point in degrees Celsius to kinematic viscosity at 100°C in cSt greater than the Base Oil Pour Factor of said lubricating base oil.
- the test method used to measure pour point is ASTM D 5950-02. The pour point is determined in one degree increments.
- the test method used to measure the kinematic viscosity is ASTM D 445-01. We show a plot of this equation in Figure 1.
- pour point and kinematic viscosity in preferred embodiments of this invention also defines the preferred lower limit of pour point in degrees Celsius for each oil viscosity.
- the lower limit of pour point at a given kinematic viscosity at 100°C Base Oil Pour Factor x Kinematic
- the high ratio of pour point to kinematic viscosity at 100°C controls the pour point into a range that is moderately low, thus not requiring severe dewaxing.
- the severe dewaxing required to produce lubricating base oils with high cycloparaffins and very low pour points in the prior art decreased the ratio of monocycloparaffins to multicycloparaffins, and perhaps most importantly reduced the total yield of lubricating base oil and finished lubricant produced.
- the base oils of this invention respond favorably to the addition of conventional pour point depressants. Due to this favorable interaction it is not necessary to over dewax them to very low pour points at a yield disadvantage. With the addition of pour point depressant they may be blended into products meeting severe requirements for good low temperature properties, such as automotive engine oils.
- the viscosity indexes of the lubricating base oils of this invention will be high. In a preferred embodiment they will have viscosity indexes greater than 28 x Ln(Kinematic Viscosity at 100°C) +95. For example a 4.5 cSt oil will have a viscosity index greater than 137, and a 6.5 cSt oil will have a viscosity index greater than 147. In another preferred embodiment the viscosity indexes will be greater than 28 x Ln(Kinematic Viscosity at 100°C) + 110.
- the test method used to measure viscosity index is ASTM D 2270-93(1998).
- the aniline point of a lubricating base oil is the temperature at which a mixture of aniline and oil separates.
- ASTM D 611-01 b is the method used to measure aniline point. It provides a rough indication of the solvency of the oil for materials which are in contact with the oil, such as additives and elastomers. The lower the aniline point the greater the solvency of the oil.
- the higher amounts of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function in the lubricating base oils of this invention reduce the aniline point and thus improve the additive solubility and elastomer compatibility.
- the aniline point of the lubricating base oils of this invention will tend to vary depending on the kinematic viscosity of the lubricating base oil at 100°C in cSt.
- the aniline point of the lubricating base oils of this invention will be less than a function of the kinematic viscosity at 100°C.
- the function for aniline point is expressed as follows:
- a convenient way to measure the stability of lubricating base oils is by the use of the Oxidator BN Test, as described by Stangeland et al. in U.S. Patent 3,852,207.
- the Oxidator BN test measures the resistance to oxidation by means of a Domte-type oxygen absorption apparatus. See
- the additive package is 80 millimoles of zinc bispolypropylenephenyldithio-phosphate per 100 grams of oil, or approximately 1.1 grams of OLOA 260.
- the Oxidator BN test measures the response of a lubricating base oil in a simulated application. High values, or long times to absorb one liter of oxygen, indicate good oxidation stability. Traditionally it is considered that the Oxidator BN should be above 7 hours. For the present invention, the Oxidator BN value will be greater than about 30 hours, preferably greater than about 40 hours.
- OLOA is an acronym for Oronite Lubricating Oil Additive®, which is a registered trademark of Chevron Oronite. Noack Volatility:
- Noack volatility is defined as the mass of oil, expressed in weight percent, which is lost when the oil is heated at 250 degrees C and 20 mmHg (2.67 kPa; 26.7 mbar) below atmospheric in a test crucible through which a constant flow of air is drawn for 60 minutes (ASTM D 5800).
- ASTM D 5800 A more convenient method for calculating Noack volatility and one which correlates well with ASTM D-5800 is by using a thermo gravimetric analyzer test (TGA) by ASTM D 6375-99a. TGA Noack volatility is used throughout this disclosure unless otherwise stated.
- the lubricating base oils of this invention also have excellent viscometric properties under low temperature and high shear, making them very useful in multigrade engine oils.
- the cold-cranking simulator apparent viscosity (CCS VIS) is a test used to measure the viscometric properties of lubricating base oils under low temperature and high shear.
- the test method to determine CCS VIS is ASTM D 5293-02. Results are reported in centipoise, cP. CCS VIS has been found to correlate with low temperature engine cranking. Specifications for maximum CCS VIS are defined for automotive engine oils by SAE J300, revised in June 2001.
- Lubricating base oils come into direct contact with seals, gaskets, and other equipment components during use.
- Original equipment manufacturers and standards setting organizations set elastomer compatibility specifications for different types of finished lubricants.
- Elastomer compatibility tests are CEC-L-39-T-96, and ASTM D 4289-03.
- An ASTM standard entitled "Standard Test Method and Suggested Limits of Determining the Compatibility of Elastomer Seals for Industrial Hydraulic Fluid Applications" is currently in development.
- Elastomer compatibility test procedures involve suspending a rubber specimen of known volume in the lubricating base oil or finished lubricant under fixed conditions of temperature and test duration. This is followed at the end of the test by a second measurement of the volume to determine the percentage swell that has occurred. Additional measurements may be made of the changes in elongation at break and tensile strength.
- the lubricating base oils of this invention are compatible with a broad number of types of elastomers, including but not limited to the following: neoprene, nitrile (acrylonitrile butadiene), hydrogenated nitrile, polyacrylate, ethylene-acrylic, silicone, chlor-sulfonated polyethylene, ethylene-propylene copolymers, epichlorhydrin, fluorocarbon, perfluoroether, and PTFE.
- the Fischer-Tropsch wax feeds were hydroisomerized over a Pt/SSZ-32 catalyst or Pt/SAPO-11 catalyst on an alumina binder. Run conditions were between 652 and 695 °F (344 and 368 °C), 0.6 to 1.0 LHSV, 300 psig or 1000 psig reactor pressure, and a once-through hydrogen rate of between 6 and 7 MSCF/bbl. For the majority of the samples the reactor effluent passed directly to a second reactor, also at 1000 psig, which contained a Pt/Pd on silica-alumina hydrofinishing catalyst. Conditions in that reactor were a temperature of 450 °F and LHSV of 1.0. Those samples which were not hydrofinished are indicated in the tables of properties that follow.
- Example 1 Example 1 , Example 2, and Comparative Example 3:
- Example 1 and Example 2 have low weight percents of all molecules with at least one aromatic function, high weight percents of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function, and a very high ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins and weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins. Note that Example 1 does not have greater than 10 weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function, but it does have a weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function greater than the kinematic viscosity at 100°C multiplied by three. Example 1 also has a high ratio of pour point to kinematic viscosity at 100°C, meeting the properties of a preferred lubricating base oil of this invention.
- Comparative Example 3 has a slightly lower weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function. Comparative Example 3 also has a less desirable ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins, and a less preferred lower ratio of pour point to kinematic viscosity.
- a low viscosity lubricating base oil of this invention with a kinematic viscosity at 100°C between 2 and about 3,3 cSt, may have less than 10 weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function, but a weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function greater than 3 times the kinematic viscosity at 100°C.
- Example 4 Example 5: Example 6
- Examples 4, 5, 6, and 7 all had the desired properties of the lubricating base oils of this invention.
- Examples 4 and 7 had exceptionally high oxidation stabilities, greater than 40 hours.
- Examples 4 and 7 also had low aniline points, which would provide desirable additive solubility and elastomer compatibility.
- Example 8 Comparative Example 9, Example 10, and Example 11 :
- Examples 8, 10, and 11 are examples of lubricating base oils of this invention.
- Comparative Example 9 has a low ratio of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to molecules containing multicycloparaffins.
- hydroisomerization dewaxing to produce a base oil with very low pour point was done with a yield disadvantage, and likely adversely impacted the ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins.
- Comparative Example 9 also had a higher Noack Volatility than the other oils of similar viscosity. Examples 8, 10, and 11 all had very low CCS VIS at -35°C, well below the amount calculated by 38 x
- Example 12 Comparative Example 13, Example 14, and Example 15:
- Example 14 is a lubricating base oil of this invention with a particularly high viscosity index, greater than 28*Ln(Vis100) + 110, and a particularly low CCS VIS at -35°C.
- Examples 12 and 15 also met the properties of this invention, although Example 15 did not meet the more preferred range of CCS viscosity at -35°C (less than an amount calculated from the equation:
- Comparative Example 13 did not meet the properties of this invention due to a low ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins and weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins. This may have occurred as a result of hydroisomerization dewaxing to a lower pour point in this example, which resulted in the formation of more multicycloparaffins.
- a lubricating base oil with a kinematic viscosity between 9.5 and 10.0 cSt at 100°C was prepared by hydroisomerization dewaxing Fischer-Tropsch wax and fractionating the isomerized oil into different distillate fractions. The properties of this sample are shown in Table VI.
- Example 16 met the properties of the lubricating base oil of this invention, including high oxidation stability, low aniline point, and low Noack volatility.
- Comparative Example 17 (Run 951-15):
- a hydrotreated Fischer-Tropsch wax (Table VII) was isomerized over a Pt/SSZ-32 catalyst which contained 0.3% Pt and 35% Catapal alumina binder. Run conditions were 560 °F hydroisomerization temperature, 1.0 LHSV, 300 psig reactor pressure, and a once-through hydrogen rate of 6 MSCF/bbl. The reactor effluent passed directly to a second reactor, also at 300 psig, which contained a Pt/Pd on silica-alumina hydrofinishing catalyst. Conditions in that reactor were a temperature of 450 °F and LHSV of 1.0. Conversion and yields, as well as the properties of the hydroisomerized stripper bottoms are given in Table VIII.
- the stripper bottoms were solvent dewaxed using MEK/toluene at -15 °C.
- the wax content was 33.9 wt%, and oil yield was 65.7 wt%.
- Comparative Example 17 demonstrates that mild hydroisomerization dewaxing and subsequent solvent dewaxing produced a very low weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function.
- the hydroisomerization temperature was well below the desired range of about 600°F to about 750°F.
- the Oxidator BN and the viscosity index of this oil was very high it would not have the preferred additive solubility and elastomer compatibility properties associated with the lubricating base oils of this invention with higher weight percents of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function.
- Base Oil Pour Factor although often associated with oils that meet the properties of the lubricating base oils of this invention can not be used independently of the other criteria (weight percent of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function and ratio of weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins to weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins, or high weight percent of molecules containing monocycloparaffins and low weight percent of molecules containing multicycloparaffins) to characterize the lubricating base oils of this invention.
- n-C36 feed (purchased from Aldrich) was isomerized over a Pt/SSZ-32 catalyst which contained 0.3% Pt and 35% Catapal alumina binder. Run conditions were hydroisomerization temperature of 580 °F, 1.0 LHSV, 1000 psig reactor pressure, and a once-through hydrogen rate of 7
- the hydroisomerized stripper bottoms from Run 952-12 had a pour point of +20°C.
- the stripper bottoms were solvent dewaxed using MEK toluene at -15 °C.
- the wax content was 31.5 wt%, and oil yield was 68.2 wt%.
- Run FSL9497 produced a lubricating base oil made from n-C28 feed (purchased from Aldrich) using a Pt/SSZ-32 catalyst (0.3 wt% Pt) bound with 35 wt% Catapal alumina.
- the run was at 1000 psig, 0.8 LHSV, and 7 MSCF/bbl once-through H2.
- Reactor hydroisomerization temperature was 575 °F.
- the effluent from the reactor was subsequently passed over a Pt-
- Pd/Si02-AI203 hydrofinishing catalyst at 450 °F and, other than temperature, the same conditions were used as in the isomerization reactor.
- the yield of 600 °F+ product was 71.5 wt%.
- the conversion of the wax to 600°F- boiling range material was 28.5 wt%.
- the conversion below 700 °F was 33.6 wt%.
- the bottoms fraction from the run (75.2 wt%) was cut at 743 °F to give 89.2 wt% bottoms (67.1 wt% on the whole feed).
- the hydroisomerized stripper bottoms had a pour point of +3°C. These bottoms were then solvent dewaxed at -15 °C to give 84.2 wt% solvent dewaxed oil (56.5 wt% on the whole feed), and 15.7 wt% wax. Inspections of the oil are shown in Table XI.
- Comparative Example 18 nor Comparative Example 19 met the properties of this invention as they had very low weight percents of all molecules with at least one cycloparaffin function.
- Neither of these base oils with low cycloparaffin content had aniline points as low as the base oils of this invention. Notably, they were both greater than 36 x Ln(Kinematic Viscosity at 100°C) + 200, in °F. These oils would be expected to have lower additive solubility and less desirable elastomer compatibility than the base oils of this invention.
- the hydroisomerization temperature was lower than the preferred range of about 600°F to 750°F, which likely contributed to the lower amounts of cycloparaffins in both of these comparative examples.
- Comparative Example 20 and Comparative Example 21 Two commercial Group III lubricating base oils were prepared using a waxy petroleum feed.
- the waxy petroleum feed had greater than about 30 ppm total combined nitrogen and sulfur and had a weight percent oxygen less than about 0.1.
- the feed was dewaxed by hydroisomerization dewaxing using Pt/SSZ-32 at a hydroisomerization dewaxing temperature between about 650°F (343°C) and.about 725°F (385°C). They were both hydrofinished.
- the properties of these two samples are shown in Table XII.
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