WO2012087831A2 - Fluide fonctionnel contenant du glycérol - Google Patents

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WO2012087831A2
WO2012087831A2 PCT/US2011/065548 US2011065548W WO2012087831A2 WO 2012087831 A2 WO2012087831 A2 WO 2012087831A2 US 2011065548 W US2011065548 W US 2011065548W WO 2012087831 A2 WO2012087831 A2 WO 2012087831A2
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  • the present invention relates to functional fluids useful in systems requiring power transmission fluids, hydraulic fluids and/or lubrication of moving parts.
  • the present invention relates to a functional fluid containing an organic friction modifier for use in tractor hydraulic fluids.
  • Modern lubricating oil formulations are formulated to exacting specifications often set by original equipment manufacturers. To meet such specifications, various additives are used, together with base oil of lubricating viscosity. Depending on the
  • a typical lubricating oil composition may contain dispersants, detergents, anti-oxidants, wear inhibitors, rust inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, foam inhibitors, and friction modifiers just to name a few. Different applications will govern the type of additives that will go into a lubricating oil composition.
  • a functional fluid is a term which encompasses a variety of fluids including but not limited to tractor hydraulic fluids, power transmission fluids including automatic transmission fluids, continuously variable transmission fluids and manual
  • transmission fluids hydraulic fluids, including tractor hydraulic fluids, gear oils, power steering fluids, fluids used in wind turbines and fluids related to power train components. It should be noted that within each of these fluids such as, for example, automatic transmission fluids, there are a variety of different types of fluids due to the various transmissions having different designs which have led to the need for fluids of markedly different functional characteristics.
  • tractor hydraulic fluids these fluids are all-purpose products used for ail lubricant applications in a tractor except for lubricating the engine.
  • a tractor hydraulic fluid for the purposes of this invention are so-called Super Tractor Oil Universal fluids or "8TQU" fluids, which also lubricate the engine.
  • These lubricating applications may include lubrication of gearboxes, power take-off and c!utch(es), rear axles, reduction gears, wet brakes, and hydraulic accessories.
  • the components included within a tractor fluid must be carefully chosen so that the final resulting fluid composition will provide ail the necessary characteristics required in the different applications.
  • Such characteristics may include the ability to provide proper frictional properties for preventing wet brake chatter of oil immersed brakes while simultaneously providing the ability to actuate wet brakes and provide power take-off (PTO) clutch performance.
  • a tractor fluid must provide sufficient antiwear and extreme pressure properties as well as water toierance/fiiterability capabilities.
  • the extreme pressure (EP) properties of tractor fluids may be demonstrated by the ability of the fluid to pass a spiral bevel test as well as a straight spur gear test.
  • the tractor fluid may need to pass wet brake chatter tests while providing adequate wet brake capacity when used in oil immersed disk brakes which are comprised of a bronze, graphitic-compositions and asbestos.
  • the tractor fluid may need to demonstrate its ability to provide friction retention for power shift transmission clutches such as those clutches which include graphitic and bronze clutches.
  • the functional fluid is an automatic transmission fluid
  • the automatic transmission fluids must have enough friction for the clutch plates to transfer power.
  • the friction coefficient of fluids has a tendency to decline due to the temperature effects as the fluid heats up during operation. It is important that the tractor hydraulic fluid or automatic transmission fluid maintain its high friction coefficient at elevated temperatures, otherwise brake systems or automatic transmissions may fail.
  • JP05-105895 teaches lubricating oil compositions for wet clutches and brakes used in power transmission units in among other uses in agricultural, construction, and other industrial machinery, containing 0.01 -10 parts by weight of a C2-C14 aliphatic compound having two or more hydroxy! groups per 100 parts by weight of a base oil.
  • JP05-105895 teaches such oils are especially useful as transmission fluids.
  • Glycerol is disclosed as such a C2-C14 aliphatic compound having two or more hydroxyl groups but is not exemplified.
  • Bayles, Jr. et a!. U.S. Patent No. 5,284,591 , is directed to a multipurpose functional fluid which is comprised of a major amount of a hydrocarbon oil and a minor amount, sufficient to improve characteristics of the fluid of a novel additive.
  • the additive is comprised of a calcium salt complex, a group ⁇ metal dithiophosphate salt, a borated epoxide, a carboxylic solubilizer and a sulfurized composition.
  • the present invention is directed to a functional fluid comprising
  • the present invention is directed to a method of preparing a functional fluid comprising adding glycerol to a functional fluid, wherein the glycerol is not glycerol monooleate.
  • the present invention is directed to a method of preparing an additive concentrate comprising adding glycerol to a diluent oil wherein the concentrate contains from about 1 % to about 99% by weight of said diluent.
  • the present invention is directed to a method of reducing friction comprising contacting a metal surface with a functional fluid comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and greater than about 0.05 wt-% glycerol.
  • alkaline earth metal refers to calcium, barium, magnesium, strontium, or mixtures thereof.
  • aikyi refers to both straight- and branched-chain aikyi groups.
  • metal refers to alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals or mixtures thereof.
  • Metal to Substrate ratio refers to the ratio of the total equivalents of the metal to the equivalents of the substrate.
  • An overbased sulphonate detergent typically has a metal ratio of 12.5:1 to 40:1 , in one aspect 13.5:1 to 40:1 , in another aspect 14.5:1 to 40:1 , in yet another aspect 15.5:1 to 40:1 and in yet another aspect 16.5:1 to 40:1.
  • TBN numbers reflect more alkaline products and therefore a greater alkalinity reserve.
  • the TBN of a sample can be determined by ASTM Test No. D2896 or any other equivalent procedure.
  • TBN is the neutralization capacity of one gram of the lubricating composition expressed as a number equal to the mg of potassium hydroxide providing the equivalent neutralization.
  • a TBN of 10 means that one gram of the composition has a neutralization capacity equal to 10 mg of potassium hydroxide.
  • TBN of the actives should be measured.
  • low overbased or "LOB” refers to an overbased detergent having a low TBN of the actives of about 0 to about 60.
  • high overbased or "HOB” refers to an overbased detergent having a high TBN of the actives of greater than about 60 to about 400.
  • the present invention provides a method of improving the brake and clutch capacity of a functional fluid by adding an antiwear improving amount of glycerol to the functional fluid.
  • the functional fluids of the present invention use base oils derived from mineral oils, synthetic oils or vegetable oils.
  • the base oils may be derived from synthetic or natural sources.
  • Base oils may be derived from any of one or combination of Group I through Group V base stocks as defined in American Petroleum Institute Publication 1509, which is herein incorporated for all purposes.
  • Mineral oils for use as the base oil in this invention include, for example, paraffinic, naphthenic and other oils that are ordinarily used in lubricating oil compositions.
  • Vegetable oils may include, for example, canoia oil or soybean oil.
  • Synthetic oils include, for example, both hydrocarbon synthetic oils and synthetic esters and mixtures thereof having the desired viscosity.
  • Hydrocarbon synthetic oils may include, for example, oils prepared from the polymerization of ethylene, i.e., polyaiphaoiefin or PAO, or from hydrocarbon synthesis procedures using carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases such as in a Fisher-Tropsch process.
  • Useful synthetic hydrocarbon oils include liquid polymers of alpha olefins having the proper viscosity. Especially useful are the hydrogenated liquid oligomers of Ce to C12 alpha olefins such as 1-decene trimer.
  • alkyl benzenes of proper viscosity such as didodecyl benzene
  • useful synthetic esters include the esters of monocarboxylic acids and polycarboxylic acids, as well as mono-hydroxy alkanois and polyols. Typical examples are didodecyl adipate, pentaerythritoi tetracaproate, di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, diiauryisebacate, and the like.
  • Complex esters prepared from mixtures of mono and dicarboxylic acids and mono and dihydroxy alkanois can also be used. Blends of mineral oils with synthetic oils are also useful.
  • the functional fluid of the present invention also contains a friction-modifying amount of the glycerol described herein.
  • the total amount of glycerol contained in the functional fluid will be at least about 0.05 wt%. in other embodiment, the total amount of glycerol contained in the functional fluid is greater than about 0.05 wt%.
  • the functional fluid contains at least about 0.1 wt-% glycerol, or at least about 0.15 wt-% glycerol, or at least about 0.2 wt-% glycerol, or at least about 0.3 wt-% glycerol, or at least about 0.5 wt-% glycerol.
  • the functional fluid contains less than about 2 wt-% glycerol, or less than about 1 wt-%, or less than about 0.75 wt-% glycerol, or less than about 0.6 wt-% glycerol, or less than about 0.5 wt-%.
  • the functional fluid contains from about 0.05 wt. % to about 1 wt. % of glycerol; in another embodiment, from about 0.05 wt. % to about 0.3 wt. % of glycerol; and in another embodiment, from about 0.1 wt. % to about 0.3 wt. % of glycerol.
  • the functional fluid of the invention may also contain a glycerol fatty acid ester in addition to glycerol.
  • the functional fluid contains glycerol and does not contain more than 0.5 wt-% of the glycerol fatty acid ester.
  • the functional fluid contains glycerol and does not contain more than 0.25 wt-% of the glycerol fatty acid ester; in one embodiment, the functional fluid contains glycerol and does not contain more than 0.20 wt-% of the glycerol fatty acid ester; in one embodiment, the functional fluid contains glycerol and does not contain more than 0.15 wt-% of the glycerol fatty acid ester; in one embodiment, the functional fluid contains glycerol and does not contain more than 0.10 wt-% of the glycerol fatty acid ester; and, in one embodiment, the functional fluid contains glycerol and does not contain more than 005 wt-% of the glycerol fatty ester.
  • a specific glycerol fatty acid ester is glycerol monooleate.
  • glycerol monooleate refers to the commercial materials sold as glycerol monooleate that are the reaction product of commercially available glycerol and mixtures of fatty acids that are predominantly oleic acid.
  • the reaction product generally contains a mixture of the mono-, di- and tri-ester, although the mono-ester is the predominant ester.
  • Examples of commercial glycerol mono!eate include Prio!ubeTM 1408 and RadiasurfTM 7149 ( i.e., esters of fatty acids including glycerol trioleate).
  • the functional fluid contains glycerol, but does not contain any of the glycerol fatty acid ester derivative.
  • the glycerol fatty acid este derivative is a mixture of glycerol mono-o!eate, di-oleate and tri-o!eate in which glycerol mono-oleate is the species with the highest concentration in the mixture.
  • the mixture comprises about 40-60 wt% of glycerol mono-oleate.
  • the functional fluid of the invention may contain glycerol which is added into the functional fluid, or associated additive package, separately from any glycerol fatty acid ester derivative.
  • the functional fluid of the present invention may also contain at least one low overbased detergent, at least one high overbased detergent and at least one antiwear additive.
  • the Overbased Detergent Additive may also contain at least one low overbased detergent, at least one high overbased detergent and at least one antiwear additive.
  • Overbased detergent additives are weli known in the art and preferably are alkali or alkaline earth metal overbased detergent additives.
  • Such detergent additives are prepared by reacting a metal oxide or metal hydroxide with a substrate and carbon dioxide gas.
  • the substrate is typically an acid, usually an acid selected from the group consisting of aliphatic substituted sulfonic acids, aliphatic substituted carboxyiic acids, and aliphatic substituted phenols.
  • overbased relates to metal salts, preferably, metal salts of sulfonates, carboxylates and phenates, wherein the amount of metal present exceeds the stoichiometric amount.
  • Such salts are said to have conversion levels in excess of 100% (i.e., they comprise more than 100% of the theoretical amount of metal needed to convert the acid to its "normal”, “neutral” salt).
  • metal ratio often abbreviated as MR, is used in the prior art and herein to designate the ratio of total chemical equivalents of metal in the overbased salt to chemical equivalents of the metal in a neutral salt according to known chemical reactivity and stoichiometry.
  • the metal ratio is one and in an overbased salt, MR, is greater than one.
  • overbased salts are commonly referred to as overbased, hyperbased or superbased salts and are usually salts of organic sulfur acids, carboxyiic acids, or phenols.
  • the overbased detergent typically has a metal to substrate ratio of at least 1 .1 :1 , preferably at least 2:1 , more preferably at least 4:1 , or at least 10:1 .
  • Sulfonic acids include the mono or poiynuclear aromatic or cycioaiiphatic compounds which, when overbased, are called sulfonates.
  • sulfonic acids useful in this invention are mahogany sulfonic acids; bright stock sulfonic acids; sulfonic acids derived from lubricating oil fractions having a Saybolt viscosity from about 100 seconds at 100°F to about 200 seconds at 210°F; petrolatum sulfonic acids; mono and polywax substituted sulfonic and polysulfonic acids of, e.g., benzene, naphthalene, phenol, diphenyi ether, naphthalene disulfide, diphenyiamine, thiophene, alphacbioronaphtbalene, etc.; other substituted sulfonic acids such as alkyl benzene sulfonic acids (where the alkyi group has at least 8 carbons), cetylphenol monosulfide sulfonic acids, dicetyl thianthrene disuifonic acids, dilauryl beta naphth
  • the bottoms acids are derived from benzene that has been alkylated with propylene tetramers or isobutene trimers to introduce 1 , 2, 3 or more branched chain C12 substituents on the benzene ring.
  • Dodecyl benzene bottoms principally mixtures of mono and didodecy! benzenes, are available as by-products from the manufacture of household detergents. Similar products obtained from alkylation bottoms formed during manufacture of linear alkyl sulfonates (LAS) are also useful in making the sulfonates used in this invention.
  • LAS linear alkyl sulfonates
  • aliphatic sulfonic acids containing at least about 7 carbon atoms, often at least about 12 carbon atoms in the aliphatic group, such as paraffin wax sulfonic acids, unsaturated paraffin wax sulfonic acids, hydroxy substituted paraffin wax sulfonic acids, hexapropylene sulfonic acids, tetraamylene sulfonic acids, polyisobutene sulfonic acids wherein the polylsobutene contains from 20 to 7000 or more carbon atoms, chloro substituted paraffin wax sulfonic acids, nitroparaffiin wax sulfonic acids, etc.; cycloaliphafic sulfonic acids such as petroleum naphthene sulfonic acids, cetyl cyclopentyi sulfonic acids, lauryl cyclohexyl sulfonic acids, bis (isobutyl)cyciohexyl sulfonic acids
  • petroleum sulfonic acids or “petroleum sulfonates” includes all sulfonic acids or the salts thereof derived from petroleum products.
  • a particularly valuable group of petroleum sulfonic acids are the mahogany sulfonic acids (so called because of their reddish brown color) obtained as a by-product from the manufacture of petroleum white oils by a sulfonic acid process.
  • overbased sulfonate salts and techniques for making them can be found in the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,174,1 10; 2,174,508; 2,174,508; 2,193,824; 2,197,800; 2,202,781 ; 2,212,788; 2,213,380; 2,228,598; 2,223,878; 2,239,974; 2,263,312; 2,276,090; 2,276,297; 2,315,514; 2,319,121 ; 2,321 ,022; 2,333,568;
  • a low overbased detergent is employed.
  • the low overbased detergent is a low overbased sulfonate detergent.
  • the low overbased sulfonate detergent is a low overbased alkaline earth metal sulfonate detergent.
  • the alkaline earth metal is selected from calcium, magnesium, sodium, strontium or barium. Even more preferred, the low overbased alkaline earth metal sulfonate detergent is a low overbased calcium sulfonate detergent.
  • a medium overbased detergent is employed.
  • the medium overbased detergent is medium overbased calcium sulfonate.
  • the high overbased detergent is a high overbased sulfonate detergent. More preferred, the high overbased sulfonate detergent is a high overbased alkaline earth metal sulfonate detergent. Most preferred, the alkaline earth metal is selected from calcium, magnesium, sodium or barium. Even more preferred, the high overbased alkaline earth metal sulfonate detergent is a high overbased calcium sulfonate detergent or a high overbased magnesium detergent.
  • non-sulfonate containing detergents are employed.
  • Such detergents include, but are not limited to, carboxylate and phenate detergents.
  • carboxylate detergents or phenate detergents or both may be in the functional fluid containing the glycerol additive.
  • Typical carboxylate detergents employed are those that are described in U.S. Patent No., 7,163,91 1 ; 7,465,696 and the like which are herein incorporated by reference.
  • Typical phenate detergents employed are those that are described in U.S. Patent No. 7,435,709 and the like, which are herein incorporated by reference.
  • antiwear additives examples include zinc dialky-1 -dithiophosphate (primary alkyl, secondary aikyi, and ary! type), diphenyl sulfide, methyl trichiorostearate, chlorinated naphthalene, fluoroalkylpoiysiloxane, lead naphthenaie, neutralized phosphates, dithiophosphates, and sulfur-free phosphates.
  • the antiwear additive is zinc diaikyl thiophospate. More preferred, the zinc diaikyl dithiophosphate is derived from a primary alcohol.
  • the functional fluid may also comprise other additives described below.
  • additional components can be blended in any order and can be blended as combinations of components.
  • additive components are examples of some of the components that can be favorably employed in the present invention. These examples of additives are provided to illustrate the present invention, but they are not intended to limit if:
  • Anti-oxidants reduce the tendency of mineral oils to deteriorate in service which deterioration is evidenced by the products of oxidation such as sludge and varnishlike deposits on the metal surfaces and by an increase in viscosity.
  • Antioxidants may include, but are not limited to, such anti-oxidants as phenol type (phenolic) oxidation inhibitors, such as 4,4'-methylene-bis(2,6-di-tert-buty!phenol), 4,4'-bis(2,6-di-tert- butyiphenol), 4,4'-bis(2-methyi-6-tert-buty!phenol), 2,2'-methy!ene-bis(4-methyl-6- tert-butylphenoi), 4,4'-butyldene-bis(3-methy!-6-tert-butyi phenol), 4,4'- isopropyiidene-bis(2,6-di-tert-buly!phenol), 2,2'-methy!ene-bis(
  • Dipheny!amine-type oxidation inhibitors include, but are not limited to, alkylated dipheny!amine, phenyl-. alpha.- naphthylamine, and alkylated-. alpha.-naphthyiamine.
  • Other types of oxidation inhibitors include metal dithiocarbamate (e.g., zinc dithiocarbamate), and
  • the anti-oxidant is generally incorporated into an oil in an amount of about 0 to about 10 wt %, preferably 0.05 to about 3.0 wt %, per total amount of the engine oil.
  • these agents reduce wear of moving metallic parts.
  • examples of such agents include, but are not limited to, phosphates, phosphites, carbamates, esters, sulfur containing compounds, molybdenum complexes, zinc
  • dialkyldithiophosphate primary alkyl, secondary alkyl, and aryl type
  • suifurized oils sulfurized isobutyiene, suifurized polybutene, diphenyl sulfide, methyl
  • trichiorostearate chlorinated naphthalene, fluoroaikyipolysiloxane, and lead naphthenate.
  • Nonionic poiyoxyethyiene surface active agents polyoxyethyiene iauryl ether, polyoxyethylene higher alcohol ether, polyoxyethyiene nonyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethyiene octyl phenyl ether, poiyoxyethyiene octyi steary! ether, polyoxyethyiene oleyl ether, poiyoxyethyiene sorbitol monostearate, polyoxyethyiene sorbitol monooieate, and polyethylene glycol monooieate.
  • Po!ymethacrylate type polymers ethylene-propylene copolymers, styrene-isoprene copolymers, hydrogenated styrene-isoprene copolymers, po!yisobutylene, and dispersant type viscosity index improvers.
  • Alkyl methacrylate polymers and dimethyl silicone polymers are Alkyl methacrylate polymers and dimethyl silicone polymers.
  • Disa!icyiidene propy!enediamine triazole derivatives, mercaptobenzothiazo!es, thiadiazole derivatives, and mercaptobenzimidazoles.
  • Alkenyi succinimides Alkenyi succinimides, aikenyl succinimides modified with other organic compounds, aikenyl succinimides modified by post-treatment with ethylene carbonate or boric acid, esters of polyaicohols and poiyisobutenyl succinic anhydride, phenate- salicylates and their post-treated analogs, alkali metal or mixed alkali metal, alkaline earth metal borates, dispersions of hydrated alkali metal borates, dispersions of alkaline-earth metal borates, polyamide ashless dispersants and the like or mixtures of such dispersants.
  • the invention is directed to additive concentrates for functional fluids that contain glycerol.
  • the glycerol-containing concentrate may be provided as an additive package or concentrate which will be incorporated into a substantially inert, normally liquid organic diluent such as, for example, mineral oil, naphtha, benzene, toluene or xylene to form an additive concentrate.
  • a substantially inert, normally liquid organic diluent such as, for example, mineral oil, naphtha, benzene, toluene or xylene to form an additive concentrate.
  • These concentrates usually contain from about 1 % to about 99% by weight, and in one embodiment about 10% to about 90% by weight of such diluent, Typically, a neutral oil having a viscosity of about 4 to about 8.5 cSt at 100°C. and preferably about 4 to about 8 cSt at 100°C. will be used as the diluent, though synthetic oils, as well as other organic liquid
  • a baseline formulation was prepared which contained:
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.5 wt. % of a molybdenum dithiocarbamate (available commercially from Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K. as ADEKA SAKURALUBE 505).
  • a molybdenum dithiocarbamate available commercially from Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K. as ADEKA SAKURALUBE 505
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.5 wt. % of a sodium borate dispersion.
  • EXAMPLE D (COMPARATIVE)
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.5 wt. % of a diethoxylate of tallow amine (available commercially from Huntsman as SURFONIC T-2).
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.5 wt. % of a glycerin oleyi ether (available commercially from Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K. as ADEKA FM-618C).
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.5 wt. % of a mixture of Cie and C-m 1 ,2-hydroxya!kanes (available commercially from Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K.(Tokyo, Japan) as ADEKA ECOROYAL FMD-168).
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 1 .0 wt. % of ADEKA ECOROYAL FMD-168, which may be purchased from Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K. (Tokyo, Japan).
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.5 wt. % of glycerol mono-oleate.
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.3 wt.% of ethylene glycol.
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.5 wt.% 1 ,3-butanediol.
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.3 wt. % of glycerol.
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example A with 0.15 wt. % of glycerol.
  • Slow speed gear performance is evaluated using ZF Group's ZF V3 test.
  • an FZG stand is operated for 120 hours under controlled conditions of speed (9 rpm input speed, 13 rpm pinion speed), load (tenth stage) and temperature (90°C for 40 hours, 120°C for 40 hours and 90°C for 40 hours).
  • the test gears are lubricated with the test oil.
  • the gear and pinion are weighed before and after the test.
  • the gear weight loss and pinion weight loss are used to evaluate the wear obtained with the test fluid. In order to pass the test, the total weight loss (gear weight loss + pinion weight loss) must be less than 30 mg.
  • test results demonstrate that only glycerol and glycerol mono-oleate were able to pass the S19-5 slow speed gear test against a wide variety of friction modifiers thereby providing an alternative friction modifier to glycerol mono-oleate.
  • a baseline formulation was prepared which contained:
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example K with 0.3 wt, % of glycerol monooieate.
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example K with 0.1 wt. % of glycerol.
  • a baseline formulation was prepared which contained:
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example 4 with 0.05 wt % of glycerol.
  • a baseline formulation was prepared which contained:
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example 5 with 0.1 % of glycerol.
  • a baseline formulation was prepared which contained:
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example 8 with 0.05 wt % of glycerol.
  • a baseline formulation was prepared which contained:
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example M with 0.05 wt % of glycerol.
  • the lubricating oils of Examples 3 and 4 show that lubricating oils containing glycerol and various detergent additives results low total weight loss at 80 hours and 120 hours. Based upon the results, an amount of glycerol less than glycerol mono-oleate gives good friction modifying results.
  • a baseline formulation was prepared which contained:
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example N with 0.2 wt % of glycerol and 0.25 wt% glycerol mono-oleate.
  • a lubricating oil composition was prepared by top-treating the baseline formulation of Example N with 0.25 wt% glycerol mono-oleate.
  • the lubricating oils in Examples 7 and O were evaluated according JDQ-95 Spiral Bevel and Final Drive Gear Wear which compared the lubricating oils of Examples 7 and O with a reference oil. In particular, the scoring of the gears was evaluated to determine wear.
  • the test procedure duration is 50 hours. The test may be may be performed at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
  • Example 7 shows that an added amount of glycerol to a lubricating oil composition that already comprises glycerol mono-oleate results in passing JDQ95.
  • the lubricating oil that on!ycontained glycerol mono-oleate failed the JDQ95 test after only two hours of the test. It is clear that a combination of glycerol and glycerol mono-oleate provides good friction modifying results.

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La présente invention concerne un fluide fonctionnel contenant une quantité importante d'huile lubrifiante et plus d'environ 0,05 % en poids de glycérol. La présente invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'un fluide fonctionnel comprenant une étape consistant à ajouter du glycérol à un fluide fonctionnel, ledit glycérol n'étant pas du monooléate de glycérol. L'invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'un additif concentré comprenant une étape consistant à ajouter du glycérol à une huile diluante, ledit concentré contenant entre environ 1 et environ 99 % en poids de ladite huile diluante. L'invention concerne, en outre, un procédé de réduction des frottements comprenant une étape consistant à mettre en contact une surface métallique avec un fluide fonctionnel contenant une quantité importante d'huile lubrifiante et plus d'environ 0,05 % en poids de glycérol.
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