WO2014047017A1 - Lubrifiant contenant un mélange d'un copolymère d'oléfine-ester avec un copolymère d'éthylène alpha-oléfine - Google Patents

Lubrifiant contenant un mélange d'un copolymère d'oléfine-ester avec un copolymère d'éthylène alpha-oléfine Download PDF

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WO2014047017A1
WO2014047017A1 PCT/US2013/060025 US2013060025W WO2014047017A1 WO 2014047017 A1 WO2014047017 A1 WO 2014047017A1 US 2013060025 W US2013060025 W US 2013060025W WO 2014047017 A1 WO2014047017 A1 WO 2014047017A1
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  • the disclosed technology relates to polymer-containing lubricant formulations useful for lubricating mechanical devices, especially those involving lubrication of gears.
  • U.S. Patent Application US-2011-0190182, Price et al., August 4, 2011, earlier published as WO2010/014655 discloses a copolymer comprising units derived from monomers (i) an a-olefin and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof esterified with certain alcohols which may be used to provide, among other properties, improved viscosity index control to a lubricant. It may be used along with other performance additives, including, among others, (other) viscosity modifiers such as polyolefms. It may be used with an oil, which may be a synthetic lubricating oil.
  • PCT Publication WO201 1/146692, November 24, 201 1 discloses a lubricating composition containing a copolymer comprising units derived from monomers (i) an a-olefin and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof esterified and amidated with an alcohol and an aromatic amine.
  • a fluid which resists the transfer of power between lubricated moving parts is said to have a high traction coefficient.
  • a high traction fluid will have high operating temperatures and reduced operating efficiency.
  • a fluid which shows a low resistance to the transfer of power between lubricated moving parts is said to have a low traction coefficient.
  • a low traction fluid will have lower operating temperatures and increased operating efficiency. It is thus desirable to develop polymeric additives that reduce the traction coefficient in lubricating compositions.
  • the disclosed technology provides a lubricant composition
  • a lubricant composition comprising (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100 °C of less than 15 mm /s and (b) an esterified copolymer with a backbone comprising units derived from (i) an a-olefin monomer of at least 6 carbon atoms and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof, wherein the mole ratio of (i) ⁇ -olefin monomer to (ii) carboxylic acid or derivative monomer is 1 :3 to 3: 1, said copolymer optionally containing nitrogen functionality; and (c) an ethylene ⁇ -olefm copolymer comprising ethylene monomer units and one or more ⁇ -olefm monomer units other than ethylene monomer, wherein the amount of ethylene monomer units is greater than 5 weight percent, wherein the a-olef
  • the ethylene a-olefin copolymer may in some embodiments have a kinematic viscosity at 100 °C of at least 35 mm /s, and the polymers (b) and (c) may be present in a weight ratio (b):(c) of 1 : 10 to 10: 1 or 1 : 1 to 10: 1 or 6:4 to 9: 1.
  • the total amount of polymer (b) plus (c) may be 2 to 60 percent by weight of the lubricant composition.
  • the disclosed technology also provides a method of lubricating a mechanical device such as a gear or a device containing gears, such as a hypoid gear, using the lubricant described herein, and also provides a process for preparing such a composition, as described in greater detail below.
  • One component (a) of the disclosed technology is an oil of lubricating viscosi- ty, also referred to as a base oil. Its kinematic viscosity will be less than 15 mm /s (cSt) at 100 °C, and in other embodiments 1-12 or 2-10 or 3-8 or 4-6 mm /s.
  • the base oil may be selected from any of the base oils in Groups I-V of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Base Oil Interchangeability Guidelines, namely
  • Group I >0.03 and/or ⁇ 90 80 to 120
  • PAOs polyalphaolefms
  • Groups I, II and III are mineral oil base stocks.
  • the oil of lubricating viscosity can include natural or synthetic oils and mixtures thereof. Mixture of mineral oil and synthetic oils, e.g., polyalphaolefm oils and/or polyester oils, may be used.
  • Natural oils include animal oils and vegetable oils (e.g. vegetable acid esters) as well as mineral lubricating oils such as liquid petroleum oils and solvent-treated or acid treated mineral lubricating oils of the paraffinic, naphthenic, or mixed paraffinic- naphthenic types. Hydrotreated or hydrocracked oils are also useful oils of lubricating viscosity. Oils of lubricating viscosity derived from coal or shale are also useful.
  • Synthetic oils include hydrocarbon oils and halosubstituted hydrocarbon oils such as polymerized and interpolymerized olefins and mixtures thereof, alkylbenzenes, polyphenyl, alkylated diphenyl ethers, and alkylated diphenyl sulfides and their derivatives, analogs and homologues thereof.
  • Alkylene oxide polymers and interpolymers and derivatives thereof, and those where terminal hydroxyl groups have been modified by, e.g., esterification or etherification, are other classes of synthetic lubricating oils.
  • suitable synthetic lubricating oils comprise esters of dicarboxylic acids and those made from C5 to C12 monocarboxylic acids and polyols or polyol ethers.
  • Other synthetic lubricating oils include liquid esters of phosphorus-containing acids, polymeric tetrahy- drofurans, silicon-based oils such as polyalkyl-, polyaryl-, polyalkoxy-, or polyaryloxy- siloxane oils, and silicate oils.
  • oils include those produced by Fischer-Tropsch reactions, typically hydroisomerized Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbons or waxes.
  • oils may be prepared by a Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquid synthetic procedure as well as other gas-to-liquid oils.
  • Unrefined, refined and rerefined oils either natural or synthetic (as well as mixtures thereof) of the types disclosed hereinabove can be used.
  • Unrefined oils are those obtained directly from a natural or synthetic source without further purification treatment.
  • Refined oils are similar to the unrefined oils except they have been further treated in one or more purification steps to improve one or more properties.
  • Rerefined oils are obtained by processes similar to those used to obtain refined oils applied to refined oils which have been already used in service. Rerefined oils often are addition- ally processed to remove spent additives and oil breakdown products.
  • the amount of the oil of lubricating viscosity present is typically the balance remaining after subtracting from 100 wt % the sum of the amount of the compounds of the invention and the other performance additives.
  • the lubricating composition may be in the form of a concentrate or a fully formulated lubricant. If the lubricating composition of the invention (comprising the additives disclosed hereinabove) is in the form of a concentrate which may be combined with additional oil to form, in whole or in part, a finished lubricant, the ratio of these additives to the oil of lubricating viscosity and/or to diluent oil include the ranges of 1 :99 to 99: 1 by weight, or 80:20 to 10:90 by weight.
  • the lubricant of the disclosed technology includes at least two polymers. (Additional polymers, beside the two described in detail, may also be present if desired.)
  • the first polymer (b) described herein is a copolymer comprising units derived from (i) certain a-olefin monomers and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof.
  • the a-olefin may be a linear olefin or a branched olefin or mixtures thereof.
  • the olefin will have at least 6 carbon atoms, such as 6 to 20 or 8 to 18, or 8 to 16, or 10 to 14, or 10 to 12, or about 12.
  • a-olefins include 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1 - dodecene, 1 -tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-hexadecene, 1 -heptadecene
  • 1-octadecene and mixtures thereof.
  • An example of a useful ⁇ -olefin is 1 -dodecene.
  • the first copolymer may also contain small amounts of olefin monomers having 5 or fewer carbon atoms, but the amount of such monomers, if present, will typically be 10 weight percent or less such as 5 percent or less or 2 percent or less or 1 percent or less, such as 0.5 to 5 percent by weight.
  • the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof may be an acid or anhydride or one or more derivatives thereof.
  • the derivatives may include esters or anhydride: the acid may be, for instance, partially or completely esterified. If it is partially esterified, other functional groups that may be present include acids, salts, imides, or amides.
  • One type of derivative is a salt. Suitable salts include amine or ammonium salts, alkali metal salts, and alkaline earth metal salts, such as lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, or mixtures thereof.
  • Examples of the unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof include cis- cinnamic acid, trans-cinnamic acid, acrylic acid, methyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, maleic acid or anhydride, fumaric acid, itaconic acid or anhydride or mixtures thereof, or substituted equivalents thereof. More specific examples include itaconic anhydride, maleic anhydride, methyl maleic anhydride, ethyl maleic anhydride, dimethyl maleic anhydride, and (meth)acrylic acid. In one embodiment the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof includes maleic anhydride or derivatives thereof.
  • the copolymer is more fully described in U.S. Publication 2011-0190182.
  • the copolymer of the invention prepared by the reaction of monomers (i) an a- olefin and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof are described in paragraphs [0184]-[0185] .
  • the copolymer may, in one embodiment, be a copolymer derived from 1-dodecene and maleic anhydride. Subsequent esterification and optional amidation are described in greater detail in paragraphs [0186]-[0193] of that publication.
  • the backbone chain in addition to the a-olefm monomer units and carboxylic monomer units, may further include other monomer-derived units capable of polymerizing therewith. These additional units may be randomly incorporated throughout the copolymer backbone or may be in the form of a block or blocks.
  • the copolymer may comprise 0 to 30 mole %, or 0 to 20 mole % or 0 to 10 mole %, or 1 to 10 mole % of such optional units. Examples of such units include those derived from a vinyl aromatic monomer such as styrene or a (meth)acrylate.
  • the expression (meth)acrylate, and related terms is intended to signify both the acrylate and/or the methacrylate.
  • the copolymer may be obtained or obtainable by a process comprising (1) reacting monomers (i) an ⁇ -olefm and (ii) an ethyl enically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof to form a copolymer; then (2) reacting the copolymer thus formed with an alcohol to form an esterified copolymer; and optionally reacting the product with an aromatic amine, or a non-aromatic amine, to form a copolymer that is esterified and optionally amidated or otherwise nitrogen functionalized.
  • the nitrogen functionalization may result in the presence of amide, imide, or amine salt functionality, or a mixture thereof, and there may be amine functionality if the amine contains an amino group that is not reacted with the carboxylic functionality.
  • Reaction with alcohol and amine may be conducted in any order; in one embodiment the alcohol is reacted first.
  • the polymer may be obtained or obtainable by a process comprising reacting monomers (i) an ⁇ -olefm and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic ester monomer to form a copolymer.
  • monomers i) an ⁇ -olefm and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic ester monomer to form a copolymer.
  • some unesterified carboxylic monomer may also be present.
  • the polymer thus formed will be an esterified copolymer and no separate reaction with an alcohol is required, although further reaction with alcohol may be performed if desired, to effect, for instance, a transesterification or to further esterify any unesterified acid functionality.
  • the product may be further reacted with an amine, which may either react with any unesterified carboxylic functionality or which may replace some of the original ester functionality with nitrogen functionality.
  • the reaction with an amine may result in amide, imide, or amine salt functionality, or a mixture thereof; and there may be amine functionality if the amine contains an amino group that is not reacted with the carboxylic functionality.
  • the amine is present in an amount sufficient to provide the copolymer of the invention with 0.01 wt % to 1.5 wt % (or 0.05 wt % to 0.75 wt %, or 0.075 wt % to 0.25 wt %) of nitrogen.
  • the amine may be present in an amount such that there are 1 mol % to 20 mol %, or 3 mol % to 10 mol % of amine per monomer derived from the unsaturated acid monomers.
  • the amount of amine which is reacted may be equal, on an equivalent basis, to the amount of unreacted carboxylic acid functionality remaining on the polymer.
  • the polymerization process to form the product of step (1) above may be through solution free-radical polymerization or by other processes known in the art.
  • the mole ratio of (i) a-olefin and (ii) ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative may be 1 :3 to 3 : 1 , or 1 :2 to 2: 1, 0.8 : 1 to 1 : 1 , or about 1 : 1.
  • the polymer from step (1) above, prior to amidation or esterification, may be described in terms of its weight average molecular weight. Typically the weight average molecular weight is measured on the final esterified and (optionally) amidated copolymer.
  • the weight average molecular weight may be 5000 to 35,000, or 5000 to 30,000, or 5000 to 25,000, or 10,000 to 17,000, or 5000 to 10,000, or 12,000 to 18,000, or 9000 to 15,000, or 15,000 to 20,000, or 8000 to 21 ,000.
  • a copolymer backbone may be prepared by reacting 1 mole (relative amount) of maleic anhydride, and Y moles (defined below) of 1-dodecene in the presence of an aromatic solvent.
  • a tert -butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate initiator may be used, along with optionally n-dodecyl mercaptan (chain transfer agent, CTA), in a solvent such as toluene, xylene, or a petroleum fraction at elevated temperature (e.g., 105 °C).
  • CTA chain transfer agent
  • the number of moles, Y, of 1-dodecene may vary from 0.80 to 1.0.
  • Free radical initiators are known. They include peroxy compounds, peroxides, hydroperoxides, and azo compounds and other suitable examples as described in J.
  • Chain transfer agents are also known to the person skilled in the art.
  • the chain transfer agent may be added to a polymerization as a means of controlling the molecular weight of the polymer.
  • the chain transfer agent may include a sulfur- containing chain transfer agent such as n- and t-dodecylmercaptan, 2-mercaptoethanol, or methyl-3-mercaptopropionate. Terpenes can also be used.
  • the chain transfer agent may be n- or t-dodecylmercaptan.
  • the polymer from step (1) will be esterified, typically by reaction of at least a portion of the acid (or equivalent) groups thereof with an alcohol.
  • the alcohol may be a linear or branched alcohol, a cyclic or acyclic alcohol, or a combination of features thereof.
  • the esterified groups may be derivable from linear or branched alcohols.
  • the alcohol may have 1 to 150, or 4 to 50, 2 to 20, 8 to 20 (such as 4 to 20 , or 4 to 16, or 8 to 12) carbon atoms. Typically, the number of carbon atoms is sufficient to make the copolymer of the invention dispersible or soluble in oil.
  • the ester functionality may be introduced by incorporating the appropriate ester monomer into the polymerization reaction.
  • the alcohol may be a primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohol, and in some embodiments it is a branched primary alcohol.
  • the branching may be at the ⁇ - or higher position, or at the ⁇ position.
  • the alcohol may have at least 8 (or at least 12, or at least 16, or at least 18 or at least 20) carbon atoms.
  • the number of carbon atoms in such branched alcohols may range from 8 to 60, or 10 to 60, or 12 to 60, or at least 12 to 60, or at least 16 to 30.
  • the branched alcohol may be a Guerbet alcohol, or mixtures thereof. Guerbet alcohols typically have carbon chains with branching at the ⁇ - position.
  • the Guerbet alcohols may contain, for instance, 10 to 60, or 12 to 60, or 16 to 40 carbon atoms.
  • Guerbet alcohols are disclosed in US Patent 4,767,815 (see column 5, line 39 to column 6, line 32).
  • suitable primary alcohol branched at the ⁇ - or higher position include 2-ethylhexanol, 2-butyloctanol, 2-hexyloctanol, 2-butyl decanol, 2-hexyldecanol, 2-octyldodecanol, 2-decyltetradecanol, 2-dodecylhexadecanol, 2-tetradecyloctadecanol, and mixtures thereof.
  • the alcohol may be a fatty alcohol of various chain lengths (typically containing 6 to 20, or 8 to 18, or 10 to 15 carbon atoms).
  • Fatty alcohols include Oxo Alcohol® 791 1 , Oxo Alcohol® 7900 and Oxo Alcohol® 1 100 of Monsanto; Alphanol® and Epal® 810 of Ethyl Corporation; Linevol® 79, Linevol® 91 1 and Dobanol® 25 L of Shell AG; Lial® 125 of Condea Augusta, Milan; Dehydad® and Lorol® of Henkel KGaA (now Cognis) as well as Linopol® 7-11 and Acropol® 91 of Ugine Kuhlmann.
  • the alcohol comprises a mixture of (i) a Guerbet alcohol and (ii) a linear alcohol other than a Guerbet alcohol.
  • the other alcohol may be a fatty alcohol described above.
  • the copolymer of the invention may be esterified with an alcohol as described above.
  • the esterification reaction of the alcohol with the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivatives is within the abilities of the skilled person; a brief outline of a possible route is outlined below.
  • An amount of copolymer containing 1 mole (relative amount) of carboxy groups is heated to, e.g., 1 10 °C.
  • One mole of alcohol (relative amount, i.e., one mole of alcohol per mole of carboxy groups) may be added at this time. If the ultimate amount of the alcohol (which may be, e.g., a primary alcohol branched at the ⁇ - or higher position) is greater than one mole, in one embodiment, only one mole is added at this point.
  • a sufficient amount of a second alcohol e.g., a linear alcohol
  • a lower molecular weight alcohol such as butanol may be added to esterify some or all remaining acid functionality.
  • Catalytic amounts of an acid such as methane sulphonic acid may be employed for the esterification, and excess of such material may be neutralized, if desired, at the end of the reaction with a base such as sodium hydroxide.
  • the mole ratios of branched alcohol to linear alcohol may be 0.05 :0.95, or 0.1 :0.9, or 0.2:0.8, or 0.3 :0.7, or 0.5 :0.5, or 0.75 :0.25, or 1 :0.
  • Suitable branched alcohols include 2-hexyldecanol, 2-ethylhexanol, and 2-octyl- dodecanol, as well as other branched alcohols such as 2-butyloctanol, 2-hexyloctanol, 2- butyldecanol, 2-decyltetradecanol, 2-dodecylhexadecanol, and 2-tetradecyloctadecanol.
  • a suitable linear alcohol is a C 8 -io mixture commercially available as Alfol®810.
  • the polymer thus prepared may be further reacted with one or more amines.
  • the amine may include an aromatic amine or a non-aromatic amine.
  • the aromatic amine may be a monoamine or a polyamine.
  • the aromatic amine may include aniline, nitroaniline, aminocarbazole, amino-alkylphenothiazines, phenoxyphenylamine (also known as phenoxyaniline), 4-(4-nitrophenylazo)aniline, 4-aminodiphenylamine (ADPA), coupled 4-aminodiphenylamine, or mixtures thereof.
  • the aromatic amine is not a heterocycle.
  • the aromatic amine may include aniline, nitro- aniline, 4-aminodiphenylamine (ADPA), and coupling products of ADPA.
  • Coupled products of ADPA may be represented by the formula (1):
  • R 1 may be hydrogen or a Ci_ 5 alkyl group (typically hydrogen);
  • R may be hydrogen or a Ci_ 5 alkyl group (typically hydrogen);
  • U may be an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group, with the proviso that when U is aliphatic, the aliphatic group may be linear or branched alkylene group containing 1 to 5, or 1 to 2 carbon atoms;
  • w may be 0 to 9 or 0 to 3 or 0 to 1 (typically 0)
  • the aromatic amine may have at least 3 or aromatic groups.
  • Examples of an amine having at least 3 aromatic groups may be represented by any of the following Formulas (2) and/or (3):
  • the coupled aromatic amine (such as coupled ADPA) may be prepared by reacting the aromatic amine with an aldehyde such as formaldehyde or benzaldehyde.
  • the process may be carried out at a reaction temperature in the range of 40 °C to 180 °C, or 50 C to 170 C and may or may not be carried out in the presence of a solvent such as diluent oil, benzene, t-butyl benzene, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene, hexane, tetra- hydrofuran, water, or mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable amines and their preparation and their reaction with polymers are disclosed in greater detail in WO201 1/146692; see in particular paragraphs [0067]-[0094].
  • the aromatic amine may also be or be derived from a dye intermediate containing multiple aromatic rings linked by, for example, an amide structure.
  • Examples include materials of the general Formula (4):
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently alkyl or alkoxy groups such as methyl, methoxy, or ethoxy.
  • R 4 and R 3 are both -OCH 3 and the material is known as Fast Blue RR [CAS Number 6268-05-9].
  • the orientation of the linking amido group may be reversed, to -NR-C(O)-.
  • R 4 is - OCH 3 and R 3 is -CH 3 , and the material is known as Fast Violet B [99-21-8].
  • the material is Fast Blue BB [120-00-3].
  • U.S. Patent 5,744,429 discloses other capping amine compounds, particularly aminoalkylphenothiazines.
  • N- aromatic substituted acid amide compounds such as those disclosed in U.S. Patent Application 2003/0030033 Al , may also be used.
  • Suitable amines include those in which the amine nitrogen is a substituent on an aromatic carbocyclic compound, that is,
  • the nitrogen is not sp hybridized within an aromatic ring.
  • the copolymer is reacted, or is further reacted, with a non- aromatic amine, or mixtures thereof.
  • the amine whether aro- matic or non-aromatic, may be introduced as an amine-containing monomer by copoly- merization or by grafting or, alternatively, introduced as a nitrogen-containing monomer, which may be seen as a condensation product of an amine.
  • the amine (or monomer) may include non-aromatic materials such as ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylacrylamide, N-vinyl carbonamides (such as N-vinyl-formamide, N-vinylacetamide, N-vinylpropionamides, N-vinylhydroxyacetamide), N-vinyl imidazole, N-vinyl pyrrolidinone, N-vinyl caprolac- tam, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, dimethyl- aminobutylacrylamide, dimethylaminopropyl methacrylate, dimethyl amino - propylacrylamide, dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide, dimethylaminoethyl - acrylamide, or an aromatic material such as vinylpyridine, or mixtures thereof.
  • non-aromatic materials such as ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylacrylamide, N-vinyl carbonamides (such as N-vinyl-
  • the imidazolidinones, cyclic carbamates or pyrrolidinones may be derived from a compound of general structure:
  • Hy is hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl group (typically alkyl, or Ci_4-, or C 2 - alkyl); Hy is a hydrocarbylene group (typically alkylene, or C 1-4 -, or C 2 - alkylene); Q is >NH, >NR, >CH 2 , >CHR, >CR 2 , or -O- (typically >NH, or >NR) and R is Ci_4 alkyl.
  • the imidazolidinone includes l-(2-amino-ethyl)- imidazolidin-2-one (may also be called aminoethylethyleneurea), l-(3-amino-propyl)- imidazolidin-2-one, 1 -(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-imidazolidin-2-one, 1 -(3 -amino -propyl) - pyrrolidin-2-one, l-(3-amino-ethyl)-pyrrolidin-2-one, or mixtures thereof.
  • l-(2-amino-ethyl)- imidazolidin-2-one may also be called aminoethylethyleneurea
  • l-(3-amino-propyl)- imidazolidin-2-one 1 -(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-imidazolidin-2-one
  • the amine may contain additional functionality, and may be, for instance, an amine-substituted amide such as acetamide or an amine-substituted ester, some of which may be represented by the general structures, respectively:
  • Hy is a hydrocarbylene group (typically alkylene, or C I -4-, or C2- alkylene); and Hy' is a hydrocarbyl group (typically alkyl, or C l -4-alkyl, or methyl); and where R' is an alkyl group having 1 to 30, or 6 to 20 carbon atoms.
  • suitable acetam- ides include N-(2-amino-ethyl)-acetamide and N-(2-amino-propyl)-acetamide.
  • esters examples include ⁇ -alanine octyl ester, ⁇ -alanine decyl ester, ⁇ -alanine 2- ethylhexyl ester, ⁇ -alanine dodecyl ester, ⁇ -alanine tetradecyl ester, and ⁇ -alanine hexadecyl ester.
  • the nitrogen-containing group may be derived from a primary or secondary amine, such as an aliphatic amine, aromatic amine, aliphatic polyamine, aromatic polyam- ine, polyaromatic polyamine, or combination thereof. If a polyamine is employed, it may have one or more than one condensable nitrogen group. If more than one condensable nitrogen group is present, its concentration and the reaction conditions may be carefully controlled to avoid undesirable gelation, as is understood by those skilled in the art.
  • the nitrogen containing group may be derived from an aliphatic amine, such as a C 1 -C30 or C 1 -C24 aliphatic amine.
  • suitable aliphatic amines include aliphatic monoamines and diamines, which may be linear or cyclic.
  • Suitable primary amines include methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine, pentylamine, hexylamine, heptylamine, octylamine, decylamine, dodecylamine, tetradecylamine, hexadecylamine octadecylamine, oleylamine, dimethyl- aminopropylamine, diethylaminopropylamine, dibutylaminopropylamine, dimethylami- noethylamine, diethylaminoethylamine, and dibutylaminoethylamine.
  • suitable secondary amines include dimethylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, dibu- tylamine, diamylamine, dihexylamine, diheptylamine, methylethylamine, ethylbutyla- mine, diethylhexylamine, and ethyl amyl amine.
  • the secondary amines may be cyclic amines such as aminoethylmorpholine, aminopropylmorpholine, l -(2-aminoethyl)- pyrrolidone, piperidine, l -(2-aminoethyl)piperidine, piperazine and morpholine.
  • suitable aliphatic polyamines include tetraethylene pentamine, pentaethylene- hexamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, and polyethyleneimine.
  • Alkanolamines such as tertiary alkanolamines, i.e., N,N-di-(lower alkyl)- amino alkanolamines, may be used as alcohols in the preparation of the esterified copolymers. Their use can permit incorporation of nitrogen functionality into the ester- containing copolymer without the necessity for a separate condensation reaction with an amine.
  • alkanolamines include ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylethanolamine, N,N-diethyl- ethanolamine, 5-diethylamino-2-pentanol, and combinations thereof.
  • the amine component of the copolymer further includes an amine having at least two N-H groups capable of condensing with the carboxylic functionality of the copolymer.
  • This material may be referred to as a "linking amine” as it can be employed to link together two of the copolymers containing the carboxylic acid functionality. It has been observed that higher molecular weight materials may provide improved performance, and this is one method to increase the material's molecular weight.
  • the linking amine can be either an aliphatic amine or an aromatic amine; if it is an aromatic amine, it is considered to be in addition to and a distinct element from the aromatic amine described above, which typically will have only one condensable or reactive NH group, in order to avoid excessive crosslinking of the copolymer chains.
  • Examples of linking amines include ethylenediamine, phenylenediamine, and 2,4- diaminotoluene; others include propyl enediamine, hexamethylenediamine, and other ⁇ -polymethylenediamines.
  • the amount of reactive functionality on such a linking amine can be reduced, if desired, by reaction with less than a stoichiometric amount of a blocking material such as a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic anhydride.
  • the copolymer of the invention may be reacted with an amine, as described above, in a manner that will be well known to those skilled in the art.
  • an esterified copolymer from above may be reacted with an amine in an amount to provide the esterified copolymer with a weight percent nitrogen content of, e.g., 0.05 to 1 percent, or 0.1 to 0.4 percent.
  • the amine component may be a mixture of amines, such as l-(2-amino-ethyl)-imidazolidin-2-one and ADPA; 4-(3-aminopropyl)- morpholine and ADPA; 3-(dimethylamino)-l -propylamine and ADPA; N -phenyl -p- phenyl enediamine and ADPA; N-(3-Aminopropyl)-2-pyrrolidinone and ADPA; Amino- ethyl acetamide and ADPA; ⁇ -alanine methyl ester and ADPA; or l-(3-aminopropyl) imidazole and ADPA.
  • amines such as l-(2-amino-ethyl)-imidazolidin-2-one and ADPA; 4-(3-aminopropyl)- morpholine and ADPA; 3-(dimethylamino)-l -propylamine and
  • Exemplary ratios of the first-identified amine and the ADPA may be 10: 1 to 1 : 10, and in specific instances 10: 1, 4: 1 , 3: 1, 1 : 1, 1 :3, 1 :4, and 1 : 10. Ratios within these ranges may be used generally for the any optional non-aromatic amine and any aromatic amine.
  • a polymer (c) which is an ethylene ⁇ -olefm copolymer.
  • the ethylene a-olefm copolymer includes those with a backbone containing 1 to 3 different a-olefin monomers (beside the ethylene monomer), in one embodiment 1 to 3 different a-olefin monomers and in yet another embodiment 1 a-olefin monomer in addition to the ethylene monomer.
  • the ⁇ -olefin monomers include 3 to 20, and in other embodiments 3 to 12, or 3 to 10, or 3 to 6, or 3 to 4 carbon atoms, and in another embodiment 3 carbon atoms (i.e., propylene).
  • the olefin may be an alpha olefin of the above listed number of carbon atoms.
  • the ethylene ⁇ -olefin copolymer will have greater than 5 percent by weight ethylene monomer units, and in some embodiments at least 10 percent and up to 90 percent, or 15 to 85, or 20 to 80, or 30 to 50 percent by weight ethylene monomer units. In certain embodiments the amount of ethylene monomer will be 30-50 weight percent; in other embodiments the amount of ethylene monomer will be 75 to 85, or 79 to 81 , weight percent. Otherwise expressed, the amount of ethylene monomer may be 15 to 90 or 25 to 85 or 40 to 60 or 45 to 55 mole percent.
  • R is a hydrocarbyl group, in one embodiment an alkyl radical containing 1 to 18, 1 to 12, 1 to 10, 1 to 6 or 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
  • the hydrocarbyl group includes an alkyl radical that has a straight chain, a branched chain, or mixtures thereof.
  • Examples of suitable co-monomers include propylene, 1-butene, 1-hexene, 1- octene, 4-methyl-l-pentene, 1-decene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-penta- decene, 1-hexadecene, 1-heptadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-nonadecene or mixtures thereof.
  • the co-monomer may be 1-butene, propylene or mixtures thereof.
  • Examples of a-olefin copolymers include ethylene -propylene copolymers and ethylene- 1-butene copolymers and mixtures thereof.
  • the polymer (c) may have a kinematic viscosity at 100 °C of at least 35 or at least 50 or at least 100 or at least 500 mm /s at 100 °C. In certain embodiments the polymer (c) may have a kinematic viscosity at 100 °C of at least 500 or at least 1000 mm 2 /s or 1500 mm 2 /s or 2000 mm 2 /s, which feature will distinguish it from similar materials of much lower viscosity that might be used as base oils.
  • the polymer may have a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 8000, or 1000 to 5000, or 1300 to
  • polydispersity may be in the range of 1.3 to 4 or 1.4 to 3 or 1.4 to 2. It may be prepared by known methods by polymerization of (typically) ethylene and an alpha olefin such as propylene using, e.g., a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, a metallocene catalyst, or by other known methods.
  • the mixture of polymers (b) and (c) within a lubricant formulation may be prepared by separately adding the polymers, neat or in separate oil dilutions, in amounts to prepare the desired formulation.
  • the mixture of polymers may be prepared as a concentrate, optionally containing other additive components and optionally an appropriate amount of diluent oil, as described above.
  • Other additives may also be present in the lubricant composition.
  • the performance additives may include at least one of metal deactivators, detergents, dispersants, viscosity index improvers, friction modifiers, corrosion inhibitors, antiwear agents, extreme pressure agents, antiscuffmg agents, antioxidants, foam inhibitors, demulsifiers, pour point depressants, seal swelling agents, and mixtures thereof.
  • the fully-formulated lubricating composition will contain one or more of these performance additives. (Treat rates, as listed, are oil-free amounts unless otherwise indicated.)
  • Exemplary dispersants are often known as ashless-type dispersants because, prior to mixing in a lubricating oil composition, they do not contain ash-forming metals and they do not normally contribute any ash forming metals when added to a lubricant and polymeric dispersants.
  • Ashless type dispersants are characterized by a polar group attached to a relatively high molecular weight hydrocarbon chain.
  • Typical ashless dispersants include succinimides, phosphonates, and combinations thereof.
  • Exemplary succinimides include N-substituted long chain alkenyl succinimides.
  • Examples of N-substituted long chain alkenyl succinimides include poly(C3-C6 alkylene) succinimides, such as polyisobutylene succinimides, with a number average molecular weight of the polyisobutylene substituent in the range 350 to 5000, or 500 to 3000, or 1000-2500, or from 1300 to 2500.
  • Exemplary conventional and high vinylidine polyisobutylenes which may be used in forming the succinimide dispersant are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,215,707; 3,231 ,587; 3,515,669; 3,579,450; 3,912,764; 4,605,808; 4,152,499; 5,071 ,919; 5, 137,980; 5,286,823; 5,254,649.
  • Ethylene/alpha olefin copolymers which may be used in forming the succinimide dispersant are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,498,809; 5,663, 130; 5,705,577; 5,814,715; 6,022,929; and 6,030,930.
  • exemplary dispersants can be derived from polyisobutylene, an amine, and zinc oxide to form a polyisobutylene succinimide complex with zinc.
  • Another class of ashless dispersant is acylated polyalkylene polyamines of the type described in U.S. Patent No. 5,330,667.
  • Mannich bases Another class of ashless dispersants is Mannich bases. Mannich dispersants are the reaction products of alkyl phenols with aldehydes (especially formaldehyde) and amines (especially polyalkylene polyamines). The alkyl group typically contains at least 30 carbon atoms.
  • a succinimide dispersant can be produced by reaction of a C3-C6 polyalkylene (e.g., polypropylene, polyisobutylene, polypentylene, polyhexylene) or deriva- tive thereof (e.g., a chlorinated derivative) with an or ⁇ , ⁇ unsaturated mono- or dicar- boxylic acid or anhydride thereof (such as maleic anhydride) to produce an acylated C3- C6 polyalkylene compound, which is reacted with an amine, such as a primary amine or a polyamine, such as a polyethylene amine, to produce the dispersant.
  • a C3-C6 polyalkylene e.g., polypropylene, polyisobutylene, polypentylene, polyhexylene
  • deriva- tive thereof e.g., a chlorinated derivative
  • the dispersants may also be post -treated by conventional methods by a reaction with any of a variety of agents.
  • agents such as boric acid, urea, thiourea, dimercaptothiadiazoles, carbon disulfide, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids such as terephthalic acid, hydrocarbon-substituted succinic anhydrides, maleic anhydride, nitriles, epoxides, and phosphorus compounds.
  • the post-treated dispersant is borated.
  • Dispersants are also useful in maintaining compatibility and mutual solubility among components in solution, whether in a finished lubricant or in a concentrate.
  • dispersants include succinimide dispersants (such as a condensate of PIBSA with a poly(ethyleneamine); in one embodiment the PIBSA and polyethylene(amine) may be reacted in a weight ratio of 10: 1 to 15 : 1); post-treated succinimide dispersants (e.g., those borated or treated with dimercaptothiadiazole); ester-containing dispersants (such as a condensate of PIBSA with a polyol and optionally with a poly(ethyleneamine); other dispersants as described above; various polymeric species such as olefin copoly- mer-based dispersant -viscosity modifiers; and olefin -methacrylate copolymers.
  • succinimide dispersants such as a condensate of PIBSA with a
  • the dispersant may be present in the lubricant in amounts of 0 to 5 percent by weight. In one embodiment, the lubricant is free from or substantially free from added dispersant. In certain embodiments, the amount of the dispersant may be 0.01 to 2.5 wt %, or 0.01 to 2 wt. %, or 0.01 to 1.5 wt. %, or 0.5 to 2.5 wt. %, or 0.75 to 2 wt %, or 1 to 1.5 wt. %. In other embodiments, the amount of dispersant may be greater than 2.5 percent by weight, e.g., 2.6 to 5 percent.
  • the lubricating composition optionally further includes known neutral or overbased detergents, i.e., ones prepared by conventional processes known in the art.
  • Suitable detergents include phenates, sulfur containing phenates, sulfonates, salixarates, salicylates, carboxylic acid, phosphorus acids, alkyl phenols, sulfur coupled alkyl phenol compounds, and saligenins.
  • the detergent may be present at 0 to 2.5 wt %, or 0 wt % to 1 wt. %, or 0.01 wt. % to 1 wt. %, or 0.05 wt. % to 0.75 wt. %, or 0.1 wt. % to 0.75 wt. % of the lubricating composition.
  • Antioxidant compounds useful herein as oxidation inhibitors include sulfu- rized olefins, alkylated diphenyl amines, phenyl-alpha-naphthylamines ("PANA”) or alkylated PANA, hindered phenols, molybdenum dithiocarbamates, and mixtures and derivatives thereof. Antioxidant compounds may be used alone or in combination.
  • Exemplary diphenylamines include diarylamines such as alkylated diphenyl- amines.
  • Exemplary hindered phenol antioxidants may contain a secondary butyl and/or a tertiary butyl group as a sterically hindering group.
  • the phenol group is often further substituted with a hydrocarbyl group and/or a bridging group linking to a second aromatic group.
  • hindered phenol antioxidants examples include 2,6-di-tert- butylphenol, 4-methyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 4-ethyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 4-propyl- 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 4-butyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 4-dodecyl-2,6-di-tert -butylphenol, and mixtures thereof.
  • the hindered phenol antioxidant is an ester and may include, e.g., IrganoxTM L-135 from Ciba.
  • molyb- denum dithiocarbamates which may be used as an antioxidant include commercial materials sold under the trade names Vanlube 822TM and MolyvanTM A from R. T.
  • the antioxidants may be present at up to 2 wt. %, or up to 1.5 wt. %, or up to 1.0 wt. %, or up to 0.7 wt. % of the lubricating composition, e.g., 0.01 to 2% or 0.1 to 1.5%.
  • Viscosity index improvers may include hydrogenated styrene-butadiene rubbers, ethylene-propylene copolymers (other than those of the presently disclosed technology), hydrogenated sty- rene-isoprene polymers, hydrogenated diene polymers, polyalkylstyrenes, polyolefins, polyalkyl(meth)acrylates, and mixtures thereof.
  • the viscosity index improver is a poly(meth)acrylate.
  • the lubricating composition optionally further includes at least one antiwear agent, which are described in some detail below.
  • Suitable antiwear agents include oil soluble amine salts of phos- phorus compounds, sulfurized olefins, metal dihydrocarbyldithiophosphates (such as zinc dialkyldithiophosphates), thiocarbamate-containing compounds, such as thiocarba- mate esters, thiocarbamate amides, thiocarbamic ethers, alkylene-coupled thiocarba- mates, and bis(S-alkyldithiocarbamyl) disulfides.
  • the oil soluble phosphorus amine salt antiwear agent includes an amine salt of a phosphorus acid ester or mixtures thereof.
  • the amine salt of a phosphorus acid ester includes phosphoric acid esters and amine salts thereof; dialkyl- dithiophosphoric acid esters and amine salts thereof; amine salts of phosphorus compounds; and amine salts of phosphorus-containing carboxylic esters, ethers, and amides; and mixtures thereof.
  • the amine salt of a phosphorus acid ester may be used alone or in combination.
  • the oil soluble phosphorus amine salt includes partial amine salt-partial metal salt compounds or mixtures thereof.
  • the phosphorus compound further includes a sulfur atom in the molecule.
  • the amine salt of the phosphorus compound is ashless, i.e., metal-free (prior to being mixed with other components).
  • the amines which may be suitable for use as the amine salt include primary amines, secondary amines, tertiary amines, and mixtures thereof.
  • the amines include those with at least one hydrocarbyl group, or, in certain embodiments, two or three hydrocarbyl groups.
  • the hydrocarbyl groups may contain 2 to 30 carbon atoms, or in other embodiments 8 to 26, or 10 to 20, or 13 to 19 carbon atoms.
  • Primary amines include ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine, 2-ethylhexyl- amine, octylamine, and dodecylamine, as well as such fatty amines as n-octylamine, n- decylamine, n-dodecylamine, n-tetradecylamine, n-hexadecylamine, n-octadecylamine and oleylamine.
  • fatty amines include commercially available fatty amines such as "Armeen®” amines (products available from Akzo Chemicals, Chicago, Illinois), such as Armeen C, Armeen O, Armeen OL, Armeen T, Armeen HT, Armeen S and Armeen SD, wherein the letter designation relates to the fatty group, such as coco, oleyl, tallow, or stearyl groups.
  • suitable secondary amines include dimethylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, dibutylamine, diamylamine, dihexylamine, diheptylamine, methylethyl- amine, ethylbutylamine and ethyl amyl amine.
  • the secondary amines may be cyclic amines such as piperidine, piperazine, and morpholine.
  • the amine may also be a tertiary-aliphatic primary amine.
  • the aliphatic group in this case may be an alkyl group containing 2 to 30, or 6 to 26, or 8 to 24 carbon atoms.
  • Tertiary alkyl amines include monoamines such as tert-butylamine, tert- hexylamine, 1 -methyl- 1-amino-cyclohexane, tert-octylamine, tert-decylamine, tert- dodecylamine, tert-tetradecylamine, tert-hexadecylamine, tert-octadecylamine, tert- tetracosanylamine, and tert-octacosanylamine.
  • the phosphorus acid amine salt includes an amine with Cii to C i4 tertiary alkyl primary groups or mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the phosphorus acid amine salt includes an amine with C 14 to Ci 8 tertiary alkyl primary amines or mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the phosphorus acid amine salt in- eludes an amine with Ci 8 to C 22 tertiary alkyl primary amines or mixtures thereof.
  • amines may also be used herein.
  • a useful mixture of amines is "Primene® 81R” and “Primene® JMT.”
  • Primene® 81R and Primene® JMT are mixtures of Cn to C 14 tertiary alkyl primary amines and C 18 to C22 tertiary alkyl primary amines respectively.
  • oil soluble amine salts of phosphorus compounds include a sulfur-free amine salt of a phosphorus-containing compound which is obtained/ obtainable by a process comprising: reacting an amine with either (i) a hydroxy- substituted di-ester of phosphoric acid, or (ii) a phosphorylated hydroxy-substituted di- or tri- ester of phosphoric acid.
  • a process comprising: reacting an amine with either (i) a hydroxy- substituted di-ester of phosphoric acid, or (ii) a phosphorylated hydroxy-substituted di- or tri- ester of phosphoric acid.
  • the hydrocarbyl amine salt of an alkylphosphoric acid ester is the reaction product of a C 14 to C 18 alkylated phosphoric acid with the Primene 8 l PvTM product (produced and sold by Rohm & Haas) which is a mixture of Cn to C 14 tertiary alkyl primary amines.
  • hydrocarbyl amine salts of dialkyldithiophosphoric acid esters include the reaction product(s) of isopropyl, methyl-amyl (4-methyl-2-pentyl or mix- tures thereof), 2-ethylhexyl, heptyl, octyl or nonyl dithiophosphoric acids with ethylene diamine, morpholine, or Primene 81RTM, and mixtures thereof.
  • the dithiophosphoric acid may be reacted with an epoxide or a glycol. This reaction product is further reacted with a phosphorus acid, anhydride, or lower ester.
  • the epoxide includes an aliphatic epoxide or a styrene oxide. Examples of useful epoxides include ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butene oxide, octene oxide, dodecene oxide, and styrene oxide. In one embodiment, the epoxide is propylene oxide.
  • the glycols may be aliphatic glycols having from 1 to 12, or from 2 to 6, or 2 to 3 carbon atoms.
  • dithiophosphoric acids glycols, epoxides, inorganic phosphorus reagents, and methods of forming the same are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,197,405 and 3,544,465.
  • the resulting acids may then be salted with amines.
  • An example of suitable dithiophosphoric acid is prepared by adding phosphorus pentoxide (about 64 grams) at 58°C over a period of 45 minutes to 514 grams of hydroxypropyl 0,0-di(4- methyl-2-pentyl)phosphorodithioate (prepared by reacting di(4-methyl-2-pentyl)- phosphorodithioic acid with 1.3 moles of propylene oxide at 25°C).
  • the dithiocarbamate-containing compounds may be prepared by reacting a dithiocarbamate acid or salt with an unsaturated compound.
  • the dithiocarbamate containing compounds may also be prepared by simultaneously reacting an amine, carbon disulfide and an unsaturated compound. Generally, the reaction occurs at a temperature from 25°C to 125°C.
  • Another type of antiwear agent is a sulfurized olefin.
  • suitable olefins that may be sulfurized to form the sulfurized olefin include propylene, butylene, isobutylene, pentene, hexane, heptene, octane, nonene, decene, undecene, dodecene, undecyl, tridecene, tetradecene, pentadecene, hexadecene, heptadecene, octadecene, nonodecene, eicosene, and mixtures thereof.
  • Hexadecene, heptadecene, octadecene, nonodecene, eicosene, and mixtures thereof, and their dimers, trimers and tetramers are especially useful olefins.
  • the olefin may be a Diels-Alder adduct of a diene such as 1 ,3-butadiene and an unsaturated ester, such as butyl acrylate.
  • Another class of sulfurized olefin includes fatty acids and their esters.
  • the fatty acids are often obtained from vegetable oil or animal oil; and typically contain 4 to 22 carbon atoms.
  • suitable fatty acids and their esters include triglycerides, oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitoleic acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • the fatty acids may be obtained from lard oil, tall oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower seed oil, and mixtures thereof.
  • fatty acids and/or ester are mixed with olefins.
  • the ashless antiwear agent may be a monoester of a polyol and an aliphatic carboxylic acid, often an acid containing 12 to 24 carbon atoms.
  • the monoester of a polyol and an aliphatic carboxylic acid is in the form of a mixture with a sunflower oil or the like, which may be present in the friction modifier mixture from 5 to 95, in several embodiments from 10 to 90, or from 20 to 85, or 20 to 80 weight percent of the mixture.
  • the aliphatic carboxylic acids (especially a monocarboxylic acid) which form the esters are those acids typically containing 12 to 24, or from 14 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of carboxylic acids include dodecanoic acid, stearic acid, lauric acid, behenic acid, and oleic acid.
  • Polyols include diols, triols, and alcohols with higher numbers of alcoholic OH groups.
  • Polyhydric alcohols include ethylene glycols, including di-, tri- and tetra- ethylene glycols; propylene glycols, including di-, tri- and tetrapropylene glycols;
  • the polyol can be diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol, pentaerythri- tol, dipentaerythritol, or mixture thereof.
  • the commercially available monoester known as "glycerol monooleate” is believed to include 60 + 5 percent by weight of glycerol monooleate, 35 + 5 percent glycerol dioleate, and less than 5 percent trioleate and oleic acid.
  • the amounts of the monoesters, described above, are calculated based on the actual, corrected, amount of polyol monoester present in any such mixture.
  • the antiwear agents may be present at 0 to 5 wt.% or 0.2 wt % to 5 wt. % or 0.5 % wt. to 5 wt. % or 0.5 wt. % to 3 wt. % or 0.3 wt % to 3 wt. % or 0.2 wt % to 0.5 wt % or 1 wt. % to 2 wt. % of the lubricating composition
  • the lubricating composition may also contain an antiscuffing agent.
  • Antiscuffing agent compounds are believed to decrease adhesive wear and are often sulfur containing compounds.
  • the sulfur containing compounds include sulfurized olefins, organic sulfides and polysulfides, such as dibenzyldisulfide, bis-(chlorobenzyl) disulfide, dibutyl tetrasulfide, di-tertiary butyl polysulfide, sulfurized methyl ester of oleic acid, sulfurized alkylphenol, sulfurized dipentene, sulfurized terpene, sulfurized Diels-Alder adducts, alkyl sulphenyl ⁇ , ⁇ -dialkyl dithiocarbamates, the reaction product of polyamines with polybasic acid esters, chlorobutyl esters of 2,3-dibromopropoxy- isobutyric acid, acetoxymethyl esters of dialkyl dithioc
  • the antiscuffing agents may be present at 0 % wt. to 6 wt. % or 1 wt. % to 6 wt. % or 3 wt. % to 6 wt. % of the lubricating composition.
  • the lubricant composition may also contain an extreme pressure agent.
  • Extreme pressure (EP) agents that are soluble in the oil include sulfur- and chlorosulfur- containing EP agents, chlorinated hydrocarbon EP agents, and phosphorus EP agents.
  • EP agents include chlorinated wax; sulfurized olefins (such as sulfurized isobutylene), organic sulfides and polysulfides such as dibenzyldisulfide, bis- (chlorobenzyl) disulfide, dibutyl tetrasulfide, sulfurized methyl ester of oleic acid, sulfurized alkylphenol, thiadiazoles such as dimercaptothiadiazole derivatives, sulfu- rized dipentene, sulfurized terpene, and sulfurized Diels-Alder adducts; phosphosulfu- rized hydrocarbons such as the reaction product of phosphorus sulfide with turpentine or methyl oleate; phosphorus esters such as the dihydrocarbon and
  • Suitable thiadiazoles include hydrocarbyl-substituted 2,5-dimercapto-l,3,4- thiadiazole and unsubstituted equivalents thereof that are substantially soluble at 25°C in non-polar media such as an oil of lubricating viscosity.
  • the total number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbyl-substituents, which tend to promote solubility, will generally be 8 or more, or 10 or more, or at least 12. If the thiadiazole has two or more hydro- carbyl groups, the number of carbon atoms per group may be below 8 provided the total number of carbons is 8 or more.
  • thiadiazoles examples include 2,5-(tert-octyldithio)-l,3,4-thiadiazole 2,5- (tert-nonyldithio)-l ,3,4-thiadiazole, 2,5-(tert-decyldithio)-l,3,4-thiadiazole, 2,5-(tert- undecyldithio)-l ,3,4-thiadiazole, 2,5- (tert-dodecyldithio)-l ,3,4-thiadiazole, 2,5-(tert- tridecyldithio)-l,3,4-thiadiazole, 2,5-(tert-tetradecyldithio)-l,3,4-thiadiazole, 2,5- (tert- pentadecyldithio)-l,3,4-thiadiazole, 2,5-(tert-hexadecyld
  • thiadiazoles are typically derivatives of 2,5-dimercapto-l ,3,4-thiadoazole. They may be either the 2,5- bis(alkyldithio)-l,3,4-thiadiazoles or the 2-alkyldithio-5-mercapto-l ,3,4 thiadaizoles or mixtures thereof.
  • the dimercaptothiadiazole includes
  • Thiadiazoles may be derived from 2,5-dimercapto-l ,3,4-thiadiazole, or a hydrocarbyl-substituted 2,5-dimercapto-l ,3,4-thiadiazole, or an oligomer thereof.
  • the oligomers of hydrocarbyl-substituted 2,5-dimercapto-l,3,4-thiadiazole typically form by forming a sulfur-sulfur bond between 2,5-dimercapto-l,3,4-thiadiazole units to form oligomers of two or more of the thiadiazole units.
  • the dimercaptothiadiazole (typically a 2,5-dimercapto-l ,3,4-thiadiazole) may be formed by reacting a dimercaptothiadiazole with an ethylenically unsaturated amide or ester.
  • the amide or ester may include hydrocarbyl-(meth)acrylate or hydrocarbyl-(meth)acrylamide, a hydrocarbyl-substituted maleate, a hydrocarbyl-substituted crotonate, a hydrocarbyl- substituted cinnamate, or mixtures thereof.
  • the dimercaptothiadiazole (typically a 2,5-dimercapto- 1 ,3,4-thiadiazole) may be a compound represented by the formula:
  • Ri may be an alkylene group containing 1 to 5, or 1 to 3, or 2 carbon atoms
  • R 2 may be a hydrocarbyl group containing 1 to 16, or 2 to 8, or 4 carbon atoms
  • Y may be -O- or >NR 3 (typically Y may be -0-);
  • R 3 may be hydrogen or R 2 .
  • the thiadiazole of the formula above may be prepared by reacting the appropriate hydrocarbyl-(meth)acrylate or hydrocarbyl-(meth)acrylamide with
  • 2,5-dimercapto-l,3,4-thiadiazole The reaction of hydrocarbyl-(meth)acrylate or hydro- carbyl-(meth)acrylamide with 2, 5 -dimercapto- 1,3,4-thiadiazole may be carried out at a temperature in the range of 50°C to 150°C, or 70°C to 120°C, or 80°C to 100°C.
  • the dimercaptothiadiazole salt (typically a 2,5-dimercapto-l ,3,4-thiadiazole salt) may be prepared by reacting a dimercaptothiadiazole with an epoxide.
  • the extreme pressure agents may be present at 0 to 6 wt. % or 0.2 wt. % to 6 wt. % or 1 % wt. to 6 wt. % or 2 wt. % to 6 wt. % or 3 wt. % to 6 wt. % or 0.1 wt % to 1.5 wt. % of the lubricating composition.
  • Corrosion inhibitors that may be useful in the exemplary include fatty amines, octylamine octanoate, and condensation products of dodecenyl succinic acid or anhydride and a fatty acid such as oleic acid with a polyamine.
  • the corrosion inhibitors may be present at 0 to 3 wt. % or 0.01 % wt. to 3 wt. %, or 0.01 to 1 wt. %, or 0.05 to 0.5 wt. % of the lubricating composition.
  • Foam inhibitors that may be useful in the exemplary compositions include silicones; copolymers of ethyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, which can optionally further include vinyl acetate; and demulsifiers including trialkyl phosphates, polyeth- ylene glycols, polyethylene oxides, polypropylene oxides and (ethylene oxide-propylene oxide) polymers.
  • Pour point depressants that may be useful in the exemplary compositions include polyalphaolefms, esters of maleic anhydride-styrene copolymers, alkyl fumarate-vinyl acetate copolymers, poly(meth)acrylates, polyacrylates, and polyacryla- mides such as polyalkylmethacrylates.
  • Friction modifiers that may be useful in the exemplary compositions include fatty acid derivatives such as amines, esters, epoxides, fatty imidazolines, condensation products of carboxylic acids and polyalkylene-polyamines and amine salts of alkyl- phosphoric acids.
  • the friction modifier may be selected from the group consisting of long chain fatty acid derivatives of amines, long chain fatty esters, or derivatives of a long chain fatty epoxides; fatty imidazolines; amine salts of alkyl- phosphoric acids; fatty alkyl tartrates; fatty alkyl tartrimides; fatty alkyl tartramides; fatty glycolates; and fatty glycolamides.
  • fatty alkyl or fatty in relation to friction modifiers means a carbon chain having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, typically a straight carbon chain.
  • the friction modifier may be present at 0 wt. % to 7 wt. %, 0.1 wt.
  • % to 6 wt. % 0.25 wt. % to 3.5 wt. %, 0.5 wt. % to 2.5 wt. %, and 1 wt. % to 2.5 wt. %, or 0.05 wt. % to 0.5 wt. % or 5 to 7 wt. % of the lubricating composition.
  • Suitable friction modifiers include long chain fatty acid derivatives of amines, fatty esters, or fatty epoxides; fatty imidazolines such as condensation products of carboxylic acids and polyalkylene-polyamines; amine salts of alkylphos- phoric acids; fatty alkyl tartrates; fatty alkyl tartrimides; fatty alkyl tartramides; fatty phosphonates; fatty phosphites; borated phospholipids, borated fatty epoxides; glycerol esters; borated glycerol esters; fatty amines; alkoxylated fatty amines; borated alkox- ylated fatty amines; hydroxyl and polyhydroxy fatty amines including tertiary hydroxy fatty amines; hydroxy alkyl amides; metal salts of fatty acids; metal salts of alkyl salicylates; fatty oxazolines;
  • Friction modifiers may also encompass materials such as sulfurized fatty compounds and olefins, molybdenum dialkyldithiophosphates, molybdenum dithiocar- bamates, and monoesters of a polyol and an aliphatic carboxylic acid derived or derivable from sunflower oil or soybean oil.
  • the friction modifier may be a long chain fatty acid ester.
  • the long chain fatty acid ester may be a mono-ester and in another embodiment the long chain fatty acid ester may be a (tri)glyceride.
  • the method and lubricating composition of the invention may be suitable for refrigeration lubricants, greases, gear oils, axle oils, drive shaft oils, traction oils, manual transmission oils, automatic transmission oils, metal working fluids, hydraulic oils, or internal combustion engine oils.
  • the foregoing includes driveline lubricants.
  • a lubricant In order for a lubricant to be suitable for use as a driveline lubricant such as an automotive gear oil, it will typically have viscosity properties as defined by SAE J306 specification.
  • the viscosity modifier will enable the fluid to remain in-grade (i.e., within the kinematic viscosity limits of its viscosity grade) following evaluation by CEC L-45-A-99.
  • the method and lubricating composition of the invention may be suitable for at least one of gear oils, axle oils, drive shaft oils, traction oils, manual transmission oils, and automatic transmission oils.
  • An automatic transmission includes continuously variable transmissions (CVT), infinitely variable transmissions (IVT), toroidal transmissions, continuously slipping torque converter clutches (CSTCC), stepped automatic transmissions or dual clutch transmissions (DCT).
  • CVT continuously variable transmissions
  • IVT infinitely variable transmissions
  • CSTCC continuously slipping torque converter clutches
  • DCT dual clutch transmissions
  • the use (which may also be referred to as a method) and copolymer described herein is capable of providing a lubricant with at least one (or at least two, or all) of acceptable or improved efficiency in terms of power transfer oxidation performance (spot and tube ratings oxidation tests and increased oxidation induction time in pressurized differential scanning calorimetry; increased viscosity index; improved low temperature performance; increased high temperature-high shear rate viscosity (improved performance); improved fluid efficiency; reduced operating temperatures; and increased elasto- hydrodynamic film thickness.
  • the internal combustion engine may be a 2- stroke or 4-stroke engine.
  • Suitable internal combustion engines include marine diesel engines, aviation piston engines, low-load diesel engines, and automobile and truck engines.
  • a suitable lubricating composition includes the copolymer present (on an actives basis) in ranges as shown in the following table.
  • condensation product is intended to encompass esters, amides, imides and other such materials that may be prepared by a condensation reaction of an acid or a reactive equivalent of an acid (e.g., an acid halide, anhydride, or ester) with an alcohol or amine, irrespective of whether a condensation reaction is actually performed to lead directly to the product.
  • an acid e.g., an acid halide, anhydride, or ester
  • a particular ester may be prepared by a transesterification reaction rather than directly by a condensation reaction.
  • the resulting product is still considered a condensation product, as is understood by those skilled in the art and as the term is commonly used.
  • each chemical component described is presented exclusive of any solvent or diluent oil, which may be customarily present in the commercial material, that is, on an active chemical basis, unless otherwise indicated.
  • each chemical or composition referred to herein should be interpreted as being a commercial grade material which may contain the isomers, by-products, derivatives, and other such materials which are normally understood to be present in the commercial grade.
  • hydrocarbyl substituent or “hydrocarbyl group” is used in its ordinary sense, which is well-known to those skilled in the art. Specifically, it refers to a group having a carbon atom directly attached to the remainder of the molecule and having predominantly hydrocarbon character.
  • hydrocarbyl groups include:
  • hydrocarbon substituents that is, aliphatic (e.g., alkyl or alkenyl), alicyclic (e.g., cycloal- kyl, cycloalkenyl) substituents, and aromatic-, aliphatic-, and alicyclic-substituted aromatic substituents, as well as cyclic substituents wherein the ring is completed through another portion of the molecule (e.g., two substituents together form a ring);
  • aliphatic e.g., alkyl or alkenyl
  • alicyclic e.g., cycloal- kyl, cycloalkenyl
  • aromatic-, aliphatic-, and alicyclic-substituted aromatic substituents as well as cyclic substituents wherein the ring is completed through another portion of the molecule (e.g., two substituents together form a ring);
  • substituted hydrocarbon substituents that is, substituents containing non-hydrocarbon groups which, in the context of this invention, do not alter the predominantly hydrocar- bon nature of the substituent (e.g., halo (especially chloro and fluoro), hydroxy, alkoxy, mercapto, alkylmercapto, nitro, nitroso, and sulfoxy);
  • hetero substituents that is, substituents which, while having a predominantly hydrocarbon character, in the context of this invention, contain other than carbon in a ring or chain otherwise composed of carbon atoms and encompass substituents as pyridyl, furyl, thienyl and imidazolyl.
  • Heteroatoms include sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
  • no more than two, or no more than one, non-hydrocarbon substituent will be present for every ten carbon atoms in the hydrocarbyl group; alternatively, there may be no non- hydrocarbon substituents in the hydrocarbyl group.
  • Copolymer Backbone Preparation a copolymer is prepared by reacting in a 3 liter flask 1 mole of maleic anhydride, and Y moles (defined below) of 1- dodecene in the presence of 60 wt % of toluene solvent.
  • the flask is fitted with a flange lid and clip, PTFE stirrer gland, rod and overhead stirrer, thermocouple, nitro- gen inlet port and water-cooled condenser. Nitrogen is blown through the flask at 0.028 m /hr (or 1 SCFH).
  • a separate 500 mL flask with a side arm is charged with 0.05 moles of tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate initiator (a commercially available initiator from Akzo Nobel, known as Trigonox®21 S), optionally n-dodecyl mercaptan (chain transfer agent, CTA) and additional toluene.
  • tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate initiator a commercially available initiator from Akzo Nobel, known as Trigonox®21 S
  • CTA chain transfer agent
  • a nitrogen line is fitted to the arm and nitrogen is applied at 0.085 m /hr (or 0.3 SCFH) for 30 minutes.
  • the 3 L flask is heated to 105 °C.
  • the Trigonox 21 S initiator/toluene mixture is pumped from the 500 mL flask into the 3 L flask via a MasterflexTM pump (flow rate set at 0.8 mL/min) over a period of 5 hours.
  • the contents of the 3 L flask are stirred for 1 hour before cooling to 95 °C.
  • the contents of the 3 L flask are stirred overnight. Typically a clear colorless gel is obtained.
  • the amount of each reagent is shown in the table below.
  • the amount of the primary alcohol branched at the ⁇ - or higher position is greater than one mole, only one mole is added at this point. Conversely if less than one mole of the primary alcohol branched at the ⁇ - or higher position is present, sufficient linear alcohol is used to provide a total of one mole equivalent of alcohol.
  • the alcohol is pumped into the flask via a peristaltic pump over a period of 35 minutes. Catalytic amounts of methane sulfonic acid along with the remaining moles of alcohol are then pumped into the flask over a period of 5 hours while heating to and holding at 145 °C and removing water in the Dean-Stark trap.
  • reaction temperature is reduced to 135 °C, and sufficient butanol is added to the flask in an amount to provide greater than 95% esterification.
  • the flask is heated to 150 °C and sufficient sodium hydroxide is added to quench the methanesulfonic acid.
  • the flask is cooled to ambient temperature resulting in an esterified copolymer.
  • the proce- dure employs the materials listed in the table below.
  • the number of moles of alcohols are per mole of incorporated maleic anhydride
  • the linear alcohol is a C 8 _io mixture commercially available as Alfol®810
  • Bl is 2-hexyldecanol
  • B2 is 2-ethylhexanol
  • B3 is a 2-octyldodecanol Esc21 * is a comparative esterified copolymer having the same polymer backbone as the invention, but only having linear ester groups
  • Amine 1 is l -(2-amino-ethyl)-imidazolidin-2-one
  • Amine 2 is 4-(3-aminopropyl)morpholine
  • Amine 3 is 3 -(dimethylamino)-l -propylamine
  • Amine 4 is N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine
  • Amine 5 is N-(3-Aminopropyl)-2-pyrrolidinone
  • Amine 6 is Aminoethyl acetamide
  • Amine 7 is ⁇ -alanine methyl ester
  • Amine 8 is l-(3-aminopropyl) imidazole
  • Preparative Example 2 1 -octene-maleic anhydride copolymers are prepared in the same way as Preparative Example 1 , except the 1 -dodecene is replaced with 1 - octene. All other reagents (initiators, alcohols, and amines), concentrations, and reaction conditions are the same.
  • Preparative Example 3 1 -decene-maleic anhydride copolymers are prepared in the same way as Preparative Example 1 , except the 1 -dodecene is replaced with 1 - decene. All other reagents (initiators, alcohols, and amines), concentrations, and reaction conditions are the same.
  • Preparative Example 4 1 -tetradecene-maleic anhydride copolymers are prepared in the same way as Preparative Example 1 , except the 1-dodecene is replaced with 1 -tetraadecene. All other reagents (initiators, alcohols, and amines), concentrations, and reaction conditions are the same.
  • Preparative Example 5 1 -hexadecene-maleic anhydride copolymers are prepared in the same way as Preparative Example 1 , except the 1-dodecene is replaced with 1 -hexadecene. All other reagents (initiators, alcohols, and amines), concentrations, and reaction conditions are the same.
  • Lubricants are formulated containing, in addition to oil of lubricating viscos- ity and other conventional additives, mixtures of polymers as identified in the table below:
  • A Ethylene-propylene copolymer, 60 wt. % propylene, M n about 5000
  • the lubricants of the present invention comprising the esterified, optionally amine-condensed, polymer and the ethylene a-olefin copolymer exhibit low traction and therefore lower operating temperatures and increased operating efficiency in addition to increased viscosity index, improved low temperature flow and oxidation performance.
  • Lubricant gear oil formulations SAE 75W-90, are prepared for testing.
  • the base oil is a commercial polyalphaolefin oil of viscosity about 4 2
  • the formulations also contain 10% of a commercial additive package comprising a sulfurized olefin, mixed amine salts of phosphorus acids, an amide friction modifier, a dispersant (amine based), an alkyl thiadiazole, an antifoam agent, a rust inhibitor, and diluent oil.
  • a commercial additive package comprising a sulfurized olefin, mixed amine salts of phosphorus acids, an amide friction modifier, a dispersant (amine based), an alkyl thiadiazole, an antifoam agent, a rust inhibitor, and diluent oil.
  • this base formulation are included various amounts of an a-olefin ester polymer and/or an ethylene propylene copolymer, in the amounts shown in the table below. The total amounts of the two polymers are adjusted to obtain lubricants of approximately the same viscosity at 100 °C.
  • the lubricants are evaluated in a commercially-available mini-traction tester machine. A simulated concentrated contact forms between a steel ball and a steel disc. Traction measurements are made at a rolling speed (of the steel ball) of 2.5 m/s and a 20% slide to roll ratio. Measurements are made at 100 and 120 °C and a Hertz pressure of 1.25 GPa. Results are shown in the Table below:
  • the present technology thus may include any one or more of the following embodiments:
  • a lubricant composition comprising
  • an esterified copolymer with a backbone comprising units derived from (i) an a-olefin monomer of at least 6 carbon atoms and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof, wherein the mole ratio of (i) ⁇ -olefin monomer to (ii) carboxylic acid or derivative monomer is 1 :3 to 3: 1 , said copolymer optionally containing nitrogen functionality; and
  • an ethylene ⁇ -olefin copolymer comprising ethylene monomer units and one or more ⁇ -olefin monomer units other than ethylene monomer, wherein the amount of ethylene monomer units is greater than 5 weight percent, wherein the ⁇ -olefin monomer units contain 3 to 20, or 3 to 6, or 3 to 4, or 3 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof.
  • mm /s or at least 100 mm /s or at least 500 mm /s.
  • copolymer (b) comprises an esterified copolymer of an ⁇ -olefin of 8 to 16 carbon atoms and maleic anhydride, in a mole ratio of 1 :2 to 1.5: 1.
  • the lubricant composition of embodiment 8 or embodiment 9 wherein the mixture of alcohols comprises (i) a mixture of 70 or 80 to 95 mole percent of one or more alcohols having 8 to 10 carbon atoms and 5 to 30 or to 20 mole percent of one or more alcohols having 12 to 18 or 16 to 18 carbon atoms and additionally (ii) 0.01 to 5 mole percent of an alcohol having 5 or fewer carbon atoms.
  • amine is selected from the group consisting of morpholines, imidazolinones, aminoamides, ⁇ -alanine alkyl esters, aliphatic amines, aromatic amines, aliphatic polyamines, aromatic polyam- ines, and mixtures thereof.
  • amine comprises an aliphatic monoamine or an aliphatic polyamine.
  • amine comprises N,N- dimethylaminopropylamine, l-(2-amino-ethyl)imidazolidine-2-one, 4-(3-amino- propyl)morpholine, or l-(3-aminopropyl)imidazole.
  • (b) has a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 30,000 or to 25,000.
  • the lubricant of any of embodiments 1 through 23 further comprising at least one of a detergent, a dispersant, an antioxidant, a viscosity improver, an antiwear agent, and anti-scuffing agent, an extreme-pressure agent, a corrosion inhibitor, a foam inhibitor, a pour point depressant, or a friction modifier.
  • a detergent e.g. 0.01 to 1 or to 2.5 weight percent sulfur and 0.005 to 0.1 or to 0.2 weight percent phosphorus.
  • a process for preparing a lubricating composition comprising:
  • step (3) optionally reacting the copolymer of step (2) with a nitrogen- containing compound in an amount to provide an esterified copolymer with at least 0.01 weight percent nitrogen;
  • polymers of (A)) and (B)(ii) are present in a weight ratio (A):(B)(ii) of 1 : 10 to 10: 1 and wherein the total amount of polymer (A) plus (B)(ii) is 2 to 60 percent by weight of the lubricant composition.
  • a process for preparing a lubricating composition comprising:
  • step (2) optionally reacting the copolymer of step (1) with a nitrogen- containing compound in an amount to provide an esterified copolymer with at least 0.01 weight percent nitrogen;
  • polymers of (A)) and (B)(ii) are present in a weight ratio (A):(B)(ii) of 1 : 10 to 10: 1 and wherein the total amount of polymer (A) plus (B)(ii) is 2 to 60 percent by weight of the lubricant composition.
  • a method for lubricating a mechanical device comprising supplying thereto the lubricant of any of embodiments 1 to 25.

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Composition de lubrifiant contenant une huile de viscosité de lubrification présentant une vicosité cinématique à 100°C inférieure à 15 mm2/s ; et un copolymère estérifié possédant une ossature comprenant des unités dérivées de (i) un monomère d'α-oléfine d'au moins 6 atomes de carbone, et (ii) un acide carboxylique éthylèniquement insaturé ou un dérivé de celui-ci, contenant optionnellement une fonctionnalité d'azote ; et un copolymère d'éthylène α-oléfine contenant plus de 5 pour cent en poids d'unités de monomère d'éthylène, et présentant une bonne efficacité lorsqu'il est utilisé pour lubrifier un dispositif mécanique.
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