High throughput preparation of lubricating oil compositions for combinatorial libraries

Abstract

A high throughput preparation of a plurality of different lubricating oil compositions for combinatorial libraries and subsequent high throughput screening for lubricant performance is provided. The methods can advantageously be optimized using combinatorial chemistry, in which a database of combinations of lubricating oil compositions are generated. As market conditions vary and / or product requirements or customer specifications change, conditions suitable for forming desired products can be identified with little or no downtime.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Technical Field [0002] The present invention relates generally to high throughput preparation of a plurality of different lubricating oil compositions for combinatorial libraries and subsequent high throughput screening for lubricant performance. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] The use of a combinatorial approach for materials synthesis is a relatively new area of research aimed at using rapid synthesis and screening methods to build libraries of polymeric, inorganic or solid state materials. For example, advances in reactor technology have empowered chemists and engineers to rapidly produce large libraries of discrete organic molecules in the pursuit of new drug discovery, which have led to the development of a growing branch of research called combinatorial chemistry. Combinatorial chemistry generally refers to methods and materials for creating collections of diverse materials or compounds—commonly known as libraries—and to te...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] A method for preparing a vast number of diverse lubricating oil compositions and system therefor is provided herein. Accordingly, in one embodiment of the present invention a method for preparing a plurality of different lubricant oil formulations is provided comprising the steps of (a) providing a major amount of (i) at least one base oil of lubricating viscosity and (ii) a minor amount of at least one lubricating oil additive for combination to formulate a lubricating oil composition; (b) providing a plurality of test reservoirs; (c) combining, under program control, the major amount of the at least one base oil of lubricating viscosity and the at least one lubricating oil additive in varying percentage compositions to provide a plurality of different lubricating oil co...

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Additionally, the methods employed for testing each candidate composition require manual operation.

However, as stated above, present research in the lubricant industry does not allow for reformulation to occur in an expeditious manner.

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