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Base oil blend upgrading process with a diester base oil to yield improved cold flow properties and low noack

a technology of diester base oil and base oil, which is applied in the field of improving a starting base oil or starting base oil blend, can solve the problems that a small fraction of base oils manufactured today are able to meet these demanding specifications, and achieve the effect of improving cold flow properties and lowering noack

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-11-20
CHEVROU USA INC
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This patent describes a way to improve the properties of a starting base oil or blend by replacing a portion of it with a special type of diester. This results in an upgraded base oil blend with better properties such as improved cold flow and lowered Noack. The diester component of the blend is made up of a specific type of diester that is made from C2 to C17 hydrocarbon groups. The second base oil can be any type of base oil, including Group I, Group II, or Group III base oil.

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Currently, only a small fraction of the base oils manufactured today are able to meet these demanding specifications.

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[0096]This example serves to illustrate the base oil blends with and without the diesters of the present invention with the analytics presented in Table 3 below.

[0097]The diester-free base oil blend was prepared by mixing 82.67 wt % Yubase 4 and 17.33 wt % Yubase 6. The base oil component with diester was prepared by mixing 69.7 wt % Yubase 4, 13.8 wt % Yubase 6, and 16.5 wt % diester of Formula I wherein R1 and R2 are combined to have a carbon number of C12 and R3 and R4 are both C12. Both samples were submitted for standard base oil testing, including API gravity, viscosity at 40° C. and 100° C., Viscosity Index, pour point, cloud point, Noack volatility, cold cranking viscosity, and Bromine number.

TABLE 3Base Oil BlendExample 1Diester A, wt %016.5Yubase 4, wt %82.6769.7Yubase 6, wt %17.3313.8PropertiesAPI42.536.2Vis @ 100° C., cSt4.5154.523VI130132Pour point, ° C.−14−17Cloud point, ° C.−10−12Noack, wt %12.6512.46CCS @ −35° C., cP32252928Bromine number0.10.08

example 2

[0098]This example serves to illustrate the base oil blends with the diesters of the present invention, a single comparative without diester and a second comparative with a commercially available ester (i.e., Esterex A51) with the analytics presented in Table 4 below. Diester A is a diester of Formula I, wherein R1 and R2 are combined to have a carbon number of C12 and R3 and R4 are both C12. Diester B2 is a diester of Formula I, wherein R1 and R2 are combined to have a carbon number of C12 and R3 and R4 are both independently C6-C10. The examples in Table 3 were prepared in a similar manner as those of Example 1 herein.

TABLE 4Composition, wt %BOB02958BOB02959BOB02960BOB02961110RLV52.4359.3159.2559.16100R13.01220R34.5635.5535.5135.46Diester A5.14Diester B25.24Esterex A515.37BOB Properties, CalculatedKV100, centistokes4.9885.075.0445.103KV40, centistokes26.7627.0627.0327.46VI112115114115CCS, cP @ −25° C.2137210321202164CCS, cP @ −30° C.3929384038803961Noack volatility, % wt loss14.8B...

example 3

[0099]This example serves to illustrate the diesters prepared and their respective properties as presented in Table 5.

TABLE 5PropertiesStarting MaterialsCloudPourViscosityViscosityViscosityOxidatorNOACK,No.OlefinsFatty AcidsPointPoint(40° C.)(100° C.)IndexBNwt % lossAC14C12−28−27 19.5 cSt 4.76 cSt17626 hrs8.9BB1C14C6(high)-C10−69−6616.41 cSt 3.68 cSt10919.3 hrs —B2C14C6(low)-C10−60−6019.47 cSt4.191 cSt12026.25 hrs  9.1CC16C12−18−1924.44 cSt5.218 cSt15238 hrsEC18C6-C10−24−26 20.4 cSt 4.5 cSt13725.5DD1C16C6(high)-C10−51−5117.90 cSt4.015 cSt124——D2C16C6(low)-C10−51−5321.54 cSt4.545 cSt12826 hrs6.3

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Abstract

The present invention is generally directed to diester-based base oils and base oil blends with improved cold flow properties and improved Noack. The diesters employed have a number a performance benefits in lubricant applications—among them: biodegradability, extreme temperature performance, oxidative stability, solubility for additives and deposit and sludge precursors, flash and fire points. However, ester usage in lubricants has been quite limited due to their high cost. We utilize new proprietary diesters, structurally different from traditional diesters, which are made from fatty acids and alpha olefins in simple processing steps, yet feature performance similar to more traditional lubricant esters.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a process for improving a starting base oil or starting base oil blend by replacing portions of a starting base oil or starting base oil blend with a diester with suitable properties to improve the cold flow properties and lower the volatility relative to the starting base oil or starting base oil blend. The present invention relates to base oil or base oil blends comprising a diester with suitable properties to improve the cold flow properties and lower the volatility of a starting base oil or starting base oil blend.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Esters have been used as lubricating oils for over 50 years. They are used in a variety of applications ranging from jet engines, refrigeration and motor oils. In fact, esters were the first synthetic crankcase motor oils in automotive applications. However, esters gave way to polyalphaolefins (PAOs) due to the lower cost of PAOs and their formulation similarities to mineral o...

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IPC IPC(8): C10M105/36
CPCC10M2207/2805C10M105/36C10M111/02C10M2203/1006C10M2203/1025C10M2207/2835C10N2020/011C10N2020/017C10N2030/10C10N2030/02C10N2030/08C10N2030/74C10N2030/12C10N2040/25C10N2020/02
Inventor MILLER, STEPHEN JOSEPHELOMARI, SALEH ALIYAO, YALINROSENBAUM, JOHN MICHAELZHOU, ZHEN
Owner CHEVROU USA INC