Lubricant Composition TRIZ Cases

A water-based metalworking lubricant using polyalkylene glycol and galactomannan cuts gummy residue while preserving cooling, anti-wear, and cleanup.

Low-Mn hydrocarbon polymers help compressor lubricants resist ammonia-driven viscosity loss and maintain protective film thickness.

Solid aromatic polymer additives stabilize fluorinated and hydrogenated lubricants at high temperature while reducing oil separation, evaporation, and PTFE use.

Low-viscosity PAO or GTL lubricant protects gears and bearings at high speed while avoiding copper and silver corrosion in electric drives.

Mechanically robust porous microcapsules protect friction modifiers in engine oil, enabling sustained release under heat and shear.

A two-step promotion and conversion route forms calcium sulfonate grease in renewable base oils while preserving consistency and high-temperature wear resistance.

A sulfonate-dominant detergent system keeps diesel pistons clean in the CEC L-117-20 test without phenate detergents or high Group IV oil.

A graft-polymer corrosion inhibitor in lubricant oil protects reactor metal parts, especially bronze packing rings, and cuts replacement costs.

RAFT copolymerization in a polar solvent enables controlled polar multi-block copolymers for lubricants with better viscosity index and stability.

Separate treatment of waste lubricants and used cooking oils enables one plant to make biolubricants while cutting disposal waste and energy use.

A polymeric additive inhibits wax crystallization in plastic pyrolysis oil, lowering pour point and viscosity for easier storage and transport.

Water, PAG, and antifreeze are combined to cut powertrain friction while preserving cooling, reducing energy use in electric and hybrid vehicles.

A low-viscosity diesel engine oil balances fuel economy with wear protection and soot dispersancy using tailored detergents, dispersants, and polymers.

Controlled PIB-acrylate comb copolymers raise lubricant viscosity index while keeping bulk viscosity low for easier manufacturing and cold-flow performance.

Molecular-weight tuning helps these comb copolymers reduce manufacturing bulk viscosity while improving lubricant viscosity index and shear stability.

Adding 0.2–40% semi-crystalline polyalphaolefin with 15–45% crystallinity helps grease retain consistency under shear.

This case combines fatty acid sodium salt and dimerized fatty acid to reduce wear in water-glycol hydraulic fluid.

A polar solvent and surfactant help control incompatible monomers, producing copolymers for stable, low-temperature oil performance.

Under high loads, small urea-thickener particles fill resin defects while melamine cyanurate supports lubrication and reduces sliding wear.

Pre-coated mold lubricant films enable dense compacts without cracking or adhesion.

This case uses polyol fatty acid esters to solubilize environmentally friendly choline carboxylates in base oils for lubricants.

A neutral isoalloxazine photosensitizer generates singlet oxygen, sterilizing fluid while reducing odor, irritation, and corrosion.

Cycloalkylamine alkoxylates support high wet boiling points and low borate precipitation.

Anion-tolerant surfactants keep conveyor lubrication stable in recycled water.

A lubricant composition combines an esterified copolymer with an ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer to lower the traction coefficient.

Specific aliphatic diurea thickener in alkyl naphthalene base oil reduces dust generation and metal contamination.

Blending Fischer-Tropsch base oil with optimized additives resolves air release and temperature stability issues while lowering production costs.

Aliphatic diurea thickener reduces stirring resistance while preventing rust in low temperature automotive bearings.

A gradient copolymer with increasing side chain carbon atoms acts as a pour point depressant in lubricating oils.

Aqueous lubricant composition replaces hydrocarbon fluids to reduce friction and wear while lowering CO2 emissions through dual cooling and lubrication.

Dividing waste oil into quality fractions reduces power consumption and prevents packed column clogging during regeneration.

Organic polymer compositions incorporating 2 to 10 weight percent of specific ionic liquids reduce surface friction coefficients.

Vacuum evaporation removes metal soaps and polymers, enabling reuse of cooling lubricants.

Composite random copolymers resolve fluid versus boundary lubrication trade-offs by balancing short and long chain acrylates to lower energy loss.

Styrene-maleic acid dialkyl ester polymers resolve the trade-off between solubility and pour point depression by combining linear and branched alkyl chains.

Incorporating alkyl methacrylate polymers into base oils reduces sub-23nm particulate matter, eliminating the need for complex catalytic filters.

A magnesium-based lubricating oil composition reduces low speed pre-ignition events in boosted engines.

Carboxylic ester lubricants with low-dose dithiophosphate additives reduce frictional forces in rotary screw compressors.

Polyvinyl alcohol and surfactant blend prevents phase separation during storage, eliminating on-site mixing and foam pinholes in engineered stone molds.

Specific PAO grades and succinimide dispersants reduce oxidation and piston deposits without relying on high viscosity index improvers.

Lubricating composition balances thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity through precise additive concentration management.

Ether synthetic oil and aliphatic diurea thickeners improve thermal stability in magneto-rheological grease, resolving insufficient dispersion stability.

Optimizing molecular weight and copolymer structure resolves the trade-off between thickening efficiency and biodegradability in subsea hydraulic fluids.

GTL base oil and polymer viscosity modifiers maintain low kinematic viscosity, preventing shear degradation and deposit formation in transmissions.

A ternary copolymer enhances viscosity index and shear stability in lubricating oils using specific ester units.

A water-reduced belt lubricant composition using silicone oil and multifunctional amines to maintain friction control on conveyor tracks.

An alumina bed in a desiloxanation unit reduces silicon content by up to 70% to prevent distillation column clogging.

A food grade lubricant emulsion reduces friction between containers and conveyors using polyalphaolefin 4 and specific emulsifiers.

A hydrocarbon fluid composition with controlled paraffin ratios and a vinyl acetate copolymer additive.

A low-lead dry film lubricant composition combines molybdenum disulfide and epoxy binder to provide durable surface protection.

Alkaline earth metal sulfonate detergent with a metal ratio of at least 10 provides high total base number contribution in lubricating compositions.

Segmented monomer feed during polymerization creates balanced polyalkyl methacrylate polymers with improved solubility and viscometric properties.