A lubricant formulation contains: (a) at least 50 weight-percent hydrocarbon base oil; (b) five to 50 weight-percent of an oil soluble polyalkylene glycol selected from monol, diol and triol initiated 1,2-butylene oxide homopolymer and monol initiated copolymers of 1,2-butylene oxide and propylene oxide; and (c) 0.1 to five weight-percent or less of a sulfurized olefin; where weight-percent is based on total lubricant formulation weight.

A lubricant formulation contains: (a) at least 50 weight-percent hydrocarbon base oil; (b) five to 50 weight-percent of an oil soluble polyalkylene glycol selected from monol, diol and triol initiated 1,2-butylene oxide homopolymer and monol initiated copolymers of 1,2-butylene oxide and propylene oxide; and (c) 0.1 to five weight-percent or less of a sulfurized olefin; where weight-percent is based on total lubricant formulation weight.

Disclosed is a lubricant composition including: at least one base oil; at least one polyalkylene glycol with at least 50% by weight of butylene oxide units and having a kinematic viscosity, measured at 100 C. according to standard ASTM D445 (2015), which is greater than or equal to 50 mm2/s, a kinematic viscosity, measured at 40 C. according to standard ASTM D445 (2015), which is greater than or equal to 1000 mm2/s and a Viscosity Index, measured according to standard ASTM D2270 (2012), which is greater than or equal to 180. Also disclosed is the use of such a composition for transmission or gear lubrication.

Disclosed is a lubricant composition including: at least one base oil; at least one polyalkylene glycol with at least 50% by weight of butylene oxide units and having a kinematic viscosity, measured at 100 C. according to standard ASTM D445 (2015), which is greater than or equal to 50 mm2/s, a kinematic viscosity, measured at 40 C. according to standard ASTM D445 (2015), which is greater than or equal to 1000 mm2/s and a Viscosity Index, measured according to standard ASTM D2270 (2012), which is greater than or equal to 180. Also disclosed is the use of such a composition for transmission or gear lubrication.

The lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator of the present invention is used with a refrigerant containing carbon dioxide, and contains a base oil (A) containing a polyoxyalkylene glycol as a major component, and an alcohol (B) having at least one hydroxy group, in which a total number of the hydroxy group and an ether bond is from 2 to 3 (provided that the number of an ether bond may be 0).

The use of a lubricant composition in order to cool and/or lubricate the engine of an electric vehicle and the different parts thereof, particularly moving parts, is disclosed. In particular, the use of a lubricant composition includes at least one polyalkylene glycol.

A lubricant composition including (a) a first low viscosity polyalkylene oxide based fluid such as a combination of propylene oxide (PO) and butylene oxide (BO) based fluid with a first alcohol as an initiator; wherein the first low viscosity PO/BO based fluid has a number average molecular weight of less than about 5 600 Da; and (b) a second high viscosity polyalkylene oxide based fluid such as a combination of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) based fluid with a second alcohol as an initiator; wherein the second high viscosity EO/PO based fluid has a number average molecular weight greater than about 600 Da; a process for manufacturing the above lubricant; and a driveline fluid made from the above lubricant composition.

A lubricant composition including (a) a first low viscosity polyalkylene oxide based fluid such as a combination of propylene oxide (PO) and butylene oxide (BO) based fluid with a first alcohol as an initiator; wherein the first low viscosity PO/BO based fluid has a number average molecular weight of less than about 5 600 Da; and (b) a second high viscosity polyalkylene oxide based fluid such as a combination of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) based fluid with a second alcohol as an initiator; wherein the second high viscosity EO/PO based fluid has a number average molecular weight greater than about 600 Da; a process for manufacturing the above lubricant; and a driveline fluid made from the above lubricant composition.

The present invention relates to a base oil. The base oil as described herein provides utility inter alia in gear oil formulations, and in particular transmission fluids, and provides improved coefficient of friction properties when in use. More especially in some embodiments there is provided a gear oil formulation which is particularly suitable for use in electrical vehicles with or without integrated gear boxes.

The present invention relates to a base oil. The base oil as described herein provides utility inter alia in gear oil formulations, and in particular transmission fluids, and provides improved coefficient of friction properties when in use. More especially in some embodiments there is provided a gear oil formulation which is particularly suitable for use in electrical vehicles with or without integrated gear boxes.