The present disclosure generally relates to alkylated aromatic compounds useful as basestocks and additives for high viscosity applications. In an embodiment is provided an alkylated aromatic compound. In another embodiment is provided a lubricant formulation that includes an alkylated aromatic compound. In another embodiment is provided a lubricant formulation that includes an alkylated aromatic compound, an additive, and optionally, a Group III basestock, Group IV basestock, Group V basestock, or a combination thereof, the Group V basestock being different than the alkylated aromatic compound. In another embodiment is provided a method of forming a lubricant formulation that includes introducing a mPAO, an aromatic compound, and an acid catalyst to a reactor under reactor conditions to form an alkylated aromatic compound; and introducing the alkylated aromatic compound to an additive to form a lubricant formulation.

The present invention provides, among other things, a process to produce a low molecular weight dispersant polymethacrylate polymer (LMWDPMA), and the LMWDPMA itself, along with the use of the LMWDPMA in a lubricating composition, as well as a method for lubricating an internal combustion engine as disclosed herein.

The present invention relates to an aqueous lubricant composition for the lubrication of a stationary or mobile drive system, comprising at least: deionized water; at least one polyalkylene glycol; at least one antifreeze compound chosen from glycols, and at least one phosphorus compound. It also relates to the use of this aqueous lubricant composition for the lubrication and cooling of a stationary or mobile drive system.

A composition for cleaning a combustion engine system. The composition comprises a hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbon comprises respective first and second hydrocarbons. The first hydrocarbon comprises a lubricant, wherein the lubricant has a flash point, measured according to ASTM D93, of less than 80 C. The second hydrocarbon comprises an aromatic hydrocarbon, wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon has a flash point, measured according to ASTM D93, of greater than 62 C. The composition further comprises an oxygen donor. The oxygen donor comprises respective first and second oxygen donors. The first oxygen donor comprises a hydroxyl group and has a flash point, measured according to ASTM D93, of from 45 C. to 95 C. The second oxygen donor comprises a carbonyl group or an ether group and has a flash point, measured according to ASTM D93, of from 50 C. to 120 C.

The present invention aims to provide a viscosity-index improving agent having an excellent friction reduction effect to reduce friction of a lubricating oil composition when the viscosity-index improving agent is added thereto. The present also aims to provide a lubricating oil composition containing the viscosity-index improving agent. The present invention relates to, for example, a viscosity-index improving agent containing: (co)polymer (A) containing, as an essential constituent monomer, a polyolefin-based monomer (a) represented by the following formula (1); an ester oil (B1) having a kinematic viscosity at 100 C. of 1.00 to 2.50 mm.sup.2/s; and an ester oil (B2) having a kinematic viscosity at 100 C. of 2.51 to 5.00 mm.sup.2/s: ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X.sup.1 is a group represented by O, O(AO).sub.m-, or NH, A is a C2-C4 alkylene group, m is an integer of 1 to 10, and each A may be the same or different when m is 2 or more; R.sup.2 is a residue after removal of one hydrogen atom from a hydrocarbon polymer containing a 1,2-butylene group as a structural unit; and p represents a number of 0 or 1.

This invention relates to a lubricating oil composition, or concentrate therefor, comprising or resulting from the admixing of: (i) base oil, (ii) one or more styrenic block copolymers having a radial structure where one or more blocks derived from conjugated diene monomers are distal to the radial center and one more blocks derived from vinyl aromatic monomers that are proximal to the radial center, and (iii) optionally one or more dispersants and or detergents.

A lubricating oil composition that is hard to increase in viscosity in the low temperature range and is easy to increase in viscosity in the high temperature range. The lubricating oil composition contains a base oil and a viscosity index improver. The base oil contains a mineral oil and an oxygen-containing synthetic oil. The viscosity index improver contains a comb-shaped polymer. The lubricating oil composition has a kinematic viscosity of 100 C. of 9.3 mm.sup.2/s or less, a viscosity index of 280 or more, and a content Y (% by mass) of the oxygen-containing synthetic oil based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition satisfying the following expression (1): Y<3.7 ln(X)+ (1), where =0.5, =19, and X represents a ratio of the number of carbon atoms and the number of oxygen atoms per one molecule of the oxygen-containing synthetic oil.

A lubricating oil composition may contain a base oil (A) and a dispersant-type viscosity index improver (B), in which the nitrogen atom content based on the solid content of the dispersant-type viscosity index improver (B) is 0.50 to 1.50% by mass, and the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) thereof is 100,000 or more, and the content in terms of the solid content based on the total amount of the composition of the dispersant-type viscosity index improver (B) is more than 0.05% by mass and less than 5.0% by mass. The lubricating oil composition may exert excellent wear resistance in a state contaminated with soot.

A lubricating oil composition, including a base oil (P) and a copolymer (X). The copolymer (X) contains the following structural units (a) to (c): structural unit (a): a structural unit derived from a monomer (A) having a (meth)acryloyl group and a linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, structural unit (b): a structural unit derived from a monomer (B) having a (meth)acryloyl group and a polar group, and structural unit (c): a structural unit derived from a monomer (C) having a polymerizable functional group and a cyclic structural group. The copolymer (X) has a mass-average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 to 50,000, a content of the copolymer (X) in terms of resin content is 0.10% by mass to 2.5% by mass based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition, and the lubricating oil composition has a 100 C. kinematic viscosity of 8.2 mm.sup.2/s or less.

This disclosure describes low-ash lubricating composition achieving the same or better performance of higher ash compositions by including selected antiwear system with ashless phosphorus-containing antiwear compounds and select detergent systems matching TBN contributions to the antiwear systems.