A polyalkylene glycol-based compound of formula (1): ##STR00001##
may be one in which R.sup.1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 32 carbon atoms, a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 42 ring carbon atoms, a monovalent acyl group having 2 to 32 carbon atoms, or a monovalent oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group having 2 to 32 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 32 carbon atoms, a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 42 ring carbon atoms, a monovalent acyl group having 2 to 32 carbon atoms, a monovalent oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group having 2 to 32 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom; R.sup.3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 4 carbon atoms; R.sup.4 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; m and n are respectively numbers between 1 and 40 and 0 and 20; and m/(m+n)0.5.

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.

A lubricant composition with improved stability and tolerance for water hardness comprises a synthetic wax emulsion; an amine derivative; an emulsifier; and a sequestrant. The synthetic wax emulsion may include poly(ethyleneoxide)-based or poly(propyleneoxide)-based wax emulsions. The amine derivative may include alkyl C.sub.12-C.sub.14 oxy propyl diamine. The lubricant composition can be used for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor. The method includes applying the lubricant composition to at least a part of the container or the conveyor in an application cycle, where the application cycle includes a first period of time of dispensing the lubricant composition and a second period of time of not dispensing the lubricant composition.

A method comprising providing a first fluid, second fluid, and third fluid having a first kinematic viscosity and a first BN, a second kinematic viscosity and a second BN, and a third kinematic viscosity and a third BN respectively, obtaining data identifying (i) a target kinematic viscosity of a cylinder oil to be produced, (ii) a target BN of the cylinder oil to be produced, and (iii) the kinematic viscosity and the BN of each of the first, second, and third fluids. Based on at least the identified kinematic viscosity and BN, the method comprises determining a ratio of first, second, and third fluid to produce a cylinder oil having a kinematic viscosity corresponding to the target kinematic viscosity and/or a BN corresponding to the target BN, and blending the first, second, and third fluids in the determined ratio to produce the cylinder oil.

A composition comprising water and a polyalkylene glycol having an allyl content of less than 20 eq/g, which composition has reduced foaming properties and preferably a biodegradability of at least 60% as determined using OECD 301F. The polyalkylene glycol can be made by forming a first intermediate comprising an oxypropylene block by reacting propylene oxide with a polyol initiator in the presence of a Double Metal Cyanide catalyst, and then reacting the first intermediate with ethylene oxide in the presence of a KOH catalyst.

The disclosed technology relates to lubricants for driveline and industrial gears containing a combination of viscosity modifiers along with optional esters, as well as a method of lubricating driveline and industrial gears with such a lubricant.

A lubricating oil composition contains a base oil (A), a zinc dithiophosphate (B), and a sarcosine compound (C), the composition having a content of the sarcosine compound (C) of more than 0.05% by mass and 0.40% by mass or less based on the entire amount of the lubricating oil composition, and satisfying requirement () or (): Requirement (): when the content of the sarcosine compound (C) is more than 0.05% by mass and less than 0.20% by mass based on the lubricating oil composition, one or more phosphorus compounds (D) selected from an acidic phosphoric acid ester (D1) and an amine salt thereof (D2) are optionally contained; Requirement (): when the content of the sarcosine compound (C) is 0.20% to 0.40% by mass based on the lubricating oil composition, the phosphorus compound (D) is contained in an amount less than 0.50% by mass based on the lubricating oil composition.

A method of producing a lube base oil mixture includes providing a waste lubricant-derived refined oil fraction derived from a waste lubricant containing a lube base oil of API Group I or II. The waste lubricant-derived refined oil fraction contains an ionic refined oil, a first regenerated base oil, or a combination thereof, dewaxing the waste lubricant-derived refined oil fraction to produce a second regenerated base oil, and blending the second regenerated base oil with a separate lube base oil to produce a lube base oil mixture of Group III or higher. The method has an economical advantage because low-quality waste lubricant is used as a feedstock for the production of higher quality lube base oils. In addition, the method is advantageous in an environmentally friendly aspect because waste lubricant is reused rather than being disposed of.