An environmentally-improved motor oil blend and related methods for properly lubricating components of an engine and favorably modifying a plastic response of components of the engine, the blend being free of zinc di-alkyl-di-thiophosphates (ZDDP) and free of zinc di-thiophosphate (ZDTP), comprising: a motor oil selected from the motor oil group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV, and Group V motor oils; a motor oil additive comprising alpha-olefins and hydroisomerized hydro-treated severe hydrocracked base oil; ZDDP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil; and ZDTP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil.

An environmentally-improved motor oil blend and related methods for properly lubricating components of an engine and favorably modifying a plastic response of components of the engine, the blend being free of zinc di-alkyl-di-thiophosphates (ZDDP) and free of zinc di-thiophosphate (ZDTP), comprising: a motor oil selected from the motor oil group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV, and Group V motor oils; a motor oil additive comprising alpha-olefins and hydroisomerized hydro-treated severe hydrocracked base oil; ZDDP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil; and ZDTP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil.

An environmentally-improved motor oil blend and related methods for properly lubricating components of an engine and favorably modifying a plastic response of components of the engine, the blend being free of zinc di-alkyl-di-thiophosphates (ZDDP) and free of zinc di-thiophosphate (ZDTP), comprising: a motor oil selected from the motor oil group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV, and Group V motor oils; a motor oil additive comprising alpha-olefins and hydroisomerized hydro-treated severe hydrocracked base oil; ZDDP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil; and ZDTP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil.

An environmentally-improved motor oil blend and related methods for properly lubricating components of an engine and favorably modifying a plastic response of components of the engine, the blend being free of zinc di-alkyl-di-thiophosphates (ZDDP) and free of zinc di-thiophosphate (ZDTP), comprising: a motor oil selected from the motor oil group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV, and Group V motor oils; a motor oil additive comprising alpha-olefins and hydroisomerized hydro-treated severe hydrocracked base oil; ZDDP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil; and ZDTP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil.

In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides for ethylene-C.sub.3 to C.sub.20 alpha-olefins random copolymers having an ethylene content of about 45 wt % to about 70 wt % and a Mw(DRI)/Mn(DRI) of from 1.1 to 1.9. In some embodiments, the ethyl-C ene-propylene random copolymer is used as a viscosity modifier in a lubricating composition.

A lubricating oil composition with a resin (A) and a base oil (B), the resin (A) is in a range of 0.01 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts of (A) and (B), the resin (A) satisfies the following requirements: (A-1) the resin (A) is a polymer including a constituent unit from 4-methyl-1-pentene in a range of 60 to 99 mol % and a constituent unit from an α-olefin having 2 to 20 carbon atoms (excluding 4-methyl-1-pentene) in a range of 1 to 40 mol % (provided that 4-methyl-1-pentene and the α-olefin is 100 mol %); (A-2) intrinsic viscosity [η] measured in decalin at 135° C. is in a range of 0.01 to 5.0 dl/g; (A-3) a melting point (Tm) is in a range of 110 to 150° C. as determined by DSC; and the base oil (B) has (B-1) kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is in a range of 1 to 50 mm.sup.2/s.

A lubricating oil composition with a resin (A) and a base oil (B), the resin (A) is in a range of 0.01 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts of (A) and (B), the resin (A) satisfies the following requirements: (A-1) the resin (A) is a polymer including a constituent unit from 4-methyl-1-pentene in a range of 60 to 99 mol % and a constituent unit from an α-olefin having 2 to 20 carbon atoms (excluding 4-methyl-1-pentene) in a range of 1 to 40 mol % (provided that 4-methyl-1-pentene and the α-olefin is 100 mol %); (A-2) intrinsic viscosity [η] measured in decalin at 135° C. is in a range of 0.01 to 5.0 dl/g; (A-3) a melting point (Tm) is in a range of 110 to 150° C. as determined by DSC; and the base oil (B) has (B-1) kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is in a range of 1 to 50 mm.sup.2/s.

An environmentally-improved motor oil blend and related methods for properly lubricating components of an engine and favorably modifying a plastic response of components of the engine, the blend being free of zinc di-alkyl-di-thiophosphates (ZDDP) and free of zinc di-thiophosphate (ZDTP), comprising: a motor oil selected from the motor oil group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV, and Group V motor oils; a motor oil additive comprising alpha-olefins and hydroisomerized hydro-treated severe hydrocracked base oil; ZDDP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil; and ZDTP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil.

An environmentally-improved motor oil blend and related methods for properly lubricating components of an engine and favorably modifying a plastic response of components of the engine, the blend being free of zinc di-alkyl-di-thiophosphates (ZDDP) and free of zinc di-thiophosphate (ZDTP), comprising: a motor oil selected from the motor oil group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV, and Group V motor oils; a motor oil additive comprising alpha-olefins and hydroisomerized hydro-treated severe hydrocracked base oil; ZDDP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil; and ZDTP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil.

This application relates to copolymer compositions and copolymerization processes, as well as to lubricating oil compositions comprising such copolymer compositions as viscosity index improvers, and base oil. The copolymer compositions may be made using two different metallocene catalysts: one capable of producing high molecular weight copolymers; and one suitable for producing lower molecular weight copolymers having at least a portion of vinyl terminations, and the copolymer compositions produced thereby. Copolymer compositions may comprise (1) a first ethylene copolymer fraction having high molecular weight, exhibiting branching topology, and having relatively lower ethylene content (based on the weight of the first ethylene copolymer fraction); and (2) a second ethylene copolymer fraction having low molecular weight, exhibiting linear rheology, and having relatively higher ethylene content (based on the weight of the second ethylene copolymer fraction). Lubricating oil compositions comprising such copolymer compositions may exhibit superior viscosity properties.