An engine oil additive includes carbon nanotubes and boron nitride particulates dispersed within a fluid. The additive is configured to be mixed with a quantity of oil such that the quantity of oil has a concentration from 0.05 to 0.5 grams of carbon nanotubes and of boron nitride particulates per quart of oil to improve the lubricity of the oil. The additive improves the horsepower and torque of the engine while reducing fuel consumption. The carbon nanotubes have an —OH functionalized exterior surface. The carbon nanotubes have a diameter from 1 nanometer to 50 nanometers and have a length from 1 micron to 1000 microns. The boron nitride particulates are hex-boron nitride structures having an average size from 30 nanometers to 500 nanometers.

A lubricant composition and method for improving engine performance using a renewable base oil composition comprising hydrocarbon mixtures and a lubricant additive having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulphated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % is described herein.

A heat transfer process using a composition containing hydro(chloro)fluoroolefins. A heat transfer process that successively includes a step of evaporation of a refrigerant, a step of compression, a step of condensation of said refrigerant at a temperature greater than or equal to 70° C. and a step of expansion of said refrigerant characterized in that the refrigerant includes at least one hydrofluoroolefin having at least four carbon atoms represented by the formula (I) R.sup.1CH═CHR.sup.2 in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent alkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, substituted with at least one fluorine atom, optionally with at least one chlorine atom.

A heat transfer process using a composition containing hydro(chloro)fluoroolefins. A heat transfer process that successively includes a step of evaporation of a refrigerant, a step of compression, a step of condensation of said refrigerant at a temperature greater than or equal to 70° C. and a step of expansion of said refrigerant characterized in that the refrigerant includes at least one hydrofluoroolefin having at least four carbon atoms represented by the formula (I) R.sup.1CH═CHR.sup.2 in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent alkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, substituted with at least one fluorine atom, optionally with at least one chlorine atom.

The present invention relates to the use of a lubricant composition comprising (i) at least one boron derivative; and (ii) at least one base oil, for preventing and/or reducing pre-ignition, in particular at low speed, in a vehicle engine, wherein said composition is used during at least one change interval without the addition of a new lubricant composition, the content of boron in the composition being between 150 ppm and 350 ppm by weight.

Provided is a thermally conductive silicone grease composition that comprises: (A) an organopolysiloxane having a specific kinematic viscosity; (B) an organopolysiloxane having a specific kinematic viscosity; (C) a spherical aluminum oxide powder which has a specific average sphericity, a specific number of surface hydroxyl groups, and a specific average particle size, and for which the proportion of coarse particles in a laser diffraction type particle size distribution of 25 to 45 μm is within a specific range; and (D) a spherical and/or amorphous zinc oxide powder which has a specific average particle size, and for which the proportion of coarse particles in a laser diffraction type particle size distribution of 25 to 45 μm is within a specific range. The composition has a thermal conductivity measured by the hot disk method conforming to ISO 22007-2 of 2 W/m.Math.K or more and less than 5.5 W/m.Math.K, has a coefficient of viscosity measured by a spiral viscometer at a rotation frequency of 10 rpm of 5 to 800 Pa.Math.s, has insulation properties and high thermal conductivity, and has excellent flowability, workability, and heat dissipation properties.

A grease composition for a tapered roller bearing comprising: (a) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of metallic salts each having a metallic group having a valence of 2 as an additive; (b) a base oil containing a synthetic oil having a viscosity index of 110 or more and a pour point of −35° C. or less in an amount of 40% or more of the entire base oil; (c) a thickener; and (d) an antioxidant.

The instant disclosure relates to hydrocarbyl- (e.g., alkyl-) benzene sulfonate detergents and their salts, where the hydrocarbyl group includes moieties equivalent to 5 to 10 carbon branched polyene compounds. Such compounds and their salts are useful as lubricant additives. The detergents disclosed herein may solve at least one problem of providing anti-wear performance, frictional performance, oxidation performance, viscosity performance, and detergency.

A pulley for an elevator includes a base body made e.g. from steel and having a rotation-symmetrical circumferential surface. Additionally, a friction reducing coating is applied to the circumferential surface of the base body. Due to the friction reducing coating and, optionally, due to additionally smoothing the base body's circumferential surface before depositing the coating, a very low friction between an outside surface of the pulley and a contacting surface of a suspension traction member may be obtained. Thereby, guiding characteristics of the pulley may be improved and/or alignment requirements upon installation of the pulley may be relaxed. Preferably, the coating may comprise diamond-like carbon (DLC) or chromium nitride (CrN) such that the coating provides for superior wear resistance, slickness, corrosion protection and electrical characteristics.

A lubricating oil composition comprises an amide and at least one additive. A lubricating grease composition comprises a liquid amide, a thickener comprising a metal soap, and at least one additive. The amide in each composition is the reaction product of a secondary, branched amine and a carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid may be a monocarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylic acid, including dimer acid. The amide is hydrolytically stable, and may be used to increase the hydrolytic stability of the lubricant oil or grease composition. Alternatively, the amide may be used to increase the additive solubility or detergency of the lubricant oil or grease composition.