A lubricating oil composition may include a base oil (A), an olefin copolymer (B), and a poly(alkyl(meth)acrylate) (C), in which a weight average molecular weight of the olefin copolymer (B) is 10,000 to 80,000, a content of the olefin copolymer (B) is 0.01% to 0.23% by mass based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition, and a content of the poly(alkyl(meth)acrylate) (C) is 0.02% to 0.40% by mass based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition.

A lubricating oil composition is provided which comprises (a) greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) 0.1 to 40 wt. % of an overbased alkaline earth metal alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic carboxylate having a TBN, on an actives basis, of at least 600 mg KOH/g, as determined by ASTM D 2896; wherein the lubricating oil composition is a monograde lubricating oil composition meeting specifications for SAE J300 revised January 2015 requirements for a SAE 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 monograde engine oil, and has a TBN of 5 to 200 mg KOH/g, as determined by ASTM D2896.

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.

The invention relates to a method for preparing a composition of diesters comprising reacting an unsaturated compound of alcohol type or the ester thereof, with a saturated fatty acid, in the presence of an acid catalyst. The invention also relates to a composition of diesters that is obtainable by the method of the invention, and the use thereof in lubricating compositions or in cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions.

Provided herein is an e-Drive fluid containing PAO 2.5, ester and hydrocarbon mixtures with controlled structure characteristics that address the performance requirements for film thickness and efficiency within e-transmissions.

The invention provides a grease composition for a speed reducer part of an on-vehicle electric component, the grease composition containing a base oil and a thickener, wherein the base oil is poly-α-olefin or a mixed oil of poly-α-olefin and mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity of 4 to 19 mm.sup.2/s at 100° C. and a pour point of −30° C. or lower, the thickener is a mixture of a diurea compound expressed by formula (1) and a diurea compound expressed by formula (2)

R.sub.1—NHCONH—R.sub.2—NHCONH—R.sub.1  (1)

R.sub.3—NHCONH—R.sub.2—NHCONH—R.sub.3  (2)

wherein R.sub.1 is a straight-chain alkyl group having 8 or 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, and R.sub.3 is an aryl group having 6 to 7 carbon atoms, and a penetration of the grease composition is 220 to 280.

A lubricating oil composition and method for controlling timing chain stretch, wherein the composition contains greater than 50 wt. % of base oil, zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate(s) to provide 350-2200 ppm zinc, molybdenum-containing compound(s) to provide >1-3000 ppm molybdenum, and magnesium-containing detergent(s) to provide <2050 ppm magnesium, all based on the total weight of the composition. The composition has a total TBN of less than 7.5 mg KOH/g, measured by ASTM D-2896 and a weight ratio of ppm of zinc from zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate(s) to ppm of molybdenum from molybdenum-containing compound(s) of <10. The method employs the lubricating oil composition to control timing chain stretch to a level of 0.1% or less.

In some embodiments, ethylene-propylene branched copolymers are synthesized with pyridyldiamido catalysts and a chain transfer agent, and their performance as viscosity modifiers in oil are detailed. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides for ethylene-propylene branched copolymers having a shear thinning onset of less than about 0.01 rad/s and an HTHS value of less than about 3.3. In some embodiments, the ethylene-propylene branched copolymer is used as a viscosity modifier in a lubricating composition and a fuel composition.

Provided are a method of producing a lubricating base oil composition including a) reacting at least a part of waste plastic pyrolysis oil having a boiling point in a range higher than 340° C. to remove impurities and structurally isomerizing the oil; and b) hydroisomerizing at least a part of the product of step a), and a lubricating base oil composition produced therefrom. A lubricating base oil, which has more methyl branches than petroleum-based lubricating base oil, to have improved low-temperature properties may be provided.

The present invention relates to a use of a lubricant comprising a base oil selected from a carboxylic acid ester in an electric vehicle. It further relates to a method for lubricating an electric vehicle with a lubricant comprising the carboxylic acid ester.