The invention relates to a grease composition including a base oil and a thickener that provides hydrophilic metal oxide particles and one or more amides which contain one or more unsaturated C—C bonds and/or at least one OH group. The hydrophilic metal oxide particles have a BET specific surface area of at least 10 m2/g and at least 80% of the hydrophilic metal oxide particles have a particle size in the range of from 5 nm to 900 μm. The amount of the thickener is in the range of from 0.1-40% by weight, based on the total weight of the grease composition. The invention further relates to methods for manufacturing the grease composition, and the use of the grease composition for lubricating bearings, gears and couplings.

The invention provides a grease composition for lubricating resins which contains a base oil, a diurea compound represented by formula (I) as a thickener: R.sup.1—NHCONH —R.sup.2—NHCONH—R.sup.3 (I) (wherein R.sup.2 represents a bivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 each independently represent a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms), and a chained hydrocarbon polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 20,000 to 300,000.

The method for producing a polyalkylene glycol of the present invention is a method for producing a polyalkylene glycol, including performing a polymerization reaction of an alkylene oxide with a composite metal catalyst, the polymerization reaction being performed in the presence of an organic solvent in an amount of 10 to 90 mass % based on the polyalkylene glycol to be produced.

The present disclosure relates to a lubricating fluid for an electric motor system and a method of lubricating gears and cooling a motor in an electric motor system. In particular, the disclosed technology relates to a lubricating fluid, for use in electric motor vehicle, comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and at least one phosphorylated dispersant exhibiting increased resistivity after aging.

Described herein are methods of stabilizing the beta hydrogen of glycerol based esters by the insertion of alkoxy groups to significantly improve the thermal, oxidative, and hydrolytic stability of the ester and allow for controlling the molar density of esters bonds in the lubricants to maximize hydrolytic stability while maintaining biodegradability and further improving performance properties.

Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition contains a lubricating base oil including mineral base oil, 4 to 15 mass % of an ester compound of a monovalent or polyvalent aliphatic carboxylic acid and a monovalent or polyvalent aliphatic alcohol, 400 to 1200 mass ppm of zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate in terms of a phosphorus element, 500 to 3000 mass ppm of a calcium-based detergent in terms of a calcium element, and 50 to 1000 mass ppm of a boron-modified succinimide-based dispersant in terms of a boron element, on the basis of the total amount of the lubricating oil composition.

The present disclosure provides a lubricating oil composition which is excellent in metal fatigue life, wear resistance and electrical insulating properties, even when the composition has a reduced viscosity. The lubricating oil composition according to the present disclosure comprises: (A) a lubricating base oil; (B) from 0.6 to 4.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition, of a polydiene having a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 3,000 and containing a functional group on at least one end thereof; and (C) at least one selected from a phosphorus-based anti-wear agent and a phosphorus-based extreme pressure agent, the at least one agent being contained in such an amount that the content of phosphorus is from 50 to 500 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition.

The present invention relates to a lubricant base stock, lubricant formulations, a method of lubricating a rotating shaft within a stern tube and the use of a lubricant base stock. The base stock and lubricant formulations may be particularly suited for use in aqueous environments (including fresh water or salt water). A lubricant base stock comprising a first (EO)(PO)(EO) block co-polymer and a second (EO)(PO)(EO) block co-polymer which is different from the first (EO)(PO)(EO) block co-polymer in a marine lubricant formulation wherein the lubricant base stock has a density of at least 1028 kg/m.sup.3 at 20° C. and at most 1022 kg/m.sup.3 at 40° C. in particular is provided.

A lubricant composition comprising an oil-soluble polyalkylene glycol; an ester compound selected from the group of natural esters and synthetic esters, and combinations thereof; and an additive mixture comprising an antioxidant and an anticorrosive, wherein the anticorrosive is selected from neutral alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts of sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids, naphthoic acids, naphthenic acids, benzoic acids and phosphoric acids, and derivatives and combinations thereof.

The disclosed technology relates to an automotive or industrial gear oil for automotive or industrial gears, as well as axles and bearings, the automotive or industrial gear oil containing an oil of lubricating viscosity, an optional phosphate and/or thiophosphate compound, a particular sulfurized olefin, and a metal thiophosphate compound, such as zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, as well as a method of improving automotive or industrial gear operating efficiency and temperature by lubricating such automotive or industrial gears with the automotive or industrial gear oil.