A polymer comprising units having the structure (I):

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wherein x is 2 or 3, wherein L is (CH.sub.2).sub.y, where y is an integer from 1 to 10, or wherein L is CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2S(CH.sub.2).sub.z, where z is an integer from 1 to 5; wherein [Q] is absent or is a polymerised moiety consisting of units having the structure (II):

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wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group, or a hydrocarbyl group containing one or more heteroatoms, wherein R may be linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, and wherein R has from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; wherein [Q] either consists of identical units of structure (II), or wherein [Q] consists of more than one different units of structure (II), differing in group R; and wherein X is a halogen or another chain terminating group. The polymers may find use as additives in lubricating compositions where they provide friction improvement and wear reduction.

To provide a lubricating oil composition achieving both of high traction coefficient and excellent low temperature fluidity at a higher level and having a high flash point, which contains a naphthene-based synthetic oil (A) having a flash point of 140 C. or higher, a longifolene (B), and a predetermined monoester-based synthetic oil (C), a method for producing the lubricating oil composition, and a continuously variable transmission using the lubricating oil composition.

A sofa bed sliding system for a sofa bed is provided. The sliding system is forming a connection between a moveable sofa bed part and an associated frame structure, wherein said sliding system includes at least one sliding surface being coated with a lacquer including a resin, wherein said lacquer in turn is at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with a lowered friction.

Turbine lubricant additives and lubricants including such additives that provide rust prevention and water separation but also pass the demanding stage II wet filterability at the same time.

A rubber material recovery method according to at least one embodiment of the present invention comprises a step of supplying an oil product containing a softener to a rubber material, wherein an absolute difference between a solubility parameter of the softener and a solubility parameter of the rubber material is 1.7 or less.

The present invention is toward a base oil or lubricant additives, methods of using the same, lubricant compositions including the same, and methods of forming the lubricant compositions. A base oil or lubricant additive has Structure I or Structure II as described herein.

A liquid composition which has an excellent coating property at room temperature and is retained on a surface to be coated after application on the surface, and a terminal-fitted electric wire having an increased corrosion resistance using the same. The liquid composition contains a high-consistency material, a low-viscosity liquid having a kinetic viscosity of 100 mm.sup.2/s or lower measured at 40 C. in accordance with JIS K2283, and an adduct containing an acidic phosphate ester containing one or more kinds of compounds represented by General Formulae (1) and (2), and a metal,
P(O)(OR.sub.1)(OH).sub.2(1),
P(O)(OR.sub.1).sub.2(OH)(2),
where R.sub.1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms.

This disclosure relates to cold cranking simulator viscosity (CCSV) reducing base stocks that allow flexibility for low viscosity SAE engine oil grades (e.g., 5W and 0W) to meet demanding low temperature viscosity requirements while maintaining a higher base oil viscosity for improved wear protection. The CCSV-reducing base stocks include mono-esters derivable from a Guerbet alcohol and a monocarboxylic acid. The disclosure also relates to lubricating oils containing the CCSV-reducing base stocks, and a method for improving fuel efficiency and/or wear protection in an engine by using as the lubricating engine oil a formulated oil containing one or more of the CCSV-reducing base stocks.

A lubricating composition includes: from 0.1% to 10% by weight of a first organic acid including a fatty acid containing from 4 carbon atoms to 18 carbon atoms; from 1% to 10% by weight of a fatty amine containing from 10 carbon atoms to 26 carbon atoms; from 0.1% to 5% by weight of an acidity corrector; up to 10% by weight of a dispersant; up to 10% by weight of a second organic acid; up to 10% by weight of an organic solvent; and from 50% to 98.8% by weight of water.

The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising: (A) a lubricant base oil including at least one type selected from mineral oil, PAO, and GTL (gas-to-liquid) base oils; (B) a compound having a structure obtained by independently subjecting propylene oxide to addition polymerization with an alcohol or a structure obtained by subjecting a combination of propylene oxide with ethylene oxide and/or butylene oxide to addition polymerization with an alcohol, and being configured so that polyalkylene glycol (PAG) with an oxygen/carbon weight ratio of 0.35 or more and less than 0.45 and/or one or both terminal hydroxyl groups in the polyalkylene glycol (PAG) are blocked; and (C) a fatty acid ester having an oxygen/carbon weight ratio of 0.05 to 0.35.