Disclosed is a method for preventing and/or reducing abnormal combustion of fuel in a motor vehicle engine that includes the use of a lubricating composition including at least one base oil and at least one fatty amine.

A lubricating oil friction modifier and a preparation method therefor and use thereof are provided. The lubricating oil friction modifier has a chemical formula of A.sub.xB.sup.y+(C.sup.?).sub.y. In the formula, A is a perfluoropolyether acyl group, B.sup.y+ represents a cationic group having x amino groups and y ammonium ions, C.sup.? is BF.sub.4.sup.?, PF.sub.6.sup.?, AsF.sub.6.sup.?, FAP.sup.?, TFSI.sup.?, Mn.sub.2O.sub.4 or ClO.sub.4.sup.?, x is an integer greater than or equal to 1, y is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and x+y?2. The lubricating oil friction modifier has a good solubility with fluorine oil and fluorine grease, will not precipitate in the fluorine oil and the fluorine grease after being added, and can significantly improve the wear resistance of a lubricating oil such as the fluorine oil and the fluorine grease.

A metalworking fluid includes a pH buffer system having one or more organic acids and one or more organic amines. The organic acids, which include aromatic carboxylic acids and C.sub.10 or higher aliphatic carboxylic acids, may replace boric acid, such that boric acid may be excluded from the metalworking fluid. The organic acids may include at least one of phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, and terephthalic acid. The one or more organic amines include aliphatic and aromatic amines having an amine value of at least 50 mg KOH/g. A method of using the metalworking fluid includes shaping a metal by contacting the metal surface with a tool while cooling and lubricating at least one of the metal surface or tool with the metalworking fluid.

The description involves a brush copolymer composition comprising a copolymeric backbone including monomeric repeat units of at least two different acrylate monomers and copolymeric brush arms including monomeric repeat units of at least two different acylated poly(alkylene amine)s, in which the brush arms, the brush copolymer, or both may advantageously exhibit UCST behavior, e.g, in hydrocarbon diluent. Methods of making such copolymers using RAFT and CROP (pseudo-)living reaction processes are also described herein.

A composition is provided to comprise a non-aqueous medium and a 3,4-oxypyridinone compound of structure (I):

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with each A being oxygen and/or sulfur, and with a variety of substituents at R.sub.1-R.sub.5 to enable a solution or an at least semi-stable emulsion to be formed in the non-aqueous medium. Methods of use are included herein, which may be focused on situations where the composition can be used as a lubricant and/or coolant.

One or more fatty amines are soluble in a lubricating composition for preventing and/or reducing the metal losses of the parts of an engine, such as a marine engine. The parts are brought into contact with the lubricating composition in order to prevent or reduce the metal losses.

Friction-reducing compositions useful for reducing Operating Torque in a drilling operation are described. Methods of conducting drilling operations using such friction-reducing compositions and lubricant compositions formed from blends of the friction-reducing composition with an oil-based mud composition are also described.

The present disclosure relates to new and optimized processes for the preparation of micro- and nano-scale capsules containing lubricant chemical additives. The present disclosure also relates to micro- and nano-scale capsules prepared by such processes, which are useful in a variety of applications, including automotive lubricants, diesel lubricants, industrial lubricants, metal-working lubricants, coolants, and process fluids. Micro- and nano-scale capsules prepared as described herein have the required properties that such capsules need to exhibit in order to function effectively and meet the requirements imposed by engine lubrication conditions. The microcapsules may be dispersed in a lubricating oil such that the lubricant exhibits improved stability and anti-wear performance, thereby improving engine fuel efficiency and performance.

A lubricating oil friction modifier and a preparation method therefor and use thereof are provided. The lubricating oil friction modifier has a chemical formula of A.sub.xB.sup.y+(C.sup.).sub.y. In the formula, A is a perfluoropolyether acyl group, B.sup.y+ represents a cationic group having x amino groups and y ammonium ions, C.sup. is BF.sub.4.sup., PF.sub.6.sup., AsF.sub.6.sup., FAP.sup., TFSI.sup., Mn.sub.2O.sub.4 or ClO.sub.4.sup., x is an integer greater than or equal to 1, y is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and x+y2. The lubricating oil friction modifier has a good solubility with fluorine oil and fluorine grease, will not precipitate in the fluorine oil and the fluorine grease after being added, and can significantly improve the wear resistance of a lubricating oil such as the fluorine oil and the fluorine grease.

This invention relates to a lubricating oil composition comprising: at least 50 mass % or more of one or more base oils; detergent; and 0.01 to 20 mass % of a functionalized polymer comprising a partially or fully saturated olefin homopolymer or copolymer backbone and at least one functional group, having: i) an Mn of 10,000 g/mol or more (GPC-PS) of the polymer prior to functionalization, ii) where in the functional group is derived from an acylating agent and a compound containing amino and/or hydroxyl groups, and iii) optionally, wherein the homopolymer or copolymer backbone is derived from monomers selected from the group consisting of C.sub.2 to C.sub.30 (such as linear) alpha olefins and C.sub.4 to C.sub.20 conjugated dienes; where PIBSA-PAM having an Mn of 1,600 g/mol or more (GPC-PS) is absent or substantially absent from the lubricating oil composition, or, if present, is present in an amount such that the weight ratio of the functionalized polymer (B) to the high molecular weight PIBSA-PAM is at least 0.25:1.