The present invention relates to a polyalphaolefin having a uniform structure and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly to a method of preparing polyalphaolefin having a uniform comb-like structure by minimizing the formation of short chain branches, which deteriorate the properties of lubricant base oil, using a homogeneous single-active-site metallocene catalyst, an organometallic compound cocatalyst and an organoboron compound promoter.

To provide a lubricant solution capable of forming a uniform coating film by using a solvent composition which has a small impact on the global environment and which is excellent in solubility of the fluorinated ether compound, and a method for producing a substrate provided with a lubricant coating film.

A lubricant solution comprising a solvent composition which comprises a HCFO and at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorohexane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorooctane, nonafluorobutyl methyl ether, nonafluorobutyl ethyl ether and 3-methoxy-4-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, and a fluorinated ether compound which is a fluorinated ether compound having a perfluoropolyether chain and CF.sub.3 groups at both terminals, wherein the perfluoropolyether chain does not have a branched structure.

To provide a lubricant solution capable of forming a uniform coating film by using a solvent composition which has a small impact on the global environment and which is excellent in solubility of the fluorinated ether compound, and a method for producing a substrate provided with a lubricant coating film.

A lubricant solution comprising a solvent composition which comprises a HCFO and at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorohexane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorooctane, nonafluorobutyl methyl ether, nonafluorobutyl ethyl ether and 3-methoxy-4-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, and a fluorinated ether compound which is a fluorinated ether compound having a perfluoropolyether chain and CF.sub.3 groups at both terminals, wherein the perfluoropolyether chain does not have a branched structure.

The present invention relates to a lubricant composition comprising at least one graphite particle and at least one polytetrafluoroethylene particle.

It also relates to the use of said composition for the lubrication of gears, in particular of industrial gears.

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 20 wt. % of an alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic carboxylic acid, wherein the alkyl substituent of the alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic carboxylic acid has from 12 to 40 carbon atoms; 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 VM concentrate comprising: from about 60 to about 95 parts (and at least 50 wt %) of a diluent oil (e.g., having a KV100 of about 2 cSt to about 40 cSt); and from about 5 parts to about 40 parts (and at least 6.0 wt %) of a linear triblock copolymer characterized by the formula: D′-PA-D″; wherein D′ represents a block derived from diene, PA represents a block derived from monoalkenyl arene, D″ represents a block derived from diene, and the linear triblock copolymer is present in an amount effective to modify a lubricating kinematic viscosity at approximately 100° C. (KV100) of the concentrate, and wherein the KV100 of the concentrate is about 3000 cSt or less. The linear triblock copolymer may additionally or alternatively have a thickening efficiency span of at most 0.5.

Methods of lubricating food processing equipment that include applying a food grade, high temperature lubricant composition to the food processing equipment are described. The composition includes a polyol polyester base oil that is a reaction product of at least one neopentyl polyhydric alcohol and at least one monocarboxylic acid. Also described are methods of preparing a food grade, high temperature composition comprising reacting at least one neopentyl polyhydric alcohol and at least one monocarboxylic acid. The composition may be a lubricant composition. Additionally, the invention provides a food grade, high temperature lubricant composition comprising a polyol polyester base oil that is a reaction product of at least one neopentyl polyhydric alcohol and at least one monocarboxylic acid.

This application relates to copolymer compositions and copolymerization processes, as well as to lubricating oil compositions comprising such copolymer compositions as viscosity index improvers, and base oil. The copolymer compositions may be made using two different metallocene catalysts: one capable of producing high molecular weight copolymers; and one suitable for producing lower molecular weight copolymers having at least a portion of vinyl terminations, and the copolymer compositions produced thereby. Copolymer compositions may comprise (1) a first ethylene copolymer fraction having high molecular weight, exhibiting branching topology, and having relatively lower ethylene content (based on the weight of the first ethylene copolymer fraction); and (2) a second ethylene copolymer fraction having low molecular weight, exhibiting linear rheology, and having relatively higher ethylene content (based on the weight of the second ethylene copolymer fraction). Lubricating oil compositions comprising such copolymer compositions may exhibit superior viscosity properties.

A lubricating oil composition for a sliding guide surface, which includes a lubricant base oil, an acid phosphate ester mixture having a structure represented by the following Formula (1) and including an acid phosphate monoester and an acid phosphate diester, and an aliphatic monoamine, and which satisfies a predetermined condition A or condition B, is provided. In Formula (1), each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a saturated or unsaturated straight-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms.
(R.sup.1O)(R.sup.2O)(HO)P═O  (1)

A grease composition containing a urea compound as a thickener, a base oil, an alkaline earth metal salicylate and/or an alkaline earth metal phenate as a first additive constituent, a metal soap, being a stearic acid metal salt, as a second additive constituent, and a calcium sulphonate and/or a zinc naphthenate as a third additive constituent.