A lubricating oil composition having a fluorescent compound that emits a fluorescent light. The fluorescent compound has a property of deteriorating with relevance to a deterioration of the lubricating oil composition. A deterioration measurement device having a light emitter that emits an irradiation light toward a measurement target object including a fluorescent compound, a light receiver, and a sensor. A deterioration measurement system having a lubricating oil composition and a deterioration measurement device.

The present invention relates to a lubricating composition for an engine, in particular for a motor vehicle engine, comprising at least one base oil and at least one compound able to release formaldehyde under the temperature and pressure conditions of the combustion chamber of the engine.

It also relates to the use, in a lubricating composition intended for an engine, of a compound able to release formaldehyde under the temperature and pressure conditions of the combustion chamber of the engine, as an additive for preventing and/or reducing pre-ignition, in particular low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI).

A lubricating oil including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and one or more lubricating oil additives having at least one protected active group, as a minor component. The one or more lubricating oil additives having at least one protected active group are converted into one or more lubricating oil additives having at least one unprotected active group in the lubricating oil in-service in an engine or other mechanical component. Compositions including one or more lubricating oil additives having at least one protected active group. A method for improving solubility of one or more lubricating oil additives in a lubricating oil. A method for improving oxidative stability of a lubricating oil and extending performance life of one or more lubricating oil additives. A method for improving friction control in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil.

A lubricant composition includes (a) a hydrocarbon oil including at least 30%wt of isoparaffins, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon oil, and (b) an alkoxylated natural oil. A method of using the lubricant composition in a water- based composition, in particular a water-based mud, to improve the lubricity and/or to reduce the foaming properties of the water-based composition is also disclosed.

A refrigeration cycle apparatus including a refrigeration circuit, the refrigeration circuit including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, and an expansion valve, wherein a refrigerant is sealed within the refrigeration circuit, the refrigerant contains trifluoroiodomethane, the compressor is filled with a refrigerator oil, and the refrigerator oil contains at least one of a first compound represented by the following chemical formula 1 and a second compound represented by the following chemical formula 2:

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The present invention relates to a lubricating composition for an engine, in particular for a motor vehicle engine, comprising at least one base oil and at least one compound able to release formaldehyde under the temperature and pressure conditions of the combustion chamber of the engine. It also relates to the use, in a lubricating composition intended for an engine, of a compound able to release formaldehyde under the temperature and pressure conditions of the combustion chamber of the engine, as an additive for preventing and/or reducing pre-ignition, in particular low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI).

One aspect of the present invention is a refrigerating machine including a refrigerant circulation system including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator, and the refrigerant circulation system being filled with a refrigerant and a refrigerating machine oil, wherein the refrigerating machine oil contains: a first base oil having a compatible region with the refrigerant in a range of a temperature of 30° C. or lower and an oil ratio of 1 to 80% by mass; and a second base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. lower than the first base oil and having a narrower compatible region with the refrigerant than the first base oil.

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.

The present invention relates to a lubricating composition containing (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) a compound selected from the group consisting of: (i) an ester-containing heterocycle; (ii) an amide-containing heterocycle; and (iii) a pyrimidine, wherein the ester-containing heterocycle and the amide-containing heterocycle have a hydrocarbyl group containing 6 to 40 carbon atoms. The invention further provides for a method of supplying an internal combustion engine with the lubricating composition.

Disclosed herein are processes for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) from one or more bio-derived reactants, and their use as base oils:

(R.sub.1-A).sub.b-(CH.sub.x).sub.a(CHR.sub.2).sub.m(C(R.sub.4R.sub.5)).sub.n(CHR.sub.3).sub.o(CH.sub.y).sub.c-(A-R.sub.1).sub.d(I)

wherein a and c are independently 0 or 1, b and d are independently 1 or 2, x and y are independently 1 or 2, dependent upon the values of a-d, m and o are independently 0 or 1, n is an integer of 0-6, and each A is independently an unsaturated furan ring, a partially saturated furan ring, a saturated furan ring, or (CH.sub.2).sub.4. Also, R.sub.1, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl groups having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, with a proviso that at least one of R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 is not hydrogen, and the total carbon content of the compound of formula (I) is in the range of 20-62.