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Engine oil formulation with improved Sequence VIII performance

专利摘要

The present disclosure relates to methods of improving viscosity shear stability of a lubricating oil and lubricating oil composition comprising:a base oil of lubricating viscosity;an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s);wherein the lubricating oil composition has one or both of the following ratios:a) a ratio of KV40° C.fresh to a weight % of zinc contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, of greater than 510, wherein KV40° C.fresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh lubricating oil composition at 40° C.; andb) a ratio of KV40° C.fresh to a weight % of phosphorus contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, of greater than 560, wherein KV40° C.fresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh lubricating oil composition at 40° C. ......

基本信息

专利类型:
发明专利
申请/专利号:
US17/528986
申请日期:
2021-11-17
专利申请人:
雅富顿公司
分类号:
["C10M137/10","C10M143/02","C10M143/04","C10M169/04","C10M125/22","C10N40/25","C10N10/04","C10N20/04","C10N20/02","C10N30/02","C10N30/04","C10N30/00","C10N30/08"]
发明/设计人:
GARELICK, KENNETH ， DVORAK, TODD ， DEVLIN, MARK
权利要求: 1. An automotive engine oil composition comprising:greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity;an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s);wherein the automotive engine oil composition has a ratio of KV40°Cfresh to a weight % of zinc contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the automotive engine oil composition, of greater than 510, wherein KV40°Cfresh is the kinematic viscosity of fresh automotive engine oil composition at 40° C. as measured by ASTM D445,and the automotive engine oil composition has a KV100° Csheared of greater than or equal to 8.0 cP, wherein KV100°Csheared is the kinematic viscosity of the automotive engine oil composition after being stripped for 10 hours at 100° C., as measured by ASTM D445, and the KV40°Cfresh is as greater than 40 cSt, measured by ASTM D445.2. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, wherein the amount of zinc provided by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) is less than about 1500 ppm, based on a total weight of the automotive engine oil composition.3. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, wherein the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) is derived from one or more primary alkyl alcohol(s), one or more secondary alkyl alcohol(s), or combinations thereof.4. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, wherein the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) is derived from one or more primary alkyl alcohol(s) each having an alkyl group with 3 to 8 carbon atoms.5. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, wherein the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) is derived from one or more primary alkyl alcohol(s) selected from the group consisting of n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, n-butyl alcohol, 2-butanol, n-penyl alcohol, hexanol, methyl isobutyl carbinol, isohexanol, n-heptanol, isoheptanol, octanol, amyl alcohol, and 2-ethylhexanol.6. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, wherein the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) is derived from one or more secondary alkyl alcohol(s) having an alkyl group with 3 to 8 carbon atoms.7. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, wherein the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) is derived from a secondary alkyl alcohol selected from the group consisting of isopropyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, and methyl isobutyl carbinol.8. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, wherein the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) is derived from one or more primary alkyl alcohol(s) and one or more secondary alkyl alcohol(s).9. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, further comprising a combination of an overbased calcium sulfonate detergent and an overbased calcium phenate detergent, wherein said combination provides from about 800 ppm of calcium to 3000 ppm of calcium, based on a total weight of the automotive engine oil composition,the overbased calcium sulfonate detergent and the overbased calcium phenate detergent each have a total base number of about 200 mg KOH/g or greater, andthe one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) is derived from one or more secondary alkyl alcohol(s) having an alkyl group with 3 to 8 carbon atoms.10. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, further comprising a viscosity index improver.11. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 10, wherein the viscosity index improver is a copolymer of ethylene-propylene having an average molecule weight of from 50,000 to 500,000, as measured by gel permeation chromatography.12. The automotive engine oil composition of claim 1, further comprising a nitrogen-containing dispersant present in an amount to provide from about 50 ppmw to about 1000 ppmw of nitrogen to the automotive engine oil composition, based on the total weight of the automotive engine oil composition.13. An automotive engine oil composition comprising:greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity;an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s);wherein the automotive engine oil composition has a ratio of KV40°Cfresh to a weight % of phosphorus contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the automotive engine oil composition, of greater than 560, wherein KV40°Cfresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh automotive engine oil composition at 40° C. as measured by ASTM D445,and the automotive engine oil composition has a KV100°Csheared of greater than or equal to 8.0 cP, wherein KV100°Csheared is the kinematic viscosity of the automotive engine oil composition after being stripped for 10 hours at 100° C., as measured by ASTM D445, and the KV40°Cfresh is as greater than 40 cSt, measured by ASTM D445.14. An automotive engine oil composition comprising:greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity;an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s);wherein the automotive engine oil composition has a KV100°Csheared of greater than or equal to 8.0 cP, wherein KV100°Csheared is the kinematic viscosity of the automotive engine oil composition after being stripped for 10 hours at 100° C., as measured by ASTM D445, and a KV40°Cfresh is greater than 40 cSt, as measured by ASTM D445 andthe automotive engine oil composition has one or both of the following ratios:a) a ratio of KV40°Cfresh to a weight % of zinc contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the automotive engine oil composition, of greater than 510, wherein KV40°Cfresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh automotive engine oil composition at 40° C. as measured by ASTM D445; andb) a ratio of KV40°Cfresh to a weight % of phosphorus contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the automotive engine oil composition, of greater than 560, wherein KV40°Cfresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh automotive engine oil composition at 40° C. as measured by ASTM D445.15. A method of improving the viscosity shear stability of a lubricating oil in an automotive engine, the method comprising adding to a crankcase of the automotive engine the automotive engine oil composition of claim 14.