High performance lubricant containing high molecular weight aromatic amine antioxidant and low boron content dispersant

Abstract

A method for improving the seal integrity, oxidation resistance, thermal breakdown deposit protection of lubricating oil by combining a base stock and/or base oil with a high molecular weight aromatic amine and a low boron content dispersant.

Description

Claims

1. A lubricating oil exhibiting one or more of enhanced seal integrity, oxidation resistance or thermal breakdown deposit protection properties comprising a base stock or base oil of lubricating viscosity selected from natural oil, synthetic oil, unconventional oil and mixtures thereof, an aromatic amine having a molecular weight of at least about 650 in an amount in the range of about 0.1 to 5 wt % based on active ingredient and a low boron content dispersant, the amount of boron in the dispersant being less than about 1.1 wt %, but at least 0.05 wt %, the amount of dispersant present being sufficient to provide a boron content of 15 to 100 ppm boron.

2. The lubricating oil of claim 1 wherein the base stock or base oil is an unconventional oil derived from one or more or a mixture of GTL base stock and/or base oil, or hydrodewaxed or hydroisomerized/catalytic (or solvent) dewaxed base stock and/or base oil derived from natural wax, waxy feeds, mineral oil waxy feed, non-mineral oil waxy feed.

3. The lubricating oil of claim 2 wherein the base stock or base oil is an unconventional GTL base stock and/or base oil derived from waxy synthesized hydrocarbon via separation from or fractionation of waxy synthesized hydrocarbons or by hydrodewaxing or hydroisomerization/catalytic (or solvent) dewaxing of waxy synthesized hydrocarbons.

4. The lubricating oil of claim 3 wherein the waxy synthesized hydrocarbons from which the unconventional oil is derived are Fischer-Tropsch synthesized hydrocarbons.

5. The lubricating oil of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein the high molecular weight aromatic amine is selected from the group consisting of diphenyl amine, phenyl naphthyl amines, oligomers thereof, phenothiazines, substituted phenothiazines, imidodibenzyls, diphenyl phenylene diamines, sulfurized aromatic amines, sulfur linked aromatic amines and mixtures thereof.

6. The lubricating oil of claim 5 wherein the high molecular weight aromatic amine is selected from diphenyl amines, phenyl naphthylamines, oligomers thereof and mixtures thereof.

7. The lubricating oil of claim 6 wherein the high molecular weight aromatic amine has a molecular weight of at least about 700.

8. The lubricating oil of claim 6 wherein the high molecular weight aromatic amine has a molecular weight of at least about 750.

9. The lubricating oil of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more of borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products.

10. The lubricating oil of claim 9 wherein the low boron content dispersant contains less than 0.8 wt % boron.

11. The lubricating oil of claim 9 wherein the low boron content dispersant contains less than 0.5 wt % boron.

12. The lubricating oil of claim 5 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products.

13. The lubricating oil of claim 6 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products.

14. The lubricating oil of claim 7 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products and the dispersant contains less than 0.8 wt % boron.

15. The lubricating oil of claim 8 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products and the dispersant contains less than 0.8 wt % boron.

16. The lubricating oil of claim 8 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides and Mannich condensation products and the dispersant contains less than 0.5 wt % boron.

17. The lubricating oil of claim 13 wherein the aromatic amine is diphenyl amine, phenyl naphthyl amine, oligomers thereof and mixtures thereof having a molecular weight of at least 750 and the low boron content dispersant is one or more long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides and/or a long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinamides having a boron content of less than 0.5 wt % and a boron to nitrogen ratio of <0.67 on a wt/wt basis.

18. A method for enhancing one or more of seal integrity, oxidation resistance or thermal breakdown deposit protection of a lubricating oil composition by combining into the lubricating oil composition comprising a base stock or base oil of lubricating viscosity an aromatic amine having a molecular weight of at least about 650 in an amount in the range of about 0.1 to 5 wt % based on active ingredient and a low boron content dispersant, the amount of boron in the dispersant being less than about 1.1 wt % but at least 0.05 wt %, the amount of dispersant used being sufficient to provide a boron content of 15 to 100 ppm boron.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the base stock or base oil of the lubricating oil composition is an unconventional oil derived from one or more or a mixture of GTL base stock and/or base oil or hydrodewaxed or hydroisomerized/catalytic (or solvent) dewaxed base stock and/or base oil derived from natural wax, waxy feeds, mineral oil waxy feed, non-mineral oil waxy feed.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the base stock or base oil is an unconventional GTL base stock and/or base oil derived from waxy synthesized hydrocarbon via separation from or fractionation of waxy synthesized hydrocarbons or by hydrodewaxing or hydroisomerization (catalytic) or solvent dewaxing of waxy synthesized hydrocarbons.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the waxy synthesized hydrocarbons from which the unconventional oil is derived are Fischer-Tropsch synthesized hydrocarbons.

22. The method of claim 18, 19, 20 or 21 wherein the high molecular weight aromatic amine is selected from the group consisting of diphenyl amine, phenyl naphthyl amines, oligomers thereof, phenothiazines, substituted phenothiazines, imidodibenzyls, diphenyl phenylene diamines sulfurized aromatic amines, sulfur linked aromatic amines and mixtures thereof.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the high molecular weight aromatic amine is selected from diphenyl amines, phenyl naphthylamines, oligomers thereof and mixtures thereof.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the high molecular weight aromatic amine has a molecular weight of at least about 700.

25. The method of claim 23 wherein the high molecular weight aromatic amine has a molecular weight of at least about 750.

26. The method of claim 18, 19, 20 or 21 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the low boron content dispersant contains less than 0.8 wt % boron.

28. The method of claim 26 wherein the low boron content dispersant contains less than 0.5 wt % boron.

29. The method of claim 22 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products.

30. The method of claim 23 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products.

31. The method of claim 24 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides, and Mannich condensation products on the dispersant contains less than 0.8 wt % boron.

32. The method of claim 28 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides and Mannich condensation products and the dispersant contains less than 0.8 wt % boron.

33. The method of claim 25 wherein the low boron content dispersant is one or more borated long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides, long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted succinamides and Mannich condensation products and the dispersant contains less than 0.5 wt % boron.

34. The method of claim 23 wherein the aromatic amine is diphenyl amine, phenyl naphthyl amine, oligomers thereof and mixtures thereof having a molecular weight of at least 750 and the low boron content dispersant is one or more long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinimides and/or long chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituted succinamides having a boron content of less than 0.5 wt % and a boron to nitrogen ratio of <0.67 on a wt/wt basis.