Patent Application
20220243140
A lubricant, on the one hand, can be a liquid, a paste or a solid, with liquid lubricants being the most used. Lubricating oils can be used in automobile engines, transmissions, bearings, gears, industrial gears, and other machinery to reduce friction and wear and to increase fuel economy. A number of components that include, but are not limited to, dispersants, detergents, friction modifiers, antiwear agents, antioxidants, and anticorrosive additives are typically present in fully formulated lubricating oils. For many lubricant applications, a viscosity index improver can also be included as a major component. On the other hand, additives improve fuel performance parameters, enhancing existing properties; deleting those that are not valid; or introducing new properties that optimize the efficiency of fuels such as Diesel and Gasoline. Likewise, it allows to obtain additives that help the lubricants in common use in the market due to their antioxidant capacity that they provide and that allow to slow down this aging and oxidation process by preventing the formation of acids, sludges and viscosity increases derived from oxidation. The anticorrosive and degreasing capacity of the components obtained with this method, allow a better performance in the uses of the compositions.
With the advancement of reduced energy resources and the increasing adoption of stricter environmental regulations, there is an increased demand to increase the fuel economy of vehicles and decrease emissions from vehicle exhaust. Currently, organic friction modifiers are added to lubricating oils to increase fuel economy. However, the level of fuel economy that can be achieved by organic friction modifiers is limited. Therefore, there is a need for alternative methods to achieve improvements in fuel economy due to the versatility and quality of lubricants, as well as the role of additives used to improve the quality of fuels.
Regarding lubrication, one of the most important issues in the design of an equipment or an engine is the calculation of the necessary viscosity to avoid friction and wear. If the recommended viscosity is very low, there will be contact between parts, wear and high temperatures, further reducing the viscosity of the lubricant. If the Viscosity is very high, it creates an excess resistance, excess pressure and a lack of circulation or penetration, leaving rubbing between dry parts and high wear. Excess pressure can cause some failures where Valves and Sensors stand out.
The most common causes of Lubricant Degradation are Oxidation, Thermal Decomposition, Depletion of Additives and Contamination.
OXIDATION: It is the Reaction of the molecules of the Lubricant with the Oxygen. It can lead to an increase in Viscosity and the formation of Varnish, mud and sediments which can result in exhaustion of its additives and in a degradation of the lubricating base. Oxidation can produce an increase in Total Acid Number (NAT) and rust and corrosion in the machine; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: The temperature of the lubricant should be our main concern. In addition to separating the moving surfaces within the machinery, the lubricant must also dissipate the Heat, refrigerate. This means that the Lubricant can and will be heated above its Recommended Temperature range. Normally the ARRHENIUS Rate rule applies that for every 10° C. (18° F.) of Temperature Increase, the speed of a Chemical Reaction doubles. In other words, for every 10° C. increase in the temperature of your lubricant, its useful life is cut in half. Keeping the oil as cold as possible while in operation will extend its Service Life and reduce the Thermal Decomposition Reaction; Thermal decomposition induces degradation by transferring an air bubble through a low pressure zone in a system to a high pressure zone, which is extremely common in hydraulic systems which leads to compression in the air bubble. inside the lubricant. The Heat Generated by this compression practically burns the Surrounding Lubricant molecules causing their Instant reduction; DEPLETION OF ADDITIVES: the different conventional additives that are part of the lubricants for conventional use, are designed to be sacrificed during the useful life of the lubricant, therefore it is necessary to use the analysis of lubricant to monitor the levels of “life” of the additives , not only to assess the health of the lubricant, but also to provide clues as to what is causing its depletion; and POLLUTION: Pollution with earth, water, air, etc. It can greatly influence the degradation rate of the lubricant. Soil containing fine metal particles can be a catalyst that starts and accelerates the Lubricant degradation process. Air and water can provide a source of oxygen that reacts with the Lubricant and leads to its oxidation. Lubricant analysis can be very useful for monitoring lubricant contamination levels.
When the viscosity of a lubricant is very low, it can generate a very thin film and promote metal-to-metal contact, on the other hand, a very high viscosity can delay or prevent the arrival of the lubricant on time to the moving parts of the engine, causing the decrease in power and the increase in fuel consumption. The Cost-Benefit relationship between durability and efficiency of a lubricant, determine the most convenient degree of viscosity depending on the needs of consumers.
The lubricants, degreasers and additives of the present invention are compositions that can be obtained from the method described in this document and can be made according to the user's needs due to the ability to adapt their rheological properties to operations in environments. changing and extreme. This novel method allows conventional lubricant compounds and fuel/oil additives to be combined with other materials of unconventional use under the processes of the present invention. The compositions may be suitable for significantly reducing emissions of: Hydrocarbons (HC): They are poisonous, unburned gases, they are combustible in their pure state and are measured as particulates per million (ppm); Carbon Monoxide (CO): It is a poisonous gas burned; a partial combustion has happened, but the fuel molecule has not been completely burned; CO is measured as a percentage of the gas being measured; Carbon Dioxide (C02): It is a completely burned fuel; y is a harmless result of complete combustion; this is measured as a percentage of the gas volume; Oxygen (02): Oxygen is important because combustion cannot be achieved without it. The content of 02 is the most important (if there is anything left over). 02 is also measured as a percentage of the volume of the gas being measured; but this is not measured by infrared light, but is measured by an oxygen sensor similar to the one found in cars and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx): It is a residue which destroys the ozone layer of our planet, and although it can also indicate operating problems, it is very difficult to have a good parameter, since in order to measure NOx, the use of a dynamometer to simulate the load and weight conditions of motors lubricated with the lubricating compositions described with the Method presented in the present invention. As indicated, the method of the present invention also allows obtaining oil additives for fuels intended to improve fuel efficiency by affecting the cetane number, being a dehydrator and reducing waste of Soot derived from the combustion of diesel.
The present invention allows to increase the fuel economy since, from it, different types of lubricants and oily additives for fuels/oils can be obtained with a lower degree of viscosity, but adaptable to work environments with the presence of high pressures and high decomposition temperatures of previously conventional oils, as well as the presence of oxygen, sediments and water. Their particular conditions also allow them to adapt to environments with low temperature operational conditions. The lubrication technology known until today allows the supply of lower viscosity lubricating oils to dramatically increase fuel economy, but these lubricating oils have the limitation of increasing wear due to mechanical friction. Consequently, given the increasing need for methods to reduce friction and wear without negatively affecting emission control systems and without further depleting scarce natural resources, we endorse this technological proposal for a novel method capable to allow the obtaining of compositions for Lubrication, oily additives to improve the quality of Fuels and oils and degreasing agents, corrosion inhibitors. Users will be able to obtain skillful lubrication of mechanical systems. On the one hand, it would have additives to improve the fuels used in different operating activities, and would allow satisfying this growing need to have, firstly, lubricating oils with lower viscosity that increase fuel economy and at the same time reduce effective, safe and efficient wear by mechanical friction and inhibit Corrosion. In another aspect, the improvement of the quality of the fuels allows the reduction of soot by increasing the combustion efficiency and therefore reduction of emission and will allow the extraction and separation of the water content present in them, thereby reducing the impact of fuel contamination. What is described in this patent allows us to provide an innovative method, which integrates multiple processes, to obtain Lubricants intended to reduce coefficients of friction, wear between lubricated surfaces and increase fuel economy, as well as additives for quality improvement of Fuels, to improve the quality of other oils, to facilitate cleaning and degreasing of mechanical components with anticorrosive properties
The characteristic details of the processes involved in the present chemical method for obtaining lubricating compositions, industrial degreasers, corrosion inhibitors and oily additives for oils and fuels. Non-degradable in the presence of oxygen, water, high temperatures and particle contamination, are clearly described in the disclosure and in tables indicated in the claims of the present invention. The lines of compositions, lubricants, anticorrosive degreasers and additives for improvement of Fuels and other oils, are obtained from a method that combines various processes that are based on mixtures and fusions of organic compositions focused on the use of distilled fatty acids, di- distillates, alcohols, ternary compound, controlled halogenated compounds, organic polymers and mineral oil.
The reactions are the result of a structured combination process of the described compounds. Mixing processes combine the use of variable high and low temperatures, uses of high and low varying pressures corresponding to each stage of the process, and the use of ambient temperature in the reactions that complete the process.
The halogenated compounds used in the preparation and reaction of mixtures, have the particularity of being pretreated, under a process of ion equilibrium, thereby preventing them from being caustic, irritant, corrosive to human tissues, and reducing the impact of corrosion in metals and metal alloys. The characteristic details of this novel method for obtaining corrosion inhibiting lubricants, additives and degreasers are clearly seen in the following Technical description.
The present invention relates to the use, in stages and in combination, of reactions at variable temperatures that may require environments under pressure to execute various mixtures of organic compositions, distilled fatty acids, di-distillates, controlled halogenated compounds, organic polymers, mineral oil and alcohols. that facilitate the obtaining of finished compounds destined to be used as a novel alternative that facilitates, on the one hand, Lubrication that reduces the coefficients of friction, wear between lubricated surfaces and increases fuel economy without negatively affecting fuel systems. control of emissions and contribute to reducing the depletion of scarce natural resources both in the automotive fleet in general; Lubrication that reduces metal-metal and metal-sand friction, in all typical mechanical gear of mechanical equipment and in the metallic/mechanical rigging of pipes and mechanical tool rigs normally used for drilling and fracturing rocks in deposits of metallic mining, non-metallic mining and energy mining of oil and gas. Also for lubrication of gears and mechanisms systems that compose gasoline, diesel, electric motors, liquefied petroleum gas motors and any motor and/or mechanical transmission that operates under any other type of fuel or energy mechanism. The innovative ability of lubricants to adapt to severe and changing conditions make it intelligent lubricants that also allow for fuel savings and reduced emissions. Likewise, the oily additives obtained with the method can be applied to improve the efficiency and quality of fuels by affecting the cetane number, dehydrating the water content, improving combustion, and by reducing soot deposits derived from inadequate combustion. which also impacts on fuel savings and emission reduction. They also improve the efficiency of other commercial oils. Finally, highly effective degreasers in reducing organic deposits and that provide corrosion inhibitory activity. Best way to carry out the invention
As previously indicated, the compounds used to obtain Lubricants of the present invention are made from mixtures of compounds and fusion of organic compositions based on distilled, di-distilled fatty acids, halogenated compounds, organic polymers, alcohols and mineral oil. Stage reactions are a combination of low and high variable temperature mixing processes for the transformation of materials where the use of pressure plays an important role in each stage to which some reactions are subjected. The halogenated compounds used in the mixture have the particularity of previously going through an ion balancing process and thus avoiding caustics, irritants and corrosives to human tissues and eliminating the impact of corrosion on metals and alloys. metallic. Once the compounds indicated in each stage have been transformed and homogenized by fusion at the required temperatures and pressures, it is possible to obtain each type of lubricant to be used for each specific need, as well as each oily additive for the improvement of fuel quality, for the improvement of performance and quality of other lubricants and for degreasing products and corrosion inhibitors
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/PA2018/000023 | 11/1/2018 | WO | 00 |
