Synergistic combination of metallic and ashless rust inhibitors to yield improved rust protection and demulsibility in dispersant-containing lubricants

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6677281
  • Patent Number
    6,677,281
  • Date Filed
    Friday, March 22, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 13, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
A lubricant having improved rust protection and demulsibility has a specific balance of an ashless dispersant and a rust inhibitor additive combination comprising a metallic and ashless rust inhibitor.
Description




FIELD OF INVENTION




The present invention relates to industrial lubricants. More specifically the invention relates to lubricants for industrial machinery that provides improved rust protection, deposit control and demulsibility.




BACKGROUND




The art of lubricating oil formulation has become more complex with ever more stringent standards dictated by the increasing complexity of industrial equipment technology. For example, industrial oils and circulating oils such as compressor, gear, and hydraulic oils typically are required to be capable of separating from water in order that any water contamination arising during use does not adversely impact equipment operation and durability. In addition to industrial lubricants having demulsification properties, these oils are also required to be thermally and oxidatively stable in order to minimize deposit formation caused by degradation products. To further enhance deposit control performance industrial lubricants typically employ dispersants to keep deposit-forming precursors suspended in the bulk oil and away from working surfaces. Dispersants, however, tend to be effective in emulsifying water in the oil phase. Thus, additives that may enhance one property may adversely effect another property.




Another required property of industrial oils is rust inhibition.




An object of the present invention therefore is to provide an industrial lubricant that provides rust protection, deposit control and is capable of demulsifying water.




SUMMARY OF INVENTION




It has now been found that a specific balance of a metallic and ashless rust inhibitor and a dispersant provides improved anti-rust and demulsibility performance. Accordingly, in one embodiment, a lubricant composition is provided comprising:




(a) a lubricating oil basestock;




(b) an effective amount of a rust inhibitor additive combination consisting essentially of a metal containing rust inhibitor and an ashless rust inhibitor; and




(c) an ashless polyolefin dispersant wherein the weight ratio of dispersant to rust inhibitor additive combination is less than 1.14.




Other embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the detailed description which follows.




DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION




The lubricating oil basestock comprising a major portion of the composition of the present invention has a viscosity in the ISO 10-1500 viscosity grade range and preferably ISO 32 to 680 viscosity grade range. Individual oils meeting this viscosity requirement can be used or a mixture of oils of different viscosities can be combined. Preferably the basestock will be selected from any of the natural mineral oils of API Group II basestocks.




The lubricant composition also includes an effective amount of a rust inhibitor additive combination consisting essentially of a metal containing rust inhibitor and an ashless rust inhibitor. In the combination the metal containing rust inhibitor preferably is selected from Group 2


a


metal sulfonates. Indeed, the preferred metal sulfonates are calcium and barium alkylaryl sulfonates. Examples of such sulfonates include calcium dinonyl naphthalene sulfonate, barium dinonyl naphthalene sulfonate, and neutral calcium sulfonate.




The metal sulfonate typically is used in an amount in the range of about 0.20 to about 0.50 wt % based on the lubricating composition and preferably in the range of 0.20 to 0.30 wt %.




Combined with the metal sulfonate rust inhibitor is an ashless rust inhibitor. The ashless rust inhibitor preferably is an alkenyl succinimide, especially alkenyl succinimides having alkenyl groups of from about 15 to about 30 carbon atoms.




The ashless rust inhibitor typically is used in an amount in the range of from about 0.05 to about 0.30 wt % based on the lubricating composition.




The composition of the present invention includes an ashless polyolefin dispersant. Preferred polyolefin dispersants include homo- and copolymers of ethylene, propylene, butylene, isobutylene, pentene and the like. These polymer dispersants will have weight average molecular weights in the range of about 800 to about 5000 and preferably from about 2000 to about 2500. Preferably the dispersant is borated. Indeed, an especially preferred borated ashless dispersant is a borated polyisobutylene having a weight average molecular weight in the range of about 2000 to about 2500.




Unexpectedly it has been found that the weight ratio of dispersant to rust inhibitor combination should be less than 1.14 and preferably in the range of 0.55 to 1.14.




Other conventional additives which can be used in the lubricants of this invention include oxidation inhibitors, antifoam agents, viscosity index improvers, pour point depressants, and the like. These include hindered phenols, alkylated diphenyl amines, benzotriaozole derivatives, silicone oils and the like.




In general these other additives can be used in total amounts ranging from about 1.5 to 5 wt %.











EXAMPLE




A series of industrial lubricants were formulated and evaluated for rust performance and emulsion properties. The compositions and the test results are given in the Table. Referring to blends 1 to 15, it can be seen that using only a metal containing rust inhibitor with or without an ashless dispersant, unacceptable antirust performance was obtained.




Blends 16 to 18 demonstrate a need for higher levels of metal rust inhibitor to yield acceptable demulsification at higher levels of ashless dispersant.




Blends 20 through 24 showed unacceptable antirust performance of the metallic rust inhibitor at various treat levels while using a more demulsifiable lower molecular weight Mannich dispersant.




Blends 25 through 29 demonstrate some level of the metallic rust inhibitor is necessary to impart acceptable demulsibility. In the presence of ashless dispersant, a wide range of treat rates of the ashless rust inhibitor alone give poor demulsibility.




Blends 30 through 36 indicate a specific balance of combined rust inhibitor and dispersant is required to optimize antirust and demulsibility performance. The ratio of dispersant to rust inhibitor should not exceed 1.14. Results indicate a 0.8 ratio is optimal (Blend 36).












TABLE











Formulations (a)


















Blend ID





1




2




3




4




5




7









ISO Viscosity Grade




ISO




32




32




32




32




32




68






Mannich Dispersant{circle around (1)}






PIB Dispersant{circle around (2)}




PARABAR 9260




0




0




0




0.2




0.2




0.2






Ashless RI{circle around (3)}






Ca Sulfonate RI{circle around (4)}





0.15




0.3




0.5




0.1




0.25




0.2






ASTM Test






MIDAS$Sample_Description






D 4453




KV @ 40° C., cSt




29.68




29.8




29.89




33.67




33.67




66.39






D 4455




KV @ 100° C., cSt






D 6653 Rust Test-syn sea water





Severe




Severe




Severe




Severe




Severe






D 6653




% Rust




80, 35




70




50, 20




30




10






D 6654 Rust Test




48 hours








Moderate




Severe






D 6654




% Rust








5




80






D 1401 (37 ml water time, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




5




10




10




>60, >60




5




5






D 1401 (emulsion, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




5




10




10




>60, >60




5




5






D 1401 (time, minutes)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




5




10




15




>60, >60




10




10














Formulations (a)


















Blend ID





8




9




10




11




13




14









ISO Viscosity Grade




ISO




68




68




32




32




32




32






Mannich Dispersant{circle around (1)}






PIB Dispersant{circle around (2)}




PARABAR 9260




0.2




0.2




0.25




0.3




0.5




0.25






Ashless RI{circle around (3)}






Ca Sulfonate RI{circle around (4)}





0.4




0.6




0.5




0.1




0.25




0.2






ASTM Test






MIDAS$Sample_Description






D 4453




KV @ 40° C., cSt




66.72




66.91




34.07




32.63




34.39




34.55






D 4455




KV @ 100° C., cSt






D 6653 Rust Test-syn sea water







Severe




Severe




Moderate




Severe






D 6653




% Rust






10




40




5




50






D 6654 Rust Test




48 hours




Severe




Severe




Severe





Severe






D 6654




% Rust




60




50




15





10






D 1401 (37 ml water time, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




5




15




10




5




10




>60






D 1401 (emulsion, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




5




15




0




5




10




>60






D 1401 (time, minutes)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




10




20




15




10




10




>60














Formulations (a)


















Blend ID





15




19




16




17




18




20









ISO Viscosity Grade




ISO




32




32




68




68




68




32






Mannich Dispersant{circle around (1)}










0.2






PIB Dispersant{circle around (2)}




PARABAR 9260




0.6




0.6




0.6




0.6




0.6






Ashless RI{circle around (3)}






Ca Sulfonate RI{circle around (4)}





0.45




0.9




0.2




0.4




0.6




0.25






ASTM Test






MIDAS$Sample_Description






D 4453




KV @ 40° C., cSt




34.66




34.96




68.09




68.44




68.73




33.61






D 4455




KV @ 100° C., cSt






D 6653 Rust Test-syn sea water





Moderate




Pass







Severe






D 6653




% Rust




4








6






D 6654 Rust Test




48 hours






Severe




Severe




Severe




Pass






D 6654




% Rust






40




40




20






D 1401 (37 ml water time, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




5, 5




15, 15




>60




25




5




5






D 1401 (emulsion, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




5, 5




15, 15




>60




25




5




5






D 1401 (time, minutes)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




10, 10




20, 20




>60




30




10




10














Formulations (a)


















Blend ID





21




22




23




24




25




26









ISO Viscosity Grade




ISO




32




32




32




32




46




46






Mannich Dispersant{circle around (1)}





0.4




0.6




0.4




0.4




0.2




0.4






PIB Dispersant{circle around (2)}




PARABAR 9260






Ashless RI{circle around (3)}






Ca Sulfonate RI{circle around (4)}





0.25




0.25




0.3




0.5




0.05




0.05






ASTM Test






MIDAS$Sample_Description






D 4453




KV @ 40° C., cSt




33.92




34.32




34




34.12




44.63




44.87






D 4455




KV @ 100° C., cSt








6.938




6.99






D 6653 Rust Test-syn sea water





Severe




Moderate




Severe




Pass






D 6653




% Rust




6




6




6






D 6654 Rust Test




48 hours




Pass





Pass




Pass






D 6654




% Rust






D 1401 (37 ml water time, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




5




5




5




10




>60




>60






D 1401 (emulsion, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




10




5




5




10




>60




>60






D 1401 (time, minutes)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




10




10




10




15




>60




>60














Formulations (a)


















Blend ID





27




28




29




30




31




32









ISO Viscosity Grade




ISO




46




46




32




46




46




46






Mannich Dispersant{circle around (1)}





0.2




0.4




0.4






PIB Dispersant{circle around (2)}




PARABAR 9260







0.4




0.4




0.4






Ashless RI{circle around (3)}





0.1




0.1




0.3




0.05




0.05




0.05






Ca Sulfonate RI{circle around (4)}








0.1




0.2




0.3






ASTM Test






MIDAS$Sample_Description






D 4453




KV @ 40° C., cSt




44.34




44.72





45.12




45.18




45.21






D 4455




KV @ 100° C., cSt




6.956




7.003





7.041




7.047




7.007






D 6653 Rust Test-syn sea water








Severe




Severe




Pass






D 6653




% Rust







30




10






D 6654 Rust Test




48 hours






D 6654




% Rust






D 1401 (37 ml water time, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




>60




>60




>60




>60




>60




5






D 1401 (emulsion, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




>60




>60




>60




>60




>60




5






D 1401 (time, minutes)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




>60




>60




>60




>60




>60




5
















Formulations (a)


















Blend ID





33




34




35




36











ISO Viscosity Grade




ISO




46




46




46




46







Mannich Dispersant{circle around (1)}







PIB Dispersant{circle around (2)}




PARABAR 9260




0.2




0.2




0.2




0.2







Ashless RI{circle around (3)}





0.05




0.05




0.05




0.05







Ca Sulfonate RI{circle around (4)}





0.1




0.3




0.3




0.2







ASTM Test







MIDAS$Sample_Description







D 4453




KV @ 40° C., cSt




44.56




44.65




44.76




44.71







D 4455




KV @ 100° C., cSt




6.979




6.981




6.952




6.985







D 6653 Rust Test-syn sea water





Severe




Light




Pass




Pass







D 6653




% Rust




20




3







D 6654 Rust Test




48 hours







D 6654




% Rust







D 1401 (37 ml water time, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




>60




5




5




5







D 1401 (emulsion, min.)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




>60




5




5




5







D 1401 (time, minutes)




Characteristics @ 54° C.




>60




5




5




5













(a) All blends use Group II base stocks and contain similar chemistry and treat levels of antioxidant, antiwear, metal deactivator, and pour point depressant.











{circle around (1)}Alkylphenolamine - (Mannich) dispersant











{circle around (2)}Borated PIB dispersant











{circle around (3)}Mixture of Alkenyl succinimide and trioleyl pentaerthyritol ester











{circle around (4)}calcium dinonyl naphthelene sulfonate












Claims
  • 1. A lubricant composition comprising:(a) a lubricating oil base stock; (b) an effective amount of a rust inhibitor additive combination consisting essentially of a metal containing sulfonate rust inhibitor and an ashless alkenyl succinimide rust inhibitor; and (c) an ashless borated polyolefin dispersant wherein the weight ratio of dispersant to additive combination is less than 1.14.
  • 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ratio of dispersant to additive combination is in the range of 0.50 to 1.14.
  • 3. The composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein the metal containing rust inhibitor is a Group 2a metal sulfonate.
  • 4. The composition of claim 2 wherein the ashless dispersant is a borated polyisobutylene.
  • 5. The composition of claim 4 wherein the alkenyl group of the alkenyl succinimide has from about 15 to about 30 carbon atoms.
  • 6. The composition of claim 5 wherein the borated polyisobutylene has a weight average molecular weight in the range of from about 2000 to about 2500.
  • 7. A lubricant composition comprising:(a) a major amount of a natural mineral oil or mixture thereof having an ISO 10 to 1500 viscosity grade range; (b) a rust inhibiting additive combination consisting essentially of from 0.2 to 0.4 wt %, of a calcium or barium alkenylaryl sulfonates and from 0.05 to 0.1 wt % of an alkenyl succinimide having alkenyl groups of from about 15 to about 30 carbon atoms; and (c) a borated polyolefin ashless dispersant in an amount ranging from about 0.2 to about 0.5 wt %, all wt % based on the total composition, the dispersant having a weight average molecular weight in the range of from about 2000 to about 2500.
  • 8. A method for enhancing the antirust and demulsification properties of an industrial lubricant basestock; the method comprising blending in the basestock:(a) an effective amount of a rust inhibitor additive combination consisting essentially of a metal containing sulfonate rust inhibitor and an ashless alkenyl succinimide rust inhibitor; and (b) an ashless borated polyolefin dispersant wherein the weight ratio of dispersant to additive combination is less than 1.14.
  • 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the ratio of dispersant to additive combination is in the range of 0.50 to 1.14.
  • 10. The method of claim 8 or 9 wherein the metal containing rust inhibitor is a Group 2a metal sulfonate.
  • 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the ashless dispersant is a borated polyisobutylene.
  • 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the alkenyl group of the alkenyl succinimide has from about 15 to about 30 carbon atoms.
  • 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the borated polyisobutylene has a weight average molecular weight in the range of from about 2000 to about 2500.
Parent Case Info

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application(s) No(s).: APPLICATION NO(S).: 60/296,916 filed Jun. 8, 2001 and 60/285,109 filed Apr. 20, 2001.

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