EP1502939B1 - Low sulfur, low ash, low phosphorus and low base number lubricating oil composition using an alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate - Google Patents

Low sulfur, low ash, low phosphorus and low base number lubricating oil composition using an alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate Download PDF

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EP1502939B1
EP1502939B1 EP04254564A EP04254564A EP1502939B1 EP 1502939 B1 EP1502939 B1 EP 1502939B1 EP 04254564 A EP04254564 A EP 04254564A EP 04254564 A EP04254564 A EP 04254564A EP 1502939 B1 EP1502939 B1 EP 1502939B1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10M—LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS; USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATING INGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION
    • C10M2223/00—Organic non-macromolecular compounds containing phosphorus as ingredients in lubricant compositions
    • C10M2223/02—Organic non-macromolecular compounds containing phosphorus as ingredients in lubricant compositions having no phosphorus-to-carbon bonds
    • C10M2223/04—Phosphate esters
    • C10M2223/047—Thioderivatives not containing metallic elements
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10N—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS C10M RELATING TO LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS
    • C10N2030/00—Specified physical or chemical properties which is improved by the additive characterising the lubricating composition, e.g. multifunctional additives
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    • C10N2030/00—Specified physical or chemical properties which is improved by the additive characterising the lubricating composition, e.g. multifunctional additives
    • C10N2030/06—Oiliness; Film-strength; Anti-wear; Resistance to extreme pressure
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10N—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS C10M RELATING TO LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS
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  • the present invention relates to lubricating oil compositions, their method of preparation, and use. More specifically, this invention relates to an engine crankcase lubricating oil with low sulfur, low ash, and low phosphorus levels.
  • Combustion engines generate emissions that can pollute our environment.
  • engine manufacturers have recognized the need to reduce engine emissions.
  • manufacturers have used particulate traps and catalytic converters.
  • the lubricating oil used in the engine is oftentimes detrimental to devices such as catalytic converters or particulate traps.
  • phosphorus present in the lubricating oil is believed to interfere with catalytic efficiency.
  • sulfur present in the lubricating oil after oxidation and neutralization, may form sulfates that plug exhaust gas traps thereby preventing them from oxidizing and burning off trapped organic particulate matter. Accordingly, engine manufacturers are requiring lubricating oils that have lower and lower sulfur, ash, and phosphorus levels.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide lubricating oils for lubricating an engine crankcase, that contain minimal sulfur, ash, and phosphorus levels. This can be achieved using an oil soluble lubricating additive package to formulate a low sulfur, low ash, and low phosphorus content oil for lubricating an engine crankcase in either gasoline or diesel engines.
  • Another goal of the present invention is to provide a method for lubricating the moving parts of a machine.
  • the present invention provides a lubricating oil suitable for lubricating an engine crankcase, comprising an oil soluble lubricant additive package, which additive package comprises:
  • the lubricating oil of the present invention is suitable for lubricating an engine crankcase. It can be used to lubricate any machine for which the inventive lubricating oil would provide satisfactory lubrication. It is envisioned that such machinery may include gas engines, diesel engines, turbine engines, automatic transmissions, manual transmissions, hypoid axles, and gear boxes.
  • the present invention also includes a method for lubricating an engine crankcase comprising the step of; at least partially filling the crankcase with a lubricating oil of the invention as described above.
  • the present invention provides a method for lubricating moving parts of a machine, said method comprising the step of: contacting at least one moving part with a lubricant oil of the present invention as described above.
  • the method may be successfully employed on a wide variety of machines. It is envisioned that such machinery may Include: gas engines, diesel engines, turbine engines, automatic transmissions, manual transmissions, hypoid axles, and gear boxes.
  • the additive package for use according to the present Invention comprises at least one alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate; and (i) at least one detergent, wherein the weight ratio of said alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate to said detergent is from 0.05:1 to 3:1, or (ii) at least one dispersant, wherein the weight ratio of said alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate to said dispersant is from 1:4 to 1:20, or (iii) at least one antioxidant, wherein the weight ratio of said alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate to antioxidant is from 10:1 to 1:5.
  • At least one of the at least one detergent is selected from the group consisting of calcium sulfonate, magnesium sulfonate, sodium sulfonate, non-sulfurized Mannich phenates, sulfurized phenates, salicylates, overbased salicylates, saligenin, overbased saligenin, overbased carboxylic acids, and combinations thereof.
  • the additive package comprises at least one detergent selected from calcium suflonate, magnesium sulfonate, sodium sulfonate, non-sulfurized Mannich phenates, sulfurized phenates, salicylates, overbased saligenin, and combinations thereof.
  • At least one dispersant used in the oil soluble lubricant additive package described above has a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 20,000 amu.
  • the at least one dispersant is a maleic anhydride functionalized polyisobutylene polymer that has been reacted with a polyamine.
  • the at least one dispersant can be a product of a Mannich reaction. It is further equally possible that the at least one dispersant is an ethylene-propylene type dispersant.
  • oil soluble lubricant additive package described above additionally comprise at least one component selected from the group consisting of: viscosity index improvers and pour point depressants.
  • the ash content of the lubricating oil is less than 1.0 wt% and in another embodiment is less than 0.8 wt%.
  • At least one antioxidant used in the oil soluble lubricant additive package of the present invention is selected from the group consisting of: alkylated diphenylamines, sulfurized olefins, phenols, hindered phenols, and sulfurized phenols.
  • oil soluble lubricant additive package for use according to the present invention as described above has at least one property selected from the group consisting of: a sulfur content less than about 3 wt% and a phosphorus content less than about 1.2 wt%.
  • oil soluble lubricant additive package is essentially free of non-sulfurized Mannich phenate.
  • the lubricating oil of the present invention should have a total base number of less than 10 mg KOH/g.
  • the present invention also provides a method of achieving a low sulfur, low ash, and low phosphate oil formulation, said method comprising providing an oil soluble lubricant additive package for use according to the present invention as defined above, and (2) admixing said oil soluble lubricant additive package with at least a base oil so as to form a lubricating oil suitable for lubricating an engine crankcase and having a total base number of less than 10, a sulfur content less than 0.3 wt%, a phosphorus content of less than 0.11 wt%, and an ash content less than 1.2 wt%.
  • the ash content of the lubricating oil is less than about 1.0 wt% and in another embodiment is less than about 0.8 wt%.
  • the base oils useful herein include natural lubricating oils, synthetic lubricating oils and mixtures thereof. Suitable lubricating oils also include basestocks obtained by isomerization of synthetic wax and slack wax, as well as basestocks produced by hydrocracking the aromatic and polar components of the crude. In general, both the natural and synthetic lubricating oils will each have a kinematic viscosity ranging from about 1 to about 40 mm 2 /s (cSt) at 100° C, although typical applications will require each of the base oils to have a viscosity ranging from about 1 to about 12, preferably 2 to 8, mm 2 /s (cSt) at 100° C.
  • Natural lubricating oils include animal oils, vegetable oils (e.g., castor oil and lard oil), petroleum oils, mineral oils, and oils derived from coal or shale.
  • the preferred natural lubricating oil is mineral oil.
  • the mineral oils useful in this invention can include but are not limited to all common mineral oil base stocks. This would include oils that are naphthenic or paraffinic in chemical structure. Oils that are refined by conventional methodology using acid, alkali, and clay or other agents such as aluminum chloride, or be extracted oils produced, for example, by solvent extraction with solvents such as phenol, sulfur dioxide, furfural, dichlorodiethyl ether, etc. They may be hydrotreated or hydrorefined, dewaxed by chilling or catalytic dewaxing processes, or hydrocracked. The mineral oil may be produced from natural crude sources or be composed of isomerized wax materials or residues of other refining processes.
  • the oil of lubricating viscosity is a hydrotreated, hydrocracked and/or iso-dewaxed mineral oil having a Viscosity Index (VI) of greater than 80, preferably greater than 90; greater than 90 volume % saturates and less than 0.03 wt. % sulfur.
  • VI Viscosity Index
  • Group II and Group III basestocks are also particularly suitable for use in the present invention, and are typically prepared from conventional feedstocks using a severe hydrogenation step to reduce the aromatic, sulfur and nitrogen content, followed by dewaxing, hydrofinishing, extraction and/or distillation steps to produce the finished base oil.
  • Group II and III basestocks differ from conventional solvent refined Group I basestocks in that their sulfur, nitrogen and aromatic contents are very low. As a result, these base oils are compositionally very different from conventional solvent refined basestocks.
  • the American Petroleum Institute has categorized these different basestock types as follows: Group I, >0.03 wt. % sulfur, and/or ⁇ 90 vol% saturates, viscosity index between 80 and 120; Group II, ⁇ 0.03 wt.
  • the base oil comprises a mineral oil having a VI of at least 110.
  • the lubricating oils may be derived from refined, re-refined oils, or mixtures thereof.
  • Unrefined oils are obtained directly from a natural source or synthetic source (e.g., coal, shale, or tar sands bitumen) without further purification or treatment.
  • Examples of unrefined oils include shale oil obtained directly from a retorting operation, petroleum oil obtained directly from distillation, or an ester oil obtained directly from an esterification process, each of which is then used without further treatment.
  • Refined oils are similar to the unrefined oils except that refined oils have been treated in one or more purification steps to improve one or more properties.
  • Suitable purification techniques include distillation, hydrotreating, dewaxing, solvent extraction, acid or base extraction, filtration, and percolation, all of which are known to those skilled in the art.
  • Re-refined oils are obtained by treating used oils in processes similar to those used to obtain the refined oils. These re-refined oils are also known as reclaimed or reprocessed oils and are often additionally processed by techniques for removal of spent additives and oil breakdown products.
  • Synthetic lubricating oils include hydrocarbon oils and halo-substituted hydrocarbon oils such as oligomerized, polymerized, and interpolymerized olefins; alkylbenzenes;. polyphenyls; and alkylated diphenyl ethers, alkylated diphenyl sulfides, as well as their derivatives, analogs, and homologs thereof, and the like.
  • Preferred synthetic oils are oligomers of ⁇ -olefins, particularly oligomers of 1-decene, having a viscosity ranging from about 1 to about 12, preferably 2 to 8, mm 2 /s (cSt) at 100° C. These oligomers are known as poly- ⁇ -olefins or PAOs.
  • Synthetic lubricating oils also include alkylene oxide polymers, interpolymers, copolymers, and derivatives thereof where the terminal hydroxyl groups have been modified by esterification, etherification, etc.
  • This class of synthetic oils is exemplified by polyoxyalkylene polymers prepared by polymerization of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide; the alkyl and aryl ethers of these polyoxyalkylene polymers (e.g., methyl-polyisopropylene glycol ether having an average molecular weight of 1000, diphenyl ether of polypropylene glycol having a molecular weight of 100-1500); and mono- and poly-carboxylic esters thereof (e.g., the acetic acid esters, mixed C 3 -C 8 fatty acid esters, and C 12 oxo acid diester of tetraethylene glycol).
  • Another suitable class of synthetic lubricating oils comprises the esters of dicarboxylic acids (e.g., phthalic acid, succinic acid, alkyl succinic acids and alkenyl succinic acids, maleic acid, azelaic acid, subric acid, sebasic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, linoleic acid dimer, malonic acid, alkylmalonic acids, alkenyl malonic acids, etc.) with a variety of alcohols (e.g., butyl alcohol, hexyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, 2-ethylhexyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol monoethers, propylene glycol, etc.).
  • dicarboxylic acids e.g., phthalic acid, succinic acid, alkyl succinic acids and alkenyl succinic acids, maleic acid, azelaic acid, subric acid, sebasic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid,
  • esters include dibutyl adipate, di(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, di-n-hexyl fumarate, dioctyl sebacate, diisooctyl azelate, diisodecyl azelate, dioctyl isothalate, didecyl phthalate, dieicosyl sebacate, the 2-ethylhexyl diester of linoleic acid dimer, and the complex ester formed by reacting one mole of sebasic acid with two moles of tetraethylene glycol and two moles of 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid, and the like.
  • a preferred type of oil from this class of synthetic oils is adipates of C 4 to C 12 alcohols.
  • Esters useful as synthetic lubricating oils also include those made from C 5 to C 12 monocarboxylic acids and polyols and polyol ethers such as neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane pentaeythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, and the like.
  • Silicon-based oils (such as the polyalkyl-, polyaryl-, polyalkoxy-, or polyaryloxy-siloxane oils and silicate oils) comprise another useful class of synthetic lubricating oils. These oils include tetra-ethyl silicate, tetra-isopropyl silicate, tetra-(2-ethylhexyl) silicate, tetra-(4-methyl-2-ethylhexyl) silicate, tetra-(p-tert-butylphenyl) silicate, hexa-(4-methyl-2-pentoxy)-disiloxane, poly(methyl)-siloxanes and poly (methylphenyl) siloxanes, and the like.
  • oils include tetra-ethyl silicate, tetra-isopropyl silicate, tetra-(2-ethylhexyl) silicate, tetra-(4-methyl-2-
  • Other synthetic lubricating oils include liquid esters of phosphorus containing acids (e.g., tricresyl phosphate, trioctylphosphate, and diethyl ester of decylphosphonic acid), polymeric tetra-hydrofurans, poly-alpha-olefins, and the like.
  • liquid esters of phosphorus containing acids e.g., tricresyl phosphate, trioctylphosphate, and diethyl ester of decylphosphonic acid
  • polymeric tetra-hydrofurans e.g., polymeric tetra-hydrofurans, poly-alpha-olefins, and the like.
  • Viscosity index improvers impart high and low temperature operability to the lubricating oil and permit it to remain relatively viscous at elevated temperatures and also exhibit acceptable viscosity or fluidity at low temperatures.
  • Viscosity index improvers are generally high molecular weight hydrocarbon polymers including polyesters. The viscosity index improvers may also be derivatized to include other properties or functions, such as the addition of dispersancy properties.
  • These oil soluble viscosity modifying polymers will generally have number average molecular weights of from 10 3 to 10 6 , preferably 10 4 to 10 6 , as determined by gel permeation chromatography or osmometry.
  • the viscosity index improvers useful herein can include polymethacrylate-based ones, olefin copolymer-based ones, (e.g., isobutylene-based and ethylene-propylene copolymer based ones), polyalkyl styrene-based ones, hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymer-based ones, and styrene-maleic anhydride ester copolymer-based ones.
  • polymethacrylate-based ones e.g., isobutylene-based and ethylene-propylene copolymer based ones
  • polyalkyl styrene-based ones e.g., hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymer-based ones
  • styrene-maleic anhydride ester copolymer-based ones styrene-maleic anhydride ester copolymer-based ones.
  • pour point depressants are used to improve low temperature properties of oilbased compositions. See, for example, page 8 of "Lubricant Additives" by C.V. Smalheer and R. Kennedy Smith (Lezius Hiles Co. publishers, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967).
  • Examples of useful pour point depressants are polymethacrylates; polyacrylates; polyacrylamides; condensation products of haloparaffin waxes and aromatic compounds; vinyl carboxylate polymers; and ter-polymers of dialkylfumarates, vinyl esters of fatty acids and alkyl vinyl ethers.
  • Pour point depressants are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 2,387,501 ; 2,015,748 ; 2,655,479 ; 1,815,022 ; 2,191,498 ; 2,666,746 ; 2,721,877 ; 2,721,878 ; and 3,250,715 .
  • Dispersants used in the present invention may be ash-producing or ashless. Suitable dispersants for use herein can typically comprise amine, alcohol, amide, or ester polar moieties attached to the polymer backbone via a bridging group.
  • the dispersant may be, for example, selected from oil-soluble salts, esters, amino-esters, amides, imides, and oxazolines of long chain hydrocarbon substituted mono- and dicarboxylic acids or their anhydrides; thiocarboxylate derivatives of chain hydrocarbons; long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons having a polyamine attached directly thereto; and Mannich condensation products formed by condensing a long chain substituted phenol with formaldehyde and polyalkylene polyamine, and Koch reaction products.
  • the long chain aliphatic hydrocarbons can be polymers such as polyalkylenes, including, for example, polyisobutylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, and copolymers thereof and/or copolymers with other alpha-olefins.
  • Typical PIB molecular weights useful herein can range from about 950 to 6000.
  • dispersants suitable for use in the present invention are found in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,075,383 ; 5,139,688 ; 5,238,588 ; and 6,107,257 . Additional representative examples are found in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2001/0036906A1 .
  • a detergent is an additive that reduces the formation of piston deposits, for example high-temperature varnish and lacquer deposits, in engines.
  • Detergents typically possess acid-neutralizing properties and are capable of keeping finely divided solids in suspension.
  • Metal detergents are used preferably for improving the acid-neutralizing properties, high-temperature detergency, and anti-wear properties of the resulting lubricating oil composition.
  • Detergents used herein may be any detergent used in lubricating oil formulations, and may be of the ash-producing or ashless variety.
  • Detergents suitable for use in the present invention include all of the detergents customarily used in lubricating oils, including metal detergents.
  • metal detergents are those selected from alkali metal or alkaline earth metal sulfonates, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal phenates, and alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salicylates.
  • the lubricating oil formulation is essentially free of sulfurized phenate detergent.
  • suitable detergents useful in the present invention are found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,008,166 . Additional representative examples of suitable detergents are found in U.S. Patent Application Nos. 2002/0142922A1 , 2002/0004069A1 , and 2002/0147115A1 .
  • any oil soluble alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate that imparts suitable anti-wear performance to the finished oil may be used in the present invention
  • a synthesis method for a preferred alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate for use in the present invention follows.
  • ARMEEN OL is a commercial product from AKZO Nobel.
  • ARMEEN OL is a primary oleyl amine.
  • Other amines supplied by AKZO Nobel suitable for this invention include ARMEEN 12D, ARMEEN 16D, ARMEEN 18D, ARMEEN O, ARMEEN OD, ARMEEN OLD, ARMEEN C, ARMEEN S, and ARMEEN SD.
  • Any primary, secondary or tertiary amine is suitable as long as the final product is oil soluble and it imparts suitable anti-wear performance to an oil.
  • the alykl groups on the phosphite and/or phosphate can be of any length as long as the final product is oil soluble and it imparts suitable anti-wear performance to an oil.
  • antioxidant materials include oil soluble phenolic compounds, oil soluble sulfurized organic compounds, oil soluble amine antioxidants, oil soluble organo borates, oil soluble organo phosphites, oil soluble organo phosphates, oil soluble organo dithiophosphates and mixtures thereof.
  • Such antioxidants can be metal free (that is, free of metals which are capable of generating sulfated ash), and therefore are most preferably ashless (having a sulfated ash value not greater than 1 wt. % SASH, as determined by ASTM D874).
  • Friction modifiers serve to impart the proper friction characteristics to lubricating oil compositions.
  • Friction modifiers include such compounds as aliphatic amines or ethoxylated aliphatic amines, aliphatic fatty acid amines, aliphatic carboxylic acids, aliphatic carboxylic esters of polyols such as glycerol esters of fatty acid as exemplified by glycerol phenate, aliphatic carboxylic ester-amides, aliphatic phosphonates, aliphatic phosphates, aliphatic thiophosphonates, aliphatic thiophosphates, etc., wherein the aliphatic group usually contains above about eight carbon atoms so as to render the compound suitably oil soluble.
  • aliphatic substituted succinimides formed by reacting one or more aliphatic succinic acids or anhydrides with ammonia.
  • friction modifiers containing molybdenum are friction modifiers containing molybdenum.
  • molybdenum-containing friction modifiers include those found in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,650,381 ; RE37,363E ; 5,628,802 ; 4,889,647 ; 5,412,130 ; 4,786,423 ; 4,812,246 ; 5,137,647 ; 5,364,545 ; 5,840,672 ; 5,925,600 ; 5,962,377 ; 5,994,277 ; 6,017,858 ; 6,150,309 ; 6,174,842 ; 6,187,723 ; 6,268,316 ; European Patent Nos.
  • Suitable friction modifiers are found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,933,659 ; 4,105,571 ; 3,779,928 ; 3,778,375 ; 3,852,205 ; 3,879,306 ; 3,932,290 ; 3,932,290 ; 4,028,258 ; 4,344,853 ; 5,102,566 ; 6,103,674 ; 6,174,842 ; 6,500,786 ; 6,500,786 ; and 6,509,303 . Additional representative examples of suitable friction modifiers are found in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0137636 A1 .
  • the CAT 1N engine test is a commonly used test for evaluating the acceptability of heavy-duty diesel engine oils for Caterpillar engines.
  • the test employs a single cylinder aluminum piston diesel engine.
  • the acceptability of an oil formulation is based upon the following parameters: average oil consumption, piston deposits, % top groove fill, % top land heavy carbon. Further, in order to pass the CAT 1 N diesel test, no stuck pistons, piston rings or liner distress is permitted.
  • a control formulation comprising a zinc dialkyldithiophosphate was compared to a formulation wherein the zinc dialkyldithiophosphate was replaced by an alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate with a compensating reduction in the amount of base oil.
  • Detergent #1 is a metal sulfonate and detergent #2 is a commercially available metal salicylate detergent.
  • the weight ratio of alkylamine salt of a dialkylmonothiophosphate to combined detergents is 0.675 to 1.45 or about 1:2.14.
  • the following table compares the control formulation's performance against the inventive formulation.
  • the column marked "Test #1" provides the pass/fail limits for the CAT 1N test for a single trial. If a given oil formulation does not provide satisfactory results with a single trial, multiple trials may be averaged together and this average compared against the corresponding pass/fail limits for the number of tests being averaged. That is to say, if two trials of the inventive formulation were averaged together, the averaged results would be compared against the pass/fail limits provided in the "Test#2" column.
  • inventive formulation performed well in the CAT 1N test.
  • inventive formulation did not require additional trials, as single trial performance was satisfactory.
  • inventive formulation exhibited a marked reduction in weight of deposit.

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