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EP0075478A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Borated hydroxyl-containing composition and lubricants containing same

Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1982-09-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-09-21
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Abstract

Abstract Multifunctional additives are provided for fuel and lubricant compositions. The additives are borated hydrocarbyl vicinal diols, made by reacting the diol with a boron-containing compound such as boric acid or trialkyl borate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Andrew Gene Horodysky

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 00:31
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/10; C10L1/14; C10L1/30; C10L1/301; C10L1/303; C10M; C10M139/00; C10M2227/00; C10M2227/06; C10M2227/061; C10M2227/062; C10N; C10N2050/00; C10N2050/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 34 words
A liquid fuel or lubricant composition comprising a major amount of a fuel or lubricant and a friction-reducing or antioxidant amount of a borated hydrocarbyl vicinal diol containing from 10 to 30 carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 34 words
A liquid fuel or lubricant composition comprising a major amount of a fuel or lubricant and a friction-reducing or antioxidant amount of a borated hydrocarbyl vicinal diol containing from 10 to 30 carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
The composition of Claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbyl is decyl, dodecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, octadecyl or eicosyl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 48 words
The composition of Claim 1 or 2 wherein the agent used to borate the vicinal diol has the formula wherein R is a C l -C 6 alkyl group, x is 0 to 3 and y is 0 to 3, the sum of x and y being 3.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of Claim 3 wherein the agent comprises boric acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
The composition of any preceding claim wherein the fuel comprises a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, an alcohol fuel or mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
The composition of Claim 5 wherein the liquid hydrocarbon fuel comprises a fuel oil, diesel oil, gasoline or mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 17 words
The composition of Claim 5 wherein the alcohol fuel comprises methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol or mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
The composition of Claim 1 wherein the lubricant comprises a mineral lubricating oil, a synthetic lubricating oil, mixtures thereof or greases thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of any preceding claim wherein the diol comprises 1,2-hexanediol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of any preceding claim wherein the diol is 1,2-dodecanediol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 16 words
The composition of any preceding claim wherein the diol comprises 1,2-mixed C 15 -C 18 -alkanediols.

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