Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company

Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.

Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company

Beatrice Marie Gooding

Charles Lambert Baker, Jr

Eugenio Sanchez

Kun Wang

Eric D Joseck

Frank Cheng-Yu Wang

Tracie L Owens

Liezhong Gong

Kristen Amanda Lyon

Corry S Powers

Stephen Harold Brown

Stephen M Davis

Douglas Edward Deckman

Alan Mark Schilowitz

Brenda Anne Raich

Keith K Aldous

Frank C Wang

Kendall S Fruchey

Jingwen Zhang

James Ronald Bielenberg

Roland Bernard Saeger

Federico Barrai

Mosha H Zhao

Virginia M Reiner

Yogi V Shukla

Akhilesh Duggal

Michael R Douglass

Nicole D Vaughn

Andrew R Konicek

Marc Sonnentrucker

Paul Carl Naegely

Toufic Aridi

Samantha Novoa

Lauren F McKibben

Warren B Ames

Jr Charles L Baker

Roland B Saeger

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to diluent oils for viscosity modifiers and additive packages. Embodiments of the present disclosure also generally relate to lubricating oil compositions that include viscosity modifier concentrates and lubricating oil compositions that include additive package concentrates. Improved diluent oils capable of conveniently and cost effectively improving overall lubricant performance are provided.

Diluent oils for viscosity modifiers and additive packages

Methods are provided for processing deasphalted gas oils derived from thermally cracked resid fractions to form Group I, Group II, and/or Group III lubricant base oils. The yield of lubricant base oils (optionally also referred to as base stocks) can be increased by thermally cracking a resid fraction at an intermediate level of single pass severity relative to conventional methods. By performing thermal cracking to a partial level of conversion, compounds within a resid fraction that are beneficial for increasing both the viscosity and the viscosity index of a lubricant base oil can be retained, thus allowing for an improved yield of higher viscosity lubricant base oils from a thermally cracked resid fraction.

Production of lubricant oils from thermally cracked resids

A method for improving wear control, while maintaining or improving solubility and fuel efficiency, in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component; and at least one metal salt of a carboxylic acid, as a minor component; wherein the metal salt of the carboxylic acid contains no sulfur or phosphorus; wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), gold (Au), zinc (Zn), and mixtures thereof; wherein the carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic carboxylic acid, a cycloaliphatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic carboxylic acid, and mixtures thereof; wherein the molar ratio of (zinc+palladium+silver+gold)/phosphorus of said formulated oil is greater than 1.0. The lubricating oils are useful in internal combustion engines.

Lubricating oil compositions with engine wear protection

A method of screening a hydrocarbon stream for potential toxicological hazards. The method involves providing a hydrocarbon stream; conducting 2-dimensional gas chromatography (2D-GC) analysis to quantify saturates and aromatic distribution in the hydrocarbon stream; identifying 2-8 ring aromatic distribution and weight percentage of 2-8 ring aromatic molecules in the hydrocarbon stream from the 2D-GC analysis; relating the weight percentage of 2-8 ring aromatic molecules in the hydrocarbon stream from the 2D-GC analysis to a mutagenicity index (MI), in which the MI is determined in accordance with ASTM Standard Method E 1687; and assessing a potential toxicological hazard of the hydrocarbon stream based on the weight percentage of 2-8 ring aromatic molecules in the hydrocarbon stream from the 2D-GC analysis and a MI threshold value. The 2-8 ring aromatic distribution preferably includes 3-6 ring aromatics, more preferably 3.5-5.5 ring aromatics. The 2-8 ring aromatic distribution includes mono alkylated and multi alkylated aromatic molecules.

Composition and method of screening hydrocarbons to limit potential toxicological hazards

Provided herein are various methods for forming alkylaromatic sulfonate compositions and blended alkylaromatic sulfonate compositions, and such compositions themselves. The methods of various embodiments include obtaining a C-Chydrocarbon mixture, optionally treating the mixture to concentrate the mixture in sulfonatable aromatics, and sulfonating the mixture to form the alkylaromatic sulfonates. The mixture or treated mixture may be blended with linear alkyl benzene (LAB) compositions and sulfonated, and/or the alkylaryl sulfonates may be blended with linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) compositions, to form the blended alkylaromatic sulfonates of some embodiments. These compositions and processes for making them may be tailored to serve a variety of end uses, such as detergents in cleaning solutions or for enhanced oil recovery operations, and/or as low foaming and/or hydrotropic additives in detergent formulations, and the like.

Alkylaromatic sulfonate compositions from mixed hydrocarbons

Methods are provided for upgrading disadvantaged feeds for use in lubricant base stock production. A disadvantaged feed can be upgraded by hydroprocessing the feed to form a hydroprocessed bottoms fraction. The hydroprocessed bottoms fraction can then be used as a feed for forming Group I and/or Group II lubricant base stocks, optionally in combination with a conventional feed for lubricant production. The remaining portions of the hydroprocessing effluent can optionally be used for FCC processing and/or for other conventional applications of naphtha and distillate fractions.

Lubricant base stock production from disadvantaged feeds

Methods are provided for rapidly characterizing a feedstock being considered for lubricant base oil production in order to determine the viscosity index potential of the feedstock. It has unexpectedly been discovered that the DDVI value for a feedstock at a specified pour point can be predicted based on a) the feed distillate residual wax content at a temperature as determined by Differential Scanning Calorimetry, such as the feed distillate residual wax content at a temperature corresponding to the specified pour point temperature; b) the feed distillate refractive index; c) the feed distillate kinematic viscosity at a temperature, such as kinematic viscosity at 100&#xb0; C.; and d) the distillate volume-averaged boiling point. Based on this unexpected correlation, the VI potential of a feedstock can be determined based on measurement of properties that can be performed on a time scale corresponding to one or a few days using a few milliliters of feedstock.

Rapid estimation of feed potential for base oil formation

A method of improving air release in lubricant base stocks and lubricating oils is provided. The method includes providing a Group I base stock, a Group II base stock or a combination thereof and adding to the base stock an effective amount of Cto Cparaffin, wherein the lubricant base stock provides air release according to the ASTM D3427 test at least 20% lower than the same lubricant base stock not including the Cto Cparaffin. Also provided are lube base stocks and lubricating oils with improved air release and methods of making such base stocks and oils.

Migration of air release in lubricant base stocks

Provided are lube base stocks produced from renewable biological sources with improved low temperature properties. In one form, the lube base stock includes from 10 to 35 wt. % paraffins, 40 to 70 wt. % 1-ring naphthenes, and 0 to 40 wt. % combined 2-ring naphthenes and aromatics, and has a ratio of 1-ring naphthenes to paraffins from 1.8 to 5.0, and a Viscosity Index of from 100 to 160. The lube base stock has aC level ranging from 2 to 101% of the modern dayC level in the atmosphere, and yields a CCS ratio (Cold Crank Simulator (CCS) viscosity to the predicted CCS viscosity by Walther equation) of less than or equal to 0.85 at &#x2212;35&#xb0; C. The base stocks are useful as in formulated lubricant compositions requiring improved low temperature properties.

Lubricant base stocks from renewable sources with improved low temperature properties

Provided are lubricant compositions from renewable biological sources with improved properties and methods of making and using such compositions. In one form, the lubricant composition includes from 20 to 99.8 wt. % of a lube base stock produced from a renewable biological source and an effective amount of one or more lubricant additives. The lube base stock includes 10 to 35 wt. % paraffins, 40 to 70 wt. % 1-ring naphthenes, and 0 to 40 wt. % combined 2-ring naphthenes and aromatics, and has a ratio of 1-ring naphthenes to paraffins from 1.8 to 5.0, and a Viscosity Index of from 100 to 160. The lube base stock has aC level ranging from 2 to 101% of the modern dayC level in the atmosphere, and yields a CCS ratio of less than or equal to 0.85 at &#x2212;35&#xb0; C. The lubricant compositions exhibit improved solvency and % thickening when blended with a viscosity modifier.

Lubricant compositions from renewable base stocks with improved properties

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Beatrice Marie Gooding