Exxon Research and Engineering Company

David Leslie Andrew

Brian Leslie Slack

David A Slack

The present invention is directed to a grease containing base oil, a thickener and a hydrocarbyl substituted diamine additive exhibiting enhanced resistance to corrosion.

Grease containing diamine corrosion inhibitors

A method is disclosed for improving the thickener yield in soap thickened polyalphaolefin base oil greases comprising the steps of (a) producing a simple or complex soap thickener in a quantity of a first PAO of viscosity lower than that of the base oil component in the final grease composition to produce a thickened PAO and (b) adding to the thickened PAO a quantity of a second PAO of viscosity higher than that desired of the base oil component in the final grease composition sufficient to produce a final grease product having the desired base oil viscosity.

Manufacturing method for the production of polyalphaolefin based

A lithium complex grease of extended lubricating life and possessing enhanced high temperature antioxidancy comprises a major portion of a base oil stock of lubricating viscosity and a minor mount of a lithium complex soap thickener, dilithium salicylate and a thiadiazole.

Lithium complex grease with extended lubrication life

A grease composition comprises an effective amount of a lubricating oil containing an imide or pyrrolidone thickening agent or an imide or pyrrolidone thickening agent comprising a metal salt of a carboxylic acid in combination with a bimetal phthalate complexing agent, such as dilithium terephthalate. The presence of the complexing agent results in a grease having properties superior to that of a similar grease without the complexing agent. Preferred complexing agents are dimetal terephthalates in which the metal is an alkali or alkaline earth metal and is the same metal as is present in the thickener. An example is a combination of a calcium or lithium salt of the reaction product of trimellitic anhydride with a hydrogenated rapeseed amine and a dilithium terephthalate complexing agent.

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