Ethyl Petroleum Additives, Inc.

Ethyl Corporation

Dsm IP Assets B.v.

Afton Chemical Intangibles LLC

Mark Rees

Mark Thomas Devlin

Errol J Olivier

Helen T Ryan

Joseph J Valcho

Roger Scattergood

Peter Growcott

Ian MacPherson

A novel additive comprising a highly grafted, multi-functional olefin copolymer comprising a graft and amine-derivatized copolymer prepared from ethylene and at least one C.sub.3 to C.sub.23 alpha-monoolefin and, optionally, a polyene, wherein the copolymer of ethylene and at least one C.sub.3 to C.sub.23 alpha-monoolefin has grafted thereon from 0.3 to 0.75 carboxylic groups per 1000 number average molecular weight units of olefin copolymer and wherein the olefin copolymer has a number average molecular weight of between 20,000 and 150,000, and lubricating oil concentrates and compositions containing the same are provided.

Highly grafted, multi-functional olefin copolymer VI modifiers

Certain hydrogenated oligomers of 1-alkene hydrocarbons have been found to be substantially biodegradable upon exposure to microbiological agents of types widely available in the environment. Thus, in an operation wherein lubricating oil or functional fluid is released into the environment, there is provided for use as the lubricating oil or functional fluid a substantially biodegradable lubricating oil or functional fluid at least 10 percent by volume of which is composed of at least one substantially biodegradable liquid hydrocarbon of lubricating viscosity formed by oligomerisation of 1-alkene hydrocarbon having 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the molecule and hydrogenation of the resultant oligomer.

Biodegradable lubricants and functional fluids

An oil soluble dispersant composition formed by reacting a basic nitrogen-containing ashless dispersant (i) with at least one dibasic acylating agent, (ii) with at least one phosphorus compound, and (iii) with at least one boron compound, said reactions (i), (ii) and (iii) being conducted concurrently or sequentially in any order such that the initial ashless dispersant is chemically modified via acylation in (i), by phosphorylation in (ii), and by boronation in (iii).

Modified dispersant compositions

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