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Michael David Sexton

Joseph M Swietlik

Swietlik Joseph Marian

Lubricating oils containing as an ashless detergent a quaternary ammonium salt derived from an organic acid, (e.g. carboxylic acid, sulphonic acid, alkyl phenol or phosphosulphurised hydrocarbon) and a cation obtained by the reaction of a tertiary amine, olefin oxide and water.

Lubricating oil compositions

A lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating oil and the product derived from the reaction of (1) hexamethylene tetramine with (2) a phenol, a methylene bis-phenol or a sulphurised phenol provided that in said phenol, methylene bis-phenol or sulphurised phenol at least one of the 2,4 and 6 positions of the phenol aromatic ring is unsubstituted. In such lubricating oils the reaction product acts as an ashless detergent.

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