Texaco Inc.

Ralph P Chesluk

Norman R Odell

Theodore C Mead

Howard J Platte

Richard T McDill

Avilino Sequeira, Jr

Lawrence F Kuntschik

Edward C Brink, Jr

James A White

Clifton C Henderson

John D Askew, Jr

Lubricating oils suitable for use in refrigeration equipment in admixture with fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerants are produced by solvent extraction of naphthenic lubricating oil base stocks, cooling the resulting extract mixture, optionally with the addition of a solvent modifier, to form a secondary raffinate and a secondary extract, and recovering a dewaxed oil fraction of lowered pour point from the secondary raffinate as a refrigeration oil product. The process of the invention obviates the need for a separate dewaxing operation, such as dewaxing with urea, as conventionally employed for the production of refrigeration oils.

Manufacture of refrigeration oils

Lubricating oils with superior oxidation inhibition result from the combination of additives in a lubricating oil base; the ashless additive combination comprising methylene bis(dibutyl dithiocarbamate) and 4-methyl-2,6-ditertiary butyl phenol. The above combination of additives displays synergistic activity as an oxidation inhibitor.

Oxidation inhibited lubricating oil

Disclosed are lubricant compositions containing adducts of an amine with a phosphate ester of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl having up to 25 carbon atoms in the chain, R' is hydrogen or alkyl having up to 7 carbon atoms except only one of R and R' can be hydrogen or octyl.

Amine adducts of ethyl oleyl acid orthophosphate

Disclosed are lubricant compositions containing adducts of an amine with a phosphate ester of the formula: ##EQU1## wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl having up to 25 carbon atoms in the chain, R' is hydrogen or alkyl having up to 7 carbon atoms except only one of R and R' can be hydrogen or octyl.

Lubricant compositions with improved viscosity index

Refrigeration oils are prepared by subjecting a crude lubricating oil fraction to mild hydrogenation, acid treating, dewaxing and clay percolation.

Preparation of refrigeration oils

Described herein is a lubricating composition exhibiting vapor space rust protection, improved oxidation stability and air release properties comprising a mineral lubricating oil containing from 0.02 to 3.0 weight percent vapor space rust inhibitor such as a C.sub.8 -C.sub.10 aliphatic carboxylic acid; 0.001 to 0.3 wt % substituted heterocyclic antioxidant such as benzotriazole; 0.05 to 1.0 wt % of a rust inhibitor such as alkyl-succinic acid/alkyl acid phosphate/phenol; 0.001 to 0.500 wt % polymeric antifoamant such as a polyacrylate; 0.01 to 5.0 wt % of an aryl phosphate such as tricresylphosphate; and 0.01 to 2.00 wt % of a hindered alkyl phenol antioxidant such as 4-methyl-2, 6-di-t-butylphenol.

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Nederland, TX, United States of America

Ralph P Chesluk