Basf Se Corporation

Rene Koschabek

Markus Scherer

Ivette Garcia Castro

Wolfgang Grabarse

Andrea Misske

Jan Strittmatter

Karolin Monz

Frank Rittig

Philippe Rabbat

Martin Wendker

Karolin Geyer

Qinggao Ma

Henrik Heinemann

Nawid Kashani

Christoph Fleckenstein

Robert Rupaner

The present invention relates to a comb copolymer comprising in polymerized form a PIB macromonomer of the formula (I) and an acrylate monomer of the formula (II). The invention further relates to a method of preparing the PIB macromonomer of the formula (I) where a polyisobutene phenol of the formula (III) is reacted with (meth)acrylic acid anhydride; and to a lubricant comprising a base oil, the comb copolymer, and further lubricant additives; and to a use of the comb copolymer for improving the viscosity index of a lubricating oil.

Viscosity index improver for lubricants based on polyisobutylenephenyl acrylate comb copolymers

A gear oil composition that has a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. in the range of ≥68 to ≤1000 csdt when measured in accordance with ASTM D445 can be made. The gear oil composition is useful as a lubricant in a gear box, especially in a wind turbine gear box.

Gear oil composition

The presently claimed invention relates to a gear oil composition having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. in the range of ≥68 to ≤1000 cSt when measured in accordance with ASTM D445. The gear oil composition is useful as a lubricant in a gear box, especially in a wind turbine gear box.

The present invention relates to a middle-pressure polymerization process for the preparation of a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized form 20 to 60 wt % of ethylene; and at least 20 wt % of an acrylate, which is selected from C-Calkyl (meth)acrylate, where a monomer mix comprising the ethylene and the acrylate is polymerized at a pressure of 50 to 400 bar and in the presence of at least 2 wt % of a chain transfer agent. The invention further relates to a liquid ethylene copolymer obtainable by the polymerization process; and to a lubricant comprising the liquid ethylene copolymer obtainable by the polymerization process; and to a method for reducing friction between moving surfaces comprising the step of contacting the surfaces with the lubricant or with the ethylene copolymer.

Middle-pressure polymerization process for liquid ethylene copolymers

Lubricants with a terpolymer made of diester, olefin and acrylate The invention relates to a lubricant comprising a terpolymer which comprises in polymerized forma diester selected from di(C-Calkyl)ester of maleic acid, fumaric acid, 2-methylmaleic acid, 2,3-dimethylmaleic acid, 2-methylfumaric acid, 2,3-dimethylfumaric acid, or mixtures thereof, an olefin selected from C-Calky-1-ene, and an acrylate selected from C-Calkyl (meth)acrylate. The invention further relates to the terpolymer, a process for preparing the terpolymer comprising the step of polymerizing the diester, the olefin, and the acrylate; and to a method for reducing friction between moving surfaces comprising the step of contacting the surfaces with the lubricant or with the terpolymer.

Lubricants with a terpolymer made of diester, olefin and acrylate

The present invention relates to a continuous high-pressure polymerization process for the preparation of a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized form 20 to 60 wt % of ethylene; and at least 20 wt % of an acrylate, which is selected from C-Calkyl (meth)acrylate, where a monomer feed comprising the ethylene and the acrylate is polymerized in the presence of at least 2 wt % of a chain transfer agent. The invention further relates to the liquid ethylene copolymer obtainable by the polymerization process; and to a lubricant comprising the liquid ethylene copolymer obtainable by the polymerization process; and to a method for reducing friction between moving surfaces comprising the step of contacting the surfaces with the lubricant or with the ethylene copolymer.

High-pressure polymerization process for liquid ethylene copolymers

The present invention relates to a lubricant comprising a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized form 20 to 60 wt % of ethylene; and at least 20 wt % of an acrylate, which is selected from C1-C22 alkyl (meth)acrylate. It further relates to the liquid ethylene copolymer; and to a method for reducing friction between moving surfaces comprising the step of contacting the surfaces with the lubricant or with the ethylene copolymer.

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Rene Koschabek