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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1988
David R Friend, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Idemitsu Kosan Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Microencapsulating lubricating fluids and additives and a method of preparing microencapsulated lubricants including the steps of preparing an emulsification medium, adding a lubricant to the emulsification medium, emulsifying the emulsification medium and lubricant to form an emulsion, adding a first solution including resorcinol and dimethylol urea to the emulsion, acidifying the first solution and emulsion, adding a second solution consisting of resorcinol and dimethylol urea to the acidified first solution and emulsion while vigorously stirring it to form a microcapsule suspension, adjusting the pH to be basic, filtering and washing the microcapsule suspension to separate the microcapsules from the solution, and drying the microcapsules.