Method for improving fuel economy of internal combustion engines

Patent · Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6884337

Liston, T V

A lubricating oil composition is described comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and 0.1 to 4 weight percent of a borated alkyl catechol and an effective amount of an alkenyl succinimide to stabilize the borated alkyl catechol against hydrolysis.

• Assignee: Chevron Research Co., San Francisco, CA
• Patent Number(s): US 4629577
• OSTI ID: 6884337
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Jun 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
FUEL ECONOMY
LUBRICATING OILS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKYL RADICALS
BORON COMPOUNDS
LUBRICATING PROPERTIES
MIXTURES
PHOSPHORIC ACID
PYROCATECHOL
QUANTITY RATIO
SUCCINIC ACID
SULFONATES
VISCOSITY
AROMATICS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
DEVELOPERS
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS
DISPERSIONS
ENGINES
HEAT ENGINES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
LUBRICANTS
OILS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHENOLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYPHENOLS
RADICALS
023000* - Petroleum- Properties & Composition
330100 - Internal Combustion Engines