nowdays, production of high quality engine oils is one of the worries of our country’s engine oil industry. in this study, the behavior of four commercial polymers used in nation motor oil industry in obtaining the best viscosity index improver was investigated. in this regard, viscometric behavior, shear stability and polymers’ performance for engine cranking were compared at low temperature. ...

The present theoretical analysis is to investigate the effect of nonNewtonian Pseudoplastic & Dilatant lubricants (lubricant blended with viscosity index improver)–Rabinowitsch fluid model on the dynamic stiffness and damping characteristics of pivoted curved slider bearings. The modified Reynolds equation has been obtained for steady and damping states of the bearing. To analyze the steady sta...

Engine oils are widely used for lubrication purposes in automobile and related industries. Viscosity Index (VI) improver has found its largest commercial applications as additives to engine oils. Examples are power steering fluid, aircraft piston engine oils, modern internal-combustion engines, turbine engine oils (stationary and aircraft), and industrial gear oils. Viscosity Index improvers ar...

Methyl ricinoleate was functionalized using thiol-ene click chemistry in order to synthesize bio-based comb (co)poly(9-alkyl 12-hydroxystearate)s. The latter were then evaluated as Viscosity Index Improvers a mineral based lubricant. While most of the poly(9-alkyl 12-hydroxystearate)s investigated behave thickeners, copolyesters containing 15 25 wt% methyl 9-phenyl ethyl 12-hydroxystearate exhi...

Anhydride copolymers were synthesized from acrylic acid and fatty alcohols (C12- C18, C18:1). These n-alkyl acrylates were treated with maleic anhydride in presence of hydrogen peroxide in second step, to form anhydride copolymer. The anhydride copolymer further reacted to n-butylamine to form poly (n-acrylate-co-nbutylmalemide). The compounds were used as pour point depressant (PPD) additive. ...

Chemically modifying vegetable oils to produce an alternative to petroleum-based materials is one of the most important emerging industrial research areas today because of the adverse effects of petroleum products on the environment and the shortage of petroleum resources. Biolubricants, bioplasticizers, non-isocyanate polyurethanes, biofuel, coating materials, biocomposites, and other value-ad...