Abstract:
The viscosity of liquid organic systems is increased by adding thereto an organophilic clay gellant which is the reaction product of a smectite-type clay having a cation exchange capacity of at least 75 milliequivalents per 100 grams of said clay and from 100 to 120 milliequivalents per 100 grams of clay of methyl or benzyl trialkyl ammonium salt, wherein the alkyl groups independently contain from 14 to 20 carbon atoms.
Abstract:
A lubricant composition for coating a tire curing bladder comprising, in aqueous medium, polydimethylsiloxanes, bentonite clay, polyalkylene glycols surfactants an optionally stabilizers, defoamers and corrosion inhibitors.
Abstract:
An improved method for preparing clay-based grease compositions is described whereby a clay containing pre-grease is prepared and a water separated from the clay-bearing pre-grease prior to the addition of an epoxide which is cured, e.g., simultaneously with the dehydration of the pre-grease. The grease compositions prepared in this manner show improved water resistance over those wherein the epoxide is added prior to separation of the water phase and the grease is also more responsive to the addition of conventional grease additives such as extreme pressure additives, anti-corrosion additives and anti-oxidants.
Abstract:
The invention provides methods of preparing organophilic clays having enhanced dispersibility in organic liquids, the organophilic clay containing gellants, and methods of increasing the viscosity of organic liquids utilizing these gellants.
Abstract:
A hybrid lubricant in which a colloidal dispersion of solid lubricant particles (PTFE) is uniformly dispersed in a fluid lubricant carrier that includes a small but effective amount of a nonionic fluorochemical surfactant acting to stabilize the dispersion. When the hybrid lubricant is diluted with a major amount of a conventional fluid lubricant, it functions in the environment of rubbing surfaces to afford the benefit of both solid and fluid lubrication, thereby minimizing friction under all operating conditions regardless of their severity.
Abstract:
Flammable foundry coatings are disclosed in which the carrier liquid is safer to handle than previously used types e.g. isopropanol, and which also burns off more satisfactorily. The carrier liquid is a mixture of an essentially aliphatic hydrocarbon liquid of flash point greater than 32.degree. C., e.g. an aliphatic petroleum distillate, and a mono alkyl ether of a polyhydric alcohol, e.g. ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (oxitol).
Abstract:
A process for preparing improved solid lubricants, by modifying the surface characteristics of the solid lubricants using reactive chemical compounds, is disclosed.Prior art measures anticipate combinations of modifiers and solid lubricants as lubricating mixtures but do not disclose bonding modifiers with solid lubricants.Examples of the improved modified solid lubricants are molybdenum disulfide chemically bonded to polystyrene, polymethylmethacrylate or polydimethylsiloxane.
Abstract:
Grease compositions containing nitrites and amines form N-nitrosamines, which are suppressed by the addition to such compositions of a combination of metal ascorbate or metal isoascorbate with alpha tocopherol.
Abstract:
Lubricant compositions containing oleaginous materials and, in amounts sufficient to impart resistance to oxidation and metal corrosion thereto, reaction products of a benzotriazole compound and an organic sulfur containing compound selected from the group consisting of .alpha. and .beta. substituted allyl sulfides and disulfides, and sulfurized olefins, having reactive unsaturated bonds.
Abstract:
Phyllosilicate minerals which exhibit in their structure, sequentially, octahedral layers containing magnesium, aluminum and/or iron oxides and tetrahedral layers of silica, are superficially etched with dilute acid to remove the outer octahedral layer under controlled conditions which preserve the basic structural integrity of the mineral substance. The acid etch exposes silanol groups on the outer silicate layer of the mineral so that they become available to form silicon-to-oxygen-to-silicon-to-carbon bonds through condensation with organo-silanes. The condensation of the organo-silane with the conditioned mineral surface is accomplished by mixing the acid etched silicate mineral with the organo-silane in a suitable solvent system under mild conditions.The organo-silane may be chosen from either of two classes: those which impart an oleophilic surface to the mineral; or those which enable the mineral surface to form additional chemical bonds with reactive sites within certain polymers and prepolymers. The mineral products of this invention which have been treated to possess oleophilic surfaces are superior additives for rheology control in lubricants, polyolefins, paints and oil well drilling fluids, as well as heat and moisture resistant reinforcing agents for rubbers; while those mineral products treated to possess surfaces chemically reactive with polymers and prepolymers when incorporated in such systems impart to the finished composites improved mechanical properties and heat and moisture resistance.