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- the present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition having excellent temperature viscosity characteristics and low temperature viscosity characteristics, and having extremely excellent shear stability.
- Lubricants such as gear oils, transmission oils, hydraulic oils, greases, etc.
- performances such as protection of internal combustion engines and machine tools and heat dissipation, wear resistance, heat resistance, sludge resistance, lubricating oil consumption characteristics, fuel efficiency, etc.
- Various performances are required.
- each required performance has been increasingly sophisticated as the internal combustion engine and industrial machine used have been improved in performance, output, and operating conditions.
- the use environment of lubricating oil has become severe, but there is a tendency to extend the service life in consideration of environmental problems.
- heat resistance and oxidation stability There is a demand for suppression of viscosity reduction due to shear stress, that is, improvement of shear stability of lubricating oil.
- the oil film of the lubricating oil is retained at a high temperature, and the fluidity is retained at a low temperature.
- Temperature viscosity characteristics are regarded as important.
- the temperature-viscosity characteristics described here can be quantified as one index by the viscosity index calculated by the method described in JIS K 2283, and a lubricating oil having a higher viscosity index has a better temperature-viscosity characteristic.
- each part of the passenger car engine has been downsized to improve fuel efficiency, and the amount of lubricating oil used has also decreased. For this reason, the load applied to the lubricating oil has been increasing, and further extension of the life of the lubricating oil has been demanded.
- Automotive gear oil or transmission oil is subjected to shear stress from gears, metal belts, or the like, so that the viscosity of the lubricating oil decreases as the base material molecules used in the lubricating oil are cut with the course of use.
- the lubricant viscosity decreases, contact between the gears and the metal occurs, and the gears are significantly damaged. For this reason, it is necessary to prepare for the ideal lubrication of the deteriorated lubricating oil due to the use by predicting the viscosity drop during the period of use in advance and increasing the viscosity at the time of manufacturing the lubricating oil (initial viscosity). is there.
- the temperature-viscosity characteristics that is, the temperature dependence of the lubricating oil viscosity
- the increase in the viscosity of the lubricating oil can be suppressed even in a low-temperature environment, and as a result, the gear resistance due to the lubricating oil is relatively low compared to the prior art, resulting in fuel efficiency Improvements can be made.
- the agitation resistance due to lubricating oil has been reduced by lowering the viscosity of differential gear oil or transmission oil than before, and the risk of metal contact in gears has increased. Therefore, a material having extremely high shear stability that does not cause a decrease in viscosity is demanded.
- the CRC L-45-T-93 shear test which is normally performed at a test time of 20 hours, is similar to J306 even after a test time of 100 hours, which is five times the normal test time. It is beginning to be required to define and maintain a minimum viscosity.
- PAO Poly- ⁇ -olefin
- a PAO which is a synthetic lubricating oil
- Such a PAO can be obtained by oligomerizing a higher ⁇ -olefin with an acid catalyst as described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 and the like.
- an ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer like PAO, can be used as a synthetic lubricating oil excellent in viscosity index, oxidation stability, shear stability, and heat resistance.
- PAO ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer
- Patent Document 9 discloses a method for producing a synthetic lubricating oil comprising an ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer obtained by using a catalyst system in which a specific metallocene catalyst and an aluminoxane are combined.
- a lubricating oil composition depends on the molecular weight of the contained component. That is, a lubricating oil composition containing a component having a higher molecular weight tends to cause a viscosity reduction due to shear stress, and this viscosity reduction rate correlates with the molecular weight of the containing component.
- the temperature viscosity characteristic and the low temperature viscosity characteristic of the lubricating oil composition are improved by containing a higher molecular weight component. That is, PAO or ethylene-propylene copolymer used in the lubricating oil composition has a trade-off relationship in that although the temperature-viscosity characteristics are improved as the molecular weight is increased, the shear stability is lowered. In this regard, there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of achieving both shear stability and temperature viscosity characteristics.
- the problem to be solved by the present invention in view of such problems in the prior art is lubrication that has both excellent shear stability and low temperature viscosity characteristics from the viewpoint of fuel efficiency and energy saving of automobiles and industrial machines. To provide oil.
- a specific lubricating base oil and a specific ⁇ -olefin (co) polymer are contained in specific conditions.
- the present inventors have found that a lubricating oil composition satisfying the requirements can solve the above-mentioned problems, and have completed the present invention.
- the present inventors have discovered that a specific molecular weight region of the lubricating oil composition is affected by a shear test in which the test time is 100 hours in accordance with the method described in CRC L-45-T-93. did. Based on this, the lubricating oil composition was optimized to arrive at the invention of a lubricating oil composition having both high shear stability, temperature viscosity characteristics, and low temperature viscosity characteristics. Specifically, the following aspects are mentioned.
- the B value represented by is 1.1 or more.
- the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. is 140 to 500 mm 2 / s.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention is a lubricating oil composition having both excellent shear stability and high temperature viscosity characteristics as compared with conventional lubricating oils, and also excellent low temperature viscosity characteristics.
- the present invention can be suitably applied to transmission oils for automobiles, particularly gear oils for automobiles and low-viscosity transmission oils for automobiles.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view around a molecular weight of 10,000 on the GPC chart in FIG. 1.
- Lubricating base oil As the (A), except kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. is 1 ⁇ 10 mm 2 / s is not particularly limited, mineral lubricating base oil used in the conventional lubricating oils and / or synthetic A lubricating base oil (hereinafter also referred to as “synthetic hydrocarbon oil”) is used.
- lubricating oil fractions obtained by subjecting crude oil to atmospheric distillation are subjected to vacuum distillation.
- examples thereof include those obtained by refining the components by performing one or more treatments such as solvent removal, solvent extraction, hydrocracking, solvent dewaxing, hydrorefining, and lubricating base oils such as wax isomerized mineral oil.
- a gas-to-liquid (GTL) base oil obtained by the Fischer-Tropsch method is a lubricating base oil that can be suitably used.
- Such GTL base oils are, for example, EP0776959, EP0668342, WO97 / 21788, WO00 / 15736, WO00 / 14188, WO00 / 14187, WO00 / 14183, WO00 / 14179, WO00 / 08115, WO99 / 41332, EP1029029, WO01 / 18156 and WO 01/57166.
- Examples of synthetic hydrocarbon oils include ⁇ -olefin oligomers, alkylbenzenes, alkylnaphthalenes, isobutene oligomers or their hydrides, paraffins, polyoxyalkylene glycols, dialkyldiphenyl ethers, polyphenyl ethers, fatty acid esters, and the like.
- ⁇ -olefin oligomer a low molecular weight oligomer of at least one olefin selected from olefins having 8 to 12 carbon atoms (excluding ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B)) can be used.
- a lubricating oil composition of the present invention a lubricating oil composition having extremely excellent temperature viscosity characteristics, low temperature viscosity characteristics, and heat resistance can be obtained.
- Such an ⁇ -olefin oligomer can be produced by cationic polymerization, thermal polymerization, or radical polymerization using a Ziegler catalyst or a Lewis acid as a catalyst.
- a product having a kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. of 2 mm 2 / s to 100 mm 2 / s is commercially available.
- NEXTBASE manufactured by NESTE Spectrayn manufactured by ExxonMobil Chemical
- Durasyn manufactured by Ineos Oligmers Synfluid manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical, and the like can be mentioned.
- alkylbenzenes and alkylnaphthalenes are usually dialkylbenzene or dialkylnaphthalene having an alkyl chain length of 6 to 14 carbon atoms.
- Such alkylbenzenes or alkylnaphthalenes are free of benzene or naphthalene and olefin.
- the alkylated olefin used in the production of alkylbenzenes or alkylnaphthalenes may be a linear or branched olefin or a combination thereof.
- fatty acid ester which consists only of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen is mentioned.
- Monoesters made from monobasic acids and alcohols diesters made from dibasic acids and alcohols, or diols and monobasic acids or acid mixtures; diols, triols (eg trimethylolpropane), tetraols (eg Pentaerythritol), hexaol (for example, dipentaerythritol) and the like, and a polyol ester produced by reacting a monobasic acid or an acid mixture.
- triols eg trimethylolpropane
- tetraols eg Pentaerythritol
- hexaol for example, dipentaerythritol
- esters examples include ditridecyl glutarate, di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, diisodecyl adipate, ditridecyl adipate, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, tridecyl pelargonate, di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, di-2 -Ethylhexyl azelate, trimethylolpropane caprylate, trimethylolpropane pelargonate, trimethylolpropane triheptanoate, pentaerythritol-2-ethylhexanoate, pentaerythritol pelargonate, pentaerythritol tetraheptanoate, etc. as esters Can be mentioned.
- the alcohol moiety constituting the ester is preferably an alcohol having a bifunctional hydroxyl group or more, and the fatty acid moiety is preferably a fatty acid having 8 or more carbon atoms.
- fatty acids having a carbon number of 20 or less which are industrially easily available, are superior in terms of production cost. Even if the fatty acid which comprises ester is 1 type, or 2 or more types of acid mixtures, the performance disclosed by this invention is fully exhibited.
- ester examples include trimethylolpropane lauric acid stearic acid mixed triester and diisodecyl adipate, which have a saturated hydrocarbon component such as copolymer (B) and a polar group described later.
- stabilizers such as antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, antiwear agents, friction modifiers, pour point depressants, rust inhibitors and antifoaming agents.
- the fatty acid ester is contained in an amount of 5 to 20 mass% when the entire lubricating oil composition is 100 mass%. It is preferable to include.
- the amount of ester is preferably 20% by mass or less.
- a mineral lubricating base oil or a synthetic lubricating base oil may be used alone, or a mineral lubricating base oil
- An arbitrary mixture of two or more kinds of lubricating oils selected from synthetic lubricating base oils may be used.
- the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is a copolymer of ethylene and ⁇ -olefin having the following properties (B1), (B2), (B3) and (B4).
- B1 Molecular Weight The ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) was measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) according to the method described later, and the peak top molecular weight obtained by standard polystyrene conversion was 3,000 to 10, 000, preferably 5,000 to 9,000, more preferably 6,000 to 8,000.
- the peak top molecular weight refers to the molecular weight giving the highest maximum value of dw / dLog (M) (M is the molecular weight and w is the weight fraction of the component having the corresponding molecular weight) in the molecular weight distribution curve.
- M is the molecular weight
- w is the weight fraction of the component having the corresponding molecular weight
- the peak top molecular weight is defined as the peak top molecular weight.
- the peak top molecular weight is lower than this range, the viscosity temperature characteristics and low temperature viscosity characteristics of the lubricating oil composition described later deteriorate, and when higher than this range, the shear stability of the lubricating oil composition deteriorates.
- melt weight distribution curve or “GPC chart” refers to a differential molecular weight distribution curve.
- B2 Melting point The ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) does not have a melting peak by a differential calorimeter (DSC).
- DSC differential calorimeter
- the phrase “having no melting peak” means that the heat of fusion ⁇ H is not substantially observed in DSC measurement, and the copolymer has no melting point, that is, the copolymer is an amorphous polymer. Means that.
- the fact that the heat of fusion ( ⁇ H) is not substantially measured means that no peak is observed in the DSC measurement, or that the heat of fusion observed is 1 J / g or less.
- the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) has a B value represented by the following formula [1] of 1.1 or more, preferably 1.2 or more.
- P E represents the mole fraction of ethylene component
- P O represents the mole fraction of ⁇ -olefin component
- P OE represents the mole fraction of ethylene- ⁇ -olefin chain of all dyad chains. Indicates the rate.
- the length of the block chain affects the properties of the copolymer in terms of physical properties. The larger the B value, the shorter the block chain, the lower the pour point, and the better low-temperature viscosity characteristics.
- the B value is an index indicating the randomness of the copolymer monomer chain distribution in the copolymer.
- P E , P O and P OE in the above formula [1] are obtained by measuring a 13 C-NMR spectrum.
- the measurement conditions for the B value are as described in the examples.
- the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) has a kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. measured by the method described in JIS K2283 of 140 to 500 mm 2 / s, preferably 250 to 450 mm 2. / S, more preferably 250 to 380 mm 2 / s.
- the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is within the above range, it is preferable from the viewpoint of low temperature viscosity characteristics of the lubricating oil composition.
- the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) has an ethylene content usually in the range of 30 to 70 mol%, preferably 40 to 70 mol%, particularly preferably 45 to 65 mol%. If it is lower than this, the viscosity-temperature characteristics will be deteriorated, and if it is higher than this, crystallinity may be exhibited due to extension of the ethylene chain in the molecule, and the low-temperature viscosity characteristics will be deteriorated.
- the ethylene content is measured by 13 C-NMR according to the method described in “Polymer Analysis Handbook” (published by Asakura Shoten, P163-170). It is also possible to perform measurement using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) using a sample obtained by this method as a known sample.
- FT-IR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) has a total number of molecular chain double bonds derived from vinyl, vinylidene, disubstituted olefin and trisubstituted olefin as measured by 1 H-NMR of 1000
- the number of carbon atoms is less than 0.5, preferably less than 0.3, more preferably less than 0.2, and still more preferably less than 0.1.
- the molecular chain double bond amount is within the range, the heat resistance of the lubricating oil composition is improved.
- Examples of the ⁇ -olefin used in the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) include propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, C3-C20 straight chain such as 3-methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-eicocene, vinylcyclohexane or the like
- a branched ⁇ -olefin can be exemplified.
- ⁇ -olefin a linear or branched ⁇ -olefin having 3 to 10 carbon atoms is preferable, and propylene, 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene are more preferable.
- the resulting copolymer was used.
- Propylene is most preferred from the viewpoint of the shear stability of the lubricating oil composition.
- the polymerization can be carried out by allowing at least one selected from a polar group-containing monomer, an aromatic vinyl compound, and a cyclic olefin to coexist in the reaction system.
- the other monomer can be used in an amount of, for example, 20 parts by mass or less, preferably 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of ethylene and the ⁇ -olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms.
- polar group-containing monomers examples include ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, fumaric acid and maleic anhydride, and metal salts such as sodium salts thereof, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, acrylic acid ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic esters such as n-propyl, methyl methacrylate and ethyl methacrylate, vinyl esters such as vinyl acetate and vinyl propionate, and unsaturated glycidyl such as glycidyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate Can be illustrated.
- carboxylic acids such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, fumaric acid and maleic anhydride
- metal salts such as sodium salts thereof
- aromatic vinyl compounds examples include styrene, o-methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, o, p-dimethylstyrene, methoxystyrene, vinyl benzoic acid, methyl vinyl benzoate, vinyl benzyl acetate, hydroxystyrene, Examples thereof include p-chlorostyrene, divinylbenzene, ⁇ -methylstyrene, and allylbenzene.
- cyclic olefins examples include cyclic olefins having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 20 carbon atoms such as cyclopentene, cycloheptene, norbornene, 5-methyl-2-norbornene, and tetracyclododecene.
- the method for producing the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is not particularly limited, but is a method using a vanadium catalyst comprising a vanadium compound and an organoaluminum compound as described in Patent Document 5 and Patent Document 6. Is mentioned. Further, as a method for producing a copolymer with high polymerization activity, a method using a catalyst system comprising a metallocene compound such as zirconocene and an organoaluminum oxy compound (aluminoxane) as described in Patent Documents 7 to 9 is used. These methods are more preferable because the chlorine content of the resulting copolymer and the 2,1-insertion of propylene can be reduced.
- an ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) having a good performance balance in terms of molecular weight control, molecular weight distribution, amorphousness, and B value can be obtained.
- the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) includes a bridged metallocene compound (a) represented by the following general formula [I], an organometallic compound (b-1), and an organoaluminum oxy compound (b-2). And ethylene and carbon in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising at least one compound (b) selected from the group consisting of the compound (b-3) which reacts with the bridged metallocene compound (a) to form an ion pair. It can be produced by copolymerizing with an ⁇ -olefin having a number of 3 to 20.
- the bridged metallocene compound (a) is represented by the above formula [I].
- the bridged metallocene compound represented by the formula [I] gives a copolymer having a short block chain, that is, a large B value.
- Y, M, R 1 to R 14 , Q, n, and j in the formula [I] will be described below.
- Y is a group 14 atom, and examples thereof include a carbon atom, a silicon atom, a germanium atom, and a tin atom, preferably a carbon atom or a silicon atom, and more preferably a carbon atom.
- M is a titanium atom, a zirconium atom or a hafnium atom, preferably a zirconium atom.
- R 1 to R 12 are atoms or substituents selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a halogen atom and a halogen-containing group. These may be the same or different. Further, adjacent substituents from R 1 to R 12 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, or may not be bonded to each other.
- hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a chain unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms
- examples thereof include cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, alkylene groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and arylene groups having 6 to 20 carbon atoms.
- alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms examples include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, allyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, and n-hexyl, which are linear saturated hydrocarbon groups.
- n-heptyl group n-octyl group, n-nonyl group, n-decanyl group, etc., branched saturated hydrocarbon groups such as isopropyl group, isobutyl group, s-butyl group, t-butyl group, t-amyl group Group, neopentyl group, 3-methylpentyl group, 1,1-diethylpropyl group, 1,1-dimethylbutyl group, 1-methyl-1-propylbutyl group, 1,1-propylbutyl group, 1,1-dimethyl Examples include -2-methylpropyl group, 1-methyl-1-isopropyl-2-methylpropyl group, cyclopropylmethyl group and the like.
- the alkyl group preferably has 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
- Examples of the cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms include cyclopropyl group, cyclobutyl group, cyclopentyl group, cyclohexyl group, cycloheptyl group, cyclooctyl group, norbornenyl group, 1-adamantyl group, which are cyclic saturated hydrocarbon groups, 3-methylcyclopentyl group, 3-methylcyclohexyl group, 4-methylcyclohexyl group, which is a group in which a hydrogen atom of a cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group such as 2-adamantyl group is replaced with a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 17 carbon atoms, 4 Examples include -cyclohexylcyclohexyl group and 4-phenylcyclohexyl group.
- the number of carbon atoms of the cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group is preferably 5 to 11.
- Examples of the chain unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms include ethenyl group (vinyl group), 1-propenyl group, 2-propenyl group (allyl group), and 1-methylethenyl group (isopropenyl group) which are alkenyl groups. Examples thereof include ethynyl group which is alkynyl group, 1-propynyl group, 2-propynyl group (propargyl group) and the like.
- the chain unsaturated hydrocarbon group preferably has 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
- cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms examples include cyclopentadienyl group, norbornyl group, phenyl group, naphthyl group, indenyl group, azulenyl group, phenanthryl group, anthracenyl group and the like, which are cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups 3-methylphenyl group (m-tolyl group) and 4-methylphenyl group (p-tolyl group), which are groups in which a hydrogen atom of a cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon group is replaced with a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms 4-ethylphenyl group, 4-t-butylphenyl group, 4-cyclohexylphenyl group, biphenylyl group, 3,4-dimethylphenyl group, 3,5-dimethylphenyl group, 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl group ( A cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 19 carbon atoms in the form of a
- alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms examples include a methylene group, an ethylene group, a dimethylmethylene group (isopropylidene group), an ethylmethylene group, a methylethylene group, and an n-propylene group.
- the alkylene group preferably has 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
- Examples of the arylene group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms include an o-phenylene group, an m-phenylene group, a p-phenylene group, and a 4,4′-biphenylylene group.
- the carbon number of the arylene group is preferably 6-12.
- Examples of the silicon-containing group include alkyl groups such as a trimethylsilyl group, a triethylsilyl group, a t-butyldimethylsilyl group, and a triisopropylsilyl group, which are hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which carbon atoms are replaced with silicon atoms.
- Examples thereof include arylsilyl groups such as silyl group, dimethylphenylsilyl group, methyldiphenylsilyl group, t-butyldiphenylsilyl group, pentamethyldisiranyl group, and trimethylsilylmethyl group.
- the alkylsilyl group preferably has 1 to 10 carbon atoms
- the arylsilyl group preferably has 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
- an amino group a group in which the above-described hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or silicon-containing group is substituted with a —CH— structural unit with a nitrogen atom, and —CH 2 — structural unit has a carbon number Dimethyl which is a group in which a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 is replaced by a nitrogen atom bonded thereto, or a group in which a —CH 3 structural unit is replaced by a nitrogen atom or a nitrile group to which a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms is bonded
- Examples include amino group, diethylamino group, N-morpholinyl group, dimethylaminomethyl group, cyano group, pyrrolidinyl group, piperidinyl group, pyridinyl group, N-morpholinyl group, nitro group and the like.
- a dimethylamino group and an N-morpholinyl group are preferable.
- oxygen-containing group a hydroxyl group, a group in which the —CH 2 — structural unit is replaced by an oxygen atom or a carbonyl group in the above-described hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing group or a nitrogen-containing group, or — CH 3 structural units methoxy is a group having a hydrocarbon group is replaced with a bond to an oxygen atom having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an ethoxy group, t-butoxy group, a phenoxy group, a trimethylsiloxy group, methoxyethoxy group, hydroxymethyl Group, methoxymethyl group, ethoxymethyl group, t-butoxymethyl group, 1-hydroxyethyl group, 1-methoxyethyl group, 1-ethoxyethyl group, 2-hydroxyethyl group, 2-methoxyethyl group, 2-ethoxyethyl Group, n-2-oxabutylene group, n-2-oxapent
- halogen atoms include group 17 elements such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
- the halogen-containing group include a trifluoromethyl group, a tribromo group in which a hydrogen atom is substituted with a halogen atom in the above-described hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, silicon-containing group, nitrogen-containing group or oxygen-containing group.
- Examples include a methyl group, a pentafluoroethyl group, a pentafluorophenyl group, and the like.
- Q is selected from the same or different combinations from a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an anionic ligand, and a neutral ligand capable of coordinating with a lone electron pair.
- halogen atom and the hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms are as described above.
- Q is a halogen atom
- a chlorine atom is preferable.
- Q is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms
- the hydrocarbon group preferably has 1 to 7 carbon atoms.
- anion ligand examples include alkoxy groups such as methoxy group, t-butoxy group and phenoxy group, carboxylate groups such as acetate and benzoate, and sulfonate groups such as mesylate and tosylate.
- neutral ligands examples include organophosphorus compounds such as trimethylphosphine, triethylphosphine, triphenylphosphine, diphenylmethylphosphine, tetrahydrofuran, diethyl ether, dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, and the like.
- organophosphorus compounds such as trimethylphosphine, triethylphosphine, triphenylphosphine, diphenylmethylphosphine, tetrahydrofuran, diethyl ether, dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, and the like.
- An ether compound etc. can be illustrated.
- R 13 and R 14 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aryl groups, substituted aryl groups, silicon-containing groups, nitrogen-containing groups, oxygen-containing groups, halogen atoms and halogen-containing groups. An atom or a substituent, which may be the same or different. R 13 and R 14 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, or may not be bonded to each other.
- hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms the silicon-containing group, the nitrogen-containing group, the oxygen-containing group, the halogen atom and the halogen-containing group are as described above.
- the aryl group partially overlaps with the above-described examples of the cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, but is a phenyl group, a 1-naphthyl group, a 2-naphthyl group which is a substituent derived from an aromatic compound.
- Groups, anthracenyl group, phenanthrenyl group, tetracenyl group, chrysenyl group, pyrenyl group, indenyl group, azulenyl group, pyrrolyl group, pyridyl group, furanyl group, thiophenyl group and the like are exemplified.
- a phenyl group or a 2-naphthyl group is preferable.
- aromatic compounds examples include aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic aromatic compounds such as benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, tetracene, chrysene, pyrene, indene, azulene, pyrrole, pyridine, furan, and thiophene.
- the substituted aryl group partially overlaps with the above-described examples of the cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, but one or more hydrogen atoms of the aryl group are hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, Examples include groups substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of aryl groups, silicon-containing groups, nitrogen-containing groups, oxygen-containing groups, halogen atoms, and halogen-containing groups.
- bridged metallocene compound (a) represented by the above formula [I]
- n is preferably 1.
- bridged metallocene compound (a-1)) is represented by the following general formula [II].
- the bridged metallocene compound (a-1) has a simplified production process and reduced production costs as compared with the compound in which n in the above formula [I] is an integer of 2 to 4, and this bridged metallocene compound (a- By using 1), there is an advantage that the production cost of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is reduced.
- bridged metallocene compound (a-2) represented by the above formula [II]
- R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are preferably all hydrogen.
- Such a bridged metallocene compound (hereinafter also referred to as “bridged metallocene compound (a-2)”) is represented by the following general formula [III].
- the bridged metallocene compound (a-2) has a production process as compared with a compound in which at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 in the formula [I] is substituted with a substituent other than a hydrogen atom.
- the production cost is reduced, and by using this bridged metallocene compound (a-2), the production cost of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) can be reduced.
- the randomness of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is reduced by high-temperature polymerization.
- the olefin polymerization catalyst containing the crosslinked metallocene compound (a-2) When copolymerizing ethylene and one or more monomers selected from ⁇ -olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of the obtained ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) The advantage of high randomness is also obtained.
- any one of R 13 and R 14 is preferably an aryl group or a substituted aryl group.
- Such a bridged metallocene compound (a-3) has an ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) produced as compared with the case where both R 13 and R 14 are substituents other than aryl groups and substituted aryl groups. The advantage that the amount of double bonds is small is obtained.
- bridged metallocene compound (a-3) one of R 13 and R 14, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, more preferably the other is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 13 and It is particularly preferred that any one of R 14 is an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, and the other is a methyl group.
- Such a bridged metallocene compound hereinafter also referred to as “bridged metallocene compound (a-4)” is produced in comparison with the case where both R 13 and R 14 are aryl groups or substituted aryl groups.
- the increase in the hydrogen partial pressure due to the introduction of hydrogen causes a decrease in the partial pressure of the olefin as a polymerization monomer.
- the polymerization reactor has a limited total internal pressure that is allowed in its design, particularly when excessive hydrogen introduction is required when producing a low molecular weight olefin polymer, the olefin partial pressure is significantly reduced. Polymerization activity may decrease.
- the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is produced using the bridged metallocene compound (a-4), it is introduced into the polymerization reactor as compared with the case where the bridged metallocene compound (a-3) is used.
- the advantages are that the amount of hydrogen is reduced, the polymerization activity is improved, and the production cost of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is reduced.
- R 6 and R 11 may be bonded to adjacent substituents to form a ring, and may be a ring having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- An alkylene group is preferred.
- R 6 and R 11 are substituted groups other than alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and alkylene groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- the bridged metallocene compound (a) represented by the above general formula [I], the bridged metallocene compound (a-1) represented by the above general formula [II], the bridged metallocene compound represented by the above general formula [III] ( In a-2) and the bridged metallocene compounds (a-3), (a-4) and (a-5), M is more preferably a zirconium atom.
- bridged metallocene compound (a) is not limited to these illustrations.
- ⁇ 5 -tetramethyloctahydrodibenzofluorenyl which is a constituent part of the exemplified bridged metallocene compound (a) is 4,4,7,7-tetramethyl- (5a, 5b, 11a, 12,12a- ⁇ 5 ) -1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10-octahydrodibenzo [b, H] fluorenyl group
- ⁇ 5 -octamethyloctahydrodibenzofluorenyl is 1,1,4,4 7,7,10,10-octamethyl- (5a, 5b, 11a, 12,12a- ⁇ 5 ) -1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10-octahydr
- the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention reacts with the above-mentioned bridged metallocene compound (a), organometallic compound (b-1), organoaluminum oxy compound (b-2) and bridged metallocene compound (a) to produce ions. And at least one compound (b) selected from the group consisting of the compound (b-3) forming a pair.
- organometallic compound (b-1) specifically, organometallic compounds belonging to Groups 1 and 2 and Groups 12 and 13 of the following periodic table are used.
- R a and R b may be the same or different from each other, each represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X represents a halogen atom, and m represents 0 ⁇ m.
- n is 0 ⁇ n ⁇ 3
- p is a number of 0 ⁇ p ⁇ 3
- Examples of such compounds include tri-n-alkylaluminum such as trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, tri-n-butylaluminum, tri-n-hexylaluminum, tri-n-octylaluminum, triisopropylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri sec-butylaluminum, tri-t-butylaluminum, tri-2-methylbutylaluminum, tri-3-methylhexylaluminum, tri-branched alkylaluminum such as tri-2-ethylhexylaluminum, tricyclohexylaluminum, tricyclooctylaluminum Tricycloalkylaluminum such as triphenylaluminum, triarylaluminum such as tri (4-methylphenyl) aluminum, di Isopropyl aluminum hydride, dialkylaluminum hydride such as diisobutylaluminum hydride
- Alkoxy aluminum aryloxides such as partially alkoxylated alkylaluminum, diethylaluminum phenoxide, diethylaluminum (2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenoxide) having the average composition represented, dimethylaluminum chloride
- Dialkylaluminum halide such as diethylaluminum chloride, dibutylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum bromide, diisobutylaluminum chloride, alkylaluminum sesquichloride such as ethylaluminum sesquichloride, butylaluminum sesquichloride, ethylaluminum sesquibromide, alkylaluminum such as ethylaluminum dichloride Partially halogenated alkylaluminums such as dihalides, Dialkylaluminum hydrides such as diethylaluminum hydride and dibutylaluminum
- a compound similar to the compound represented by the general formula R a m Al (OR b ) n H p X q can also be used.
- a compound can be mentioned. Specific examples of such a compound include (C 2 H 5 ) 2 AlN (C 2 H 5 ) Al (C 2 H 5 ) 2 .
- Examples of such compounds include LiAl (C 2 H 5 ) 4 and LiAl (C 7 H 15 ) 4 .
- R a and R b may be the same or different from each other and each represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms).
- M 3 is Mg, Zn or Cd.
- organoaluminum oxy compound (b-2) a conventionally known aluminoxane can be used as it is.
- Specific examples include compounds represented by the following general formula [IV] and compounds represented by the following general formula [V].
- R represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 2 or more.
- methylaluminoxane in which R is a methyl group and n is 3 or more, preferably 10 or more is used.
- These aluminoxanes may be mixed with some organoaluminum compounds.
- a benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy compound exemplified in JP-A-2-78687 is also applied. be able to. Further, organoaluminum oxy compounds described in JP-A-2-167305, aluminoxanes having two or more kinds of alkyl groups described in JP-A-2-24701, JP-A-3-103407, and the like are also included. It can be suitably used.
- the “benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy compound” sometimes used in the present invention means that the Al component dissolved in benzene at 60 ° C. is usually 10% or less, preferably 5% or less, particularly preferably in terms of Al atom. It is a compound that is 2% or less and is insoluble or hardly soluble in benzene.
- organoaluminum oxy compound (b-2) examples include modified methylaluminoxane represented by the following general formula [VI].
- R represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and m and n each independently represents an integer of 2 or more.
- This modified methylaluminoxane is prepared using trimethylaluminum and an alkylaluminum other than trimethylaluminum.
- a compound is generally called MMAO.
- MMAO can be prepared by the methods listed in US Pat. No. 4,960,878 and US Pat. No. 5,041,584.
- those prepared by using trimethylaluminum and triisobutylaluminum from Tosoh Finechem Co., Ltd. and having R as an isobutyl group are commercially available under the names MMAO and TMAO.
- Such MMAO is an aluminoxane having improved solubility in various solvents and storage stability. Specifically, it is based on benzene among the compounds represented by the above formula [IV] and [V]. Unlike insoluble or hardly soluble compounds, it is soluble in aliphatic hydrocarbons and alicyclic hydrocarbons.
- organoaluminum oxy compound (b-2) an organoaluminum oxy compound containing boron represented by the following general formula [VII] can also be exemplified.
- R c represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
- R d may be the same or different from each other, and represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
- ionized ionic compound As the compound (b-3) that forms an ion pair by reacting with the bridged metallocene compound (a) (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as “ionized ionic compound” or simply “ionic compound”), Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei. JP-A-1-501950, JP-A-1-502036, JP-A-3-179005, JP-A-3-179006, JP-A-3-207703, JP-A-3-207704, US Pat. No. 5,321,106. Examples include Lewis acids, ionic compounds, borane compounds, and carborane compounds described in the specification. Furthermore, heteropoly compounds and isopoly compounds can also be mentioned.
- the ionized ionic compound preferably used in the present invention is a boron compound represented by the following general formula [VIII].
- R e + includes H + , carbenium cation, oxonium cation, ammonium cation, phosphonium cation, cycloheptyltrienyl cation, ferrocenium cation having a transition metal, and the like.
- R f to R i may be the same as or different from each other, and are substituents selected from a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a halogen atom and a halogen-containing group. Yes, preferably a substituted aryl group.
- carbenium cation examples include trisubstituted carbenium cations such as triphenylcarbenium cation, tris (4-methylphenyl) carbenium cation, and tris (3,5-dimethylphenyl) carbenium cation. .
- ammonium cation examples include trialkyl-substituted ammonium such as trimethylammonium cation, triethylammonium cation, tri (n-propyl) ammonium cation, triisopropylammonium cation, tri (n-butyl) ammonium cation, and triisobutylammonium cation.
- N, N-dialkylanilinium cation such as cation, N, N-dimethylanilinium cation, N, N-diethylanilinium cation, N, N-2,4,6-pentamethylanilinium cation, diisopropylammonium cation, And dialkylammonium cations such as dicyclohexylammonium cations.
- phosphonium cation examples include triarylphosphonium cations such as triphenylphosphonium cation, tris (4-methylphenyl) phosphonium cation, and tris (3,5-dimethylphenyl) phosphonium cation.
- R e + is preferably a carbenium cation, an ammonium cation or the like, and particularly preferably a triphenylcarbenium cation, an N, N-dimethylanilinium cation or an N, N-diethylanilinium cation.
- compounds containing a carbenium cation include triphenylcarbenium tetraphenylborate, triphenylcarbeniumtetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, triphenylcarbeniumtetrakis ⁇ 3, 5-di- (trifluoromethyl) phenyl ⁇ borate, tris (4-methylphenyl) carbenium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, tris (3,5-dimethylphenyl) carbenium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, etc. It can be illustrated.
- compounds containing a trialkyl-substituted ammonium cation include triethylammonium tetraphenylborate, tripropylammonium tetraphenylborate, tri (n-butyl) ammonium tetraphenylborate, trimethylammonium.
- N, N-dimethylanilinium tetraphenylborate, N, N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) are compounds containing N, N-dialkylanilinium cations.
- examples of the compound containing a dialkylammonium cation include di-n-propylammonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate and dicyclohexylammonium tetraphenylborate.
- ionic compounds exemplified by JP-A-2004-51676 can be used without limitation.
- the ionic compound (b-3) may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- organometallic compound (b-1) trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum and triisobutylaluminum that are easily available for commercial products are preferable. Of these, triisobutylaluminum that is easy to handle is particularly preferred.
- organoaluminum oxy compound (b-2) methylaluminoxane, which is easily available for commercial products, and MMAO prepared using trimethylaluminum and triisobutylaluminum are preferable. Of these, MMAO having improved solubility in various solvents and storage stability is particularly preferable.
- triphenylcarbenium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate and N, N-dimethylaniline are used.
- Nium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate is preferred.
- Carrier (c)> In this invention, you may use a support
- the carrier (c) that may be used in the present invention is an inorganic or organic compound, and is a granular or particulate solid.
- the inorganic compound porous oxides, inorganic chlorides, clays, clay minerals or ion-exchangeable layered compounds are preferable.
- porous oxide specifically, SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , MgO, ZrO, TiO 2 , B 2 O 3 , CaO, ZnO, BaO, ThO 2 and the like, or a composite or mixture containing them, for example,
- Use natural or synthetic zeolite SiO 2 —MgO, SiO 2 —Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 —TiO 2 , SiO 2 —V 2 O 5 , SiO 2 —Cr 2 O 3 , SiO 2 —TiO 2 —MgO, etc. can do.
- those containing SiO 2 and / or Al 2 O 3 as main components are preferred.
- the carrier preferably used in the present invention has a particle size of 0.5 to 300 ⁇ m, preferably 1.0 to 200 ⁇ m, and has a specific surface area. There 50 ⁇ 1000m 2 / g, preferably in the range of 100 ⁇ 700m 2 / g, pore volume in the range of 0.3 ⁇ 3.0cm 3 / g.
- a carrier is used after being calcined at 100 to 1000 ° C., preferably 150 to 700 ° C., if necessary.
- the inorganic chloride MgCl 2 , MgBr 2 , MnCl 2 , MnBr 2 or the like is used.
- the inorganic chloride may be used as it is or after being pulverized by a ball mill or a vibration mill.
- an inorganic chloride dissolved in a solvent such as alcohol and then precipitated in a fine particle form by a precipitating agent may be used.
- Clay is usually composed mainly of clay minerals.
- the ion-exchangeable layered compound is a compound having a crystal structure in which the surfaces to be formed are stacked in parallel with a weak binding force by ionic bonds or the like, and the contained ions can be exchanged.
- Most clay minerals are ion-exchangeable layered compounds.
- these clays, clay minerals, and ion-exchange layered compounds are not limited to natural products, and artificial synthetic products can also be used.
- clay mineral or ion-exchangeable layered compound clay, clay mineral, ionic crystalline compound having a layered crystal structure such as hexagonal fine packing type, antimony type, CdCl 2 type, CdI 2 type, etc. It can be illustrated.
- clays and clay minerals examples include kaolin, bentonite, kibushi clay, gyrome clay, allophane, hysinger gel, pyrophyllite, ummo group, montmorillonite group, vermiculite, ryokdeite group, palygorskite, kaolinite, nacrite, dickite
- ion-exchangeable layered compounds include ⁇ -Zr (HAsO 4 ) 2 .H 2 O, ⁇ -Zr (HPO 4 ) 2 , ⁇ -Zr (KPO 4 ) 2 .3H 2 O, ⁇ -Ti (HPO 4 ) 2 , ⁇ -Ti (HAsO 4 ) 2 .H 2 O, ⁇ -Sn (HPO 4 ) 2 .H 2 O, ⁇ -Zr (HPO 4 ) 2 , ⁇ -Ti (HPO 4 ) 2 and crystalline acidic salts of polyvalent metals such as ⁇ -T
- the clay and clay mineral used in the present invention are preferably subjected to chemical treatment.
- chemical treatment any of a surface treatment that removes impurities adhering to the surface and a treatment that affects the crystal structure of clay can be used.
- Specific examples of the chemical treatment include acid treatment, alkali treatment, salt treatment, and organic matter treatment.
- the ion-exchangeable layered compound may be a layered compound in which the layers are expanded by exchanging the exchangeable ions between the layers with another large and bulky ion using the ion-exchangeability.
- Such bulky ions play a role of supporting pillars to support the layered structure and are usually called pillars.
- the introduction of another substance (guest compound) between the layered compounds in this way is called intercalation.
- Guest compounds include cationic inorganic compounds such as TiCl 4 and ZrCl 4 , metal alkoxides such as Ti (OR) 4 , Zr (OR) 4 , PO (OR) 3 , and B (OR) 3 (R is a hydrocarbon) Group), metal hydroxide ions such as [Al 13 O 4 (OH) 24 ] 7+ , [Zr 4 (OH) 14 ] 2+ , and [Fe 3 O (OCOCH 3 ) 6 ] +. . These compounds are used alone or in combination of two or more.
- metal alkoxides such as Si (OR) 4 , Al (OR) 3 , Ge (OR) 4 (R is a hydrocarbon group, etc.
- R is a hydrocarbon group, etc.
- the pillar include oxides generated by heat dehydration after intercalation of the metal hydroxide ions between layers.
- clay or clay mineral preferred are clay or clay mineral, and particularly preferred are montmorillonite, vermiculite, pectolite, teniolite and synthetic mica.
- Examples of the organic compound as the carrier (c) include granular or particulate solids having a particle size in the range of 0.5 to 300 ⁇ m.
- a (co) polymer produced mainly from an ⁇ -olefin having 2 to 14 carbon atoms such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, vinylcyclohexane, styrene (Co) polymers produced by the main component, and their modified products.
- High-temperature polymerization is possible by a polymerization method using an olefin polymerization catalyst capable of producing an ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) having a short block chain as disclosed in the present specification. That is, by using the olefin polymerization catalyst, it is possible to suppress the block chain of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) that is elongated by high temperature polymerization.
- the viscosity of the polymerization solution containing the produced ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) decreases at a high temperature, so that the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B ) Can be increased, and as a result, productivity per polymerization vessel is improved.
- the copolymerization of ethylene and ⁇ -olefin in the present invention can be carried out by any of liquid phase polymerization methods such as solution polymerization and suspension polymerization (slurry polymerization) or gas phase polymerization methods. Solution polymerization is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of obtaining the maximum amount of water.
- each component of the olefin polymerization catalyst is arbitrarily selected. Moreover, at least 2 or more of each component in a catalyst may be contacted previously.
- the bridged metallocene compound (a) (hereinafter also referred to as “component (a)”) is usually 10 ⁇ 9 to 10 ⁇ 1 mol, preferably 10 ⁇ 8 to 10 ⁇ 2 mol per liter of reaction volume. Used in quantity.
- the organometallic compound (b-1) (hereinafter also referred to as “component (b-1)”) has a molar ratio of the component (b-1) to the transition metal atom (M) in the component (a) [( b-1) / M] is usually used in an amount of 0.01 to 50,000, preferably 0.05 to 10,000.
- the organoaluminum oxy compound (b-2) (hereinafter also referred to as “component (b-2)”) comprises an aluminum atom in component (b-2) and a transition metal atom (M) in component (a).
- component (b-2) comprises an aluminum atom in component (b-2) and a transition metal atom (M) in component (a).
- the molar ratio [(b-2) / M] is usually 10 to 5,000, preferably 20 to 2,000.
- the ionic compound (b-3) (hereinafter also referred to as “component (b-3)”) has a molar ratio of the component (b-3) to the transition metal atom (M) in the component (a) [( b-3) / M] is usually used in an amount of 1 to 10,000, preferably 1 to 5,000.
- the polymerization temperature is usually ⁇ 50 ° C. to 300 ° C., preferably 100 ° C. to 250 ° C., more preferably 130 ° C. to 200 ° C. In the polymerization temperature range of the above range, as the temperature increases, the solution viscosity at the time of polymerization decreases, and the heat of polymerization is easily removed.
- the polymerization pressure is usually normal pressure to 10 MPa gauge pressure (MPa-G), preferably normal pressure to 8 MPa-G.
- the polymerization reaction can be carried out in any of batch, semi-continuous and continuous methods. Furthermore, it is possible to carry out the polymerization continuously in two or more polymerization vessels having different reaction conditions.
- the molecular weight of the obtained copolymer can be adjusted by changing the hydrogen concentration or polymerization temperature in the polymerization system. Furthermore, it can also adjust with the quantity of the component (b) to be used. When hydrogen is added, the amount is suitably about 0.001 to 5,000 NL per 1 kg of the produced copolymer.
- the molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) of the copolymer (B) varies depending on the structure of the catalyst used.
- the molecular weight distribution can be adjusted by appropriately changing the substituents of R 1 to R 14 .
- the molecular weight distribution can be adjusted by removing low molecular weight components of the polymer obtained by a conventionally known method such as distillation under reduced pressure.
- the weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in the component having a high molecular weight above the peak top molecular weight and the peak top molecular weight of the copolymer (B). That is, the ratio of the weight of the “component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more” to the weight of the “component having a molecular weight higher than the peak top molecular weight”.
- the weight fraction can also be adjusted by combining a plurality of copolymers having different molecular weights or molecular weight distributions.
- the polymerization solvent used in the liquid phase polymerization method is usually an inert hydrocarbon solvent, preferably a saturated hydrocarbon having a boiling point of 50 ° C. to 200 ° C. under normal pressure.
- the polymerization solvent include aliphatic hydrocarbons such as propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, decane, dodecane, and kerosene, and alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane, and methylcyclopentane. Particularly preferred are hexane, heptane, octane, decane, and cyclohexane.
- the ⁇ -olefin itself that is the object of polymerization can also be used as a polymerization solvent.
- Aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and xylene, and halogenated hydrocarbons such as ethylene chloride, chlorobenzene, and dichloromethane can also be used as polymerization solvents.
- benzene, toluene, and xylene, and halogenated hydrocarbons such as ethylene chloride, chlorobenzene, and dichloromethane.
- halogenated hydrocarbons such as ethylene chloride, chlorobenzene, and dichloromethane
- the kinematic viscosity of an olefin polymer at 100 ° C. depends on the molecular weight of the polymer. That is, if the molecular weight is high, the viscosity is high, and if the molecular weight is low, the viscosity is low. Therefore, the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. can be adjusted by adjusting the molecular weight.
- the obtained polymer may be hydrogenated (hereinafter also referred to as hydrogenation) by a conventionally known method. If the double bond of the obtained polymer is reduced by hydrogenation, oxidation stability and heat resistance are improved.
- the copolymer (B) is produced so that the ethylene mole content is in the range of 30 to 70 mol% when the total of ethylene-derived structural units and ⁇ -olefin-derived structural units is 100 mol%.
- the obtained ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) may be used alone, or two or more types having different molecular weights or molecular weight distributions or different monomer compositions may be combined.
- the functional group of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) may be graft-modified, and these may be further modified by secondary modification.
- secondary modification include the method described in JP-T-2008-508402 and the like, such as the method described in JP-A-61-126120 and Japanese Patent No. 2593264.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention contains the lubricating base oil (A) and the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B).
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention has a kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. of 20 mm 2 / s or less.
- the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. is more preferably 16 mm 2 / s or less, and still more preferably 10 mm 2 / s or less. Particularly at 7.5 mm 2 / s or less, high fuel saving performance and extremely excellent shear stability can be obtained.
- the value of this kinematic viscosity is the value measured by the method described in JIS K2283.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention has a peak top in the molecular weight range of 3,000 to 10,000 in the molecular weight in terms of standard polystyrene measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) according to the method described later.
- GPC gel permeation chromatography
- the above-mentioned “molecular weight 20 relative to the weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in the component having a molecular weight higher than the molecular weight giving the peak top that is, the“ component having a molecular weight higher than the molecular weight giving the peak top ”).
- weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more 1 to 10%.
- the main component of the peak at the molecular weight of 3,000 to 10,000 is the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B).
- the lubricating oil composition (or a certain component) has a peak top in a specific molecular weight range means that the lubricating oil composition (or a certain component) has a peak top in the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by measuring the lubricating oil composition (or a certain component). It means that there is a maximum value of dw / dLog (M) (M is molecular weight, and w is the weight fraction of the component having the corresponding molecular weight).
- the molecular weight giving this maximum value (hereinafter also referred to as “molecular weight giving peak top”) matches the peak top molecular weight (that is, the molecular weight giving the highest maximum value of dw / dLog (M) in the entire molecular weight distribution curve). Is not limited.
- the weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more exceeds 10%, the shear stability is drastically deteriorated.
- the weight fraction is preferably 6% or less, more preferably 5% or less. When the weight fraction is within this range, extremely excellent shear stability can be obtained.
- the weight fraction of a component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more is less than 1%, sufficient low-temperature viscosity characteristics cannot be obtained.
- the weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more is preferably 2% or more, and more preferably 2.5% or more.
- the blending ratio of the lubricating base oil (A) and the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is particularly limited as long as the required characteristics for the intended use are satisfied.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention usually comprises a weight ratio ((A) / (B)) of the lubricating base oil (A) and the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B). In a ratio of 99/1 to 50/50.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention comprises an extreme pressure agent, a cleaning dispersant, a viscosity index improver, an antioxidant, a corrosion inhibitor, an antiwear agent, a friction modifier, a pour point depressant, a rust inhibitor and a disinfectant.
- Additives such as foaming agents may be included.
- Examples of the additive used in the lubricating oil composition of the present invention include the following, and these may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- Extreme pressure agent is a generic term for those having an effect of preventing seizure when various internal combustion engines and industrial machines are exposed to high load conditions, and is not particularly limited, but sulfides, sulfoxides, sulfones, thiophosphinates. , Thiocarbonates, sulfurized oils and fats, sulfurized olefins, etc .; Phosphoric acid esters, phosphorous acid esters, phosphoric acid ester amine salts, phosphoric acid ester amines and other phosphoric acids; Chlorinated hydrocarbons, etc. Examples of the halogen-based compounds are as follows. Two or more of these compounds may be used in combination.
- the lubricating oil composition in the present invention is mainly composed of a saturated hydrocarbon such as a copolymer, and therefore, together with other additives used in advance, mineral oil or synthetic hydrocarbon Addition in a state dissolved in a lubricating base oil such as oil is preferred from the viewpoint of dispersibility.
- a lubricating oil composition is prepared by selecting a so-called extreme pressure agent package in which various components such as an extreme pressure agent component are blended in advance and further dissolved in a lubricating base oil such as mineral oil or synthetic hydrocarbon oil. The method of adding to is more preferable.
- extreme pressure agents Packages
- LUBRIZOL's Angolamol-98A As preferred extreme pressure agents (packages), LUBRIZOL's Angolamol-98A, LUBRIZOL's Anglamol-6043, AFTON CHEMICAL's HITEC1532, AFTON CHEMICAL's HITEC307, AFTON CHEMICAL's HITEC3339E, RHEIN94E, RHEIN94E Is mentioned.
- the extreme pressure agent is used in the range of 0 to 10% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the lubricating oil composition as necessary.
- detergent dispersants include metal sulfonates, metal phenates, metal phosphonates, and succinimides.
- the detergent dispersant is used in the range of 0 to 15% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the lubricating oil composition as necessary.
- DI package which is blended with other so-called additives and dissolved in a lubricating oil such as mineral oil or synthetic hydrocarbon oil.
- a lubricating oil such as mineral oil or synthetic hydrocarbon oil.
- HITEC 3419D manufactured by AFTON CHEMICAL, HITEC 2426 manufactured by AFTON CHEMICAL, etc. Is mentioned.
- antiwear agent examples include inorganic or organic molybdenum compounds such as molybdenum disulfide, graphite, antimony sulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene, and the like.
- the antiwear agent is used in the range of 0 to 3% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the lubricating oil composition as necessary.
- antioxidant examples include phenolic and amine compounds such as 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenol.
- the antioxidant is used in the range of 0 to 3% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the lubricating oil composition as necessary.
- rust inhibitor examples include compounds such as various amine compounds, carboxylic acid metal salts, polyhydric alcohol esters, phosphorus compounds, and sulfonates.
- the rust inhibitor is used in the range of 0 to 3% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the lubricating oil composition as required.
- antifoaming agent examples include silicone compounds such as dimethylsiloxane and silica gel dispersion, alcohol compounds and ester compounds.
- the antifoaming agent is used in the range of 0 to 0.2% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the lubricating oil composition as necessary.
- pour point depressant various known pour point depressants can be used. Specifically, a polymer compound containing an organic acid ester group is used, and a vinyl polymer containing an organic acid ester group is particularly preferably used.
- vinyl polymers containing organic acid ester groups include alkyl methacrylate (co) polymers, alkyl acrylate (co) polymers, alkyl fumarate (co) polymers, and alkyl maleate (co). Examples include polymers and alkylated naphthalene.
- Such a pour point depressant has a melting point of ⁇ 13 ° C. or lower, preferably ⁇ 15 ° C., more preferably ⁇ 17 ° C. or lower.
- the melting point of the pour point depressant is measured using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Specifically, about 5 mg of a sample was packed in an aluminum pan, heated to 200 ° C., held at 200 ° C. for 5 minutes, cooled to ⁇ 40 ° C. at 10 ° C./min, and held at ⁇ 40 ° C. for 5 minutes. Thereafter, it is determined from an endothermic curve when the temperature is raised at 10 ° C./min.
- the pour point depressant further has a standard polystyrene equivalent weight average molecular weight obtained by gel permeation chromatography in the range of 20,000 to 400,000, preferably 30,000 to 300,000, more preferably 40,000. It is in the range of 000 to 200,000.
- the pour point depressant is usually used in the range of 0 to 2% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the lubricating oil composition.
- a demulsifier, a colorant, an oily agent (oiliness improver), and the like can be used as necessary.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention can be used as an industrial lubricating oil (gear oil, hydraulic oil) and a grease base oil, and is suitable as an automotive lubricating oil. It can also be suitably used for automotive gear oil such as differential gear oil, or automotive drive oil such as manual transmission oil, automatic transmission oil, continuously variable transmission oil, and dual clutch transmission oil. Furthermore, it can be used for automobile engine oil and marine cylinder oil.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention can adjust the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. to 7.5 mm 2 / s or less, particularly as a low-viscosity transmission oil for automobiles. When this kinematic viscosity is further adjusted to 6.5 mm 2 / s or less, more preferably 5.5 mm 2 / s or less, it is possible to exhibit excellent fuel saving performance.
- P E represents the mole fraction of ethylene component
- P O represents the mole fraction of ⁇ -olefin component
- P OE represents the mole fraction of ethylene- ⁇ -olefin chain of all dyad chains. Indicates the rate.
- GPC measurement was performed as follows using Tosoh Corporation HLC-8320GPC.
- TSKgel SuperMultipore HZ-M (4) was used as a separation column, the column temperature was 40 ° C., tetrahydrofuran (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries) was used as the mobile phase, the development rate was 0.35 ml / min, and the sample concentration was The amount of sample injection was 20 microliters, and a differential refractometer was used as a detector.
- As the standard polystyrene one manufactured by Tosoh Corporation (PStQuick MP-M) was used.
- the peak top molecular weight of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer and the molecular weight of the lubricating oil composition from 3,000 to The molecular weight giving a peak top in the range of 10,000 was calculated.
- the obtained GPC chart and baseline By fractionating the region formed between them, based on the area of the fractionated region, the molecular weight of the component having a molecular weight higher than the molecular weight that gives a peak top at a detected molecular weight of 3,000 to 10,000 is 20 The weight fraction of more than 1,000 components was calculated.
- ⁇ Melting point> Using Seiko Instruments X-DSC-7000, place approximately 8 mg of ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer in an aluminum sample pan that can be easily sealed, and place it in the DSC cell. The temperature was raised to 150 ° C. at 10 ° C./min, then held at 150 ° C. for 5 minutes, and then the temperature was lowered at 10 ° C./min to cool the DSC cell to ⁇ 100 ° C. (temperature lowering process). Next, after holding at 100 ° C. for 5 minutes, the temperature was raised at 10 ° C./min, and the presence or absence of an endothermic or exothermic peak was confirmed from the enthalpy curves obtained in both processes.
- ⁇ -40 ° C viscosity As the low-temperature viscosity characteristics, the ⁇ 40 ° C. viscosity was measured with a Brookfield viscometer at ⁇ 40 ° C. in accordance with ASTM D2983.
- the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) was produced according to the following polymerization example. The obtained ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) was subjected to hydrogenation by the following method as needed.
- the solid obtained by distilling off the solvent under reduced pressure was brought into a glove box, washed with hexane, and extracted with dichloromethane. After evaporating the solvent under reduced pressure and concentrating, a small amount of hexane was added and the mixture was allowed to stand at ⁇ 20 ° C. to precipitate a red-orange solid. After washing the solid with a small amount of hexane, and dried under reduced pressure, as a red-orange solid [methylphenylmethylene (eta 5 - cyclopentadienyl) ( ⁇ 5 -2,7- di -t- Buchirufuru Olenyl)] zirconium dichloride 1.20 g was obtained.
- ⁇ Polymerization example 1> By charging 760 ml of heptane and 120 g of propylene into a 2 L stainless steel autoclave sufficiently purged with nitrogen, raising the temperature in the system to 150 ° C., and then supplying hydrogen 0.85 MPa and ethylene 0.19 MPa The total pressure was 3 MPaG.
- Polymer 1 has an ethylene content of 48.5 mol%, a peak top molecular weight of 5,218, and a component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in a component having a high molecular weight of the peak top molecular weight or more has a weight fraction of 1.22%, B The value was 1.2, the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. was 155 mm 2 / s, and the melting point (melting peak) was not observed.
- ⁇ Polymerization example 2> By charging 750 mL of heptane and 125 g of propylene into a 2 L stainless steel autoclave sufficiently purged with nitrogen, raising the temperature in the system to 150 ° C., and then supplying hydrogen 0.69 MPa and ethylene 0.23 MPa The total pressure was 3 MPaG.
- Polymer 2 has an ethylene content of 49.7 mol%, a peak top molecular weight of 6,186, and a component having a molecular weight higher than the peak top molecular weight of 20,000 or more has a weight fraction of 2.92%, B The value was 1.2, the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. was 281 mm 2 / s, and no melting point (melting peak) was observed.
- Polymer 3 has an ethylene content of 50.4 mol%, a peak top molecular weight of 7,015, a weight fraction of a component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in a component having a high molecular weight of at least the peak top molecular weight is 5.24%, B The value was 1.2, the 100 ° C. kinematic viscosity was 411 mm 2 / s, and no melting point (melting peak) was observed.
- ⁇ Polymerization example 4> By charging 990 mL of heptane and 45 g of propylene into a 2 L stainless steel autoclave sufficiently purged with nitrogen, raising the temperature in the system to 130 ° C., and then supplying 2.24 MPa of hydrogen and 0.09 MPa of ethylene The total pressure was 3 MPaG.
- Polymer 4 had a molecular chain double bond content of less than 0.1 / 1000 C, and a chlorine content of less than 0.1 ppm.
- Polymer 4 has an ethylene content of 51.9 mol%, a peak top molecular weight of 2,572, a weight fraction of a component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in a component having a molecular weight higher than the peak top molecular weight is 0.05%, B The value was 1.2, the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. was 40 mm 2 / s, and no melting point (melting peak) was observed.
- the polymerization solution was continuously extracted so that the polymerization solution in the polymerization vessel was always 1 liter.
- ethylene gas was supplied in an amount of 35 L / h
- propylene gas was supplied in an amount of 35 L / h
- hydrogen gas was supplied in an amount of 80 L / h using a bubbling tube.
- the copolymerization reaction was carried out at 35 ° C. by circulating a refrigerant through a jacket attached to the outside of the polymerization vessel.
- the polymerization solution containing the ethylene-propylene copolymer obtained under the above conditions was washed with 100 mL of 0.2 mol / l hydrochloric acid three times, then with distilled water 100 mL three times, dried over magnesium sulfate, and then the solvent was reduced in pressure. Distilled off. The resulting polymer was dried overnight at 130 ° C. under reduced pressure.
- the polymer 5 (ethylene-propylene copolymer) obtained by the above operation has an ethylene content of 54.9 mol%, a peak top molecular weight of 4,031, and a molecular weight of 20 in a component having a high molecular weight higher than the peak top molecular weight.
- the weight fraction of 000 or more components was 0.32%, the B value was 1.2, the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. was 102 mm 2 / s, and no melting point (melting peak) was observed.
- the molecular chain double bond content was 0.1 / 1000 C, and the chlorine content was 15 ppm.
- the polymer 6 has an ethylene content of 53.1 mol%, a peak top molecular weight of 8,250, and a component having a molecular weight higher than the peak top molecular weight of 20,000 or more has a weight fraction of 12.90%, B value 1.2,100 ° C. kinematic viscosity of 608mm 2 / s, a melting point (melting peak) was not observed.
- the polymerization solution was continuously extracted so that the polymerization solution in the polymerization vessel was always 1 liter.
- ethylene gas was supplied in an amount of 47 L / h
- propylene gas in an amount of 47 L / h
- hydrogen gas in an amount of 20 L / h using a bubbling tube.
- the copolymerization reaction was carried out at 35 ° C. by circulating a refrigerant through a jacket attached to the outside of the polymerization vessel.
- the polymerization solution containing the ethylene-propylene copolymer obtained under the above conditions was washed with 100 mL of 0.2 mol / l hydrochloric acid three times, then with distilled water 100 mL three times, dried over magnesium sulfate, and then the solvent was reduced in pressure. Distilled off. The resulting polymer was dried overnight at 130 ° C. under reduced pressure.
- the polymer 7 (ethylene-propylene copolymer) obtained by the above operation has an ethylene content of 54.9 mol%, a peak top molecular weight of 12,564, and a molecular weight of 20, having a high molecular weight above the peak top molecular weight.
- the weight fraction of components of 000 or more was 44.15%, the B value was 1.2, the 100 ° C. kinematic viscosity was 2,040 mm 2 / s, and no melting point (melting peak) was observed.
- the molecular chain double bond content was 0.1 / 1000 C, and the chlorine content was 8 ppm.
- the obtained polymer solution was washed 3 times with 1000 ml of 0.2 mol / L hydrochloric acid, then 3 times with 1000 ml of distilled water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and then the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure.
- the obtained polymer was dried at 80 ° C. under reduced pressure for 10 hours.
- the polymer 8 was obtained by hydrogenation operation.
- Polymer 8 had a molecular chain double bond content of less than 0.1 / 1000 C, and a chlorine content of less than 0.1 ppm.
- Polymer 8 has an ethylene content of 52.2 mol%, a peak top molecular weight of 6,401, a component having a molecular weight higher than the peak top molecular weight of 20,000 or more, a weight fraction of 12.97%, B The value was 1.2, the 100 ° C. kinematic viscosity was 408 mm 2 / s, and no melting point (melting peak) was observed.
- Lubricating base oil Synthetic hydrocarbon oil PAO having a kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. of 5.8 mm 2 / s (NEXBASE 2006, PAO-6 manufactured by NESTE), API (American Petroleum Institute) Group II mineral oil (NEXBASE3030 manufactured by NESTE, Mineral Oil-A) having a kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. of 3.0 mm 2 / s, and diisodecyl adipate (DIDA) manufactured by Daihachi Chemical Co., Ltd., which is a fatty acid ester.
- Extreme pressure agent package ANGLAMOL-98A (EP) manufactured by LUBRIZOL. Pour point depressant; IRGAFLO 720P (PPD) manufactured by BASF.
- the following were used as poly- ⁇ -olefins.
- PAO-100 ⁇ -olefin having 6 or more carbon atoms as a monomer, 100 ° C. kinematic viscosity of 100 mm 2 / s, peak top molecular weight of 4,325, molecular weight of 20,000 or more in high molecular weight component above peak top The rate is 0.20%, PAO obtained using an acid catalyst (Spectrasyn 100 from ExxonMobil Chemical).
- mPAO-100 1-decene is used as a monomer, 100 ° C.
- kinematic viscosity is 100 mm 2 / s
- peak top molecular weight is 5,202
- a weight fraction of a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in a high molecular weight component above the peak top is 0.22 % PAO obtained using a metallocene catalyst (Durasyn 180R, manufactured by Ineos Oligmers).
- mPAO-300 1-octene is used as a monomer, 100 ° C.
- kinematic viscosity is 302 mm 2 / s
- peak top molecular weight is 7,229
- a weight fraction of a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in a high molecular weight component above the peak top is 5.45. % PAO obtained with a metallocene-based catalyst. It was obtained according to the method described in Polymerization Example 1 of WO2011 / 142345 pamphlet. No melting point (melting peak) was observed.
- Example 1 28.0% by mass of the copolymer obtained in Polymerization Example 1 as the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B), 15.0% by mass of DIDA as the lubricating base oil (A), extreme pressure agent package (EP) was blended to 6.5% by mass, and PAO-6 was further added as a lubricating base oil (A) so that the total lubricating oil composition would be 100% by mass.
- a product was prepared.
- Example 2 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 18.4% by mass of the polymer 2.
- Example 3 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 17.0% by mass of the polymer 3.
- Example 1 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 44.7% by mass of the polymer 4.
- the GPC chart showed no peak in the molecular weight range of 3,000 to 10,000.
- the maximum value estimated to be derived from the polymer 4 having a molecular weight of 2,670 is recognized, and in the component having a high molecular weight having a molecular weight of 2,670 or more, the weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more is 0.06%. This is shown in the column of “weight fraction of components having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more” in Table 2.
- Example 2 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 29.8% by mass of the polymer 5.
- Example 3 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 14.2% by mass of the polymer 6.
- Example 4 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 10.7% by mass of the polymer 7.
- the molecular weight of the obtained lubricating oil composition was measured, there was no peak in the molecular weight range of 3,000 to 10,000, and there was a maximum value estimated to be based on the polymer 7 at a molecular weight of 13,030. It was.
- the weight fraction of 44.07% of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more is shown in the column “weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more” in Table 2.
- Example 5 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 17.2% by mass of the polymer 8.
- Example 6 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 30.7% by mass of PAO-100 was blended in place of the polymer 1 which was the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B).
- Example 7 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 35.6% by mass of mPAO-100 was blended in place of the polymer 1 as the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B).
- Example 8 A lubricating oil composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 24.7% by mass of mPAO-300 was blended in place of the polymer (1) which is the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B).
- the Brookfield viscosity at ⁇ 40 ° C. is lower than 40,000 mPa ⁇ s
- the peak top molecular weight of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer is lower than 3,000.
- the peak top molecular weight of the ⁇ -olefin copolymer is 3,000 to 10,000
- the temperature is lower than that of Comparative Example 2 in which the weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in the lubricating oil composition is less than 1%. Excellent viscosity characteristics.
- Comparative Example 4 in which the rate of decrease in the shear test viscosity at a test time of 100 hours is less than 3% and the peak top molecular weight of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer exceeds 10,000. Comparative Example 3 in which the weight fraction of the component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in the lubricating oil composition exceeds 10%, although the peak top molecular weight of the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer is 3,000 to 10,000. Compared with Comparative Example 5, the shear stability is greatly improved.
- Example 3 when Example 3 and Comparative Example 5 are compared, although the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer has almost the same kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C., the weight fraction of components having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more is different, so that shear stability is improved. It can be seen that is significantly different.
- Example 4 the formulation was prepared so that the kinematic viscosity at 100 ° C. was about 6 mm 2 / s.
- Table 3 shows the lubricating oil characteristics of the lubricating oil compositions obtained in the following Examples and Comparative Examples.
- This blend is a blend within a viscosity range that is suitably used for automotive manual transmission fluid, automatic transmission fluid, continuously variable transmission fluid, dual clutch transmission fluid, and the like.
- Example 4 As the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B), 13.5% by mass of the polymer 1 and 0.5% by mass of the pour point depressant (PPD) are added, and the mineral oil-A is used as the lubricating base oil (A).
- the lubricating oil composition was prepared by adding 100% by mass of the entire lubricating oil composition.
- Example 5 A lubricating oil composition was blended and prepared in the same manner as in Example 4 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 11.6% by mass of the polymer 2.
- Example 6 A lubricating oil composition was blended and prepared in the same manner as in Example 4 except that the polymer 1 was replaced with 10.4% by mass of the polymer 3.
- Example 11 A lubricating oil composition was blended and prepared in the same manner as in Example 4 except that 18.4% by mass of PAO-100 was blended in place of the polymer 1 which was the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B).
- Example 12 A lubricating oil composition was blended and prepared in the same manner as in Example 4 except that 21.4% by mass of mPAO-100 was blended in place of the polymer 1 as the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B).
- Examples 4 to 6 all had a shear test viscosity decrease rate of less than 1% at a test time of 100 hours.
- the peak top molecular weight of the ⁇ -olefin copolymer (B) is in the range of 3,000 to 10,000, the weight fraction with a molecular weight of 20,000 or more in the lubricating oil composition exceeds 10%.
- Excellent shear stability That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a lubricating oil that does not substantially decrease in viscosity under shear stress.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention can be further reduced in production viscosity (initial viscosity) as compared with conventional lubricating oils, and is therefore excellent in terms of fuel saving.
- the lubricating oil composition of the present invention uses the extreme pressure agent package used in Example 1 for various additives, for example, an additive package for automatic transmission oil that does not contain a component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more, or a continuously variable transmission.
- an additive package for automatic transmission oil that does not contain a component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more, or a continuously variable transmission.
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Abstract
Description
当然、潤滑油中に用いられる基材の剪断安定性が優れれば、潤滑油の寿命を長くでき、潤滑油の初期粘度を上げる必要がなくなり、結果ギアに対する潤滑油の撹拌抵抗を下げることができるため、燃費向上を図ることができる。
更には、近年の燃費向上策として、ディファレンシャルギア油、または変速機油の粘度を従来よりも下げることによって、潤滑油による撹拌抵抗の低減が実現されており、益々ギアにおける金属接触の危険性が高まっているため、粘度低下を生じさせない極めて剪断安定性の高い材料が求められている。
この性能向上要求に基づき、通常20時間の試験時間にて行われるCRC L-45-T-93剪断試験について、通常の5倍にあたる試験時間100時間においてもJ306同様、駆動油毎に試験後の最低粘度を規定し、これを維持することが求められ始めている。
100℃における動粘度が20mm2/s以下であり、
ゲルパーミエーションクロマトグラフィー(GPC)にて、標準ポリスチレン換算により得られた分子量3,000~10,000の範囲にピークトップを有し、
このピークトップを与える分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分において、標準ポリスチレン換算により得られた分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率が1~10%である潤滑油組成物。
(B1)ゲルパーミエーションクロマトグラフィー(GPC)によって測定した分子量において、標準ポリスチレン換算により得られたピークトップ分子量が3,000~10,000である。
(B2)示差熱熱量計(DSC)による融解ピークを有さない。
(B3)下記式[1]
で表されるB値が、1.1以上である。
(B4)100℃における動粘度が140~500mm2/sである。
〔3〕前記エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)のα-オレフィンがプロピレンである項〔1〕または項〔2〕に記載の潤滑油組成物。
〔4〕自動車用潤滑油組成物である項〔1〕~〔3〕のいずれかに記載の潤滑油組成物。
〔5〕100℃動粘度が7.5mm2/s以下である項〔4〕に記載の潤滑油組成物からなる自動車用変速機油。
<(A)潤滑油基油>
潤滑油基油(A)としては、100℃における動粘度が1~10mm2/sである以外は特に制限はなく、通常の潤滑油に使用される鉱油系潤滑油基油及び/又は合成系潤滑油基油(以下「合成炭化水素油」ともいう。)が用いられる。
また、フィッシャー・トロプシュ法によって得られたガス・トゥー・リキッド(GTL)基油も好適に用いることのできる潤滑油基油である。このようなGTL基油は、例えば、EP0776959、EP0668342、WO97/21788、WO00/15736、WO00/14188、WO00/14187、WO00/14183、WO00/14179、WO00/08115、WO99/41332、EP1029029、WO01/18156およびWO01/57166に記載されている。
潤滑油基油(A)の100℃における動粘度はJIS K2283に記載の方法に従い測定された場合に、1~10mm2/sであり、好ましくは2~7mm2/sである。これよりも高粘度であると潤滑油組成物の温度粘度特性が劣り、低粘度であると潤滑油組成物の高温下における蒸発減量が増加する。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)は下記(B1)、(B2)、(B3)および(B4)の特性を有する、エチレンとα-オレフィンとの共重合体である。
(B1)分子量
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)は、ゲルパーミエーションクロマトグラフィー(GPC)によって後述する方法に従い測定し、標準ポリスチレン換算により得られたピークトップ分子量が3,000~10,000であり、好ましくは5,000~9,000、さらに好ましくは6,000~8,000である。ここでピークトップ分子量とは、分子量分布曲線におけるdw/dLog(M)(Mは分子量、wは対応する分子量を有する成分の重量分率である。)の最も高い極大値を与える分子量を指す。当該分子量が複数存在する場合は、より大きい分子量をピークトップ分子量とする。ピークトップ分子量がこの範囲よりも低いと後述する潤滑油組成物の粘度温度特性、並びに低温粘度特性が悪化し、この範囲よりも高いと潤滑油組成物の剪断安定性が悪化する。
なお、本明細書において、「分子量分布曲線」あるいは「GPCチャート」とは、微分分子量分布曲線を指す。
(B2)融点
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)は示差熱熱量計(DSC)による融解ピークを有さない。融解ピークを有さないとは、DSC測定において融解熱量ΔHが実質的に観測されず、共重合体が融点を有さないことを意味し、すなわち共重合体が非晶質の重合体であることを意味する。融解熱量(ΔH)が実質的に計測されないとは、DSC測定においてピークが観測されないか、あるいは観測された融解熱量が1J/g以下であることである。エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体が結晶性を有すると、潤滑油組成物の低温粘度特性が悪化する。DSCの測定条件は実施例に記載した通りである。
(B3)B値
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)は下記式[1]で表されるB値が、1.1以上、好ましくは1.2以上である。
B値の測定条件は実施例に記載した通りである。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)は、JIS K2283に記載の方法により測定した100℃における動粘度が140~500mm2/sであり、好ましくは250~450mm2/s、より好ましくは250~380mm2/sである。エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)の100℃における動粘度が上記範囲内であると、潤滑油組成物の低温粘度特性の点で好ましい。
一方、メタロセン系触媒を用いる方法では、実質的に塩素を残存させないため、内燃機関、機械等における金属部分の腐食の可能性を考慮する必要がなくなる。また、プロピレンの2,1-挿入低減は、共重合体分子内のエチレン連鎖をより低減することが可能になり、粘度温度特性、低温粘度特性を向上させることができる。
架橋メタロセン化合物(a)は、上記式[I]で表される。上記式[I]で表される架橋メタロセン化合物は、ブロック的連鎖の短い、すなわちB値の大きな共重合体を与える。式[I]中のY、M、R1~R14、Q、nおよびjを以下に説明する。
Yは、第14族原子であり、例えば、炭素原子、ケイ素原子、ゲルマニウム原子およびスズ原子が挙げられ、好ましくは炭素原子またはケイ素原子であり、より好ましくは炭素原子である。
Mは、チタン原子、ジルコニウム原子またはハフニウム原子であり、好ましくはジルコニウム原子である。
ハロゲン含有基としては、上述した炭素数1~20の炭化水素基、ケイ素含有基、窒素含有基または酸素含有基において、水素原子がハロゲン原子によって置換された基であるトリフルオロメチル基、トリブロモメチル基、ペンタフルオロエチル基、ペンタフルオロフェニル基などが例示される。
nは1~4の整数であり、好ましくは1または2であり、さらに好ましくは1である。
R13およびR14は水素原子、炭素数1~20の炭化水素基、アリール基、置換アリール基、ケイ素含有基、窒素含有基、酸素含有基、ハロゲン原子およびハロゲン含有基からなる群より選ばれる原子または置換基であり、それぞれ同一でも異なっていてもよい。また、R13およびR14は互いに結合して環を形成していてもよく、互いに結合していなくてもよい。
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等が挙げられる。
本発明で使用される重合触媒は、上記の架橋メタロセン化合物(a)、ならびに有機金属化合物(b-1)、有機アルミニウムオキシ化合物(b-2)および架橋メタロセン化合物(a)と反応してイオン対を形成する化合物(b-3)からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の化合物(b)を含む。
(式中、RaおよびRbは、互いに同一でも異なっていてもよく、炭素数1~15、好ましくは1~4の炭化水素基を示し、Xはハロゲン原子を示し、mは0<m≦3、nは0≦n<3、pは0≦p<3、qは0≦q<3の数であり、かつm+n+p+q=3である)で表される有機アルミニウム化合物。
上記のイオン性化合物(b-3)は、1種単独で用いてもよく2種以上を混合して用いでもよい。
本発明では、オレフィン重合触媒の構成成分として、必要に応じて担体(c)を用いてもよい。
本発明の潤滑油組成物は、前記潤滑油基油(A)および前記エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)を含有する。
なお、「潤滑油組成物(またはある成分)が特定の分子量の範囲にピークトップを有する」とは、潤滑油組成物(またはある成分)を測定して得られた分子量分布曲線における当該範囲にdw/dLog(M)(Mは分子量、wは対応する分子量を有する成分の重量分率である。)の極大値が存在することを意味する。この極大値を与える分子量(以下「ピークトップを与える分子量」ともいう。)は、ピークトップ分子量(すなわち、分子量分布曲線全体におけるdw/dLog(M)の最も高い極大値を与える分子量)と一致するとは限らない。
極圧剤は、必要に応じて潤滑油組成物100質量%に対して0~10質量%の範囲で用いられる。
上記の添加剤以外にも、抗乳化剤、着色剤、油性剤(油性向上剤)などを必要に応じて用いることができる。
本発明の潤滑油組成物は、工業用潤滑油(ギア油、作動油)およびグリース用基油として用いることが可能であり、自動車用潤滑油として好適である。また、ディファレンシャルギア油のような自動車用ギア油、または手動変速機油、自動変速機油、無段変速機油、デュアルクラッチ変速機油などのような自動車用駆動油にも好適に使用できる。さらには自動車エンジン油、船舶シリンダ油にも使用することができる。本発明の潤滑油組成物は、特に自動車用低粘度変速機油として、100℃における動粘度を7.5mm2/s以下に調整することが可能である。この動粘度を、さらに6.5mm2/s以下、さらに好ましくは5.5mm2/s以下に調整した場合、優れた省燃費性能を発揮することも可能である。
[評価方法]
下記実施例および比較例等において、エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体および潤滑油組成物の物性等は以下の方法で測定した。
<エチレン含有量(mol%)>
日本分光社製フーリエ変換赤外分光光度計FT/IR-610またはFT/IR-6100を用い、長鎖メチレン基の横揺れ振動に基づく721cm-1付近の吸収とプロピレンの骨格振動に基づく1155cm-1付近の吸収との吸光度比(D1155cm-1/D721cm-1)を算出し、予め作成しておいた検量線(ASTM D3900での標準試料を使って作成)よりエチレン含有量(重量%)を求めた。次に、得られたエチレン含有量(重量%)を用い、下記式に従ってエチレン含有量(mol%)を求めた。
o-ジクロロベンゼン/ベンゼン-d6(4/1[vol/vol%])を測定溶媒とし、測定温度120℃、スペクトル幅250ppm、パルス繰り返し時間5.5秒、パルス幅4.7・sec(45°パルス)測定条件下(100MHz、日本電子ECX400P)、または測定温度120℃、スペクトル幅250ppm、パルス繰り返し時間5.5秒、パルス幅5.0・sec(45°パルス)測定条件下(125 MHz、ブルカー・バイオスピンAVANCEIIIcryo-500)にて13C-NMRスペクトルを測定し、下記式[1]に基づき算出した。
GPC測定は、東ソー株式会社HLC-8320GPCを用いて以下のようにして測定した。分離カラムとして、TSKgel SuperMultiporeHZ-M(4本)を用い、カラム温度を40℃とし、移動相にはテトラヒドロフラン(和光純薬社製)を用い、展開速度を0.35ml/分とし、試料濃度を5.5g/Lとし、試料注入量を20マイクロリットルとし、検出器として示差屈折計を用いた。標準ポリスチレンとしては、東ソー社製(PStQuick MP-M)のものを用いた。汎用校正の手順に従い、標準ポリスチレン分子量換算として得られた分子量分布曲線(GPCチャートともいう)から、エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体のピークトップ分子量、および潤滑油組成物の、分子量3,000~10,000の範囲にピークトップを与える分子量を算出した。
また、(B)エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体、ポリ-α-オレフィン、および潤滑油組成物における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率については、得られたGPCチャートとベースラインとの間に形成される領域を分画することにより、分画された領域の面積に基づいて、検出した分子量3,000~10,000におけるピークトップを与える分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率を算出した。
o-ジクロロベンゼン-d4を測定溶媒とし、測定温度120℃、スペクトル幅20ppm、パルス繰り返し時間7.0秒、パルス幅6.15μsec(45°パルス)測定条件下にて、1H-NMRスペクトル(400 MHz、日本電子ECX400P)を測定し、ケミカルシフト基準には、溶媒ピーク(オルトジクロロベンゼン 7.1ppm)を用い、0~3ppmに観測されるメインピークと、4~6ppmに観測される二重結合由来のピークの積分値の比率より、炭素原子1000個当たりの二重結合量(本明細書において「分子鎖二重結合量」という。)(個/1000C)を算出した。
セイコーインスツルメント社X-DSC-7000を用い、簡易密閉できるアルミサンプルパンに約8mgのエチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体を入れてDSCセルに配置し、DSCセルを窒素雰囲気下にて室温から150℃まで10℃/分で昇温し、次いで、150℃で5分間保持した後、10℃/分で降温し、DSCセルを-100℃まで冷却した(降温過程)。次いで、100℃で5分間保持した後、10℃/分で昇温し、双方の過程で得られるエンタルピー曲線から、吸熱または発熱ピークの有無を確認した。ピークが観測されないか、融解熱量(ΔH)の値が1J/g以下の場合、融点(Tm)は観測されないとみなした。融点(Tm)、および融解熱量(ΔH)の求め方はJIS K7121に基づいた。
サーモフィッシャーサイエンティフィック社ICS-1600を用い、試料ボートにエチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体を入れてAr/O2気流中、燃焼炉設定温度900℃にて燃焼分解した。このときの発生ガスを吸収液に吸収させ、イオンクロマトグラフ法にて定量した。
100℃動粘度、および粘度指数は、JIS K2283に記載の方法により、測定、算出した。
潤滑油組成物の剪断安定性は、CRC L-45-T-93に記載の方法に準拠し、KRL剪断試験機を用いて評価した。ただし、試験時間は記載の20時間ではなく100時間とし、試験温度60℃、ベアリング回転数1450rpmの剪断条件下にて、下式で表される剪断試験粘度低下率を評価した。
剪断試験粘度低下率(%)=(剪断前の100℃動粘度-剪断後の100℃動粘度)/剪断前の100℃動粘度×100
低温粘度特性として、ASTM D2983に準拠し、-40℃にてブルックフィールド粘度計により-40℃粘度を測定した。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)は以下の重合例に従い製造した。なお、得られたエチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)について、必要に応じて、下記方法で水添操作を実施した。
内容積1Lのステンレス製オートクレーブに0.5質量%Pd/アルミナ触媒のヘキサン溶液100mLおよびエチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体の30質量%ヘキサン溶液500mLを加え、オートクレーブを密閉した後、窒素置換を行なった。次いで、撹拌をしながら140℃まで昇温し、系内を水素置換した後、水素で1.5MPaまで昇圧して15分間水添反応を実施した。
ビス(η5-1,3-ジメチルシクロペンタジエニル)ジルコニウムジクロリドは、特公平6-62642号公報に記載の方法で合成した。
(i)6-メチル-6-フェニルフルベンの合成
窒素雰囲気下、200mL三口フラスコにリチウムシクロペンタジエン7.3g (101.6mmol)および脱水テトラヒドロフラン100mLを加えて攪拌した。溶液をアイスバスで冷却し、アセトフェノン15.0g(111.8mmol)を滴下した。その後、室温で20時間攪拌し、得られた溶液を希塩酸水溶液でクエンチした。ヘキサン100mLを加えて可溶分を抽出し、この有機層を水、飽和食塩水で洗浄後、無水硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥した。その後、溶媒を留去し、得られた粘性液体をカラムクロマトグラフィー(ヘキサン)で分離し、目的物(赤色粘性液体)を得た。
窒素雰囲気下、100mL三口フラスコに2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレン2.01g(7.20mmol)および脱水t-ブチルメチルエーテル50mLを添加した。氷浴で冷却しながらn-ブチルリチウム/ヘキサン溶液 (1.65 M) 4.60mL(7.59mmol)を徐々に添加し、室温で16時間攪拌した。6-メチル-6-フェニルフルベン1.66g(9.85mmol)を添加した後、加熱還流下で1時間攪拌した。氷浴で冷却しながら水50mLを徐々に添加し、得られた二層の溶液を200mL分液漏斗に移した。ジエチルエーテル50mLを加えて数回振った後水層を除き、有機層を水50mLで3回、飽和食塩水50mLで1回洗った。無水硫酸マグネシウムで30分間乾燥した後、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。少量のヘキサンを加えて得た溶液に超音波を当てたところ固体が析出したので、これを採取して少量のヘキサンで洗浄した。減圧下で乾燥し、白色固体としてメチル(シクロペンタジエニル)(2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレニル)(フェニル)メタン2.83gを得た。
窒素雰囲気下、100mLシュレンク管にメチル(シクロペンタジエニル)(2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレニル)(フェニル)メタン1.50g(3.36mmol)、脱水トルエン50mLおよびTHF 570μL(7.03mmol)を順次添加した。氷浴で冷却しながらn-ブチルリチウム/ヘキサン溶液(1.65M)4.20mL(6.93mmol)を徐々に添加し、45℃で5時間攪拌した。減圧下で溶媒を留去し、脱水ジエチルエーテル40mLを添加して赤色溶液とした。メタノール/ドライアイス浴で冷却 しながら四塩化ジルコニウム 728mg(3.12mmol)を添加し、室温まで徐々に昇温しながら16時間攪拌したところ、赤橙色スラリーが得られた。減圧下で溶媒を留去して得られた固体をグローブボックス内に持ち込み、ヘキサンで洗浄した後、ジクロロメタンで抽出した。減圧下で溶媒を留去して濃縮した後、少量のヘキサンを加え、-20℃で放置したところ赤橙色固体が析出した。この固体を少量のヘキサンで洗浄した後、減圧下で乾燥することにより、赤橙色固体として[メチルフェニルメチレン(η5-シクロペンタジエニル)(η5-2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレニル)]ジルコニウムジクロリド1.20 gを得た。
充分に窒素置換した内容積2Lのステンレス製オートクレーブにヘプタン760ml、プロピレン120gを装入し、系内の温度を150℃に昇温した後、水素0.85MPa、エチレン0.19MPaを供給することにより全圧を3MPaGとした。次に、トリイソブチルアルミニウム0.4mmol、[メチルフェニルメチレン(η5-シクロペンタジエニル)(η5-2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレニル)]ジルコニウムジクロリド0.0002mmol、及びN,N-ジメチルアニリニウムテトラキス(ペンタフルオロフェニル)ボレート0.002mmolを窒素で圧入し、撹拌回転数を400rpmにすることにより重合を開始した。その後、エチレンを連続的に供給することにより全圧を3MPaGに保ち、150℃で5分間重合を行った。少量のエタノールを系内に添加することにより重合を停止した後、未反応のエチレン、プロピレン、水素をパージした。得られたポリマー溶液は、0.2mol/Lの塩酸1000mlで3回、次いで蒸留水1000mlで3回洗浄し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥後、溶媒を減圧留去した。得られたポリマーは80℃の減圧下で10時間乾燥した。次いで、水添操作により、重合体1が得られた。
重合体1の分子鎖二重結合量は0.1個/1000C未満、塩素含量は0.1ppm未満であった。重合体1のエチレン含有量は48.5mol%、ピークトップ分子量は5,218、ピークトップ分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率は1.22%、B値は1.2、100℃動粘度は155mm2/sであり、融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。
充分に窒素置換した内容積2Lのステンレス製オートクレーブにヘプタン750mLおよびプロピレン125gを装入し、系内の温度を150℃に昇温した後、水素0.69MPa、エチレン0.23MPaを供給することにより全圧を3MPaGとした。次にトリイソブチルアルミニウム0.4mmol、[メチルフェニルメチレン(η5-シクロペンタジエニル)(η5-2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレニル)]ジルコニウムジクロリド 0.0001mmolおよびN,N-ジメチルアニリニウムテトラキス(ペンタフルオロフェニル)ボレート0.001mmolを窒素で圧入し、攪拌回転数を400rpmにすることにより重合を開始した。その後、エチレンのみを連続的に供給することにより全圧を3MPaGに保ち、150℃で5分間重合を行った。少量のエタノールを系内に添加することにより重合を停止した後、未反応のエチレン、プロピレン、水素をパージした。得られたポリマー溶液を、0.2mol/lの塩酸1000mLで3回、次いで蒸留水1000mLで3回洗浄し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥後、溶媒を減圧留去した。得られたポリマーを80℃の減圧下で一晩乾燥し、エチレン-プロピレン共重合体52.2gを得た。次いで、水添操作により、重合体2が得られた。
重合体2の分子鎖二重結合量は0.1個/1000C未満、塩素含量は0.1ppm未満であった。重合体2のエチレン含有量は49.7mol%、ピークトップ分子量は6,186、ピークトップ分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率は2.92%、B値は1.2、100℃動粘度は281mm2/sであり、融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。
充分に窒素置換した内容積2Lのステンレス製オートクレーブにヘプタン710ml、プロピレン145gを装入し、系内の温度を150℃に昇温した後、水素0.43MPa、エチレン0.26MPaを供給することにより全圧を3MPaGとした。次に、トリイソブチルアルミニウム0.4mmol、[メチルフェニルメチレン(η5-シクロペンタジエニル)( η5-2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレニル)]ジルコニウムジクロリド0.0001mmol、及びN,N-ジメチルアニリニウムテトラキス(ペンタフルオロフェニル)ボレート0.001mmolを窒素で圧入し、撹拌回転数を400rpmにすることにより重合を開始した。その後、エチレンを連続的に供給することにより全圧を3MPaGに保ち、150℃で5分間重合を行った。少量のエタノールを系内に添加することにより重合を停止した後、未反応のエチレン、プロピレン、水素をパージした。得られたポリマー溶液は、0.2mol/Lの塩酸1000mlで3回、次いで蒸留水1000mlで3回洗浄し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥後、溶媒を減圧留去した。得られたポリマーは80℃の減圧下で10時間乾燥した。次いで、水添操作により、重合体3が得られた。
重合体3の分子鎖二重結合量は0.1個/1000C未満、塩素含量は0.1ppm未満であった。重合体3のエチレン含有量は50.4mol%、ピークトップ分子量は7,015、ピークトップ分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率は5.24%、B値は1.2、100℃動粘度は411mm2/sであり、融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。
充分に窒素置換した内容積2Lのステンレス製オートクレーブにヘプタン910mLおよびプロピレン45gを装入し、系内の温度を130℃に昇温した後、水素2.24MPa、エチレン0.09MPaを供給することにより全圧を3MPaGとした。次にトリイソブチルアルミニウム0.4mmol、[メチルフェニルメチレン(η5-シクロペンタジエニル)(η5-2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレニル)]ジルコニウムジクロリド 0.0006mmolおよびN,N-ジメチルアニリニウムテトラキス(ペンタフルオロフェニル)ボレート0.006mmolを窒素で圧入し、攪拌回転数を400rpmにすることにより重合を開始した。その後、エチレンのみを連続的に供給することにより全圧を3MPaGに保ち、130℃で5分間重合を行った。少量のエタノールを系内に添加することにより重合を停止した後、未反応のエチレン、プロピレン、水素をパージした。得られたポリマー溶液を、0.2mol/lの塩酸1000mLで3回、次いで蒸留水1000mLで3回洗浄し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥後、溶媒を減圧留去した。得られたポリマーを80℃の減圧下で一晩乾燥した後、さらに神鋼パンテック製2-03型薄膜蒸留装置を用いて、減圧度を400Paに保持し、設定温度180℃、流量3.1ml/minにて薄膜蒸留を行い、エチレン-プロピレン共重合体22.2gを得た。次いで、水添操作により、重合体4が得られた。
重合体4の分子鎖二重結合量は0.1個/1000C未満、塩素含量は0.1ppm未満であった。重合体4のエチレン含有量は51.9mol%、ピークトップ分子量は2,572、ピークトップ分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率は0.05%、B値は1.2、100℃動粘度は40mm2/sであり、融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。
充分窒素置換した容量2リットルの攪拌翼付連続重合反応器に、脱水精製したヘキサン1リットルを張り、96mmol/Lに調整した、エチルアルミニウムセスキクロリド(Al(C2H5)1.5・Cl1.5)のヘキサン溶液を500ml/hの量で連続的に1時間供給した後、更に触媒として16mmol/lに調整したVO(OC2H5)Cl2のヘキサン溶液を500ml/hの量で、ヘキサンを500ml/hの量で連続的に供給した。一方重合器上部から、重合液器内の重合液が常に1リットルになるように重合液を連続的に抜き出した。次にバブリング管を用いてエチレンガスを35L/hの量で、プロピレンガスを35L/hの量で水素ガスを80L/hの量で供給した。共重合反応は、重合器外部に取り付けられたジャケットに冷媒を循環させることにより35℃で行った。上記条件にて得られたエチレン-プロピレン共重合体を含む重合溶液を、0.2mol/lの塩酸100mLで3回、次いで蒸留水100mLで3回洗浄し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥後、溶媒を減圧留去した。得られたポリマーを130℃の減圧下で一晩乾燥した。
以上の操作により得られた重合体5(エチレン-プロピレン共重合体)のエチレン含有量は54.9mol%、ピークトップ分子量は4,031、ピークトップ分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率は0.32%、B値は1.2、100℃動粘度は102mm2/sであり、融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。また、分子鎖二重結合量は0.1個/1000Cであり、塩素含量は15ppmであった。
充分に窒素置換した内容積2Lのステンレス製オートクレーブにヘプタン710mLおよびプロピレン145gを装入し、系内の温度を150℃に昇温した後、水素0.40MPa、エチレン0.27MPaを供給することにより全圧を3MPaGとした。次にトリイソブチルアルミニウム0.4mmol、[メチルフェニルメチレン(η5-シクロペンタジエニル)(η5-2,7-ジ-t-ブチルフルオレニル)]ジルコニウムジクロリド 0.0001mmolおよびN,N-ジメチルアニリニウムテトラキス(ペンタフルオロフェニル)ボレート0.001mmolを窒素で圧入し、攪拌回転数を400rpmにすることにより重合を開始した。その後、エチレンのみを連続的に供給することにより全圧を3MPaGに保ち、150℃で5分間重合を行った。少量のエタノールを系内に添加することにより重合を停止した後、未反応のエチレン、プロピレン、水素をパージした。得られたポリマー溶液を、0.2mol/lの塩酸1000mLで3回、次いで蒸留水1000mLで3回洗浄し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥後、溶媒を減圧留去した。得られたポリマーを80℃の減圧下で一晩乾燥し、エチレン-プロピレン共重合体52.2gを得た。次いで、水添操作により、重合体6が得られた。
重合体6の分子鎖二重結合量は0.1個/1000C未満、塩素含量は0.1ppm未満であった。重合体6のエチレン含有量は53.1mol%、ピークトップ分子量は8,250、ピークトップ分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率は12.90%、B値は1.2、100℃動粘度は608mm2/sであり、融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。
充分窒素置換した容量2リットルの攪拌翼付連続重合反応器に、脱水精製したヘキサン1リットルを張り、96mmol/Lに調整した、エチルアルミニウムセスキクロリド(Al(C2H5)1.5・Cl1.5)のヘキサン溶液を500ml/hの量で連続的に1時間供給した後、更に触媒として16mmol/lに調整したVO(OC2H5)Cl2のヘキサン溶液を500ml/hの量で、ヘキサンを500ml/hの量で連続的に供給した。一方重合器上部から、重合液器内の重合液が常に1リットルになるように重合液を連続的に抜き出した。次にバブリング管を用いてエチレンガスを47L/hの量で、プロピレンガスを47L/hの量で水素ガスを20L/hの量で供給した。共重合反応は、重合器外部に取り付けられたジャケットに冷媒を循環させることにより35℃で行った。上記条件にて得られたエチレン-プロピレン共重合体を含む重合溶液を、0.2mol/lの塩酸100mLで3回、次いで蒸留水100mLで3回洗浄し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥後、溶媒を減圧留去した。得られたポリマーを130℃の減圧下で一晩乾燥した。
以上の操作により得られた重合体7(エチレン-プロピレン共重合体)のエチレン含有量は54.9mol%、ピークトップ分子量は12,564、ピークトップ分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率は44.15%、B値は1.2、100℃動粘度は2,040mm2/sであり、融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。また、分子鎖二重結合量は0.1個/1000Cであり、塩素含量は8ppmであった。
充分に窒素置換した内容積2Lのステンレス製オートクレーブにヘプタン190ml、プロピレン405gを装入し、系内の温度を80℃に昇温した後、水素100Nml、エチレン0.20MPaを供給することにより全圧を3MPaGとした。次に、トリイソブチルアルミニウム0.4mmol、ビス(η5-1,3-ジメチルシクロペンタジエニル)ジルコニウムジクロリド0.0003mmol、及びN,N-ジメチルアニリニウムテトラキス(ペンタフルオロフェニル)ボレート0.003mmolを窒素で圧入し、撹拌回転数を400rpmにすることにより重合を開始した。その後、エチレンを連続的に供給することにより全圧を3MPaGに保ち、80℃で5分間重合を行った。少量のエタノールを系内に添加することにより重合を停止した後、未反応のエチレン、プロピレン、水素をパージした。得られたポリマー溶液は、0.2mol/Lの塩酸1000mlで3回、次いで蒸留水1000mlで3回洗浄し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥後、溶媒を減圧留去した。得られたポリマーは80℃の減圧下で10時間乾燥した。次いで、水添操作により、重合体8が得られた。
重合体8の分子鎖二重結合量は0.1個/1000C未満、塩素含量は0.1ppm未満であった。重合体8のエチレン含有量は52.2mol%、ピークトップ分子量は6,401、ピークトップ分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分における分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率は12.97%、B値は1.2、100℃動粘度は408mm2/sであり、融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。
以下の潤滑油組成物の調製において用いられたエチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)以外の成分は以下のとおりである。
100℃動粘度が5.8mm2/sである合成炭化水素油PAO(NESTE社製NEXBASE2006、PAO-6)、
100℃動粘度が3.0mm2/sであるAPI(American Petroleum Institute)Group II鉱油(NESTE社製NEXBASE3030、鉱油-A)、ならびに
脂肪酸エステルである大八化学社製ジイソデシルアジペート(DIDA)。
流動点降下剤;BASF社製IRGAFLO 720P(PPD)。
ポリ-α-オレフィンとして以下のものを用いた。
PAO-100:炭素数6以上のα-オレフィンをモノマーとし、100℃動粘度が100mm2/s、ピークトップ分子量は4,325、ピークトップ以上の高分子量成分における分子量20,000以上の重量分率は0.20%である、酸触媒を用いて得られたPAO(ExxonMobil Chemical社製Spectrasyn 100)。
mPAO-100:1-デセンをモノマーとし、100℃動粘度が100mm2/s、ピークトップ分子量は5,202、ピークトップ以上の高分子量成分における分子量20,000以上の重量分率は0.22%である、メタロセン系触媒を用いて得られたPAO(Ineos Oligmers社製Durasyn 180R)。
mPAO-300:1-オクテンをモノマーとし、100℃動粘度が302mm2/s、ピークトップ分子量は7,229、ピークトップ以上の高分子量成分における分子量20,000以上の重量分率は5.45%である、メタロセン系触媒を用いて得られたPAO。WO2011/142345号パンフレットの重合例1に記載の方法に従って得た。融点(融解ピーク)は観測されなかった。
実施例1~3では、Sciety of Automobile Engineers(SAE)によるギア油粘度規格90に合わせ、100℃動粘度が約14mm2/sとなるよう配合調整を行った。下記実施例および比較例で得られた潤滑油組成物の配合および潤滑油特性を表2に示す。この粘度規格は自動車用ディファレンシャルギア油、並びにトラック、バス用手動変速機油等に好適に用いられる粘度規格である。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)として重合例1で得られた共重合体を28.0質量%、潤滑油基油(A)としてDIDAを15.0質量%、極圧剤パッケージ(EP)を6.5質量%となるように配合し、これにさらに潤滑油基油(A)としてPAO-6を、潤滑油組成物の全体が100質量%となるように加え、潤滑油組成物を調製した。
重合体1を18.4質量%の重合体2に置き換えた以外は、実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。
重合体1を17.0質量%の重合体3に置き換えた以外は、実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。
重合体1を44.7質量%の重合体4に置き換えた以外は、実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。得られた潤滑油組成物の分子量を測定したところ、GPCチャートには分子量3,000~10,000の範囲にピークは存在しなかった。なお、分子量2,670の重合体4に由来すると推定される極大値が認められ、分子量2,670以上の高い分子量を有する成分において分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率0.06%を表2の「分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率」の欄に示した。
重合体1を29.8質量%の重合体5に置き換えた以外は、実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。
重合体1を14.2質量%の重合体6に置き換えた以外は、実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。
重合体1を10.7質量%の重合体7に置き換えた以外は、実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。得られた潤滑油組成物の分子量を測定したところ、分子量3,000~10,000の範囲にピークは存在せず、分子量13,030に重合体7に基づくと推定される極大値を有していた。分子量13,030以上の高い分子量を有する成分において分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率44.07%を表2の「分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率」の欄に示した。
重合体1を17.2質量%の重合体8に置き換えた以外は、実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)である重合体1の代わりにPAO-100を30.7質量%配合した以外は実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)である重合体1の代わりにmPAO-100を35.6質量%配合した以外は実施例1と同様に潤滑油組成物を調製した。
実施例4~6では、100℃動粘度を約6mm2/sとなるよう配合調製を行った。下記実施例および比較例で得られた潤滑油組成物の潤滑油特性を表3に示す。本配合は自動車用手動変速機油、自動変速機油、無段変速機油、並びにデュアルクラッチ変速機油等に好適に用いられる粘度範囲内の配合である。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)として重合体1を13.5質量%、流動点降下剤(PPD)を0.5質量%、これに潤滑油基油(A)として鉱油-Aを、潤滑油組成物全体が100質量%となるように加え、潤滑油組成物を調整した。
重合体1を11.6質量%の重合体2に置き換えた以外は、実施例4と同様に潤滑油組成物を配合調製した。
重合体1を10.4質量%の重合体3に置き換えた以外は、実施例4と同様に潤滑油組成物を配合調製した。
重合体1を16.1質量%の重合体5に置き換えた以外は、実施例4と同様に潤滑油組成物を配合調製した。
重合体1を9.3質量%の重合体6に置き換えた以外は、実施例4と同様に潤滑油組成物を配合調製した。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)である重合体1の代わりにPAO-100を18.4質量%配合した以外は実施例4と同様に潤滑油組成物を配合調製した。
エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)である重合体1の代わりにmPAO-100を21.4質量%配合した以外は実施例4と同様に潤滑油組成物を配合調製した。
また、本発明の潤滑油組成物は、従来技術の潤滑油と比べて、製造時の粘度(初期粘度)をさらに下げることができるので、省燃費の観点からも優れている。
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- (A)100℃における動粘度が1~10mm2/sである潤滑油基油と、(B)以下の(B1)~(B4)の特徴を有するエチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体を含有し、
100℃における動粘度が20mm2/s以下であり、
ゲルパーミエーションクロマトグラフィー(GPC)にて、標準ポリスチレン換算により得られた分子量が3,000~10,000の範囲にピークトップを有し、
このピークトップを与える分子量以上の高い分子量を有する成分において、標準ポリスチレン換算により得られた分子量20,000以上の成分の重量分率が1~10%である潤滑油組成物。
(B1)ゲルパーミエーションクロマトグラフィー(GPC)によって測定した分子量において、標準ポリスチレン換算により得られたピークトップ分子量が3,000~10,000である。
(B2)示差熱熱量計(DSC)による融解ピークを有さない。
(B3)下記式[1]
(式中、PEはエチレン成分の含有モル分率を示し、POはα-オレフィン成分の含有モル分率を示し、POEは全dyad連鎖のエチレン-α-オレフィン連鎖のモル分率を示す。)
で表されるB値が、1.1以上である。
(B4)100℃における動粘度が140~500mm2/sである。 - 前記エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)のエチレンモル含有率が30~70mol%の範囲にある請求項1に記載の潤滑油組成物。
- 前記エチレン-α-オレフィン共重合体(B)のα-オレフィンがプロピレンである請求項1または請求項2に記載の潤滑油組成物。
- 自動車用潤滑油組成物である請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の潤滑油組成物。
- 100℃動粘度が7.5mm2/s以下である請求項4に記載の潤滑油組成物からなる自動車用変速機油。
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