Title:
OIL COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY EFFICIENCY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001072933
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Lubricating oil compositions containing a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and, in an amount effective to reduce fuel consumption in an internal combustion engine, a monoester of glycerol and a carboxylic acid containing 12 to 20 carbon atoms and 0 to 3 double bonds, or a mixture of a monoester and a diester of glycerol and a carboxylic acid containing 12 to 20 carbon atoms and 0 to 3 double bonds wherein at least 75 mole percent of the mixture is monoester are useful for improving the fuel economy of internal combustion engines.
Inventors:
BOFFA ALEXANDER B
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/009566
Publication Date:
February 28, 2002
Filing Date:
March 23, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CHEVRON ORONITE CO (US)
International Classes:
C10M129/76; C10M139/00; (IPC1-7): C10M129/76; C10M139/00
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