Poly-α-olefin-based synthetic lubricants: A short review on various synthetic routes

Lubrication Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-44

  Ray, Saptarshi ^a   Rao, Peddy V C ^a   Choudary, Nettem V ^a  

^a Surajpur Industrial Area ^*  (India)

Author keywords

group IV lube base stock; oligomerisation catalyst; PAO; poly olefin; synthetic lubricant

Indexed keywords

1-DECENE; 1-HEXENE; ALUMINIUM TRICHLORIDE; BASE STOCK; BORON TRIFLUORIDE; CATALYTIC PROCESS; END-PRODUCTS; LEWIS ACID CATALYSTS; PAO; SYNTHETIC PROTOCOLS; SYNTHETIC ROUTES; VISCOSITY INDEX;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; MONOMERS; OLEFINS; OLIGOMERIZATION; OLIGOMERS; ORGANOMETALLICS; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS; VISCOSITY;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84355163012     PISSN: 09540075     EISSN: 15576833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ls.166     Document Type: Article

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