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AssigneesUniversity of North Texas, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Huazhong Agricultural University
InventorsDiana Berman, Kent Dean Chapman, Tervor Bradley Romsdahl, Edgar Benjamin Cahoon, Robert Earl Minto, Chunyu Zhang
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Various liquid and semisolid lubricant compositions are provided, in particular lubricant compositions containing oil from the seeds of the Brassicaceae Orychophragmus violaceus, preferably those that have been esterified with one or more fatty acids such as palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, or a combination thereof. In various aspects, lubricant compositions are provided that include a petroleum or a synthetic base oil and about 40% or less by weight of a liquid lubricant composition containing oil from the seeds of the Brassicaceae Orychophragmus violaceus, preferably those that have been esterified with one or more fatty acids. In various aspects, semisolid lubricant composition are provided containing an emulsion of (i) a thickener and (ii) an oil from the seeds of the Brassicaceae Orychophragmus violaceus, preferably those that have been esterified with one or more fatty acids.
A semisolid lubricant composition comprising an emulsion of (i) a thickener and (ii) a mixture of triacylglycerols of 7,18-diOH C24 fatty acids and estolides thereof, wherein a portion of the 7,18-diOH C24 fatty acids are esterified with one or more fatty acids are selected from the group consisting of palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and a combination thereof.
A semisolid lubricant composition comprising an emulsion of (i) a thickener and (ii) a mixture of the triacylglycerol [18:2]-[18:2]-[24:1-(OH)2] and one or more of the following:
A liquid lubricant composition comprising a mixture of triacylglycerols of 7,18-diOH C24 fatty acids and estolides thereof, wherein a portion of the triacylglycerols of 7,18-diOH C24 fatty acids are esterified with one or more fatty acids are selected from the group consisting of palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and a combination thereof.
A liquid lubricant composition comprising a mixture of the triacylglycerol [18:2]-[18:2]-[24:1-(OH)2] and one or more of the following:
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