Alkyl ether amine conveyor lubricant

An aqueous lubricant composition comprising a major portion of aqueous diluent, from about 10 ppm to 10000 ppm of one or more amine compounds, each of said amine compounds having a formula selected from the group consisting of

• R.sub.1 --O--R.sub.2 --NH.sub.2,
• R.sub.1 --O--R.sub.2 --NH--R.sub.3 --NH.sub.2,
• and mixtures thereof
• wherein R.sub.1 is a group selected from the alkyls consisting of a linear C.sub.12-16 alkyl, and a mixture of linear C.sub.14-16 alkyl and linear C.sub.10 -C.sub.12 alkyl, R.sub.2 is a linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene, and R.sub.3 is a linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene group, an amount of surfactant effective to provide detergency upon use, said surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, and mixtures thereof;
• and an amount of acid effective to provide a pH of from about 5 to 10.

A method of lubricating a conveyor system using an aqueous lubricant composition comprising an effective lubricating amount of one or more amine compounds each of said amine compounds having a formula selected from the group consisting of,

• R.sub.1 --O--R.sub.2 --NH.sub.2,
• R.sub.1 --O--R.sub.2 --NH--R.sub.3 --NH.sub.2,
• and mixtures thereof
• wherein R.sub.1 is a group selected from the alkyls consisting of a linear C.sub.12-16 alkyl, and a mixture of linear C.sub.14-16 alkyl and linear C.sub.10 -C.sub.12 alkyl, R.sub.2 is a linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene, and R.sub.3 is a linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene, an amount of surfactant effective to provide detergency to the concentrate upon dilution and use, said surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a mixtures thereof;
• and amount of acid to provide pH of about 5 to 10 upon dilution and use, said method comprising the steps of:
• (a) formulating the lubricant concentrate composition to have from about 0.1 wt-% to 90 wt-% of said amine compound;
• (b) diluting said lubricant concentrate with water to form a lubricant;
• and
• (c) applying said lubricant to the intended surface of use.