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Like an acrobat poised on a tightrope, a unique organic friction modifier has a perfect balance of properties to give outstanding performance in lubricants for internal combustion engines. This new engine oil additive delivers more miles per gallon of gasoline, which means less fossil fuel consumption and fewer carbon dioxide emissions - a perfect choice for customers concerned with climate change and environmental regulations.
Combustion converts energy in fuel to do work and propel a vehicle, pump lubricant through the engine and overcome friction between pistons and cylinders. Lubricant companies are formulating engine oils with lower viscosities to reduce the work needed to pump the fluid and, thus, improve fuel economy.
Friction modifier additives play a vital role in the development of these new engine oils, and organic additives provide further performance advantages without adding metals, sulfur and phosphorous to lubricant formulations.
LANXESS Additin® RC 3502
LANXESS (Cologne, Germany) is a leading global specialty chemicals company. The Lubricant Additives Business supplies more than 660 synthetic base fluids, additives and fully-formulated lubricants to over 800 customers worldwide. The lubricant additive portfolio includes antioxidants, detergents, anti-wear compounds, extreme pressure additives, corrosion inhibitors, friction modifiers and automotive and industrial additive packages.
According to Caroline Davison, Strategy and Business Development Manager, Lubricant Additives Business, LANXESS Solutions UK LTD, "LANXESS is committed to the long-term growth of the global lubricants industry. Our objective is to help lubricant formulators extend oil life, protect equipment, conserve energy and resources and grow in their markets. In the Automotive market, energy efficiency continues to be a major priority for lubricating traditional internal combustion engines (ICEs) as well as hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs). In response, LANXESS is developing unique additive chemistries for next generation lubricants.
"Our new, patented Additin® RC 3502 lubricant additive reduces friction to improve fuel economy. Adding as little as 0.5% by weight of Additin® RC 3502 enables motor oils to exceed the minimum specification limits for fuel economy relative to a 20W-30 baseline oil in the ASTM D8114 Sequence VIE test. This test measures effects of automotive engine oils on fuel economy using a 3.6 L engine on a dynamometer test stand in a certified laboratory. First, fresh engine oil is conditioned by running in an engine for 16 hours,...