The present invention is generally directed to the synthesis and/or manufacture of ester-based lubricant compositions. The present invention is also directed to methods of making these and other similar lubricant compositions, and to systems for implementing such methods (processes). In some embodiments, the methods for making such ester-based lubricants utilize a biomass precursor (e.g., triglyceride-bearing vegetable oils) such that the lubricant compositions generated by the methods and systems of the present invention can be properly deemed biolubricants. In these or other embodiments, lubricant precursor species can also be sourced or derived from Fischer-Tropsch (FT) and/or long-chain paraffin pyrolysis reaction products. The ester component of the lubricant compositions, produced in accordance with the methods and systems of the present invention, comprises largely diester species.
本发明通常涉及酯基润滑剂组合物的合成和/或制造。本发明还涉及制造这些和其他类似润滑剂组合物的方法,以及用于实施这些方法(过程)的系统。在某些实施例中,制造此类酯基润滑剂的方法利用
生物质前体(例如,富含
甘油三酯的植物油),以便根据本发明的方法和系统生成的润滑剂组合物可以被正确地认定为
生物润滑剂。在这些或其他实施例中,润滑剂前体种类也可以来源于或派生自费-特反应(FT)和/或长链
烷烃热解反应产物。根据本发明的方法和系统生产的润滑剂组合物的酯组分主要由二酯物种组成。