| abstract |
process for the production of a lubricant and a lubricant component, and, lubricant or base oil component a process for the production and composition of a higher quality lubricant or lubricant component by oligomerizing a mixture comprising olefins and isoparaffins to produce an alkylated ("capped") olefin oligomer having a very high iv and a low cloud point. Preferably, the process utilizes an acid chloroaluminate ionic liquid catalyst system. preferably, the ionic liquid catalyst system comprises a brönsted acid. |