Friction reducing oil additive and method of mixing

Abstract

A nano-fluid mixture of an ILSAC GF-5 resource-conserving motor oil (API SN) of 10W-30 viscosity mixed with a quantity of closed faceted non-shells carbon, formed by moving amorphous carbon through a plasma arc providing a heat greater than 5000° C., and a non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain and an aromatic hydrocarbon lipophilic group, then mixing this nano-dispersant mixture with an ester of glycerol providing at least one free hydroxyl group, provides a friction-reducing oil additive beyond the friction reduction experienced by any of these elements alone or in other combinations.

1 . A friction-reducing oil additive comprising:
 closed faceted nano-shells of carbon, providing an empty inner core;   a nonionic surfactant that has a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain and an aromatic hydrocarbon lipophilic group;   a lubricating carrier oil comprised of a resource-conserving oil of SAC GF-5 quality; and, an ester of glycerol providing at least one free alcohol group.   
     
     
         2 . The friction-reducing oil additive of  claim 1  wherein the closed faceted nano-shells of carbon, providing an empty inner core, are formed by heating an amorphous carbon in a plasma arc having a temperature higher than 5000° C. 
     
     
         3 . The friction-reducing oil additive of  claim 1  wherein the non-ionic surfactant that has a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain and an aromatic hydrocarbon lipophilic group has a chemical formula of C 14 H 22 O(C 2 H 4 O) n  (where n=9-10). 
     
     
         4 . The friction-reducing oil additive of  claim 1  wherein the ester of glycerol providing at least one free alcohol group is glycerol mono-oleate. 
     
     
         5 . A method for manufacture of a friction-reducing oil additive comprising the steps of:
 gathering a quantity of amorphous carbon powder;   heating the amorphous carbon powder in a plasma arc to form a nano-engineered carbon(NEC);   mixing the NEC, with a nonionic surfactant that has a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain and an aromatic hydrocarbon lipophilic group;   adding a lubricating carrier oil comprised of a resource-conserving oil of ILSAC GF-5 quality, to form a nano-engineered-dispersion (NED); and   blending a glycerol mono oleate (GMO) with the NED to form the friction-reducing oil additive combining 55% by volume of the NED with 45% by volume of the GMO to form the active friction-reducing nano-fluid oil additive.   
     
     
         6 . A friction-reducing oil additive comprising:
 a nano-engineered carbon stream formed by moving amorphous carbon through a continuous heating in a plasma arc having a temperature higher than 5000° C. forming a plurality of closed faceted shells, providing an empty inner core, having an outer diameter correlated to a diameter of the starting amorphous carbon material;   a nonionic surfactant having a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain and an aromatic hydrocarbon lipophilic group having a chemical formula of C 14 H 22 O(C 2 H 4 O) n  (where n=9-10);   a lubricating carrier oil of a resource-conserving SAE 10W-30 oil, of ILSAC GF-5 quality, combined to produce a nano-engineered dispersion (NED);   a glycerol mono o oleate to form an active friction educing additive. The 55 Vol % of NED and 45 Vol % of GMO provide 0.2 wt. % of NEC and 2.0 wt. % of GMO, respectively, to 5 quarts of engine oil, when 8 ounces of the friction reducing additive is added to the 5 quarts of engine oil.   
     
     
         7 . A method for manufacture of a friction-reducing oil additive comprising the steps of:
 gathering a quantity of amorphous carbon powder having a particle size of between 2 to 5 nm;   heating the amorphous carbon powder in a plasma arc to least 5000° C. to form a nano-engineered carbon(NEC);   mixing the NEC, with a nonionic surfactant that has a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain arid an aromatic hydrocarbon lipophilic group, having a chemical formula of C 14 H 22 O(C 2 H 4 O) n  (where n=9-10);   adding a lubricating carrier oil of a resource-conserving SAE 10W-30 oil of ILSAC GF-5 quality, to form a nano-engineered-dispersion (NED);   blending the NED with a glycerol mono oleate (GMO) to form an active friction reducing additive to form a blend of 55 Vol % of the NED and 45 Vol % of GMO thereby providing 0.2 wt. % of NEC and 2.0 wt. % of GMO when 8 ounces of friction reducing additive are added to 5 quarts of engine oil.