Patent ID: 9657251
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: C10M,C10N

Claim:
1. A lubricating fluid, comprising: a) a hydrophobic oil; b) one or more single-phase compounds wherein said single-phase compound comprises one or more imidazolium-based ionic liquids; and c) an anti-wear and/or anti-friction aqueous salt solution, wherein said salts in said aqueous salt solution are inorganic salts, wherein the combination of said one or more single-phase compounds and said aqueous salt solution form an emulsion in said hydrophobic oil, wherein said aqueous salt solution contains two or more non-hydroxy metal compounds wherein said non-hydroxy metal is selected from Groups I-VII of the Periodic Table, and wherein said aqueous salt solution comprises salts obtained from separate acid-base reactions of sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid with ammonium hydroxide and alkali metal hydroxide.