Patent ID: 7572944
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: C07C,C10G,C10M,C10N

Abstract:
1. A process for making a lubricant or lubricant component, comprising: oligomerizing a feed comprising one or more olefins in an ionic liquid oligomerization zone comprising an acidic ionic liquid catalyst, at oligomerization conditions, to form an oligomer; alkylating said oligomer in the presence of an isoparaffin, in an ionic liquid alkylation zone comprising an acidic ionic liquid catalyst, at alkylation conditions, to form an alkylated oligomeric product that is said lubricant or lubricant component, having a cloud point less than −50 degrees C., a Viscosity Index of at least 134, and a difference between the T90 and T10 boiling points of at least 225 degrees F. by SIMDIST.