Chemical description | Octylated/butylated diphenylamine | |
Appearance | Clear, slightly viscous, yellow to reddish-brown liquid | |
Applications and typical treat levels | - Mineral oil based turbine oils, circulating oils
and hydralulic fluids
| 0.1-0.5% |
| | - Synthetic industrial lubricants and greases
| 0.3-1.0% |
| | | 0.3-1.0% |
| Benefits | - Stabilizes lubricants where extended service life is required
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| | - Effectively controls lubricant viscosity increase due to oxidation
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| | - Offers higher stoichimetric factor than ohter allkylated diphenylamines for better antioxidant efficiency
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| | - Offers high nitrogen content and TBN with good seal compapatibility
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| | - Approved by FDA/USA for use in blending food grade lubricants
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| Note | Lubricants formulated with Ciba® IRGANOX® L 57 may discolor in use. This has no negative effect on the lubricant characteristics and performance. | |