trinuclear molybdenum ?

[LTVibe]

A new additive in ExxonMobil motor oils?

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the development of new trinuclear molybdenum additives for passenger car motor oils to improve engine life and fuel economy

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Novel Lubricant Additive Now Used in More Than 25 Percent of Passenger Vehicles

 

[toocrazy2yoo]

Hmmm, TriNuclear Moly, eh?

Wonder what that is?

 

[Schmoe]

You got me.

 

[BennyL]

interesting... would be nice if they wrote something about the additive in that article. the whole thing is just about that dude that got the award.

 

[AndyH]

Did some digging around online, and I think this patent from Mobil gives more info:
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=EP2001001164&DISPLAY=DESC

Here are a couple quotes I pulled out:

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"It has now been found that by using a trinuclear organomolybdenum compound with a combination of antioxidants including a specific type of ester of a dithiocarboxylic acid can significantly improve the oxidation stability of lubricating oils when comapred with use of either dinuclear organomolydenum compounds, or trinuclear organomolybdenum compounds alone or when the latter is used in combination with conventional organic antioxidants."

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"A feature of the present invention is that lubricant compositions comprising high saturates base oils and trinuclear organomolybdenum compounds in combination with the antioxidants (b), (c) and (d) provide unexpected improvement in oxidation control and significant benefits in fuel economy. In the case of lubricants compositions comprising high saturates base oils for diesel engine oils, the present invention confers the added benefits of viscosity increase control and dispersancy retention over compositions which contain only one of these antioxidants used alone."

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[toocrazy2yoo]

So, are they licensing this trinuclear molybdenum compound technology?

 

[mossad]

Is this also in Mobil's convenetional? (Mobil Clean 5000?)

 

[buster]

Interesting, thanks. I wonder if it has made it's way into Mobil 1 yet?

 

[Nickdfresh]

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Is this also in Mobil's convenetional? (Mobil Clean 5000?)

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I would think it would have to be with 25% of passenger vehicles using it.

 

[Nebraskan]

Perhaps I would need to install a radiation shield at the firewall, since it's Tri NUCLEAR molybdenum

If it's green and it glows in the dark ya gotta love it!

 

[toocrazy2yoo]

Nebraskan, you mean, Nuke-U-Lar, right???

 

[Nebraskan]

I suppose they did away with the Zinc and Phosphorus in favor of Plutonium?

Never need a block heater in the winter!

 

[axjohn]

"Perhaps I would need to install a radiation shield at the firewall, since it's Tri NUCLEAR molybdenum If it's green and it glows in the dark ya gotta love it!"

Veilicht das ist varum GC ist grunne! Spelling might not be correct, but the elves know what I mean. (not hijacking thread).

 

[Shannow]

Trinuclear molybdenum would require 126 electrons (42 per nucleus).

 

[toocrazy2yoo]

126 electrons?

Sounds like a truly energy saving compound..

 

[zrxkawboy]

Will this cause any interference with my flux capacitor?

 

[Pablo]

Marketing!!!!

Again can you imagine if Amsoil announced: NOW WITH TRINUCLEAR MOLY!!!

 

[goodvibes]

PP should use it with there recombinant oil molecules. I can see it now, Nuclear Moly, fission and fusion as needed by your engine.

 

[Nebraskan]

On the container says... "Imported from North Korea."

 

[Al]

Hahahahahaha..reminds me of the Turbo-Encabuler of the early 70's.