Polyalphaolefin is a type of Synthetic Base Oil. Polyalphaolefin (PAO) is made by polymerization of ethylene to form alpha olefin, which is further polymerized and hydrogenated. It is the most commonly used synthetic lubricant Base Oil and has the widest range of applications. Polyalphaolefin synthetic oil (PAO for short) has good viscosity-temperature properties and low-temperature fluidity, and is an ideal base oil for the preparation of high-end and special lubricants. If this alpha olefin is decene, it is also called polydecene; if this alpha olefin is dodecene, it is also called polydodecene.
Poly-Alpha-Olefine (PAO) is obtained by hydrogenation and saturation of α-olefins through polymerization or co-polymerization under the action of catalysts. It has obvious advantages such as high viscosity index, low pour point, good oxidation stability, high flash point and low volatility. It can be mixed with mineral oil in any proportion and is an ideal base oil for high-end and special lubricants. With the deepening of industrialization, its application has gradually expanded from the initial aerospace and aviation fields to the base oil of automotive and industrial lubricating products.
Poly-alpha-olefin synthetic oil is a kind of oil with excellent performance. Compared with mineral oil of the same viscosity, it has a wide liquid range, good high-temperature thermal oxidation stability, good viscosity-temperature performance, low pour point, high viscosity index, small evaporation loss, good sensitivity to additives, less coking, non-toxic, and skin wetting effect. Since poly-alpha-olefin oil and mineral oil belong to the same hydrocarbon oil, it has good compatibility with mineral oil; compared with other synthetic oils, in addition to excellent comprehensive performance, it has abundant raw material sources, simple production process, and relatively cheap price, and has been widely used.
