Method of operating internal combustion engine by introducing antioxidant into combustion chamber
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1. A method of operating an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- introducing an antioxidant composition comprising (A) a sterically hindered phenol;
(B) an alkylene or alkylidene coupled sterically hindered phenol oligomer;
(C) a secondary aromatic amine;
(D) a reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxy-containing aromatic compound, an aldehyde, and a carboxyl-substituted phenol;
or (E) a mixture thereof into a combustion chamber of the engine during the operation of the engine.
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In a method of operating an internal combustion engine, an antioxidant composition is introduced into a combustion chamber of the engine. The antioxidant composition contains (A) a sterically hindered phenol; (B) an alkylene or alkylidene coupled sterically hindered phenol oligomer; (C) a secondary aromatic amine; (D) a reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxy-containing aromatic compound, an aldehyde, and a carboxyl-substituted phenol; or (E) a mixture thereof. The method improves the performance of a lubricating oil of the engine.
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1. A method of operating an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- introducing an antioxidant composition comprising
(A) a sterically hindered phenol;
(B) an alkylene or alkylidene coupled sterically hindered phenol oligomer;
(C) a secondary aromatic amine;
(D) a reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxy-containing aromatic compound, an aldehyde, and a carboxyl-substituted phenol;
or(E) a mixture thereof into a combustion chamber of the engine during the operation of the engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- introducing an antioxidant composition comprising
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