Mixed base phenates and sulfonates

1. An anti-wear composition, comprising:

(a) a phenate and a sulfonate; and

(b) a base composition comprising a combination of a metal sulfate, a metal carboxylate, a metal phosphate, and a metal carbonate;

wherein the weight ratio of metal sulfate, metal carboxylate, metal phosphate, and metal carbonate, individually, to the total amount of other base present is each 1:1000 to 1000:1;

wherein the phenate is a calcium phenate having a total base number from about 100 to about 600;

wherein the sulfonate is a magnesium or calcium sulfonate having a total base number from about 100 to about 500;

wherein the phenate and the sulfonate are overbased with the base composition to provide an overbased phenate and an overbased sulfonate;

wherein the metal sulfate, metal carboxylate and metal phosphate are all reaction products of the metal carbonate; and

further additionally including metal sulphate particles, metal carboxylate particles, metal phosphate particles, and metal carbonate particles added to said overbased phenate and overbased sulfonate, wherein the metal sulphate particles, the metal carboxylate particles, the metal phosphate particles, and the metal carbonate particles are each nanoparticles.

2. A lubricant composition, comprising:

(a) a phenate and a sulfonate, wherein the phenate is a calcium phenate having a total base number from about 100 to about 600, and the sulfonate is a magnesium or calcium sulfonate having a total base number from about 100 to about 500; and

(b) a base composition comprising a combination of a metal sulfate, a metal carboxylate, a metal phosphate, and a metal carbonate, wherein the phenate and the sulfonate are overbased with the base composition to provide an overbased phenate and an overbased sulfonate,

wherein the weight ratio of metal sulfate, metal carboxylate, metal phosphate, and metal carbonate, individually, to the total amount of other base present is each 1:1000 to 1000:1;

wherein the metal sulfate, metal carboxylate and metal phosphate are all reaction products of the metal carbonate; and

further additionally including metal sulphate particles, metal carboxylate particles, metal phosphate particles, and metal carbonate particles added to said overbased phenate and overbased sulfonate, wherein the metal sulphate particles, the metal carboxylate particles, the metal phosphate particles, and the metal carbonate particles are each nanoparticles; and a lubricating oil or a grease.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the total amount of (a) and (b) is about 0.01 to about 50 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition.

4. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the total amount of (a) and (b) is about 0.05 to about 20 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition.

5. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the total amount of (a) and (b) is about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition.

6. A method of manufacturing an anti-wear composition, comprising:

combining (a) a phenate and a sulfonate, wherein the phenate is a calcium phenate having a total base number from about 100 to about 600, and the sulfonate is a magnesium or calcium sulfonate having a total base number from about 100 to about 500; and

(b) a base composition comprising a combination of a metal sulfate, a metal carboxylate, a metal phosphate, and a metal carbonate, wherein the phenate and the sulfonate are overbased with the base composition to provide an overbased phenate and an overbased sulfonate, and wherein the weight ratio of metal sulfate, metal carboxylate, metal phosphate, and metal carbonate, individually, to the total amount of other base present is each 1:1000 to 1000:1;

wherein the metal sulfate, metal carboxylate and metal phosphate are all reaction products of the metal carbonate; and

adding metal sulphate particles, metal carboxylate particles, metal phosphate particles, and metal carbonate particles to said overbased phenate and overbased sulfonate, wherein the metal sulphate particles, the metal carboxylate particles, the metal phosphate particles, and the metal carbonate particles are each nanoparticles.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising combining (a) and (b) with a lubricating oil or a grease.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the total amount of (a) and (b) is about 0.01 to about 50 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the total amount of (a) and (b) is about 0.05 to about 20 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the total amount of (a) and (b) is about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition.

11. The composition of claim 1 further comprising an antioxidant.

12. The composition of claim 1 further comprising an anticorrodant.

13. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a metal deactivator.

14. The composition of claim 1 further comprising calcium hydroxide.

15. The composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one of borate or boron.

16. An anti-wear composition, consisting essentially of:

(a) a phenate and a sulfonate; and

(b) a base composition comprising a combination of a metal sulfate, a metal carboxylate, a metal phosphate, and a metal carbonate;

wherein the weight ratio of metal sulfate, metal carboxylate, metal phosphate, and metal carbonate, individually, to the total amount of other base present is each 1:1000 to 1000:1;

wherein the phenate is a calcium phenate having a total base number from about 100 to about 600;

wherein the sulfonate is a magnesium or calcium sulfonate having a total base number from about 100 to about 500;

wherein the phenate and the sulfonate are overbased with the base composition to provide an overbased phenate and an overbased sulfonate;

wherein the metal sulfate, metal carboxylate and metal phosphate are all reaction products of the metal carbonate; and

further additionally including metal sulphate particles, metal carboxylate particles, metal phosphate particles, and metal carbonate particles added to said overbased phenate and overbased sulfonate, wherein the metal sulphate particles, the metal carboxylate particles, the metal phosphate particles, and the metal carbonate particles are each nanoparticles.