Method of preparing a lubricant composition

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EP 2 735 604 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	09.07.2014 Bulletin 2014/28

(43)	Date of publication:
	28.05.2014 Bulletin 2014/22

(21)	Application number: 12193926.8

(22)	Date of filing: 22.11.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C10M 177/00^(2006.01)
B01F 3/08^(2006.01)
C10N 70/00^(2006.01)

B01F 5/06^(2006.01)
B01F 15/02^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

(71)	Applicant: CASTROL LIMITED
	Swindon Wiltshire SN3 1RE (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Lamb, Gordon David Shanghai 201206 (CN) Rajurkar, Kalpendra Baburao Mumbai, Maharashtra 400037 (IN) Vaidya, Milind Satish Mumbai, Maharashtra 400037 (IN)

(74)	Representative: Murray, Elisabeth Anne et al
	BP International Limited Global Patents & Technology Law Chertsey Road Sunbury-on-Thames, Middx TW16 7LN Sunbury-on-Thames, Middx TW16 7LN (GB)

(54)	Method of preparing a lubricant composition

(57) A method of preparing a lubricant composition comprising at least one base oil component, at least one first additive component and at least one second additive component which method comprises:
introducing into an elongate mixing vessel comprising at least one static mixer, at least one base oil component, at least one first additive component and at least one second additive component; the at least one first additive component being introduced into the mixing vessel separately from the at least one second additive component; and
mixing the at least one second additive component with a mixture of the at least one first additive component and the at least one base oil component in the elongate mixing vessel using the at least one static mixer.