Ester Base Stocks by BASF - SYNATIVE®

Ester Base Stocks at a Glance

Ester base stocks have a unique molecular structure and are the most versatile type of lubricant base oil technology that can be tailored to meet the desired performance and your specific needs.

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SYNATIVE^® Ester Base Stocks

With our SYNATIVE^® ester base stocks, we offer a broad synthetic base oil portfolio with excellent performance suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including automotive, industrial, aviation, biolubricants and compressor lubricants. Our ester base oils are also ideally suited for formulating fluids for electric vehicles.

To help lubricant formulators meet the increasing demand for high lubricant performance and long product life, we offer a broad range of SYNATIVE^®ester manufacturing from renewable and petrochemical raw materials.

BASF SYNATIVE^® ester base stocks have unique tailored molecular structure to achieve desired performance for target application

Esters can offer a variety of performance advantages over mineral oil and other synthetic base stocks

Esters show excellent sustainabilty features such as biodegradability, low toxicity and can contain renewable content up to >90%. They fulfil Ecolabel, OSPAR and VGP (EPA, Vessel General Permit) requirements

Typical Applications of SYNATIVE®

Aviation and stationary turbine lubricants
Compressor oils
Refrigeration lubricants
Fire resistant and biodegradable hydraulic fluids
Marine lubricants
Engine and driveline lubricants
Metalworking fluids
Electric vehicle fluids

Key Features & Benefits of SYNATIVE®

What properties can our SYNATIVE^® ester base oils offer for high performance lubricants?

Performance features

High performance base stocks for extended equipment and lubricant life
Low coefficient of friction and good VI for high energy efficiency
Excellent thermal and oxidative stability and excellent low temperature properties allowing broad operating temperature range and clean operations
Compatible with MOs, PAOs and PAGs
Polar ester groups leading to good lubricity, very low volatility, high flash point and excellent solvency

Sustainability features

Excellent biodegradability
Very good toxicity profile
Renewable content up to >90%
No bio-accumulation
Suitable for use in biolubricants
Fulfil Ecolabel, OSPAR and VGP (EPA, Vessel General Permit) requirements
For selected products which are based on petrochemical raw materials a biomass balance approach is possible to enable CO₂ and renewability claims