David S. Shihabi

Catalytic dewaxing of lube basestock raffinates in contact with pour point depressants

Raffinate is catalytically hydrodewaxed to lube basestock in a mixture containing between 0.01 and 1 weight percent of pour point depressants comprising the copolymer residue of a mixture of 1-alkene comonomers selected from the group consisting of C3 -C28 1-alkenes. The mixture is contacted with hydrogen and shape selective metallosilicate catalyst particles under mild hydrodewaxing conditions to produce an increased yield of lube basestock having a pour point below -25° F. and viscosity index greater than 100.