Inventors:
Cathy C. Devlin - Richmond VA, US
Charles A. Passut - Midlothian VA, US
Joe S. Bradley - Midlothian VA, US
Michael A. Danylo - Midlothian VA, US
Yoon Song - Richmond VA, US
Sanjay Srinivasan - Midlothian VA, US
Zhaoyao Joe Qiu - Baton Rouge LA, US
Errol Joseph Olivier - Baton Rouge LA, US
Patric Meessen - La Calamine, BE
Gerhard Van Vliet - Maastricht, NL
Gerardus Arnoldus Rademakers - Heerlen, NL
Johannes Hendrik Geesink - Schinnen, NL
Assignee:
Afton Chemical Corporation - Richmond VA
International Classification:
C08F 255/00
C08F 255/02
C08L 51/06
US Classification:
525 64, 525 69, 525285, 525301, 5253261, 525293, 525375, 508225, 508231
Abstract:
A novel highly grafted, multi-functional olefin copolymer is provided comprising an additive reaction product of a method comprising reacting acylating agent with an olefin copolymer having a number average molecular weight greater than about 1,000 in the presence of a free radical initiator and essentially free of hydrocarbon solvent in an extruder to provide an olefin copolymer intermediate comprising an acylated olefin copolymer having a degree of grafting (DOG) of at least 0. 5 wt. %, which copolymer intermediate's molecular weight is reduced, vacuum stripped of unreacted components, pelletized, dissolved in a neutral oil (preferably with inert gas sparging), and further reacted with a polyamine to provide a grafted multi-functional olefin copolymer viscosity modifier, and lubricating oil concentrates and compositions containing the same and uses thereof.