Exxon Research and Engineering Company

Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc.

Vijaya K Varma

Esther D Winans

Rosemary O'Halloran

Phillip W Brewster

Hydrocarbon polymers such as ethylene copolymers may be reacted with unsaturated nitrogen-containing monomers or unsaturated carboxylic acids in a synthetic hydrocarbon lubricating oil in the presence of a free radical initiator such as a peroxide. The copolymer grafted directly with the nitrogen-containing monomers may be utilized as an additive for oil compositions, particularly lubricating oil compositions as a V.I.-dispersant additive. The polymer reacted with carboxylic acid may be further reacted with amines or amino-alcohols to also form a multifunctional V.I.-dispersant additive.

Multifunctional viscosity index improver

Oil-soluble sulfonated polyols and oil-soluble, partially sulfonated polyol ester reaction products of C.sub.6 -C.sub.10,000 hydrocarbon substituted C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 dicarboxylic acid materials, e.g. alkenyl succinic anhydride, are useful as oil and fuel additives. The polyol esters of dicarboxylic acids have been readily produced under reaction conditions characterized by conducting said reaction in the presence of at least a sediment-reducing amount of a hydrocarbon soluble C.sub.12 -C.sub.80, preferably a C.sub.24 -C.sub.36, hydrocarbon substituted sulfonic acid whereby sediment resulting from said reaction is markedly reduced to less than 1 vol. % and filtration of the reaction product is facilitated.

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Vijaya K Varma