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Dispersant viscosity index improvers

US6083888A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1997
Grant dateJul 4, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10N2070/00
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A lubricating oil composition comprising: (a) from 0.01 to 10 percent by weight of a dispersant viscosity index improver linear diblock copolymer or a radial or star copolymer with each arm having an overall number average molecular weight of 7500 to 250,000 and comprising a block of a conjugated diene having a number average molecular weight of 5000 to 200,000 and a block of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon having a number average molecular weight of 2500 to 100,000, and a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon content of 5 to 50 weight percent, wherein from 5 to 10 N-vinyl imidazole functional groups per molecule have been grafted onto the copolymer; (b) from 5 to 20 percent by weight of a dispersant inhibitor package containing 40 percent by weight less ashless dispersant than is required for use with a non-dispersant viscosity index improver; and (c) from 80 to 95 percent by weight of a base oil.

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