Methods are disclosed for making graft copolymers. The methods comprise the steps of: (a) providing (i) an ethylene/propylene (EP) copolymer or other graftable polymer, (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated sulfur-, nitrogen- and/or oxygen-containing monomer, and (iii) an amount of an initiator sufficient to graft said monomer and EP copolymer or other graftable polymer, (b) introducing said EP copolymer or other graftable polymer into an extruder; (c) introducing said monomer into the extruder; (d) introducing said initiator into the extruder, wherein at least one of the above-identified reactants in (a) is introduced in the presence of a polar solvent; and (e) reacting said EP copolymer or other graftable polymer, monomer and initiator by operating said extruder, thereby forming the graft copolymer. This invention also relates to methods of making a dispersant viscosity index improver and methods for making a lubricating oil. This invention further relates to graft copolymer products made by the aforementioned methods.
本发明公开了制造接枝共聚物的方法。这些方法包括以下步骤(a) 提供(i)
乙烯/
丙烯(EP)共聚物或其他可接枝聚合物,(ii)含
硫、氮和/或氧的
乙烯基不饱和单体,和(iii)一定量的
引发剂,该
引发剂足以使所述单体和
乙烯/
丙烯(EP)共聚物或其他可接枝聚合物接枝;(b)将所述
乙烯/
丙烯(EP)共聚物或其他可接枝聚合物引入挤出机;(c) 将所述单体引入挤出机; (d) 将所述
引发剂引入挤出机,其中在极性溶剂存在下引入 (a) 中的至少一种上述反应物;以及 (e) 通过操作所述挤出机使所述 EP 共聚物或其他可接枝聚合物、单体和
引发剂发生反应,从而形成接枝共聚物。本发明还涉及分散剂粘度指数改进剂的制造方法和润滑油的制造方法。本发明还涉及通过上述方法制成的接枝共聚物产品。