Composition and process for friction loss reduction

Claim 1

A method of preparing an ultra-high molecular weight hydrocarbon soluble polymer having an inherent viscosity greater than 12.0, comprising contacting under polymerization conditioned an ethylenically unsaturated monomer with a catalyst prepared by contacting, under an inert atmosphere, (1) a transition metal halide of the general formula MX t wherein M is titanium or vanadium, and t is equal to 2.5 to 4.0, and x is a halogen with (2) a first electron donor selected from the group consisting of ethers, amines, esters, phosphines, piperdines, phosphites, phosphates, pyridines, sulfides and mixtures of these, and allowing the components to react for a period of at least 3 minutes, then contacting the reaction product of (1) and (2) with (3) a co-catalyst comprising an organoaluminum or organoaluminum halide of the formula AlR n X 3-n , wherein R is a hydrocarbon radical containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X is at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, siloxide or alkoxide, and n is less than 3, and (4) a polysiloxane of the general formula ##EQU4## wherein R is hydrogen, an alkyl group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aralkyl or alkaryl group containing from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a and b are greater than 0, and where the sum (a+b) does not exceed 3.0, and c is 2 or more, and wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer is at least 80 percent alpha-olefins, and wherein the resultant polymer formed is formed from alpha-olefins containing at least 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 2

A method of preparing an ultra-high molecular weight hydrocarbon soluble polymer having an inherent viscosity greater than 12.0, comprising contacting under polymerization conditioned an ethylenically unsaturated monomer with a catalyst prepared by contacting, under an inert atmosphere, (1) a transition metal halide of the general formula MX t wherein M is titanium or vanadium, and t is equal to 2.5 to 4.0, and x is a halogen with (2) a first electron donor selected from the group consisting of ethers, amines, esters, phosphines, piperdines, phosphites, phosphates, pyridines, sulfides and mixtures of these, and allowing the components to react for a period of at least 3 minutes, then contacting the reaction product of (1) and (2) with (3) a co-catalyst comprising an organoaluminum or organoaluminum halide of the formula AlR n X 3-n , wherein R is a hydrocarbon radical containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X is at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, siloxide or alkoxide, and n is less than 3, and (4) a polysiloxane of the general formula ##EQU4## wherein R is hydrogen, an alkyl group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aralkyl or alkaryl group containing from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a and b are greater than 0, and where the sum (a+b) does not exceed 3.0, and c is 2 or more, and wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer is at least 80 percent alpha-olefins, and wherein the resultant polymer formed is formed from alpha-olefins containing at least 4 carbon atoms.