Abstract:
1,2-BUTADIENE POLYMER HAVING AT LEAST 80% OF THE BUTADIENE CONTENT COMBINED THEREIN IN THE 1,2 FORM IS USED TOGETHER WITH A PEROXY CURING AGENT TO PRODUCED A MOLDING COMPOSITION. THE POLYBUTDIENE CAN BE IN A NORMALLY GRANULAR, CRYSTALLINE FORM OR IN NON-CRYSTALLINE FORM. THE COMPOSITION CURES AT GOOD RATE EVEN WHEN ANTIOXIDANT TO INHIBIT PREMATURE CURING IS INCLUDED IN THE COMPOSITION. A HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 250*C. CAN BE OBTAINED. CONVENTIONAL INGREDIENTS OF MOLDING COMPOUNDS SUCH AS FILLERS AND MOLD LUBRICANTS CAN BE INCORPORATED WITH THE COMPOSITION. THE COMPOSITION CAN BE WORKED WITHOUT CURING UP TO A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 150* C. AND CURED AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES.
Abstract:
CRYSTALLINE 1,2 BUTADIENE POLYMER IS USED TOGETHER WITH A FREE-RADICAL CURING AGENT TO PRODUCED A MOLDING COMPOSITION. THE POLYBUTADIENE IS IN THE NORMALLY GRANULAR, CRYSTALLINE. LARGELY SYNDIOTACTIC FORM. WHEN MOLDING COMPOSITIONS OF THIS POLYBUTADIENE ARE FORMULATED ON A ROLL MILL, THE COMPOSITIONS ARE GRANULATED. THOSE FORMULATED WITH PEROXY CURING AGENT WILL READILY CURE TO A HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 250*C. EVEN WHEN CONTAINING AN ANTIOXIDANT SERVING TO INHIBIT PREMATURE CURING. CONVENTIONAL INGREDIENTS OF MOLDING COMPOUNDS SUCH AS FILLERS AND MOLD LUBRICANTS CAN BE INCORPORATED WITH THE COMPOSITIONS. THE COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING A PEROXY CURING AGENT AND AN ANTIOXIDANT CAN BE WORKED WITHOUT CURING AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE FUSION TEMPERATURE, AND CURED AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES.
Abstract:
1,2/POLYBUTADIENE IS CYCLIZED WITHIN 10 HOURS TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE ELIMATION OF VINYL UNSATURATION, AT CONCENTRATION IN LOWER ALKYL BENZENE IN THE RANGE 3%10% BY WEIGHT, USING A CATIONIC AGENT, ESPECIALLY BORON TRIFLUORIDE, TO PROMOTE THE CYCLIZATION. THE TEMPERATURE EMPLOYED IS AT MOST 105*C. AN ANTIOXIDANT SUCH AS A HINDERED POLYPHENOL IS INCLUDED IN THE CYCLIZATION REACTION MIXTURE.