Solid elastomeric block copolymers
US5399629A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L53/025
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There are disclosed novel, solid, elastomeric block copolymers with improved resistance to cold flow wherein either 1) the terminal blocks are each a polymer (I polymer) of at least one conjugated diene I, e.g., isoprene, which contains at least five carbon atoms with at least one of each pair of double-bonded carbon atoms in the polymerized diene I units being additionally single-bonded to two carbon atoms; at least one middle or interior block is a hydrogenated polybutadiene (B polymer); and at least one middle or interior block is an essentially straight chain polyethylene (E polymer) resulting from the hydrogenation of a polybutadiene composed of at least 80% of 1,4- units; or 2) the terminal blocks are random IB copolymers of at least one diene I as previously defined and hydrogenated butadiene, and at least one middle or interior block is a straight chain polyethylene (E polymer) as previously defined. The hydrogenated butadiene units in the B polymer or random IB polymer blocks are composed of no more than about 65% of 1,4- units and at least about 35% of 1,2- units. The foregoing block copolymers may be prepared by selectively hydrogenating substantially all the butadiene u…
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