Core-shell polymer particles
US6777500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S525/902
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A core-shell particle for use as filler in rubber compositions. In one embodiment, the particle comprises a crosslinked core having repeat aromatic vinyl units. During an emulsion polymerization, a crosslinked shell comprising of conjugated diene units is grafted onto the core through residual vinyl units. The polymeric shell provides for better interaction and dispersion of the styrene core in an otherwise immiscible polymer matrix, particularly diene-based polymers. In another embodiment, the core has repeat units of (i) about 0% to about 25% by weight of a conjugated diene unit, (ii) about 70% to about 85% by weight of an aromatic vinyl unit, and (iii) about 15% to about 30% by weight of a crosslinking monomer unit.
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