Patent · US Expired

Modified rubber, process for producing the same, and composition

US7005469B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 14, 2002
Grant dateFeb 28, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F8/08
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to: a modified rubber having a specific structure modified with a compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule; and a process for producing a modified rubber which includes copolymerizing a vinylaromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene by the solution polymerization method using an organolithium as an initiator and modifying the resultant copolymer with a compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule. The invention further relates to a modified-rubber composition obtained by compounding a raw rubber containing the modified rubber with silica, and to rubber vibration isolators and a footwear article each obtained from the modified-rubber composition.

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