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Curing rubber by hydrosilation

US7951871B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 2006
Grant dateMay 31, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L91/06
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for preparing a thermoplastic vulcanizate, the method comprising dynamically vulcanizing a rubber within a blend that includes the rubber and a thermoplastic polymer, where said dynamically vulcanizing is effected with a cure system that includes a hydrosilating agent and a catalyst, where the hydrosilating agent includes a compound including at least 3 silicon hydride groups defined by the formulawhere each R is independently a monovalent organic group or hydrogen, and where the silicon atoms of the respective silicon hydride groups are spatially separated by at least 6 atoms.

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