申请人:THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
公开号:EP0195927A1
公开(公告)日:1986-10-01
@ Modified polymer rubber compositions prepared in solution and which exhibit desirable properties, particularly when used to form tires are described. The modified rubber compositions comprise the reaction product, prepared in solution, of at least one rubber having an unsaturated carbon chain and up to about 10 weight percent, based on the weight of the rubber, of at least one aromatic furazan oxide of the partial formula
wherein the depicted carbon atoms are a part of a single fused aromatic ring. The reaction is conducted by heating the solution at an elevated temperature which may be any temperature up to the decomposition temperature of the furazan oxide. The uncured polymer rubber compositions of the invention do not have the strong characteristic odor of the furazan oxide decomposition products which facilitate handling and storage of these materials.
Filled vulcanizates also are described, and these vulcanizates are prepared by vulcanizing a composition comprising at least one of the above-described uncured polymer rubber compositions and one or more reinforcing fillers normally used in rubber compounding. The filled vulcanizates exhibit desirable properties such as decreased hysteresis, increased rebound and, when used in the tread of tires, the tires show lower running temperatures and reduced rolling resistance.
本文描述了在溶液中制备的改性聚合物橡胶组合物,该组合物具有理想的特性,尤其是在用于制造轮胎时。改性橡胶组合物包括在溶液中制备的至少一种具有不饱和碳链的橡胶与至少一种部分式如下的芳香族呋喃氧化物的反应产物(以橡胶重量为基准),其重量百分比最高约为 10
其中描述的碳原子是单个融合芳香环的一部分。反应是通过在高温下加热溶液进行的,该温度可高达呋喃莰烷氧化物的分解温度。本发明的未固化聚合物橡胶组合物没有氧化呋喃分解产物的强烈气味,这有利于这些材料的处理和储存。
本发明还描述了填充硫化胶,这些硫化胶是通过硫化包含至少一种上述未硫化聚合物橡胶组合物和一种或多种通常用于橡胶混炼的补强填料的组合物来制备的。填充硫化胶具有理想的性能,如减少滞后、增加回弹,当用于轮胎胎面时,轮胎的运行温度更低,滚动阻力更小。