申请人:Kaszas Gabor
公开号:US20120048446A1
公开(公告)日:2012-03-01
The present invention achieves increased filler interaction by incorporating a small amount (a few units per chain of rubbery polymer) of a conjugated triene monomer, such as alloocimene, randomly throughout the polymer chain of a rubbery polymer or at the chain ends of the rubbery polymer. The incorporation of the conjugated triene monomer leads to the formation of a polymer containing highly reactive conjugated diene units. These conjugated diene units can chemically react with carbon black leading to superior reinforcement. Alternatively, these conjugated diene units can be used for functionalization of the polymer with silica interactive/reactive groups using Diels Alder reactions. This functionalization of the rubbery polymer can conveniently be conducted in a mixer, such as a Banbury mixer, a mill mixer, or the like. The present invention more specifically discloses a rubbery polymer having repeat units which are comprised of (1) an olefin monomer selected from the group consisting of conjugated diolefin monomers and monoolefin monomers and (2) a conjugated triene monomer. The subject invention further reveals a rubbery composition which is comprised of the reaction product of (I) a rubbery polymer having repeat units which are comprised of (1) an olefin monomer selected from the group consisting of conjugated diolefin monomers and monoolefin monomers and (2) a conjugated triene monomer and (II) a dienophile and/or dienophile which is functionalized with a group which is capable of reacting with a filler selected from the group consisting of carbon black, silica, starch, and cellulose.
本发明通过在橡胶聚合物的聚合物链中随机地加入少量(每个橡胶聚合物链的几个单元)共轭三烯单体(例如alloocimene),或者在橡胶聚合物的链末端加入共轭三烯单体,从而实现了增加填料相互作用。共轭三烯单体的加入导致聚合物中包含高度反应性的共轭二烯单元。这些共轭二烯单元可以与碳黑发生化学反应,从而导致更优异的增强效果。或者,这些共轭二烯单元可以用于使用Diels Alder反应将聚合物功能化为与二氧化硅相互作用/反应的基团。这种橡胶聚合物的功能化可以方便地在混合器(例如Banbury混合器,磨粉机混合器或类似混合器)中进行。本发明更具体地揭示了一种橡胶聚合物,其重复单元包括(1)从共轭二烯单体和单烯单体组成的羰基单体中选择的烯烃单体和(2)共轭三烯单体。本发明还揭示了一种橡胶组合物,其由(I)重复单元包括(1)从共轭二烯单体和单烯单体组成的羰基单体中选择的烯烃单体和(2)共轭三烯单体的橡胶聚合物和(II)与碳黑、二氧化硅、淀粉和纤维素等填料相互作用/反应的基团进行了功能化的二烯烃和/或二烯烃的反应产物组成。