Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process for producing polymers at conversions ranging from 50% to 95% having a Mooney viscosity of at least 25 Mooney-units and a gel content of less than 15 wt. % containing repeating units derived from at least one isoolefin monomer, more than 4.1 mol % of repeating units derived from at least one multiolefin monomer and optionally further copolymerizable monomers in the presence of AlCl3 and a suitable proton source (e.g. water) or cationogen and at least one multiolefin cross-linking agent wherein the process is conducted in the absence of transition metal compounds and organic nitro compounds.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing a filled halobutyl elastomer, which comprises mixing a halobutyl elastomer, particles of filler and an additive containing both amino and alcohol functional groups, and curing the filled elastomer with sulfur or other curative systems. This invention has the advantages of (a) not evolving alcohol either during the manufacture or subsequent use of the article manufactured from the compound, and (b) significantly reducing the cost of the compound.

Abstract: A clear and ductile thermoplastic molding composition containing (i) a styrene copolymer and (ii) a rubber component is disclosed. The styrene copolymer is represented by styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and the rubber component is a styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) block copolymer. Characterized by its low haze, high light transmission, good processability and mechanical properties the composition is suitable for making a variety of useful articles.

Abstract: Polymers of a conjugated diene, an unsaturated nitrile and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid are selectively hydrogenated to reduce carbon-carbon double bonds, without also reducing carboxyl groups and nitrile groups, using a rhodium-containing compound as catalyst. The hydrogenated polymers are novel and display excellent adhesive properties at both room temperature and high temperature, excellent hot tear strength, and excellent abrasion resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing weakly acidic cation exchangers of the polymethacrylic acid type by alkaline saponification of a crosslinked copolymer of alkyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a filled halobutyl elastomer, which includes mixing a halobutyl elastomer with at least one mineral filler and at least one phosphine modifier and optionally curing the filled elastomer with sulfur or other curative systems. Filled halobutyl elastomers prepared according to the present invention possess improved levels of filler dispersion which results in a reduction in the hardness of the compound and an increased tensile strength.

Abstract: This invention relates to a metal organic compound, a catalytic composition comprising said metal organic compound, a process for homo- or co-polymerizing isoolefines in the presence of said metal organic compound and a method of stabilizing a compound of the general structure (II) [R?HC(CRR?)2]2+[M2X9]?, in which R is a group of the formula SiR1R2R3, R? is hydrogen, C1 to C12 alkyl, a C6 to C14 aryl or a C7 to C20 alkylaryl, M is Zr or Hf, X is a halogen atom, and R1 to R3 is a C1 to C12 alkyl group, with a compound R? of the formula M?R4R5R6, in which M? is Si, Ge, Sn or Pb and R4 to R6 is a C1 to C12 alkyl group as well as a non-coordinating anion of the general structure [M2X9]? in which M is Zr or Hf and X is a halogen atom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer composites containing at least one, optionally hydrogenated, nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) in the range of from 50–30 at least one filler and optionally at least one cross-linking agent, a process for preparing said polymer composite wherein at least one, optionally hydrogenated, nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) in the range of from 50–30, at least one filler and optionally at least one cross-linking agent are mixed and a process for the manufacture of a shaped article including the step of injection molding a polymer composite containing at least one, optionally hydrogenated, nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) in the range of from 50-30, at least one filler and at least one cross-linking agent.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions containing grafted polymers produced with different initiator systems are disclosed. The compositions are distinguished by a combination of good toughness and reduced opacity. As a result, appreciably smaller quantities of pigment are needed to color the molding composition.

Abstract: The hydrogenated vinyl-polybutadienes according to the present invention have degrees of hydrogenation of from 20 to 100%, Mooney viscosities in the range of from 10 to 150 Mooney units (ML 1+4/100° C.), glass transition temperatures (Tg) of ??57° C. and enthalpies of fusion (?H) of ?30 J/g and having a microstructure with a) from 0 to 44 wt. % 1,2-vinyl-butadiene units of the formula b) from 20 to 64 wt. % 1,2-butylene units of the formula c) from 0 to 60 wt. % 1,4-butenylene units of the formula CH2—CH?CH—CH2 and d) from 0 to 60 wt. % 1,4-butylene units of the formula CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2 are outstandingly suitable for the production of rubber molded bodies of any kind, especially for the production of industrial rubber articles and of tires and tire components. The rubber molded bodies produced from the hydrogenated vinyl-polybutadienes according to the present invention have good resistance to ageing and good elasticity at low temperatures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dithiocarbamic esters, their preparation and their use for regulating the degree of polymerization during the polymerization of monomers, such as during the polymerization of chloroprene to give polychloroprene, and during the polymerization of 2,3-dichlorobutadiene to give poly-2,3-dichlorobutadiene, and during the copolymerization of chloroprene with 2,3-dichlorobutadiene. The present invention further relates to polymers which are obtainable via the polymerization of monomers in the presence of the dithiocarbamic esters of the invention. The present invention also relates to polymers which contain end groups derived from the dithiocarbamic esters of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds in which a transition metal is complexed by at least two ligand systems and at least two of the systems are reversibly joined to one another by at least one bridge comprising a donor and an acceptor, wherein at least one fluorenyl ligand is present and at least one substituent on the acceptor group is an alkyl or aryl radical. The invention further relates to the use of these compounds having a donor-acceptor interaction as polymerization catalysts for preparing high molecular weight elastomers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sulfur-vulcanizable silica-containing rubber compounds with improved processability and a process for their production.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an elastomeric polymer having repeating units derived from at least one isomonoolefin monomer, at least one multiolefin monomer, at least one diisoalkenylbenzene monomer, and optionally further copolymerizable monomers, wherein the polymer has a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+8@125° C. according to ASTM D1646) of less than 40 units and a Shore A hardness higher than 65 points @ 23° C. (according to ASTM D2240) as well as a curable composition containing the elastomeric polymer and a shaped article manufactured from the curable composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to crosslinked rubber particles modified by secondary amino-(meth)-acrylate groups, a process for their production, their use for the production of rubber vulcanizates or rubber molded bodies of all kinds and also the rubber vulcanizates or rubber molded bodies that can be obtained from the rubber particles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and product that provides a dust-free homogeneous dispersion of zinc diacrylate in polybutadiene for use in golf balls. More specifically, the invention relates to a dispersion of zinc diacrylate in a special high-cis grade of polybutadiene commonly used by golf ball manufacturers. We have found that such a dispersion of ZDA can be made by using specific processing promoters, which not only allow the manufacture of the predispersion, but have a beneficial effect on the final properties of the golf ball. The processing promoters of the present invention enable more uniform dispersion of the ZDA into the polymer matrix, eliminate sticking to the mixer rotors, provide improved extrusion and pelletizing rates, as well as function as a separant to greatly minimize, if not totally eliminate, massing of the pelletized product.

Abstract: Process for preparing dimethyl propanephosphonate, characterized in that dimethyl phosphite is reacted with propene in the presence of a free-radical former at a reaction temperature of 60 to 95° C., the half life of the free-radical former being 0.1 to 20 min at the reaction temperature.

Abstract: This invention relates to 1,2-di(4-hydroxyaryl)tetrafluoroethanes of the general formula (I) wherein R are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, COOR2, C1–C4-alkyl, C1–C4-alkoxy, C1–C4-alkylthio, C1–C4-perfluoroalkyl, C1–C4-perfluoroalkoxy, C1–C4-perfluoroalkylthio, C1–C4-polyfluoroalkyl, C1–C4-polyfluoroalkoxy, or C1–C4-polyfluoroalkylthio, R2 is C1–C4-alkyl, and n is an integer from 0 to 4. This invention further relates to the preparation of such compounds as well as to precursors and intermediates that can be used in their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing phosphorus compounds and intermediates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer blend containing at least one nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) below 10 and at least one nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) above 30 wherein said polymer blend has a multi-modal molecular weight distribution, a process for preparing said polymer blend wherein at least one nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) below 10 and at least one nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) above 30 are mixed in a solvent and the blend is isolated from the solvent. The present invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of a shaped article including the step of injection molding the polymer blend.