Abstract: The invention relates to polybutadiene, which contains the monomer units derived from 1,3-butadiene having a vinyl double bond in a proportion of 25 to 75 mole percent, having a trans-double bond in a proportion of 0 to 10 mole percent and a cis-double bond in a proportion of 25 to 75 mole percent, wherein the totality of the monomer units (A), (B) and (C) is supplemented to 100 mole percent, and which is characterized in that it has a number-average mole mass of 1,000 to 3,000 g/mole. The invention further relates to a method for producing polybutadienes, the use of the polybutadiene according to the invention and compositions containing polybutadiene according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to polybutadiene, which contains the monomer units derived from 1,3-butadiene having a vinyl double bond in a proportion of 25 to 75 mole percent, having a trans-double bond in a proportion of 0 to 10 mole percent and a cis-double bond in a proportion of 25 to 75 mole percent, wherein the totality of the monomer units (A), (B) and (C) is supplemented to 100 mole percent, and which is characterized in that it has a number-average mole mass of 1,000 to 3,000 g/mole. The invention further relates to a method for producing polybutadienes, the use of the polybutadiene according to the invention and compositions containing polybutadiene according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to polybutadiene, which contains the monomer units derived from 1,3-butadiene having a vinyl double bond in a proportion of 25 to 75 mole percent, having a trans-double bond in a proportion of 0 to 10 mole percent and a cis-double bond in a proportion of 25 to 75 mole percent, wherein the totality of the monomer units (A), (B) and (C) is supplemented to 100 mole percent, and which is characterized in that it has a number-average mole mass of 1,000 to 3,000 g/mole. The invention further relates to a method for producing polybutadienes, the use of the polybutadiene according to the invention and compositions containing polybutadiene according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of silane-modified polybutadienes in rubber mixtures, in particular for improving the rolling resistance of diene rubber tires. In particular, the invention is directed to silane-modified polybutadienes in rubber mixtures, wherein the polybutadiene comprises the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units and wherein the proportion of A in the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 10 to 60 mol %, and wherein the sum of the proportions of B and C in the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 40 to 90 mol %.

Abstract: The invention relates to polybutadiene, which contains the monomer units derived from 1,3-butadiene having a vinyl double bond in a proportion of 25 to 75 mole percent, having a trans-double bond in a proportion of 0 to 10 mole percent and a cis-double bond in a proportion of 25 to 75 mole percent, wherein the totality of the monomer units (A), (B) and (C) is supplemented to 100 mole percent, and which is characterized in that it has a number-average mole mass of 1,000 to 3,000 g/mole. The invention further relates to a method for producing polybutadienes, the use of the polybutadiene according to the invention and compositions containing polybutadiene according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of silane-modified polybutadienes in rubber mixtures, in particular for improving the rolling resistance of diene rubber tires. In particular, the invention is directed to silane-modified polybutadienes in rubber mixtures, wherein the polybutadiene comprises the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units and wherein the proportion of A in the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 10 to 60 mol %, and wherein the sum of the proportions of B and C in the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 40 to 90 mol %.

Abstract: A polybutadiene with epoxy groups, where the following monomer units are contained in the polybutadiene: where the proportion of A, based on the entirety of 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene, is from 10 to 60 mol percent, and where the sum of the proportions of B and C, based on the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 40 to 90 mol percent. The polybutadiene with epoxy groups is produced by polymerizing to form a polybutadiene with terminal hydroxyl groups, reacting with a monepoxy compound, and adding an alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal hydrogencarbonate or alkali metal carbonate to the reaction mixture. A composition containing the polybutadiene with epoxy groups is also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for polymerization of a diene is provided. The process comprises: a) reacting the diene with hydrogen peroxide in a hydrophilic organic solvent in the presence of water to obtain a polymerization reaction mixture; b) contacting the polymerization reaction mixture with water having a temperature of from 20 to 80° C. to form a mixture having an organic phase and an aqueous phase; c) removing unreacted gaseous diene from the water mixture obtained in b); d) separating the aqueous phase comprising the hydrophilic solvent from the organic phase of the water mixture; and e) distilling volatile materials from the separated organic phase from d) to obtain the polymerization product; wherein a temperature of the reaction a) is from 50-150° C.

Abstract: The invention describes a novel production process for coated particles composed of granulated-rubber material, the coating, the particles coated therewith and the uses of the coated particles. The coating formulation is solvent-free.

Abstract: The method describes a novel production method for coated particles made of rubber granules, the coating, the particles thus coated, and the use of the coated particles.

Abstract: An epoxidized polyalkenylene is prepared reacting a polyalkenylene, an aqueous solution of 15 to 90% by volume of hydrogen peroxide and a carboxylic acid having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst which is phosphonic acid, a derivative of phosphonic acid or a mixture thereof, without addition of an organic solvent or water, to obtain the epoxidized polyalkenylene. The epoxidized polyalkenylene has a number-average molar mass of between 500 and 50 000 g/mol and an epoxide oxygen content of between 1 and 25 percent by mass.

Abstract: An epoxidized polyalkenylene is prepared reacting a polyalkenylene, an aqueous solution of 15 to 90% by volume of hydrogen peroxide and a carboxylic acid having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst which is phosphonic acid, a derivative of phosphonic acid or a mixture thereof, without addition of an organic solvent or water, to obtain the epoxidized polyalkenylene. The epoxidized polyalkenylene has a number-average molar mass of between 500 and 50 000 g/mol and an epoxide oxygen content of between 1 and 25 percent by mass.