Abstract: For the purpose of improving rolling resistance and durability, the present invention provides a rubber composition for insulation of a tire comprising 0.2 to 4 parts by mass of (B) an alkylphenol-sulfur chloride condensate, and 20 to 59 parts by mass of (C) carbon black having a BET specific surface area of 25 to 50 m2/g based on 100 parts by mass of (A) a rubber component comprising 30 to 85% by mass of (a1) a natural rubber and/or an isoprene rubber, 0 to 70% by mass of (a2) at least one styrene butadiene rubber selected from the group consisting of an emulsion-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber, a solution-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber and a modified styrene butadiene rubber, and 0 to 60% by mass of (a3) a butadiene rubber, and a tire having insulation prepared from the rubber composition.

Abstract: For the purpose of improving rolling resistance and durability, the present invention provides a rubber composition for insulation of a tire comprising 0.2 to 4 parts by mass of (B) an alkylphenol-sulfur chloride condensate, and 20 to 59 parts by mass of (C) carbon black having a BET specific surface area of 25 to 50 m2/g based on 100 parts by mass of (A) a rubber component comprising 30 to 85% by mass of (a1) a natural rubber and/or an isoprene rubber, 0 to 70% by mass of (a2) at least one styrene butadiene rubber selected from the group consisting of an emulsion-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber, a solution-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber and a modified styrene butadiene rubber, and 0 to 60% by mass of (a3) a butadiene rubber, and a tire having insulation prepared from the rubber composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to emulsifying polymers, in particular to the use of these polymers for the stable emulsification of hydrophobic additives in aqueous concrete plasticizers.

Abstract: A flower-like nano-particle composition including a poly(alkenylbenzene) core and a poly(conjugated diene) or a poly(alkylene) surface layer is provided. The nano-particles have a mean average diameter less than about 100 nm and are substantially free of chain ends. The nano-particles can be modified via, for example, hydrogenation. The nano-particles can advantageously be incorporated into rubbers, elastomers, and thermoplastics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to macromonomer compounds possessing antioxidant properties, antioxidant polymers comprising the antioxidant macromonomers as a recurring unit, and methods of inhibiting oxidation in a substance comprising contacting the substance with the antioxidant polymers. In one embodiment, substantially all of the recurring macromonomeric units of the antioxidant polymers comprise an antioxidant moiety. In another embodiment, all of the recurring macromonomer units of the antioxidant polymers comprise an antioxidant moiety. The method of the present invention, yields antioxidant polymers with substantially all of the recurring units comprising an antioxidant moiety. These antioxidant polymers have greater bulk antioxidative properties than previously known.

Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer, wherein at least one layer of the cover is made of a material obtained by molding a mixture composed of (a) 100 parts by weight of a base resin and (b) 1 to 40 parts by weight of a saturated branched-chain fatty acid or a derivative thereof. The golf ball has a soft, pleasant feel on impact and excellent scuff resistance while retaining a good flight performance. Moreover, it exhibits a highly white appearance that undergoes little discoloration.

Abstract: A flower-like nano-particle composition including a poly (alkenylbenzene) core and a poly (conjugated diene) or a poly(alkylene) surface layer is provided. The nano-particles have a mean average diameter less than about 100 nm and are substantially free of chain ends. The nano-particles can be modified via, for example, hydrogenation. The nano-particles can advantageously be incorporated into rubbers, elastomers, and thermoplastics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rubber compositions containing a disodium salt of 3,3′-dithiodipropionic acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silica reinforced rubber composition and to pneumatic tires having treads comprised of the silica reinforced rubber compositions.The silica reinforced rubber composition comprises at least one elastomer, silica, a silica coupler, a hydrophobating agent and, optionally, carbon black.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use in a silica-filled rubber composition of an aminosilane compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkoxy radicals having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and aryl radicals having 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is an alkoxy radical; R.sup.4 is selected from the group consisting of alkylene groups having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms and arylene and alkyl substituted arylene groups having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms; R.sup.5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl groups having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A pre-treated rubber, a rubber solution and a rubber concrete using the pre-treated rubber or the rubber solution are described. Rubber products such as a rubber concrete manufactured by molding processing of the pre-treated rubber, a rubber solution prepared by dissolving vulcanized rubber in a chlorine-substituted hydrocarbon solvent, of compositions including the pre-treated rubber or the rubber solution, pebbles, sand, etc. have high strength and have good restraining effect on noise and vibration. Moreover, waste resources such as tires can be advantageously reused.

Abstract: Esters and polyesters which contain disulfide linkages were found to be effective stabilizers of polycarbonate resin. Accordingly, a polycarbonate composition containing disulfide esters, alone or as a coadditive with a polyether is rendered more resistant to the deterioration resulting upon exposure to gamma radiation.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polycarbonate molding composition comprising a polycarbonate resin and a stabilizing agent is disclosed. Containing (i) a polyether polyol and (ii) an aromatic disulfide, the agent imparts to the composition improved resistance to gamma-radiation-induced color change. Articles molded from the composition of the invention are suitable for the preparation of gamma-radiation sterilizable medical equipment.

Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition possessing color stability and resistance to heat degradation, oxidation and skin formation. The adhesive composition contains a block copolymer prepared using a bromide based coupling agent, a tackifying resin, and an effective amount of a stabilizer composition. The stabilizer composition contains a thio compound, a phenolic antioxidant, a tris-(nonylated phenyl) phosphite, and an aliphatic compatible epoxy compound. Optionally, the adhesive composition may also contain a plasticizer and/or a petroleum derived wax.

Abstract: A stabilizer composition for synthetic resin is described comprising a piperazine derivative represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms or a 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and n and m each represents 2 or 3.A synthetic resin composition is also described comprising polyolefin and the aforesaid piperazine derivative.

Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having the structureA--S--X--S--A' Iwherein A and A' are radicals independently selected from the group consisting of the following structures: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are tertiary alkyl radicals having 4 to 8, preferably 4 to 6 carbon atoms, n is a whole number of 1 to 8, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl radicals having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.5 is hydrogen or methyl and Z is --O-- or ##STR2## A' can also be hydrogen; and X is a divalent oligomeric segmer having the structure: ##STR3## wherein m ranges from an average of 4 to about 24. There is also disclosed a polymeric cmposition comprising a polymer susceptible to the degradative effects of oxidation having incorporated therein an antidegradant amount of a compound of Structure I.

Abstract: The melt viscosity of thermoplastic polyphenylene ether resins and compositions thereof with compatible thermoplastic resins is decreased when the melt has a small content of a diaryl sulfide wherein each aryl group adjacent to the sulfide linkage contains at least one --OH substituent (or ester thereof with a monobasic acid containing at least six carbon atoms).

Abstract: Novel o-bridged polynuclear polyphenols of the formula I ##STR1## which contain at least one organic radical, such as alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, per phenyl nucleus and are formed by condensation of the monomeric phenolic components with customary bridging reagents, such as formaldehyde, acetone or sulfur dichloride, or by oxidative coupling of the monomeric phenolic components, and which, depending on the reaction procedure, can contain between 2 and 50 monomer units, are described.The substances according to the invention can be used for stabilizing plastics from oxidative degradation and have a good resistance to extraction.

Abstract: A composition comprising (A) a polyphenol such as bisphenol A, (B) a polymer resulting from polymerizing (1) an alkenyl phenol such as p-isopropenylphenol and (2) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer such as 2-ethylhexyl acrylate can be converted to a copolymer modified polycyanate by reaction with a cyanogen halide such as cyanogen chloride in the presence of a base such as triethylamine. These polycyanates can be cured by trimerization in the presence of a suitable catalyst or by copolymerization with an epoxy resin. Epoxy resins can also be prepared from the composition comprising components (A) and (B) by reaction with an epihalohydrin such as epichlorohydrin and subsequent dehydrohalogenation with a basic acting compound such as a sodium hydroxide.

Abstract: A composition comprising (A) a polyphenol such as bisphenol A, (B) a polymer resulting from polymerizing (1) an alkenyl phenol such as p-isopropenylphenol and (2) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer such as 2-ethylhexyl acrylate can be converted to a copolymer modified polycyanate by reaction with a cyanogen halide such as cyanogen chloride in the presence of a base such as triethylamine. These polycyanates can be cured by trimerization in the presence of a suitable catalyst or by copolymerization with an epoxy resin. Epoxy resins can also be prepared from the composition comprising components (A) and (B) by reaction with an epihalohydrin such as epichlorohydrin and subsequent dehydrohalogenation with a basic acting compound such as sodium hydroxide.

Abstract: A composition comprising (A) a polyphenol such as bisphenol A, (B) a polymer resulting from polymerizing (1) an alkenyl phenol such as p-isopropenylphenol and (2) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer such as 2-ethylhexyl acrylate can be converted to a copolymer modified polycyanate by reaction with a cyanogen halide such as cyanogen chloride in the presence of a base such as triethylamine. These polycyanates can be cured by trimerization in the presence of a suitable catalyst or by copolymerization with an epoxy resin. Epoxy resins can also be prepared from the composition comprising components (A) and (B) by reaction with an epihalohydrin such as epichlorohydrin and subsequent dehydrohalogenation with a basic acting compound such as sodium hydroxide.

Abstract: A composition comprising (A) a polyphenol such as bisphenol A, (B) a polymer resulting from polymerizing (1) an alkenyl phenol such as p-isopropenylphenol and (2) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer such as 2-ethylhexyl acrylate can be converted to a copolymer modified polycyanate by reaction with a cyanogen halide such as cyanogen chloride in the presence of a base such as triethylamine. These polycyanates can be cured by trimerization in the presence of a suitable catalyst or by copolymerization with an epoxy resin. Epoxy resins can also be prepared from the composition comprising components (A) and (B) by reaction with an epihalohydrin such as epichlorohydrin and subsequent dehydrohalogenation with a basic acting compound such as sodium hydroxide.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing a vulcanized carbon black-reinforced chloro- or bromobutyl rubber film comprising admixing a polyfunctional amine vulcanization system with a carbon black-reinforced chloro- or bromobutyl rubber latex containing one or more selected emulsifiers, forming a film from the resulting mixture, drying said film and heating the dried film to provide the vulcanized film. The process may be used in the manufacture of coatings, dipped goods and chemical resistant impermeable treated fabrics.