Abstract: An improved process is provided for the bromination of isoolefin-conjugated diolefin polymers by brominating said polymer in solution in selected halogen-containing hydrocarbons as solvent. There is also provided an improved product of said process wherein the brominated polymer contains not less than 80 percent of the bound bromine atoms in a form suitable to participate in the vulcanization of the polymer and wherein not less than 70 percent of the bound conjugated diolefin units are similarly so brominated.

Abstract: Hydrophobic, oxidic and/or siliceous fillers obtainable by treating an oxidic and/or siliceous filler with 0.1 to 50 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of filler, with an adduct of sulfur and unsaturated primary and/or secondary alcohols with 3 to 60 carbon atoms at temperatures of 20 to 250° C., wherein the adduct has been obtained by reacting 1 to 10 moles of sulfur per mole of double bonds in the alcohol.

Abstract: An improved process is provided for the bromination of isoolefin-conjugated diolefin polymers by brominating said polymer in solution in selected halogen-containing hydrocarbons as solvent. There is also provided an improved product of said process wherein the brominated polymer contains not less than 80 percent of the bound bromine atoms in a form suitable to participate in the vulcanization of the polymer and wherein not less than 70 percent of the bound conjugated diolefin units are similarly so brominated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new process for the preparation of dithiazolyl-(2,2′)-disulfides by oxidation of 2-mercaptothiazoles, to the dithiazolyl-(2,2′)-disulfides that can be obtained in this way, and to the use thereof.

Abstract: An improved process is provided for the bromination of isoolefin-conjugated diolefin polymers by brominating said polymer in solution in selected halogen-containing hydrocarbons as solvent. There is also provided an improved product of said process wherein the brominated polymer contains not less than 80 percent of the bound bromine atoms in a form suitable to participate in the vulcanization of the polymer and wherein not less than 70 percent of the bound conjugated diolefin units are similarly so brominated.

Abstract: An improved process is provided for the bromination of isoolefin-conjugated diolefin polymers by brominating said polymer in solution in a solvent comprising a mixture of an inert saturated paraffinic hydrocarbon and an inert halogen-containing hydrocarbon. There is also provided an improved product of said process wherein the brominated polymer contains not less than 70 percent of the bound conjugated diolefin units which are brominated and also not less than 80 percent of the bound bromine atoms are in a form suitable to participate in the vulcanization of said polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new process for the preparation of dithiazolyl-(2,2')-disulfides by oxidation of 2-mercaptothiazoles, to the dithiazolyl-(2,2')-disulfides that can be obtained in this way, and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel adhesive which is a mixture ofA) at least one aqueous dispersion of a polymer which has a softening point below 70.degree. C., said dispersion containing 5 to 70% by weight solids and having a film-forming temperature below 70.degree. C., andB) at least one aqueous dispersion of a polymer based on olefinically unsaturated monomers having a softening point is above 70.degree. C., said dispersion containing 5 to 70% by weight solids,wherein the weight ratio of dispersion A) to dispersion B) is from 97:3 to 60:40, based on the solids content of said dispersions.

Abstract: The rubber mixtures according to the invention, containing at least one rubber, a filler, optionally additional rubber auxiliaries and at least one polysulphide polyether silane corresponding to the formulaR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 Si--X.sup.1 --(--S.sub.x --polyether --).sub.m --(--S.sub.x --X.sup.2 --SiR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3).sub.n (I),are used for the preparation of rubber vulcanisates, from which in particular tires having a low rolling resistance associated with a good wet skid resistance and a high abrasion resistance can be produced.

Abstract: 4-aminodiphenylamines are produced by hydrogenating nitrobenzene with hydrogen in the presence of bases containing hydroxide and/or oxide groups and heterogeneous catalysts and in the presence of inert aprotic solvents at temperatures of 0 to 200.degree. C. and pressures of 0.1 to 150 bars.

Abstract: An improved process is provided for the bromination of isoolefin conjugated diolefin polymers by brominating said polymer in solution in a solvent comprising a mixture of an inert saturated paraffinic hydrocarbon and an inert halogen-containing hydrocarbon. There is also provided an improved product of said process wherein the brominated polymer contains not less than 70 percent of the bound conjugated diolefin units which are brominated and also not less than 80 percent of the bound bromine atoms are in a form suitable to participate in the vulcanization of said polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are two-component polyurethane reactive compositions containing polyisocyanates and components carrying active hydrogen which are stabilized against separation with a compound in solution containing a NH group or NH.sub.2 group and a C--N multiple bond or N--N multiple bond.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a two-component polyurethane adhesive containing an isocyanate component a), an active hydrogen containing component which is stable against demixing b), optionally a catalyst for the reaction of a) with b) and optionally an auxiliary agent and an additive, characterized in that an active hydrogen containing component which is stable against demixing b) contains at least one hydroxyl group-containing low molecular weight chain lengthening agent having at least one C-C double bond or C-C triple bond and having a molecular weight of at least 86 and a functionality of at least 2 and containing no carboxyl groups.

Abstract: Brominated chlorine-substituted poly-1,3-butadiene is produced by a process in which an aqueous chlorine-substituted poly-1,3-butadiene latex is reacted in aqueous phase with a brominating agent in the presence of a radical-forming catalyst and/or in the presence of light at a pH value below 7 and at a temperature of 20.degree. to 95.degree. C., the brominated reaction product is optionally precipitated from the aqueous dispersion obtained and then separated from the aqueous liquid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for bonding substrates comprising applying a hot-melt adhesive to the surface of at least one of the substrates and contacting the surface of said substrate with the surface of the other substrate, said adhesive containing an ester group-containing polyisocyanate which is a solid below 30.degree. C. and liquid above 100.degree. C., corresponding to formula (I)A(OCO-B-NCO).sub.n (I)in whichn stands for a whole number or a fraction (statistical average) of from 2 to 6,A stands for an n-valent organic group such as is obtained by removal of hydroxyl groups from an n-valent polyhydroxyl compound in the molecular weight (Mn) range of from 800 to 6000 containing ester and/or carbonate groups andB stands for an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mixture which can be used as an adhesive. The mixture broadly contains 1) a hydroxy group containing polyurethane, and 2) a polycarbonate and/or a polycaprolactone.

Abstract: Mixtures of(A) from 20 to 99 parts by weight of a soluble polyurethane,(B) up to 50 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound/diene block polymer,(C) from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight of a modified aromatic vinyl compound/diene polymer and(D) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of a polyisocyanate, optionally dissolved in an organic solvent,have proved to be excellent adhesives.

Abstract: Covulcanizates with good mechanical properties obtained from mixtures of (a) from 50 to 5% by weight of chlorinated or chlorosulphonated polyethylene, acrylate rubber or ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers and (b) from 50 to 95% by weight of partially or completely hydrogenated nitrile group-containing elastomers containing from 25 to 140 nitrile nitrogen atoms and less than 35 double bonds for each 1,000 carbon atoms, by cross linking.

Abstract: Rubber articles consisting of at least two layers consisting of at least two different elastomers, the layers being joined tightly together by sulphur vulcanization, are obtained by using a diene rubber as the first elastomer and a hydrogenated NBR-rubber with a degree of hydrogenation of from 85 to 99.7% by weight as the second elastomer, the hydrogenated NBR-rubber having an acrylonitrile content of from 16 to 49% by weight.

Abstract: Co-vulcanizates which have good mechanical properties, a good resistance to oil, an effective flame resistance and a low smoke gas density are obtained from mixtures of (a) from 95 to 5% by weight of EVA rubber and (b) from 5 to 95% by weight of elastomers which contain nitrile groups and have from 25 to 140 nitrile groups and less than 35 double bonds per 1000 carbon atoms, by radical cross-linking.