General Electric Company

Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh

August O Liermann

David A Williams

Edward M Jeram

Teresa Grocela-Rocha

Bruce Boudreau

Gerardo Rocha-Galicia

Gary M Lucas

Rack H Chung

Edward Matthew Jeram

Gerardo Galicia Rocha

A continuous process provides a devolatilized liquid injection moldable silicone composition. In the process, a filler, treating agent and silicone polymer are introduced into an extruder having a length to diameter ratio of at least greater than 50. The filler, treating agent and silicone elastomer are continuously compounded in the extruder into a devolatilized liquid injection moldable silicone composition. A system for preparing a liquid silicone rubber composition comprises a mixer to prepare a concentrate of filler and silicone polymer, a long extruder having an L/D ratio of greater than 50, connected to the mixer to receive the concentrate from the mixer and to compound and devolatilize the concentrate, a treating agent and silicone polymer into a liquid silicone rubber composition containing volatiles and a cooler to receive the liquid silicone rubber composition to cool, homogenize and further devolatilized the composition.

System for preparing liquid silicone rubber composition

Continuous preparation of a liquid silicone rubber composition

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a one-component alkoxy-functional RTV silicone rubber composition in which all the ingredients are continuously mixed in, generally, a devolatilizing extruder. In a more preferred embodiment, the polyalkoxy diorganopolysiloxane polymer is first formed in a static mixer and then this polymer along with the other ingredients are continuously mixed in a devolatilizing extruder to continuously form a preferred alkoxy-functional one component RTV composition of the instant case.

Process for producing RTV silicone rubber compositions using a

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August O Liermann