Polysar Limited

Ernest Jack Buckler

Michael Hugh Richmond

Evalds Lasis

Yung-Kang Wei

George J Briggs

George Feniak

Bromobutyl rubber compounds of improved green strength are prepared by reacting bromobutyl rubber with selected amine compounds such that not less than about 1/100th and not more than 1/12th of the bromine in the bromobutyl is reacted with the amine compound.

Halobutyl of improved green strength

Synthetic elastomer compositions of high green strength comprise the reaction product of a rubbery polymer of a conjugated alkadiene having a small number of aldehyde groups attached to and randomly distributed along the polymer chain, and a polyamine having at least two non-tertiary amine groups. An example is a copolymer of styrene, butadiene and cinnamaldehyde (0.5 parts by weight) reacted with p-phenylene diamine, in an amount of 1 mole diamine per mole of cinnamaldehyde.

Aldehyde modified polymers

Thermoplastic polymeric laminates are prepared which have one layer of filled styrene polymer composition, and at least one layer of a dissimilar polymer selected from polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polybutene, and nitrile group containing barrier polymers. The filled styrene polymer composition contains from 5 to 50 parts by weight filler, and is the product of mixing a styrene polymer masterbatch of impact polystyrene, filler, rubber and oil with polystyrene. The laminates can be used for thermoforming thin walled articles such as cups, plates, trays and containers.

Cups, plates, trays or containers formed from laminates containing

Thermoplastic polystyrene laminates are disclosed, one of the layers of which comprises a filled polystyrene composition containing from about 5 to about 50 of filler, such as calcium carbonate, clay, asbestos, etc. The filled polystyrene composition is prepared from a filled polystyrene masterbatch of impact polystyrene, filler, rubber and mineral oil, cut back by mixing with other polystyrene, either crystal or impact polystyrene. Laminates may be prepared by coextrusion. The filled polystyrene layer may be foamed. The laminates may be used for making formed articles such as cups, containers, trays, plates, sheets, etc.

Filled-polystyrene laminates

Synthetic rubber compositions of improved green strength are prepared by incorporating in a synthetic rubber polymer, such as NBR or SBR, a small number of tertiary amine groups, and reacting this polymer with a halogen compound of general formula X--CH.sub.2 --R--CH.sub.2 --Y where X and Y represent chlorine, bromine or iodine, and R represents an aromatic group, and where X and Y are capable of forming quaternary ammonium salts with the tertiary amine groups on the polymer.

Amine modified polymers reacted with halogen compounds

An improved masterbatch of polymer, oil and carbon black is provided, and a process for the manufacture thereof, in which the polymer contains reactive groups and the masterbatch contains a crosslinking agent reactive with the reactive groups of the polymer in sufficient amount to form a low concentration of crosslinks in order to increase the strength of the polymer, the crosslinks being easily broken by the action of shear and/or heat and reformable thereafter, so that high levels of oil and carbon black can be incorporated into the masterbatch.

Polymer-oil-black masterbatch

A filled thermoplastic composition is produced by first preparing a masterbatch of an impact polystyrene, a rubber, an oil and a filler and by secondly mixing the masterbatch with a polystyrene composition. The filled thermoplastic composition has acceptable properties.

Filled thermoplastic

Synthetic rubber compositions of improved green strength are prepared by incorporating in a synthetic rubber polymer, such as NBR or SBR, a small number of tertiary amine groups, and reacting this polymer with a halogen compound containing two or more halogen atoms capable of forming quarternary ammonium salts with the tertiary amine groups on the polymer. 1,4-dibromobutene-2 is a suitable halogen compound. The tertiary amine groups can be incorporated by copolymerizing dimethylaminoethyl acrylate with the rubbery copolymer forming monomers.

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Ernest Jack Buckler