Shell Oil Comapny

Glenn R Himes

Ronald J Hoxmeier

Steven S Chin

Bridget A Spence

Michael John Modic

Andrea Sanders

David Romme Hansen

Richard Gelles

Lie K Djiauw

David Lee Shafer

Judith E Zweig

Jeffrey G Southwick

Arthur R Bean

David M Austgen, Jr

Linda Joanne Oliveri

Luis Enrique Mendoza

The present invention provides high service temperature sealant and adhesive compositions which contain a functionalized selectively hydrogenated block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene to which has been grafted at least 4% by weight of an acid compound or its derivative wherein substantially all of the acid compound or its derivative is grafted to the block copolymer in the conjugated diene blocks. The present invention also contemplates a stable emulsion comprising the above polymer, water and less than 1 part per 100 of the emulsion of a surfactant.

High service temperature adhesives and sealants made with highly

This invention provides oil gel compositions which comprise a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) block copolymer (although other vinyl aromatic hydrocarbons may be used) which has an overall weight average molecular weight of from 30,000 to 300,000, a styrene block weight average molecular weight of from 4000 to 35,000, and a vinyl content of at least 45% by weight (% wt), preferably 45 to 90%, and an oil and, optionally, a polyolefin wax and/or an extender liquid. For every 100 parts by weight of copolymer, there should be at least 900 parts of oil or a mixture of oil and polyolefin wax and/or an extender liquid.

Oil gel formulations containing high vinyl content hydrogenated

This invention provides sealant compositions which comprise a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) block copolymer which has an overall weight average molecular weight of from 30,000 to 300,000, a styrene block weight average molecular weight of from 4000 to 35,000, and a vinyl content of at least 45% by weight (% wt), preferably 45 to 90%, and an adhesion promoting resin. For every 100 parts by weight of copolymer, there should be at least 20 parts of adhesion promoting resin.

Sealant formulations containing high vinyl content hydrogenated

The present invention provides high service temperature, low viscosity rubber compounds and hot melt adhesive and/or sealant compositions by combining from 2 to 30% by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin having an I.V. of 0.07 to 0.25 deciliters per gram (dl/g) with from 70 to 98% by weight of an asymmetric radial elastomeric vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon/conjugated diene block copolymer having one of the following formulae: (I) (A--HD).sub.x --Y--(UD).sub.z or (II) (UD--A--HD).sub.x --Y or (III) (UD--A--HD).sub.x --Y--(UD).sub.z wherein A is a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon block having a weight average molecular weight of from 4000 to 16,000, HD is a hydrogenated conjugated diene block having a weight average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 50,000, Y is a multifunctional coupling agent, UD is a partially hydrogenated conjugated diene block having a weight average molecular weight of from 1000 to 45,000, x is an integer from 2 to 30, z is an integer from 1 to 20, and x+z ranges from 3 to 31. These compositions may be used in adhesive and sealant compositions by adding to them from 20 to 400 parts per 100 parts of copolymer of a tackifying resin.

High temperature low viscosity thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer

Radial or star asymmetric block copolymer of the following formulae and improved adhesive and sealant compositions containing them

Dissimilar arm asymmetric radial or star block copolymers for adhesives

The present invention encompasses nontapered block copolymers of the following structure and adhesives containing them

Multiblock hydrogenated polymers for adhesives

Adhesive and sealant compositions having improved resistance to a degradation which comprises: (a) a hydrogenated triblock, multiblock, radial, or star block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene, (b) from 3 to 50 percent by weight of the total composition of a hydrogenated diblock copolymer of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene wherein the overall molecular weight of the diblock ranges from 8000 to 100,000, the molecular weight of the poly vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon block ranges from 4000 to 32,000, the molecular weight of the poly conjugated diene block ranges from 3000 to 90,000, and the vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon content ranges from 30 to 70 percent by weight of the diblock copolymer, and (c) 20 to 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of total block copolymers of a tackifying resin.

Hydrogenated diblock copolymers for adhesives and sealants with improved

The present invention is a process for producing predominately four-armed asymmetric radial block copolymers which contain predominately, on average, two arms which are copolymers of at least one conjugated diene and at least one vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and two conjugated diene homopolymer or copolymer arms, said process comprising:

Method for producing asymmetric radial polymers

Compositions consisting essentially of from 60% to 95% by weight of the polymer components of a high flow polypropylene and from 40% to 5% by weight of a polystyrene-hydrogenated polyisoprene-polystyrene-hydrogenated polyisoprene block copolymer have excellent low temperature impact strength and high heat distortion temperature for molding large automobile parts.

Impact modification of polypropylene with styrene/isoprene tetrablock

Compositions consisting essentially of from 60% to 95% by weight of the polymer components of a high flow polypropylene and from 40% to 5% by weight of a polystyrene-hydrogenated polyisoprene-polystyrene block copolymer have excellent low temperature impact strength and high heat distortion temperature for molding large automobile parts.

Impact modification of polypropylene with styrene/isoprene triblock

Radial or star asymmetric block copolymer of the following formulae and an improved tape assembly using the copolymers and improved adhesive and sealant compositions containing them (I) (A--HD).sub.x --Y--(UD).sub.z or (II) (UD--A--HD).sub.x --Y or (lII) ((UD).sub.y --A--HD).sub.x --Y-(UD).sub.z wherein A is a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon block having a molecular weight of from 4000 to 20,000, HD is a hydrogenated conjugated diene block having a molecular weight of from 10,000 to 100,000, Y is a multifunctional coupling agent, UD is a partially hydrogenated conjugated diene block having a molecular weight of from 1000 to 80,000, x is an integer from 2 to 30, y is 0 or 1, z is an integer from 1 to 20, and x+z ranges from 3 to 30.

Dissimilar arm asymmetric radical or star block copolymers for adhesives

The present invention provides a method for making a method for making high service temperature rubber compound, hot melt adhesive or sealant compositions by combining a polyphenylene ether resin with an elastomeric block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene, which comprises (a) making a masterbatch of 2 to 50 phr of a polyphenylene ether having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.3 deciliters per gram or more and 100 phr of said block copolymer by extruding them together with 2 to 30 phr of an endblock compatible resin, and (b) optionally mixing the masterbatch with more of the block copolymer.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Glenn R Himes