Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Hideo Nagasaki

Naoki Inui

Shinichi Yachigo

Manji Sasaki

Hironobu Iyama

Hiroomi Abe

Takeshi Fujii

Masashi Yamamoto

Kyoko Tsuta

Yukoh Takahashi

Hiroki Yamamoto

Masakatsu Yoshimura

Kazuaki Yamamoto

Takashi Kojima

Yasuzi Takemoto

Isao Kurimoto

Tetsuo Yamaguchi

Tamaki Ishii

Kohji Yamatsuta

Miyuki Oikawa

Chinehito Ebina

Eizo Okino

Kikumitsu Inoue

Takeshi Takata

Takeo Fujii

Hitoshi Murotani

Osamu Kimura

Yoshinori Shiro

Masahito Umehara

A base rubber selected from natural rubber and diene rubber is blended with, based on 100 parts by weight of the base rubber, 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline polymer having a primary amine content of not more than 1% by weight, a monomer content of not more than 3% by weight and a dimer content of at least 30% by weight. The resulting rubber composition is vulcanized in contact with a reinforcing material such as an organic fiber or a steel cord. The rubber article thus obtained and reinforced with the reinforcing material is excellent in adhesiveness between the rubber and the reinforcing material, and further in thermal resistance.

Reinforced rubber article, production thereof and rubber composition suitable therefor

There is provided a co-condensation product obtainable by subjecting a p-alkylphenol to reaction with formaldehyde in the presence of an alkali catalyst to prepare a resol type condensate, and subjecting the resulting resol type condensate to reaction with a m-substituted phenol such as resorcin in the presence of an acid catalyst, wherein the content of the m-substituted phenol is not higher than 4% by weight, and the content of a component having a molecular weight not higher than 1,000 excluding both the p-alkylphenol and the m-substituted phenolis at least 25% by weight based on the total weight of the co-condensation product. This co-condensation product is low in fuming and in hygroscopic properties, exhibits excellent adhesiveness in vulcanizing adhesion between rubber and a reinforcing material, and further provides a vulcanized rubber article of high hardness.

Co-condensation product and rubber composition containing the same

Described herein is a process for preparing a hydroxyflavan compound which comprises reacting a polyhydric phenol compound represented by formula(2): ##STR1## wherein at least one of W, X, Y and Z is hydroxy; with a ketone in the presence of (i)an acid catalyst and (ii)water and/or a seed crystal, using an organic solvent which is insoluble in water, procuces the hydroxyflavan compounds in high yield and with high selectivity while maintaining high conversion of the polyhydric phenol.

Process for preparing hydroxyflavan compounds

The present invention relates to a method for producing a vulcanized rubber by compounding in a kneading step at a relatively high temperature, a rubber and a flavan compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently of one another represent a hydrogen or an aliphatic group having 1-6 6 carbon atoms, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached and/or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form an alicyclic ring having 4-10 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen or an aliphatic group having 1-6 carbon atoms, and X and Y independently of one another are hydrogen, hydroxy or an aliphatic group having 1-8 carbon atoms; also, a rubber composition containing a flavan compound according to the above formula together with a cobalt-containing compound and a methylene donor; the vulcanized rubber produced through the method or from the rubber composition exhibits excellent rubber properties such as, for example, increased hardness and processability essentially free from fuming problems.

Rubber composition containing a flavan compound and a method for

A rubber composition (1) which comprises:

Rubber composition and a vulcanizing adhesion method using the same

A thermoplastic resin composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of a composition comprising 95-5 % by weight of at least one polyolefinresin (A) selected from homopolymers of ethylene or .alpha.-olefin or copolymers thereof and these homopolymers or copolymers modified with a polyfunctional compound (E) and/or an unsaturated monomer (L) and 5-95 % by weight of at least one polyphenylene-ether-resin (B) selected from polyphenylene ether, modified polyphenylene ether with the above (E) and/or (L) and a composition comprising the polyphenylene or modified polyphenylene ether and an aromatic vinyl polymer resin (M) and 0.001-10 parts by weight of a dinitrodiamine (D) of the following formula (I). ##STR1## (wherein X represents a divalent chain aliphatic group, a cyclic aliphatic group or an aromatic group which may contain a halogen or an oxygen atom, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a chain aliphatic group, a cyclic aliphatic group or an aromatic group and when both of X and R.sup.1 are chain aliphatic groups, the nitrogen atoms may further bond each other to form a ring through X and R.sup.1 ; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-12 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may bond to form a ring).

Thermoplastic resin compositions comprising polyphenylene ether,

Inorganic fiber such as carbon fiber is modified by a surface treatment with a dinitrodiamine compound represented by the formula of ##STR1## wherein X is a divalent aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group which may contain halogen or oxygen in the group, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, an aliphatic group, an alicyclic group or an aromatic group, with the proviso that two nitrogen atoms linking through X may further link through R.sup.1 when both X and R.sup.1 are the aliphatic groups, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently of one another are each hydrogen or an alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may conjointly form a ring. The inorganic fiber thus modified is useful for reinforcement of resins.

Inorganic fiber having modified surface and its use for reinforcement of

A rubber composition comprising the following components:

Rubber composition having excellent gripping power and rolling

A styrene/butadiene copolymer rubber to be used for automobile tires is lowered in its rolling resistance by blending it with carbon black and the following components (A) and (B):

Rubber composition suitable for automobile tires and its production

Thermoplastic resin composition

A rubber composition comprising a rubber, a filler and a diamide compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, alkanoyl of 2 to 19 total carbon atoms, amino, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, carboxy or halogen, and n is an integer of 2 to 12. This rubber composition is increased in its loss factor and is useful for tires and rubber vibration isolators. For example, the resulting tires prepared from the rubber composition are improved in their gripping performance.

Rubber composition

A thermoplastic resin is stabilized by incorporating therein a dinitrodiamine compound represented by the formula of ##STR1## wherein X is a divalent aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group which may contain halogen or oxygen in the group, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group, provided that two nitrogen atoms linking through X may further link through R.sup.1 when both X and R.sup.1 are the aliphatic groups, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently of one another are each hydrogen or an alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, provided that R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may conjointly form a ring. The composition thus blended is improved in thermal processing stability. Further, a modified polyolefin resin is improved in mechanical properties, particularly in impact strength, by the incorporation of the dinitrodiamine compound.

Stabilized polypropylene resin compositions containing a dinitrodiamine

A rubber composition comprising a base rubber, carbon black and a dinitrodiamine compound represented by the formula [I], ##STR1## wherein X is a divalent aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group which may contain halogen or oxygen in the group, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group, provided that two nitrogen atoms linking through X may further link through R.sup.1 when both X and R.sup.1 are the aliphatic groups, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently of one another are each hydrogen or an alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, provided that R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may conjointly form a ring,

Rubber composition having excellent dynamic properties

A stabilized polyolefin composition having improved weathering resistance is provided, whereby the following four components are incorporated into a polyolefin:

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Hideo Nagasaki