Lg Chem, Ltd

Suk Youn Kang

Jeong Heon Ahn

Kyoung Hwan Oh

Hyo Jin Bae

Woo Jin Cho

Hee Jung Jeon

Jin Sook Ryu

Suk Joon Yoo

Sung Ho Park

Soo Young Choi

Su Hwa Kim

Ji Eun Kim

Won Hee Kim

Dong Hui Kim

Won Mun Choi

Sung Joon Oh

Sung Hyun Park

Seung Ho Choi

Heung Yeal Choi

Tae Chul Lee

Yu Ra Lee

Jae Hyeong Park

Hyun Woong Park

Sun Ok Oh

Seo Won Choi

Ju Ryang Bae

A neodymium-catalyzed modified conjugated diene-based polymer having excellent affinity with a filler is provided. A method for preparing the same and a rubber composition including the same are also provided. The neodymium-catalyzed modified conjugated diene-based polymer includes a repeating unit derived from a conjugated diene-based monomer; and a functional group derived from a modifier represented by Formula 1 in at least one terminal of a polymer.

Modified conjugated diene-based polymer, method for preparing the same and rubber composition including the same

A method for preparing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer is provided. The method is characterized in adding a polyoxyethylene phosphate ester-based compound having a specific structure together with sulfur chloride modifier during modification, by which modification reproducibility may be markedly improved, stable process may be performed, the changing degree of the physical properties, specifically a Mooney viscosity increasing ratio and the degree of branching of a modified conjugated diene-based polymer according to modification conditions may be anticipated, and the changing degree of a Mooney viscosity increasing ratio and the degree of branching may be easily controlled by controlling modification conditions.

Method for preparing modified conjugated diene-based polymer

The present invention relates to a rubber composition having excellent tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties and including a conjugated diene-based polymer. The rubber composition may include a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which is selected considering target tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties, by predicting in advance the correlation between the modification ratio of the modified conjugated diene-based polymer and the dynamic viscoelasticity loss coefficient at 60&#xb0; C. of the rubber composition through Mathematical Formula 1 and Mathematical Formula 2. Therefore, excellent compounding properties may be shown.

Rubber composition

A method for preparing a catalyst for use in polymerizing a conjugated diene-based monomer, the catalyst, and a method for preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer using the same are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method of preparing a catalyst comprises mixing a lanthanide rare earth element-containing compound, an alkylating agent compound and a halogen compound in the presence of a solvent to prepare a catalyst composition, adding a conjugated diene-based monomer to the catalyst composition to form a preformed catalyst composition, and aging the preformed catalyst composition at a temperature of &#x2212;1&#xb0; C. to &#x2212;15&#xb0; C. for 3 hours to 98 hours to prepare the catalyst. The catalyst has excellent catalyst activity and polymerization reactivity and is useful for preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer which has an excellent modification ratio and improved compounding properties.

Method for preparing catalyst for polymerizing conjugated diene, catalyst and method for preparing conjugated diene-based polymer using the same

The present invention relates to a rubber composition having excellent tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties and including a modified conjugated diene-based polymer. The rubber composition may include a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which is selected considering target tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties, by predicting in advance the correlation of the modification ratio of the modified conjugated diene-based polymer and the dynamic viscoelasticity loss coefficient at 60&#xb0; C. of the rubber composition through Mathematical Formula 1 and Mathematical Formula 2. Therefore, excellent compounding properties may be shown.

The present invention provides a modifier, a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer which is modified using the same, and a rubber composition including the modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, and more particularly, a modifier which includes a compound represented by Formula 1 and is capable of improving the mixing properties between a conjugated diene-based polymer and a filler, a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer which is modified using the same, and a rubber composition including the modified and conjugated diene-based polymer.

Modifier, modified and conjugated diene-based polymer and rubber composition including the same

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer by continuous polymerization using two or more reactors, and relates to a method of preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer which is capable of providing a conjugated diene-based polymer having improved Mooney viscosity and excellent cis 1,4 bond content and linearity, by controlling the injection amount of a conjugated diene-based monomer to each reactor in a specific ratio and resolving the deterioration phenomenon of physical properties, which might be generated in continuous reaction.

Method of preparing conjugated diene-based polymer by continuous polymerization

A method for preparing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having excellent compounding properties and improved processability is disclosed herein. According to the method, a first polymer including a functional group is prepared using a modifier represented by Formula 1, and the first polymer is mixed with a sulfur halide. A modified conjugated diene-based polymer having excellent affinity with a filler, excellent compounding properties such as tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties, and excellent compounding processability, may be prepared.

The present invention relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having a high modification ratio with improved compounding properties by being excellent affinity with a filler and a method for preparing the same. The modified conjugated diene-based polymer thus prepared includes a functional group derived from a compound represented by Formula 1 at one terminal, and has excellent affinity with a filler. If the modified conjugated diene-based polymer is applied to a rubber composition, excellent processability, tensile strength and viscoelasticity may be achieved.

Modified conjugated diene-based polymer and method for preparing the same

The present invention provides a catalyst composition including a functionalizing agent of the following Formula 1 together with a rare earth metal compound, an alkylating agent, and a halogen compound, having good catalytic activity and polymerization reactivity and useful for the preparation of a conjugated diene-based polymer having high linearity and excellent processability, and a conjugated diene-based polymer prepared using the catalyst composition(X)&#x2014;Sn&#x2014;(X)&#x2003;&#x2003;[Formula 1]wherein, a, X, and Xare the same as defined in the disclosure.

Catalyst composition for preparing conjugated diene-based polymer and conjugated diene-based polymer prepared using the same

The present invention provides a modifier, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which is modified using the same, and a rubber composition including the modified conjugated diene-based polymer, and more particularly, a modifier which includes a compound represented by Formula 1 and is capable of improving the mixing properties between a conjugated diene-based polymer and a filler, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which is modified using the same, and a rubber composition including the modified conjugated diene-based polymer.

The present invention provides a catalyst composition including a functionalizing agent of the following Formula 1 together with a rare earth metal compound, an alkylating agent, and a halogen compound, having good catalytic activity and polymerization reactivity and useful for the preparation of a conjugated diene-based polymer having high linearity and excellent processability, and a conjugated diene-based polymer prepared using the catalyst composition.(X)&#x2014;N&#x2014;(X)&#x2003;&#x2003;[Formula 1] In Formula 1, a, X, and Xare the same as defined in the disclosure.

Catalyst composition for preparing conjugated diene-based polymer and conjugated diene-based polymer preparing using the same

The present invention provides a catalyst composition including a functionalizing agent of the following Formula 1 together with a rare earth metal compound, an alkylating agent, and a halogen compound, having good catalytic activity and polymerization reactivity and useful for the preparation of a conjugated diene-based polymer having high linearity and excellent processability, and a conjugated diene-based polymer prepared using the catalyst composition.(X)-M-([Y-M-(X)])&#x2003;&#x2003;[Formula 1] In Formula 1, a, m, n, M, M, X, Xand Y are the same as defined in the disclosure.

The present invention provides a catalyst composition including a functionalizing agent of the following Formula 1 together with a rare earth metal compound, an alkylating agent, and a halogen compound, having good catalytic activity and polymerization reactivity and useful for the preparation of a conjugated diene-based polymer having high linearity and excellent processability, and a conjugated diene-based polymer prepared using the catalyst composition.(X)&#x2014;Sn&#x2014;(X)&#x2003;&#x2003;[Formula 1] In Formula 1, a, X, and Xare the same as defined in the disclosure.

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Suk Youn Kang