Bridgestone Corporation

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Timothy Leonard Tartamella

Mark W Smale

Kevin Michael McCauley

Steven Luo

William M Cole

Randhir Shetty

William L Hergenrother

Yoichi Ozawa

David M Roggeman

James Oziomek

Zhong-Ren Chen

Junko Kurazumi

Joseph P Padolewski

Sanjeev D Naik

Zachary Aaron Bush

Described herein are systems and methods for delivering catalyst to a reaction vessel. The methods include the use of a positive displacement reciprocating piston system having a catalyst delivery housing that contains a piston system. The piston system includes a top section, a bottom section, and a catalyst holding space between the top and bottom section such that the piston system is movable between a first and a second position to inject catalyst from the catalyst holding space into the reaction vessel when the piston system is in the second position and fill the catalyst holding space with catalyst from a catalyst feed supply when the piston system is in the first position.

Catalyst delivery system for polymerization vessel

A method for producing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of: (i) preparing a bulk polymerization system including a reactive polymer by introducing a lanthanide-based catalyst and a conjugated diene monomer; (ii) adding a heterocyclic nitrile compound the polymerization system including the reactive polymer to prepare polymerization system including a functionalized polymer; and (iii) adding a protic compound to the polymerization system including a functionalized polymer where the ratio of water or protic hydrogen atoms in the protic compound to the lanthanide atoms in the lanthanide-based catalyst is at least 1500 to 1.

Process for producing functionalized polymers

A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of (a) polymerizing monomer in the presence of a coordination catalyst to form a polymer, (b) inhibiting said step of polymerizing with a Lewis base, and (c) reacting the polymer with a functionalizing agent.

This invention relates to a method for producing functionalized cis-1,4-polydienes having a combination of a high cis-1,4-linkage content and a high functionality, the resulting polymers and the vulcanized products containing the polymers. The functionalized cis-1,4-polydienes of the present invention are produced by a method comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a reactive polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst in the presence of less than 20% by weight of organic solvent based on the total weight of monomer, organic solvent, and resulting polymer, where the lanthanide-based catalyst is the combination of or reaction product of (a) a lanthanide compound, (b) an aluminoxane, (c) an organoaluminum compound other than an aluminoxane, and (d) a halogen-containing compound; and (2) contacting the reactive polymer with a functionalizing agent.

Method for producing functionalized cis-1,4-polydienes having high cis-1,4-linkage content and high functionality

A method for quenching an active polymerization mixture, the method comprising introducing a polyhydroxy compound to an active polymerization mixture.

Polyhydroxy compounds as polymerization quenching agents

A method for the continuous production of polydienes, the method comprising the steps of (a) charging a mixture of one or more monomer, catalyst system, and less than 50% weight percent organic solvent based on the total weight of the monomer, catalyst and solvent, into first vessel, (b) polymerizing the monomer to a conversion of up to 20% by weight of the monomer to form a mixture of reactive polymer and monomer, (c) removing the mixture of reactive polymer and monomer from the vessel, and (d) terminating the reactive polymer prior to a total monomer conversion of 25% by weight.

Bulk polymerization process

There is disclosed a process for producing a conjugated diene-containing polymer wherein a stream comprising conjugated diene monomer and a specified catalyst, that includes a lanthanide compound and an aluminoxane, is passed through an orifice into the reaction zone of a polymerization vessel, maintained under specific pressure conditions to form a cement having a viscosity that allows the cement to be conveyed through a devolatilization zone, where desired.

Polymerization process for producing polydienes

A humidification system (A) for humidifying a dry hydrocarbon stream includes a column ( ) which defines an interior cavity ( ). The cavity is partially filled with a bed ( ) of a packing material ( ) and a layer of water ( ), leaving a headspace above the water. An inlet ( ) adjacent a lower end of the cavity receives a dry hydrocarbon stream which is broken up by the packing material and dissolves water as it passes therethrough. Entrained water droplets fall out of the wet blend in a disengagement zone ( ) above the water layer leaving the hydrocarbon stream humidified yet substantially free of liquid water in an upper region ( ) of the column.

Humidification of hydrocarbon mixtures for use in polymer synthesis

A surface stabilized, non-agglomerated silica is provided. The silica is prepared by the method of providing non-agglomerated silica, and then treating the surface of the silica, thereby substantially preventing agglomeration of silica. The surface of the silica may be treated with a hydrophobating agent, such as a silane, or an alcohol. Different embodiments of the invention illustrate that the hydrophobating agent or alcohol can be added at different points within the process of forming the surface stabilized, non-agglomerated silica. The surface stabilized, non-agglomerated silica has a size in the nanometer range. The surface stabilized, non-agglomerated silica can be used as an additive in any application that uses silica, such as reinforcing fillers for elastomeric compositions, foods, drugs, dentifrices, inks, toners, coatings and abrasives.

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Silver Lake, OH, United States of America

Timothy Leonard Tartamella