Polysar Rubber Corporation

Xiang-Yao Guo

Garry Llewellyn Rempel

Neil T McManus

An improved process is provided for the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrile rubber in solution in an organic medium using a ruthenium catalyst, the improvement being that the hydrogenation is undertaken in the presence of water and a selected organic additive whereby the molecular weight increase in the hydrogenation process is minimized and controlled.

Catalytic solution hydrogenation of nitrile rubber

An improved process is provided for the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrile rubber in solution in an organic medium using a ruthenium catalyst, the improvement being that the hydrogenation is undertaken in the presence of water and a selected inorganic additive whereby the molecular weight increase in the hydrogenation process is minimized and controlled.

Catalytic hydrogenation of nitrile rubber

An improved process is provided for the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrile rubber using a ruthenium catalyst wherein the improvement is that the nitrile rubber is provided as an aqueous emulsion and a solvent and a selected inorganic additive are present during the hydrogenation, whereby the molecular weight increase in the hydrogenation process is minimized and controlled.

Hydrogenation of nitrile rubber

An improved process is provided for the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrile rubber using a ruthenium catalyst wherein the improvement is that the nitrile rubber is provided as an aqueous emulsion and a solvent and a selected organic additive are present during the hydrogenation, whereby the molecular weight increase in the hydrogenation process is minimized and controlled.

Growing community of inventors

Waterloo, Canada

Xiang-Yao Guo