Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.

Exxonmobil Engineering & Technology Company

Celanese International Corporation

Yuan-Ju Chen

Edward John Blok

Anthony Jay Dias

Sunny Jacob

Sujith Nair

John Patrick Soisson

Paul Tu Quang Nguyen

Patrick Brant

Terry John Burkhardt

Weiqing Weng

Ranjan Tripathy

Antonios K Doufas

Hans Thomann

Xin Li

David Yen-Lung Chung

Robert Norman Webb

Ian C Stewart

Michael Brendan Rodgers

Jose M Vargas

Jason A Mann

Michael Francis McDonald

Richard Dwight Hembree

Krishnan Anantha Narayana Iyer

Marvin C Hill

Abdul M Jangda

Shawn W Mowry

Thomas R Barbee

Luke P Stephens

Declan N Whelan

Andrew Takacs

Wanli Wang

Krassimir Iordanov Doynov

Deborah Jean Davis

Bemard D′cruz

Tu N Pham

Robert Leslie Chidlow

David J Freas

Burkhard Endeward

Molly W Upton

Michael B Rodgers

Paul T Qu Nguyen

The present invention provides a composition having a Cto Cisoolefin, an alkylstyrene, and a diolefin, where the Cto Cisoolefin is not the same as the diolefin. The invention also provides a composition having a first Cto Cisoolefin and paramethylstyrene component and a second Cto Cisoolefin and paramethylstyrene component. Further, the invention also provides a composition having (a) an elastomer with a Cto Cisoolefin, an alkylstyrene, and a diolefin, where the Cto Cisoolefin is not the same as the diolefin, (b) a secondary rubber, (c) processing aid, (d) curative, and (e) filler.

Isobutylene-containing compositions and articles made thereof

An elastomer composition can comprise a Cto Cisoolefin; a non-halogenated alkylstyrene; a halogenated alkylstyrene; and optionally a diolefin, wherein the Cto Cisoolefin is not the same as the diolefin. Optionally, the elastomer composition can be blended with a butyl rubber and/or a halobutyl rubber. Such blends that also comprise additives may be suitable for producing tire components such as innerliners.

Provided herein are isobutylene-based polymer compositions comprising functionalized isobutylene-based polymer with olefinic side chain substituents, and a sulfur donor and/or accelerator cure system. The functionalized polymer is produced via nucleophilic substitution reaction in solution. The present functionalized isobutylene-based polymer compositions together with various accelerators and sulfur donors can form thermosets useful for pharmaceutical and tire applications without the use of zinc or a zinc oxide activator.

Isobutylene-based polymers with olefinic side chain substituents and curable compositions containing the same

A conduit, particularly flexible conduit comprises an inner tubular housing, at least one reinforcing layer at least partially disposed around the inner housing, an outer protective sheath at least partially disposed around the at least one reinforcing layer, and optionally a thermally insulating layer disposed between the at least one reinforcing layer and the outer protective sheath. At least one of the outer protective sheath and the thermally insulating layer comprises a thermoplastic vulcanizate composition.

Thermoplastic vulcanizate conduits for transporting hydrocarbon fluids

Methods of post-polymerization modification of a polymer are provided herein. The present methods comprise the step of reacting a polymer with at least one nucleophile in a nucleophilic substitution reaction performed without a solvent to produce a functionalized polymer. The nucleophile can be selected from the group consisting of thioacetate, phenoxide, alkoxide, carboxylate, thiolate, thiocarboxylate, dithiocarboxylate, thiourea, thiocarbamate, dithiocarbamate, xanthate, thiocyanate. Nucleophilic substitution reaction can be performed in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst. Nucleophilic substitution reaction can also be performed via a two-step in-situ reactive mixing process with the initial formation of the polymer-amine ionomer (polymer-NRBr) which catalyzes the subsequent nucleophilic substitution with a second nucleophile to form a bi-functional polymer.

Solvent-free process for functionalizing isobutylene-based polymers

Butyl based composition having hydrocarbon resins are provided herein. The hydrocarbon resin has a Tg from &#x2212;10&#xb0; C. to 25&#xb0; C., a number average molecular weight between 20 to 500, a weight average molecular weight between about 100 to about 2000, and a glass transition temperature between about 0&#xb0; C. to about &#x2212;80&#xb0; C.

Hydrocarbon resins for butyl based compositions and methods of making the same

This invention relates to a dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)-based resin functionalized with groups capable of reacting with silica or carbon black for use in high performance tires and a preferred method of preparing the functionalized resin comprising ruthenium-catalyzed ring-opening cross metathesis. The functionalized resin may comprise the reaction product obtained by contacting a polymer comprising units derived from (DCPD) and a vinyl monomer or vinylene monomer in the presence of a metathesis catalyst, wherein the vinyl monomer or vinylene monomer comprises at least one of the following functional groups: a silyl group, a siloxy group, or an alkoxysilyl group. This invention further relates to a tire tread composition comprising the functionalized resin and which exhibits enhanced durability, traction, handling, and extractability properties.

Functionalized resins for high performance tires

To obtain an elastomeric composite crumb having a majority of the particle size distribution greater than 0.33 cm, the crumb is obtained by a process whereby the elastomeric composite comprises less than about 0.5 phr of a salt of a Cto Ccarboxylic acid, or 10 to 20 phr of a tackifying resin or a combination of both an absence of carboxylic acid and the presence of the tackifying resin. The use of one or both methods permits control of crumb particle size distribution in emulsion or solution processes for producing elastomeric nanocomposites. The elastomeric composite is also disclosed.

Filled elastomeric composite and process to control composite crumb size

High strength presulfided catalyst for hydrogenating hydrocarbon resins without an in situ sulfiding step. The catalyst particles have a supported metal catalyst structure with presulfided interstitial surfaces with about 20 weight percent of a low molecular weight hydrocarbon resin, based on the weight of the porous supported metal catalyst structure, filling from 90 to 95 percent of the pore volume to improve a crush strength of the catalyst particles. The presulfided catalyst can be stored and/or shipped in an airtight container with an inert atmosphere. The catalyst particles are made by preparing the oxidized catalyst, presulfiding the catalyst, contacting the catalyst with the low molecular weight hydrocarbon resin in an inert atmosphere, sealing the catalyst in a storage/shipping container, loading the reactor with the presulfided, filled catalyst, and contacting the catalyst with an unsaturated hydrocarbon resin under hydrogenation conditions.

High strength presulfided catalyst for hydrogenating hydrocarbon resins

Disclosed herein is a method for determining the presence of an activated catalyst site in a catalyst system comprising a catalyst precursor and an activator, wherein the catalyst system is capable of providing a luminescence, the method comprising: performing a time resolved luminescence analysis on a reference analyte comprising the catalyst precursor that is not in combination with the activator, and performing a time resolved luminescence analysis on a sample analyte comprising the catalyst precursor in combination with the activator, determining a reference emission energy and a reference lifetime each associated with a maximum emission intensity in the reference output values; determining a sample emission energy and a sample lifetime each associated with a maximum emission intensity in the sample output values; and comparing the values to determine if the sample comprises an activated catalyst site. Use of the above method in relation to an activation index is also disclosed.

Analysis method

The invention relates to a new catalyst system that improves the heat transfer capability of a butyl reactor slurry process system in the production of isobutylene-based polymers in continuous slurry polymerization processes. The process is carried out in an anhydrous polymerization system containing a mixture of the monomers in a polar diluent along with a Lewis acid and a Cor greater initiator having a tertiary halide.

Process for polymerizing cationically polymerizable monomers

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Yuan-Ju Chen