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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shizhong Zhang, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524862 ; 524731 ; 524924 ; 525479 ; 525478 ; 528 15 ; 5285 / ; 424401 ;
Abstract
A method of thickening solvents involves reacting (A) an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane with (B) an alpha, omegadiene; conducting the reaction in the presence of a platinum catalyst and (C) a solvent; continuing the reaction until a gel is formed by crosslinking and addition of .tbd.Si--H across double bonds in the alpha, omega-diene; adding additional solvent and a post cure quenching agent to the gel; and subjecting the solvent, the post cure quenching agent, and the gel to shear force until a paste is formed.