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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Wouter DE Jong, Amsterdam, NL;
Inventor:
Wouter De Jong, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a partially hydrogenated butadiene polymer comprising no more than 3 mol % 1,2-butadiene-recurring units (A) and no more than 3 mol % ethylene recurring units (D), calculated on the total content mol/mol of recurring units, wherein a butadiene polymer comprising 1,2-butadiene recurring units (A) and 1,4-butadiene recurring units (B) is hydrogenated in the presence of hydrogen and a titanium-, zirconium- and/or hafnium-based metallocene compound as hydrogenation catalyst and a cocatalyst, characterized in that: