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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2012
Christine M. Rademacher, Akron, OH (US);
Terrence E. Hogan, Uniontown, OH (US);
Christopher G. Robertson, Akron, OH (US);
Jessica C. Kurasch, Akron, OH (US);
Christine M. Rademacher, Akron, OH (US);
Terrence E. Hogan, Uniontown, OH (US);
Christopher G. Robertson, Akron, OH (US);
Jessica C. Kurasch, Akron, OH (US);
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for treating a polymer having a hydrolyzable functionality, the method comprising: (i.) providing a polymer having hydrolyzable functionality; and (ii.) introducing a stabilizing agent to the polymer, where the stabilizing agent is defined by the formula (I) where ÷ is a hydrolyzable group that forms an acidic species upon hydrolysis, where R, R, and Rare each independently a halogen atom, a hydrocarbyl group, a hydrocarboxylate group, or a hydrocarbyloxy group.