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20090247695 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER, CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - A process for simply and inexpensively producing a conjugated diene polymer with a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high cis-bond content at a low cost is provided. The process comprises a polymerization step, wherein a conjugated diene polymer having a cis-1,4-bond content of 98.5 mass % or more and a ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography of 2.5 or less is obtained by carrying out a polymerization reaction in conjugated diene compounds using a catalyst composition containing a rare earth element-containing compound or a reaction product of the rare earth element-containing compound with a Lewis base, an aluminoxane and/or organoaluminum compound, and an iodine-containing compound. | 10-01-2009 |
20090292043 | MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE COPOLYMER, RUBBER COMPOSITIONS AND TIRES - The present invention provides a modified conjugated diene polymer that is prepared by polymerization of a conjugated diene compound using a catalyst containing a lanthanoid rare earth element compound in an organic solvent and then modifying the resulting polymer having an active organic metal site with a modifier, wherein the modification efficiency is not less than 15% and the cis-1,4 bond content in the conjugated diene moiety measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy satisfies the relationship (I): | 11-26-2009 |
20100016496 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMERS, MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMERS PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS, RUBBER COMPOSITIONS, AND TIRES - The invention provides a process for producing a modified conjugated diene based polymer which attains favorable interaction between a rubber component and carbon black and/or silica, thereby improving dispersibility of the fillers, and which exhibits excellent properties such as heat-buildup-suppressing performance, fracture characteristics, and wear resistance; a modified conjugated diene based polymer produced through the process; a rubber composition containing the diene polymer; and a tire produced from the rubber composition and exhibiting the above properties. The process for producing a modified conjugated diene based polymer includes a step (a) of reacting a silicon compound with a conjugated diene based polymer having an active end so that the reaction takes place at the active end, the silicon compound having a protected primary amino group in the molecule thereof and a bi-functional silicon atom to which a hydrocarbyloxy group and a reactive group are bonded, to thereby modify the active end, and a step (b) of performing condensation reaction which involves the compound having a bi-functional silicon atom, in the presence of a titanium compound serving as a titanium-based condensation-accelerating agent. | 01-21-2010 |
20100099826 | FUNTIONALIZED HIGH CIS-1,4-POLYBUTADIENE PREPARED USING NOVEL FUNCTIONALIZING AGENTS - A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, wherein the lanthanide-based catalyst comprises (a) a lanthanide compound, (b) an alkylating agent, and (c) a source of halogen, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one amide-containing functionalizing agent. | 04-22-2010 |
20100222502 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER, MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME - A process for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer includes subjecting an active terminal of a conjugated diene polymer having a vinyl content of less than 10% and a cis-1,4 bond content of 75% or more to a modification reaction with an alkoxysilane compound, and subjecting the alkoxysilane compound (residue) to a condensation reaction in an aqueous solution at a pH of 9 to 14 and a temperature of 85 to 180° C. in the presence of a condensation accelerator including a compound containing titanium. The modified conjugated diene polymer exhibits low heat build-up and increased reinforcing properties when used for a rubber composition, and exhibits excellent wear resistance, mechanical characteristics, and processability. | 09-02-2010 |
20100311899 | FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMER AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING - A functionalized polymer includes a polymer chain and a terminal functionality that includes at least one disilylamino group. The polymer can be the reaction product of a terminally active polymer chain and a compound that includes at least one disilylamino group and a group capable of reacting with terminally active polymers. Methods for making and using such polymers also are provided, as are compositions containing the polymer and one or more types of filler particles as well as vulcanizates provided from such compositions. | 12-09-2010 |
20100317818 | POLYMERS FUNCTIONALIZED WITH HALOSILANES CONTAINING AN AMINO GROUP - A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer, and reacting the reactive polymer with a halosilane compound containing an amino group. | 12-16-2010 |
20110146877 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER/COPOLYMER, MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER/COPOLYMER, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIER USING THE SAME - The invention provides a method for producing a modified conjugated diene (co)polymer, the method including comprising: a modification reaction step including causing an organic silane compound to react with a conjugated diene (co)polymer having an active site at the active site, the organic silane compound having a characteristic group for forming a silanol group through hydrolysis and, in the vicinity of the characteristic group, (i) a functional group which binds the organic silane compound to the conjugated diene (co)polymer via addition to or substitution at the active site and which promotes reaction between the silanol group and a reinforcing filler after the addition or substitution reaction, or (ii) a functional group which promotes reaction between the silanol group and a reinforcing filler, and a hydrolyzation step performed after the modification reaction step; a modified conjugated diene (co)polymer having, at a molecular end of the conjugated diene (co)polymer, a silanol group, and a functional group in the vicinity of the silanol group, the functional group accelerating reaction between the silanol group and the reinforcing filler; a rubber composition containing the (co)polymer and carbon black having specific characteristics; and a tire formed from the rubber composition. | 06-23-2011 |
20110184114 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE USING THE SAME AS WELL AS MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE-BASED POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - This invention relates to a rubber composition being excellent in the low heat buildup and fracture properties (resistance to crack growth). and more particularly to a rubber composition, characterized by compounding 10-100 parts by mass of an inorganic filler and/or carbon black based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component including not less than 10 mass % of a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having a cis-1,4 bond content of not less than 90% and a vinyl bond content of not more than 1.2% and a primary amino group. In this case, the modified conjugated diene-based polymer is obtained by (1) reacting the predetermined conjugated diene-based polymer having an active terminal with a compound having two or more predetermined functional groups and (2) further reacting the resulting product with a compound having a primary amino group. | 07-28-2011 |
20120157575 | POLYMER COMPOSITION, RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND TIRE OBTAINED USING SAME - The present invention relates to a polymer composition containing (A) an elastomer that has a reactive functional group on a main chain, (B) an inorganic filler, and (C) a coupling agent that has one or less on average per molecule of a modification functional group having binding reactivity with the reactive functional group on the main chain of the elastomer as the component (A), and has a functional group having affinity with the component (B) or being capable of being bonded to the component (B), a rubber composition containing the polymer composition, and a tire containing the rubber composition, and provides a polymer composition that provides a rubber composition capable of enhancing fuel consumption efficiency of a tire and imparting sufficient wear resistance and rupture resistance to a tire, a rubber composition that has the aforementioned properties, containing the polymer composition, and a tire containing the rubber composition. | 06-21-2012 |
20120309906 | POLYMERS FUNCTIONALIZED WITH HALOSILANES CONTAINING AN AMINO GROUP - A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer, and reacting the reactive polymer with a halosilane compound containing an amino group. | 12-06-2012 |
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20100190940 | POLYBUTADIENE AS WELL AS RUBBER COMPOSITION USING THE SAME AND TIRE - This invention provides a polybutadiene capable of improving wear resistance and resistance to crack growth in a rubber composition and a tire, wherein values of e, f and g derived from the following determinant (I): | 07-29-2010 |
20100218871 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE USING THE SAME - There are provided a rubber composition simultaneously improving low loss factor and wear resistance as compared with the conventional ones as well as a tire using such a rubber composition. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228044 | METHOD OF PRODUCING RARE EARTH SALT OF DIALKYL PHOSPHATE OR DIOLEYL PHOSPHATE - There is provided a method of producing a rare earth salt of a dialkyl phosphate or a rare earth salt of dioleyl phosphate of a high purity useful as a polymerization catalyst of a conjugated diene compound by directly reacting a rare earth oxide or a rare earth hydroxide with a dialkyl phosphate or dioleyl phosphate of a high purity. In the invention, the rare earth oxide or rare earth hydroxide is reacted with the dialkyl phosphate or dioleyl phosphate of a high purity in a non-polar solvent in the presence of at least one compound selected from a halogenated hydroacid, phosphorous acid and a rare earth halide made from the same element as in an objective product as a catalyst. | 09-09-2010 |
20110136995 | AROMATIC VINYL COMPOUND-CONJUGATED DIENE COMPOUND COPOLYMER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AS WELL AS RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE - This invention relates to an aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound copolymer capable of giving excellent wear resistance and resistance to wet skid to a tire, and more particularly to an aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound copolymer obtained by an addition polymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound in the presence of a polymerization catalyst composition comprising at least one specified metallocene complex selected from the group consisting of a metallocene complex represented by the following general formula (I): | 06-09-2011 |
20110160388 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE COPOLYMER, MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE COPOLYMER PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS, RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND TIRE - A process for producing a modified conjugated diene-based copolymer comprising bringing a modifier into reaction with the active end of a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound having the active end, wherein a compound having (i) a hydrolyzable functional group having silicon and (ii) a group which can be converted into a protonic amino group or a protonic amino group protected with an eliminable functional group after the reaction is used as the modifier, a step of adding a condensation catalyst is conducted after the modifier is brought into the reaction, and the content of the unit of the aromatic vinyl compound and the structure of the chain of the aromatic vinyl compound are specified. The process provides a modified conjugated diene-based copolymer which is a modified product of a copolymer of a conjugated diene and an aromatic vinyl compound, provides excellent interaction between the rubber component and carbon black and/or silica, can further improve dispersion of the fillers and provides a tire exhibiting excellent low heat buildup property, fracture properties and abrasion resistance. | 06-30-2011 |
20110196086 | RUBBER COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition which not only realizes sufficiently low heat generation properties but also exhibits more excellent crack growth resistance than the conventional rubber composition. The rubber composition contains in 100 mass % of rubber components thereof: 20-80 mass % of natural rubber in which the total nitrogen content in natural rubber latex is in the range of 0.1 mass % to 0.4 mass % (exclusive of 0.1 mass % and inclusive of 0.4 mass %); and butadiene-based polymer having cis content of 90% or higher. | 08-11-2011 |
20120142851 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER, CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - A process for simply and inexpensively producing a conjugated diene polymer with a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high cis-bond content at a low cost is provided. The process comprises a polymerization step, wherein a conjugated diene polymer having a cis-1,4-bond content of 98.5 mass % or more and a ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography of 2.5 or less is obtained by carrying out a polymerization reaction in conjugated diene compounds using a catalyst composition containing a rare earth element-containing compound or a reaction product of the rare earth element-containing compound with a Lewis base, an aluminoxane and/or organoaluminum compound, and an iodine-containing compound. | 06-07-2012 |