Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110257342 | COMMON SOLVENT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HALOBUTYL RUBBER - An integrated process for the solution polymerization and subsequent halogenation of butyl rubber in a common medium is disclosed. The process comprises providing a solution polymerization reactor containing a C6 medium mixed with a monomer mixture comprising at least an isoolefin monomer and a multiolefin monomer in a mass ratio of monomer mixture to medium of from 61:39 to 80:20. Once polymerized, residual unreacted monomer mixture is separated from the rubber solution using a distillation process. The residual monomers may then be purified and recycled back into the reactor. The separated rubber solution is then halogenated. The process obviates the need for separating the rubber from the medium following polymerization, then re-dissolving it in another solvent for halogenation, thereby saving energy cost. The process optionally employs heat exchangers for the reactor feed streams to further reduce energy consumption. | 10-20-2011 |
20120043687 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WATER AND SOLVENT-FREE POLYMERS - The present invention relates to water and solvent-free polymers, in particular water and solvent-free synthetic rubber products like non-halogenated and halogenated butyl rubber products as well as a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a device suitable to accomplish said process. | 02-23-2012 |
20120302706 | REACTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION - The present invention relates to a reactor ( | 11-29-2012 |
20130131281 | COMMON SOLVENT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT BROMINATED RUBBER - The invention relates to an energy efficient, environmentally favourable process for the preparation of brominated rubbers, in particular bromobutyl rubber, that uses a common medium for both solution polymerization and subsequent bromination of the rubber and which further exhibits an enhanced bromine usage due to the use of a oxidizing agent. More particularly, the invention relates to a process that employs a common aliphatic medium for both solution polymerization and bromination of rubber in the presence of a brominating agent and an oxidizing agent with intermediate removal of un-reacted monomers. | 05-23-2013 |
20130137832 | COMMON SOLVENT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HALOGENATED RUBBER - The invention relates to an energy efficient, environmentally favourable process for the preparation of halogenated rubbers, in particular chloro- and bromobutyl rubber, that uses a common aliphatic medium of specific composition for both solution polymerization and subsequent halogenation of the rubber. More particularly, the invention relates to a process that employs a common aliphatic medium for both solution polymerization and halogenation of rubber with intermediate removal of un-reacted monomers. | 05-30-2013 |
20130165582 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HALOBUTYL IONOMERS - The invention relates to an energy efficient, environmentally favourable process for the preparation of butyl ionomers that uses a common medium for both solution polymerization and subsequent bromination of butyl rubber. More particularly, the invention relates to a process that employs a common aliphatic medium for both solution polymerization and bromination of butyl rubber in the presence of a brominating agent and optionally for subsequent reaction with at least one nitrogen and/or phosphorus based nucleophile. | 06-27-2013 |
20130178577 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES - The invention relates to a processes for preparing nanocomposites comprising rubber ionomers which were prepared by an energy efficient, environmentally favourable process that uses a common medium for solution polymerization, bromination of rubber and optionally subsequent polymer nanocomposite formation. Polymer nanocomposites according to the present invention exhibit high oxygen impermeability. | 07-11-2013 |
20130203942 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WATER AND SOLVENT-FREE POLYMERS - The present invention relates to water and solvent-free polymers, in particular water and solvent-free synthetic rubber products like non-halogenated and halogenated butyl rubber products as well as a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a device suitable to accomplish said process. | 08-08-2013 |
20130203943 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WATER AND SOLVENT-FREE HALOBUTYL RUBBERS - The present invention relates to water and solvent-free halogenated butyl rubber products as a process for the production thereof. The process comprises at least the steps of: a.) treating a fluid containing at least one halogenated butyl rubber and at least one volatile compound in at least one concentrator unit, b.) reheating the concentrated fluid and c.) feeding the reheated concentrated fluid into at least one extruder. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211030 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WATER AND SOLVENT-FREE POLYMERS - The present invention relates to water and solvent-free polymers, in particular water and solvent-free synthetic rubber products like styrene butadiene rubber products and butadiene rubber products as well as a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a device suitable to accomplish said process. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211031 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WATER AND SOLVENT-FREE NITRILE RUBBERS - The present invention relates to specific water and solvent-free nitrile rubbers having specific functional groups and/or end groups, a process for the production thereof and the use thereof. This process involves removing volatile compounds from a fluid (F) containing (1) at least one nitrile rubber and (2) at least one volatile compound, wherein the process comprises at least the steps of a.) treating the fluid (F) in at least one conversation unit, b.) retreating the concentrated fluid from step a.) in at least one retreating unit and c.) feeding the retreated concentrated fluid from step b.) into at least one retreating unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130217833 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RUBBER IONOMERS AND POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES - The invention relates to an energy efficient, environmentally favourable process for preparing water and solvent-free rubber ionomers and/or polymer nanocomposites comprising said rubber ionomers. | 08-22-2013 |
20140024784 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WATER AND SOLVENT-FREE HYDROGENATED NITRILE RUBBERS - The present invention relates to a process for the production of water and solvent-free hydrogenated nitrile rubber polymers, to the hydrogenated nitrile rubbers and the use thereof. | 01-23-2014 |
20140039142 | EXTRUDER WITH INTEGRATED DIE PLATE AND METHOD FOR DEGASING POLYMER MIXTURES - The invention is directed to an extruder ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140058050 | ACTIVITY MONITORING AND POLYMERIZATION PROCESS CONTROL - The present invention relates to a method to control a liquid feed stream carried out by measuring at least one spectrum of the liquid feed stream comprising an initiator or catalyst, determining its activity using a predictive model on the basis of said spectrum and adjusting the feed streams and/or the preparation conditions of the feed stream comprising the initiators or catalysts in order to attain or maintain a desired level of total activity. In a further aspect the invention relates to a controlled process for the preparation of polymers in a polymerization reactor by contacting liquid feed streams comprising monomers and initiators or catalysts, whereby the control of the feed streams entering the polymerization reactor and/or the initiator or catalyst preparation is carried out by measuring at least one spectrum of the liquid feed stream comprising an initiator or catalyst, determining its activity using a predictive model on the basis of said spectrum and adjusting the feed streams and/or the preparation conditions of the feed stream comprising the initiators or catalysts in order to attain or maintain a desired level of total activity within the polymerization reactor. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for controlling the activity of aluminium containing initiators in a process for the co-polymerisation of isolefins and multiolefins, in particular isobutylene and isoprene. The present invention further to device and a chemical plant suitable to operate said process. | 02-27-2014 |
20140148561 | REACTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION - The present invention relates to a reactor ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140309362 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BROMINATED BUTYL RUBBER - The invention relates to an energy efficient, environmentally favourable process for the preparation of brominated butyl rubbers, that uses a bromination agent and a oxidizing agent in order to enhance the utilization of bromine contained in the bromination agent. In a preferred embodiment a common medium for both solution polymerization and subsequent bromination of the rubber is employed. | 10-16-2014 |