VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON SBR-KAUTSCHUKEN MIT VERBESSERTER VERARBEITBARKEIT UND NIEDRIGEM ROLLWIDERSTAND

• Main Authors: TACCIOLI, ATTILIO, SODDU, LUCA, MASI, FRANCESCO, ISIDORI, SABRINA, VIOLA, GIAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: German
• Published: 15.05.2008
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATMENT OR CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF RUBBERS

Process for the production of statistic elastomeric conjugated diene-vinyl arene copolymers having a branched structure which comprises: (1) anionic copolymerization in solution of the conjugated diene and vinyl arene monomers, in the presence of randomizing agents and an initiator selected from the group of Lithium alkyls, the copolymerization being carried out until the almost total disappearance of the monomers; (2) addition to the solution of step (1) of a quantity of Lithium alkyl from 1 to 4 times the molar quantity of the Lithium alkyl of step (1); (3) addition to the polymeric solution of step (2) of a compound having the general formula R-Br, the molar ratio between R-Br and the total Lithium alkyl ranging from 0.6/1 to 1/1, preferably from 0.7/1 to 0.9/1, thus obtaining an elastomeric branched copolymer.