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US4011178A
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Resins and polymer mixtures thereof
Assignee: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
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Filing: 1976-05-21
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Granted: 1977-03-08
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Expires: 1996-05-21
Abstract
Abstract Synthetic resin composition and mixtures thereof in rubber-based compositions and paint-type resin compositions. Said synthetic resin composition is prepared by polymerizing monomer mixture of (A) selected methyl branched α-olefin having its tertiary carbon atom removed from the carbon-to-carbon double bond and (B) at least one aromatic monomer selected from styrene and α-methyl styrene.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel Muse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 12:50
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L21/00; C08F; C08F210/00; C08F210/14; C08F212/00; C08F212/02; C08F212/04; C08F212/06; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/18; C08L23/20; C08L25/00; C08L25/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A resinous composition, suitable as a solubilizing and/or plasticizing aid for paint-type resins, characterized by enabling a fluid coating mixture with a paint-type resin comprised of at least one of styrene/2-ethylhexyl acrylate, vinyl toluene/2-ethylhexyl acrylate, styrene/1,3-butadiene and chlorinated natural rubber with a solvent, or solvent mixture, having a KB value in the range of about 30 to about 40 selected from aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, liquid ketones, and ethylene glycol ethers prepared by the method which comprises (A) polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising about 10 to about 90 weight percent of at least one methyl branched α-olefin selected from 3-methyl-1-butene and 4-methyl-1-pentene and, correspondingly, about 90 to about 10 weight percent aromatic monomers selected from at least one of styrene and α-methyl styrene in the presence of a catalyst selected from aluminum chloride, ethyl aluminum dichloride, boron trifluoride and boron trifluoride etherate, and in the presence of a solvent selected from aliphatic hydrocarbons containing 4 to 7 carbon atoms, aromatic hydrocarbons containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms and liquid chloro-substituted hydrocarbons containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms and (B) removing said solvent therefrom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A resinous composition, suitable as a solubilizing and/or plasticizing aid for paint-type resins, characterized by enabling a fluid coating mixture with a paint-type resin comprised of at least one of styrene/2-ethylhexyl acrylate, vinyl toluene/2-ethylhexyl acrylate, styrene/1,3-butadiene and chlorinated natural rubber with a solvent, or solvent mixture, having a KB value in the range of about 30 to about 40 selected from aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, liquid ketones, and ethylene glycol ethers prepared by the method which comprises (A) polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising about 10 to about 90 weight percent of at least one methyl branched α-olefin selected from 3-methyl-1-butene and 4-methyl-1-pentene and, correspondingly, about 90 to about 10 weight percent aromatic monomers selected from at least one of styrene and α-methyl styrene in the presence of a catalyst selected from aluminum chloride, ethyl aluminum dichloride, boron trifluoride and boron trifluoride etherate, and in the presence of a solvent selected from aliphatic hydrocarbons containing 4 to 7 carbon atoms, aromatic hydrocarbons containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms and liquid chloro-substituted hydrocarbons containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms and (B) removing said solvent therefrom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
The resin composition of claim 1, where said solvent is comprised of mineral spirits comprised of liquid aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons prepared by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising about 20 to about 80 weight percent of 3-methyl-1-butene and, correspondingly, about 80 to about 20 weight percent of said aromatic monomers, said aromatic monomers comprising about 80 to about 100 weight percent styrene and, correspondingly, about 20 to about 0 weight percent α-methyl styrene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
The resin composition of claim 1 prepared by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising about 20 to about 80 weight percent 3-methyl-1-butene and, correspondingly, about 80 to about 20 weight percent aromatic monomers comprised of about 90 to about 100 weight percent styrene and, correspondingly about 10 to about 0 weight percent α-methyl styrene in the presence of a catalyst selected from aluminum chloride and ethyl aluminum dichloride and in the presence of a solvent primarily selected from hexane, heptane, benzene, toluene and xylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The resin composition of claim 1 where said olefin portion of said monomer mixture is modified by containing in the range of about 0 up to about 20 weight percent olefins selected from 2-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, and 2-methyl-2-pentene based on said olefin portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
The resin composition of claim 1 prepared by polymerizing about 10 to about 50 weight percent 3-methyl-1-butene and, correspondingly, about 90 to about 50 weight percent of at least one of said aromatic monomers, where said aromatic monomers comprise about 0 to about 20 weight percent styrene and, correspondingly, about 100 to about 80 weight percent α-methyl styrene in the presence of a catalyst selected from aluminum chloride and ethyl aluminum dichloride and in the presence of a solvent primarily selected from hexane, heptane, benzene, toluene and xylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The resin composition of claim 5 where said olefin portion of said monomer mixture is modified by containing in the range of about 0 up to about 20 weight percent olefins selected from 2-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 2-methyl-1-pentene and 2-methyl-2-pentene based on said olefin portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
A rubber-based composition which comprises in the range of 30 to about 200 parts by weight of said resinous composition prepared according to claim 4 and about 100 parts by weight of a rubber selected from natural cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber and synthetic rubber selected from cis-1,4-polyisoprene, polybutadiene and copolymers and block copolymers of dienes selected from isoprene and 1,3-butadiene with monomers selected from styrene and acrylonitrile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The rubber-based composition of claim 7 where said rubber is selected from natural rubber, copolymers and block copolymers of 1,3-butadiene and styrene containing about 60 to about 95 weight percent units derived from styrene and polymers and copolymers of 1,3-butadiene and acrylonitrile.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
A fluid mixture which comprises about 30 to about 70 parts by weight of the resin composition prepared according to claim 6, 100 parts by weight of a normally solid, thermoplastic resin characterized by requiring, at about 25° C, a hydrocarbon solvent having a KB in the range of about 50 to about 110 to form a solution thereof, and sufficient solvent having a KB in the range of about 30 to about 40 to provide a concentration of said resin composition and thermoplastic resin composition in the range of about 30 to about 60 weight percent based on said resin-solvent mixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
A solution according to claim 9 where said thermoplastic resin is selected from copolymers of a first monomer selected from at least one of styrene and vinyl toluene with at least one second monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate and 1,3-butadiene; as well as chlorinated natural rubber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A solution according to claim 10 where said thermoplastic resin is a copolymer selected from styrene/2-ethylhexyl acrylate, vinyl toluene/2-ethylhexyl acrylate and styrene/1,3-butadiene copolymers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
A solution according to claim 10 where said solvent is selected from mineral spirits comprised of liquid aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons having a KB in the range of about 28 to about 40 to which is added, if desired, solvents selected from aromatic hydrocarbons selected from toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene, liquid ketones and ethylene glycol ethers to achieve the desired KB value.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A coating prepared by applying the fluid mixture of claim 9 to a substrate surface and drying said mixture.
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