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Styrene-butadiene block copolymer

Assignee: JSR Corp
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Filing: 1981-12-15
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Granted: 1984-02-21
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Expires: 2001-12-15
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Abstract

Abstract A styrene-butadiene block copolymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 10 to 150 comprising two specific random styrene-butadiene copolymer blocks different in bound styrene content and in vinyl content in the butadiene portion, and optionally polybutadiene blocks, wherein the total vinyl content in the whole bound butadiene is 30 to 70% and the total bound styrene content is 10 to 40% by weight. Said block copolymer is excellent in wet skid resistance and rolling resistance, well-balanced in fracture and wear characteristics and also satisfactory in processability and cold flow property.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yasumasa Takeuchi
  • 👤 Mitsuhiko Sakakibara
  • 👤 Fumio Tsutsumi
  • 👤 Akio Takashima
  • 👤 Iwakazu Hattori

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 02:35
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G81/00; C08G81/02; C08G81/021; C08G81/022; C08F; C08F297/00; C08F297/02; C08F297/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 304 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 10 to 150, a total vinyl content in the whole bound butadiene of 30 to 70% and a total bound styrene content of 10 to 40% by weight, which comprises a combination of (A) at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 10 to 50% by weight and a vinyl content of 25 to 50% in the butadiene portion, and (B) at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 1 to 30% by weight and a vinyl content of at least 60% in the butadiene portion, the fraction of the block (A) being 10 to 90% by weight, a combination of (A') at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 20 to 50% by weight and a vinyl content of 40 to 75% in the butadiene portion, and (B') at least one polymer block having a bound styrene content of not more than 10% by weight and a vinyl content of more than 20% but not more than 50% in the butadiene portion, the fraction of the block (A') being 10 to 90% by weight, or a combination of (A") at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 10 to 50% by weight and a vinyl content of 10 to 50% in the butadiene portion, (B") at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 1 to 30% by weight and a vinyl content of at least 60% in the butadiene portion, and (C) at least one polybutadiene block having a vinyl content of 10 to 50%, each of the blocks (A"), (B") and (C) being contained in a proportion of at least 10% by weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 304 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 10 to 150, a total vinyl content in the whole bound butadiene of 30 to 70% and a total bound styrene content of 10 to 40% by weight, which comprises a combination of (A) at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 10 to 50% by weight and a vinyl content of 25 to 50% in the butadiene portion, and (B) at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 1 to 30% by weight and a vinyl content of at least 60% in the butadiene portion, the fraction of the block (A) being 10 to 90% by weight, a combination of (A') at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 20 to 50% by weight and a vinyl content of 40 to 75% in the butadiene portion, and (B') at least one polymer block having a bound styrene content of not more than 10% by weight and a vinyl content of more than 20% but not more than 50% in the butadiene portion, the fraction of the block (A') being 10 to 90% by weight, or a combination of (A") at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 10 to 50% by weight and a vinyl content of 10 to 50% in the butadiene portion, (B") at least one styrene-butadiene random copolymer block having a bound styrene content of 1 to 30% by weight and a vinyl content of at least 60% in the butadiene portion, and (C) at least one polybutadiene block having a vinyl content of 10 to 50%, each of the blocks (A"), (B") and (C) being contained in a proportion of at least 10% by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the copolymer comprises a combination the (A) blocks and the (B) blocks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer according to claim 2, wherein the vinyl contents in the (A) and (B) blocks are 25 to 45% and at least 70%, respectively, and the bound styrene contents in the (A) and (B) blocks are 15 to 40% by weight and 5 to 20% by weight, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 22 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the copolymer comprises a combination of the (A') blocks and the (B') blocks.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 49 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer according to claim 4, wherein the vinyl contents in the (A') and (B') blocks are 40 to 70% and 25 to 50%, respectively, and the bound styrene contents in the (A') and (B') blocks are 20 to 40% and not more than 10% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 25 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the copolymer comprises a combination of the (A") blocks, the (B") blocks and the (C) blocks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 55 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer according to claim 6, wherein the vinyl contents in the (A"), (B") and (C) blocks are 20 to 40%, at least 70% and 20 to 40%, respectively, and the bound styrene contents in the (A") and (B") blocks are 20 to 50% by weight and 5 to 20% by weight, respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 30 words
A styrene-butadiene block copolymer according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one of the blocks has a vinyl content distribution breadth of at least 20%.

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