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Lignin reinforced synthetic rubber
Assignee: Bridgestone Firestone Inc
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Filing: 1983-01-27
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Granted: 1984-10-16
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Expires: 2003-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A novel lignin reinforced synthetic rubber comprises 100 parts of a substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber and from about five to 100 parts by weight of lignin, based upon the weight of said synthetic rubber. The substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber, in turn, comprises from about 45 to 99 percent by weight of a conjugated diene monomer, from about 0.5 to 40 percent by weight of a monomer containing a vinyl group and copolymerizable with said conjugated diene monomer and, from about 0.5 to 15 percent by weight of an N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer, the weight of each said monomer component being based upon the total weight of said substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber. The synthetic rubber can optionally contain other SBR rubber and/or some carbon black. It has been found to possess better properties than standard SBR filled with lignin, with or without carbon black.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen P. Boutsicaris
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:05
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L9/00; C08L97/00; C08L97/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A novel lignin reinforced synthetic rubber comprising: 100 parts of a substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber; and from about five to 100 parts by weight of lignin, based upon the weight of said synthetic rubber; wherein said substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber comprises: from about 40 to 98 percent by weight of a conjugated diene monomer; from about 0.5 to 40 percent by weight of a monomer containing a vinyl group copolymerizable with said conjugated diene monomer; and from about 0.5 to 15 percent by weight of an N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer, the weight of each said monomer component being based upon the total weight of said substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber; and wherein said lignin reinforced synthetic rubber is prepared by coprecipitating a latex blend of said monomers with an acidified polyvalent metal ion solution so as to provide at least one equivalent mole of polyvalent metal ion with two equivalent moles of said N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer bonded to the synthetic rubber latex.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A novel lignin reinforced synthetic rubber comprising: 100 parts of a substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber; and from about five to 100 parts by weight of lignin, based upon the weight of said synthetic rubber; wherein said substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber comprises: from about 40 to 98 percent by weight of a conjugated diene monomer; from about 0.5 to 40 percent by weight of a monomer containing a vinyl group copolymerizable with said conjugated diene monomer; and from about 0.5 to 15 percent by weight of an N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer, the weight of each said monomer component being based upon the total weight of said substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber; and wherein said lignin reinforced synthetic rubber is prepared by coprecipitating a latex blend of said monomers with an acidified polyvalent metal ion solution so as to provide at least one equivalent mole of polyvalent metal ion with two equivalent moles of said N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer bonded to the synthetic rubber latex.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said conjugated diene monomer has from four to about 12 carbon atoms; said monomer containing a vinyl group is selected from the group consisting of monovinyl aromatic compounds having from eight to about 20 carbon atoms and acrylic compounds having from three to about five carbon atoms, including halogen-substituted compounds; and said N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide has the formula ##STR2## wherein R is a straight or branched alkyl chain having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 2, wherein said conjugated diene monomer is 1,3-butadiene, said monomer containing a vinyl group is styrene and said N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer is N-(isobutoxymethyl)acrylamide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 3, wherein said substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber comprises: 15 parts of styrene; 82 parts of butadiene; and 3 parts of an N-(isobutoxymethyl)acrylamide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: from about 0 to 50 parts by weight of a copolymer prepared from said conjugated diene monomer and said monomer containing a vinyl group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 5, wherein said conjugated diene monomer has from four to about 12 carbon atoms; said monomer containing a vinyl group is selected from the group consisting of monovinyl aromatic compounds having from eight to about 20 carbon atoms and acrylic compounds having from three to about five carbon atoms, including halogen-substituted compounds; and said N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide has the formula ##STR3## wherein R is a straight or branched alkyl chain having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 6, wherein said conjugated diene monomer is 1,3-butadiene, said monomer containing a vinyl group is styrene and said N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer is N-(isobutoxymethyl)acrylamide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 7, wherein said substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber comprises an SBR/IBMA terpolymer and said copolymer comprises an SBR.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 8, comprising: 50 parts of said SBR/IBMA terpolymer and 50 parts of said SBR.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: from about 0 to 60 parts by weight of carbon black substituting for an equal portion of said lignin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 10, comprising: 50 parts by weight of lignin and 50 parts by weight of carbon black.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 10, further comprising: from about 0 to 50 parts by weight of a copolymer prepared from said conjugated diene monomer and said mcnomer containing a vinyl group.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
85 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said conjugated diene monomer has from four to about 12 carbon atoms; said monomer containing a vinyl group is selected from the group consisting of monovinyl aromatic compounds having from eight to about 20 carbon atoms and acrylic compounds having from three to about five carbon atoms, including halogen-substituted compounds; and said N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide has the formula ##STR4## wherein R is a straight or branched alkyl chain having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 13, wherein said conjugated diene monomer is 1,3-butadiene, said monomer containing a vinyl group is styrene and said N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer is N-(isobutoxymethyl)acrylamide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber comprises an SBR/IBMA terpolymer and said copolymer comprises an SBR.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A novel synthetic rubber, as set forth in claim 15, comprising: 50 parts of said SBR/IBMA terpolymer and 50 parts of said SBR.
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