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Thermoplastic vulcanizates from isobutylene rubber and either EPDM or a conjugated diene rubber
Assignee: Advanced Elastomer Systems LP
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Filing: 1995-11-13
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Granted: 1997-04-15
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Expires: 2015-11-13
Abstract
Abstract Thermoplastic vulcanizates from semicrystalline polyolefins and blends of crosslinked rubbers are disclosed. The blends are a mixture of at least two rubbers. One rubber is a copolymer predominantly of C 4 to C 7 isomonoolefins (e.g. isobutylene), along with optional monomers of conjugated dienes and/or p-alkylstyrene. This copolymer is optionally halogenated. The second rubber is ethylene/propylene rubber, natural rubber or a rubber polymerized predominantly from a conjugated diene. Such rubbers include polybutadiene, nitrile rubber, butadiene-styrene copolymers or combinations thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Raman Patel
- 👤 Sabet Abdou-Sabet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 15:40
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L7/00; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/10; C08L23/16; C08L23/18; C08L23/20; C08L23/22; C08L23/26; C08L23/28; C08L9/00; C08L9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate, comprising; (a) from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of a semicrystalline polyolefin having from 2 to 14 carbon atoms per repeat unit (b) from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of a blend of at least two rubbers comprising (1) from about 30 to about 90 weight percent of a rubber copolymer of isobutylene and para-alkylstyrene; said copolymer optionally being halogenated, and (2) from about 10 to about 70 weight percent of an ethylene/propylene diene rubber, natural rubber or a polymer polymerized predominantly from one of more conjugated diene monomers having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms or combinations thereof, wherein said weight percents are based on said blend of at least two rubbers and the parts by weight are based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of said polyolefin and said rubbers, and wherein said thermoplastic vulcanizate is dynamically vulcanized so that at least 85 mole percent of said rubbers have one or more crosslinks.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate, comprising; (a) from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of a semicrystalline polyolefin having from 2 to 14 carbon atoms per repeat unit (b) from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of a blend of at least two rubbers comprising (1) from about 30 to about 90 weight percent of a rubber copolymer of isobutylene and para-alkylstyrene; said copolymer optionally being halogenated, and (2) from about 10 to about 70 weight percent of an ethylene/propylene diene rubber, natural rubber or a polymer polymerized predominantly from one of more conjugated diene monomers having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms or combinations thereof, wherein said weight percents are based on said blend of at least two rubbers and the parts by weight are based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of said polyolefin and said rubbers, and wherein said thermoplastic vulcanizate is dynamically vulcanized so that at least 85 mole percent of said rubbers have one or more crosslinks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic vulcanizate further comprises one or more fillers wherein at least 60 weight percent of said fillers present are in said at least two rubbers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 2, wherein said at least two rubbers comprise 1) a rubber copolymer of isobutylene and para-alkylstyrene and 2) said natural rubber or a polymer polymerized predominantly from one or more conjugated dienes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 3, wherein said semicrystalline polyolefin is predominantly derived from monomers having the formula CH 2 ═CHR where R is hydrogen or an alkyl of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 4, wherein said semicrystalline polyolefin is polypropylene, polyethylene, or a polybutene or mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 3, wherein said copolymer of isobutylene and para-alkylstyrene is a halogenated copolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 5, wherein said natural rubber or polymer polymerized predominantly from one or more conjugated dienes comprise polybutadiene, a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer, or styrene-butadiene rubber or combinations thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 1, wherein said semicrystalline polyolefin is from about 25 to about 75 parts by weight and said at least two partially crosslinked rubbers are from about 25 to about 75 parts by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 8, wherein said copolymer polymerized predominantly from isobutylene is a halogenated copolymer of at least isobutylene and para-methylstyrene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 1, wherein said at least two rubbers comprise said copolymer of isobutylene and para-alkylstyrene and ethylene/propylene diene rubber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 10, wherein said semicrystalline polyolefin is from about 25 to about 75 parts by weight and said at least two partially crosslinked rubbers are from about 25 to about 75 parts by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A thermoplastic vulcanizate according to claim 10, wherein said copolymer polymerized predominantly from isobutylene is a halogenated copolymer of at least isobutylene and para-methylstyrene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
125 words
A process for forming a thermoplastic vulcanizate comprising: blending from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of a semicrystalline polyolefin having from 2 to 14 carbon atoms per repeat unit with from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of at least two rubbers wherein said at least two rubbers comprise 1) from about 30 to about 90 weight percent of a rubber copolymer of isobutylene and para-alkylstyrene and 2) from about 10 to about 70 weight percent of an EPDM rubber, natural rubber, a polymer polymerized predominantly from one or more conjugated diene monomers or combinations thereof, and subsequently dynamically vulcanizing said at least two rubbers so that at least 85 mole percent of said rubbers have one or more crosslinks.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
125 words
A process for forming a thermoplastic vulcanizate comprising: blending from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of a semicrystalline polyolefin having from 2 to 14 carbon atoms per repeat unit with from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of at least two rubbers wherein said at least two rubbers comprise 1) from about 30 to about 90 weight percent of a rubber copolymer of isobutylene and para-alkylstyrene and 2) from about 10 to about 70 weight percent of an EPDM rubber, natural rubber, a polymer polymerized predominantly from one or more conjugated diene monomers or combinations thereof, and subsequently dynamically vulcanizing said at least two rubbers so that at least 85 mole percent of said rubbers have one or more crosslinks.
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