Some rubbers having butadiene units were modified with 1, 3-dipolar system, benzohydroxamic chloride-triethylamine.
In the case of high cis-containing polybutadiene (BR-01) and polyisoprene (IR-305), the modifications were not successful, but in the case of low cis-containing polybutadienes and emulsion-polymerized SBR, the modified rubbers had good green properties and much improved vulcanizate properties. Following conclusions were obtained.
1) The viscosities at 100°C of the modified Diene (polybutadiene produced by alkyl lithium catalyst) and EBR (polybutadiene produced by emulsion polymerization) were lower than those of the original rubbers, but SBR were higher. The tensile properties of the unvulcanized compounds were improved very much in all modified rubbers.
2) The vulcanizates of the modified rubbers showed improved tensile strength, tear strength and cut growth. Other properties such as heat-build-up, brittle point, transition temperature changedlhardly. The abrasion resistance of the modified rubbers was a little lower than that of the original rubbers.
3) As SBR was blended with the modified rubbers, the tensile properties of unvulcanized compounds decreased very sharply to those of SBR compound, and those of vulcanizates were lower than the proportionally estimated values from those of the two components at each blend ratio. The minimum values were obtained at the 50/50 blend ratio.
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