Self-healing rubber comprising a poly(methacrylic) oligomer
AssigneeBridgestone Europe NV/SA
InventorsRafaelle Di Ronza, Yoshihiro Morishita, Alan Weymss, Wan Chaoying
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a rubber composition comprising a poly(methacrylic acid) oligomer, a process for preparing the rubber composition, a cured rubber composition, and a self-healing tire prepared by using the rubber composition. The invention further relates to an amphiphilic block copolymer, and a process for its preparation. The amphiphilic block copolymer can be used as compatibilizer in the preparation of the rubber composition.
Claims16
1-19. (canceled)
A process for preparing a rubber composition, comprising:
- (A) polymerizing methacrylic acid in the presence of a Co(II) complex as catalytic chain transfer agent, to obtain a poly(methacrylic acid) oligomer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) from 160 to 3200 g/mol and a dispersity Ð of equal to or less than 4;
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- (B) blending the poly(methacrylic acid) oligomer with zinc oxide, a dienic rubber, sulfur, and a vulcanization accelerator.
A rubber composition comprising:
- a poly(methacrylic acid) oligomer, or a Zn salt of a poly(methacrylic acid) oligomer, having a number average molecular weight (Mn) in a range of from 160 to 3200 g/mol;
- zinc oxide;
- a dienic rubber;
- filler;
- sulfur;
- and
- a vulcanization accelerator.
An amphiphilic block copolymer comprising:
- a poly(methacrylic acid) block having a molecular weight in the range of from 160 to 3200 g/mol;
- and
- an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain block;
- wherein both blocks are connected via a sulfide linkage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.