Peroxide vulcanized rubber composition
AssigneeAkzo N.V.
InventorsCarel T. J. Wreesmann, Auke G. Talma, Willem C. Endstra
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Abstract
A peroxide-vulcanized rubber composition which comprises the vulcanization reaction product of a rubber, an organic peroxide, a biscitraconimido compound and a radical scavenger, is disclosed. The peroxide-vulcanized rubber compositions of the disclosure have significantly improved physical properties. Also disclosed are a peroxide-vulcanization process carried out in the presence of a biscitraconimido compound and a radical scavenger to control the scorch time and the use of a biscitraconimido compound and a radical scavenger to control scorch time in the peroxide-vulcanization of rubber.
Claims13
A peroxide-vulcanized rubber composition which comprises the vulcanization reaction product of:
- (A) 100 parts of at least one natural or synthetic rubber;
- (B) 0.04 to 10 parts by weight of an organic peroxide;
- (C) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a biscitraconimido compound represented by formula I:
- ##STR3## wherein D is a divalent group chosen from the group of alkylene, alkarylene, cycloalkylene, arylene, aralkylene, and alkenylene, and R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1-18 carbon atoms;
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- (D) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a radical scavenger, all amounts based on the weight of said rubber.
A process for the vulcanization of a vulcanizable rubber composition containing 100 parts of at least one natural or synthetic rubber with 0.04 to 10 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, comprising the step of vulcanizing said rubber at a temperature of from 80.degree. to 300.degree. C. for a period of 30 seconds up to 10 hours to crosslink the rubber composition, characterized in that said vulcanizable rubber composition further comprises 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a biscitraconimido compound represented by formula I:
- ##STR4## wherein D is a divalent group chosen from the group of alkylene, alkarylene, cycloalkylene, arylene, aralkylene, and alkenylene, and R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1-18 carbon atoms;
- and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a radical scavenger, all amounts based on the weight of said rubber.
A method of controlling scorch time in peroxide-cured rubber vulcanization which comprises conducting said vulcanization in the presence of a biscitraconimido compound represented by formula I:
- ##STR5## wherein D is a divalent group chosen from the group of alkylene, alkarylene, cycloalkylene, arylene, aralkylene, and alkenylene, and R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1-18 carbon atoms;
- and a radical scavenger.
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