Synthesis of spherical trans-1,4-polyisoprene/trans-1,4poly(butadiene-co-isoprene) rubber alloys within reactor

Trans-polydiene rubber family as high-performance tire stock possessed excellent dynamic properties, including excellent anti fatigue, low rolling resistance, low heat buildup, good green strength, and low abrasion loss. Here, Reactor Granule Technology (RGT) was introduced into the field of synthetic rubber for the first time to produce trans-1.4-polyisoprene/trans-1,4-poly(butadiene-co-isoprene) rubber alloy, which showed significant improvement in rubber synthetic technologies and great development in abundance of trans-rubber family. A series of trans-polyisoprene alloys with excellent spherical morphology were successfully synthesized by using sequential multistage polymerization. The alloy was fractionated into four fractions by temperature-gradient fractionation, and the fractionation was analyzed by H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, DSC and WAXD. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.