Continuous polymerization process

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1998-02-13

1999-09-21

Teskin, Fred

Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser

Synthetic resins

Mixing of two or more solid polymers; mixing of solid...

525271, 525316, 526 65, 526336, C08F 206, C08F29704

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ABSTRACT:
This invention discloses a process for synthesizing a styrene-butadiene polymer which comprises the steps of: (1) continuously charging 1,3-butadiene monomer, an organolithium compound, a polar modifier and an organic solvent into a first polymerization zone, (2) allowing the 1,3-butadiene monomer to polymerize in said first polymerization zone to a conversion of at least about 90 percent to produce a living polymer solution, (3) continuously withdrawing said living polymer solution from said first polymerization zone, (4) continuously charging divinyl benzene and the living polymer solution being withdrawn from the first polymerization zone into a second polymerization zone, (5) allowing the divinyl benzene monomer to react with the living polybutadiene chains in said second polymerization zone to produce a solution of living divinylbenzene modified butadiene polymer, (6) continuously withdrawing the solution of said divinylbenzene modified butadiene polymer from the second polymerization zone, (7) continuously charging styrene and the living divinylbenzene modified butadiene polymer being withdrawn from the second polymerization zone into a third polymerization zone, (8) allowing the styrene to polymerize in the third polymerization zone to produce a solution of styrene-butadiene polymer having a number average molecular weight which is within the range of about 30,000 to about 85,000 and (9) continuously withdrawing the solution of styrene-butadiene polymer from the third polymerization zone.

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U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 08/864/098, filed on May 28, 1997, and allowed on Jun. 24, 1998, (not yet issued).

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