The present invention provides a rubber composition for tires which provides improved abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire containing the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires containing a rubber component including at least 80% by mass in total of at least one of an isoprene-based rubber, a polybutadiene rubber, or a styrene-butadiene rubber, the rubber composition containing, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, 3 to 250 parts by mass of a reinforcing filler and 0.2 to 10 parts by mass of a specific tetrazine compound.

The present invention provides a rubber composition for tires which provides improved abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire containing the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires containing a rubber component including at least 80% by mass in total of at least one of an isoprene-based rubber, a polybutadiene rubber, or a styrene-butadiene rubber, the rubber composition containing, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, 3 to 250 parts by mass of a reinforcing filler and 0.2 to 10 parts by mass of a specific tetrazine compound.

Presented and described is a hydrocarbon resin obtainable by thermal polymerization of a cyclic diolefin component including a cyclic diolefin compound with an aromatic component including indene and/or C.sub.1-4-alkylindene, with the hydrocarbon resin having a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1 to less than 2.3. Further described is a production process for the hydrocarbon resin, wherein a monomer mixture which includes an aromatic component including indene and/or C.sub.1-4-alkylindene and a cyclic diolefin component including a cyclic diolefin compound is polymerized by heating to a polymerization temperature of at least 180° C. to give a product stream including hydrocarbon resin, and oligomers which include units originating from the cyclic diolefin compound and/or units originating from the aromatic component are separated from the product stream and returned to the monomer mixture. Lastly described are a hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin, a process for production thereof, and the use of the hydrocarbon resin and of the hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin.

Presented and described is a hydrocarbon resin obtainable by thermal polymerization of a cyclic diolefin component including a cyclic diolefin compound with an aromatic component including indene and/or C.sub.1-4-alkylindene, with the hydrocarbon resin having a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1 to less than 2.3. Further described is a production process for the hydrocarbon resin, wherein a monomer mixture which includes an aromatic component including indene and/or C.sub.1-4-alkylindene and a cyclic diolefin component including a cyclic diolefin compound is polymerized by heating to a polymerization temperature of at least 180° C. to give a product stream including hydrocarbon resin, and oligomers which include units originating from the cyclic diolefin compound and/or units originating from the aromatic component are separated from the product stream and returned to the monomer mixture. Lastly described are a hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin, a process for production thereof, and the use of the hydrocarbon resin and of the hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin.

A terminal hydroxyl functionalized polyfarnesene is provided. The polyfarnesene has more than two terminal hydroxyl groups per molecule, on average, based on the number average molecular weight. The polyfarnesenes may be homopolymers or copolymers of farnesene. Also provided is a method of making these polyfarnesenes having more than two hydroxyl groups per molecule. A composition for making a polyurethane comprising a diisocyanate and the terminal hydroxyl functionalized polyfarnesene is also provided.

The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising 10 phr to 100 phr of at least one partially saturated elastomer comprising repeat units, wherein at most 15% of all repeat units of the elastomer comprise a double bond; 0 phr to 90 phr of at least one diene based elastomer; 40 phr to 200 phr of at least one filler; and at least 5 phr of aluminum hydroxide.

The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising 10 phr to 100 phr of at least one partially saturated elastomer comprising repeat units, wherein at most 15% of all repeat units of the elastomer comprise a double bond; 0 phr to 90 phr of at least one diene based elastomer; 40 phr to 200 phr of at least one filler; and at least 5 phr of aluminum hydroxide.

Provided are an adhesive film, an optical member including the same, and an optical display device including the same, the adhesive film being formed from a monomer mixture comprising an alkyl group-containing acrylate and a hydroxyl group-containing acrylate, wherein the adhesive film has a modulus of 80 kPa or less at −20° C., and the adhesive film has a value of 40% to 140% in equation 1 at 25° C.

Provided are an adhesive film, an optical member including the same, and an optical display device including the same, the adhesive film being formed from a monomer mixture comprising an alkyl group-containing acrylate and a hydroxyl group-containing acrylate, wherein the adhesive film has a modulus of 80 kPa or less at −20° C., and the adhesive film has a value of 40% to 140% in equation 1 at 25° C.

Disclosed herein are a terminal-functionalized polymer, rubber compositions containing the polymer, and related processes for preparing the polymer. The functionalizing compound used to prepare the terminal-functionalized polymer has a specified formula which includes a silicon atom and a moiety containing at least two carbon-carbon double bonds in a conjugated configuration.