A nitrile-group-containing copolymer rubber, including 15% by weight or more and less than 28% by weight of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units (a), 10 to 50% by weight of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid ester monomer units (b), 22 to 74% by weight of conjugated diene monomer units (c), and 1 to 10% by weight of carboxyl group-containing monomer units (d) and having an iodine value of 120 or less, wherein the conjugated diene monomer units (c) are at least partially hydrogenated, and the proportion of isoprene units in the conjugated diene monomer units (c) is 5% by weight or more and less than 33% by weight.

A nitrile-group-containing copolymer rubber, including 15% by weight or more and less than 28% by weight of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units (a), 10 to 50% by weight of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid ester monomer units (b), 22 to 74% by weight of conjugated diene monomer units (c), and 1 to 10% by weight of carboxyl group-containing monomer units (d) and having an iodine value of 120 or less, wherein the conjugated diene monomer units (c) are at least partially hydrogenated, and the proportion of isoprene units in the conjugated diene monomer units (c) is 5% by weight or more and less than 33% by weight.

Provided is a rubber composition having excellent low heat generating properties. The rubber composition of the present disclosure contains a rubber component, a filler containing silica, and a silane coupling agent, where the rubber component contains a conjugated diene-based polymer modified with a modifier containing a compound represented by the formula (1), and the silane coupling agent is a compound represented by the formula (2).

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Provided is a rubber composition having excellent low heat generating properties. The rubber composition of the present disclosure contains a rubber component, a filler containing silica, and a silane coupling agent, where the rubber component contains a conjugated diene-based polymer modified with a modifier containing a compound represented by the formula (1), and the silane coupling agent is a compound represented by the formula (2).

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Provided is a rubber composition having excellent low heat generating properties. The rubber composition of the present disclosure contains a rubber component, a filler containing silica, and a silane coupling agent, where the rubber component contains a conjugated diene-based polymer modified with a modifier containing a compound represented by the formula (1), and the silane coupling agent is a compound represented by the formula (2).

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The present invention relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a method for preparing the same and a rubber composition including the same, and relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which is prepared by continuous polymerization and has excellent processability, a mooney large relaxation area of 300 MU-s to 1000 MU-s, and narrow molecular weight distribution, and if compounded into a rubber composition, shows improved tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties, particularly, a tan δ value at a high temperature (60° C.) among viscoelasticity properties, and excellent low hysteresis properties and fuel consumption properties, and a rubber composition including the same.

The present invention relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a method for preparing the same and a rubber composition including the same, and relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which is prepared by continuous polymerization and has excellent processability, a mooney large relaxation area of 300 MU-s to 1000 MU-s, and narrow molecular weight distribution, and if compounded into a rubber composition, shows improved tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties, particularly, a tan δ value at a high temperature (60° C.) among viscoelasticity properties, and excellent low hysteresis properties and fuel consumption properties, and a rubber composition including the same.

Provided are a paste for a secondary battery, and method of producing the same, with which it is possible to produce an electrode that can reduce internal resistance of a secondary battery and that can cause the secondary battery to display excellent cycle characteristics. The paste for a secondary battery contains a conductive additive, a polymer, and a dispersion medium. The conductive additive includes one or more carbon nanotubes having a surface base content of not less than 0.01 mmol/g and not more than 0.10 mmol/g and a ratio of surface acid content relative to the surface base content of not less than 0.1 and not more than 1.0.

Provided are a paste for a secondary battery, and method of producing the same, with which it is possible to produce an electrode that can reduce internal resistance of a secondary battery and that can cause the secondary battery to display excellent cycle characteristics. The paste for a secondary battery contains a conductive additive, a polymer, and a dispersion medium. The conductive additive includes one or more carbon nanotubes having a surface base content of not less than 0.01 mmol/g and not more than 0.10 mmol/g and a ratio of surface acid content relative to the surface base content of not less than 0.1 and not more than 1.0.

A vulcanizate is provided that includes a crosslinked network of elastomeric polymer having hydrogen bonds and covalent bonds. A method for preparing a functionalized elastomeric polymer and a method for preparing the vulcanizate are also provided.