A method of separating a polyisoolefin elastomer from non-polymeric components in an organic solvent involves ultrafiltration of a solution of the polyisoolefin elastomer and non-polymeric components in an organic solvent through a semipermeable membrane to substantially retain the polyisoolefin elastomer in a retentate and provide the non-polymeric components in a permeate. Advantageously, stabilizers for the polyisoolefin elastomer are retained in the retentate along with the polyisoolefin elastomer, permeate flux through the membrane is higher as concentration of the polyisoolefin elastomer in the solution increases up to a concentration limit, the separated polyisoolefin elastomer in the retentate has a molecular weight that can be substantially unchanged even when ultrafiltration is conducted at elevated temperature and the amount of polyisoolefin elastomer in the permeate is unmeasurable providing an oligomer-rich permeate uncontaminated by polyisoolefin elastomer. A process for curing a polyisoolefin copolymer involves reducing content of an oligomer to 900 ppm or less in a mixture of the oligomer and the polyisoolefin copolymer to produce an oligomer-depleted mixture, and adding a resin cure system to the oligomer-depleted mixture to cure the polyisoolefin copolymer.

The present invention relates to water and solvent-free polymers, in particular water and solvent-free synthetic rubber products like non-halogenated and halogenated butyl rubber products as well as a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a device suitable to accomplish said process.

The present invention relates to water and solvent-free polymers, in particular water and solvent-free synthetic rubber products like non-halogenated and halogenated butyl rubber products as well as a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a device suitable to accomplish said process.

The present disclosure is directed to rubber compositions comprising a conjugated diene rubber, a reinforcing silica filler, and a whey protein component. The whey protein component is in an amount sufficient to provide about 0.1 to about 10 phr whey protein. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of preparing such rubber compositions and to tire components containing the rubber compositions disclosed herein.

The present disclosure is directed to rubber compositions comprising a butyl rubber or a halogenated butyl rubber, at least one filler, and a whey protein component. The whey protein component is present in an amount sufficient to provide about 0.1 to about 10 phr whey protein in the rubber composition. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of preparing such rubber compositions and to a tire innerliner or innertube containing the rubber compositions disclosed herein.

The present disclosure is directed to rubber compositions comprising a butyl rubber or a halogenated butyl rubber, at least one filler, and a whey protein component. The whey protein component is present in an amount sufficient to provide about 0.1 to about 10 phr whey protein in the rubber composition. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of preparing such rubber compositions and to a tire innerliner or innertube containing the rubber compositions disclosed herein.

An anti-vibration rubber of the present invention is an anti-vibration rubber for washing machines. In temperature variance measurement of dynamic viscoelasticity at a frequency of 30 Hz, the anti-vibration rubber has a maximum loss factor at a temperature of −10° C. to 40° C., both inclusive, and has a loss factor of 0.4 or more in the entire temperature range of −10° C. to 40° C., both inclusive, at the frequency of 30 Hz.

An anti-vibration rubber of the present invention is an anti-vibration rubber for washing machines. In temperature variance measurement of dynamic viscoelasticity at a frequency of 30 Hz, the anti-vibration rubber has a maximum loss factor at a temperature of −10° C. to 40° C., both inclusive, and has a loss factor of 0.4 or more in the entire temperature range of −10° C. to 40° C., both inclusive, at the frequency of 30 Hz.

Method for the manufacture of the innerliner compound comprising: —a first mixing step wherein at least one cross-linkable unsaturated chain polymeric base and one filler system are mixed together; —a final mixing step wherein a vulcanization system is added and mixed with the mixture deriving from an earlier mixing step; and —an intermediate mixing step, interposed between said first mixing step and the final mixing step, and wherein lignin is added and mixed into the mixture deriving from a previous mixing step.

Method for the manufacture of the innerliner compound comprising: —a first mixing step wherein at least one cross-linkable unsaturated chain polymeric base and one filler system are mixed together; —a final mixing step wherein a vulcanization system is added and mixed with the mixture deriving from an earlier mixing step; and —an intermediate mixing step, interposed between said first mixing step and the final mixing step, and wherein lignin is added and mixed into the mixture deriving from a previous mixing step.