The invention relates to a process for recycling used rubber product, such as tires and/or other rubber products, containing the step of treating the rubber grind obtained by grinding the used rubber products, in the presence of a weak base and butadiene/styrene copolymer as well one or more additives to a shear stress of at least 15 to 25 MPa. The invention relates furthermore to re-vulcanizable re-rubber blend obtained by the process according to the invention and also to the tires and other rubber products obtained by vulcanizing thereof.

The invention relates to the use of specific aminosilyl monomers in the manufacture of elastomeric polymers, especially rubber. The invention specifically relates to a process for preparing an elastomeric polymer, involving the copolymerization of the aminosilyl monomers, the elastomeric polymer thus obtained or obtainable, non-vulcanized and vulcanized polymer compositions comprising the elastomeric polymer, and articles comprising one or more components formed from the vulcanized polymer composition.

The present invention relates to a modified polymer having the structure of Formula (I) and Formula (IV): ##STR00001##
wherein A, ##STR00002##
R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, a, and n are as described herein and ##STR00003##
wherein ##STR00004##
R, R, R, x, and k are as described herein and methods for preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to a compound having the structure of Formula (II): ##STR00005##
wherein A, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, a, and n are as described herein. The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers.

A bioelectrode and a method for producing the bioelectrode are provided. The bioelectrode has a non-complicated structure, satisfactory elasticity, and is capable of preventing an increase of contact impedance due to an increase of the number of times of usage. The bioelectrode includes a support member, which is an electrically conductive member, and at least one electrode member, which is a member projecting from the support member. At least the electrode member is molded from an electrically conductive rubber containing a silicone rubber and treated metal particles containing a crosslinkable functional group on a surface thereof.

The invention relates to the use of specific aminosilyl monomers in the manufacture of elastomeric polymers, especially rubber. The invention specifically relates to a process for preparing an elastomeric polymer, involving the copolymerization of the aminosilyl monomers, the elastomeric polymer thus obtained or obtainable, non-vulcanized and vulcanized polymer compositions comprising the elastomeric polymer, and articles comprising one or more components formed from the vulcanized polymer composition.

A cross-linkable rubber composition including a polyether rubber, a cross-linking agent, and calcium hydroxide is provided, the polyether rubber including 0.1 to 30 mol % of a unit represented by the following general formula (1) and 1 to 15 mol % of an unsaturated oxide monomer unit:

##STR00001##

wherein A.sup.+ is a group containing a cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring; the group containing a cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring bonds to a carbon atom at the position 2 shown in the above general formula (1) through one of nitrogen atoms constituting the cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring.

A tire sidewall comprising a vulcanized rubber and a high molecular weight wax.

The present invention is directed to a method of making a functionalized elastomer, comprising the step of polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer in the presence of a lanthanide-based coordination polymerization catalyst activated with a functionalized aluminum reagent of formula 1

##STR00001##

where R is a linear or branched alkane group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.1 is phenylene, or a linear or branched alkane diyl group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a combination of one or more phenylene groups and one or more linear or branched alkane diyl groups containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms; Q is of formula 2

##STR00002##

where R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are independently a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a group of formula 3

##STR00003##

where R3 and R4 are independently phenyl or a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or R3 and R4 taken together with the nitrogen atom represent a nitrogen containing heterocyclic group containing from 4 to 12 carbon atoms; or R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 taken together with the silicon atom represent a structure of formula 4

##STR00004##

where R.sup.8 is C1 to C4 linear or branched alkanediyl and Z is N or a group of formula 5

##STR00005##

wherein R.sup.13 is C1 to C8 alkyl.

A polymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and/or a repeating unit represented by Formula (2), and a repeating unit represented by Formula (3) and/or a repeating unit represented by Formula (4), where a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (2) is greater than 0 mol % but 100 mol %; a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (3) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (4) is 0 mol % but less than 100 mol %; a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (3) is 20 mol %; and a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (2) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (4) is 80 mol %.

##STR00001##

A display unit that includes an image display part and a light-transmitting protective part arranged on the image display part. A cured resin layer is arranged between the display part and the protective part. The cured resin layer has a transmittance of 90% or higher in the visible range and a storage modulus at 25 C. of 110.sup.7 Pa or less. The cured resin layer is formed from a resin composition that has a cure shrinkage of 5% or less.