The present invention relates to a modifier represented by Formula 1, a method for preparing the same, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer including a functional group derived from the modifier and having a high modification ratio, and a method for preparing the polymer.

The present invention relates to a modifier represented by Formula 1, a method for preparing the same, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer including a functional group derived from the modifier and having a high modification ratio, and a method for preparing the polymer.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer by continuous polymerization using two or more reactors, and relates to a method of preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer which is capable of providing a conjugated diene-based polymer having improved Mooney viscosity and excellent cis 1,4 bond content and linearity, by controlling the injection amount of a conjugated diene-based monomer to each reactor in a specific ratio and resolving the deterioration phenomenon of physical properties, which might be generated in continuous reaction.

The present invention relates to a hydrocarbon resin production method comprising thermal polymerization under non-catalytic conditions, thereby enabling a narrow molecular weight distribution and the realization of uniform physical properties. Specifically, the present invention relates to a hydrocarbon resin production method and a hydrocarbon resin produced thereby, the method comprising thermal polymerization without a catalyst and an initiator, thereby enabling, by a low polydispersity index, a narrow molecular weight distribution, and thus a hydrocarbon resin having uniform physical properties.

A method for preparing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having excellent compounding properties and improved processability is disclosed herein. According to the method, a first polymer including a functional group is prepared using a modifier represented by Formula 1, and the first polymer is mixed with a sulfur halide. A modified conjugated diene-based polymer having excellent affinity with a filler, excellent compounding properties such as tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties, and excellent compounding processability, may be prepared.

A method for preparing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having excellent compounding properties and improved processability is disclosed herein. According to the method, a first polymer including a functional group is prepared using a modifier represented by Formula 1, and the first polymer is mixed with a sulfur halide. A modified conjugated diene-based polymer having excellent affinity with a filler, excellent compounding properties such as tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties, and excellent compounding processability, may be prepared.

A modified conjugated diene-based polymer according to the present invention has a weight average molecular weight of 20×10.sup.4 or more and 300×10.sup.4 or less, has a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 1.6 or more and 4.0 or less, has a modification ratio of 30% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less with respect to a total amount of the conjugated diene-based polymer, and includes 5% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less of a component having a molecular weight of 1,000,000 or more and 5,000,000 or less in GPC (gel permeation chromatography), wherein a modification ratio of the component having a molecular weight of 1,000,000 or more and 5,000,000 or less is 90% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less.

A metal-supported catalyst is obtained by supporting a metal and/or a metal compound on a carrier, wherein a rate of decrease in the metal and/or the metal compound contained in the metal-supported catalyst is 20 wt % or more when the metal-supported catalyst is shaken in an aqueous solution of 2.3 wt % of polyvinylpyrrolidone in a hydrogen atmosphere at a temperature of 50° C. at 36 rpm for 1 hour.

A metal-supported catalyst is obtained by supporting a metal and/or a metal compound on a carrier, wherein a rate of decrease in the metal and/or the metal compound contained in the metal-supported catalyst is 20 wt % or more when the metal-supported catalyst is shaken in an aqueous solution of 2.3 wt % of polyvinylpyrrolidone in a hydrogen atmosphere at a temperature of 50° C. at 36 rpm for 1 hour.

The present invention relates to a modification polymerization initiator and a method for preparing the same, and the modification polymerization initiator includes a derived unit from a compound represented by Formula 1 and may include various functional groups in a molecule, and thus, may initiate polymerization reaction and introduce a functional group into a polymer chain at the same time.