The present invention relates to the use of a mono-azide compound for cross-linking polymer strands, wherein said mono-azide compound has a structure of the formula (I): (I), wherein Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each independently from another a halogen and wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently from another any not comprising an azido moiety. Further, the present invention relates to a method for cross-linking polymer stands and to a cross-linked polymer composition obtainable from said method and an electronic device comprising such composition.

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The invention pertains to a composition based on a fluoroelastomer comprising nitrile or carboxylate-type cure sites and including a curing agent and a Br-containing marker having reactivity towards the said cure-sites, which can be cured so as to deliver cured parts maintaining chemically bound bromine atoms; this material, when submitted to wear/damage would hence release Br-containing contaminants, which can easily spotted via notably an on-line mass spectrometer, so as to monitor and anticipate critical failures of sealing materials based there upon.

The invention pertains to a composition based on a fluoroelastomer comprising nitrile or carboxylate-type cure sites and including a curing agent and a Br-containing marker having reactivity towards the said cure-sites, which can be cured so as to deliver cured parts maintaining chemically bound bromine atoms; this material, when submitted to wear/damage would hence release Br-containing contaminants, which can easily spotted via notably an on-line mass spectrometer, so as to monitor and anticipate critical failures of sealing materials based there upon.

Provided are a modified conjugated diene-based polymer comprising a conjugated diene-based monomer-derived repeating unit; and a chain extender-derived part which is linked to both terminals of the conjugated diene based monomer-derived repeating unit, respectively, includes one or more urethane groups in a molecular chain, and has different functional groups at both terminals, wherein one of the functional groups is an alkyne group, wherein a terminal of the chain extender-derived part which is not linked to both terminals of the conjugated diene based monomer-derived repeating unit is an alkyne group, a manufacturing method thereof, a binder composition for a solid propellant comprising the same, a modified conjugated diene based binder for a solid propellant, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Provided are a modified conjugated diene-based polymer comprising a conjugated diene-based monomer-derived repeating unit; and a chain extender-derived part which is linked to both terminals of the conjugated diene based monomer-derived repeating unit, respectively, includes one or more urethane groups in a molecular chain, and has different functional groups at both terminals, wherein one of the functional groups is an alkyne group, wherein a terminal of the chain extender-derived part which is not linked to both terminals of the conjugated diene based monomer-derived repeating unit is an alkyne group, a manufacturing method thereof, a binder composition for a solid propellant comprising the same, a modified conjugated diene based binder for a solid propellant, and a manufacturing method thereof.

The present invention relates to a thermally crosslinkable composition comprising an acid-modified polymer A having a melting point of 110 to 150° C. and a crystallization temperature of 50 to 90° C., an acid-modified polymer B having a melting point of 30 to 110° C. and a crystallization temperature of lower than 50° C., a tackifier resin, and a curing agent, wherein the thermally crosslinkable composition has a crystallization temperature of 30 to 70° C.

The present invention relates to a thermally crosslinkable composition comprising an acid-modified polymer A having a melting point of 110 to 150° C. and a crystallization temperature of 50 to 90° C., an acid-modified polymer B having a melting point of 30 to 110° C. and a crystallization temperature of lower than 50° C., a tackifier resin, and a curing agent, wherein the thermally crosslinkable composition has a crystallization temperature of 30 to 70° C.

The present invention provides compositions comprising a) at least one polymer consisting of one polymerblock A and at least two polymerblocks B, wherein each polymerblock B is attached to the polymerblock A, and wherein at least 60 mol % of the monomer units of polymerblock B are selected from the group consisting of Formulae (1A), (1B), (1C), (1D), (1E), (1F) and 1G, 1H and 1I wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently and at each occurrence H or C.sub.1-10-alkyl, and b) at least one crosslinking agent carrying at least two azide groups, as well as to layers formed from these compositions, electronic devices comprising these layers and to specific polymers encompassed by the polymers of the composition. ##STR00001##

The present invention provides compositions comprising a) at least one polymer consisting of one polymerblock A and at least two polymerblocks B, wherein each polymerblock B is attached to the polymerblock A, and wherein at least 60 mol % of the monomer units of polymerblock B are selected from the group consisting of Formulae (1A), (1B), (1C), (1D), (1E), (1F) and 1G, 1H and 1I wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently and at each occurrence H or C.sub.1-10-alkyl, and b) at least one crosslinking agent carrying at least two azide groups, as well as to layers formed from these compositions, electronic devices comprising these layers and to specific polymers encompassed by the polymers of the composition. ##STR00001##

Bitumen granules including at least: bitumen, a compound of general formula R1-(COOH)z (I), a compound of general formula R2-(NH)nCONH—X—(NHCO)p(NH)n-R3 (II), and a compound of general formula Ar1-R-Ar2 (III); and a method for producing the bitumen granules and to the use thereof as asphalt binder.