Chemical Modification of Isobutylene-based Polymers

皇后大学和朗盛公司的合作研究项目。（前身为Bayer Polymers，Sarnia，ON）的研究，其目的是开发化学改性异丁烯基弹性体的新方法，并根据市场需求相对于所得产品评估所得材料。该计划将产生新的合成技术，将现有产品转化为增值材料。 溴化丁基橡胶（BIIR）采用可行的相转移催化技术的新型衍生化将被开发和应用于制备新的接枝共聚物。 此外，还将创建替代的交联策略，包括湿固化、马来酸树脂的酰亚胺化、过氧化物介导的硫化和胺-环氧化物固化。 朗盛将使用最近购买并委托的设施来扩大皇后公司开发的新工艺。

A collaborative research program involving Queen's University and Lanxess Inc. (formerly Bayer Polymers, Sarnia, ON) is proposed, whose objective is to develop new methods of chemically modifying isobutylene-based elastomers, and evaluate the resulting materials against the resulting products according to market requirements. The program will generate new synthetic techniques for transforming their existing products into value-added materials.  Novel derivatizations of brominated butyl rubber (BIIR) using viable phase transfer catalysis techniques will be developed and applied toward the preparation of new graft copolymers.  Furthermore, alternative crosslinking strategies, including moisture-curing, imidation of maleated resins, peroxide-mediated vulcanization and amine-epoxide cures will be created.  New processes developed at Queen's will be scaled-up by Lanxess using facilities recently purchased and commissioned for this purpose.