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High‐temperature thermoplastic elastomers via the grafting reaction of polyarylate onto EPDM rubber
Author(s) -
Dean Barry D.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1993.070471112
Subject(s) - grafting , materials science , thermoplastic elastomer , copolymer , natural rubber , benzocyclobutene , diene , ethylene propylene rubber , elastomer , polymer chemistry , epdm rubber , degree of unsaturation , thermoplastic , ethylene , composite material , polymer , polymer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
Polyarylate monofunctionally terminated with a 1,2‐dihydrobenzocyclobutene group undergoes thermally initiated grafting reactions onto ethylene/propylene/nonconjugated diene rubber via the Diels—Alder reaction between the diene (benzocyclobutene) and the dienophile (pendant unsaturation on the EPDM). Characterization of the graft copolymer(s) is presented as is the resultant thermoplastic elastomeric mechanical performance exhibited by the graft copolymers. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.