Polymers Derived from Isobutylene. Synthesis, Properties, Application

Contents:

Foreword

Authors' preface

PART 1. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ISOBUTYLENE PRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. PROPERTIES AND PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTYLENE

Physical properties

Chemical properties

Methods of isobutylene production

Production of isobutylene in industry

Special methods of isobutylene production

Analysis of isobutylene

References

CHAPTER 2. ISOBUTYLENE POLYMERIZATION

General ideas of polymerization. Catalysts

Polymerization mechanism

Initiation

Chain propagation

Limiting of the chain propagation

Problems of cationic polymerization of isobutylene

Molecular engineering

Features of fast polymerization processes

Problems of kinetics of fast polymerization processes

Kinetic features of isobutylene polymerization

References

CHAPTER 3. MACROKINETICS OF ISOBUTYLENE POLYMERIZATION

Modeling of isobutylene polymerization as a fast chemical reaction

Macroscopic features of isobutylene polymerization. Novel fundamentalregularities

On existence of several macroscopic regimes

On connection between geometrical size of the reaction zone andkinetic and hydrodynamic parameters

Influence of linear flow motion rate on molecular-masscharacteristics of resulting polymer

Influence of the method of catalyst transmission on molecular-masscharacteristics of resulting polymer

Heat regime of fast isobutylene polymerization

Heat regime of polymerization in the absence of heat elimination

Heat regime of polymerization with reaction mass boiling

Efficiency of external heat elimination

Optimization of molecular-mass characteristics of polymer in fastisobutylene polymerization. The zone model

Estimation of molecular-mass polyisobutylene characteristics in theabsence of heat elimination at the multistage catalyst delivery intothe reacting turbulent zone

Two-zone model of pipe turbulent reactor

Three-stage catalyst feeding

The four-stage catalyst feeding

Multistage catalyst feeding (the reactor with infinite number ofcatalyst feeding zones without heat elimination)

Molecular-mass characteristics of resulting polymer under thecondition of internal heat elimination (at the sacrifice of thereaction mass boiling)

The two-stage catalyst feeding under internal heat elimination

Three-stage catalyst feeding under internal heat elimination

Four-stage catalyst feeding under internal heat elimination

Multistage catalyst feeding under internal heat elimination

Efficiency of external heat elimination under conditions of reactiveturbulent flow. The zone model

References

CHAPTER 4. COPOLYMERIZATION OF ISOBUTYLENE

Specific features of cationic copolymerization

Reactivity of monomers in copolymerization with isobutylene

Special methods of deriving copolymers of isobutylene

References

PART II. POLYMERS DERIVED FROM ISOBUTYLENE

CHAPTER 5. PROPERTIES AND PRODUCTION OF POLYISOBUTYLENE

Physical properties

Chemical properties

Polyisobutylene reactions at unsaturated bonds

Polyisobutylene reactions involving the main chain

Analytical characteristics of polyisobutylene

References

CHAPTER 6. BUTYL RUBBER AND ITS DERIVATIVES

Butyl rubber

Physical properties

Chemical properties

Main areas of butyl rubber application

Modified butyl rubber

Chlorinated butyl rubber

Structure and physical properties

Chemical properties

Areas of application

Bromated butyl rubber

Structure and physical properties

Chemical properties

Application of bromobutyl rubber

Other modified butyl rubbers

Mixtures of halogenated butyl rubbers with other elastomers

References

CHAPTER 7. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTYLENE POLYMERS

Standard technologies for production of oligo- and polyisobutylene

Production of high-molecular polyisobutylene

Production of moderate- and low-molecular polyisobutylenes

New generation of resource and energy preserving technologies forproduction of higher ecologically friendly oligo- and polyisobutylenes

Main prerequisites

Production of high-molecular polyisobutylene

Production of moderate- and low-molecular polyisobutylenes

Specific features of butyl rubber production

Standard technologies of butyl rubber production

Main premises

Technology of production of butyl rubber

New technologies in production of ecologically friendly butyl rubber

Synthesis of high-molecular butyl rubber in hydrocarbon solution

Synthesis of low-molecular butyl rubber in turbulent pipes

Standard production technologies of modified butyl rubbers

Main premises

Production of halogenated butyl rubbers

Chlorobutyl rubber

Bromobutyl rubber

New technology of chlorobutyl rubber production in small-scaleturbulent pipe reactors

Ecological aspects of technology of production of isobutylene polymers

References

CHAPTER 8. COMPOSITES AND FIELD OF APPLICATION SPHERES OFPOLYISOBUTYLENES

Main areas of application of oligo- and polyisobutylenes

Specific and new fields of application of polyisobutylenes andcomposites derived from them

References

Subject index

2001; xii+372 pages
ISBN 90-6764-335-1
Price (all prices are subject to change without notice): EUR 214/US$ 306