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Functionalized vinyl polymer nanoparticles

a polymer nanoparticle and functional technology, applied in the field of reinforcing fillers, can solve the problem of increasing the weight of the polymeric matrices which are reinforcing, and achieve the effect of increasing the weight of the polymeric matrices

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-27
MICHELIN RECH & TECH SA
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes how certain materials can be made up of smaller parts called nanoparticles that can aggregate together to create larger structures like secondary particles. These secondary particles can then break down back into individual nanoparticles when exposed to an external force such as mechanical work. This technology allows for better control over the size and structure of material components which could have various applications including improving manufacturing processes and making new products with specific properties.

Problems solved by technology

The patent text discusses the problem of reducing the weight of polymeric matrices, such as rubber used in the manufacture of tyres, while maintaining their strength. The use of new, highly dispersible silicas (“HD” silicas) as reinforcing fillers has increased the weight of the matrices due to their slightly greater density for an equivalent reinforcing ability. However, the patent text describes the discovery of certain synthetic organic fillers that can replace conventional carbon blacks for tyres, providing a solution to reduce the weight of the matrices without compromising their use properties.

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[0123]In the examples of embodiment which follow, two fillers of (Z-)functionalised, cross-linked polymethacrylate are synthesised by free-radical polymerisation of three different monomers—methyl methacrylate (MMA), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) and filler A: trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (TSPM) or filler B: trimethoxysilylpropyl acrylate (TSPA)—then incorporated in a rubber composition for a tyre in the form of masterbatches obtained by coprecipitation of a latex of the VP filler and a latex of a diene elastomer (SBR).

[0124]According to one particularly preferred embodiment, the weight ratio of comonomer B bearing the Z function (here, TSPM or TSPA) is of between 20 and 30%, and that of the cross-linking comonomer C (here, EGDMA) is of between 10% and 30%.

A. Synthesis of the Polymethacrylate Nanoparticles:

[0125]The different monomers are subjected beforehand to nitrogen bubbling, as are all the aqueous solutions used with the exception of the solution of SDS...

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Abstract

Nanoparticles of functionalised, cross-linked vinyl polymer, usable as reinforcing filler in a polymeric matrix. The vinyl polymer is a copolymer of at least the following monomers, which are all copolymerisable by free-radical polymerisation: a non-aromatic vinyl monomer “A”; a monomer “B” bearing a function Z of formula ≡Si—X, where X represents a hydroxyl or hydrolysable group; and a cross-linking monomer “C” which is at least bifunctional from the point of view of the polymerisation. The vinyl polymer is preferably a polymethacrylate, in particular a copolymer of methyl methacrylate (monomer A), trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (monomer B) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (monomer C), being in the form of nanobeads the diameter of which is of between 10 and 100 nm.

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Owner MICHELIN RECH & TECH SA
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