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• the present invention relates to a process for producing a conjugated diene polymer having a high linearity and an excellent cis 1,4 bond content.
• Natural rubbers, polyisoprene rubbers, polybutadiene rubbers, and the like are known as rubber materials having a small hysteresis loss, but these have a problem of low wet skid resistance.
• a conjugated diene (co) polymer such as styrene-butadiene rubber (hereinafter referred to as SBR) or butadiene rubber (hereinafter referred to as BR) is prepared by emulsion polymerization or solution polymerization and is used as a rubber for a tire .
• a filler such as silica or carbon black is usually blended together in order to obtain tire required properties.
• a filler such as silica or carbon black is usually blended together in order to obtain tire required properties.
• the affinity of the BR or SBR with the filler is poor, there is a problem that physical properties including abrasion resistance, crack resistance, workability and the like are deteriorated.
• the filler such as SBR and silica or carbon black
• a method of modifying the polymerizable active site of the conjugated diene polymer obtained by anionic polymerization using organolithium with a functional group capable of interacting with the filler For example, there has been proposed a method in which the polymerization active terminal of the conjugated diene polymer is modified with a tin compound, an amino group is introduced, or an alkoxysilane derivative is modified.
• a living polymer obtained by coordination polymerization using a catalyst composition containing a lanthanide-based rare-earth element compound as a method for enhancing the dispersibility of a filler such as BR and silica or carbon black the living active terminal is reacted with a specific coupling agent A method of denaturation by a denaturant has been developed.
• SBR or BR is produced by batch or continuous polymerization, and when produced by batch polymerization, the produced polymer has a narrow molecular weight distribution, which is advantageous from the viewpoint of improving the physical properties.
• the productivity is low and the workability is poor .
• the monomer is divided and introduced at a specific conversion ratio in order to improve the branching in the polymer chain.
• Patent Document 1 JP 3175350 B2
• the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a process for the preparation of a cyclic polyisocyanate by continuous polymerization using two or more reactors, To thereby provide a method for producing a conjugated diene polymer having improved rotational resistance characteristics.
• the present invention provides a continuous production method comprising two or more reactors, wherein a conjugated diene monomer is first charged into a first reactor (R1) in the presence of a catalyst composition in a hydrocarbon solvent, And transferring it to a second reactor; And a second reactor (R2) is charged with a conjugated diene monomer in the presence of a hydrocarbon solvent and a catalyst composition, wherein the amount of the diene monomer to be charged satisfies the following formula 1
• the present invention provides a method for producing a conjugated diene polymer.
• x is the primary charge (weight) of the diene-based monomer and y is the secondary charge (weight) of the diene-based monomer.
• the production method according to the present invention is a method in which continuous polymerization using two or more types of reactors is applied and the amount of monomers charged into each reactor is controlled so that the conjugated diene having improved linearity and cis 1,4 bond content, Based polymer can be produced.
• continuous polymerization used in the present invention may be a step of continuously discharging a polymerized product while continuously supplying a material participating in polymerization in the reactor.
• reactant used in the present invention indicates a substance in which polymerization is carried out in each reactor during polymerization before polymerization or completion of polymerization to obtain an active polymer or conjugated diene-based polymer. Examples thereof include catalyst compositions, conjugated diene- And at least one of the intermediates of the resulting polymer forms.
• the present invention relates to a method for controlling the amount of monomers injected into each reactor to a specific range while transferring monomers to two or more reactors while transferring the monomer from the first reactor to the second reactor Thereby providing a method for producing a conjugated diene polymer having a high linearity and improved viscoelastic properties.
• the production method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a continuous production method comprising two or more reactors, wherein a conjugated diene monomer is first charged into a first reactor (R1) in the presence of a catalyst composition in a hydrocarbon solvent to polymerize Reacting and transferring to a second reactor; And introducing a conjugated diene-based monomer into the second reactor (R2) in the presence of a hydrocarbon solvent and a catalyst composition, wherein the amount of the diene-based monomer to be charged satisfies the following formula 1 .
• x is a primary charge (weight) of the conjugated diene-based monomer and y is a secondary charge (weight) of the conjugated diene-based monomer.
• conjugated diene monomer examples include, but are not limited to, 1,3-butadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, piperylene, 3-butyl-1,3-octadiene, -1,3-butadiene, and the like.
• the hydrocarbon solvent is not particularly limited, but may be one or more selected from the group consisting of n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, isooctane, cyclohexane, toluene, benzene and xylene.
• the catalyst composition may contain a lanthanide-based rare earth element-containing compound.
• the catalyst composition may be used in an amount such that the amount of the lanthanum-based rare earth element-containing compound is 0.1 mmol to 0.5 mmol based on 100 g of the conjugated diene-based monomer.
• the lanthanide- Based monomer is 0.1 mmol to 0.4 mmol, more specifically 0.1 mmol to 0.3 mmol, based on 100 g of the total monomer.
• the lanthanide-based rare earth element-containing compound is not particularly limited, but may be any one or two or more compounds selected from among rare earth metals having atomic numbers of 57 to 71 such as lanthanum, neodymium, cerium, gadolinium or praseodymium, , Lanthanum, and gadolinium.
• the lanthanide-based rare earth element-containing compound may be at least one selected from the group consisting of the rare earth element-containing carboxylate (for example, neodymium acetate, neodymium acrylate, neodymium methacrylate, neodymium gluconate, neodymium citrate, neodymium fumarate, neodymium lactate, Neodymium maleate, neodymium oxalate, neodymium 2-ethylhexanoate, neodymium neodecanoate, etc.); Organic phosphoric acid salts such as neodymium dibutyl phosphate, neodymium dipentyl phosphate, neodymium dihexyl phosphate, neodymium diheptyl phosphate, neodymium dioctyl phosphate, neodymium bis (1-
• -Diketonate e.g., neodymium acetylacetonate, neodymium trifluoroacetylacetonate, neodymium hexafluoroacetylacetonate or neodymium benzoyl acetonate
• Alkoxide or allyoxide e.g., neodymium methoxide, neodymium ethoxide, neodymium isopropoxide, neodymium phenoxide or neodymium nonylphenoxide
• Halide or pseudohalide such as neodymium fluoride, neodymium chloride, neodymium bromide, neodymium iodide, neodymium cyanide, neodymium cyanate, neodymium thiocyanate, or neodymium azide
• the lanthanide rare earth element-containing compound may include a neodymium compound represented by the following formula (1).
• Ra to Rc independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, provided that Ra to Rc are not both hydrogen at the same time.
• the lanthanide-based rare earth element-containing compound is more specifically represented by the formula , R a is an alkyl group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, R b and R c are independently of each other hydrogen or an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, provided that R b and R c are not simultaneously hydrogen.
• R a is an alkyl group of a carbon number of 6 to 8
• R b and R c may each be independently hydrogen, or an alkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein said R b, and R c is ( 2 , 2- diethyldecanoate) 3 , Nd (2,2-dipropyldecanoate) 3 , Nd (2,2-dibutyldecanoate) ) 3, Nd (2,2- di-hexyl decanoate) 3, Nd (2,2- dioctyl decanoate) 3, Nd (2- ethyl-2-propyl decanoate) 3, Nd (2- ethyl-2-butyl decanoate) 3, Nd (2- ethyl-2-hexyl decanoate) 3, Nd (2- butyl-2-propyl decanoate) 3, Nd (2- propyl-2-hexyl decanoate) 3, Nd
• R a is an alkyl group having 6 to 8 carbon atoms
• R b and R c are each independently an alkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
• the neodymium compound represented by Formula 1 includes a carboxylate ligand containing an alkyl group having various lengths of 2 or more carbon atoms at the alpha (alpha) position as a substituent, thereby inducing a three-dimensional change around the neodymium center metal, It is possible to prevent the phenomenon of entanglement between the oligomers and the oligomerization.
• the neodymium compound has a high solubility in a solvent and has a low neodymium ratio in a central portion, which is difficult to convert to a catalytically active species, and thus has a high conversion ratio to a catalytically active species.
• solubility of the lanthanide rare earth element-containing compound according to an embodiment of the present invention may be about 4 g or more per 6 g of the hydrocarbon solvent at room temperature (25 ⁇ ).
• the solubility of a neodymium compound means a degree of dissolving clearly without cloudy phenomenon, and exhibits such high solubility that it can exhibit excellent catalytic activity.
• the lanthanide rare earth element-containing compound according to an embodiment of the present invention may be used in the form of a reactant with a Lewis base.
• This reactant has the effect of improving the solubility of the lanthanide-based rare-earth element-containing compound in a solvent by Lewis base and storing it in a stable state for a long period of time.
• the Lewis base may be used in a proportion of, for example, 30 moles or less, or 1 to 10 moles, per mole of the rare earth element.
• the Lewis base may be, for example, acetylacetone, tetrahydrofuran, pyridine, N, N-dimethylformamide, thiophene, diphenylether, triethylamine, organic phosphorus compounds or monohydric or dihydric alcohols.
• the catalyst composition may further comprise at least one of an alkylating agent, a halide, and a conjugated diene-based monomer together with a lanthanide-based rare earth element-containing compound.
• the catalyst composition according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include at least one of an alkylating agent, a halide, and a conjugated diene-based monomer, including a lanthanide-based rare earth element-containing compound.
• alkylating agent (a), the halide (b), and the conjugated diene monomer (c) will be specifically described.
• the alkylating agent may be an organometallic compound capable of transferring a hydrocarbyl group to another metal and serving as a cocatalyst.
• the alkylating agent is not particularly limited as long as it is used as an alkylating agent in the production of a diene polymer.
• the alkylating agent is soluble in a polymerization solvent, such as an organoaluminum compound, an organomagnesium compound, or an organolithium compound, Based on the total weight of the composition.
• organoaluminum compound examples include trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, tri-n-propylaluminum, triisopropylaluminum, tri-n-butylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum (TIBA), tri- , Tripentyl aluminum, trihexyl aluminum, tricyclohexyl aluminum and trioctyl aluminum; Di-n-propyl aluminum hydride, di-n-propyl aluminum hydride, di-n-butyl aluminum hydride, diisobutyl aluminum hydride (DIBAH) Diphenyl aluminum hydride, di-p-tolyl aluminum hydride, dibenzyl aluminum hydride, phenylethyl aluminum hydride, phenyl-n-propyl aluminum hydride, phenyl isopropyl aluminum hydride, phenyl- N-propyl aluminum hydride, p-tolyl isopropyl aluminum
• Dihydrocarbyl aluminum hydride Dihydrocarbyl aluminum hydride; Hydrocarbylaluminum di-hydrides such as ethylaluminum dihydride, n-propylaluminum dihydride, isopropylaluminum dihydride, n-butylaluminum dihydride, isobutylaluminum dihydride or n- Hydride, and the like.
• organomagnesium compound examples include alkylmagnesium compounds such as diethylmagnesium, di-n-propylmagnesium, diisopropylmagnesium, dibutylmagnesium, dihexylmagnesium, diphenylmagnesium and dibenzylmagnesium, and Examples of the organic lithium compound include alkyl lithium compounds such as n-butyl lithium and the like.
• the organoaluminum compound may be aluminoxane.
• the aluminoxane may be one prepared by reacting a trihydrocarbyl aluminum compound with water, and specifically may be a straight chain aluminoxane of the following formula (2a) or a cyclic aluminoxane of the following formula (2b).
• R is a monovalent organic group which is bonded to an aluminum atom through a carbon atom and may be a hydrocarbyl group
• x and y are independently an integer of 1 or more, , And more specifically, an integer of 2 to 50.
• the aluminoxane is selected from the group consisting of methylaluminoxane (MAO), modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO), ethylaluminoxane, n-propylaluminoxane, isopropylaluminoxane, butylaluminoxane, isobutylaluminoxane, n Hexylaluminoxane, n-hexylaluminoxane, n-octylaluminoxane, 2-ethylhexylaluminoxane, cyclohexylaluminoxane, 1-methylcyclopentylaluminoxane, phenylaluminoxane or 2,6- Dimethylphenylaluminoxane, and the like, and any one or a mixture of two or more thereof may be used.
• MAO methylaluminoxane
• MMAO modified methylaluminoxane
• the modified methylaluminoxane is obtained by replacing the methyl group of methylaluminoxane with a silyl group (R), specifically, a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and specifically, a compound represented by the following formula (3).
• R silyl group
• R is the same as defined above, and m and n may be independently an integer of 2 or more.
• Me represents a methyl group.
• R is an alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkenyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, An arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, an allyl group, or an alkynyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and more specifically, an alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms such as an ethyl group, an isobutyl group, To 10 carbon atoms, and more specifically an isobutyl group.
• the modified methylaluminoxane may be obtained by substituting about 50 to 90 mol% of the methyl group of methylaluminoxane with the hydrocarbon group described above.
• the alkylation can be promoted to increase the catalytic activity.
• Such modified methylaluminoxane can be prepared by a conventional method, and specifically, it can be produced using alkylaluminum other than trimethylaluminum and trimethylaluminum.
• the alkylaluminum may be triisobutylaluminum, triethylaluminum, trihexylaluminum or trioctylaluminum, and any one or a mixture of two or more thereof may be used.
• the catalyst composition according to an embodiment of the present invention may contain the alkylating agent in an amount of 1 to 200 molar equivalents, preferably 1 to 100 molar equivalents, more preferably 3 to 20 molar equivalents relative to 1 mol of the lanthanum-based rare earth element-containing compound May include. If the alkylating agent is contained in an amount exceeding 200 molar ratio, it is difficult to control the catalytic reaction during the production of the polymer, and excessive amounts of the alkylating agent may cause side reactions.
• halide examples include, but are not limited to, a halogen group, an interhalogen compound, a hydrogen halide, an organic halide, a non-metal halide, a metal halide or an organic metal halide, One or a mixture of two or more may be used.
• halides any one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of an organic halide, a metal halide, and an organometallic halide may be used, considering that the catalytic activity is improved and the effect of improving the reactivity is excellent.
• halogen group examples include fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
• interhalogen compound examples include iodine monochloride, iodine monobromide, iodine trichloride, iodopentafluoride, iodine monofluoride, iodotrifluoride, and the like.
• Examples of the hydrogen halide include hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, and hydrogen iodide.
• organic halide examples include t-butyl chloride (t-BuCl), t-butyl bromide, allyl chloride, allyl bromide, benzyl chloride, benzyl bromide, chloro-di-phenyl methane, bromo- But are not limited to, phenyl methyl chloride, triphenyl methyl bromide, benzylidene chloride, benzylidene bromide, methyltrichlorosilane, phenyltrichlorosilane, dimethyldichlorosilane, diphenyldichlorosilane, trimethylchlorosilane (TMSCl), benzoyl chloride, benzoyl bromide, (Also referred to as "iodoform”), tetraiodomethane, 1-iodo-2-iodo-2-methylpropionate, Iodopropane, 1,3-diio
• non-metallic halides include phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus tribromide, phosphorus pentachloride, phosphorus oxychloride, oxy-bromide, phosphorus, boron trifluoride, boron trichloride, boron tribromide, used silicon tetrafluoride, silicon tetrachloride (SiCl 4), tetrabromide silicon , Arsenic trichloride, arsenic tribromide, selenium tetrabromide, selenium tetrabromide, tellurium tetrachloride, tellurium tetrabromide, silicon tetrabromide, silicon tetrabromide, arsenic triiodide, tellurium tetraiodide, boron triiodide, phosphorous iodide or selenium tetraiodide .
• metal halide examples include tin tetrachloride, tin tetrabromide, aluminum trichloride, aluminum tribromide, antimony trichloride, antimony trichloride, antimony tribromide, antimony tribromide, aluminum trifluoride, gallium trichloride, gallium tribromide, gallium trifluoride, There may be mentioned indium tribromide, indium trifluoride, titanium tetrachloride, titanium tetrabromide, zinc dichloride, zinc bromide, zinc fluoride, aluminum triiodide, gallium triiodide, indium triiodide, titanium iodide, zinc iodide, Germanium, tin iodide, tin iodide, antimony triiodide or magnesium iodide.
• organometallic halide examples include dimethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum chloride, dimethylaluminum bromide, diethylaluminum bromide, dimethylaluminum fluoride, diethylaluminum fluoride, methylaluminum dichloride, ethylaluminum dichloride, methylaluminum di (EASC), isobutylaluminum sesquichloride, methylmagnesium chloride, methylmagnesium bromide, ethyl bromide, ethyl bromide, ethyl bromide, ethyl bromide, ethyl bromide, Magnesium chloride, ethylmagnesium bromide, n-butylmagnesium chloride, n-butylmagnesium bromide, phenylmagnesium chloride, phenylmagnesium bromide, benzylmagnesium chloride
• the catalyst composition according to an embodiment of the present invention may contain 1 to 20 molar equivalents, more preferably 1 to 5 molar equivalents, and more preferably 2 to 5 molar equivalents of the halide to 1 mol of the lanthanum-based rare earth element- Moles to 3 moles. If the halide is contained in an amount exceeding 20 molar equivalents, the removal of the catalytic reaction is not easy, and excessive halides may cause side reactions.
• the catalyst composition according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a non-coordinating anion-containing compound or a non-coordinating anion precursor compound instead of or in addition to the halide.
• the non-coordinating anion is a sterically bulky anion which does not form a coordination bond with the active center of the catalyst system due to steric hindrance, and is a tetraaryl borate anion or tetraaryl fluoride Borate anions, and the like.
• the compound containing the non-coordinating anion may include a carbonium cation such as a triarylcarbonium cation together with the above-mentioned non-coordinating anion; An ammonium cation such as N, N-dialkyl anilinium cation or the like, or a relative cation such as a phosphonium cation.
• the compound comprising the non-coordinating anion is selected from the group consisting of triphenylcarbonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, N, N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, triphenylcarboniumtetra 3,5-bis (trifluoromethyl) phenyl] borate, or N, N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis [3,5-bis (trifluoromethyl) phenyl] borate.
• nonpolar anionic precursors examples include triarylboron compounds (BE 3 , wherein E is a pentafluorophenyl group or a 3,5-bis (trifluoromethyl) phenyl group and the like, which is capable of forming a non- And a strong electron withdrawing aryl group.
• the catalyst composition may further include a conjugated diene monomer.
• the catalyst composition may be prepared by preliminarily mixing a part of the conjugated diene monomer used in the polymerization reaction with the catalyst composition composition and pre- (premix) catalyst composition, not only the activity of the catalyst composition can be improved but also the produced conjugated diene polymer can be stabilized.
• preforming refers to the case where a catalyst composition comprising a lanthanide-based rare earth element-containing compound, an alkylating agent and a halide, namely, diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAH)
• DIBAH diisobutylaluminum hydride
• a conjugated diene monomer such as 1,3-butadiene
• pre-polymerization is carried out in the catalyst composition system together with 1,3-butadiene addition .
• &Lt; / RTI &gt; Also, &quot; premix &quot; may mean that the catalyst composition system is not polymerized and each compound is uniformly mixed.
• the conjugated diene monomer used for preparing the catalyst composition may be one in which the conjugated diene monomer used in the polymerization reaction is used in an amount within a total amount of the conjugated diene monomer.
• the lanthanide rare earth element-containing compound 1 May be used in an amount of 1 to 100 mol, particularly 10 to 50 mol, or 20 to 50 mol, based on the molar amount.
• the catalyst composition according to an embodiment of the present invention may contain at least one of the above-described lanthanum-based rare earth element-containing compound and at least one of an alkylating agent, a halide and a conjugated diene monomer, specifically, a compound containing a lanthanide rare earth element, Cargo, and optionally a conjugated diene-based monomer.
• the organic solvent may be used for hydrocarbons which are not reactive with the components of the catalyst composition.
• the hydrocarbon solvent may be at least one selected from the group consisting of n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, n-octane, n-nonane, n-decane, isopentane, isohexane, isopentane, isooctane, Linear, branched or cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons having 5 to 20 carbon atoms such as pentane, cyclohexane, methylcyclopentane or methylcyclohexane; A mixed solvent of aliphatic hydrocarbons having 5 to 20 carbon atoms such as petroleum ether or petroleum spirits, or kerosene; Or an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, etc., and any one or a mixture of two or more of them may be used.
• the hydrocarbon solvent may be any of the above-described linear, branched or cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons or aliphatic hydrocarbons having 5 to 20 carbon atoms for mixing, and more specifically, n-hexane, cyclohexane, .
• organic solvent may be appropriately selected depending on the constituent components of the catalyst composition, particularly, the kind of the alkylating agent.
• an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent can be suitably used because it is not easily dissolved in an aliphatic hydrocarbon-based solvent.
• an aliphatic hydrocarbon-based solvent may be suitably used.
• a single solvent system can be realized together with an aliphatic hydrocarbon-based solvent such as hexane, which is mainly used as a polymerization solvent, so that the polymerization reaction can be more advantageous.
• the aliphatic hydrocarbon-based solvent can promote the catalytic activity, and the reactivity can be further improved by such catalytic activity.
• the organic solvent may be used in an amount of 20 to 20,000 mol, more specifically 100 to 1,000 mol, per mol of the lanthanum-based rare earth element-containing compound.
• the polymerization may be carried out by continuous polymerization in a polymerization reactor comprising at least two reactors.
• the polymerization may be carried out by continuous polymerization in a polymerization reactor containing at least two reactors, wherein the total number of reactors can be adjusted flexibly according to reaction conditions and environment.
• the polymerization is carried out by continuous polymerization in a polymerization reactor including at least two reactors, and the amount of the monomer charged into the first reactor and the second reactor needs to be controlled. That is, the first injection amount and the second injection amount of the monomer satisfy the following formula (1).
• x is the primary charge (weight) of the diene-based monomer and y is the secondary charge (weight) of the diene-based monomer.
• the control of the first charge amount and the second charge amount of the monomer is carried out by controlling the amount of the conjugated diene monomer . &Lt; / RTI &gt;
• the total amount of the conjugated diene-based monomer that can be used can generally be as large as possible, and if the amount of the second charge is too large, and the input ratio is less than 2.7, the polymerization reaction may not be performed smoothly due to the shortage of monomers in the first reactor If the amount of the first charge is excessive and the charge ratio exceeds 6.0, it is not possible to obtain the effect of obtaining the monomer by separately injecting the monomer into the second reactor.
• the physical properties of the polymer can be generally improved.
• monomers are added only to the first reactor.
• the physical properties of polymers have tended to decline slightly overall. This is a result of causing a side reaction as the residence time of the polymer is increased.
• the method for producing the conjugated diene-based polymer according to the present invention can be carried out by continuous polymerization in a polymerization reactor comprising at least two reactors as described above, thereby obtaining a conjugated diene polymer having excellent productivity and processability, Can be produced.
• the production method according to an embodiment of the present invention is carried out by continuous polymerization in a polymerization reactor including at least two reactors, wherein the polymerization conversion ratio in the first reactor is at least 70%, more preferably 80 to 95 %, It is possible to prevent the polymerization and to increase the linearity and the Cis content and narrow the molecular weight distribution of the polymer. As a result, the conjugated diene polymer having improved physical properties such as viscoelastic properties can be produced.
• the polymerization conversion rate can be determined, for example, by measuring the solid concentration on the polymer solution containing the polymer at the time of polymerization. More specifically, in order to secure the polymer solution, a cylindrical vessel is mounted at the outlet of each polymerization reactor, (A) of the cylinder filled with the polymer solution is measured, and the polymer solution filled in the cylindrical vessel is introduced into the aluminum container (for example, , Aluminum dish), the weight (B) of the cylindrical container from which the polymer solution was removed was measured, the aluminum container containing the polymer solution was dried in an oven at 140 ° C for 30 minutes, and the weight (C) of the dried polymer was measured And may be calculated according to the following equation (4).
• the conjugated diene-based monomer When the amount of the conjugated diene-based monomer is controlled so as to satisfy the formula (1) as described above, the conjugated diene polymer having excellent physical properties can be obtained. Further, the conjugated diene polymer produced in the first reactor and the conjugated diene polymer produced in the second reactor The properties of the conjugated diene polymer may satisfy the following equations (2) and (3).
• Cis is a value obtained by subtracting the cis 1,4 bond content of the diene polymer polymerized in the first reactor from the cis 1,4 bond content of the diene polymer polymerized in the second reactor
• Is a value obtained by subtracting the Mooney viscosity of the diene polymer polymerized in the first reactor from the Mooney viscosity of the diene polymer polymerized in the second reactor.
• T80 is a value obtained by subtracting the T80 value of the diene polymer polymerized in the first reactor from the T80 value confirmed in the measurement of the Mooney viscosity of the diene polymer polymerized in the second reactor, Is a value obtained by subtracting the Mooney viscosity of the diene polymer polymerized in the first reactor from the Mooney viscosity of the diene polymer polymerized in the reactor.
• the prepared covalent diene-based copolymer has a high cis 1,4 bond content and excellent linearity.
• the larger the value the greater the improvement in physical properties in the second reactor relative to the first reactor. Therefore, in this case, the physical properties such as the viscoelastic characteristics of the rubber to be produced are excellent.
• MV which is a variation amount of the Mooney viscosity
• MV may have a value exceeding 10 MU.
• the cis 1,4 bond content was a value measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and the concentration of the disulfide carbon of the same cell as the blank was adjusted to 5 mg / After the FT-IR transmittance spectrum of the carbon solution was measured, the maximum peak value (a, baseline) near 1130 cm - 1 of the measured spectrum, the minimum peak value b near 967 cm -1 ), The minimum peak value (c) near 911 cm -1 indicating the vinyl bond, and the minimum peak value (d) near 736 cm -1 indicating the cis 1,4 bond.
• FT-IR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
• T 80 represents a time for 80% relaxation of the stress applied to the sample after measurement of the Mooney viscosity. It means that the longer the T 80 time, the lower the linearity.
• the polymerization may be temperature-raising polymerization, isothermal polymerization or constant temperature polymerization (adiabatic polymerization).
• the constant temperature polymerization represents a polymerization method including a step of polymerizing the catalyst composition into the reaction heat itself without any heat after the addition of the catalyst composition, and the temperature increase polymerization is carried out by a polymerization method
• the isothermal polymerization is a polymerization method in which heat is applied to the catalyst composition after the addition of the catalyst composition to increase heat or heat is maintained to keep the temperature of the reaction product constant.
• the polymerization can be carried out using coordination anionic polymerization or by radical polymerization, specifically, bulk polymerization, solution polymerization, suspension polymerization or emulsion polymerization, and more specifically, solution polymerization .
• the polymerization may be carried out preferably in a temperature range of -20 ⁇ to 200 ⁇ , specifically in a temperature range of from 20 ⁇ to 150 ⁇ , more specifically from 10 ⁇ to 120 ⁇ or from 60 ⁇ to 90 ⁇ , Min to 3 hours. If the polymerization temperature is higher than 200 ° C, it is difficult to sufficiently control the polymerization reaction and the cis 1,4 bond content of the resultant conjugated diene polymer may be lowered. When the temperature is lower than -20 ° C, Speed and efficiency may be lowered.
• the method for producing the conjugated diene-based polymer according to an embodiment of the present invention may further comprise: a reaction terminator for completing a polymerization reaction such as polyoxyethylene glycol phosphate or the like after the production of the active polymer; Or an additive such as an antioxidant such as 2,6-di-t-butylparacresol or the like may be further used to terminate the polymerization.
• a reaction terminator for completing a polymerization reaction such as polyoxyethylene glycol phosphate or the like after the production of the active polymer
• an additive such as an antioxidant such as 2,6-di-t-butylparacresol or the like may be further used to terminate the polymerization.
• an additive such as a chelating agent, a dispersing agent, a pH adjusting agent, a deoxidizing agent or an oxygen scavenger may be additionally used in addition to the agent for facilitating solution polymerization together with the reaction terminator.
• the method for producing the conjugated diene-based polymer according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a denaturation step for denaturing at least one end of the active polymer.
• the preparation method may include a denaturation step of reacting or coupling the active polymer with the denaturant to denature at least one end of the active polymer after polymerization.
• the modifier may be a compound capable of imparting a functional group to at least one terminal of the active polymer or increasing the molecular weight by coupling.
• the modifier include an azacyclopropane group, a ketone group, a carboxyl group, a thiocarboxyl group, a carbonate group, An amide group, a thioamide group, an isocyanate group, a thioisocyanate group, a halogenated isocyano group, an epoxy group, a thioepoxy group, an imine group and an MZ bond (provided that M May be a compound containing at least one functional group selected from Sn, Si, Ge and P, and Z is a halogen atom, and not containing an active proton and an onium salt.
• the modifier may be used in an amount of 0.5 to 20 mol based on 1 mol of the lanthanum-based rare earth element-containing compound in the catalyst composition. Specifically, the modifier may be used in an amount of 1 to 10 mol based on 1 mol of the lanthanum-based rare earth element-containing compound in the catalyst composition.
• the denaturation reaction may be carried out at 0 ⁇ to 90 ⁇ for 1 minute to 5 hours.
• an isopropanol solution of 2,6-di-t-butyl-p-cresol (BHT) or the like may be added to the polymerization reaction system to terminate the polymerization reaction.
• BHT 2,6-di-t-butyl-p-cresol
• the modified conjugated diene polymer can be obtained through desolvation treatment or vacuum drying treatment such as steam stripping which lowers the partial pressure of the solvent through supply of water vapor.
• the reaction product obtained as a result of the above-mentioned denaturation reaction may contain an unmodified active polymer together with the above-mentioned modified conjugated diene polymer.
• the present invention provides a conjugated diene polymer produced through the above-described production method.
• the conjugated diene polymer may have a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 100,000 g / mol or more and 500,000 g / mol or less.
• the conjugated diene polymer may have a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 500,000 g / mol to 1,000,000 g / mol.
• the conjugated diene polymer may have a molecular weight distribution (MWD, Mw / Mn) of 1.5 or more and 4.0 or less.
• Mw molecular weight distribution
• tensile properties and viscoelastic properties may be improved.
• the conjugated diene polymer according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a molecular weight distribution range and a weight average value in consideration of a good balance of the mechanical properties, the elastic modulus, and the processability of the rubber composition when applied to the rubber composition.
• the molecular weight and the number average molecular weight may simultaneously satisfy the conditions of the above-mentioned range.
• the modified conjugated diene polymer may have a molecular weight distribution of 4.0 or less, a weight average molecular weight of 500,000 g / mol or more and 1,000,000 g / mol or less, and a number average molecular weight of 100,000 g / mol or more and 500,000 g / mol or less have.
• the weight average molecular weight and the number average molecular weight are respectively polystyrene reduced molecular weights analyzed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) is also called polydispersity, weight average molecular weight (Mw) And the number-average molecular weight (Mn) (Mw / Mn).
• the number average molecular weight is a common average of the individual polymer molecular weights obtained by measuring the molecular weights of n polymer molecules and dividing by the total of these molecular weights, and the weight average molecular weight is the molecular weight distribution of the polymer .
• the conjugated diene polymer may have a cis-1,4 bond content of not less than 95%, more specifically not less than 98%, as measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Accordingly, when applied to a rubber composition, the abrasion resistance, crack resistance and ozone resistance of the rubber composition can be improved.
• FT-IR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
• the modified conjugated diene polymer may have a vinyl content of not more than 5%, more specifically not more than 2%, as measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
• the vinyl content in the polymer is more than 5%, there is a possibility that the abrasion resistance, crack resistance and ozone resistance of the rubber composition containing the polymer are deteriorated.
• the conjugated diene polymer produced through the above-mentioned production method is a modified conjugated diene polymer in which a functional group derived from a denaturant is introduced into at least one terminal thereof Lt; / RTI &gt;
• the present invention provides a rubber composition comprising the conjugated diene-based polymer and a molded article produced from the rubber composition.
• the rubber composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains 0.1 to 100% by weight, specifically 10 to 100% by weight, more specifically 20 to 90% by weight, of the conjugated diene polymer . If the content of the conjugated diene polymer is less than 0.1% by weight, the effect of improving the abrasion resistance and crack resistance of a molded article produced using the rubber composition, such as a tire, may be insignificant.
• the rubber composition may further include other rubber components, if necessary, in addition to the modified conjugated diene polymer, wherein the rubber component may be contained in an amount of 90 wt% or less based on the total weight of the rubber composition. Specifically, it may be contained in an amount of 1 part by weight to 900 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the modified conjugated diene-based copolymer.
• the rubber component may be natural rubber or synthetic rubber, for example natural rubber (NR) comprising cis-1,4-polyisoprene; Modified natural rubbers such as epoxidized natural rubber (ENR), deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR), and hydrogenated natural rubber, which are modified or refined with the general natural rubber; Butadiene copolymers (SBR), polybutadiene (BR), polyisoprenes (IR), butyl rubbers (IIR), ethylene-propylene copolymers, polyisobutylene-co-isoprene, neoprene, poly Butadiene), poly (styrene-co-butadiene), poly (styrene-co-butadiene) Synthetic rubber such as polysulfide rubber, acrylic rubber, urethane rubber, silicone rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, butyl rubber, halogenated butyl rubber and the like may be used, and any one or a mixture of two or more thereof may be used have
• the rubber composition may contain 0.1 to 150 parts by weight of a filler based on 100 parts by weight of the conjugated diene polymer, and the filler may be silica-based, carbon black or a combination thereof. Specifically, the filler may be carbon-bank rack.
• the carbon black filler is not particularly limited, but may have a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (measured according to N2SA, JIS K 6217-2: 2001) of 20 m 2 / g to 250 m 2 / g.
• the carbon black may have a dibutyl phthalate oil absorption (DBP) of 80 cc / 100 g to 200 cc / 100 g. If the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black exceeds 250 m 2 / g, the workability of the rubber composition may deteriorate. If it is less than 20 m 2 / g, the reinforcing performance by carbon black may be insufficient.
• the workability of the rubber composition may decrease. If the DBP oil absorption is less than 80 cc / 100 g, the reinforcing performance by carbon black may be insufficient.
• the silica is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, wet silica (hydrated silicic acid), dry silica (silicic anhydride), calcium silicate, aluminum silicate or colloidal silica.
• the silica may be a wet silica having the most remarkable effect of improving the destructive property and the wet grip.
• the silica has a nitrogen surface area per gram (N 2 SA) of 120 m 2 / g to 180 m 2 / g and a specific surface area of CTAB (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide) of 100 m 2 / g to 200 m 2 / g Lt; / RTI &gt; If the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the silica is less than 120 m &lt; 2 &gt; / g, the reinforcing performance by silica may be lowered.
• N 2 SA nitrogen surface area per gram
• CTAB cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide
• the CTAB adsorption specific surface area of the silica is less than 100 m &lt; 2 &gt; / g, the reinforcing performance by the silica as a filler may be deteriorated. If it exceeds 200 m &lt; 2 &gt; / g, the workability of the rubber composition may deteriorate.
• silica when used as the filler, a silane coupling agent may be used together to improve the reinforcing property and the low heat build-up.
• silane coupling agent examples include bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide, bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) trisulfide, bis (2-triethoxysilylethyl) tetrasulfide, bis (3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide, bis (2-trimethoxysilylethyl) tetrasulfide, 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane , 3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane, 2-mercaptoethyltrimethoxysilane, 2-mercaptoethyltriethoxysilane, 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl-N, N-dimethylthiocarbamoyltetrasulfide Triethoxysilylpropyl-N, N-dimethylthiocarbamoyltetrasulfide Triethoxys
• the silane coupling agent may be bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide or 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl benzothiazine tetrasulfide.
• the rubber composition according to an embodiment of the present invention may be sulfur-crosslinkable and may further include a vulcanizing agent.
• the vulcanizing agent may be specifically a sulfur powder and may be included in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber component. When contained in the above content range, the required elastic modulus and strength of the vulcanized rubber composition can be ensured, and at the same time, the low fuel consumption ratio can be obtained.
• the rubber composition according to one embodiment of the present invention may contain various additives commonly used in the rubber industry, such as a vulcanization accelerator, a process oil, a plasticizer, an antioxidant, a scorch inhibitor, zinc white ), Stearic acid, a thermosetting resin, or a thermoplastic resin.
• a vulcanization accelerator such as a vulcanization accelerator, a process oil, a plasticizer, an antioxidant, a scorch inhibitor, zinc white ), Stearic acid, a thermosetting resin, or a thermoplastic resin.
• the vulcanization accelerator is not particularly limited and specifically includes M (2-mercaptobenzothiazole), DM (dibenzothiazyl disulfide), CZ (N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazyl sulfenamide) Based compound, or a guanidine-based compound such as DPG (diphenylguanidine) can be used.
• the vulcanization accelerator may be included in an amount of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber component.
• the process oil may be a paraffinic, naphthenic, or aromatic compound. More specifically, considering the tensile strength and abrasion resistance, the process oil may be an aromatic process oil, a hysteresis loss And naphthenic or paraffinic process oils may be used in view of the low temperature characteristics.
• the process oil may be contained in an amount of 100 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber component. When the content is included in the above amount, the tensile strength and low heat build-up (low fuel consumption) of the vulcanized rubber can be prevented from lowering.
• the antioxidant examples include N-isopropyl-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N- (1,3-dimethylbutyl) -N'- 2, 4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline, or high-temperature condensates of diphenylamine and acetone.
• the antioxidant may be used in an amount of 0.1 part by weight to 6 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber component.
• the rubber composition according to one embodiment of the present invention can be obtained by kneading by using a kneader such as Banbury mixer, roll, internal mixer or the like by the above compounding formula. Further, the rubber composition can be obtained by a vulcanization step after molding, This excellent rubber composition can be obtained.
• a kneader such as Banbury mixer, roll, internal mixer or the like by the above compounding formula. Further, the rubber composition can be obtained by a vulcanization step after molding, This excellent rubber composition can be obtained.
• the rubber composition can be applied to various members such as tire tread, under-tread, sidewall, carcass coated rubber, belt coated rubber, bead filler, pancake fur, or bead coated rubber, vibration proof rubber, belt conveyor, Can be useful for the production of various industrial rubber products.
• the molded article produced using the rubber composition may be one comprising a tire or tire tread.
• a monomer-containing solvent was prepared by adding an organometallic halide solution while mixing a neodymium carboxylate solution and an alkylaluminum solution. Optionally, an alkyl aluminum solution was added.
• a conjugated diene polymer was prepared using a polymerization reactor in which 80 L stainless steel reactors were connected in series. The temperature and pressure inside each reactor were kept constant.
• the catalyst composition prepared above was fed through the upper portion of the first reactor at a rate of 48 g / hr, and 4000 g / hr of n-hexane and 600 g / hr of 1,3-butadiene were added thereto.
• 1,3-butadiene is fed at a rate of 100 g / hr after being transferred to the second reactor.
• the polymerization conversion reaches 90% or more, the hexane solution containing the polymerization terminator is reduced to 4.7 g / hr, and a solution in which 30 wt% of antioxidant was dissolved in hexane was added at 4.7 g / hr to terminate the polymerization. Thereafter, the solvent was removed by steam streaming, and the resultant was dried for 4 minutes using a 6-inch hot roll (110 ° C) to prepare a conjugated diene polymer.
• the conjugated diene polymer was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 600 g of 1,3-butadiene and 125 g of the conjugated diene polymer were added to the first reactor and the second reactor, respectively.
• the conjugated diene polymer was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 400 g of 1,3-butadiene and 100 g of the conjugated diene polymer were added to the first reactor and the second reactor, respectively.
• the conjugated diene polymer was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 500 g of 1,3-butadiene and 185 g of the conjugated diene polymer were added to the first reactor and the second reactor, respectively.
• the conjugated diene polymer was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 600 g of 1,3-butadiene and 50 g of the conjugated diene polymer were added to the first reactor and the second reactor, respectively.
• a conjugated diene polymer was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 600 g of 1,3-butadiene was added only to the first reactor in the production of the conjugated diene polymer.
• a conjugated diene polymer was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 500 g of 1,3-butadiene was added only to the first reactor in the preparation of the conjugated diene polymer.
• the Mooney viscosity (ML1 + 4, @ 100 ° C) (MU) was measured at 100 ° C under Rotor Speed 2 ⁇ 0.02 rpm using Monsanto MV2000E with a large rotor.
• the sample used was allowed to stand at room temperature (23 ⁇ 3 ° C) for more than 30 minutes, and then 27 ⁇ 3 g was sampled and filled in the die cavity. Platen was operated to measure the Mooney viscosity by applying torque.
• T 80 The time taken until the stress applied to the sample after the Mooney viscosity measurement is 80% relaxed is called T 80 , which may be a numerical value that is an index of linearity.
• the amount of cis bonds in each polymer was measured using Varian VNMRS 500 Mhz NMR, and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane D2 (Cambridge Isotope) was used as a solvent.
• R1 and R2 represent the first reactor and the second reactor, respectively
• Example 1 to 4 the Mooney viscosity was improved by more than 12 MU.
• the improvement width was small, and the cis 1,4 bond content was also lower in Comparative Examples 2 and 3
• the widths of Examples 1 to 4 are significantly smaller even if the content is increased or decreased.
• the T 80 value which is an index of linearity, that the rise width is relatively large in the case of Comparative Examples 2 and 3 as compared with the Examples.
• Table 2 shows changes in the cis 1,4 bond content and T 80 value with respect to the change in Mooney viscosity.
• Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
• Example 4 Comparative Example 1 Comparative Example 2 Comparative Example 3 (Cis) / (MV) -0.017 -0.007 +0.013 +0.005 -0.05 -0.1 -0.06 (T 80) / (MV) X1,000 0.20 0.18 0.13 0.14 0.24 0.25 0.31
• the rubber composition and the rubber specimens were prepared using the modified butadiene polymer prepared in the above example and the butadiene polymer prepared in the comparative example, and the viscoelastic characteristics (rotation resistance) were measured in the following manner. The results are shown in Table 3 below.
• the rubber composition was prepared by mixing 70 parts by weight of carbon black, 22.5 parts by weight of process oil, 2 parts by weight of antioxidant (TMDQ), 3 parts by weight of zinc oxide (ZnO) and 100 parts by weight of stearic acid 2 parts by weight of stearic acid were blended to prepare respective rubber compositions. Subsequently, 2 parts by weight of sulfur, 2 parts by weight of a vulcanization accelerator (CZ) and 0.5 parts by weight of a vulcanization accelerator (DPG) were added to each of the rubber compositions, mixed at 50 rpm for 1.5 minutes at 50 rpm, To obtain a vulcanizing blend in sheet form. The obtained vulcanization compound was vulcanized at 160 DEG C for 25 minutes to prepare a rubber specimen.
• the viscoelasticity (Tan ⁇ ) at 60 °C was measured at a frequency of 10 Hz, 3% of prestrain and 3% of dynamic strain.
• the lower the tan? Value at 60 ⁇ ⁇ is, the lower the hysteresis loss is, and the better the rolling resistance characteristic is, that is, the better the fuel consumption characteristic is.
• the rubber composition comprising the conjugated diene polymer of Examples 1 to 4 according to one embodiment of the present invention and the rubber specimen prepared therefrom were compared with the conjugated diene of Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 3 It was confirmed that the value of Tan ⁇ at 60 ° C. was decreased with respect to the rubber composition containing the polymer and the rubber specimen prepared therefrom.

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