Patent ID: 11879023
Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 3:
4. The process of claim 1 wherein
a) said polymer is selected from the group consisting of said polydiene polymer and said polydiene copolymer are selected from the group consisting of poly(1,3-butadiene), poly(1,4-pentadiene), polyisoprene, polychloroprene, polybromoprene, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer, and/or butadiene styrene copolymer;
b) said UV initiator is selected from the group consisting of Acetophenone; anisoin; anthraquinone; (benzene)tricarbonylchromium; benzil; benzoin; benzoin ethyl ether; benzoin isobutyl ether; benzoin methyl ether; benzophenone; 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone; 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride; 4-benzoylbiphenyl; 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-4′-morpholinobutyrophenone; 4,4′-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone; 4,4′-bis(dimethylamino)benzophenone; camphorquinone; 2-chlorothioxanthen-9-one; (cumene)cyclopentadienyliron(II) hexafluorophosphate; dibenzosuberenone; 2,2-diethoxyacetophenone; 4,4′-dihydroxybenzophenone; 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone; 4-(dimethylamino)benzophenone; 4,4′-dimethylbenzil; 2,5-dimethylbenzophenone; 3,4-dimethylbenzophenone; diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide; 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone; 4′-ethoxyacetophenone; 2-ethylanthraquinone; ferrocene; 3′-hydroxyacetophenone; 4′-hydroxyacetophenone; 3-hydroxybenzophenone; 4-hydroxybenzophenone; 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone; 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone; 2-methylbenzophenone; 3-methylbenzophenone; methylbenzoylformate; 2-methyl-4′-(methylthio)-2-morpholinopropiophenone; phenanthrenequinone; 4′-phenoxyacetophenone; thioxanthen-9-one and mixtures thereof;
c) said thermal initiator is selected from the group consisting of 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbutane; tert-butyl hydroperoxide; tert-amyl hydroperoxide; cumyl hydroperoxide; 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl hydroperoxide; isopropylcumyl hydroperoxide; isopropylcumyl hydroperoxide; 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexyne; 3,6,9-triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl-1,4,7-triperoxonane; di(tert-butyl)peroxide; 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane; di(tert-butylperoxy-isopropyl)benzene; tert-butyl cumyl peroxide; di-(tert-amyl)-peroxide; dicumyl peroxide; butyl 4,4-di(tert-butylperoxy)valerate; tert-butylperoxybenzoate; 2,2-di(tert-butylperoxy)butane; tert-amyl peroxy-benzoate; tert-butylperoxy-acetate; tert-butylperoxy-(2-ethylhexyl)carbonate; tert-butylperoxy isopropyl carbonate; tert-butyl peroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-hexanoate; 1,1-di(tert-butylperoxy)cyclohexane; tert-amyl peroxyacetate; tert-amylperoxy-(2-ethylhexyl)carbonate; 1,1-di(tert-butylperoxy)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane; 1,1-di(tert-amylperoxy)cyclohexane; tert-butyl-monoperoxy-maleate; 1,1′-azodi(hexahydrobenzonitrile); tert-butyl peroxy-isobutyrate; tert-butyl peroxydiethylacetate; tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate; dibenzoyl peroxide; tert-amyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate; di(4-methylbenzoyl)peroxide; 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate; 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(2-ethylhexanoylperoxy)hexane; 2,2′-azodi(2-methylbutyronitrile); 2,2′-azodi(isobutyronitrile); didecanoyl peroxide; dilauroyl peroxide; di(3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl) peroxide; tert-amyl peroxypivalate; tert-butyl peroxyneoheptanoate; 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl peroxypivalate; tert-butyl peroxypivalate; dicetyl peroxydicarbonate; dimyristyl peroxydicarbonate; di(2-ethylhexyl) peroxydicarbonate; di(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate; diisopropyl peroxydicarbonate; tert-butyl peroxyneodecanoate; di-sec-butyl peroxydicarbonate; tert-amyl peroxyneodecanoate; cumyl peroxyneoheptanoate; di(3-methoxybutyl) peroxydicarbonate; 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl peroxyneodecanoate; cumyl peroxyneodecanoate; diisobutyryl peroxide and mixtures thereof;
d) said optional inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of phenothiazine, quinone monomethyl ether, butylated hydroxytoluene, hydroquinone and mixtures thereof; and
e) said optional adjunct is selected from the group consisting of acetamide, acetyltributylcitrate, benzyl benzoate, benzyl butyl phthalate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, centralite, 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester, dibutyl phthalate, dibutyl sebacate, diethylene glycol dinitrate, diisobutyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, dimethyl adipate, dimethyl methylphosphonate, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, dioctyl adipate, dioctyl sebacate, dioctyl terephthalate, dipropylene glycol, biobased oils, epoxidized soybean oil, fatty acids, soybean oil, ethyl butyrate, ethylene carbonate, furoin, linseed oil, maleic acid dibutyl ester, naphtha, neopentyl glycol, paraffin, polybutene, polychlorinated biphenyl, polychlorinated terphenyl, propylene carbonate, tris(1-(2-methyl))aziridinyl phosphine oxide, trimesoyl-1-(2-ethyl)aziridine, tetraethylenepentamine acrylonitrile glycidol adduct, partially cyanoacrylated tetraethylenepentamine, isophthaloyl-bis(methyl-ethyleneimide), triacetin, tributyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, triethylene glycol dinitrate, trimethylolethane trinitrate, metal oxides, talc, glass, metal carbonates, salts, metals, carbon black, carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene oxide, clays, cellulose, nanocellulose, precipitated silica, fumed silica, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and mixtures thereof.