Abstract
Butyl rubber is produced by copolymerizing isobutylene with small amounts of isoprene. In 1937, R. E. Thomas and W. J. Sparks at the Exxon Research and Engineering Co. suceeded in introducing unsaturation by incorporating a few isoprene units into the copolymer thereby making it vulcanizable. The first commercial scale butyl rubber plant in Baton Rouge was on stream in 1943.Eight butyl rubber plants, to which Esso process was originally applied, are now running in the world with about 450 KT/Y capaicty excluding east side party. The items described in this report are as follows : 1. Historical background of butyl rubber development and commercialization2. Present butyl rubber plant location, production capacity, plant completion year, etc.3. Butyl rubber types, specifications, and their applications4. Polymerization chemistry and molecular structure of butyl and halobutyl polymer5. Butyl/halobutyl rubber manufacturing process
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