Abstract
a. Synthesis of elastomers containing ionizable monomers or just preparing the thermoplastic ionic elastomers on the same equipment where polymerization, copolymerization or polycondensation of the basic monomers in the polymer chain are performed, but adding small amounts (5-7%) of other monomers resulting in ionic or ionizable groups in the polymer chain. b. Converting chemically some elastomers containing double bonds in their macromolecules. c. Processing elastomers containing ionizable groups with metal salts, metal alkali or metal oxides which can react with the functional groups in the ionizable groups, thus yielding ionic ranges; fillers, ionic plasticizers, polyolefins, antioxidants etc. can be also added in order to obtain ionic thermoplastic elastomer compounds with a large variety of applications depending on their composition (Zuga, 2005).
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