Herein, we present the results of systematic studies catalytic hydrogenation commercially available polybutadiene rubbers. The examination a wide range transition metal-based catalysts permitted us to study effect type metal, its loading, and presence phosphine ligands on process efficiency. detailed research allowed selection most active systems that can be successfully applied for synthetic r...

Submitted for the PSF13 Meeting of The American Physical Society Supported shock waves in hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene melts: A large-scale molecular dynamics study MARKUS FROEHLICH, THOMAS SEWELL, DONALD THOMPSON, University of Missouri-Columbia — Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) melts subjected to supported shock loading were studied by non-reactive all-atom molecular dynamics (M...

In order to overcome the brittleness of polylactide (PLA), reactive core-shell particles (RCS) with polybutadiene as core and methyl methacrylate-co-styrene-co-glycidyl methacrylate as shell were prepared to toughen PLA. Tert-dodecyl mercaptan (TDDM) was used as chain transfer agent to modify the grafting properties (such as grafting degree, shell thickness, internal and external grafting) of t...