Method of improving reversion resistance
The present invention relates to a method of improving reversion resistance of a peroxide curable polymer containing at least one polymer having repeating units derived from at least one isomonoolefin monomer and at least one aromatic divinyl monomer by polymerizing the monomers in the presence of at least one m- or p-diisoalkenylbenzene compound.
1 . A method of improving reversion resistance of a peroxide curable polymer comprising polymerizing at least one polymer having repeating units derived from at least one isomonoolefin monomer and at least one aromatic divinyl monomer in the presence of at least one m- or p-diisoalkenylbenzene compound.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the C 4 to C 7 isomonoolefin monomer(s) are selected from the group consisting of isobutylene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 4-methyl-1-pentene and mixtures thereof.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic divinyl monomer(s) are selected from the group consisting of divinylbenzene, divinyltoluene, divinylxylene or C 1 to C 20 alkyl-substituted derivatives of the above compounds.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the m- or p-diisoalkenylbenzene compound is a m- or p-isopropenylbenzene, m- or p-dimethallylbenzene or mixture thereof.