| abstract |
A polar thermoplastic and acrylate or ethylene acrylate-based polar rubbersnform a useful thermoplastic vulcanizate when cured with curatives which donnot generate volatile organic materials nor generate by-products that degrade thenpolar thermoplastic. Examples of thermoplastics include aromatic polyesters, polycarbonatesnor poly(phenylene oxide) or combinations thereof. Examples of curativesninclude compounds with a multifunctional oxazoline, oxazine, imidazoline, orncarbodiimide which can react with pendant functional groups such as carboxylicnacid groups on the rubber. |