Crosslinked products prepared by ionically crosslinking a solid grade oligomer and a polymer using an ionic crosslinking agent and methods of making the same

Abstract

Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a crosslinked product prepared by ionically crosslinking a solid grade oligomer and a polymer using an ionic crosslinking agent. In some embodiments, the polymer is derived from a hydrophobic monomer and / or a gas-phase monomer. In some embodiments, the solid grade oligomer is reacted with a polymer comprising a hydrophobic monomer and / or a gas-phase monomer. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making the disclosed compositions. The compositions disclosed herein can be used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, asphalt compositions, paints, coatings, carpet compositions, paper binding and coating compositions, foams, or adhesives.

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FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0001]The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a crosslinked product prepared by ionically crosslinking a solid grade oligomer and a polymer using an ionic crosslinking agent. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making the disclosed compositions.BACKGROUND[0002]Certain applications using crosslinking agents, for instance, asphalt modifications using sulfur-based crosslinking agents, require a minimum temperature to activate the crosslinking agent. For instance, many products comprising sulfur-based crosslinking agents require a minimum activation temperature of 120° C. or greater. Thus, particularly for asphalt, sulfur-based crosslinking agents are used in hot mix applications (from 160° C.-200° C.). In addition, sulfur-based crosslinking agents are less effective for certain lower temperature applications (such as warm-mix asphalt applications conducted at temperatures ranging from 120° C.-140° C.). There-fore, producing composi...

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