ELASTOMER FUNCTIONALISED BY CARBOXYLIC GROUPINGS OR GRAFT ESTERS, AND USE THEREOF FOR PRODUCING FUNCTIONALISED ELASTOMER/BITUMEN COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE FOR MAKING SURFACINGS

摘要

A functionalised elastomer (EF) consisting of an elastomeric substrate with a weight-average molecular weight (a) of 10000-600000 daltons and a polydispersity index lower than 5, and having grafted thereon 0.1-10 wt.%, based on the weight of the substrate, of sequences (b) wherein R1 is a C1-12 (x+z+1)-valent hydrocarbon radical, X is H or a C1-12 monovalent hydrocarbon radical R, z is 0 or 1 and x is an integer from 1 to 3, where x+z ≤ 3, and the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of said EF is such that the ratio (c) is less than 20 %. Bitumen/EF compositions useful for making surfacings may be produced by incorporating said EF into a bituminous component.