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Petroleum Resin

Synonyms

C5/C9 hydrocarbon resin

Definition

Thermoplastic hydrocarbon resins/polymers derived from monomers of cracked petroleum fractions such as C5, C9, and dicyclopentadiene feedstocks.

General Introduction

Petroleum resin is term in common use for low molecular weight, about M w 500–5,000, thermoplastic hydrocarbon resins derived from cracked petroleum fractions. They are to be distinguished from high polymers such as polystyrene and polypropylene, which are pure-monomer-based resins essentially made from pure starting materials such as styrene and propylene, respectively. The petroleum resin generally has a tackifying effect and is suitable for use in paints and varnishes, coatings, printing ink, lithographic inks, paper, adhesives, rubber, concrete-curing compounds, and other areas where tackiness is required, literally in thousands of applications [1, 2].

Historically speaking, early petroleum resins were soft, unstable, and dark. However, they have been continuously improved to...

Keywords

  • Cloud Point
  • Maleic Anhydride
  • Softening Point
  • Cationic Polymerization
  • Thermal Polymerization

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, 910-8507, Bunkyo, Fukui, Japan

    Shinji Sugihara

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  1. Kyoto Institute of Technology R & D Center for Bio-Based Materials, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany

    Klaus Müllen

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Sugihara, S. (2014). Petroleum Resin. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_240-1

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