Thermoplastic vulcanizates

Structure of santoprene

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Thermoplastic vulcanizates ( TPV ) are a group of thermoplastic and elastic plastics at the same time . They combine the inexpensive processability of thermoplastics with the elastic properties of elastomers. The best-known TPV is Santoprene , which consists of ethylene-propylene-diene rubber particles (EPDM) in a matrix of polypropylene (PP).

Santoprene was launched by Monsanto in 1981 . In 1991, ExxonMobil and Solutia , the spin-off of Monsanto's chemicals business, founded the joint venture Advanced Elastomer Systems (AES) . It is now fully owned by ExxonMobil.

Web links

• Santoprene ™ - TPV - Thermoplastic Vulcanizate

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Advanced Elastomer Systems. In: exxonmobil.co.uk. Accessed June 21, 2015 .