Regular butyl rubber (1.72
mol % unsaturation, Mn = 135 000
g/mol) was obtained from the ARLANXEO Canada Inc. Sarnia site. Reagent-grade
acetone, ethanol, hexane, chloroform, and sodium bicarbonate were
purchased from VWR and used as received. Oxone with 44.7% active oxidant
potassium peroxymonosulfate (PMS), methyltrioctylammonium hydrogen
sulfate (≥95%), 88 wt % formic acid, and 30 wt % hydrogen peroxide
were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. 98 wt % sulfuric acid was purchased
from Jahn–Teller (JT) Baker. Silica filler HI-SIL 233 was obtained
from PPG. All of the chemicals were used as received unless otherwise
stated.
mol % unsaturation, Mn = 135 000
g/mol) was obtained from the ARLANXEO Canada Inc. Sarnia site. Reagent-grade
acetone, ethanol, hexane, chloroform, and sodium bicarbonate were
purchased from VWR and used as received. Oxone with 44.7% active oxidant
potassium peroxymonosulfate (PMS), methyltrioctylammonium hydrogen
sulfate (≥95%), 88 wt % formic acid, and 30 wt % hydrogen peroxide
were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. 98 wt % sulfuric acid was purchased
from Jahn–Teller (JT) Baker. Silica filler HI-SIL 233 was obtained
from PPG. All of the chemicals were used as received unless otherwise
stated.
