Description
APPLICATIONS: It is used in many applications requiring an airtight rubber. Polyisobutylene and butyl rubber are used in the manufacture of adhesives, agricultural chemicals, fiber optic compounds, ball bladders, O-rings, mastics and sealants, adhesive film, electrical fluids, lubricants (2-stroke engine oil), paper and pulp, personal care products, pigment concentrates, for the modification of rubber and polymers, to protect and seal certain equipment for use in chemical weapons areas, as an additive for gasoline/diesel, and chewing gum. The first major application of butyl rubber was tire inner tubes.
