| Abstract: | This paper is a review of the alkyllithium system of the copolymerization of butadiene and styrene. The alkyllithium system offer a very versatile tool by which a wide variety of styrene butadiene copolymers can be made to fit a particular application. Included are discussions of block and non-block copolymers of styrene butadiene, copolymers with functional groups, and copolymers with varying microstructure. In addition, wear and tractuion on a series of styrene butadiene copolymers with varying content and microstructure are presented. |
