A colorless, highly flammable hydrocarbon, C4H6, obtained from petroleum and used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber Also used to add elastic properties to modified asphalt
An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH{2}=CH-CH=CH{2}; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene
A butane derivative that is one of the most widely used raw materials used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber
A gas which is chemically combined with styrene to create a resin used in latex binders, styrene-butadiene
A block copolymer consisting of two polystyrene chains, one each side of a polybutadiene sequence; they have both thermoset and thermoplastic properties