Methods for Production of High Impact Polystyrene Having an Improved Rubber Morphology

    公开(公告)号:US20210324128A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17231242

    申请日:2021-04-15

    Abstract: A process for producing high impact polystyrene comprising introducing to a reactor a partially-polymerized mixture comprising at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, an elastomer and reacted vinyl aromatic monomer wherein the partially-polymerized mixture has not undergone phase inversion; polymerizing the partially-polymerized mixture in the reactor to the phase inversion point to form a phase-inverted mixture; recovering a portion of the phase-inverted mixture from the reactor wherein the phase-inverted mixture comprises high impact polystyrene; and introducing another portion of the phase-inverted mixture to another reactor.

    Methods to Control Swell Index in High Impact Polystyrene

    公开(公告)号:US20180162961A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-14

    申请号:US15835203

    申请日:2017-12-07

    Abstract: A method including operating a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) reaction system having a devolatilizer downstream of a polymerization reactor, and from which a HIPS product is obtained, and injecting an antioxidant into the HIPS reaction system prior to the devolatilizer, with the antioxidant being one or more aromatic antioxidants. A HIPS product produced by operating a HIPS reaction system to produce a HIPS product, with the HIPS reaction system including a devolatilizer downstream of a polymerization reactor, and including injecting an antioxidant into the HIPS reaction system prior to the devolatilizer, with the antioxidant being comprising one or more aromatic antioxidants. The antioxidant may comprise at least one thiol group, at least one cresol group, or both. A system for producing the HIPS product is also provided.

    Methods to control swell index in high impact polystyrene

    公开(公告)号:US10696755B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US15835203

    申请日:2017-12-07

    Abstract: A method including operating a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) reaction system having a devolatilizer downstream of a polymerization reactor, and from which a HIPS product is obtained, and injecting an antioxidant into the HIPS reaction system prior to the devolatilizer, with the antioxidant being one or more aromatic antioxidants. A HIPS product produced by operating a HIPS reaction system to produce a HIPS product, with the HIPS reaction system including a devolatilizer downstream of a polymerization reactor, and including injecting an antioxidant into the HIPS reaction system prior to the devolatilizer, with the antioxidant being comprising one or more aromatic antioxidants. The antioxidant may comprise at least one thiol group, at least one cresol group, or both. A system for producing the HIPS product is also provided.

    Methods for Production of High Impact Polystyrene Having an Improved Rubber Morphology

    公开(公告)号:US20240002570A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18470260

    申请日:2023-09-19

    CPC classification number: C08F279/02

    Abstract: A high impact polystyrene reactor system includes a first continuously stirred tank reactor. The first continuously stirred tank reactor includes an inlet configured to receive (i) at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, (ii) an elastomer, and (iii) a free radical initiator; and an outlet configured to convey a first reactor effluent. In addition, the high impact polystyrene reactor system includes a second continuously stirred tank reactor. The second continuously stirred tank reactor includes an inlet in fluid communication with the first continuously stirred tank reactor outlet and configured to receive (i) a portion of the first reactor effluent from the first continuously stirred tank reactor, (ii) at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, (iii) an elastomer, and (iv) a free radical initiator; and an outlet configured to convey a portion of a second reactor effluent comprising high impact polystyrene. Further, the high impact polystyrene reactor system includes a conduit for establishing a recirculation stream between the second reactor and the first reactor. The recirculation stream comprises another portion of the second reactor effluent.

    Methods for production of high impact polystyrene having an improved rubber morphology

    公开(公告)号:US11795259B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17231242

    申请日:2021-04-15

    CPC classification number: C08F279/02

    Abstract: A process for producing high impact polystyrene comprising introducing to a reactor a partially-polymerized mixture comprising at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, an elastomer and reacted vinyl aromatic monomer wherein the partially-polymerized mixture has not undergone phase inversion; polymerizing the partially-polymerized mixture in the reactor to the phase inversion point to form a phase-inverted mixture; recovering a portion of the phase-inverted mixture from the reactor wherein the phase-inverted mixture comprises high impact polystyrene; and introducing another portion of the phase-inverted mixture to another reactor.

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