Abstract:
There is disclosed a process for producing a styrenic polymer or copolymer each having syndiotactic configuration which comprises polymerizing a styrenic monomer represented by the general formula (I) ##STR1## such as phenylstyrene and trimethylsilylstyrene, or copolymerizing at least two styrenic monomers of the formula (I) or at least one styrenic monomer of the formula (I) with at least one styrenic monomer other than the styrenic monomer of the formula (I) in the presence of a catalyst comprising as principal ingredients(A) a transition metal compound derived from a group IVB metal of the Periodic Table such as pentamethylcyclopentadienyltrimethyltitanium and (B) a compound producing an ionic complex by the reaction with the above transition metal compound such as tri(n-butyl)ammonium tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate. The aforementioned process enables efficient production of a styrenic polymer or copolymer excellent in heat resistance and mechanical strength.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing a stretched molding which comprises stretching a straight chain random copolymer having:a repeating unit (A) represented by the formula:--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 -- and a repeating unit (B) represented by the formula: ##STR1## the proportion of said repeating unit (B) being 0.01 to 10 mol %; and an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] as measured at 135.degree. C. in decalin of at least 5 dl/g.A stretched molding obtained by the present invention has mechanical properties equivalent or superior to those of the conventional super high molecular weight polyethylene stretched molding and is excellent in adhesive properties, dyeability, printability and so on, and thus is greatly useful as an industrial material required to have high strength and further good adhesive properties and printability.
Abstract:
A terminally unsaturated polyolefin satisfying the following (1) to (4): (1) the mesopentad fraction [mmmm] of propylene chain unit or butene-1 chain unit is 20 to 80 mol %; (2) the number of terminal vinylidene groups per molecule is 1.3 to 2.5; (3) the weight-average molecular weight Mw is 500 to 100,000; and (4) the molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn is 1.1 to 2.6.
Abstract:
Provided is a production process for a graft copolymer or a thermoplastic resin composition containing the above graft copolymer, which comprises graft-polymerizing 100 parts by mass of a combination of 20 to 100% by mass of a reactive polyolefin and 0 to 80% by mass of a polyolefin other than the reactive polyolefin with 0.2 to 300 parts by mass of at least one specific monomer under the presence of a radical initiator and which is useful as a sealant, a modifier for polyolefins, a surface treating agent, a primer treating agent, a coating agent component and the like.
Abstract:
Provided is a resin composition containing a resin component prepared by blending a graft copolymer with an engineering plastic, wherein the above graft copolymer is a graft copolymer satisfying (a) to (e) shown below: (a) a graft rate is 1 to 150% by mass, (b) a weight average molecular weight measured by GPC is 500 to 400000, (c) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is 1.5 to 4, (d) a main chain is a polymerization chain containing 1 to 100% by mass of a monomer unit having a functional group interacting with the engineering plastic and (e) a side chain is a homopolymerization chain of a single kind selected from α-olefins having 3 to 28 carbon atoms or a copolymerization chain of two or more kinds selected therefrom or a copolymerization chain comprising an α-olefin unit having 3 to 28 carbon atoms and an ethylene unit which accounts for 50% by mass or less, and a mesopentad ratio [mmmm] of the polymerization chain is 30 to 80 mole %.
Abstract:
A graft copolymer is provided that is useful as an adhesive composition that is excellent in adhesion strength between polyolefins and between a polyolefin and another member (for example, a metal, a resin, and an inorganic material, such as glass), is excellent in flowability at a low temperature and in melting property in a low temperature range, and is excellent in heat resistance after adhesion, i.e., a graft copolymer satisfying the following items (a) to (e):the graft copolymer having:(a) a main chain that is derived from one kind or two or more kinds of monomers selected from (I) acrylic acid and a derivative thereof, (II) methacrylic acid and a derivative thereof, (III) a vinyl ester and a derivative thereof, (IV) styrene and a derivative thereof and (V) a vinyl group-containing silane compound, at least one kind of the a monomer having a crosslinkable functional group,(b) a side chain that is derived from a reactive polyolefin having a meso pentad fraction (mmmm) of from 30 to 80% by mol and having an end unsaturated group in an amount of from 0.5 to 1.0 group per one molecule, the reactive polyolefin being a homopolymer of one kind of an α-olefin having from 3 to 28 carbon atoms, a copolymer of two or more kinds of α-olefins having from 3 to 28 carbon atoms, or a copolymer of 50% by mass or more of at least one of an α-olefin having from 3 to 28 carbon atoms and 50% by mass or less of ethylene,(c) a graft ratio of from 1 to 150% by mass,(d) a weight average molecular weight of from 500 to 400,000 measured by GPC, and(e) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 1.5 to 4.
Abstract:
Provided are a highly-pure, terminal-unsaturated olefin polymer which is produced through homopolymerization or copolymerization of one or more α-olefins having from 3 to 28 carbon atoms, or copolymerization of at least one α-olefin having from 3 to 28 carbon atoms and ethylene, in the presence of a catalyst, and which satisfies the following (1) to (4); and a method of efficiently producing the olefin polymer having a high degree of terminal unsaturation degree and containing little catalyst residue. (1) The content of the transition metal derived from the catalyst is at most 10 ppm by mass, the content of aluminium is at most 300 ppm by mass, and the content of boron is at most 10 ppm by mass; (2) The polymer has from 0.5 to 1.0 vinylidene group/molecule as the terminal unsaturated group; (3) The polymer has an intrinsic viscosity [η], as measured in decalin at 135° C., of from 0.01 to 2.5 dl/g; (4) The polymer has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of at most 4.
Abstract:
Long-chain, branched, propylene-based polymers, of which the melt index and the molecular weight distribution and the melt tension and the limiting viscosity both satisfy specific requirements, have good physical properties that are comparable to or better than those of conventional propylene-based polymers. They have good melt workability and are favorable to large-size blow molding and extrusion foaming. They are favorably used as miscibility improvers for propylene homopolymers and propylene-based copolymers.
Abstract:
An olefin polymer is prepared by homopolymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing two different olefins or an olefin and another polymerizable unsaturated compound in the presence of a polymerization catalyst containing (A) a transition metal compound represented by the formula (I): CpML.sub.x-1 (I) wherein M is a metallic element of Groups 3 to 10 of the Periodic Table or a metallic element of the lanthanide series; Cp is a cyclic compound group having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton of 5 to 30 carbon atoms; L is R', OR', SR', SO.sub.3 R'N'R'R", PR'R", wherein R' and R" are each a C.sub.1-20 hydrocarbon group or a silyl group, NO.sub.2, a halogen atom, a 1-pyrrolyl group or a 1-pyrrolidinyl group, with the proviso that at least one of the L groups is OR', SR', N'R'R" or PR'R", wherein R' and R" are each a C.sub.1-20 hydrocarbon group or a silyl group; and x is a valence number of M, and when a plurality of L's are present, the respective L's may be the same or different, and (B) an aluminoxane, wherein the molar ratio of the component (B)/component (A) (in terms of the metallic atoms) is in the range of 2 to 500.
Abstract:
There are here disclosed a propylene block copolymer comprising (A) 50 to 95 wt % of a specific propylene polymer block which contains a propylene unit or the propylene unit and 4 wt % or less of an olefin unit having 2 to 8 carbon atoms and (B) 50 to 5 wt % of an ethylene-propylene copolymer block containing 20 to 90 wt % of an ethylene unit, 0.001 to 15.0 wt % of a unit derived from a diolefin being contained in at least one of the components (A) and (B), a reduced viscosity at a concentration of 0.05 g/dl measured in decalin at 135.degree. C. being in the range of 0.01 to 30 dl/g; its preparation process; a hydrogenated copolymer obtained from the propylene block copolymer; and a modified copolymer obtained by introducing a functional group into at least 5% of unsaturated bonds of the copolymer. The above-mentioned copolymer can inhibit the formation of a gel, is excellent in balance between stiffness and impact resistance, has a good moldability, and possesses an unsaturated group useful for a modification reaction. In addition, the copolymer is excellent in adhesive properties, printability, hydrophilic nature, polymer modifying properties, antistatic properties and flame resistance.