摘要:
Disclosed is a composition comprising an impact modified polystyrene prepared using a process comprising dissolving a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer in styrene monomer and polymerizing the styrene monomer wherein the impact modified polystyrene has a haze value of less than or equal to 12 percent. Also disclosed is an impact modified polystyrene prepared using the same process and having a ratio of Mz/Mn of at least 4.1.
摘要:
A method for the production of a vinyl aromatic polymer through the use of a supported light-induced photoreductant. A reactor is provided which contains a catalyst bed comprising a light-induced photoreductant component supported on a particulate substrate forming a permeable catalyst bed. A reaction stream comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer, a soluble reductant, and a transition metal salt is introduced into the reactor and passed through the catalyst bed. In addition, a gaseous oxidizing agent is introduced into the reactor and flowed through the catalyst bed and into contact with the reaction stream. The catalyst bed is irradiated with electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet or visible light range at an intensity sufficient to activate the photoreductant component and produce a free radical to initiate polymerization of the vinyl aromatic monomer to form a corresponding vinyl aromatic polymer. The vinyl aromatic polymer is then recovered from the reactor. The photoreductant component is a photoreductant dye, such as a group consisting of acridine, methylene blue, rose bengal, tetraphenylporphine, A protoporphyrin, A phthalocyanine and eosin-y and erythrosin-b. The transition metal salt may be an iron, cobalt or manganese salt and the soluble reductant is selected from the group consisting of diethanolamine, thiodiethanol, triethanolamine, benzoin, ascorbic acid, ester, glyoxal trimer and toluene sulfinic acid.
摘要:
Disclosed are blends of polystyrene and at least one of syndiotactic polypropylene, ethylene propylene copolymers, and styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymers. These blends are prepared using solution polymerization and have unique morphologies and desirable physical properties. The blends can also be prepared with graft-promoting or crosslinking agents and rubbers to prepare modified high impact polystyrene.
摘要:
Disclosed are novel non-linear vinyl polymers comprised of a multifunctional peroxide, and a cross-linking agent and/or a chain transfer agent, and methods of making such polymers having: at least 0.03 branches/1000 backbone carbons; linear portions with a molecular weight (Mw) of 350,000 or less; 0.2 to 3.0 branches/molecule; or, a Mz/Mw of from 1.7 to 5.7. Methods of quantifying branching are disclosed using a linear reference having 0.0 to 0.06 branches/1000 backbone carbons along with SEC techniques and measurements of molecular weight, molecular size, and concentration. Also discovered is a vinyl polymer resin comprised of from 0.1 to 50 weight percent of non-linear polymers having at least 0.06 branches/1000 backbone carbons, where branching is measured using a heat polymerized polystyrene having from 0.0 to 0.06 branches/1000 backbone carbons as a linear reference.
摘要:
It has been discovered that improved polystyrene products, such as high impact polystyrene (HIPS), may be obtained by polymerizing styrene with a diene polymer in the presence of at least one multifunctional initiator. The presence of the multifunctional initiator tends to cause more branched structures in the polystyrene. Unexpectedly, the ratio of % gel to % rubber (G/R or rubber phase volume) increases as the swell index increases which is the opposite of the conventional trend. Additionally, acceptable G/R values can be achieved at increased polymerization rates with these initiators.
摘要:
A styrenic composition including a polar modified styrenic co-polymer resulting from the polymerization of a combined mixture of at least one styrenic monomer and at least one comonomer and a biodegradable component is disclosed. The at least one comonomer includes a polar functional group and the polar modified styrenic co-polymer and the biodegradable component are combined to obtain a styrenic composition having a biodegradable component. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing bio-polymer miscibility in a styrenic based polymer. The polarity of a blend is manipulated by combining a styrenic monomer and a polar co-monomer to form a combined mixture and subjecting the combined mixture to polymerization to obtain a styrenic polymer blend to which a bio-polymer is added.
摘要:
A branched aromatic ionomer is prepared by co-polymerizing a first monomer having an aromatic moiety and an unsaturated alkyl moiety and a second monomer having an ionic moiety and at least one unsaturated moiety. The ionic moiety may have a cationic group having a valence of +1 or greater. Styrene is among the useful first monomers and sodium methacrylate and zinc dimethacrylate are among the useful second monomers. The branched aromatic ionomers may be used to prepare articles including foamed polystyrene and microwave save dishes and utensils.
摘要:
Disclosed are blends of polystyrene and at least one of syndiotactic polypropylene, ethylene propylene copolymers, and styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymers. These blends are prepared using solution polymerization and have unique morphologies and desirable physical properties. The blends can also be prepared with graft-promoting or crosslinking agents and rubbers to prepare modified high impact polystyrene.
摘要:
A process for the preparation of a hydroperoxide functionalized rubber compound by the conversion of triplet state oxygen to singlet state oxygen in the presence of oxygen and a light-induced photoreductant. A dispersion of an unsaturated rubber component in a carrier solvent is introduced into a reactor containing a permeable catalyst bed comprising a light-induced photoreductant component supported on a particulate substrate component and passed through the catalyst bed. A gaseous oxidizing agent is passed through the catalyst bed in contact with the rubber-containing dispersion. The catalyst bed is irradiated with electromagnetic light radiation in the ultraviolet or visible light range at an intensity sufficient to convert triplet oxygen in the oxygenated rubber component to singlet oxygen. The oxygenated rubber component is then recovered from the reactor. The reactor can comprise a tubular outer shell and a tubular inner member having a permeable wall defining an annular space containing photoreductant-supported substrate material. The oxidizing agent is introduced into the inner member and radially dispersed outward from this member into contact with the supported photoreductant. The solvent rubber component is concurrently passed into contact with the catalyst bed.
摘要:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of reducing volatiles in a mass processable polymer. The apparatus includes a multi-chambered devolatilizer having first and second collectors contained therein. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method that includes passing the mass processable polymer stream from a polymerization process to a first devolatilizer. The method continues by passing the polymer stream from the first devolatilizer to the multi-chambered devolatilizer. The apparatus and method allows for the production of a polymer having less than 100 ppm of volatiles.