摘要:
Solventless, thermoplastic silicone pellets are prepared blending silicone resins (A) of the MQ-type and with predominantly linear silicone fluids (B), such as polydimethylsiloxane liquids and gums, to substantially homogeneity. The blends are heated to a predetermined compression-forming temperature, compression-formed to a densified mass and shaped into a pellet form. The composition of the pellets is balanced such that the pellets exhibit plastic flow at the predetermined compression-forming temperature and resist agglomeration at temperatures at or below a predetermined maximum storage temperature.
摘要:
Solventless silicone resins, which exhibit a high degree of reconstitution, are produced in forms such as powders and flakes. The degree of reconstitution is judged by the fact that silicone resin/fluid alloys produced therefrom exhibit only a minor shift in T.sub.g, the glass transition temperature, in comparison to analogous alloys produced from solvent dispersed (virgin) resin. Resin, and preferably virgin resin, is dispersed in a volatile liquid dispersant and blended with a nonvolatile silicone fluid. Thereafter, the volatile liquid dispersant is removed by means such as spray-drying or evaporation, resulting in the solventless resin forms of the invention.