Abstract:
A block or graft copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight M w of at least 100 000 g/mol and comprising a) at least one block S composed of from 95 to 100% by weight of vinylaromatic monomers and from 0 to 5% by weight of dienes and b) at least one copolymer block (S/B) A composed of from 63 to 80% by weight of vinylaromatic monomers and from 20 to 37% by weight of dienes and having a glass transition temperature Tg A in the range from 5 to 30°C, where the proportion by weight of the sum of all blocks S is in the range from 50 to 70% by weight, based on the block or graft copolymer, and also mixtures thereof and their use.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an expandable thermoplastic polymer particle, comprising A) 45 to 98.8 wt. % of a styrol polymer, B1 ) 1 to 45 wt.% of a polyolefin with a melting point in the range105 to 140°C, B2) 0 to 25 wt.% of a polyolefin with a melting point below 105°C, C1 ) 0.1 to 9.9 wt.% of a styrol-butadiene block copolymer, C2) 0.1 to 9.9 wt.% of a styrol-ethylene-butylene block copolymer, D) 1 to 15 wt.% of a propellant, E) 0 to 5 wt.% of a nucleating agent, wherein the sum of A) to E) is 100 wt.% and method for production and use thereof for production of elastic particle foam moulded bodies.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a flame-retardant elastic block polymer comprising polymerized units of at least one vinylaromatic monomer and at least one diene monomer with at least one flame retardant B) which comprises a phosphorus-containing compound, especially a phosphorus-containing melamine compound, to a process for preparation and to the use for production of shaped bodies.
Abstract:
A lactam composition which comprises the following components: from 3 to 25% by weight of a random vinylaromatic-diene copolymer (A), where the random vinylaromatic-diene copolymer is composed of at least one block (S) which forms a hard phase and which is composed of vinylaromatic monomers, and of at least one random block (S/B) which forms a soft phase and which has vinylaromatic monomers and diene monomers, from 75 to 97% by weight of at least one lactam component (B), and also optionally reinforcing materials and/or additives, has improved viscosity in the melt and can be used for producing polyamide mouldings.
Abstract:
A thermoplastic elastomer composition, containing a) 5 to 99 wt% of a block copolymer, which is constructed of hard blocks (A) made of vinyl aromatic monomers and one or more random soft blocks (B) of non-hydrogenated or hydrogenated block copolymer materials made of dienes and vinyl aromatic monomers, b) 1 to 95 wt% of a plasticizer having a higher polarity than white oil and a lower polarity than dinonyl adipate, c) 0 to 50 wt% of a polyolefin, and d) 0 to 60 wt% of additives, has advantageous properties in regard to processability.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic molding compound containing (A) particles made of at least one oxidatively cross-linked vegetable oil as a core, which is enveloped by at least one thermoplastic, as component A, (B), at least one further thermoplastic, which is compatible with the at least one thermoplastic which is provided in the shell of component A, as component B, (C) at least one resin, which is compatible with the at least one thermoplastic, which is provided in the shell of component A, as component C, (D) at least one filler as component D, and (E) optionally further additives as component E, and a method for producing this thermoplastic molding compound.
Abstract:
A mixture, which contains a) 25 to 75% by weight of a block copolymer A, which contains at least one hard block S of vinyl aromatic monomers and one or more soft blocks BA of, in each case, 0 to 5% by weight of vinyl aromatic monomers and 95 to 100% by weight of dienes, the proportion by weight of the hard blocks S in the block copolymer A constituting 65 to 90% by weight; b) 5 to 25% by weight of a block copolymer B, which contains at least one hard block S of vinyl aromatic monomers and one or more copolymer blocks (B/S)B of, in each case, 20 to 60% by weight of vinyl aromatic monomers and 80 to 40% by weight of dienes, the proportion by weight of the hard blocks S in the block copolymer B constituting 25 to 70% by weight; c) 0 to 70% by weight of a block copolymer C, which is different from A and B, or polystyrene; and d) 0 to 6% by weight of a plasticizer D, the sum of the components A) to D) adding up to 100% by weight, as well as the use for transparent, thermoformed films or transparent injection-molded articles.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for producing functionalized isotactic polystyrene, functionalized isotactic polystyrene that can be produced according to the method of the invention, the use of the functionalized isotactic polystyrene according to the invention as a macromonomer, a method for producing a macroinitiator, a macroinitiator that can be produced according to the method mentioned above, the use of the macroinitiator for controlled radical polymerization, the use of the functionalized isotactic polystyrene according to the invention as a macromonomer, preferably in the copolymerization with olefins, the ROMP with cycloolefins or for coupling with silicon segments, a method for epoxidating the functionalized isotactic polystyrene according to the invention, epoxidized isotactic polystyrene that can be produced according to the method mentioned above, and a method for producing soft thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) by metathesis polymerization of the functionalized isotactic polystyrene according to the invention using suitable polymers, which comprise terminal double bounds, and soft thermoplastic elastomer that can be produced according to the invention.
Abstract:
The invention relates to mixtures containing linear block copolymers consisting of vinyl aromatic monomers and dienes, of structure (I) S1-B1-S2 and (II) S3-B2-S4, wherein S1 represents a block of vinyl aromatic monomers having a number average molar mass Mn of between 40,000 and 100,000 g/mol; S2, S3 and S4 respectively represent blocks of vinyl aromatic monomers having a number average molar mass Mn of between 5,000 and 20,000 g/mol; and B1 and B2 respectively represent blocks of dienes or copolymer blocks of dienes and vinyl aromatic monomers having a number average molar mass Mn of between 15,000 and 40,000 g/mol. The ratio of the block copolymers (I)/(II) is between 0.6 and 2.