Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for the continuous anionic polymerization of styrene which is economical in aspects of practicable space time yield and plant cost and has the possibility of an influence upon a desired molecular weight distribution of the polymer within a relatively wide range without carrying out multiple metering and feeding of the monomer or an initiator to form only an extremely small amount of a low-molecular weight polymer. SOLUTION: This method for producing a polystyrene comprises continuously carrying out the anionic polymerization of styrene monomer by using a catalyst based on a metal alkyl. In this case, the styrene monomer is fed to a circulating type reactor 1, arranged as a loop type closed pipe and operated at an essentially constant temperature. Furthermore, the circulating speed and residence time of a reactional mixture are set so that the conversion rate of the styrene monomer may attain at least 50% and the polymerization may be completed in a tubular reactor 2 without essentially causing any back mixing.
A) 35 bis 99,5 Gew.-% eines Matrix-Copolymerisates (A) aus
a 1 ) 50 bis 95 Gew.-% Styrol und/oder α-Methylstyrol, a 2 ) 5 bis 50 Gew.-% Acrylnitril, und a 3 ) 0 bis 20 Gew.-% weiteren Comonomeren
B) 0 bis 50 Gew.-% eines in (A) unlöslichen partikelförmigen Pfropfcopolymerisates (B) mit einem mittleren Teilchendurchmesser d 50 von 0,03 bis 1 µm aus
b 1 ) 30 bis 80 Gew.-% eines Kerns aus einem kautschukelastischen Polymeren mit einer Glasübergangstemperatur unter -10°C, und b 2 ) 20 bis 70 Gew.-% einer Pfropfhülle aus einem Polymeren, das mit (A) verträglich oder teilverträglich ist, und C) 0,5 bis 30 Gew.-% eines in (A) unlöslichen partikelförmigen vernetzten Copolymerisates (C) mit einem mittleren Teilchendurchmesser d 50 von 0,5 bis 50 µm aus
c 1 ) 50 bis 89,95 Gew.-% Styrol und/oder α-Methylstyrol, c 2 ) 10 bis 50 Gew.-% Acrylnitril, c 3 ) 0,05 bis 5 Gew.-% eines polyfunktionellen, vernetzenden Monomeren, c 4 ) 0 bis 10 Gew.-% eines Monomeren, das saure oder basische Gruppen enthält, und c 5 ) 0 bis 20 Gew.-% weiteren Comonomeren.
Abstract:
Procedimiento para la polimerización aniónica de estireno, en caso dado junto con cantidades subordinadas de comonómeros, por medio de una combinación de iniciadores de organilo metálico A. alquilo o alcoholato de litio, B. alquilo o alcoholato de metal (II), C. alquilo o alcoholato de aluminio de la fórmula Al R12R2 con R1 = alquilo con 1 a 4 átomos de carbono y R2 = H, R1 o -O-C2H5. caracterizado porque la polimerización se lleva a cabo en presencia de un 5 a un 500 % en moles, referido a A+B+C de una base de Lewis a temperaturas por encima de 80ºC.
Abstract:
The production of polystyrene is by continuous anionic polymerisation of styrene using a metal alkyl- based catalyst. the process comprises (1) polymerisation in an isothermally- operated circulatory tubular loop reactor, with the rate of circulation and residence time of the reaction mixture adjusted to give a monomer conversion of at least 50%, followed by (2) polymerisation to completion in a tubular reactor with no back- mixing.
Abstract:
Particulate polymer A, having a mean particle size of below 1000 nm, comprising a1: up to 99.8 % by weight of at least one vinylaromatic monomer a1, a2: up to 99.8 % by weight of at least one alkyl methacrylate a2 having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, a3: up to 50 % by weight of at least one polar, copolymerisable, ethylenically unsaturated monomer a3, a4: from 0.1 to 10 % by weight of at least one polyfunctional, crosslinking monomer a4, a5: from 0.1 to 15 % by weight, preferably from 0.5 to 10 % by weight, of at least one monomer a5 containing one or more acidic, basic or epoxy groups, where the total amount of constituents a1, a2 and a3 is from 75 % by weight to 99.8 % by weight, based on A, and the total amount of a1, a2, a3, a4 and a5 is 100 % by weight, based on A.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for anionic polymerisation of dienes or of dienes and vinyl aromatic monomers in a vinyl aromatic monomer or mixture of monomers to form homopolydienes or copolymers or mixed homopolydienes and copolymers. The polymerisation is carried out in a tempered, hydraulically filled tubular flow reactor or a multitube flow reactor.
Abstract:
Described is a method for the production in two stages of, in particular, impact modified styrene and styrene-acrylonitrile polymer moulding materials in solution. In a first reaction zone in which at least the last section in the direction of flow consists of a reactor, in particular a tubular reactor without back-mixing, a styrene-butadiene block copolymer is produced by anionic polymerization, the active chain ends optionally being coupled and/or stripped off. Immediately afterwards, the copolymer is fed to a second reaction zone where a styrene homopolymer or copolymer is produced by radical polymerization or copolymerization, respectively.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to graft copolymers obtainable by (A) polymerisation of from 10 to 89% by weight of a mixture essentially comprising either (a1) from 70 to 99.89% by weight of a C1-C18-alkyl radical of acrylic acid, where the alkyl radical may be monosubstituted by a phenyl or phenoxy group, (a2) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a polyfunctional monomer, (a3) from 0 to 29.89% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying no acid group which is different from (a1) and (a2) and can be copolymerised therewith, and (a4) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a copolymerisable monomer containing at least one acid group, or (a5) from 49.99 to 99.99% by weight of at least one diene, (a6) from 0 to 50% by weight of a monomer which does not carry an acid group and can be copolymerised therewith and (a7) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a copolymerisable monomer having at least one acid group, in the presence of from 1 to 80% by weight of a crosslinked silicone rubber, and (B) polymerisation of from 10 to 89% by weight of a mixture essentially comprising (b1) from 50 to 99.99% by weight of a styrene compound of the formula (I) in which R and R , independently of one another, are hydrogen, C1-C8-alkyl or phenyl which is up to trisubstituted by C1-C4-alkyl, and/or a C1-C8-alkyl ester of methacrylic or acrylic acid, (b2) from 0 to 50% by weight of a monomer selected from the group consisting of methacrylonitrile, acrylonitrile, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, maleic anhydride, maleimide which is N-substituted by C1-C4-alkyl, vinyl esters of aliphatic C2-C8-carboxylic acids, acrylamide and vinyl methyl ether, and (b3) from 0.01 to 20% by weight of a copolymerisable monomer containing at least one basic group, in the presence of the graft copolymer (A).
Abstract:
Thermoplastic moulding materials (I), contg.: (A) 30-80 wt% (w.r.t. A + B) rubber-elastic grafting base derived from (A1) 90-99.9 wt% (1-8C alkyl) acrylate(s) and (A2) 0.1-10 wt.% polyfunctional crosslinking monomer(s) and (B) 20-70 wt.% of a grafted shell derived from (B1) 0-100 wt.% vinyl-aromatic monomer, pref. styrene or alkylstyrene, pref. alpha -methylstyrene (AMS), and/or (B2) 0-100 wt% unsatd. polar comonomer(s), pref. acrylonitrile, MMA or phenyl-maleimide; (C) 0.001-1 pts. wt. alpha-tocopherol (ATP) (to 100 pts. wt. (A + B); (D) 0.5-10 times the amt. (w.r.t. C) of a thiodipropionate ester, pref. dilauryl or distearyl thiodipropionate; (E) 0-95 pts. wt. (to 100 pts. wt. A + B + C + D + E) of a hard matrix based on (E1) 60-90 wt% styrene and/or AMS, (E2) 10-40 wt% acrylonitrile, and (E3) 0-40 pts. wt. PMMA (w.r.t. 100 pts. wt. E); and (F) opt. conventional additives. Also claimed is: (i) a process for the prodn. of (I), comprising (a) prepn. of a graft copolymer dispersion from (A) and (B), (b) addn. of the stabiliser mixt. (C + D) in the form of an emulsion, and (c) pptn. of the copolymer; (ii) mouldings made from (I) or obtd. by this process. Pref. component (A) is grafted onto 5-50 wt% (w.r.t. A + B) of a core (K) with a Tg of more than 25 degrees C, which is derived from the monomers used in (B) and opt. crosslinked with the monomers used in (A2). Pref. (D) is dilauryl thiodipropionate (DLTDP). The stabiliser mixt. is prepd.: (a) by mixing components (C) and (D), melting with stearic acid and then mixing with a base, pref. KO; or (b) by mixing (C) and (D) and then mixing with an aq. soln. of emulsifier, pref. K stearate, alkylsulphonate or sulpho- succinate ester.