Abstract:
Production of organometallic compounds of sodium and potassium with alkylaromatic hydrocarbons (X) by reaction of the metal with a monochloride of a hydrocarbon (Y) and reaction of the organometallic compound formed with the alkylaromatic hydrocarbon (X). A fine dispersion of the metal in the alkylaromatic hydrocarbon (X) is first prepared by stirring a mixture of molten metal and hydrocarbon (X) in the presence of a dispersing agent; then the monochloride of the hydrocarbon (Y) is slowly added. The sodium or potassium compounds may be used for organometallic reactions or as monofunctional polymerization catalysts.
Abstract:
Mixtures of polystyrene and a block copolymer of a monovinyl-aromatic compound and a conjugated diene. The mixture contains a thermoplastic, non-elastomeric block copolymer having a star-shaped branched structure, the branches being of at least two types of different average composition, and at least 50% by weight of the monovinyl-aromatic compound being present as terminal polymer blocks in one or more of the branches. The mixtures, which exhibit good transparency and high impact strength, are particularly suitable for the manufacture of moldings and packaging materials.
Abstract:
Branched block copolymers of from 60 to 95 per cent by weight of a monovinyl-aromatic compound and from 40 to 5 per cent by weight of a conjugated diene. The branched block copolymers have a structure of the general formula (A1-A2-B?A3)n-X-(A3?B-A2)m where the A's are non-elastomeric polymer segments based on the monovinyl-aromatic compound, the B's are elastomeric polymer segments based on the conjugated diene, X is the radical of an at least trifunctional coupling agent and n and m are numbers. The branched block copolymers may be used for the manufacture of highly transparent impact-resitant shaped articles, especially packaging materials.
Abstract:
A process for the emulsion polymerization of olefinically saturated monomers comprises heating the reaction mixture by the addition of heated water or steam. A process to reduce the wall coating and coagulate formation during the radically initiated polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers in aqueous emulsions at a polymerization temperature of 35-120 deg C comprises heating the reaction mixture to at least the polymerization temperature by the addition of heated water and/or steam.
Abstract:
of the disclosure: A process for the preparation of branched block copolymers of from 60 to 95 % by weight of a monovinyl-aromatic monomer and from 40 to 5 % by weight of a conjugated diene by polymerizing the monomers in an inert solvent in the presence of a monolithiumhydrocarbon as the initiator, wherein, in a first process stage (a), from 50 to 80, or where necessary at most 90, % by weight of the total amount of monovinyl-aromatic compound are polymerized to virtually complete conversion in the presence of a relatively small amount of the monolithium-hydrocarbon. This stage is carried out by starting with from 30 to 70 % by weight of the vinylaromatic monomer and adding from 70 to 30 % by weight in the feed, during the polymerization, in such a way that the polymerization temperature, which at the start of the polymerization is from 30 to 40.degree.C, is kept at from 45 to 70.degree.C, with use of reflux cooling. After all the monomer feed has been added the reaction temperature is lowered to 30- 40.degree.C by evaporative cooling. In a second process stage (b), an additional amount of initiator is added to the reaction solution, after which from 1 to 30 % by weight of the total amount of monovinyl-aromatic monomer can be added, the sum of the amounts of monovinylaromatic monomer added in the first and second process stages being at most 90 % by weight of the total amount of monovinyl-aromatic monomer. The monovinyl-aromatic monomer added in the second process stage is polymerized to virtually complete conversion, employing the temperature profile described for stage (a). In process stage (c), the remainder of the monovinyl-aromatic monomer and all of the conjugated diene are added, at least predominantly in the form of a mixture, and polymerized so that the reaction temperature does not rise above 90 - 110.degree.C. Finally, after virtually complete conversion of the monomers, and preferably without prior cooling, a suitable liquid polyfunctional coupling agent is run in undiluted and the mixture of the linear block copolymers obtained, which still contain active terminal lithium-carbon bonds, is coupled, with stirring, to form branched block copolymers. The products prepared according to the invention are used for injection molding.
Abstract:
THERMOPLASTIC MOLDING MATERIALS Thermoplastic molding materials based on styrene polymers modified to be impact resistant with EPDM rubbers and polyphenylene ethers wherein the particles of the flexible components of the impact resistant styrene polymer have an average particle diameter range of 0.3 to 0.7 microns.