Abstract:
Verfahren zur Herstellung von perlförmigen expandierbaren Styrolpolymerisaten durch Polymerisation von Styrol, gegebenenfalls unter Mitverwendung weiterer Comonomerer, in wäßriger Suspension in Gegenwart von Suspensionsstabilisatoren und üblicher styrollöslicher Polymerisationskatalysatoren und unter Zusatz eines Treibmittels und 0,01 bis 1 Gew.% eines Polyolefins, welches 1 bis 20 Gew.% Carboxylgruppen enthält.
Abstract:
An expandable polystyrene particle (I) containing blowing agent is coated with 0.001-0.5 wt.% of an imidazolidinone hydrophobic agent (II). Independent claims are included for: (i) a process for the production of (I) by adsorbing (II) onto fine particulate silicic acid and coating the expandable polystyrene particles or by addition of (II) to the preparation of expandable polystyrene particles by the polymerisation of styrene in an aqueous suspension; (ii) expanded polystyrene particles (III) coated with 0.001-0.5 wt.% (II); and (iii) a process for the production of (III) by foaming (I) or by coating expanded polystyrene particles with (II).
Abstract:
Expandable styrene polymers are produced by suspension polymerisation of styrene (and possibly up to 20 wt.% comonomer) using a polyfunctional peroxide (A) with a half-life (t) of 1 hour at 80-100 degrees C which initiates 2 or more polymer chains on decomposition and a peroxide (B) with t = 1 hour at 110-150 degrees C, in a mol ratio of (B):(A) greater than 40:60.
Abstract:
In the preparation of expandable styrene polymer beads by polymerising styrene and optionally comonomers in aqueous suspension in the presence of suspension stabilisers and normal styrene-soluble polymerisation catalysts and with addition of a blowing agent, the novelty is that polymerisation is carried out in the presence of 0.1-1.5 mole electrolyte/l water.
Abstract:
The invention relates to expandable polystyrene particles which contain foaming agents and are coated with 0.01 to 0.5 wt. % of a waterproofing agent which melts above 10 DEG C and has an average particle size of less than 100 mu m. The particles are processed to form moulded foam structures with a reduced water absorption capacity.