Abstract:
The present invention refers to a process for producing a polycarbonate by transesterification, which comprises reacting a dihydroxyl compound with a diester of carbonic acid in a reactor made of stainless steel and treated by electropolishing on a surface part thereof to contact the reactants.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to an epoxidized block copolymer (E) obtained by epoxidizing a block copolymer (C) comprising a polymer block (A) composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon compound and a polymer block (B) composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound or a product (D) of hydrogenation of the block copolymer (C). The epoxidized block copolymer (E) meets at least one of the following requisites: (1) having a molar ratio (R) of contained hydroxyl to epoxy ranging from 0.001 to 0.1, the molar ratio (R) being represented by the formula: R = ÄhydroxylÜ/ÄepoxyÜ (wherein ÄhydroxylÜ represents the amount, in terms of the number of moles, of hydroxyl contained per unit weight of the epoxidized block copolymer and ÄepoxyÜ represents the amount, in terms of the number of moles, of epoxy contained per unit weight of the epoxidized block copolymer); (2) having a gel content of not greater than 5% by weight; and (3) having a chloride ion content of not greater than 7 ppm. This epoxidized block copolymer can be obtained by epoxidizing the above block copolymer in an organic solvent and evaporating off the organic solvent, and compositions comprising the same together with other compounds and resins are useful.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a process for producing a polycarbonate by transesterification, which comprises reacting a dihydroxyl compound with a diester of carbonic acid in a reactor made of stainless steel and treated by electropolishing on a surface part thereof to contact the reactants.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to an epoxidized block copolymer (E) obtained by epoxidizing a block copolymer (C) comprising a polymer block (A) composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon compound and a polymer block (B) composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound or a product (D) of hydrogenation of the block copolymer (C). The epoxidized block copolymer (E) meets at least one of the following requisites: (1) having a molar ratio (R) of contained hydroxyl to epoxy ranging from 0.001 to 0.1, the molar ratio (R) being represented by the formula: R = ÄhydroxylÜ/ÄepoxyÜ (wherein ÄhydroxylÜ represents the amount, in terms of the number of moles, of hydroxyl contained per unit weight of the epoxidized block copolymer and ÄepoxyÜ represents the amount, in terms of the number of moles, of epoxy contained per unit weight of the epoxidized block copolymer); (2) having a gel content of not greater than 5% by weight; and (3) having a chloride ion content of not greater than 7 ppm. This epoxidized block copolymer can be obtained by epoxidizing the above block copolymer in an organic solvent and evaporating off the organic solvent, and compositions comprising the same together with other compounds and resins are useful.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a process for producing a polycarbonate by transesterification, which comprises reacting a dihydroxyl compound with a diester of carbonic acid in a reactor made of stainless steel and treated by electropolishing on a surface part thereof to contact the reactants.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a process for producing a polycarbonate by transesterification, which comprises reacting a dihydroxyl compound with a diester of carbonic acid in a reactor made of stainless steel and treated by electropolishing on a surface part thereof to contact the reactants.
Abstract:
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a regenerated thermoplastic resin composition is offered by melt blending 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of an epoxidized (partially hydrogenated) diene-based polymer (B) to 100 parts by weight of resin pieces (A) obtained by crushing the molded products comprising a thermoplastic resin (A1) or a thermoplastic resin composition (A2). According to a second aspect of the present invention, a regenerated thermoplastic resin composition is offered comprising 20 to 67 weight % of a non-rigid polyethylene resin (a), 30 to 77 weight % of a waste material (b) of a structural product made by laminating at least two kinds of thermoplastic resins, and 3 to 20 weight % of epoxidized (partially hydrogenated) diene-based polymer.
Abstract:
A process for producing an epoxidized block copolymer appropriate for modifying agents or modifying aids for rubbery polymers or resinous polymers, adhesives, sealants, etc. The process comprises epoxidizing a block copolymer which may be partly hydrated and comprises a polymer block (A) containing a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon compound as the main component and another polymer block (B) containing a conjugated diene compound as the main component to thereby synthesize an epoxidized block copolymer (C) and then recovering this polymer from a slurry or solution thereof in an organic solvent by steam stripping in the presence of a surfactant. It is preferably that the surfactant is a nonionic one, in particular, one represented by the general formula: HO(C2H4O)a(C3H6O)b(C2H4)cOH, wherein a, b and c represent each a number of 1 to 1,000, having an average molecular weight of 3,000 to 20,000 and containing 20 to 90 % by weight of polyoxyethylene. According to the process, the epoxidized block copolymer product can be easily recovered from the reaction mixture without giving any prolonged heat history and thus the epoxy group can be prevented from undergoing ring opening. Also, it is possible to obtain an epoxidized block copolymer having such an epoxy equivalent as to give a high elasticity and the characteristics of epoxy compounds.