Abstract:
THE MELT FLOW OF RUBBER-MODIFIED POLYSTYRENE, ABS AND THE LIKE IS CONTROLLED BY CONTACTING POLYMERIZABLE VINYL MONOMERS WITH A CHELATING AGENT SUCH AS ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRACETIC ACID AND A MERCAPTAN CHAIN REGULATOR SUCH AS TERTIARY DODECYL MERCAPTAN IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER AND POLYMERIZING THE RESULTING MIXTURE.
Abstract:
THE PROCESS COMPRISES IMPREGNATING BEADS OF A POLYMER SUCH AS POLYSTYRENE IN A NON-AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT WITH LIQUEFIED BUTANE AT CONDITIONS SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN THE BUTANE IN ITS LIQUEFIED STATE, REMOVING THE EXCESS BUTANE FROM THE IMPREGNATED BEADS AND RECOVERING THE FOAMABLE BEADS.