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Method of polymerizing vinyl halide with olefin polymers and copolymers and compositions thereof
Assignee: Occidental Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1976-04-05
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Granted: 1978-01-31
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Expires: 1996-04-05
Abstract
Abstract An improved vinyl halide or vinyl halide copolymer containing up to 50 percent of a copolymer can be obtained by polymerizing in contact with an aliphatic hydrocarbon olefin homopolymer, copolymer or terpolymer in a process of bulk polymerizing comprising single stage or two-stage bulk polymerization wherein high speed agitation is used during the first stage and low speed agitation is used in the second stage. By polymerizing in the presence of the olefin polymer or copolymer, reduced particle size, reduced lump formation, and lower melt viscosity and improved impact strength can be obtained in the resin product. Small amounts of the olefin polymer or copolymer are effective in providing particle size control, reducing lump formation and eliminating scale build-up. Larger amounts of olefin polymer increase impact strength, reduce melt viscosity and provide excellent mold release properties in the final product.
Inventors
- 👤 Akio Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:25
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F255/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
In a process for the preparation of a vinyl chloride polymer comprising polymerizing in bulk in liquid phase in the presence of a trunk polymer and a free radical initiator compound for said polymerization, a vinyl halide monomer either alone or in combination with up to 50% by weight based on the total weight of monomer, of another ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith, the improvement which comprises carrying out the polymerization in the presence of about 0.05% to about 20% by weight, based upon said vinyl halide monomer, of a trunk polymer consisting essentially of an olefin trunk polymer of at least two aliphatic hydrocarbon olefin monomers of 2 to 8 carbon atoms and no more than 15% by weight, based on the weight of said olefin polymer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon non-conjugated polyene of 4 to 18 carbon atoms, said olefin polymer being soluble, partially soluble, or dispersible in said monomer or monomers, and said olefin polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
In a process for the preparation of a vinyl chloride polymer comprising polymerizing in bulk in liquid phase in the presence of a trunk polymer and a free radical initiator compound for said polymerization, a vinyl halide monomer either alone or in combination with up to 50% by weight based on the total weight of monomer, of another ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith, the improvement which comprises carrying out the polymerization in the presence of about 0.05% to about 20% by weight, based upon said vinyl halide monomer, of a trunk polymer consisting essentially of an olefin trunk polymer of at least two aliphatic hydrocarbon olefin monomers of 2 to 8 carbon atoms and no more than 15% by weight, based on the weight of said olefin polymer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon non-conjugated polyene of 4 to 18 carbon atoms, said olefin polymer being soluble, partially soluble, or dispersible in said monomer or monomers, and said olefin polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said vinyl halide is vinyl chloride and wherein said olefin polymer an olefin terpolymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said olefin terpolymer contains a diene as the polyene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said diene is present in said terpolymer in the proportion of up to about 6% by weight of said terpolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said olefin terpolymer is an ethylene propylene diene modified terpolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said olefin polymer is ethylene-propylene ethylidene norbornene terpolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said olefin polymer is ethylene-propylene 1,4-hexadiene terpolymer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
77 words
The process of claim 1 comprising polymerization in two stages in which during a first stage the reaction mixture is subjected to high speed agitation until about 3% to about 15% by weight of said monomer or monomers have been converted to polymer and further polymerizing the resultant reaction mixture together with additional monomer or monomers in a second stage during which the reaction mixture is subjected to low speed agitation until the polymerization has been completed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
The process of claim 1 for producing a bulk polymerized product wherein lump formation is reduced and scale build-up is eliminated by: 1. preparing a mixture by incorporating the olefin polymer in the vinyl halide monomer in the amount of from about 0.05% to about 20% by weight of said monomer and 2. bulk polymerizing said mixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 9 wherein said olefin polymer has a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to 300,000.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 9 wherein said olefin polymer is an ethylene-propylene diene-modified terpolymer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
78 words
The process of claim 9 comprising polymerization in two stages in which during a first stage the reaction mixture is subjected to high speed agitation until about 3% to about 15% by weight of said monomer or monomers have been converted to polymer and further polymerizing the resultant reaction mixture together with additional polymer monomer or monomers in a second stage during which the reaction mixture is subjected to low speed agitation until the polymerization has been completed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
149 words
In the process for preparation of a vinyl chloride polymer comprising polymerizing in bulk in liquid phase in two stages in the presence of a trunk polymer and a free radical initiator compound for the polymerization, a vinyl chloride monomer, either alone or in combination with up to 50% by weight based on the total weight of monomer of another ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith, the improvement of carrying out said polymerization in the presence of about 0.05% to about 20% by weight, based upon said vinyl chloride monomer, of a trunk polymer consisting essentially of an ethylene-propylene diene-modified terpolymer which is soluble, partially soluble or dispersible in said monomer or monomers, which has a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1,000,000, and wherein the diene is a non-conjugated diene present in an amount no more than 15% by weight, based on the weight of said terpolymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
149 words
In the process for preparation of a vinyl chloride polymer comprising polymerizing in bulk in liquid phase in two stages in the presence of a trunk polymer and a free radical initiator compound for the polymerization, a vinyl chloride monomer, either alone or in combination with up to 50% by weight based on the total weight of monomer of another ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith, the improvement of carrying out said polymerization in the presence of about 0.05% to about 20% by weight, based upon said vinyl chloride monomer, of a trunk polymer consisting essentially of an ethylene-propylene diene-modified terpolymer which is soluble, partially soluble or dispersible in said monomer or monomers, which has a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1,000,000, and wherein the diene is a non-conjugated diene present in an amount no more than 15% by weight, based on the weight of said terpolymer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the weight average molecular weight of said olefin polymer is about 50,000 to 300,000.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 13 wherein the weight average molecular weight of said trunk polymer is about 50,000 to 300,000.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
151 words
In the polymer product of a composition comprising a vinyl chloride monomer, either alone or in combination with up to 50% by weight based on the total weight of monomer, of another ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith, and a trunk polymer, polymerized in bulk in liquid phase in the presence of a free radical initiator compound for the polymerization reaction, the improvement wherein said trunk polymer consists essentially of an olefin trunk polymer of at least two aliphatic hydrocarbon olefin monomers of 2 to 8 carbon atoms and no more than 15% by weight, based on the weight of said olefin polymer, of an aliphatic hydrocarbon non-conjugated polyene of 4 to 18 carbon atoms, said olefin polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1,000,000, the proportion of olefin polymer in said product being about 0.05% to about 20% by weight based on vinyl halide monomer units thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
151 words
In the polymer product of a composition comprising a vinyl chloride monomer, either alone or in combination with up to 50% by weight based on the total weight of monomer, of another ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith, and a trunk polymer, polymerized in bulk in liquid phase in the presence of a free radical initiator compound for the polymerization reaction, the improvement wherein said trunk polymer consists essentially of an olefin trunk polymer of at least two aliphatic hydrocarbon olefin monomers of 2 to 8 carbon atoms and no more than 15% by weight, based on the weight of said olefin polymer, of an aliphatic hydrocarbon non-conjugated polyene of 4 to 18 carbon atoms, said olefin polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1,000,000, the proportion of olefin polymer in said product being about 0.05% to about 20% by weight based on vinyl halide monomer units thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The product of claim 16 wherein said olefin polymer is a terpolymer containing a diene as the polyene.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The product of claim 17 wherein said olefin polymer is ethylene-propylene diene-modified rubber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The product of claim 16 wherein the proportion of olefin polymer in the product is about 0.1% to about 10% by weight based on vinyl halide monomer units thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
155 words
In the polymer product of a composition comprising a vinyl chloride monomer and a trunk polymer, polymerized in bulk liquid phase in the presence of a free radical initiator compound for the polymerization reaction, the improvement wherein said trunk polymer consists essentially of an olefin trunk polymer of at least two aliphatic hydrocarbon olefin monomers of 2 to 8 carbon atoms and no more than 15% by weight, based on the weight of said olefin polymer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon non-conjugated polyene of 4 to 18 carbon atoms, said olefin polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1,000,000 and being present as a rubber and graft polymer disperse phase having a particle diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.5 microns, the proportion of olefin polymer in said product being about 1% to about 20% by weight based on vinyl halide monomer units thereof to impart high impact strength to said product.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
155 words
In the polymer product of a composition comprising a vinyl chloride monomer and a trunk polymer, polymerized in bulk liquid phase in the presence of a free radical initiator compound for the polymerization reaction, the improvement wherein said trunk polymer consists essentially of an olefin trunk polymer of at least two aliphatic hydrocarbon olefin monomers of 2 to 8 carbon atoms and no more than 15% by weight, based on the weight of said olefin polymer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon non-conjugated polyene of 4 to 18 carbon atoms, said olefin polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1,000,000 and being present as a rubber and graft polymer disperse phase having a particle diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.5 microns, the proportion of olefin polymer in said product being about 1% to about 20% by weight based on vinyl halide monomer units thereof to impart high impact strength to said product.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The product of claim 20 wherein the proportion of olefin polymer is about 1% to about 10% be weight.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
The product of claim 20 wherein the vinyl halide monomer is vinyl chloride.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
13 words
A high impact strength two stage bulk polymerized product according to claim 20.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
13 words
The product of claim 20 wherein said olefin polymer is ethylenepropylene diene-modified rubber.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
20 words
The product of claim 20 wherein the weight average molecular weight of said olefin polymer is about 50,000 to 300,000.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
9 words
The polymer product of the process of claim 6.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
9 words
The polymer product of the process of claim 9.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
9 words
The polymer product of the process of claim 14.
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