US4086296A
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Blends of thermoplastic polymer with a multi-phase acrylic composite polymers
Assignee: Rohm and Haas Co
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Filing: 1974-12-13
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Granted: 1978-04-25
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Expires: 1994-12-13
Abstract
Abstract Blends of the thermoplastic polymers and a multiphase acrylic composite polymer comprising (A) a first non-crosslinked phase of molecular weight of about 7,500 to 50,000 polymerized from a first monomer emulsion or solution of at least 25 weight percent of at least one alkyl acrylate, wherein said alkyl group has 1 to 18 carbon atoms, 0 to 75 weight percent of another acrylic monomer and 0 to 75 weight percent of another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and (B) a final rigid thermoplastic phase polymerized in the presence of the first phase from an emulsion or solution of about 35 to 100 weight percent of at least one monomer which is a methacrylate, acrylate, styrene or substituted styrene, 0 to 60 weight percent of another acrylic monomer, and 0 to 65 weight percent of another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer, wherein the rigid thermoplastic phase has a molecular weight of from about 400,000 to about 5 × 10 6 . The polymer is useful as a processing aid and lubricant in a wide variety of plastics.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel T. Carty
- 👤 James A. Oline
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:15
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F291/00; C08F265/00; C08F265/04; C08F285/00; C08L; C08L101/00; C08L51/00; C08L51/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic polymer other than vinyl halide polymers with a multiphase acrylic composite polymer which is solid at room temperature and which comprises: (A) about 50 to 90 weight percent of a first noncrosslinked phase of viscosity average molecular weight of about 7,500 to 50,000 polymerized from a first monomer emulsion of at least 25 weight percent of at least one alkyl acrylate wherein said alkyl group has 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and 0 to 75 percent of another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and (B) about 10 to 50 weight percent of a final, rigid thermoplastic phase polymerized in the presence of said first phase from an emulsion or solution of about 35 to 100 weight percent of at least one monomer which is a methacrylate, acrylate, styrene or substituted styrene, 0 to 65 weight percent of another acrylic monomer and 0 to 65 weight percent of another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer, wherein the rigid thermoplastic phase has a viscosity average molecular weight of from about 400,000 to 5 × 10 6 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic polymer other than vinyl halide polymers with a multiphase acrylic composite polymer which is solid at room temperature and which comprises: (A) about 50 to 90 weight percent of a first noncrosslinked phase of viscosity average molecular weight of about 7,500 to 50,000 polymerized from a first monomer emulsion of at least 25 weight percent of at least one alkyl acrylate wherein said alkyl group has 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and 0 to 75 percent of another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and (B) about 10 to 50 weight percent of a final, rigid thermoplastic phase polymerized in the presence of said first phase from an emulsion or solution of about 35 to 100 weight percent of at least one monomer which is a methacrylate, acrylate, styrene or substituted styrene, 0 to 65 weight percent of another acrylic monomer and 0 to 65 weight percent of another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer, wherein the rigid thermoplastic phase has a viscosity average molecular weight of from about 400,000 to 5 × 10 6 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is polymerized from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene, methyl methacrylate, propylene, and ethylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene terephthalate, and polybutylene terephthalate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is a polyester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is polyurethane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is a polycarbonate or a polycaprolactam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The composition of claim 1 in which said first phase of (A) of said multiphase composite polymer is polymerized from a monomer emulsion or solution of 25 to 95 weight percent of the alkyl acrylate, 35 to 65 weight percent of another acrylic monomer and 35 to 65 percent of another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
The composition of claim 1 in which said rigid thermoplastic phase of said multiphase composite polymer is polymerized from an emulsion or solution of 50 to 90 weight percent of at least one monomer which is a methacrylate, acrylate, styrene or substituted styrene, 5 to 15 weight percent of another acrylic monomer and 5 to 15 weight percent of another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of claim 1 in which the rigid thermoplastic phase of said multiphase polymer is characterized by a molecular weight of from 750,000 to 1 × 10 6 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the multiphase composite polymer comprises 50 to 90 weight percent of the first phase and 10 to 50 weight percent of the second phase.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the multiphase composite polymer has a first phase polymerized from about 40 parts by weight butyl acrylate, and 60 parts by weight styrene and said second stage polymerized from about 45 parts by weight methyl methacrylate and about 5 parts by weight ethyl acrylate, the ratio of first stage to second stage being about 1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is ABS.
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