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Polyphenylene ether compositions and process
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1982-05-26
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Granted: 1984-02-21
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Expires: 2002-05-26
Abstract
Abstract Novel compositions are provided which comprise a polyphenylene ether, optionally a high impact polystyrene, optionally, an effective amount of an aromatic phosphate flame retardant, and a low molecular weight polymer selected from a polyolefin glycol or a polyamide, said composition being free from or excluding a substantial content of polyolefin, such as polyethylene. Such compositions when molded are readily paintable, and exhibit good adhesion between the paint and the molded compositions as distinguished from compositions containing polyolefins, such as polyethylene, which has been found to adversely affect paint adhesion. In addition, the novel compositions possess good or improved Izod and Gardner impact strengths, and in the case of polyolefin glycol, such as polyethylene glycol, the mutual solubility of all the components of the compositions is increased. Included within the disclosure of the invention are methods of preparing and molding such compositions and the molded products obtained therefrom.
Inventors
- 👤 William R. Haaf
- 👤 James A. Huebner
- 👤 Arthur Katchman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:23
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L71/00; C08L71/08; C08L71/10; C08L71/12; C08L71/123; C08L71/02; C08L77/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A composition comprising: (a) a polyphenylene ether resin, (b) a high impact polystyrene, (c) an aromatic phosphate flame retardant agent, and (d) an effective amount of an adhesion promoting agent consisting essentially of a low molecular weight polyolefin glycol, said composition being free from polyethylene.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A composition comprising: (a) a polyphenylene ether resin, (b) a high impact polystyrene, (c) an aromatic phosphate flame retardant agent, and (d) an effective amount of an adhesion promoting agent consisting essentially of a low molecular weight polyolefin glycol, said composition being free from polyethylene.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the aromatic phosphate is a triaryl phosphate or an isopropylated triarylphosphate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the aromatic phosphate is triphenyl phosphate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the aromatic phosphate is isopropylated triphenyl phosphate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polyolefin glycol has a molecular weight ranging from about 150 to about 25,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 5, wherein the polyolefin glycol is polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 6000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the polyolefin glycol is polypropylene glycol having a molecular weight of 4000.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
105 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polyphenylene ether resin is selected from compounds of the formula: ##STR3## wherein the oxygen ether atom of one unit is connected to the benzene nucleus of the next adjoining unit, n is a positive integer and is at least 50, and each Q is a monovalent substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydrocarbon radicals free of a tertiary alpha-carbon atom, halohydrocarbon radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atom and the phenyl nucleus, hydrocarbonoxy radicals, and halohydrocarbonoxy radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atom and the phenyl nucleus.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the high impact polystyrene is a rubber modified polystyrene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polyphenylene ether is poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) ether.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition of claim 1, which comprises about 40 parts of poly(2,6-dimethyl-phenylene)ether, about 60 parts of high impact polystyrene, about 13 parts of isopropylated triphenyl phosphate, and about 1.5 parts of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 6000, the parts being by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition of claim 1, which comprises about 40 parts of poly(2,6-dimethyl-phenylene)ether, about 60 parts of high impact polystyrene, about 13 parts of isopropylated triphenyl phosphate, and about 1.5 parts of polypropylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 4,000, the parts being by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A molded composition having a high level of paint adhesion obtained by molding the composition of claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process for preparing the composition of claim 1, which comprises intimately mixing (a), (b), (c), and (d) and blending the mixture.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 14 wherein the blended product is molded into a shaped article, the resulting molded article having a high level of paint adhesion.
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