Abstract: An acrylic resin powder soluble in acetone, including a multi-stage polymer (M) that includes a polymer (B) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (b) containing methyl methacrylate and an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester (mb) in the presence of a polymer dispersion that contains a polymer (A) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (a) containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester (ma), in which an alkyl group in the alkyl (meth)acrylate ester (ma) has 4 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkyl group in the alkyl (meth)acrylate ester (mb) has 4 to 8 carbon atoms, a glass transition temperature of the polymer (A) is 20° C. or lower, a glass transition temperature of the polymer (B) obtained by polymerizing the monomer mixture (b) is 55° C. or higher, and a mass average molecular weight of the multi-stage polymer (M) is 10,000 or more and 300,000 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a chloroprene graft copolymer latex containing no organic solvent and exhibiting high adhesive strength even for soft polyvinyl chloride. A method for producing a chloroprene graft copolymer latex includes a chloroprene polymerization step of giving a chloroprene polymer latex and a graft copolymerization step of giving a chloroprene graft copolymer latex. The chloroprene polymerization step is a step of subjecting at least chloroprene (A-1) of chloroprene (A-1) and a monomer (A-2) copolymerizable with chloroprene (A-1) to emulsion radical polymerization. The graft copolymerization step is a step of adding, to the chloroprene polymer latex, a (meth)acrylate (B) and an organic peroxide (C) having an octanol/water partition coefficient of ?2.0 or more and 3.0 or less to subject the chloroprene polymer to graft copolymerization with the (meth)acrylate (B) at a temperature of 10° C. or more and 40° C. or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for separating natural rubber deriving from non-Hevea type plants, in the form of solid crumbs, from solutions in an organic solvent system including it, where said organic solvent system may comprise at least one nonpolar organic solvent, or a mixture of at least one nonpolar organic solvent and at least one polar organic solvent, and the concomitant removal of said organic solvent system from said rubber, where the aforementioned process comprises subjecting said solution to a stripping stage by means of water vapor, in presence of a dispersing system, separating the aforementioned crumbs of natural rubber from the liquid phase, obtained through the stripping stage, and subjecting said crumbs to drying.

Abstract: Blends of elastomer composites with unfilled or less highly filled elastomer reduces hysteresis without compromising reinforcement. Hysteresis may also be reduced by adjusting the compounding method.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition including 10 to 90% by weight of a graft copolymer resin coagulated by an organic acid or an organic acid salt; and 90 to 10% by weight of a non-graft copolymer resin and having a moist-heat characteristic of 20 or less, wherein a refractive index difference between the graft copolymer resin and the non-graft copolymer resin is less than 0.01, a method of preparing the same, and a molded product comprising the same. According to the present disclosure, provided are a thermoplastic resin composition having superior overall property balance, color, and transparency, and being applicable to products that are exposed to high-temperature water or should be sterilized, due to excellent moist-heat resistance thereof, a method of preparing the same, and a molded product comprising the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a filler comprising at least carbon black and an inorganic filler with an inorganic filler content of less than or equal to 50 parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer, phr, and also a crosslinking system, characterized in that the dispersion of the filler in the elastomeric matrix has a Z value of greater than or equal to 80; and also to the process for preparing such a composition.

Abstract: An improved polymerization and process method allows the production of special nitrile rubbers which are characterized by a specific anion content and an excellent storage stability and allow a particularly good vulcanization rate and moreover result in vulcanized materials that have advantageous properties, especially with regard to the contact with metal components of molded parts based on said vulcanized materials.

Abstract: A tire comprising a rubber composition based on at least an elastomer composite formed by the method of flowing a coagulating mixture of a first elastomer latex comprising a first elastomer and a particulate filler slurry along a conduit; and introducing a second elastomer latex comprising a second elastomer into the flow of the coagulating mixture.

Abstract: The present invention provides vinyl chloride-based resin aggregate particles capable of providing a plastisol with excellent non-infiltrating property and favorable sagging property, a method for producing the same, and a glove using the same. The vinyl chloride-based resin aggregate particles of the present invention have a mean volume particle diameter of 10 to 60 ?m, and the percentage of particles having a particle diameter of 10 to 60 ?m is at least 50 vol %. The moisture absorption coefficient is 1.5 wt % or less when being retained for 24 hours under conditions of 30° C. and a relative humidity of 97.0±0.4%. A plastisol comprising 100 weight parts of the vinyl chloride-based resin aggregate particles and 160 weight parts of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate satisfies a relationship of 3??70/?40?1000. Further, in the vinyl chloride-based resin aggregate particles of the present invention, the number of voids having a void size of 1.0 ?m or more per one aggregate particle is less than 5.

Abstract: A coating system, a method of coating a substrate, and a coated substrate (e.g., a coated cement fiberboard article) include one or more latex polymers, an aliphatic epoxy resin system, optionally a silicate additive, and optionally one or more olefinic compounds and an initiator. The coating system may be applied in one or more layers and may be applied to all the surfaces of the substrate (e.g., the front side, back side and edges of a board). The coated substrate may then be coated with other optional coatings, e.g., decorative or protective topcoats.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of processing natural rubber latex using an extruder including a plurality of process zones by processing coagulant with latex to produce a coagulum and serum. In some embodiments, the coagulant can include an acid, a metal salt, or a mixture of both. Some embodiments can include a coagulum wash stage, and a deresination step. In some embodiments, the extruder can be operated to move coagulum through the extruder to remove at least some fraction of water to form a substantially dewatered coagulum, and a drying step to form a dried coagulum. In some embodiments, a stabilizer such as an antioxidant can be introduced into the extruder, and processed to remain in some fraction in the dried coagulum. Some alternative embodiments include a latex processing method of providing a flow of coagulant, and combining latex with the flowing using an emulsion dispensing bar.

Abstract: The present invention provides vinyl chloride-based resin aggregate particles capable of providing a plastisol with excellent non-infiltrating property and favorable sagging property, a method for producing the same, and a glove using the same. The vinyl chloride-based resin aggregate particles of the present invention have a mean volume particle diameter of 10 to 60 ?m, and the percentage of particles having a particle diameter of 10 to 60 ?m is at least 50 vol %. The moisture absorption coefficient is 1.5 wt % or less when being retained for 24 hours under conditions of 30° C. and a relative humidity of 97.0±0.4%. A plastisol comprising 100 weight parts of the vinyl chloride-based resin aggregate particles and 160 weight parts of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate satisfies a relationship of 3??70/?40?1000. Further, in the vinyl chloride-based resin aggregate particles of the present invention, the number of voids having a void size of 1.0 ?m or more per one aggregate particle is less than 5.

Abstract: An improved polymerization and process method allows the production of special nitrile rubbers which are characterized by a specific anion content and an excellent storage stability and allow a particularly good vulcanization rate and moreover result in vulcanized materials that have advantageous properties, especially with regard to the contact with metal components of molded parts based on said vulcanized materials.

Abstract: A method of producing an elastomer composite. The method includes A) combining a first fluid comprising elastomer latex with a second fluid comprising particulate filler; B) causing the elastomer latex to coagulate, thereby forming masterbatch crumb; C) bringing the masterbatch crumb to a water content of about 1 weight percent to about 20 weight percent, thereby forming a dewatered coagulum; D) removing water from the dewatered coagulum by subjecting the dewatered coagulum to mechanical energy, thereby causing the dewatered coagulum to heat as a result of friction, while allowing the dewatered coagulum to achieve a temperature of about 130° C. to about 190° C., wherein water content is reduced to about 0.5% to about 3% and wherein substantially all of the decrease in water content is accomplished by evaporation, thereby producing a masticated masterbatch; and E) subjecting the masticated masterbatch to at least an additional 0.3 MJ/kg of mechanical energy while further reducing the water content.

Abstract: A method of producing a coagulated latex composite. A coagulating mixture of a first elastomer latex and a particulate filler slurry is flowed along a conduit, and a second elastomer latex is introduced into the flow of the coagulating mixture.

Abstract: A method of producing an elastomer composite. The method includes A) combining a first fluid comprising elastomer latex with a second fluid comprising particulate filler; B) causing the elastomer latex to coagulate, thereby forming masterbatch crumb; C) bringing the masterbatch crumb to a water content of about 1 weight percent to about 20 weight percent, thereby forming a dewatered coagulum; D) removing water from the dewatered coagulum by subjecting the dewatered coagulum to mechanical energy, thereby causing the dewatered coagulum to heat as a result of friction, while allowing the dewatered coagulum to achieve a temperature of about 130° C. to about 190° C., wherein water content is reduced to about 0.5% to about 3% and wherein substantially all of the decrease in water content is accomplished by evaporation, thereby producing a masticated masterbatch; and E) subjecting the masticated masterbatch to at least an additional 0.3 MJ/kg of mechanical energy while further reducing the water content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a high molecular weight latex resin powder, and more precisely, a method for preparing a high molecular weight latex resin powder which comprises the steps of preparing a slurry by coagulating a high molecular weight latex; stabilizing the slurry; and aging the stabilized slurry, and is characterized by the direct addition of a colloidal modifier to the high molecular weight latex reactant during the preparation of the slurry. According to the present invention, the high molecular weight latex resin powder prepared by the method of the present invention has excellent particle size distribution, apparent specific gravity, caking property and thermo-stability, even with high solid content, compared with the conventional slow coagulation, and at the same time the method has an advantage of reducing energy costs and waste water generation.

Abstract: A preparation method of small particle-sized polybutadiene latex used for the production of ABS is disclosed, which includes putting components comprising 34.00-45.00% by weight of the butadiene, 0-6.0% by weight of the second monomer, 52.11-63.13% by weight of the desalinized water, 0.12-0.22% by weight of the mercaptan(TDM), 0.80-2.60% by weight of the emulsifiers composed of potassium abietate and potassium oleate, into the same polymerization reactor, then heating the mixture of the components and stirring the same at a temperature range of 60-75° C. The reaction lasts for 9-12 hours and the conversion is higher than 97%. The method has the advantages such as higher conversion, shorter reaction period and lower latex viscosity. During the first stage of the reaction, more heat is released by increasing the reaction rate. When the conversion reaches 40-80%, the heat release rate of intermediate stage is depressed by decreasing the reaction temperature.

Abstract: A process including mixing a sulfonated polyester resin, a colorant, and a coagulant; heating the resulting sulfonated polyester mixture; adding a polymetal halide and an anionic latex to form coated toner particles; and heating the coated toner particles is disclosed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a new granulating process which can recover desired coagulated latex particles with a significantly excellent yield, and can suppress secondary coagulation under the condition having a higher temperature than a softening point of a polymer, without deteriorating the original quality of the polymer itself. A process for producing coagulated latex particles which can suppress the secondary coagulation under the condition having the broad temperature range, without deteriorating the original quality of the polymer itself by spraying or dropping a polymer latex into a gas-phase containing an inorganic salt and/or an acid, and a dispersant in an aerosol form, and dropping or feeding the droplets of the polymer latex into an aqueous phase containing a dispersant.

Abstract: Disclosed are silica-filled rubber granules comprised of a cocoagulation product of rubber and silica, which are extremely less powdery and excellent in handling and kneading, as well as an industrially advantageous process for producing same. The silica-filled rubber granules of the present invention are dried granules of a cocoagulation product of rubber and silica particles, which are characterized in that an average particle diameter (D50) in terms of the sieve analysis is 300˜3000 ?m and the weight ratio of the granules within the range of D50±(D50×0.5) is at least 50% by weight. The silica-filled rubber granules are produced by supplying a cake of a cocoagulation product of silica and rubber having a water content of 40˜80% by weight to a drier provided with an indirect-heating type container having stirring wing blades, and then drying the cake while stirring it with the stirring wing blade.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel granulating process in which desired coagulated latex particles can be recovered in high yield while secondary aggregation and generation of fine particles are suppressed under as wide a temperature condition as possible without degrading the original quality possessed by a polymer itself in the polymer latex. A process for producing coagulated latex particles includes spraying or adding dropwise a polymer latex into a gas phase containing an inorganic salt and/or an acid in an aerosol form, and dropping or feeding droplets of the polymer latex into an aqueous phase containing a dispersant. In the process for producing coagulated latex particles, the polymer latex preferably includes a water-soluble polymer compound having a physical gel-forming property.

Abstract: A production method of polymer particles produces graft polymer particles by contacting a coagulant with a polymer latex (A) obtained by graft polymerizing a monomer containing methylmethacrylate to a rubber-like polymer. The method comprises a coagulation step in which polymer latex (A) is discharged into a stirring tank from an immersed nozzle provided so that the cross-sectional surface area of the discharge portion is 40 mm2 or more and the direction of discharge is facing in the same direction as the flow in the stirring tank and so that the linear velocity at the nozzle outlet is a velocity of 50-350 mm/s, and contacted with a coagulant to coagulate the graft polymer and obtain a slurry liquid; and a solidification step in which the resulting slurry liquid is held at a temperature of 60-100° C. to solidify the coagulated graft polymer.

Abstract: Synthetic polyolefin films of one or more layers, wherein each layer may be of a different thickness and a different formulation. The films consist of a polyolefin resin and a suitable mineral filler of at least three microns in particle size. The films are particularly useful as a masking material in paint overspray protection systems and may be used to protect a finished surface from moisture and/or ultraviolet radiation. The films posses the advantage that their use does not result in staining or ghosting on the protected or masked surface.

Abstract: A process for making pigmented PVDF-based powder coatings by coagulation and powder based coatings made by the process. The process involves blending a PVDF latex and a water reducible acrylic polymer and pigment dispersion, adding coagulant to precipitate solid PVDF and pigment associated by ionic interaction with acrylic polymer binder, separating solids and drying the precipitate. Also, methods for coating substrates with the powder coating and coated substrates.

Abstract: A batchwise or continuous process for producing coagulated particles of polymer latex, involves partially or completely filling at least one receptacle with a fluid A which can be water, a polymer latex emulsion or a coagulant solution, the receptacle being equipped with baffles containing at least one orifice, injecting into the receptacle at least one fluid other than the fluid of the preceding stage, the injected fluid being a polymer latex emulsion and/or a coagulant solution, and in then creating and maintaining within the receptacle an oscillatory flow or an impulsive flow, in conjunction with the formation of eddies or of vortices.

Abstract: A process is provided for agglomerating small rubber particles in an aqueous latex to form large rubber particles. The process involves the addition of a water soluble organic acid and a water soluble organic anhydride to the latex prior to agglomeration of the rubber particles to facilitate agglomeration of the rubber particles into large rubber particles which are essentially free of coagulum. The latex of large rubber particles is useful in the preparation of ABS polyblends.

Abstract: A granular vinyl chloride resin composition in the form of spherical or cylindrical granules having a size of from 0.05 to 20 mm made of a mixture comprising, as the main components, 100 parts by weight of fine vinyl chloride resin particles having a particle size of from 0.01 to 3 .mu.m, a course vinyl chloride resin having a particle size of 5 to 65 .mu.m and from 10 to 400 parts by weight of a filler.

Abstract: This invention concerns conductive materials based on an encapsulated conductive polymer. Encapsulation in a shell of polymer stabilizes the conductivity of these materials, which can be encapsulated in a shell of film-generating polymer, to give the material formed very good mechanical properties, unlike conductive polymers which existed in the prior art, which, if not encapsulated, form brittle materials that are less stable in time.

Abstract: A process for producing a thermoplastic polymer powder which comprises adding a polymer (B) and/or an inorganic compound (C) to a coagulation slurry or a powder of a thermoplastic polymer (A) obtained from emulsion polymerization and having a glass transition temperature Tg defined by the following equation (1), in an amount of 0.1-10 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic polymer (A), compacting the thermoplastic polymer (A) at a temperature in a range of (Tg-30) to (Tg+50).degree. C., and comminuting it:Tg=W.sub.1 .times.Tg.sub.1 +W.sub.2 .times.Tg.sub.2 + . . . +W.sub.n .times.Tg.sub.n ( 1)wherein n is the number of the monomers forming the thermoplastic polymer (A); W.sub.1, W.sub.2, . . . W.sub.n each represents weight fraction of each monomer i (i=1, 2, . . . n) in the polymer (A); and Tg.sub.1, Tg.sub.2, . . . Tg.sub.n each represents the glass transition temperature of the polymer composed of each monomer i.

Abstract: A method for producing a powdery and granular polymer by two coagulation steps comprising coagulating a latex of the polymer, the latex containing a sulfuric acid ester series and/or sulfonic acid series anionic surface active agents, with an acid to an amount of the polymer of 40 to 80 wt. % at a first coagulation step, and then bringing coagulation to completion with an acid or salt at a second coagulation step. According to the present invention, a powdery and granular polymer having a sharp particle size distribution and a high bulk specific gravity can be obtained.

Abstract: A process is provided for agglomerating small rubber particles in an aqueous latex to form large rubber particles. The process involves the addition of a water soluble organic acid and a water soluble organic anhydride to the latex prior to agglomeration of the rubber particles to facilitate agglomeration of the rubber particles into large rubber particles which are essentially free of coagulum. The latex of large rubber particles is useful in the preparation of ABS polyblends.

Abstract: A material based on a conductive polymer consisting of particles of conductive polymer (P.sub.0), each particle being wrapped in a shell of water-insoluble, cross-linked polymer (P.sub.1).

Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner compositions with controlled particle size comprising:(i) preparing a pigment dispersion in water, which dispersion is comprised of a pigment, an ionic surfactant in amounts of from about 0.

Abstract: This process for obtaining bitumens containing at least one elastomer comprises two steps according to which, in the first step, a homogeneous dispersion is prepared consisting of elastomer and of selected bitumen containing a low percentage of saturated products and of asphaltenes by blending the said elastomer and the said bitumen until a master solution containing a high concentration of elastomer is obtained and, in the second step, the said master solution is diluted with a roadmaking bitumen until a homogeneous product is obtained in the form of an elastomeric bitumen.

Abstract: Incorporation of fibrous filler into a styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) by mixing a fibrous filler, SBR latex and a coagulant, feeding the resulting coagulated fiber-filled SBR latex to a dewatering extruder and through a flow restriction that applies back pressure sufficient that water present in the SBR is forced out of a vent upstream from the flow restriction and discharging the fiber-filled SBR from the extruder.

Abstract: Incorporating fibrous filler into an elastomer by adding to a screw extruder an aqueous slurry of an organic fibrous filler having a length less than about 25 mm and an elastomer latex, e.g., polychloroprene latex. The latex and slurry are fed to the extruder and the latex is coagulated in the extruder. The coagulated latex containing fibrous filler is fed to a dewatering zone. The flow of coagulated elastomer is restricted so that water present in the coagulated elastomer is separated by means of a vent in the extruder upstream from the restriction and discharging and recovering the fiber-filled elastomer. The compound can be used for the manufacture of power transmission belts.

Abstract: An ink is produced without flushing by forming both an emulsion of a selected organic liquid and water and an aqueous suspension of a pigment. The emulsion and the pigment are then mixed together, whereby the pigment is phase-transferred from the aqueous phase to the non-aqueous phase, and whereby a mixture is formed. The mixture is concentrated (e.g. via filtration) and added to an ink mixing tank where the remaining water is removed by evaporation and wherein the remaining ingredients are added so that the ink is produced.

Abstract: In a process for producing a rubber-containing graft copolymer, which comprises bringing a latex of a graft copolymer comprising 60% to 90% by weight of a rubbery polymer and 40% to 10% by weight of a hard polymer, said graft copolymer latex being obtained by emulsion polymerizing a hard polymer-forming monomer in a latex of said rubbery polymer and having a minimum film-forming temperature of 75.degree. C. or less, into contact with an aqueous electrolyte solution under stirring, thereby to coagulate the latex, and recovering the precipitated graft copolymer, the improvement is disclosed such that the graft copolymer latex is subjected to slow coagulation so as to allow the graft copolymer to precipitate as substantially spherical particles, wherein the term "slow coagulation" refers to coagulation which proceeds at a milder rate than that of coagulation in which the aqueous electrolyte solution is hydrochloric acid and the pH of the latex during coagulation is 1.8 or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides polymer latex grains having latex particles which compose each coagulated grain compacted therein in the state of not being mutually fused; said grains are obtained by the following steps of (A)-(E):(A) into a polymer latex manufactured by emulsion polymerization or suspension polymerization, a coagulant is added at a temperature lower than the temperature (softening temperature) at which latex particles are adhered by fusion, to be dispersed and scattered in said polymer latex as minute volumes of said coagulant, before said coagulant has been dissolved and diffused into said polymer latex;(B) by letting said coagulant dissolve and diffuse into said latex from the scattered minute volumes of said coagulant, the latex particles are coagulated on the outer surfaces of the minute volumes of said coagulant as the centers, to have coagulated grains grow from inside out, thereby forming spherical grains of an arbitrary range of sizes regularly filled with the latex particles;(C) said

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing coagulated colloidal particles with close-packed structure which comprises;(A) adding a coagulant to aqueous colloidal particles at a temperature lower than softening temperature of the colloidal particles under such conditions that said coagulant will be present in discrete units in the dispersion before it is brought into solution by diffusion;(B) allowing the molecules of coagulant to gradually diffuse from said coagulant units into the surrounding dispersion, thereby coagulating the colloidal particles on the surface of each coagulant unit, causing the coagulated particles to grow from inside to outside of each unit, and producing coagulated particles of desired size with regularly packed structure;(C) separating the coagulated particles thus formed from the dispersion; and(D) drying, or heating in an aqueous phase, the coagulated particles separated above at a temperature lower than the softening point of said colloidal particles.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, solids are recovered from a latex stabilized with a pH sensitive emulsifier by passing carbon dioxide through the latex to lower the pH and thereby destabilize the latex and then subjecting the latex to high shear.

Abstract: Dispersions of polymer particles in non-aqueous vehicles are prepared by transferring the finely-divided polymer particles directly from an aqueous latex containing about 5 percent to 60 percent by weight of the polymer particles into the non-aqueous vehicle. The resulting dispersions can be used in the production of lithographic inks.

Abstract: A method for continuously coagulating a rubbery polymer latex to obtain a polymer solid, characterized in that into a coagulator composed of (a) a cylindrical body having at one end a nozzle for feeding rubbery polymer latex and a nozzle for feeding coagulant solution, and having at the other end a discharging nozzle, (b) a stirrer mounted rotatably along the central axis of the cylindrical body, said stirrer having several stages of agitating blades, and (c) stationary blades fixed to the wall of the cylindrical body at the spaces between the stages of agitating blades, are continuously fed the rubbery polymer latex and a coagulant solution through the above-mentioned respective nozzles so as to collide against each other, and stirred during their movement from the one end of the coagulator to the other end to coagulate the latex. By this method, there can be obtained molded porous polymer crumbs having an intended size.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the production of tack-free, pourable, filler containing elastomer powder which comprises(a) dispersing a carbon black filler in water;(b) mixing the thus dispersed carbon black filler with an elastomer latex;(c) coagulating the thus produced mixture of elastomer latex and carbon black with a two-stage coagulation solution;(d) partitioning the thus coagulated suspension with a coating resin; and(e) filtering, washing and drying of the resultant powder, the improvement comprising using as a coating resin a mixture of a styrene/butadiene resin and a styrene/.alpha.-methylstyrene or a polystyrene resin wherein the weight ratio of the styrene/butadiene resin to the styrene/.alpha.