Abstract: Adhesive compositions are made from methacrylate ester monomers, elastomeric polymers having a Tg below -25.degree. C. and which are soluble in the monomers, core-shell polymers which swell in the monomers but do not dissolve therein, and free radical producing catalysts. These adhesive compositions when used in bonded assemblies exhibit a combination of high adhesive bond impact strength and high bulk tensile elongation.

Abstract: Opaque, thermoplastic molding compositions comprising a grafted rubber phase and a matrix phase comprising styrene, acrylonitrile, and from 1 to 18 percent of a lower alkyl methacrylate and having improved colorability are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for improving properties of a synthetic resin powder by subjecting a latex of a graft-copolymer whose back bone is a rubber to coagulation, and adding a lubricant to the graft-copolymer in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said graft-copolymer, and then removing water. The bulk specific gravity of a synthetic resin powder produced is large, the flowability and blocking resistance are remarkably improved in comparison with known methods and blocking during storage is prevented. Lines for transporting the powder do not become packed with the resin powder. It is possible to automatically weigh the resin powder, and the powder does not exhibit a tendency to increase in volume during mass transport.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polyblends having weatherability and impact strength are formed by blending a first graft copolymer containing a conjugated diene rubber substrate having a weight average particle size between about 0.6 and about 10 microns with a second graft copolymer containing an EPDM-type rubber substrate having a weight average particle size between about 0.05 and about 1 micron or an alkyl acylate rubber substrate having a weight average particle size between about 0.05 and about 0.5 micron. The superstrate of the two graft copolymers comprises a monovinylidene aromatic hydrocarbon and an unsaturated nitrile.

Abstract: Disclosed is a graft copolymer resin prepared by graft polymerizing a vinyl compound onto a composite-structured acrylic rubber whose particles are composed of a core consisting of a diene rubber enlarged by treatment with an acid group-containing copolymer latex, and an outer layer consisting of an acrylate polymer having a crosslinked structure formed by the combined use of a graft-linking agent and a cross-linking agent. This graft copolymer resin may be blended with a rigid thermoplastic resin in a specific proportion. This resin composition imparts a good gloss to the molded articles formed therefrom, while retaining excellent impact resistance and weather resistance.

Abstract: A film prepared from a compatibilized resin blend comprising an olefin polymer, a polymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer and a compatibilizing amount of a graft copolymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer and an EPDM rubber exhibits improved properties making it highly desirable in such end uses as grocery and trash bags.

Abstract: A composition universally usable as an impact modifier for synthetic resins comprising(A) from 10 to 80 percent by weight of a polymer of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl, R.sub.2 is C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl or such cycloalkyl substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, y has a value such that the corresponding monomer or monomers are from 5 to 50 percent by weight of polymer (A), and x has a value such that the corresponding monomer, together with up to 20 percent by weight of one or more optional comonomers, is the balance by weight, and(B) from 20 to 90 percent by weight of an optionally crosslinked polymer having a glass transition temperature, T.sub.g, below 10.degree. C. and preferably less than -10.degree. C., polymer (B) being at least partially bonded covalently to polymer (A).

Abstract: A polymer mixture of(a) 45 to 50 parts by weight of a graft product of a mixture of 25 to 40 parts by weight acrylonitrile and 75 to 60 parts by weight styrene, .alpha.-methylstyrene, alkylmethacrylate or mixtures thereof on a particulate, highly crosslinked diene rubber having a rubber content of 20 to 40% by weight,(b) 45 to 10 parts by weight of a graft product of a mixture of 20 to 35 parts by weight acrylonitrile and 80 to 65 parts by weight styrene or .alpha.-methylstyrene on a particulate, highly crosslinked diene rubber having a rubber content of 50 to 75% by weight, the graft yield being greater than 60% by weight,(c) 10 to 50 parts by weight of a particulate, partially crosslinked, rubber-like copolymer of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkylacrylate and/or butadiene containing up to 40% by weight (based on copolymer) acrylonitrile which has an average particle diameter (d.sub.50) of from 0.1 to 0.3 .mu.

Abstract: Soft polymer mixtures of(a) 10 to 50 parts by weight of a graft polymer obtained from a particulate, highly cross linked diene or alkyl acrylate rubber and graft polymerized alkyl methacylate, acrylonitrile, styrene, alkyl acrylate or mixtures thereof and(b) 90 to 50 parts by weight of a partly cross-linked, particulate, rubber-like copolymer of acrylonitrile and/or methyl methacrylate and C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl acrylate having a gel content of from 60 to 99% by weight and an average particle diameter (d.sub.50) of from 0.1 to 0.6 .mu.m,and a process for the preparation of the mixtures and their use for the production of moulded articles.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition affording a delustered shaped article which comprises (A) a rubber-modified copolymer with (B) an epoxy group-containing olefin polymer or an unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified olefin polymer (B').

Abstract: A rubber comprised of a sulfur cured blend of polyoctenamer rubber, alkyl methacrylate grafted cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber and at least one additional sulfur curable rubber. The invention is further directed to a tire or industrial rubber product having at least one of its indicated components comprised of such sulfur cured rubber composition.

Abstract: Styrene based resin compositions comprise a styrene resin and a graft copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing, in the presence of a butadiene based rubbery polymer, a monomer mixture composed of a monomer containing 1-50 ethylene oxide groups and one ethylenically-unsaturated bond and styrene or a monomer mixture compound of styrene as a principal component and at least one monomer copolymerizable with styrene. The a styrene based resin compositions are obtained by blending the graft copolymer with a styrene resin and having excellent impact strength and visual properties.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of a thermoplastic moulding composition of 10 to 65% by weight of at least one graft polymer which is obtainable by emulsion polymerization of styrene and acrylonitrile in a weight ratio of 90:10 to 50:50, it being possible for all or some of the styrene to be replaced by .alpha.-methylstyrene or methyl methacrylate, in the presence of at least one rubber base, and the weight ratio of monomers employed to rubber polymer employed being 20:80 to 70:30, and 90 to 35% by weight of a copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile in a weight ratio of 90:10 to 50:50, it being possible for all or some of the styrene to be replaced by .alpha.-methylstyrene or methyl methacrylate, wherein, to prepare the graft polymer, the grafting monomers and 0.05 to 1.00 part by weight (per 100 parts by weight of grafting monomer) of a mercaptan are added stepwise to the latex of the rubber base over a period of time, the part amount of the monomer added in each time interval .DELTA.t.sub.n+1 being 0.30 to 0.

Abstract: A primer composition usable for steel sheet and plastic sheet in vehicle bodies consists essentially of a component A composed of a resin obtained by graft-polymerizing a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer or its hydrogenated polymer with .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid or its anhydride, a component B of a crosslinking agent and a component C of an epoxy compound, and has particular weight ratios as solid content of component A to component B and components A+B to component C.

Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions comprising rubber modified polyalkenyl aromatic resin and a modifying agent having a core-shell structure comprised of an interpenetrating, cross-linked (meth)acrylate core and a cross-linked styrenic resin shell have significantly improved impact strength, thermal resistance and surface appearance following molding into shaped articles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a rubber modified thermoplastic resin which comprises carrying out all or a part of the following steps (I)-(VI):(I) a setp of mixing the following (A), (B), (C) and thermoplastic resin (2):(A) a latex of gfart rubber polymer (1),(B) an organic agent which is capable of dissolving thermoplastic resin (2) and has a solubility in water of 5% by weight or less t a temperature at which (A), (B), (C) and thermoplastic resin (2) are mixed, amount of the organic agent being 10-600% by weight of polymer (4) which is the sum of graft rubber polymer (1) and thermoplastic resin (2) and(C) a warer soluble agent capable of coagulating latex (A), amount of this agent being 10% by weight or less of graft rubber polymer (1),(II) a step of separating and removing aqueous phase from a two-phase mixture obtained in the mixing step (I),(III) a step of mixing the mixture from which the aqueous phase hsa been removed at step (II) and the whole or a part of thermoplastic resin (3),(IV) a step of

Abstract: This invention relates to a polymer composition comprising(a) 30-70 parts by weight of one or more ethylene-propylene-diene rubbers,(b) 30-70 parts by weight of one or more ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers with a vinyl acetate content of 18-40% by weight, and(c) 1-25 parts by weight of one or more other polymers.The composition can be used with advantage, among other purposes for improving the miscibility of synthetic resins.

Abstract: A molded article of a transparent ABS resin comprising 10 to 24% by weight of a diene type rubber having a weight average particle size of 150 m.mu. or less and not containing methyl methacrylate in the continuous resin phase is subjected to wet plating. The resulting plated resin article has an excellent adhesion of the plating layer and a good transparency.

Abstract: A rubber modified interpolymer of a monovinylidene aromatic monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer. The rubber particles of the present invention have a trimodal particle size distribution. Said particles comprise an emulsion polymerized particle and two mass polymerized particles. The compositions exhibit good impact resistance over a broad range of impact speeds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic consisting of a vinylaromatic compound, acrylonitril and a butadiene rubber, by means of a two-step polymerization reaction characterized in that 0.1-10 wt. % of the butadiene rubber based on the entire composition, is replaced by an acrylate rubber in the second step. The process results in a decreased concentration of residual monomers.

Abstract: A composition capable of providing low gloss in a part molded therefrom consisting essentially of 20 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer of ethylenically unsaturated monomers grafted unto a rubber with a rubber content of 5 to 80% by weight based on the weight of Component A; 80 to 50% by weight of one or more thermoplastic, rubber-free copolymers containing: (i) 1 to 25% by weight based on the total weight of Component (B) of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride monomer and (ii) 0.5 to 2% by weight based on the total weight of Component (B) of an ethylenically unsaturated copolymerized epoxide compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of graft polymers of resin-forming monomers on a rubber in which a very high graft yield is obtained by the use of an initiator system of an organic hydroperoxie and ascorbic acid. The graft polymers obtained are suitable as thermoplastic molding compositions or as constituents thereof.

Abstract: A polyvinyl chloride resin composition comprises 3-30 wt. % of a graft copolymer and 97-70 wt. % of a polyvinyl chloride resin and has highly-balanced properties between impact resistance, transparency and stress-whitening resistance and excellent processing characteristics. The graft copolymer is obtained by graft-polymerizing, in the presence of a latex containing greater than 75 but not exceeding 85 parts by weight of a rubbery butadiene-styrene copolymer formed of 65-85 wt. % of butadiene, 15-35 wt. % of styrene and 0-3 wt. % of crosslinkable monomer, (i) 5-24 parts by weight of a first monomer mixture as a first-stage component, said first monomer mixture being composed of 70-97 wt. % of methyl methacrylate and 30-3 wt. % of an alkyl acrylate whose alkyl group has 1-8 carbon atoms; and then (ii) 3-21 parts by weight of a second monomer mixture as a second-stage component, said second monomer mixture being composed of 97-100 wt % of styrene and 0-3 wt. % of crosslinkable monomer.

Abstract: A resin composition having a nacreous gloss comprising (i) a polyvinyl chloride resin and (ii) a polystyrene resin or a high impact polystyrene resin is provided. This composition can be advantageously molded into any article and provide an excellent nacreous gloss thereto.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition affording a delustered shaped article which comprises (A) a rubber-modified copolymer with (B) an epoxy group-containing olefin polymer or an unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified olefin polymer (B').

Abstract: Polymeric blends based on vinyl-aromatic polymers endowed with high tenacity and chemical resistance comprising:from 10 to 90% by weight of a vinyl-chloride polymer;from 90 to 10% by weight of a vinyl-aromatic copolymer containing from 2 to 25% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile and a quantity not exceeding 15% by weight of a rubber, are disclosed.

Abstract: A polymer composition obtained by mixing, in an emulsion state,(A) from 20 to 90% by weight (as solid content of polymer) of an emulsion of polymer component (A) which is a polymer of a vinyl monomer and has a glass transition temperature of higher than 20.degree. C., a gel content of not higher than 10% and a solubility parameter of from 8.0 to 11.0 (cal/cc) .sup.1/2 and which has a weight average molecular weight, based on polystyrene, of at least 1.5.times.10.sup.5, and(B) from 10 to 80% by weight (as solid content of polymer) of an emulsion of polymer component (B) which is a homopolymer of an acrylate monomer, a copolymer of acrylate monomers or a copolymer of an acrylate monomer with other copolymerizable monomer and has a glass transition temperature of not higher than 20.degree. C., a gel content of not higher than 70% and a solubility parameter of from 8.4 to 9.8 (cal/cc).sup.1/2,and separating the polymer from the emulsion mixture.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomeric composition comprising a dynamically crosslinked grafted polyolefin copolymer elastomer and a thermoplastic crystalline polyolefin is disclosed. The crosslinked elastomer is dispersed in the thermoplastic crystalline polyolefin which is present as the continuous phase. The grafted elastomer is ethylene/propylene/diene terpolymer or ethylene/propylene copolymer grafted with fumaric acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride or derivatives thereof capable of reacting with diamine crosslinking agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to ABS molding compositions having a markedly reduced residual butadiene content, even at high processing temperatures.

Abstract: A: Thermoplastic moulding materials made from a vinyl chloride homopolymer or copolymer containing at least 50% by weight of vinyl choloride units,B: a graft polymer, prepared by graft polymerization ofB1: 50 to 85 parts by weight of a mixture of at least two of the monomers styrene, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate and .alpha.-methyl styrene onB2: 50 to 15 parts by weight of an at least partially crosslinked butadiene or acrylate rubber having average particle diameters of 0.08 to 1 .mu.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition obtained by graft-polymerizing 95 to 50 parts by weight of a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl aromatic compound monomer and an acrylic compound monomer and optionally a vinyl cyanide compound monomer in the presence of 5 to 50 parts by weight of a rubbery substance consisting of styrene-butadiene copolymers, characterized in that the rubbery substance comprises (A) 40 to 80% by weight of a styrene-butadiene copolymer having a number-average particle diameter of at least 0.05 .mu.m and less than 0.2 .mu.m, a gel content of 30 to 100% by weight and a bound styrene content of 10 to 40% by weight and (B) 60 to 20% by weight of a styrene-butadiene copolymer having a number-average particle diameter of 0.2 to 3 .mu.m, a gel content of 10 to 80% by weight and a bound styrene content of 10 to 40% by weight and the total content of the components (A) and (B) in the rubbery substance is at least 80% by weight.

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: Rubber reinforced thermoplastic resins are provided comprising EPDM graft terpolymer elastomers and acrylate graft elastomers.

Abstract: A weather resistant thermoplastic resin composition which comprises (A) a graft polymer comprising (A-1) chosen from a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and a non-conjugated diene, a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate, an alkyl acrylate or methacrylate polymer and a chlorinated polyethylene and (A-2) at least two kinds of monomers chosen from aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl cyanide compounds and unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl esters grafted thereon and (B) a terpolymer comprising styrene aromatic compounds, vinyl cyanide compounds and unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl esters. The weight proportion of the graft polymer (A) and the terpolymer (B) is preferably from 10:90 to 90:10. In particular the amounts of styrene the vinyl cyanide compounds and the unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl esters in the terpolymer (B) are 3 to 65% by weight, 2 to 35% by weight and 3 to 95% by weight, respectively.

Abstract: A microcapsule-containing water-base coating formulation comprises as essential components (a) microcapsules making use of a synthetic resin as a wall-forming material and (b) a reaction product obtained by polymerizing at least one water-soluble vinyl monomer (B) in the presence of a high polymer latex (A) having a glass transition point of 60.degree. C. or lower. The latex (A) and vinyl monomer (B) are used at a solid weight ratio of 3:97-90:10. The water-base coating formulation can provide a microcapsule-coated layer having significantly-improved pressure resistance and frictional stability without need for a stilt. The water-base coating formulation can be applied at a high speed, thereby making a significant improvement to the productivity of carbonless copying and/or recording paper.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition of high heat resistance and high impact resistance is described, comprising: (A) 50 to 90% by weight of a copolymer prepared by copolymerization of 10 to 35% by weight of acrylonitrile, 60 to 85% by weight of a monomer mixture of 2-isopropenylnaphthalene (2-IPN) and .alpha.-methylstyrene (.alpha.-MeSt), the proportion of 2-IPN being 5 to 70% by weight based on the total weight of 2-IPN and .alpha.-MeSt, and 0 to less than 10% by weight of a vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the foregoing monomers; and (B) 10 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer prepared by polymerizing 15 to 50 parts by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl cyanides, methacrylic acid alkyl esters, and acrylic acid alkyl esters in the presence of 50 to 85 parts by weight of a butadiene- or alkyl acrylate-based rubber, the sum of the graft and rubber components being 100 parts by weight.

Abstract: A polyvinyl chloride resin composition is disclosed, which contains an .alpha.-methylstyrene/acrylonitrile copolymer in a specified amount. Forming sheet materials made therefrom having high heat distortion resistance as well as a favorable balance of tensile strength and stretching characteristics at elevated temperatures and being suitable for vacuum and pressure forming are also disclosed.

Abstract: A thermoplastic moulding compound based on a rubber-modified copolymer consisting of styrene and/or .alpha.-methylstyrene and maleic anhydride, wherein the moulding compound is composed of a mixture of:A. 50-95% (wt) of a copolymer consisting of:(i) 50-95% (wt) styrene and/or .alpha.-methylstyrene,(ii) 50-5% (wt) maleic anhydride,(iii) 0-20% (wt) acrylate,(iv) 0-20% (wt) acrylonitrile;B. 5-50% (wt) of an ethylene-propylene modified rubber or ethylene-propylene-diene modified rubber, the rubber being modified by grafting thereto a compound containing hydroxyl, amide or amine groups; andC. 0-30% (wt) of an ethylene-propylene rubber or an ethylene-propylene-diene rubber.

Abstract: Disclosed is an impact-resistant thermoplastic resin composition which comprises a graft copolymer [II]. The graft copolymer [II] is prepared by enlarging the particles in a latex of a rubbery copolymer [I] formed by emulsion polymerization of a monomer mixture of 51-91 wt. % of an alkyl acrylate and 49-1 wt. % of 1,3-butadiene to adjust the particle size to 0.12-0.4 .mu.m by addition of (A) an acid group-containing copolymer obtained by performing emulsion polymerization of a mixture of 3-40 wt. % of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, cinnamic acid, sorbic acid and/or p-styrene-sulfonic acid, and 97-35 wt. % of an alkyl acrylate, and (B) a salt of an oxyacid having a central element of Groups III to VI of the periodic table, the element belonging to the second or third period, with an alkali or alkaline earth metal or Zn, Ni or Al; and then, polymerizing in the presence of the enlarged rubber copolymer a monomer or monomer mixture comprising 50-100 wt.

Abstract: A rubber-modified styrene resin composition is disclosed, comprising (A) a rubber-modified styrene resin having dispersed therein from 1 to 15% by weight of a rubbery polymer having an average particle size of from 0.1 to 2.5 .mu.m, (B) an organopolysiloxane in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.2% by weight on silicon conversion based on the rubber-modified styrene resin, and (C) an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymer in an amount of from 0.05 to 10% by weight based on the rubber-modified styrene resin. The composition exhibits markedly improved areal impact strength while retaining other physical properties and is, therefore, useful for exterior parts.

Abstract: A molded article of a transparent ABS resin comprising 10 to 24% by weight of a diene type rubber having a weight average particle size of 150 m.mu. or less and not containing methyl methacrylate in the continuous resin phase is subjected to wet plating. The resulting plated resin article has an excellent adhesion of the plating layer and a good transparency.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition of high heat resistance and high impact resistance is described, comprising: (A) 50 to 90% by weight of a copolymer prepared by copolymerization of 10 to 35% by weight of acrylonitrile, 60 to 85% by weight of a monomer mixture of 2-isopropenylnaphthalene (2-IPN) and .alpha.-methylstyrene (.alpha.-MeSt), the proportion of 2-IPN being 5 to 70% by weight based on the total weight of 2-IPN and .alpha.-MeSt, and 0 to less than 10% by weight of a vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the foregoing monomers; and (B) 10 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer prepared by polymerizing 15 to 50 parts by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl cyanides, methacrylic acid alkyl esters, and acrylic acid alkyl esters in the presence of 50 to 85 parts by weight of a butadiene- or alkyl acrylate-based rubber, the sum of the graft and rubber components being 100 parts by weight.

Abstract: A weather and impact resistant resin composition which comprises: a graft copolymer (A) composed of a continuous phase comprising from 10 to 90% by weight of residues of an aromatic vinyl monomer, from 10 to 40% by weight of residues of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile monomer and from 0 to 80% by weight of residues of methyl methacrylate, and particles of an acrylate rubber having a weight average particle size of from 0.1 to 0.45 .mu.m dispersed in the continuous phase, said acrylate rubber comprising from 70 to 98% by weight of residues of an alkyl acrylate having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, from 1.92 to 27% by weight of residues of a vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the alkyl acrylate and from 0.08 to 3% by weight of residues of a multifunctional vinyl monomer; a graft copolymer (B) composed of a continuous phase comprising from 10 to 90% by weight of residues of an aromatic vinyl monomer, from 10 to 40% by weight of residues of an .alpha.,.beta.

Abstract: Am impact modifier comprising a blend of 100 parts by weight of a graft copolymer (A) obtained by graft-polymerizing in a single or more stages a monomer or monomer mixture consisting of 95 to 100% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of alkyl acrylates, alkyl methacrylates, aromatic vinyl compounds and vinyl cyanide compounds and 0 to 5% by weight of a polyfunctional crosslinking agent on an acrylic elastomer mainly composed of an alkyl acrylate and containing 0.1 to 5% by weight of a polyfunctional crosslinking agent and/or a butadiene elastomer composed of a polybutadiene or a copolymer of 50% by weight or more of a butadiene and 50% by weight or less of other vinyl compound copolymerizable therewith and containing 0 to 5% by weight of a polyfunctional crosslinking agent, and 0.

Abstract: Thermoplastic resin compositions comprising a thermoplastic resin capable of biaxial orientation and an additive resin, having a molecular weight above 10.sup.6, compatible with said thermoplastic resin and selected from a homopolymer of a vinyl monomer or a copolymer of at least two vinyl monomers.

Abstract: A rubber blend is produced by masticating a mixture of monoolefin copolymer rubber and high-diene hydrocarbon rubber while dynamically vulcanizing the monoolefin copolymer rubber. The blend is then further treated to vulcanize the high-diene hydrocarbon rubber portion. The resulting vulcanized blend has improved properties.

Abstract: A process, and the well-dispersed product thereof, for recovering solids from a latex of a grafted rubber concentrate having a rubber substrate and a glassy superstrate by: (a) adding a latex of said superstrate to said grafted rubber concentrate latex; (b) coagulating said latex with high shear to form a paste; (c) heating said paste to cause syneresis of said paste into polymeric particles; and (d) dewatering said particles.

Abstract: Several important features and characteristics, particularly and pronouncedly environmental stress crack resistance (i.e., "ESCR") as well as other desirable physical properties of blends or intimate admixtures, known as "polyblends" and usually made by melt-blending, of various styrene polymers (i.e., "SP's"), notably homopolystyrene (i.e., "PS"), and thermoplastic elastomers (i.e., "TE's") are significantly and in emphasized measure enhanced by thorough incorporation in (and simultaneous or subsequent heat action-initiating and cross-link-effecting of) the styrene polymer-thermoplastic elastomer polyblend in low level concentration(s) of a thermally-activatable, organic peroxide in combination with any one (or even a mixture) of an optimizing cross-linking supplement provided in effectively reactive amounts of, for illustration, either a styrene (or the like alkenyl aromatic) monomer or a reagent that is reactive towards alkenes (such as certain dithiols, amino-derivatives, etc.

Abstract: A modified block copolymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a modified block copolymer consisting essentially of a base block copolymer of a monovinyl substituted aromatic hydrocarbon polymer block and an olefin compound polymer block having an ethylenic unsaturation degree not exceeding 20%, the base block copolymer having a molecular unit containing a carboxylic acid group and/or a group derived therefrom grafted thereto. The modified block copolymer composition of the present invention is a resinous composition excellent in impact resistance, adhesion, paint adhesion, weatherability, resistance to thermal deterioration, transparency and gloss or a rubbery or leather-like composition excellent in heat resistance, adrasion resistance, compression set resistance, adhesion, transparency, oil resistance, weatherability and resistance to heat aging.

Abstract: This invention relates to thermoplastic moulding compositions of vinyl chloride polymers, certain graft polymers, certain resin-like copolymer additives and certain rubber-like copolymers for the production of films having improved resistance to ageing.