Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of thermoplastic moulding compounds, in particular ABS, wherein at least a first reagent (11) and a second reagent (12) of the thermoplastic moulding compounds are fed to a gear pump (10) which comprises a housing and at least a first gear wheel that is rotatable relative to the housing about a first axis, and a second gear wheel that is rotatable relative to the housing about a second axis, wherein a loop conduit (29) is provided, and wherein the reagents (11, 12) are pressed in a loop through the loop conduit (29) and passing the gear wheels, whereby the reagents (11, 12) are dispersed to form a dispersion (15) in the gear pump (10). The invention also relates to a thermoplastic moulding compound that is produced by the inventive process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing thermoplastic fibre composites made from a thermoplastic matrix (M) comprising a thermoplastic moulding compound (A) and reinforcing fibres (B). Said method has technical advantages when it comprises the following steps: i) a flat structure (F) made of reinforcing fibres (B) is provided, ii) the flat structure (F) is introduced into a matrix M, iii) functional groups of the matrix are reacted with polar groups of the reinforcing fibres (B), iv) the fibre composite materials is consolidated.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition can be used for metal plating, in particular for electroplating, comprising the components A) to C): A) 20 to 55 wt. % of at least one graft rubber copolymer (A) B) 20 to 55 wt. % of at least one rubber free SAN copolymer, and C) 25 to 34% by weight of at least one aromatic polycarbonate; the metal-plated polymer composition can be used for automotive applications.

Abstract: A process produces a polymer composition (A) containing a styrene copolymer (a) and an impact modifier (b), comprising a copolymer (b1) as graft base and a graft (b2), where the steps of the process are: (1) providing a crosslinked copolymer (b1) made of: (b11) from 70 to 99.99% by weight of a conjugated diene or acrylate, (b12) from 0 to 29% by weight of another comonomer, (b13) from 0 to 10% by weight of crosslinking monomers, and (b14) from 0.01 to 0.7% by weight of a chain-transfer reagent; (2) applying, to the copolymer (b1), at least one graft (b2) comprising: (b21) from 65 to 95% by weight of a vinylaromatic monomer, (b22) from 5 to 35% by weight of acrylonitrile and/or methacrylonitrile, and (b23) from 0 to 30% by weight of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, thus providing the impact modifier (b); (3) mixing the styrene copolymer (a) and the impact modifier (b), and thus leads to improved mechanical properties of the polymer composition (A).

Abstract: Deep black thermoplastic molding compositions having high gloss can be produced by mixing the following components: 90% to 99.5% by weight of one or more styrene copolymers as component A1, or 90% to 99.5% by weight of one or more polymethylmethacrylates (PMMA) and/or polyalkylmethacrylates as component A2, or 90% to 99.5% by weight of one or more polycarbonates (PC) and/or polyester carbonates as component A3, 0.01% to 5% by weight of a pigment black as component B, 0.1% to 1.5% by weight of at least two dyes soluble in the molding composition as component C, 0% to 5% by weight of one or more additives other than components B and C, as component D. These are found to be particularly weathering-resistant.

Abstract: A process for producing a thermoplastic molding composition comprising: 10% to 40% by weight of a graft copolymer A comprising 50% to 70% by weight, based on A, of a graft base A1 formed from an elastomeric, crosslinked acrylic ester polymer and 30% to 50% by weight of a graft shell A2, 50% to 90% by weight of a hard matrix B formed from copolymers of styrene or ?-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile, 0% to 50% by weight of a further graft copolymer C, 0% to 15% by weight of additives D, wherein the reaction for preparation of the acrylic ester polymer A and/or the reaction for preparation of C is conducted in the presence of 0.01 to 4 times the molar amount of sodium carbonate, based on the sum total of the molar amount of initiator used in the preparation of the graft base and graft shell, leads to lower coagulate formation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of styrene graft copolymers comprising addition and graft copolymerization of styrene monomers A1 and vinyl cyanide monomers A2 to a graft base B where the ratio by mass of A1 to A2 in the monomer feed at the end of the monomer feed time is lower than the ration by mass integrated over the entire monomer feed time. The present invention further relates to a graft copolymer obtainable by a process according to the invention, a molding composition comprising such a graft copolymer, and a molding obtained from such a molding composition.

Abstract: A copolymer comprising (A) 20-50% (w/w) of methyl methacrylate (MMA), (B) 40-80% (w/w) of one or more vinylaromatic(s) and, optionally, (C) 0-10% (w/w) of one or more aliphatic vinyl(s) can be used in a polymer composition for generating translucent final products.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoplastic composition containing the components A and B and optionally the additional components C and D, the sum of which equals 100 wt. %. The molding compound consists of: a) 60 to 75 wt. % of one or more styrene copolymers A, b) 25 to 40 wt. % of one or more graft copolymers B, c) 0 to 15 wt. % of a rubber C which is different from component B, and d) 0 to 5 wt. % of one or more additives D. The composition contains 0.2 to 3.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the components A to D, of oligomers, can be readily processed, and leads to scratch-resistant molded parts.

Abstract: Polymer blend comprising 95 to 100% of a component A) and 0 to 5% of additives, where A) is consisting of polymers A1) to A4): A1) 50 to 75% of a star shaped block copolymer A1 which comprises at least 2 terminal vinylaromatic hard blocks S and diene soft blocks B, where the proportion of the hard blocks S is from 65 to 90%, and Mn of block S is 35000 to 200000; A2) 5 to 15% of block copolymer A2 which comprises 2 terminal vinylaromatic hard blocks S1 and S2 and random copolymer blocks (B/S) consisting of 20 to 60% vinylaromatic monomers, and 80 to 40% dienes where the proportion of blocks S1 and S2 is 40 to 60%; and Mn of blocks S1 is 35000 to 200000, and Mn of blocks S2 is 5000 to 30000 and the molar S1/S2 ratio is 1:0.

Abstract: Thermally conductive polymer (TCP) resin composition (i) or (ii) are described, comprising components (I) and (II): (i) 40 to 72% by volume of at least one matrix polymer (I); 28 to 60% by volume of a thermally conductive filler material (II) (D50 0.1 to 200 ?m) consisting of aluminosilicate (II-1) in combination with a further component (II-2) selected from: multi wall carbon nanotubes, graphite and and boron nitride, wherein the volume ratio (ll-1)/(ll-2) is 30:1 to 0.1:1; or (ii) 40 to 65% by volume of at least one matrix polymer (I); 35 to 60% by volume of aluminosilicate (II) (D50 0.1 to 200 ?m); wherein the matrix polymer (I) comprises styrenic polymers (I?) selected from: ABS resins, ASA resins, and elastomeric block copolymers. Shaped articles made thereof can be used as “Cool Touch” surfaces for automobile interior, motor housings, lamp housings and electrical and electronic housings and as heat sinks for high performance electronics or LED sockets.

Abstract: Polymer blend comprising components A, B and C: A: 1 to 19.5% by weight of an elastomeric block copolymer A based on styrene (S-TPE); B: 0.5 to 8% by weight of a compatibilizer component B; and C: 80 to 98.5% by weight of at least one semi-crystalline olefin homo- or copolymer C. The invention further relates to a composition comprising thermoplastic elastomers based on styrene (S-TPE) for use as compatibilizer of S-TPE block copolymers and polyolefins, a process for the preparation of the polymer blend, a master batch for the preparation of the polymer blend, and single- and multilayer films comprising said polymer blend and their use for food packaging and as shrink hood.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition which comprises at least one copolymer component made of styrene monomers and nitrile monomers, and also at least one graft copolymer based on an acrylate rubber. The invention also relates to thermoplastic moldings produced from the thermoplastic molding composition, and the use thereof.

Abstract: Polymer blends comprising (A) at least one polystyrene (co)polymer other than styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer (SMMA), (B) at least one poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and (C) at least one styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer (SMMA) have advantageous properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic ABS molding compositions comprising components A) and B): A) from 5 to 80% by weight of a graft polymer A) having bimodal particle size distribution; and B) from 20 to 95% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer B) having a viscosity number VN of from 50 to 120 ml/g. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of graft copolymer A and to the graft copolymer made by that process.

Abstract: A process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer composition or a thermoplastic polymer blend, comprising: —from 20 to 80% by weight of at least one water-moist elastomer component A containing up to 40%, preferably up to 30% by weight of residual water, —from 20 to 80% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polymer B, —from 0 to 40% by weight of at least one further polymer C, and —from 0 to 60% by weight of additive(s) D, by mixing the elastomer component A with the thermoplastic polymer B and, if present, the further polymer C and, if present, the additive(s) D in an extruder, comprising the steps of precipitating the elastomer component A, and mechanical dewatering of the elastomer component A leads to improved salt-free products.

Abstract: Conjugated diene monovinylarene block copolymers containing an internal conjugated diene block and having superior kink resistance properties are disclosed. These copolymers can be used to produce tubing and other end-use articles, and can be a replacement for flexible PVC.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing molding compositions containing: a) from 55 to 85% by weight of copolymer A composed of vinylaromatic monomer A1 and a,B-unsaturated monomer A2; b) from 15 to 45% by weight of graft copolymer B with particle size from 50 to 550 nm composed of: B1: from 60 to 80% by weight of rubbery graft base B1 composed of: B11: from 80 to 99% by weight of at least one C2-C8-alkyl acrylate, B12: from 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of cyclic crosslinking agent, B13: from 0 to 2% by weight of non-cyclic crosslinking agent, B2: from 20 to 40% by weight of at least one graft shell B2 composed of: B21: from 60 to 75% by weight of a styrene, B22: from 25 to 40% by weight of acrylonitrile, c) from 0 to 10% by weight of additives C; where the reaction time of the polymerization for producing the graft base B1 is in the range from 2 to 5 h, and the addition of the starting materials takes place over at least two chronological segments.

Abstract: The invention is directed to polymer compositions comprising components (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) 80 to 97% by weight of component (a) comprising a copolymer (a1) of styrene (a11) and methyl methacrylate (a12), wherein the amount present of (a11) is from 70 to 90% by weight and the amount present of (a12) is from 10 to 30% by weight, based in each case on (a1), (b) 3 to 20% by weight of polyphenylene ether as component (b); (c) 0 to 2% by weight of polystyrene as component (c); (d) 0 to 17%, in particular 0 to 15% by weight of conventional additives as component (d), having improved heat resistance, surface hardness, depth of color and gloss.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer blend comprising 75-99.5% (w/w) of at least one polylactic acid) (PLA) and 0.5-25% (w/w) of at least one styrene butadiene copolymer containing at least 50% (w/w) styrene. The present invention further relates to the use of such polymer blend for producing products and to the resulting products. Moreover, an object of the present invention is the use of a styrene butadiene block copolymer having a dendrimer structure comprising 50-85% (w/w) styrene as an additive of polymer blends comprising at least 50% (w/w) of PLA and a method of producing the polymer blend according to the invention.