Abstract: A method of preparing a styrene polymer-silica nanocomposite is disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes polymerizing about 100 parts by weight of a monomer mixture including about 50 to about 80% by weight of an aromatic monomer an about 20 to about 50% by weight of a vinyl cyanide monomer with about 0.5 to about 30 parts by weight of a colloidal silica dispersed in a first organic solvent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition that can have excellent heat resistance and impact strength comprising a rubber-modified styrene resin and a copolymer of N-substituted maleimide compound and aromatic vinyl compound.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin of the present invention is prepared by copolymerizing conjugated diene rubber (A), rubbery aromatic copolymer (B), heat resistant aromatic vinyl compound (C), aromatic vinyl compound (D), unsaturated nitrile compound (E) and cross linking agent (F) and can have excellent heat resistance, impact strength, and low gloss.

Abstract: A block or graft copolymer including a thermoplastic resin segment and as an aliphatic polyester segment is provided. The copolymer can be used as a compatibilizer for a resin alloy comprising polylactic acid, which can reduce the consumption of petroleum raw materials.

Abstract: A weather resistant thermoplastic resin having excellent low gloss characteristics according to the present invention comprises a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester-based polymer (A) and an aromatic vinyl-cyanide vinyl based copolymer (B), wherein the (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester-based polymer (A) forms a network-shaped disperse phase, and the aromatic vinyl-cyanide vinyl based copolymer (B) forms a continuous phase. The thermoplastic resin has excellent low gloss characteristics as well as superior weatherability, impact resistance, thermal resistance, delamination characteristics, and the like.

Abstract: A method for preparing a thermoplastic resin is disclosed, which includes consecutively polymerizing a mixed raw material comprising a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester, an aromatic vinyl monomer and a unsaturated nitrile monomer in a plurality of serially connected reactors while controlling polymerization conversion in each reactor to be about 40% or less. The invention also relates to a transparent ABS resin composition which employs the thermoplastic resin as a matrix resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent scratch resistance and a method for preparing the same. The thermoplastic resin composition comprises (A) about 80 to about 95% by weight of a terpolymer of (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester-aromatic vinyl-cyanide vinyl compound; and (B) about 5 to about 20% by weight of a butadiene rubber.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-glossy rubber modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer and a method for continuously preparing the same. The copolymer comprises about 80 to about 93% by weight of an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer grafted onto about 7 to about 20% by weight of a diene-based rubber, and a dispersed phase of the copolymer has an average rubber particle diameter of about 6 to about 20 ?m and a span of about 1.2 to about 2.8.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a transparent ABS resin composition having excellent impact resistance and flowability, which comprises about 10 to about 50 parts by weight of a rubber/(meth)acrylate-aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile graft copolymer; about 50 to about 90 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin matrix; and about 0.2 to about 0.5 parts by weight of a fluidizer, per 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising the rubber/(meth)acrylate-aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile graft copolymer and the thermoplastic resin matrix.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a transparent rubber-modified styrenic resin composition. The resin composition comprises about 5 to about 30 parts by weight of a styrene-butadiene rubbery copolymer; and about 0 to about 15 parts by weight of a matrix resin comprising about 20 to about 40 parts by weight of styrenic monomer, about 30 to about 60 parts by weight of unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl ester monomer and about 0 to about 15 parts by weight of vinyl cyanide monomer; wherein the difference between the refractive index of the rubbery copolymer and the matrix resin is about 0.005 or less and the transparent rubber-modified styrenic resin composition has a haze of about 5% or less as measured by a Nippon Denshoku Haze meter using a 3 mm thick test sample.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an impact modifier for a polymer composition and a method of preparing the same. The impact modifier includes a core comprising a polyorganosiloxane, an acrylate polymer and a styrenic polymer; and a shell generally surrounding the core, the shell comprising a polymer attached to the core. The method includes providing a silicone rubber particle; adding a polymerizable styrenic compound into the silicone rubber particle; polymerizing the polymerizable styrenic compound within the particle to provide a styrenic polymer; adding a polymerizable acrylic compound into the silicone rubber particle; polymerizing the polymerizable acrylic compound within the silicone rubber particle to provide an acrylate polymer; and grafting a polymerizable compound onto the silicone rubber particle to provide a shell substantially surrounding the silicone rubber particle comprising the styrenic polymer and the acrylate polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transparent thermoplastic resin comprising a rubber phase including an aromatic rubbery block copolymer resin, and a resin phase including a terpolymer comprising an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyanide compound and an unsaturated alkyl ester compound, wherein the rubber phase and the resin phase have a co-continuous phase structure.

Abstract: A method of preparing a styrene polymer-silica nanocomposite is disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes polymerizing about 100 parts by weight of a monomer mixture including about 50 to about 80% by weight of an aromatic monomer and about 20 to about 50% by weight of a vinyl cyanide monomer with about 0.5 to about 30 parts by weight of a colloidal silica dispersed in a first organic solvent.

Abstract: A method of preparing a diene rubber latex having large size particles, good stability and reduced coagulum during polymerization wherein the method comprises: (a) pretreating a seed diene rubber latex with an anionic emulsifier and a non-ionic emulsifier, (b) adjusting the pH of an unsaturated carboxylic acid-containing copolymer latex to about 5 to 11 and adjusting the solids content of the copolymer latex to about 1 to 10% by weight solids content to produce an agglomerating latex solution, and (c) adding the pretreated seed diene rubber latex of step (a) to the agglomerating latex solution of step (b). Step (c) must be carried out by adding the pretreated seed diene rubber latex to the agglomerating latex. If the agglomerating latex is added to the rubber latex, an undesirable level of coagulum is produced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing a synthetic rubber latex having a large particle size, showing good stability and reducing coagulum during polymerization, which comprises (a) pretreating a seed synthetic rubber latex by mixing the seed synthetic rubber latex with deionized water and a small amount of an emulsifier and stirring, (b) preparing an agglomerating latex with a pH value of about 5.0˜8.0 by mixing a copolymer latex containing unsaturated acid having from about 10 to about 50% by weight of solid content with deionized water and a pH controlling agent, and (c) adding the pretreated seed synthetic rubber latex of step (a) to the agglomerating latex of step (b). The step (c) may be carried out by adding the pretreated seed synthetic rubber latex dropwisely to the agglomerating latex containing unsaturated acid for about 30 minutes to about 1 hour.

Abstract: A flameproof thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention comprises (A) a base resin comprising 40 to 95% by weight of a rubber modified styrene-containing resin (a1) composed of 20 to 100% by weight of a styrene-containing graft copolymer resin (a11) and 0 to 80% by weight of a styrene-containing copolymer resin (a12), and 60 to 5% by weight of polyphenylene ether resin (a2); (B) 2 to 40 parts by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer containing 5 to 18% by weight of acrylonitrile per 100 parts by weight of the base resin; (C) 5 to 30 parts by weight of an aromatic phosphoric acid ester compound having a melting point of more than 90° C. per 100 parts by weight of the base resin; and (D) 3 to 30 parts by weight of a phenolic resin per 100 parts by weight of the base resin.

Abstract: A method of preparing a diene rubber latex having large size particles, good stability and reduced coagulum during polymerization wherein the method comprises:

Abstract: A flameproof thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention comprises (A) a base resin comprising 40 to 95% by weight of a rubber modified styrene-containing resin (a1) composed of 20 to 100% by weight of a styrene-containing graft copolymer resin (a11) and 0 to 80% by weight of a styrene-containing copolymer resin (a12), and 60 to 5% by weight of polyphenylene ether resin (a2); (B) 2 to 40 parts by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer containing 5 to 18% by weight of acrylonitrile per 100 parts by weight of the base resin; (C) 5 to 30 parts by weight of an aromatic phosphoric acid ester compound having a melting point of more than 90° C. per 100 parts by weight of the base resin; and (D) 3 to 30 parts by weight of a phenolic resin per 100 parts by weight of the base resin.

Abstract: A method for preparing a polybutadiene latex comprises providing an emulsion polymerization medium by reacting a mixture of water, butadiene monomers, a surfactant, a chain transfer agent, an initiator and an electrolyte, preferably at a temperature of about 60˜80° C., preferably for about 8˜16 hours, and agglomerating the resulting emulsion polymerization medium, preferably at a temperature of about 5˜20° C. higher than the polymerization temperature, preferably for about 4˜12 hours by adding a surfactant and an agglomerating agent to the emulsion polymerization medium in consecutive order.

Abstract: A method for preparing a polybutadiene latex comprises providing an emulsion polymerization medium by reacting water, butadiene monomers, a surfactant, a chain transfer agent, an initiator and an electrolyte, preferably at a temperature of about 60.about.80.degree. C., preferably for about 8.about.16 hours, and agglomerating the resulting emulsion polymerization medium, preferably at a temperature of about 5.about.20.degree. C. higher than the polymerization temperature, preferably for about 4.about.12 hours by adding a surfactant and an agglomerating agent to the emulsion polymerization medium in consecutive order. The agglomerating agent is prepared a method comprising a first step of forming agglomerating seeds by batch polymerization of an alkyl acrylate of C.sub.1 .about.C.sub.12, an anionic surfactant and an anionic initiator, a second step of growing the agglomerating agent in semi-batch polymerization by adding an alkyl acrylate of C.sub.1 .about.C.sub.