Abstract: An .alpha.-methylstyrene high-content copolymer which is characterized by that it is a copolymer which comprises 65-90 parts by weight of .alpha.-methylstyrene with 35-10 parts by weight of acrylonitrile and 0-5 parts by weight of a copolymerizable vinyl monomer or monomers and that a component having an .alpha.-methylstyrene content of 82% or higher is contained in an amount of 30 parts by weight or more. Such a copolymer may be produced by a process which comprises charging 65 parts by weight or more of .alpha.-methylstyrene and 10% by weight or less based on this .alpha.-methylstyrene of acrylonitrile and a vinyl monomer or monomers all in one portion at the initial stage, making the system fully emulsified, gradually adding 35 parts by weight or less of acrylonitrile and the vinyl monomer or monomers, and carrying out emulsion polymerization until the amount of a polymer produced has amounted to 50 parts by weight or more in such way that the ratio of the .alpha.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition having a matte appearance comprising:(A) 80-5 parts by weight of a graft copolymer obtained by grafting 40-95 parts by weight of diene rubber with 60-5 parts by weight of vinyl compounds consisting of0.1-40 weight % of at least one glycidyl ester of an .alpha.- and .beta.-unsaturated acid as an essential component,10-40 weight % of at least one vinyl cyanide compound,60-90 weight % of at least one aromatic vinyl compound, and0-30 weight % of other copolymerizable vinyl compounds, and(B) 20-95 parts by weight of a copolymer obtained through reaction of10-40 weight % of at least one vinyl cyanide compound,60-90 weight % of at least one aromatic vinyl compound, and0-30 weight % of other copolymerizable vinyl compounds, the intrinsic viscosity of the resin composition in terms of its components which are soluble in methyl ethyl ketone being 0.25-1.5 dl/g (N,N'-dimethyl formamide solution, 30.degree. C.).

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising (A) 5 to 90 parts of a vinyl chloride polymer, (B) 90 to 50 parts of an ABS resin and (C) 70 to 5 parts of wood flour, the total amount of the component (A), (B) and (C) being 100 parts. The composition has functions and appearance peculiar to wood, excellent moldability and secondary processability and extremely improved heat distortion resistance.

Abstract: A process for preparing a thermoplastic resin composition capable of giving delustered articles which comprises blending (A) 10 to 30 parts by weight of a graft-copolymer and (B) 90 to 70 parts by weight of a copolymer, the total amount of the components (A) and (B) being 100 parts by weight;said graft-copolymer (A) being prepared by adding a nonionic or cationic polymer coagulant to (1) 70 to 95 parts by weight of diene rubber having a diene content of more than 50% by weight to give a coagulated diene rubber, and then graft-polymerizing (2) 30 to 5 parts by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting a vinyl aromatic monomer, a vinyl cyanide and a methacrylic acid ester onto the coagulated diene rubber, the total amount of the components (1) and (2) being 100 parts by weight; said polymer (B) being prepared by polymerizing at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl monomer, a vinyl cyanide, an acrylic acid ester and a methacrylic acid ester.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition having toughness, high thermal deformation resistance, and good flowability which comprises a copolymer of .alpha.-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile, and/or vinyl monomer; a copolymer of diene olefin rubber grafted with methacrylic alkyl ester, vinyl aromatic compound, and/or vinyl cyanide; and polycarbonate.

Abstract: An .alpha.-methylstyrene high-content copolymer which is characterized by that it is a copolymer which comprises 65-90 parts by weight of .alpha.-methylstyrene with 35-10 parts by weight of acrylonitrile and 0-5 parts by weight of a copolymerizable vinyl monomer or monomers and that a component having an .alpha.-methylstyrene content of 82% or higher is contained in an amount of 30 parts by weight or more. Such a copolymer may be produced by a process which comprises charging 65 parts by weight or more of .alpha.-methylstyrene and 10% by weight or less based on this .alpha.-methylstyrene of acrylonitrile and a vinyl monomer or monomers all in one portion at the initial stage, making the system fully emulsified, gradually adding 35 parts by weight or less of acrylonitrile and the vinyl monomer or monomers, and carrying out emulsion polymerization until the amount of a polymer produced has amounted to 50 parts by weight or more in such way that the ratio of the .alpha.

Abstract: Thermoplastic resin compositions which comprise 20-70 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin and 80-30 parts by weight of a mixed composition of the following copolymers (A) and (B) at the following ratio:(A) 90-50% by weight of a copolymer which comprises 65-90 parts by weight of .alpha.-methylstyrene with 35-10 parts by weight of acrylonitrile and 0-5 parts by weight of a copolymerizable vinyl monomer and contains 30 parts by weight or more of a component having an .alpha.-methylstyrene content of 82% by weight or higher; and(B) 10-50% by weight of a graft copolymer obtained by reacting 35-80% by weight of a conjugated diene rubber and 65-20% by weight of a monomer comprising a monovinyl aromatic compound, an unsaturated nitrile compound or an alkyl methacrylate.These compositions have greatly improved heat resistance, especially resistance to heat distortion, and impact resistance over those of polyvinyl chloride resins.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition having excellent impact resistance, heat distortion resistance and processability which comprises an aromatic polycarbonate and a thermoplastic resin prepared by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing mainly acrylonitrile and styrene in the presence of a diene rubber, adding .alpha.-methylstyrene or a monomer mixture containing mainly .alpha.-methylstyrene to the system, and continuing the polymerization, while gradually adding acrylonitrile or a monomer mixture containing mainly acrylonitrile.

Abstract: A polyvinyl chloride composition having improved processability, high clarity, and high heat distortion temperature is prepared by blending (I) 99 to 30 parts by weight of polyvinyl chloride or vinyl chloride copolymer having at least 80 weight percent vinyl chloride; and (II) 1 to 70 parts by weight of a polymer which is obtained by polymerizing 1 to 30 weight percent of a mixture (B) comprising 40 to 80 weight percent styrene monomer and 60 to 20 weight percent alkyl ester of acrylic acid or alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, in the presence of 99 to 70 weight percent methyl methacrylate polymer (A) or copolymer (A) having more than 75 weight percent methyl methacrylate and less than 25 weight percent styrene monomer, the polymer (A) or copolymer (A) having a specific viscosity of less than 0.6.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin which is outstanding in impact resistance and heat distortion resistance and is discolored only little by heat is produced by polymerizing, in the presence of diene type synthetic rubber, a monomer mixture of acrylonitrile and styrene, adding thereto a monomer mixture containing more than 80 wt % of .alpha.-methylstyrene, and then adding thereto little by little a monomer mixture containing more than 70 wt % of acrylonitrile, whereby 95-70 parts by weight of monomer is polymerized in the presence of 5-30 parts by weight of the diene type synthetic rubber.

Abstract: A method of producing a polymer or copolymer solution of vinyl chloride series, wherein polymerization of 100 parts by weight of a monomer mixture of at least 50 weight percent of vinyl chloride and less than 50 weight percent of one or more monomers copolymerizable therewith is carried out in a solvent mixture consisting essentially of 30 to 55 weight percent water, remainder N,N-dimethyl formamide, in the presence of 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a salt of a monomeric compound having a sulphonic acid group and using an initiator for radical polymerization.

Abstract: A modifier for vinylidene chloride resin which is produced by polymerizing 50 to 20 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer mixture comprising 0 to 60 weight percent methyl methacrylate, 0 to 30 weight percent acrylic acid ester and more than 20 weight percent aromatic vinyl monomer, in the presence of 50 to 80 parts by weight of a rubber latex consisting essentially of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing 50 to 80 weight percent vinyl acetate.