Abstract: The invention relates to a process for depolymerization of polymer compositions with decomposition of halogen-containing organic compounds, wherein the polymer composition contains at least one styrene-containing polymer and at least one halogen-containing organic compound. The addition of one or more inorganic basic compounds in the depolymerization simultaneously promotes the decomposition of the halogen-containing organic compound and favors the depolymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for providing purified styrenic monomers, such as styrene, from styrene-containing polymer waste. Styrene-containing waste is depolymerized in a suitable reactor, and the depolymerization products are condensed and separated in a three-step distillation process.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding composition comprising a graft copolymer B with core-shell structure having a particle diameter dw of 280 to 450 nm, comprising a core B1 and three layers B2 to B4: B1: 6 to 19 wt.-% of a core B1 comprising crosslinked polystyrene; B2: 41 to 54 wt.-% of a first layer B2 of a crosslinked acrylate polymer; B3: 1 to 19 wt.-% of a second layer B3 of polystyrene; and B4: 21 to 39 wt.-% of a third layer B4 consisting of SAN copolymer.

Abstract: Polyacrylate graft rubber copolymer B and an impact modified thermoplastic molding composition thereof, where the graft copolymer B is composed of: B1: 50 to 70 wt.-% crosslinked acrylate polymer graft base B1 B2: 30 to 50 wt.-% graft shell B2 comprising a first layer B21 of vinylaromatic monomers, and a second layer B22 of vinylaromatic monomers B21-1 and nitrile monomers B22-2; wherein the particle diameter dw of the graft base B1 is 255 to 290 nm; the fraction of B21 is 10 to 26 wt.-%; and the amount of B22-2, is 20 to 30 wt.-%.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for economically using styrene-containing plastic waste as raw material for new high-quality plastic products as part of a raw material recycling process, optionally having the steps of pre-treating a styrene-containing starting material, decomposing the styrene-containing starting material in a suitable reactor, discharging and collecting the resulting gases and condensing the low-molecular products in a suitable separator, separating the collected low-molecular components of the previous step by means of a fractioning distillation process, and optionally additionally decomposing the styrene oligomers in a steam cracker.