Abstract: A process for the production of modified polypropylene particles by polymerizing vinyl monomers in aqueous suspension wherein (a) an aqueous suspension is prepared which, based on 100 to 2000 parts by weight of water, contains 100 parts by weight of polypropylene particles, 4 to 30 parts by weight of a polar vinyl monomer and based on 100 parts by weight of the monomer, 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a radical chain polymerization initiator which has a half life of at least 2 h at a temperature of 80.degree. to 135.degree. C. and 10 to 1200 parts by weight of an organic solvent which is capable of swelling polypropylene, of which the boiling point at 760 Torr is at least 100.degree. C. and which is miscible with the monomers in any proportion; (b) the aqueous suspension is heated without decomposition of the initiator, the polypropylene being swollen and the monomer penetrating into the polypropylene, after which (c) the aqueous suspension is kept at temperatures of .gtoreq.85.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for preparing a polyarylene sulphide which comprises reacting(a) dihalogenobenzene consisting of 50 to 100 mol % of a compound of the formula ##STR1## or a compound of the formula ##STR2## or a mixture thereof and of 0 to 50 mol % of a compound of the formula ##STR3## wherein X is halogen and each R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 to 20 carbon atoms, aryl having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, alkaryl having 7 to 24 carbon atoms and aralkyl having 7 to 24 carbon atoms with the proviso that at least one R is other than hydrogen and(b) 0 to 3.0 mol % based on the dihalogenobenzene content of a polyhalogeno aromatic of the formulaArX.sub.n (IV)wherein Ar is an aromatic or heterocyclic radical with 6 to 24 carbon atoms having at least 3 free valencies, X is halogen and n is .gtoreq. 3 with(c) an alkyl metal sulphide in(d) a polar solvent in the presence of(e) 0.05-2.

Abstract: Preparation of a polyarylene sulphide by polycondensing a substituted p-dihalogenobenzene and optionally a polyhalogeno aromatic compound having at least three halo substituents with an alkali metal sulphide in a polar solvent in the presence of a catalytic amount of a di-alkali metal salt of a phosphonic acid.

Abstract: Preparation of a polyarylene sulphide by polycondensing a substituted p-dihalogenobenzene and optionally a polyhalogeno aromatic compound having at least three halo substituents with an alkali metal sulphide in a polar solvent in the presence of a catalytic amount of a tri-alkali metal phosphate.

Abstract: A homogeneous thermoplastic mixture comprising (A) from 85 to 99.5% by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer containing from 0.5 to 15% by weight of copolymerized ethylene units and having a melt index of from 1.0 to 30 g/min at 230.degree. C. and under a load of 5 kg; and (B) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of a saturated diorganopolysiloxane having a viscosity of from 30,000 to 80,000 Cst at 20.degree. C.The mixtures of the present invention are particularly suitable for the manufacture of elastic polypropylene based moulded articles which are dimensionally stable in heat.

Abstract: Glass fibers for reinforcing thermoplastic resins are sized with an aqueous dispersion comprising a polyurethane-ionomer as a film-forming agent and a bonding agent comprising an epoxy-containing alkoxysilane. Advantageously the polyurethane is a very small particle ionomer and the bonding agent is selected from the group consisting of(a) an epoxyalkyl alkoxysilane+an aminoalkyl alkoxysilane,(b) an epoxyalkyl alkoxysilane+a low-molecular weight aliphatic primary or secondary mono-amine,(c) an aminoalkyl alkoxysilane+a low-molecular weight monoepoxide, and(d) an epoxyalkyl alkoxysilane.

Abstract: A homogeneous, thermoplastic mixture comprising (A) from 85 to 99.5% by weight of isotactic polypropylene; and (B) from 15 to 0.5% by weight of a liquid, saturated diorganopolysiloxane having a viscosity of from 30,000 to 80,000 cSt at 20.degree. C.The elastic properties of moulded articles produced from the polypropylene/diorganopolysiloxane mixtures of the present invention are substantially improved by the addition of small quantities of diorganopolysiloxane while their dimensional stability under heat and their rigidity are largely preserved.

Abstract: An elastomeric thermoplastic mixture comprising (A) from 40 to 95% by weight of polypropylene, and (B) from 5 to 60% by weight of a partially cross-linked ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer which has a gel content of from 3 to 50% by weight and a vinyl acetate content of from 20 to 80% by weight, the percentages being based on the sum of A+B.

Abstract: A thermoplastic mixture comprising (A) from 2 to 40% by weight of a partially crystalline ethylene/propylene copolymer or terpolymer having an ethylene content of from 70 to 90% by weight and an endothermic heat of fusion of from 6 to 18 cal/g, (B) from 30 to 93% by weight of a crystalline polypropylene, and (C) from 5 to 30% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate containing from 20 to 70% by weight of vinyl acetate, the percentages being based on the sum of (A)+(B)+(C).

Abstract: 1. High molecular weight, high-impact, readily processible moulding compositions of mixtures of:(a) aromatic N-alkyl polyurethanes corresponding to the following general formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN R.sup.1 represents methyl or ethyl;R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different each represents an alkyl radical having such a number of carbon atoms that the total number of carbon atoms in the alkylene bridges is from 3 to 6;R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 have the same meanings as R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 ;X and Y, which may be the same or different each represents hydrogen, methyl, chlorine or bromine;X.sup.1 and Y.sup.1 have the same meanings as X and Y;n and m = 0 or 1; andu is such that the average molecular weight of the polyurethane is from 10,000 to 100,000;Or to the following general formula: ##STR2## WHEREIN R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention relates to glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic polycarbonate molding compositions whose toughness and elastic properties have been improved by the incorporation of 1 to 5 wt.% of poly-(2,6-dialkyl-1,4-phenyleneoxide). These compositions contain between 10 and 30 wt.% glass fibers and display improved properties even after extended times at high humidity. The polyphenylene oxides preferably have M.sub.w between 2,000 and 100,000, most preferably 20,000 and 60,000. A particularly suitable additive is poly-(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide).

Abstract: This invention relates to thermoplastic polycarbonate molding materials having improved flame resistance and hydrolysis resistance. These materials comprise intimate blends of aromatic high molecular weight polycarbonates and about 0.5 to 50 wt. % of polyphenylene sulphides. This invention also relates to a process for improving the flame resistance and hydrolysis resistance of aromatic polycarbonates by intimately blending them with about 0.5 to 50 wt. % polyphenylene sulphide.

Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions of1. 30 to 70 parts by weight of a thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonate urethane obtained by reacting a low molecular weight aromatic polycarbonate having terminal chloroformic acid ester groups and a degree of polymerization P.sub.n of 1 to 20, preferably 1 to 10, with 1 to 15 mol %, based on the quantity of dihydroxy compound co-condensed in the polycarbonate, of disecondary aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic diamines, and2. 70 to 30 parts by weight of a mixture of2.1. 0 to 100 % by weight of a copolymer of monomers from the groups2.1.1. styrene, .alpha.-methyl styrene and/or2.1.2. acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid esters,2.2. 100 to 0 % by weight of a graft polymer of a monomer mixture of2.2.1. 95 to 50 % by weight of styrene, .alpha.-methyl styrene, methyl methacrylate or mixtures thereof,2.2.2. 5 to 50 % by weight of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile or mixtures thereofOn a rubber.

Abstract: Thermoplastic moulding compositions ofA. 15 to 80 % by weight of an aromatic polycondensate containing s-triazine rings, andB. 20 to 85 % by weight of a graft polymer obtained by polymerizing a mixture ofB.1. 50 to 90 % by weight of styrene, .alpha.-methyl styrene, methyl methacrylate or mixtures thereof andB.2. 10 to 50 % by weight of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate or mixtures thereof,Onto a diene or acrylate rubber, the mixture as a whole containing from 5 to 25 % by weight of s-triazine rings, based on (A) and (B), and 5 to 40% by weight of rubber, based on (A) and (B).