Abstract: A core-shell copolymer, a method of making the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a core-shell copolymer includes a core and a shell surrounding the core, the core includes a conjugated diene-based monomer-derived repeating unit and a phosphate-based cross-linking agent-derived cross-linking part represented by Formula 1, and the shell includes a first alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer-derived repeating unit, a second alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer-derived repeating unit, and a sulfonate-based ionic monomer-derived repeating unit represented by Formula 2. The core is 68 parts to 92 parts and the shell is 8 parts to 32 parts, based on 100 parts of the core-shell copolymer, the core has a swell index of 2.7 to 10.9, the shell includes 1 wt % to 16 wt % of the sulfonate-based ionic monomer-derived repeating unit, and the shell has a weight average molecular weight of 105,000 g/mol to 645,000 g/mol.

Abstract: A method for preparing a core-shell copolymer includes polymerizing a core by polymerizing 70 to 90 parts by weight of a methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 1 part to 20 parts by weight of a C2-C12 alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of the total content of the monomer; at a point when a polymerization conversion ratio is 70% to 90% in the polymerization of the core, polymerizing the core by adding and polymerizing 1 part to 10 parts by weight of the methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 0.04 to 0.7 parts by weight of a polyfunctional acrylic cross-linking agent; and polymerizing a core-shell copolymer by adding and polymerizing 1 to 10 parts by weight of the methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 1 to 10 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer in the presence of the core.

Abstract: Disclosed is a graft copolymer, and a graft copolymer including a rubbery polymer, wherein the rubbery polymer includes a conjugated diene-based monomer unit, and one or more compound units selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formula 1, wherein the graft copolymer includes an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl-based monomer unit, the content of the one or more compound units selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by Formula 1 is from 0.1 wt % to 5.0 wt % with respect to the graft copolymer, the alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit is crosslinked from a crosslinking agent, and a weight average molecular weight of the aromatic vinyl-based monomer unit is from 20,000 g/mol to 100,000 g/mol. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a graft copolymer and a resin composition including same.

Abstract: A core-shell copolymer, a method of making the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a core-shell copolymer includes a core and a shell surrounding the core, the core includes a conjugated diene-based monomer-derived repeating unit and a phosphate-based cross-linking agent-derived cross-linking part represented by Formula 1, and the shell includes a first alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer-derived repeating unit, a second alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer-derived repeating unit, and a sulfonate-based ionic monomer-derived repeating unit represented by Formula 2. The core is 68 parts to 92 parts and the shell is 8 parts to 32 parts, based on 100 parts of the core-shell copolymer, the core has a swell index of 2.7 to 10.9, the shell includes 1 wt % to 16 wt % of the sulfonate-based ionic monomer-derived repeating unit, and the shell has a weight average molecular weight of 105,000 g/mol to 645,000 g/mol.

Abstract: A method for preparing a core-shell copolymer includes polymerizing a core by polymerizing 70 to 90 parts by weight of a methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 1 part to 20 parts by weight of a C2-C12 alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of the total content of the monomer; at a point when a polymerization conversion ratio is 70% to 90% in the polymerization of the core, polymerizing the core by adding and polymerizing 1 part to 10 parts by weight of the methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 0.04 to 0.7 parts by weight of a polyfunctional acrylic cross-linking agent; and polymerizing a core-shell copolymer by adding and polymerizing 1 to 10 parts by weight of the methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 1 to 10 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer in the presence of the core.

Abstract: A method for preparing a core-shell copolymer includes: preparing a core by polymerizing a conjugated diene-based monomer and adding an initiator including two or more peroxide-based functional groups when a polymerization conversion rate is 95% or more and less than 100%; and preparing a core-shell copolymer by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer in the presence of the core and a macro initiator having a weight average molecular weight of 4,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, wherein the initiator is added in an amount of more than 0 parts by weight and less than 2.5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the conjugated diene-based monomer, and the macro initiator is added in an amount of more than 0 parts by weight and less than 3.5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing an acrylic copolymer, and more specifically, provided are a method for preparing an acrylic copolymer including: i) adding and polymerizing 50 to 80 parts by weight of a methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 10 to 49 parts by weight of a C2-C12 alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of a total monomer content, in a reactor (S1); and ii) adding and polymerizing 1 to 10 parts by weight of the methyl (meth)acrylate monomer, more than 0.01 part by weight to less than 1 part by weight of an acrylic cross-linking agent, and a surfactant, based on 100 parts by weight of the total monomer content, in which a polymerization conversion ratio of the polymerization in step (S1) is 70% to 90% (S2), an acrylic copolymer prepared therefrom, and a resin composition including the same.

Abstract: A method for preparing a core-shell copolymer includes: preparing a core by polymerizing a conjugated diene-based monomer and adding an initiator including two or more peroxide-based functional groups when a polymerization conversion rate is 95% or more and less than 100%; and preparing a core-shell copolymer by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer in the presence of the core and a macro initiator having a weight average molecular weight of 4,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, wherein the initiator is added in an amount of more than 0 parts by weight and less than 2.5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the conjugated diene-based monomer, and the macro initiator is added in an amount of more than 0 parts by weight and less than 3.5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing an acrylic copolymer, and more specifically, provided are a method for preparing an acrylic copolymer including: i) adding and polymerizing 50 to 80 parts by weight of a methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 10 to 49 parts by weight of a C2-C12 alkyl (meth) acrylate monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of a total monomer content, in a reactor (S1); and ii) adding and polymerizing 1 to 10 parts by weight of the methyl (meth) acrylate monomer, more than 0.01 part by weight to less than 1 part by weight of an acrylic cross-linking agent, and a surfactant, based on 100 parts by weight of the total monomer content, in which a polymerization conversion ratio of the polymerization in step (S1) is 70% to 90% (S2), an acrylic copolymer prepared therefrom, and a resin composition including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid and a vinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a core-shell structured acrylic processing aid which can play both roles as a lubricant and a processing aid at the same time by using monomers having a certain composition for the core and shell, respectively, and controlling their specific viscosity, and to a vinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid which may enhance the processability and dispersibility of a resin, a method of producing the same, a vinyl chloride-based resin composition including the same, and a vinyl chloride-based resin formed product derived from the vinyl chloride-based resin composition. An acrylic processing aid according to the present invention may be used as a processing aid for a resin (e.g., a vinyl chloride-based resin) to promote gelation of the resin to enhance the processability, thus suppressing generation of fish-eye, and in a forming processing (e.g., a calendar forming), may promote melting of the resin to suppress the generation of air marks and flow marks, thereby enhancing the surface characteristics of the produced resin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid and a vinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a core-shell structured acrylic processing aid which can play both roles as a lubricant and a processing aid at the same time by using monomers having a certain composition for the core and shell, respectively, and controlling their specific viscosity, and to a vinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid which may enhance the processability and dispersibility of a resin, a method of producing the same, a vinyl chloride-based resin composition including the same, and a vinyl chloride-based resin formed product derived from the vinyl chloride-based resin composition. An acrylic processing aid according to the present invention may be used as a processing aid for a resin (e.g., a vinyl chloride-based resin) to promote gelation of the resin to enhance the processability, thus suppressing generation of fish-eye, and in a forming processing (e.g., a calendar forming), may promote melting of the resin to suppress the generation of air marks and flow marks, thereby enhancing the surface characteristics of the produced resin.