Abstract: The invention relates to the use of phyllosilicates for improving the chemicals resistance, reducing the swelling, and improving the stress-cracking resistance of styrene copolymers, and to corresponding styrene copolymers, and to a process for their preparation.

Abstract: The molding composition comprises components A to C and, if desired, D: a: as component A, from 20 to 94% by weight of a hard component made from one or more copolymers of styrene and/or &agr;-methylstyrene with acrylonitrile, where the proportion of acrylonitrile is from 10 to 50% by weight, b: from 5 to 70% by weight of at least one graft copolymer B, made from b1: as component B1, from 10 to 90% by weight of at least one elastomeric particulate graft base with a glass transition temperature below 0° C., and b2: as component B2, from 10 to 90% by weight of at least one graft made from a copolymer of styrene and/or &agr;-methylstyrene with acrylonitrile, where the proportion of acrylonitrile is from 10 to 50% by weight, c: as component C, from 0.

Abstract: Microsuspension polymers are prepared by (1) dispersing a mixture of components A1 to A4, a1: from 0.1 to 60% by weight of at least one free-radically polymerizable monomer A1 containing at least one functional group which is reactive with isocyanate groups (isocyanate-reactive functional group), a2: from 40 to 99.9% by weight of at least one further free-radically polymerizable monomer A2 containing no isocyanate-reactive functional group, a3: from 0 to 20% by weight of 1,1-diphenylethene or 1,1-diphenylethane A3, a4: from 0.1 to 100% by weight of at least one blocked polyisocyanate A4, in water using a protective colloid to form a dispersion having an average particle diameter of from 0.08 to 100 &mgr;m, and (2) polymerizing the droplets using from 0.1 to 20% by weight of at least one free-radical polymerization initiator, up to a conversion of at least 50% by weight, the amounts being based on the total weight of components A1 and A2, which gives 100% by weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing graft rubbers built up from at least one graft core and from at least one graft shell, comprising a) preparing an aqueous dispersion of at least one elastomeric polymer, b) then, to obtain the at least one graft core, selectively hydrogenating ethylenically unsaturated double bonds in the elastomeric polymer, using hydrogen, in the presence of at least one hydrogenation catalyst, where the aqueous dispersion of the elastomeric polymer comprises not more than 20% by volume of an organic solvent, and c) grafting onto the graft core at least one graft shell, and also to the corresponding graft rubbers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the drying of coagulated water-containing rubber particles. These are treated with an aqueous solution of any desired substances in monodisperse solution in water in such a way that, at least for some period, the surface of the rubber particles is completely covered by the aqueous solution. It is preferable to use an aqueous solution of substances selected from the group consisting of salts, alcohols, acids and sugars. This method can reduce the internal water content between the particles resulting from coagulation, without major usage of energy or time.

Abstract: In a process for preparing thermoplastic molding compositions by a) polymerizing, in aqueous emulsion, dienes, C1-C12-alkyl acrylates or mixtures of these, where from 0 to 30% by weight of these monomers may have been replaced by other copolymerizable monomers, and where from 0 to 10 by weight of these monomers may have been replaced by crosslinking monomers, to give a rubber latex with a glass transition temperature below −10° C.

Abstract: Shear forces are used for essentially salt-free coagulation of plastics dispersions or rubber dispersions. For this, method of use is made of an apparatus with at least one shearing module which has a stator and a rotor arranged within the stator, where the surfaces facing toward one another in the stator and in the rotor are in each case smooth, or at least the rotor exhibits a structure formed on its surface and facing from this in the direction of the stator, and between the stator and the rotor there is a gap of predetermined gap width. The process is carried out by passing the dispersion to be coagulated through the gap between stator and rotor and precipitating the dispersion by rotation of the rotor with predetermined shear rate and shear deformation.

Abstract: Microsuspension polymers are prepared by

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing graft rubbers built up from at least one graft core and from at least one graft shell, comprising

Abstract: Impact-modified thermoplastic polymer mixtures comprise copolymers (component A) formed from sulfur dioxide (a1), from vinyl aromatic compounds (a2), from unsaturated polar compounds (a31) selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: Stabilized styrene polymers comprising one or more vinylaromatic monomers, one or more comonomers and one or more antioxidants are prepared by polymerizing the monomers continuously and adding the antioxidants during the continuous polymerization.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer mixtures essentially comprise copolymers (component A) formed from sulfur dioxide, from vinylaromatic compounds, from unsaturated polar compounds selected from the class consisting of compounds of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: In a process for preparing thermoplastic molding compositions by