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Low density particles of polyphenylene ether resins

US4727093A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1986
Grant dateFeb 23, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2471/12
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Low density particles or beads of polyphenylene ether or polyphenylene ether-polystyrene blends are provided by incorporation of a suitable blowing agent such as pentane into the resin mixture, flowed by expansion of the resin particles by exposure temperatures near the Tg of the blend.

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