Method for producing rubber-modified styrenic resin having high gloss and high impact strength
US6221969A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L51/04
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for producing a rubber-modified styrenic resin. The method includes the steps of (a) producing a rubber solution by dissolving a rubber polymer in a vinyl monomer; (b) producing a rubber composition by continuously supplying the above rubber solution in a first reactor to polymerize the rubber polymer with the vinyl monomer at a reaction temperature of 120.degree.-145.degree. C. to perform phase inversion of the rubber polymer, thereby producing the polymer of conversion ratio of 10-40 wt %, and realized through 50-99% of rubber particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1-0.5 .mu.m, and 1-50% of rubber particles having an average particle diameter of 1-5 .mu.m; (c) performing polymerization until conversion ratio reaches 70-90% by continuously supplying a reactant solution produced in the first reactor in a second, third and fourth reactor; and (d) separating the polymer containing a rubber component from unreacted monomer by continuously supplying a reaction solution resulting from the fourth reactor to a devolatilizer.
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