Epoxy functional polystyrene for enhanced PLA miscibility
US9796842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2201/06
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Polystyrene blends and methods of making polystyrene blends including combining a styrene monomer and an epoxy-functional comonomer to form a combined mixture, subjecting the combined mixture to polymerization to obtain a polystyrene copolymer and combining the polystyrene copolymer with a biodegradable polymer to obtain a polystyrene blend.
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