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EP0530276A1 - Melanges de polycarbonate et de polyester a stabilite thermique de fusion amelioree - Google Patents

Melanges de polycarbonate et de polyester a stabilite thermique de fusion amelioree

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EP0530276A1
EP0530276A1 EP19910910070 EP91910070A EP0530276A1 EP 0530276 A1 EP0530276 A1 EP 0530276A1 EP 19910910070 EP19910910070 EP 19910910070 EP 91910070 A EP91910070 A EP 91910070A EP 0530276 A1 EP0530276 A1 EP 0530276A1
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  • This invention involves a composition of matter having improved thermal melt stability, formed from an admixture of polycarbonate and a polymeric impact modifier, or polycarbonate, polyester and a polymeric impact modifier.
  • This invention also involves a method of improving the thermal melt stability of a composition formed from polycarbonate and a polymeric impact modifier, or from polycarbonate, polyester and a polymeric impact modifier.
  • Polycarbonate has found many uses because it combines, in general, a high level of heat resistance and dimensional stability with good insulating and non- corrosive properties, and it is easily molded.
  • molding and other processing operations involving polycarbonate frequently require temperatures at the upper end of the range usually applicable to thermoplastics. These higher temperatures are needed because of the high melt strength of polycarbonate, especially varieties which contain halogen or bulky organic substituents on the polymer chain. Processing of polycarbonate thus often occurs in the range of 230°C to 320°C.
  • molten material can remain at such elevated temperatures in a molding machine for extended periods of time, for example as long as thirty minutes, depending on the size of the object being molded, the size of the molding machine and the cycle time.
  • this invention involves a composition of matter comprising, in admixture, an aromatic polycarbonate, and a polymeric £ - impact modifier which (a) contains 5-80 wt percent rubber, (b) contains more than 1.0 wt percent up to 5.0 wt percent anti-oxidant, and (c) has a content of sodium ions and potassium ions of not more than 1,500 weight parts per million (“ppm").
  • ppm weight parts per million
  • this invention involves a composition of matter comprising, in admixture, an aromatic polycarbonate, and a polymeric impact modifier which (a) contains 5-80 wt percent rubber, (b) contains 0.1 to 1.0 wt percent anti-oxidant, and (c) has a content of sodium ions and potassium ions of not more than 800 weight ppm.
  • this invention involves a composition of matter comprising, in admixture, an aromatic polycarbonate, an aromatic polyester and a polymeric impact modifier containing 5-80 wt percent rubber, said composition being characterized in that it experiences no more than 2.0 percent weight loss after Q heating at 310°C in a thermogravimetric analyzer for ten minutes, no more than 3.5" percent weight loss after such heating for twenty minutes, and no more than 5.0 percent weight loss after such heating for thirty minutes.
  • this invention involves a method of improving the thermal melt stability of an aromatic polycarbonate composition, comprising (a) providing (i_) a polymeric impact modifier which contains more than 1.0 wt percent up to 5.0 wt percent anti- 0 oxidant, and has a content of sodium ions and potassium ions of not more than 1,500 weight parts per million; or (ii) a polymeric impact modifier which contains 0.1 to 1.0 wt percent anti-oxidant, and has a content of sodium c - ions and potassium ions of not more than 800 weight parts per million; and (b) blending one or both of said polymeric impact modifiers with an aromatic polycarbonate.
  • the composition displays if the polymeric impact modifier is not of the variety which has a low ionic species content. It has been found that ionic species in a polycarbonate composition can cause chain scission, polymer degradation and/or transesterification at high temperatures in the melt because the heat-activated ions promote polymer chain cleavage and/or decomposition. Reducing the ion content in a polycarbonate composition by using a low-ion polymeric impact modifier therefore increases the thermal melt stability of the composition because the extent of the decomposition-promoting effect of fewer ions is less harmful to the components of the composition.
  • polycarbonate compositions of this invention are useful, for example, in the production of films, fibers, extruded sheets, multi-layer laminates and molded or shaped articles of virtually all varieties, especially appliance and instrument housings and components for use in the automotive and electronics industries.
  • the methods of this invention are useful for making polycarbonate compositions to be employed in applications such as the foregoing.
  • compositions of this invention are those in which (a) an aromatic polycarbonate, or a blend of (a) an aromatic polycarbonate and ( b ) an aromatic polyester, has been admixed with (c_) a low-ion polymeric impact modifier containing 5-80 percent rubber by weight.
  • the low-ion polymeric impact modifier used herein is characterized as having a thermal-melt-stabilizing ion content, which (_i) in a polymeric impact modifier containing more than 1.0 up to 5.0 wt percent anti- oxidant, (A) is an ion content of sodium and potassium ions of not more than 1,500 ppm and preferably not more than 1,000 ppm, and (B) is an ion content of all ions of not more than 1,700 ppm; and (i_i) -*- n a polymeric impact modifier containing 0.1 to 1.0 wt percent anti-oxidant, (A) is an ion content of sodium and potassium ions of not more than 800 ppm and preferably not more than 650 ppm, and (B) is an ion content of all ions of not more than 1 ,500 ppm.
  • a thermal-melt-stabilizing ion content which (_i) in a polymeric impact modifier containing more than 1.0 up to 5.0
  • compositions of this invention are themselves characterized as having an ion content of not more than 1,200 ppm of either cations or anions, and are thereby further characterized as having increased 15 thermal melt stability as compared to those compositions containing an impact modifier which is not of the low- ion variety.
  • the level of ion content in an impact- modified polycarbonate composition is affected not only by the amount of polymeric impact modifier present in
  • composition in relation to polycarbonate and polyester, but also by sources of ions other than the polymeric impact modifier.
  • compositions of this invention are further characterized in that they experience (i) no more than 2.0 percent weight loss, and preferably no more than 1.5 percent weight loss, after being heated at a temperature in excess of 300°C, for example 300°C-330°C for ten
  • polymeric impact modifier from 1 part to 40 parts, and preferably from 3 parts to 20 parts.
  • compositions of this invention can be accomplished by any suitable mixing means known in the art.
  • the substance(s) to be admixed with polycarbonate are dry blended in particulate form with sufficient agitation to obtain thorough distribution thereof within the polycarbonate.
  • the dry-blended formulation can further, but need not, be melt mixed in an extruder. Mixing rolls, a dough-mixer or a Banbury mixer can also be used in the blending process.
  • a master batch formulation can be prepared containing polycarbonate or polyester and the substance(s) to be admixed or blended with it wherein polycarbonate or polyester is present in only a minor proportion, e.g. 20 percent.
  • compositions of this invention can be formed or molded using conventional techniques such as compression, injection, calendering, vacuum forming, extrusion and/or blow molding techniques, alone or in combination.
  • the compositions can also be formed into films, fibers, multi-layer laminates or extruded sheets on any machine suitable for such purpose.
  • aromatic polycarbonates suitable for use in the present invention are produced by any of the conventional processes known in the art for the manufacture of polycarbonates. Generally, aromatic polycarbonates are prepared by reacting an aromatic dihydric phenol with a carbonate precursor, such as phosgene, a haloformate or a carbonate ester.
  • a carbonate precursor such as phosgene, a haloformate or a carbonate ester.
  • a preferred method for preparing suitable polycarbonates involves the use of a carbonyl halide, such as phosgene, as the carbonate precursor.
  • This method involves passing phosgene gas into a reaction mixture containing an activated dihydric phenol, or a nonactivated dihydric phenol and an acid acceptor, such as pyridine, dimethyl aniline, quinoline and the like.
  • the acid acceptor may be used undiluted or diluted with inert organic solvents, such as methylene chloride, chlorobenzene or 1 ,2-dichloroethane.
  • Tertiary amines are advantageous since they are good solvents as well as acid acceptors during the reaction.
  • the temperature at which the carbonyl halide reaction proceeds may vary from below 0°C to 100°C.
  • the reaction proceeds satisfactorily at temperatures from room temperature to 50°C. Since the reaction is exothermic, the rate of phosgene addition may be used to control the temperature of the reaction.
  • the amount of phosgene required will generally depend upon the amount of dihydric phenol present. Generally speaking, one mole of phosgene will react with one mole of dihydric phenol to form the polycarbonate and two moles of HC1. The HC1 is in turn taken up by the acid acceptor.
  • Another method for preparing the aromatic polycarbonates useful in this invention involves adding phosgene to an alkaline aqueous suspension of dihydric phenols. This is preferably done in the presence of inert solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2- dichloroethane and the like. Quaternary ammonium compounds may be employed to catalyze the reaction.
  • Yet another method for preparing such aromatic polycarbonates involves the phosgenation of an agitated suspension of an anhydrous alkali salt of an aryl diol in a nonaqueous medium such as benzene, chlorobenzene or toluene.
  • the reaction is illustrated by the addition of phosgene to a slurry of the sodium salt of, for example, Bisphenol A in an inert polymer solvent such as chlorobenzene.
  • a haloformate such as the bis-haloformate of Bisphenol A may be used in place of phosgene as the carbonate precursor in any of the methods described above.
  • ester interchange occurs between the carbonate ester and the dihydric phenol used.
  • the ester interchange is advantageously consummated at reduced pressures on the order of from 10 to 100 millimeters of mercury, preferably in an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen or argon.
  • a typical ester exchange catalyst such as metallic lithium, potassium, calcium or magnesium. The amount of such catalyst, if used, is usually small, ranging from 0.001 percent to 0.1 percent, based on the weight of the dihydric phenols employed.
  • the aromatic polycarbonate emerges from the reaction in either a true or pseudo solution depending on whether an aqueous base or pyridine is used as an acid acceptor.
  • the copolymer may be precipitated from the solution by adding a polymer nonsolvent, such as heptane or isopropanol.
  • the polymer solution may be heated, typically under reduced pressure, to evaporate the solvent.
  • X is a divalent C —C- j 5 hydrocarbon radical, a single bond, -0-, -S-, -S 2 -» -SO-, -S0 2 ⁇ , or -CO-.
  • Each 0 aromatic ring may additionally contain, instead of hydrogen, up to four substituents such as C-*-Ci ⁇ alkyl hydrocarbon or alkoxy radicals, aryl or aryloxy radicals, or halo radicals.
  • the polycarbonates mentioned above such as those derived from 2,2-bis(4- hydroxyphenyl)propane (“Bisphenol-A” or “Bis-A”) or from 1 , 1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl ethane (“Bisphenol-A- P" or “Bis-A-P"), can each be employed in this invention 0 as a homopolymer
  • the carbonate polymers used herein can also be derived from two or more bisphenols, or two or more acid- or hydroxy-terminated reactants such as dicarboxylic acids or alkylene glycols, or from two or
  • •D Q Copolymers can be formed, for example, when a bisphenol is reacted with a carbonic acid derivative and a polydiorganosiloxane containing ⁇ , ⁇ -bishydroxyaryloxy terminal groups to yield a siloxane/carbonate block copolymer [as are discussed in greater detail in Paul, USP 4,569,970], or when a bisphenol is reacted with a bis(ar-haloformylaryl) carbonate to yield an alternating copolyestercarbonate.
  • the bis(ar-haloformylaryl) carbonate is formed by reacting a hydroxycarboxylic acid with a carbonic acid derivative under carbonate forming conditions, and the copolyestercarbonates are discussed in greater detail in Swart, USP 4,105,533.
  • polycarbonate as used herein, and in the claims appended hereto, should therefore be understood to include carbonate homopolymers, carbonate copolymers (as described above), and/or blends of carbonate homopolymers and/or carbonate copolymers.
  • (b) Polyester The aromatic polyester used in this invention may be made by a variety of methods. Although the self-esterification of hydroxycarboxylic acids is known, direct esterification, which involves the reaction of a diol with a dicarboxylic acid with the resulting elimination of water, is a more frequently used method for commercial production, giving an -[-AABB-]- polyester. Although the presence of a catalyst such as p-toluene sulfonic acid, a titanium alkoxide or a dialkyltin oxide is helpful, the primary driving force behind the direst esterification reaction is heat.
  • a catalyst such as p-toluene sulfonic acid, a titanium alkoxide or a dialkyltin oxide
  • Temperatures applied exceed the melting points of the reactants and typically approach the boiling point of the diol being used, and usually range from 150°C to 280°C.
  • An excess of the diol is typically used, and once all of the acid has reacted with diol, the excess diol is removed by distillation with the application of additional heat under reduced pressure.
  • the ester of the diacid initially formed from the diol, having -OH end groups undergoes alcoholysis and polymerization to form polymeric esters and the diol is split out as a byproduct and removed from the reaction zone.
  • the reaction is typically carried out in the presence of an inert gas.
  • ester- forming derivatives of a dicarboxylic acid can be heated with a diol to obtain polyesters in an ester interchange reaction.
  • Suitable acid derivatives for such purpose are esters, halides, salts or anhydrides of the acid.
  • the alcohol from which the ester is formed (the alcohol to be displaced) should be lower boiling than the diol to be used for formation of polyester (the displacing alcohol).
  • the reaction can then be conveniently run at a temperature at or below the boiling point of the displacing alcohol but well above that of the displaced alcohol, and is usually run in a temperature range similar to that for direct esterification.
  • the ester interchange reaction is typically run in the presence of a diluent, for example, an inert organic solvent such as chloroform or tetrachloroethane, and in the presence of a base, for example a tertiary organic base such as pyridine.
  • a diluent for example, an inert organic solvent such as chloroform or tetrachloroethane
  • a base for example a tertiary organic base such as pyridine.
  • Typical catalysts used when ester interchange involves alcoholysis are weak bases such as carbonates or alkoxides of sodium, lithium, zinc, calcium, magnesium or aluminum, whereas catalysts such as antimony oxide, titanium butoxide or sodium acetate are often used when acidolysis occurs in the interchange reaction.
  • Diol derivatives such as an acetate can be used effectively when it is desired to conduct acidolysis.
  • polyester product of intermediate weight can be heated in a vacuum or stream of inert gas, first to a temperature where it crystallizes and then to a temperature close to its melting point.
  • Polyesters can also be produced by a ring- opening reaction of cyclic esters or lactones, for which organic tertiary bases and alkali and alkaline earth metals, hydrides and alkoxides can be used as initiators. Advantages offered by this type of reaction are that it can be run at lower temperatures, frequently under 100°C, and there is no need to remove a condensation product from the reaction.
  • Suitable reactants for making the polyester used in this invention,in addition to hydroxycarboxylic acids, are diols and dicarboxylic acids either or both of which can be aliphatic or aromatic.
  • a polyester which is a poly(alkylene alkanedicarboxylate) , a poly(alkylene phenylenedicarboxylate) , a poly(phenylene alkanedicarboxylate), or a poly(phenylene phenylenedicarboxylate) is therefore appropriate for use herein.
  • Alkyl portions of the polymer chain can be substituted with, for example, halogens, alkoxy groups or alkyl side chains and can contain divalent heteroatomic groups (such as -0-, -S- or -S0 2 -) in the paraffinic segment of the chain.
  • the chain can also contain unsaturation and non-aromatic rings.
  • Aromatic rings can contain substituents such as halogens, alkoxy or alkyl groups, and can be joined to the polymer backbone in any ring position and directly to the alcohol or acid functionality or to intervening atoms.
  • Typical alkylene diols used in ester formation are the C 2 - C-J Q glycols, such as ethylene-, propylene-, and butylene glycol.
  • Alkanedicarboxylic acids frequently used are oxalic acid, adipic acid and sebacic acid.
  • Diols which contain rings can be, for example, a 1 ,4-cyclohexylenyl glycol or a 1,4- cyclohexane-dimethylene glycol, resorcinol, hydroquinone, 4,4'-thiodiphenol, bis-(4- hydroxyphenyDsulfone, a dihydroxynaphthalene, a xylylene diol, or can be one of the many bisphenols such as 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane.
  • Aromatic diacids include, for example, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, diphenyletherdicarboxylic acid, diphenyldicarboxylic acid, diphenylsulfonedicarboxylic acid, diphenoxyethanedicarboxylic acid.
  • polyester in addition to polyesters formed from one diol and one diacid only, the term "polyester” as used herein includes random, patterned or block copolyesters, for example those formed from two or more different diols and/or two or more different diacids, and/or from other divalent heteroatomic groups. Mixtures of such copolyesters, mixtures of polyesters derived from one diol and diacid only, and mixtures of members from both of such groups, are also all suitable for use in this invention, and are all included in the term "polyester”.
  • PETG clear, amorphous copolyester
  • PCTG liquid crystalline polyesters derived from mixtures of 4- hydroxybenzoic acid and 2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid; or mixtures of terephthalic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and ethylene glycol; or mixtures of terephthalic acid, 4- hydroxybenzoic acid and 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl.
  • Aromatic polyesters such as the poly(alkylene phenylenedicarboxylates) polyethylene terephthalate and
  • polybutylene terephthalate or mixtures thereof, are particularly useful in this invention.
  • Tg glass transition temperature
  • Tg is the temperature or - temperature range at which a polymeric material shows an abrupt change in its physical properties, including, for example, mechanical strength. Tg can be determined by differential scanning calorimetry.
  • thermoplastic elastomers One group of polymeric impact modifiers suitable for use herein includes thermoplastic elastomers, many of which are based on an olefinic backbone. Representative examples of a few thermoplastic elastomers useful herein are the following: Butyl rubber is an elastomer which is the product of copolymerizing isobutylene and isoprene where the isoprene typically makes up no more than 2.5 mole percent of the copolymer. Although the solution process is used to manufacture butyl rubber, most of it is made by a precipitation (slurry) method wherein the monomers are copolymerized in methyl chloride diluent using a catalyst such as aluminum chloride. Butyl rubbers, as described above, are discussed in greater detail in Green, USP 2,401,754 and Nelson, USP 2,462,123.
  • EPM ethylene/propylene
  • EPM rubber has no double bonds in the backbone.
  • the ratio of ethylene to propylene in EPM rubber is from 50/50 to 75/25.
  • EPDM rubber When a diene is copolymerized with ethylene and propylene, the product is known as EPDM rubber.
  • EPM/EPDM rubbers can be copolymerized or grafted with vinyl monomers such as styrene and acrylonitrile.
  • EPM/EPDM rubbers which can be made by the solution process, are described above and are discussed in greater detail in Paige, USP 3,341,503-
  • Neoprene rubber by polymerization of 2-chloro-1 ,3-butadiene can result from addition involving both of the double bonds, or through just one of the two leaving the other as a pendant group.
  • Neoprene rubber is typically made by free radical batch emulsion polymerization, but can also be made in a continuous process. Neoprene rubber, as described above, is discussed in greater detail in Collins, USP 1,967,865 and Aho, USP 2,831,842.
  • Nitrile rubber which is polymerized from 1,3- butadiene and acrylonitrile, typically has 15-50 percent acrylonitrile content. It is usually preferred to make nitrile rubbers by emulsion. Nitrile rubber and methods for making same, as described above, are discussed in greater detail in Konrad, USP 1,973,000.
  • polybutadiene As with rubbers involving derivatives of butadiene, formation of polybutadiene can be by either 1,4 or 1,2 (vinyl) addition of the butadiene molecule.
  • Polybutadiene rubber is typically manufactured by solution polymerization, using organic lithium compounds or coordination catalysts containing metals in reduced valence states. Polybutadiene rubber, as described above, is discussed in greater detail in Brockway, USP 2,977,349 and Ueda, USP 3,170,907.
  • Polyisoprene with its pendant methyl group on what would otherwise be a butadiene unit, also polymerizes in cis-1,4, trans- , , U or 1,2 (vinyl) form.
  • Ziegler catalysts can be used in the polymerization. Polyisoprene and methods for making same, as described above, are discussed in greater detail in Kahn, USP 3,165,503.
  • Polyether rubbers include epichlorohydrin elastomers, which can be prepared either by a coordination polymerization mechanism using an aluminum alkyl-water catalyst in a hydrocarbon solvent, or in solution using benzene, toluene or methylene chloride as the solvent. Propylene oxide elastomers can also be prepared in solution, by copolymerization with allyl glycidyl ether, using a coordination catalyst such as diethyl zinc water. Polyether rubbers, as described above, are discussed in greater detail in Vandenberg, USP 3,634,303 and Vandenberg, USP 3,639,267.
  • SBR rubber is a copolymer of styrene and butadiene which typically contains 23 percent styrene.
  • the monomers themselves can be randomly dispersed along the backbone, or blocks of each monomer can be randomly dispersed. SBR rubbers, as described above, are discussed in greater detail in Zelinski, USP 2,975,160 and Zelinski, USP 3,281,383.
  • Polymeric impact modifiers can also include thermoplastic elastomers such as A-B-A or A-B block copolymers which have a rigid block "A” having a Tg above room temperature (approximately 23-25°C) and a rubbery block "B” having a T g below room temperature.
  • thermoplastic elastomers such as A-B-A or A-B block copolymers which have a rigid block "A” having a Tg above room temperature (approximately 23-25°C) and a rubbery block "B” having a T g below room temperature.
  • Block copolymer thermoplastic elastomers can be prepared, for example, by anionic polymerization using an alkyl-lithium initiator. Hydrogenated styrene/ethylene-butylene/styrene block copolymers, such as that available from Shell Oil Co. as KratonTM G-1651 rubber, are preferred.
  • Styrene-diene block copolymers as described above, are discussed in greater detail in Holden, USP 3,265,766 and Prudene, USP 3,949,020.
  • Thermoplastic elastomers based on urethane are discussed in greater detail in ' Schollenberger, USP 3,015,650 and Saunders, USP 3,214,411; and those based on copolyester-ether are discussed in Witsiepe, USP 3,651,014.
  • (c)(ii) Styrene/Acrylonitrile Copolymer is also useful as a polymeric impact modifier herein.
  • SAN styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer
  • An example of such a rubber-modified styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer is an elastomeric- thermoplastic composite such as an acrylonitrile- butadiene-styrene copolymer (“ABS").
  • ABS acrylonitrile- butadiene-styrene copolymer
  • the elastomeric portion of such composite is usually dispersed as discrete particles in a matrix made up of the thermoplastic portion.
  • ABS is typically formed by the grafting of an SAN copolymer onto a polybutadiene substrate latex.
  • the polybutadiene forms particles of rubber - the elastomeric component - which are dispersed as a discrete phase in a thermoplastic matrix formed by the SAN.
  • This structural aspect of ABS - the dispersion of rubber particles in a compatible thermoplastic phase or matrix - is more important than the precise monomer content.
  • the composite can be manufactured from nothing other than acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene, or other monomers can be substituted or mixed in with them. Some of the monomers which are frequently substituted for or intermixed with acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene are mentioned below in connection with the three usual methods of manufacturing ABS.
  • ABS resin is emulsion polymerization wherein the first step is the production of a rubber substrate latex in an aqueous emulsion. Soaps and surfactants are used in the emulsion process.
  • the substrate results from polymerization, which can be initiated by organic peroxides, persulfates, iron, sugar, or peroxide redox systems, of 1 ,3-butadiene alone or in combination with other monomers.
  • Butadiene can be copolymerized with either styrene or acrylonitrile to form the substrate, but numerous other comonomers yield equivalent results.
  • Ar-C CH- wherein Ar is an aromatic radical having its connecting valence on a ring carbon atom with R being as follows: hydrogen or alkyl; acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, ethacrylonitrile, alphachloro acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, octyl acrylate, methyl alpha-chloro acrylate, methacrylamide, acrylamide, N.N-diethyl acrylamide and other nitriles, amides and alkyl esters of alpha-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acids; substituted aromatic maleimides such as N-phenyl maleimide; diethyl fumarate, diethylchloromaleate, vinylidene chloride, methyl vinyl ketone, methyl isopropenyl ketone,
  • the proportion of butadiene to other monomers be in the range of 2/1 to 15/1.
  • the rubber latex substrate and styrene and acrylonitrile monomers are subjected to further aqueous emulsion wherein the rubber latex substrate makes up from 4 percent to less than 40 percent of the rubber-monomer mass charged to the reactor.
  • the concentration of styrene is usually 1.5 to 3.5 times that of acrylonitrile.
  • the latex containing both the grafted rubber and the free SAN is then mixed with a coagulant solution, heated and agitated to produce discrete particles of ABS resin.
  • the slurry containing those particles is dewatered in a centrifuge, and the resin is dried.
  • Methods for making ABS resin by emulsion polymerization are discussed in greater detail in Childers, USP 2,820,773 and Calvert, USP 3,238,275, as well as in U.S. Patents 2,820,773, 3,162,695, 3,238,275, 3,864,428, 4,180,494, and 4,257,937-
  • a pre-formed elastomeric component i.e. a rubber
  • a pre-formed elastomeric component usually a polybutadiene or a butadiene/styrene copolymer
  • the rubber component may be one of the several mentioned above with respect to emulsion polymerization of ABS, or may be polyisoprene, polycyclopentadiene, natural rubber, chlorinated rubber or copolymers of butadiene with isobutylene.
  • the preferred rubber component is a linear 1,4 polybutadiene having a 35 percent to 50 percent cis content.
  • the preferred ratio of styrene to acrylonitrile in the styrene-acrylonitrile solution is 90/10 to 60/40, and in the preferred recipe the rubber component constitutes from 4 percent to less than 40 percent of the product.
  • numerous substances will function in a manner equivalent to that of styrene and may be substituted therefor, to-wit: alphamethyl styrene, or other substituted vinyl aromatics such as vinyl-toluene, vinylxylene, vinylethyl benzene or vinylchloro benzene.
  • Methacrylonitrile is another alkenyl cyanide monomer which will serve in the place of acrylonitrile.
  • the rubber component, monomers and initiator are charged to the reaction vessel and polymerization ensues until a conversion rate of 15 percent to 30 percent is reached, resulting in the production of a prepolymer. Phase inversion occurs, and the rubber precipitates from solution and becomes the discontinuous phase dispersed as particles ranging from 0.5 to 5 ⁇ m in size.
  • the prepolymer is then placed in a suspension reactor in an aqueous solution containing a suspending agent, initiator and chain transfer agent.
  • Typical suspending agents are ionic surfactants and carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, methyl cellulose, sulfonated polystyrenes, polyglycol ethers and hydroxyethyl cellulose.
  • Typical initiators for the polymerization which occurs during suspension are t- butyl perbenzoate, di-t-butyl peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, t-butyl peracetate or t-butylperoxy isopropyl carbonate. Agitation of the solution helps complete the polymerization. The process is completed by dewatering the slurry in a centrifuge, and moisture content is further reduced by flash drying. Manufacture of ABS by the suspension process, as described above, is discussed
  • ABS is formed by dissolving an elastomeric component (i.e. a rubber) in
  • the monomer mix which contains styrene, acrylonitrile, an initiator and, frequently, a chain transfer agent such as a mercaptan or a terpinolene.
  • the reaction can, however, be thermally initiated.
  • the styrene and acrylonitrile monomers polymerize, some grafting to the
  • alpha-alkyl monovinylidene monoaromatic compounds e.g. alpha-methylstyrene, alpha-ethylstyrene, alpha- methylvinyltoluene
  • ring-substituted alkyl styrenes e.g.
  • halostyrenes e.g. , o- chlorostyrene, p-chlorostyrene, o-bromostyrene, 2,4- dichlorostyrene; ring-alkyl, ring-halo-substituted styrenes, e.g.
  • the rubber-modified styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer used in this invention can be made from any of the various monomers (or mixtures thereof), and can be made by any of the various methods, which are included above in the discussion relating specifically to the manufacture of ABS.
  • AES acrylonitrile/EPDM/styrene copolymer
  • SAN can also be crosslinked to an acrylate elastomer to form a rubber-modified SAN, as in the case 15 of an ASA (acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate) copolymer, which is discussed in greater detail in Yu, USP 3,944,631- Additionally, mixtures of the various copolymers described above can serve as the rubber- modified styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer of this
  • the preferred rubber-modified styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer is ABS.
  • the core- pc - shell graft polymers suitable for use in this invention as a polymeric impact modifier are characterized in that their structure comprises an elastomeric core based substantially on either a conjugated diene or an acrylate rubber, and a rigid grafted phase. These 30 polymers are characterized in that the glass transition temperature of the elastomeric phase is below 0°C, and in that the elastomeric phase may optionally be at least partially crosslinked.
  • a diene-based core-shell graft polymer contains a substrate latex, or core, which is made by polymerizing a diene, preferably a conjugated diene, or by copolymerizing a diene with a mono-olefin or polar vinyl compound, such as styrene, acrylonitrile, or an alkyl ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid such as methyl methacrylate.
  • the substrate latex is typically made up of 40-85 percent diene, preferably a conjugated
  • the elastomeric core phase should have a glass transition temperature ("T ") of less than 10°C, and preferably less than -20°C.
  • T glass transition temperature
  • a mixture of monomers is then graft polymerized to the substrate latex.
  • vinyl compounds such as vinyl toluene or vinyl chloride
  • vinyl aromatics such as styrene, alpha-methyl styrene or halogenated styrene
  • acrylonitrile methacrylonitrile
  • alpha-halogenated acrylonitrile a C ⁇ C g alkyl acrylate such as ethyl acrylate or hexyl acrylate; a C j -C 8 alkyl methacrylate such as methyl methacrylate or hexyl methacrylate; acrylic or methacrylic acid; and pc - the like or a mixture of two or more thereof.
  • the grafting monomers may be added to the reaction mixture simultaneously or in sequence, and, when added in sequence, layers, shells or wart-like 30 appendages can be built up around the substrate latex, or core.
  • the monomers can be added in various ratios to each other although, when just two are used, they are frequently utilized in equal amounts.
  • a typical weight ratio for methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer (“MBS" rubber) is 60-80 parts by weight substrate latex, 10-20 parts by weight of each of the first and second monomer shells.
  • a preferred formulation for an MBS rubber is one having a core built up from 71 parts of butadiene, 3 parts of styrene, 4 parts of methyl methacrylate and 1 part of divinyl benzene; a second phase of 11 parts of styrene; and a shell phase of 11 parts of methyl methacrylate and 0.1 part of 1,3-butylene glycol dimethacrylate, where the parts are by weight of the total composition.
  • An acrylate-based core-shell graft polymer has a first phase forming an elastomeric core and a second phase forming a rigid thermoplastic phase said elastomeric core.
  • the elastomeric core is formed by emulsion or suspension polymerization of monomers which
  • the pc - elastomeric core phase should have a Tg of less than 10°C, and preferably less than -20°C.
  • the rigid thermoplastic phase of the acrylate rubber is formed on the surface of the elastomeric core 30 using suspension or emulsion polymerization techniques.
  • the monomers necessary to create this phase together with necessary initiators are added directly to the reaction mixture in which the elastomeric core is formed, and polymerization proceeds until the supply of monomers is substantially exhausted.
  • Monomers such as an alkyl ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid, for example a C j -C 8 alkyl acrylate like methyl acrylate, hydroxy ethyl acrylate or hexyl acrylate, or a C j -C 8 alkyl methacrylate such as methyl methacrylate or hexyl methacrylate, or mixtures of any of the foregoing, are some of the monomers which can be used for this purpose, Either thermal or redox initiator systems can be used. Because of the presence of the graft linking agents on the surface of the elastomeric core, a portion of the
  • a preferred acrylate rubber is made up of more than 40 percent to 95 percent by weight of an elastomeric core and 60 percent to 5 percent of a rigid thermoplastic phase.
  • the elastomeric core can be polymerized from 75 percent to 99.8 percent by weight
  • C j -C 8 acrylate preferably n-butyl acrylate.
  • the rigid thermoplastic phase can be polymerized from at least 50 percent by weight of C j -C 8 alkyl methacrylate, preferably methyl methacrylate. Acrylate rubbers and p ,- methods for making same, as described above, are discussed in greater detail in Owens, USP 3,808,180 and Witman, USP 4,299,928.
  • Mixtures of more than one of the various kinds 30 of polymeric impact modifiers described above may be used herein as well.
  • the polymeric impact modifiers suitable for use in this invention are also characterized as having a thermal-melt-stabilizing ion content, but as having, in any event, (j ⁇ in a polymeric impact modifier containing more than 1.0 up to 5.0 wt percent anti-oxidant, (A) an ion content of sodium and potassium ions of not more than 1,500 ppm and preferably not more than 1,000 ppm, and (B) an ion content of all ions of not more than 1,700 ppm; and (j in a polymeric impact modifier containing 0.1 to 1.0 wt percent anti-oxidant, (A) an ion content of sodium and potassium ions of not more than 800 ppm and preferably not more than 650 ppm, and
  • an anti- oxidant may be present in an amount from 0.1 wt percent
  • anti- oxidants which are suitable for admixture with the polymeric impact modifier of this invention include phenolics such as hindered phenols, hydroquinones,
  • tert-butyl-4-hydroxy hydrocinnamate
  • octadecyl 3,5-di- tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate 4,4'-butylidene bis (6-tert-butyl-3 methyl phenol); 0,0-di-n-octadecyl-3,5- di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl phosphonate; and N,N'- hexamethylene bis (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy- hydrocinnamamide) .
  • a preferred phenolic anti-oxidant is IrganoxTM 1076 anti-oxidant, available from Ciba-Geigy Corp.
  • a polymeric impact modifier suitable for use herein can be prepared by any one of several polymerization methods including, for example, bulk, solution, precipitation, suspension or emulsion polymerization.
  • bulk polymerization the polymeric product remains soluble in its own monomer, whereas in solution polymerization a solvent is added to the reaction medium which dissolves the monomer and the polymeric product.
  • precipitation polymerization the polymeric product precipitates out of the reaction medium as it is formed.
  • suspension polymerization polymerization occurs in monomer globules which are suspended in an aqueous dispersion.
  • emulsion polymerization polymerization occurs in an aqueous system on monomer which has diffused into micelles formed by surfactants. Acid or base addition to adjust pH is important in emulsion and suspension methods.
  • these polymerization methods typically also involve use in the reaction medium of substances which function as polymerization facilitators to increase the favorability of the polymer-formation reaction.
  • free-radical or ionic initiators are frequently used to start a polymerization reaction, and surfactants are important in the operation of methods such as suspension or emulsion polymerization, as mentioned above.
  • An initiator usually becomes chemically bound as part of a polymer chain. With a similar effect, a small but significant amount of surfactant often physically adheres to the surface of, or becomes confined within, a polymer product, thereby becoming an unintended, residual component of the polymer product when it is recovered in final form.
  • a polymerization initiator may contain an ionic or ionically charged fragment, and an adhered surfactant may contain, or be in the form of, an ion.
  • an initiator containing an ionic fragment and/or an ionic adhered surfactant is present in the 0 finally produced form of a polymeric impact modifier, the thermal stability of a polycarbonate composition with which the impact modifier is admixed is adversely affected if the ion content of the impact modifier is greater than the limits described herein.
  • the ions present in a polymeric impact modifier promote degradation in the components of the composition at elevated temperatures from chain scission, decomposition and/or transesterification.
  • Polymer 0 degradation which occurs at elevated temperature because of the presence of such ionic species is often manifested by molecular weight loss, discoloration, splay marks from off-gassing and diminished mechanical pc - properties.
  • anti-oxidants is not always an adequate means of preventing the harmful effect ionic residues can have on the thermal melt stability of a composition containing a polymeric impact modifier, it is important that the residual amount of a
  • compositions of this invention are therefore characterized as having increased thermal melt stability as compared to compositions containing an impact modifier which is not
  • Initiators which are useful in the preparation of a polymeric impact modifier are often formed from peroxides such as the following: diacyl peroxides such as dibenzoyl peroxide, di(2,4- dichlorobenzoyl) peroxide diacetyl peroxide, dilauroyl peroxide, diisobutyryl peroxide; acetyl alkylsulfonyl peroxides; dialkyl peroxydicarbonates such as di-n-propyl peroxydicarbonate; alkyl peroxyesters such as t-butyl perbenzoate, t-butyl peracetate, 2,5-di(benzoylperoxy)-2,5- dimethylhexane, di-t-butyl diperoxyazelate, t- butyl peroxy-2-ethyl hexanoate, t-amyl peroctate, 2,5-di(2-ethylhexanoylper
  • dialkyl peroxides such as 2,5-di(t-butylperoxy)-
  • the free radical initiator formed may carry a charge. If so, since the initiator becomes part of the polymer chain, the molecule may have a charged fragment at a chain end which is chemically bound to the chain. This charged fragment often exists in the form of a sulfate, sulfonate or phosphate ion.
  • Charged free radical initiators which leave a charged fragment at a chain end may also be formed through radiation.
  • UV irradiation of a photoinitiator system may form charged radicals by intermolecular hydrogen abstraction provided a hydrogen donor compound 15 is present.
  • Typical hydrogen donors have an active hydrogen atom positioned alpha to an oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur.
  • Representative compounds which can undergo hydrogen abstraction to form photoinitiators are benzophenone, benzil, 9, 10-phenanthraquinone and
  • Anionic initiators such as organolithium compounds, can also leave a charged species on a chain pc - end after propagation.
  • Use of free-radical initiators not formed in a redox system or by photoinitiation, and use of non-ionic initiators are means for reducing the ion content and/or 30 the content of ionically charged species in polymeric impact modifier prepared by polymerization methods wherein such initiators are used.
  • Cationic and anionic surfactants and soaps, and amphoteric surfactants having both a positive and negative charge are further examples of polymerization facilitators which are frequently used in the type of polymerization reactions in which polymeric impact modifiers are made.
  • surfactants can be used in emulsion polymerization to form the micelles within which polymerization occurs, and surfactants can be used in suspension polymerization as suspending or dispersing agents to prevent coalescence of the monomer globules in the reaction medium.
  • a lipophilic portion in the form of a C 10 -C 20 chain which may also include, for example, oxygen atoms, a benzene ring, amide or ester groups, or a double bond.
  • the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant is usually then a 15 cation or anion.
  • Anionic surfactants typically contain as the hydrophile polar groups such as the carboxylate, sulfonate, sulfate or phosphate groups.
  • counterions found associated with anionic surfactants are ammonium, such as NH 4 + or di- or triethanolammonium or isopropyl ammonium, those formed from the alkali and alkaline-earth metals (periodic table groups IA and IIA) pc - such as lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and barium, those formed from transition metals such as chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper, and those formed from other metals such as aluminum, zinc or lead.
  • ammonium such as NH 4 + or di- or triethanolammonium or isopropyl ammonium
  • alkali and alkaline-earth metals (periodic table groups IA and IIA)
  • pc - such as lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and barium
  • transition metals such as chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper
  • other metals such as aluminum, zinc or lead.
  • Representative carboxylate anionic 30 surfactants include polyalkoxycarboxylates such as the polyethoxycarboxylates represented by the formula R-[-0CH 2 CH 2 -] n -CH 2 C0 2 M, where R can be tridecyl, cetyl, isostearyl or nonylphenyl and M is a counterion; and N-acylsarcosinates such as those represented by the formula R 1 C0N(CH 3 )CH 2 C0 2 M, where R ⁇ O can be cocoyl, lauroyl or oleoyl, and M is a counterion.
  • polyalkoxycarboxylates such as the polyethoxycarboxylates represented by the formula R-[-0CH 2 CH 2 -] n -CH 2 C0 2 M, where R can be tridecyl, cetyl, isostearyl or nonylphenyl and M is a counterion
  • Representative sulfonate anionic surfactants include alkylbenzenesulfonates such as those represented by the formula R 2 C 6 H 4 S0 3 M, where R 2 can be dodecyl, tridecyl, C 10 -C 13 and nonyl, and M is a
  • naphthalenesulfonates such as those represented by the formula R 3 C 10 H 6 S0 3 Na, where R 3 can be isopropyl,
  • dialkyl sulfosuccinates such as those represented by the
  • R 4 0 2 CCH 2 CH(S0 3 Na) C0 2 R 4 , where R 4 can be amyl , 2-ethylhexyl , octyl , isobutyl or tridecyl .
  • Representative sulfate anionic surfactants include
  • alkyl sulfates such as those represented by R 5 OS0 relaxationM, where R 5 can be lauryl, 2-ethylhexyl, 2-decyl, octyl, decyl or tridecyl, and M is a counterion;
  • pt - ethoxylated alcohol sulfates such as those represented by the formula R 6 -[-OCH 2 CH 2 -] n -0SO 3 M, where R 6 can be C 12 -C 15 linear, lauryl, tridecyl, myristyl, caprylyl or capryl, and M is a counterion;
  • ethoxylated alkylphenol sulfates such as those 30 represented by the formula R 7 C 6 H 4 (0C 2 H 4 ) n 0S0 3 M, where R 7 can be nonyl or octyl or other alkyl, and M is a counterion;
  • anionic phosphate surfactants include phosphate esters such as butyl, hexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, octyl or decyl phosphate.
  • a cationic surfactant carries a positive charge on its hydrophilic portion. This positive charge typically is present in the form of an amino or quaternary nitrogen.
  • Counterions typically found associated with a cationic surfactant are chloride, CH 3 S0 4 , sulfate, sulfonate, carbonate or carboxylate ions.
  • Amine compounds frequently used as cationic surfactants in the preparation of polymeric impact modifiers include, for example, amine oxides, alkyl amine ethoxylates and imidazolines. Representative amine oxides are those described generally by the formula
  • R 8 can be cetyl, lauryl, myristyl, stearyl, coco, tallow, hexadecyl, octadecyl, decyl, oleyl, C gl5 oxypropyl, and where EO is bis(2-hydroxyethyl) .
  • Representative alkyl amine ethoxylates include those described generally by the formula
  • Quaternary ammonium salts useful in processes for preparing polymeric impact modifiers include dialkyldimethyl ammonium salts such as those described generally by the formula R 10 R U N(CH 3 ) 2 A ⁇ , where R 10 and R 11 can be C 121g , tallow, coco, soya, stearyl, behenyl or erucyl, and A can be Cl or CH 3 S0 4 , and benzalkonium chlorides such as those described generally by the formula R 12 (C 6 H 5 CH 9 )N(CH 3 ) 2 C1- where R 12 can be myristyl, oleyl, C glg , stearyl, cetyl, behenyl, tallow or alkyl.
  • non-ionic surfactants use of lower levels of ionic surfactants, and incorporating longer and more numerous wash sections in the polymerization process are means for reducing the ion content in polymeric impact modifier prepared by polymerization methods wherein such surfactants are used.
  • phase separation of the emulsion polymer product from the aqueous dispersion medium with an organic substance and use of shear coagulation, freeze coagulation or acid coagulation instead of spray drying for isolation of the emulsion polymer product are also means for reducing residual ion content in the emulsion polymer product.
  • Non-ionic surfactants Hydrophilicity in aqueous systems for non-ionic surfactants is furnished by hydrogen bonding between water molecules and oxygen atoms and hydroxyl, ester and amide groups.
  • Representative non-ionic surfactants which can be used in the preparation of an polymeric impact modifier are as follows: alcohol ethoxylates described generally by the formula
  • composition containing a polymeric impact modifier is conducted by emission spectroscopy techniques by use of an ashing procedure.
  • a flame emission atomic absorption analyzer for example a Hitachi model 180-70, can be used.
  • a flame emission atomic absorption analyzer for example a Hitachi model 180-70, can be used.
  • 20 inductively coupled emission spectroscopy using for example a Perkin Elmer model 6500 or an ARL model 35000, can be used.
  • Measurement of the anion content of an polymeric impact modifier, or a polycarbonate p ,- composition containing an polymeric impact modifier, is conducted by titration.
  • additives may be used in the compositions of this invention for protection against 30 thermal, oxidative and ultra-violet degradation. Such additives may be included in the composition at any point during the processing, and the choice as to which additive is employed, if any, is not critical to this invention.
  • thermal and oxidative stabilizers which can advantageously be utilized are hindered phenols, hydroquinones, phosphites, including substituted members of those groups and/or mixtures of more than one thereof.
  • a preferred phenolic anti- oxidant is IrganoxTM 1076 anti-oxidant, available from Ciba-Geigy Corp.
  • Ultra-violet stabilizers such as various substituted resorcinols, salicylates, benzotriazoles, benzophines, hindered amines and hindered phenols can also be usefully included in the compositions of this invention, as can be lubricants,
  • additives and stabilizers such as the foregoing, and many others which have not been mentioned, are known in the art, and 15 the decision as to which, if any, to use is not critical to this invention. However, such additives, if used, typically do not exceed 5 percent by weight of the total composition, except fillers or reinforcing agents, which may constitute up to 40 percent of the composition.
  • compositions prepared in Controls A-F and Examples 1-6 were made by dry blending the ingredients thereof and agitating same in a paint shaker for 7 minutes. The dry blended formulations were then melt mixed in a vented 30mm Werner-Pfleiderer co-rotating, twin screw extruder using a 270°C set temperature and 250 rpm. Each extruded composition was passed through a water bath, chopped into granules and collected for molding. Granules were thoroughly dried in a circulated air oven at 115°C for six hours prior to molding. All samples were prepared by injection molding on a 75 ton (6.8 x 10 4 kg) Arburg molding machine. Molding temperatures for the barrel and mold were set at 28 ⁇ °C and 190°F (88°C), respectively.
  • Controls A and B do not contain any polymeric impact modifier ("PIM").
  • Control A is Calibre ® 300-10 polycarbonate resin ("PC"), which has a 10 melt flow value (measured in accordance with ASTM Designation D 1238-86, Condition 300/1.2), and is available from The Dow Chemical Company.
  • PC polycarbonate resin
  • Control B contains, in an 80/20 parts by weight ratio, PC and TraytufTM 9506 polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”), which has a 0.95 inherent viscosity (measured in accordance with ASTM Designation D 4603-86). TraytufTM 9506 polyethylene terephthalate is available from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • Controls C-F each contain a polymeric impact modifier which does not have an ion content as low as that set forth for the polymeric impact modifier used in the compositions of this invention, however Examples 1-6 each do contain a polymeric impact modifier which meets the ion content criteria prescribed herein.
  • Control C contains, in a 95/5 parts by weight ratio, PC and ParaloidTM 3691 PIM, which is a commercial methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer available from Rohm & Haas Chemical Co., a polymeric impact modifier which does not contain greater than 1.0 wt percent anti- oxidant.
  • Control D contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and ParaloidTM 3607 PIM, which is a commercial methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer available from Rohm & Haas Chemical Co., a polymeric impact modifier which does contain greater than 1.0 wt percent anti-oxidant.
  • Control E contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and ParaloidTM 3691 PIM.
  • Control F contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and KaneAceTM B-56 PIM, which is a commercial methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer available from Konica Texas, a polymeric impact modifier which does not contain greater than 1.0 wt percent anti-oxidant.
  • Example 1 contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and P-3607A PIM, which is an experimental methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer prepared by Rohm & Haas Chemical Co. for The Dow Chemical Company, a polymeric impact modifier which does contain greater than 1.0 wt percent anti-oxidant.
  • Example 2 contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and P-3607B PIM, which is an experimental methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer prepared by Rohm & Haas Chemical Co. for The
  • Example 3 contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and P-8967 PIM, which is an experimental methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer prepared by Rohm & Haas Chemical Co. for The
  • Example 4 contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and PA-2130 PIM, which is an experimental methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer prepared by M&T Chemical Co. for The Dow
  • Example 5 contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and PA-2279 PIM, which is an experimental methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene copolymer prepared by M&T Chemical Co. for The Dow
  • Example 6 contains, in a 73/20/7 parts by weight ratio, PC, PET and ParaloidTM 3339 PIM, which is a commercial butyl acrylate elastomer available from Rohm & Haas Chemical Co., a polymeric impact modifier which does not contain greater than 1.0 wt percent anti- oxidant, acrylates being inherently more stable than dienes because of lower levels of residual unsaturation, resulting in latices of larger particle size.
  • Samples of the various polymeric impact modifiers contained in the compositions of Controls C-F and Examples 1-6 were subjected to emission spectroscopy to determine the content of sodium, potassium and calcium ions therein.
  • emission spectroscopy For sodium and potassiun ions, a flame emission atomic absorption analyzer, Hitachi model 180-70, was used.
  • calcium, inductively coupled emission spectroscopy using a Perkin Elmer model 6500, was performed.
  • the results of those tests performed on the various polymeric impact modifiers (“PIM”) are shown in Table II, wherein ion content is stated in ppm.
  • Controls A-F and Examples 1-6 show that, among the compositions containing a polymeric impact modifier (Controls C-F and Examples 1-6), those containing a polymeric impact modifier meeting the ion content criteria of this invention have by far a lower percent weight loss, after having been subjected to an extreme temperature for an
  • Control D which contains a total of 1,806 Na + and K + ions and more than 1.0 wt percent anti-oxidant, experiences a weight loss of 5.5 percent after 30 minutes of heating whereas Example 2,
  • Control E which contains a total of 2,120 Na + and K + ions and 1.0 wt percent or less of anti-oxidant, experiences a weight loss of 9.8 percent after 30 minutes of heating
  • Example 6 which contains a total of 645 Na + and K + ions, undergoes a weight loss of only 2.0 percent. Similarly desirable low weight loss is also obtained for Examples 1 and 3-5. Controls A and B, which contain no pt - polymeric impact modifier, and Control C, which contains modifier at a very low level, experience low weight loss because the quantity of ions imparted to a composition by the modifier increases as the amount of modifier present in the composition increases.

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L'invention se rapporte à des mélanges de polycarbonate /polyester modifiés par des modifications de la résistance au choc, qui ont une meilleure stabilité thermique de fusion , lorsqu'ils contiennent un modificateur de la résistance au choc de type polymère et à faible teneur en ions. Ce modificateur contient 5 à 80 pour cent en poids de caoutchouc et se caractérise par une teneur ionique de stabilisation thermique de fusion, qui (i) dans un modificateur de la résistance au choc de type polymère contenant plus de 1,0 et plus de 5,0 pour cent en poids d'anti-oxydant, (A) est constituée par des ions de sodium et de potassium ne dépassant pas 1500 ppm, et (B) est constituée par tous les ions ne dépassant pas 1700 ppm; et qui (ii) dans un modificateur de la résistance au choc de type polymère de type polymère contenant 0,1 à 1,0 pour cent en poids d'anti-oxydant, (A) est constituée par des ions de sodium et de potassium ne dépassant pas 800 ppm, et (B) est constituée par tous les ions ne dépassant pas 1500 ppm. En réduisant la teneur ionique d'un modificateur de la résistance au choc de type polymère dans une composition de polycarbonate, on réduit les effets de dégradation des espèces ioniques sur la composition à haute température.
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