Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an impact modified composition comprising a first polymer; and a second polymer that is dispersed in the first polymer; where the first polymer and the second polymer are melt polymerized in each other's presence, are phase separated from each other after polymerization; are not reactively bonded with each other; and where a precursor to the first polymer and to the second polymer are soluble in one another prior to polymerization. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising melt polymerizing a first monomer and a second monomer in the presence of each other to form a first polymer and a second polymer; where the first monomer and the second monomer are soluble in each other; where first polymer and the second polymer are phase separated from each other with the second polymer being dispersed in the first polymer; where the first polymer and the second polymer are not reactively bonded to each other.
Abstract:
A process arrangement and a process for the production of a fiber-reinforced plastics component made of at least one continuous-fiber-reinforced semifinished textile fiber product with reactive thermoplastic matrix material, where during the manufacture of the semifinished fiber product trimming residues arise, composed of a composite made of fibers and of the reactive thermoplastic matrix material. The trimming residues obtained during the manufacture of the semifinished fiber product are supplied to a recycling unit for the provision of a recyclate as reactive, as yet unpolymerized starting material for the production of a further component.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a a polymer composition (PC) including at least one thermoplastic polymer (A) and fibres (B) having a fibre length l. At most 10% by weight of the fibres (B), based on the total weight of the fibres (B), have a fibre length l of less than 100 μm, and at most 12% by weight of the fibres (B), based on the total weight of the fibres (B), have a fibre length l of less than 200 μm. Further disclosed herein are a process for producing the polymer composition (PC), a process for producing a moulded article by forming the polymer composition (PC) and a moulded article including the polymer composition (PC). Additionally disclosed herein is a method of using fibres (B) for increasing the toughness and/or reinforcement of moulded articles made from the polymer composition (PC).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polymerizable lactam composition comprising at least one polymerizable lactam and at least one polaryl sulfone. The present invention further relates to a method of using the polymerizable lactam composition in the manufacture of polyamides and/or polyamide moldings.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing polyisocyanates having isocyanurate groups by a partial trimerization of (cyclo)aliphatic diisocyanates in the presence of at least one trimerization catalyst from the group of ammonium salts of lactames and to the use of the thus obtainable polyisocyanates having isocyanurate groups as a polyisocyanate component in polyurethane coatings.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a process for the production of a moulded article (MA). Additionally disclosed herein is a method of using at least one blowing gas (C) in the production of a moulded article (MA) for reducing the warpage of the moulded article (MA), where the moulded article (MA) includes at least one thermoplastic polymer (A) and at least one reinforcing fibre (B). Further disclosed herein is the moulded article (MA) obtained by the process.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer may involve reacting at least components (i) to (ii): a polyisocyanate composition including at least one diisocyanate (i); an epoxide composition comprising at least one diepoxide (ii); in the presence of a catalyst composition (iii); where epoxide composition (ii) and catalyst composition (iii) are initially charged as a mixture at a temperature in a first temperature range (T1); the polyisocyanate composition (i) is at least partially added while maintaining a temperature in the first temperature range T1; the temperature is raised to a temperature in a final temperature range (Tf); and the remaining polyisocyanate composition (i) is added in the final temperature range. A thermoplastic polymer obtainable by such a process may be used, e.g., for producing a fiber or a shaped body by injection molding, calendering, powder sintering, laser sintering, melt pressing, or extrusion, or as modifier for thermoplastic material.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a polyamide composition (PC) including at least one polyamide (A) and at least one carbon black (B), where the surface layer of the at least one carbon black (B) includes not more than 2% by weight of oxygen, based on the total weight of the surface layer of the at least one carbon black (B), and where the weight of oxygen in the surface layer is measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy at an X-ray penetration depth of 2 to 10 nm. Further disclosed herein are a process for producing the polyamide composition (PC), a process for producing a moulded article by forming the polyamide composition (PC), a moulded article including the polyamide composition (PC), and a method of using the at least one carbon black (B) in a polyamide composition (PC) for increasing the shrinkage of moulded articles made from the polyamide composition (PC).
Abstract:
A process arrangement and a process for the production of a fiber-reinforced plastics component made of at least one continuous-fiber-reinforced semifinished textile fiber product with reactive thermoplastic matrix material, where during the manufacture of the semifinished fiber product trimming residues (mR, mA) arise, composed of a composite made of fibers and of the reactive thermoplastic matrix material, and during finishing of the finished plastics component final-trimming residues (mE) arise, composed of a composite of fibers and of polymerized thermoplastic matrix material, and are further processed in a recycling unit to give a recyclate. The trimming residues arising during the manufacture of the semifinished fiber product are polymerized in a preparatory unit and then are delivered in the invention to the recycling unit.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a thermoplastic copolymer from polycaprolactam and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), to thermoplastic copolymers thus obtained and to shaped articles formed from copolymers of this type.