Abstract:
THE INVENTION RELATES TO THERMOPLASTIC MOLDING COMPOSITIONS ON THE BASIS OF POLYOXYMETHYLENES CONTAINING BORON NITRIDE AS A NUCLEATING AGENT IN AMOUNTS OF FROM 0.0005 TO 0.04% BY WEIGHT, RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL MIXTURE, AND THE PRODUCTION OF SHAPED ARTICLES WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES THEREFROM.
Abstract:
1. IN A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MOLDABLE HOMOPOLYMERS OF TRIOXANE OR COPOLYMERS COMPRISING A MAJOR AMOUNT OF UNITS DERIVED FROM TRIOXANE AND A MINOR AMOUNT OF UNITS DERIVED FROM A LINEAR ACETAL OF AN A,W-DIOL OR A CYCLIC ACETAL OF THE FORMULA
O WHEREIN R1, R2, R3 AND R4 MAY BE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT REPRESENT HYDROGEN OR AN ALKYL GROUP WHICH CAN BE HALOGEN-SUBSTITUTED, R5 REPRESENTS AN OXYMETHYLENE RADICAL WHICH CAN BE SUBSTITUTED BY AN ALKYL OR HALOGEN-SUBSTITUTED ALKYL GROUP, AND N IS 1 TO 3, OR WHEN N IS 1, R5 CAN BE THE RADICAL -(O-CH2CH2)M-OCH2- WHEREIN M IS 1 TO 3, AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN THE MELTING POINT AND BOILING POINT OF THE MONOMER OR MONOMER MIXTURE IN THE PRESENCE OF A PROTONIC ACID, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH CONSISTS IN USING AN ANHYDROUS PERFLUOROALKYL SULFONIC ACID WITH 1 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS AS THE PROTONIC ACID.
Abstract:
The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions on the basis of polyoxymethylenes containing antimony trioxide as a nucleating agent. The compositions may be used to produce shaped articles with improved properties.
Abstract:
1. PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A THERMOPLASTIC MOLDING COMPOSITION ON THE BASIS OF POLY(OXYMETHYLENES), WHICH COMPRISES MIXING (A) FROM 99.9 TO 80 WEIGHT PERCENT OF A LINEAR POLY (OXYMETHYLENE), WHICH MAY CONTAIN UP TO 20 WEIGHT PERCENT, RELATIVE TO THE SAID POLY(OXYMETHYLENE), OF OXYALKYLENE GROUPS HAVING FROM 2 TO 8 ADJACENT CARBON ATOMS, AND (B) FROM 0.01 TO 20 WEIGHT PERCENT OF A POLY(OXYMETHYLENE) CONTAINING FROM 0.1 TO 30 WEIGHT PERCENT, RELATIVE TO THE SAID POLY(OXYMETHYLENE), OF POLYETHER SEGMENTS DERIVED FROM CYCLIC ETHERS HAVING 3 TO 5 RINGMEMBERS AND HAVING A NUMBER AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF AT LEAST 500, AND UP TO 20 WEIGHT PERCENT OF OXYALKYLENE GROUPS HAVING FROM 2 TO 8 ADJACENT CARBON ATOMS, EACH OF THE COMPONENTS BEING IN A PULVERULENT OR GRANULATED FORM AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 100*C., AND SUBSEQUENTLY MELTING AND HOMOGENIZING THE MIXTURE IN A MIXING DEVICE AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 150* TO 250*C., AND THEN REMOVING IT FROM THE MIXING DEVICE.
Abstract:
POLYOXYMETHYLENE ARE DISPERSED IN WATER BY SUSPENDING POLYOXYMETHYLENE PARTICLES IN WATER AND THEN COMMINUTING THE PARTICLES OF THE SUSPENSION, THE POLYOXYMETHYLENE THUS BEING DIRECTLY DISPERSED. FOR THE DIRECT DISPERSION THERE ARE USED POLYOXYMETHYLENES HAVING HYDROPHILIC GROUPS, FOR EXAMPLE, CARBOXYLATE GROUPS. AQUEOUS POLYOXYMETHYLENE DISPERSION THUS PREPARED ARE SUITABLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF COATINGS, IN PARTICULAR FOR PAPER AND TEXTILES.
Abstract:
THE IMPACT STRENGTH OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYACETALS IS IMPROVED BY ADMIXING SMALL AMOUNTS OF POLYMERS WHICH HAVE A SOFTENING TEMPERATURE BELOW THE CRYSTALLITE MELTING POINT OF THE POLYACETAL AND A SECOND ORDER TRANSITION TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM -120* TO +30*C. AND WHICH ARE PRESENT IN THE MIXTURE IN THE FORM OF PARTICLES OF DIAMETERS WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 0.1 TO 5 MICRONS. THE POLYACETALS SO MODIFIED ARE SUITABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FINISHED OR SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS.