Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Hans Hintz

Klaus Hahn

Uwe Guhr

Dietmar Wittenberg

Michael Riethues

Knut Kaempfer

Michael Witt

Hans Hoenl

Roland Gellert

Peter Gleich

Anthony Schaefer

Hans G Keppler

Rolf Richter

Michael P O'Callaghan, Deceased

Karl H Roehrig

Heat distortion resistant, expandable styrene polymers having a high

The invention relates to expandable styrene polymers containing

Expandable styrene polymers containing carbon dioxide as blowing agent

Expandable styrene polymers which contain from 10 to 90% by weight of a crosslinked styrene-diene copolymer containing from 2 to 45% by weight of the diene, and from 1 to 10% by weight of a C.sub.3 -to C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon as blowing agent can be processed to give foams which have high resistance to aromatics.

Expandable styrene polymers, and aromatic-resistant foams produced

An oil-resistant, expandable styrene polymer contains

Oil-resistant, expandable styrene polymers

Expandable styrene polymers which contain from 10 to 90% by weight of a crosslinked styrene-diene copolymer containing from 2 to 45% by weight of the diene, and from 1 to 10% by weight of a C.sub.3 - to C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon as blowing agent can be processed to give foams which have high resistance to aromatics.

Bead-form expandable styrene polymers containing a styrene polymer having a mean molecular weight (weight average) of less than 130.multidot.10.sup.3 and a steep high-molecular-weight flank of the molecular-weight distribution curve, and 0.15 to 1.5 mol of a C.sub.3 - to C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon as blowing agent, and, if desired, customary additives in effective amounts, are distinguished by a particularly high expansion capacity.

Bead-form expandable styrene polymers having a high expansion capacity

In the preparation of expandable styrene polymers by polymerizing styrene, if desired together with up to 50% by weight of other monomers, in aqueous suspension with addition of a C.sub.3 - to C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon as blowing agent and, if desired, conventional additives in effective amounts before, during or after the polymerization, foaming is reduced if the aqueous phase contains from 0.05 to 0.3% by weight of polyvinylpyrrolidone having a K value of from 100 to 150 as protective colloid.

Preparation of expandable styrene polymers

Expandable styrene polymers

Bead-like expandable molding materials having high heat distortion resistance contain from 80 to 99% by weight of a styrene polymer, from 1 to 20% by weight of poly-(2,6-dimethyl)-1,4-diphenylene ether and from 3 to 10% by weight of a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon as a blowing agent and may contain conventional additives. They are obtained by suspension polymerization of a solution of the polyphenylene ether in styrene.

Bead-like expandable molding materials having high heat distortion

Expandable molding compositions having high heat distortion resistance and containing from 80 to 99% by weight of a styrene polymer, 1 to 20% by weight of poly-1,4-phenylene sulfide, from 1 to 10% by weight of a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon as blowing agent and, if desired, customary additives, are obtained by suspension polymerization of a solution of the polyphenylene sulfide in styrene.

Expandable molding compositions having high heat distortion resistance,

Flame-resistant, expandable styrene polymers containing a styrene (co)polymer, from 0.4 to 6% by weight of hexabromocyclododecane having a mean particle size of from 1 to 50 .mu.m, the particles being provided with a firm coating which has a thickness of from 1/100 to 1/10 of the particle diameter and is insoluble in water and styrene, from 1 to 10% by weight of a C.sub.3 - to C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon as blowing agent, and, if desired, customary additives, are distinguished by a reduced internal water content and can be processed to form foams which have an improved foam structure and high UV stability.

Flame resistant, expandable styrene polymers and foams, and flame

Expandable styrene polymers formed from 50 to 83% by weight of polystyrene and from 17 to 50% by weight of styrene-soluble styreneacrylonitrile copolymer having a total acrylonitrile content of not less than 5% by weight, containing from 3 to 10% by weight of a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon with or without customary additives, are notable for high oil resistance and can be prepared by suspension polymerization of a solution of the styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer in styrene.

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