General Electric Company

Keith E Cox

Robert H Wildi

Ronald L Jalbert

Shripathy Vilasagar

Edward J Fewkes, Jr

Jack A Hill

Kevin R Kidder

Vijaya K Kuruganti

Ronald H Place

John R Schroeder

Reduced gloss polycarbonate graft polymer blends are provided by a process which involves compounding styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer in the presence of an electrophilic reagent and preferably an acid to form gels, and then compounding the resultant gels with polycarbonate, a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and ABS graft polymer to form reduced gloss PC/ABS/SAN composition. The process limits side reactions during gel formation by preparing the gels first and then compounding the gels with the other resin materials. The blends are useful as molding resins and the gelled acrylonitrile polymer is useful as a gloss reducing additive.

Reduced gloss thermoplastic compositions and processes for making thereof

A process is provided for producing improved color acrylonitrile polymer gels involving compounding a composition of an acrylonitrile polymer with an electrophilic reagent to produce acrylonitrile polymer gels, and admixing water with the gels to reduce the yellowness thereof. Improved color, reduced gloss polycarbonate/graft polymer blends are provided by compounding the resultant gels with polycarbonate, a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and ABS graft polymer to form reduced gloss PC/ABS/SAN composition. The process provides acrylonitrile gels and reduced gloss compositions exhibiting improved levels of color. The blend compositions are useful as molding resins and the gelled acrylonitrile polymer is useful as a gloss reducing additive.

Process improvement for improved color reduced gloss thermoplastic

Polymer blends are provided which exhibit reduced surface gloss while maintaining impact and flow properties. The blends comprise an aromatic polycarbonate resin, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer and an ionomeric resin. The blends are useful as molding resins for making molded plastic parts exhibiting reduced surface gloss.

PC/ABS blends exhibiting reduced gloss

Thermoplastic blend compositions comprise a crystalline polyalkylene terephthalate, a styrenic polymer component, and a diepoxide. The styrenic polymer component comprises a rigid portion formed from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, halogen-substituted styrene, alpha-methyl styrene and para-methyl styrene, and at least one additional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and a rubber portion including polybutadiene.

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Mineral Wells, WV, United States of America

Keith E Cox