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Lambertus Manders

Wolfgang Gaschler

Thomas Wirth

Hubertus Kroener

Volker Schaedler

Ilshat Gubaydullin

Marc Oliver Kristen

Robert Rupaner

Rudolf Schuhmacher

Karl-Heinz Wassmer

Gerald Wildburg

Guillermo Arens

Oliver Birkert

Jochen Kessler

Christian Magin

Wolfgang Huemmer

Roland Ettl

Stefan Mecking

Michael Gepr&auml;gs

Rolf Mülhaupt

Florian M Bauers

Alexander Haunschild

Provided is a method for performing a polymerization process in a stirred reactor, wherein a critical time window is determined by means of a monitor of at least one polymerization process parameter and an associated process window, and when a critical time window is present, an adaptation of process conditions is made in order to configure the polymerization process to conform to the process window.

Method for producing a polymer

The present invention relates to a method for performing a polymerization process in a stirred reactor, wherein a critical time window is determined by means of a monitor of at least one polymerization process parameter and an associated process window, and when a critical time window is present, an adaptation of process conditions is made in order to configure the polymerization process to conform to the process window.

A process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion using flush water.

Method for producing aqueous polymer dispersion

A process for preparing an aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersion by free-radical aqueous emulsion polymerization of a monomer mixture M comprising styrene, butadiene, and if desired up to 30% by weight, based on 100% by weight of monomers, of ethylenically unsaturated comonomers other than styrene and butadiene; in a polymerization vessel by a monomer feed technique in the presence of a regulator system containing, based on 100% by weight of monomers, from 0.02 to 0.5% by weight of at least one hydrocarbon HC having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, selected from compounds which on abstraction of a hydrogen atom form a pentadienyl radical or 1-phenylallyl radical, and &#x3b1;-methylstyrene dimer, and from 0.3 to 2% by weight of an organic compound S containing at least one SH group wherein at least 30%, preferably at least 50%, in particular at least 80%, and with particular preference the entirety (or &#x3e;95%) of hydrocarbon HC is included in the initial charge to the polymerization vessel.

Method for producing aqueous styrene-butadiene-iv polymer dispersions

A process for preparing an aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersion by free-radical aqueous emulsion polymerization of a monomer mixture M containing from 40 to 80% by weight of styrene as monomer M1, from 20 to 60% by weight of butadiene as monomer M2, and from 0 to 40% by weight, based on 100% by weight of monomers, of ethylenically unsaturated comonomers M3 other than styrene and butadiene by a monomer feed technique in the presence of from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight, based on 100% by weight of monomers, of at least one hydrocarbon HC selected from compounds having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which on abstraction of a hydrogen atom form a pentadienyl radical or a 1-phenylallyl radical and from &#x3b1;-methylstyrene dimer comprises supplying the monomers to be polymerized to the polymerization reaction over the course of 3 hours.

Method for producing aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersions

A process for preparing an aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersion by free-radical aqueous emulsion polymerization of a monomer mixture M containing from 40 to 80% by weight of styrene as monomer M1, from 20 to 60% by weight of butadiene as monomer M2, and from 0 to 40% by weight, based on 100% by weight of monomers, of ethylenically unsaturated comonomers M3 other than styrene and butadiene by a monomer feed technique in the presence of from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight, based on 100% by weight of monomers, of at least one hydrocarbon HC having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, which is selected from compounds which on abstraction of a hydrogen atom form a pentadienyl radical or a 1-phenylallyl radical and from &#x3b1;-methylstyrene dimer comprises including at least 30% of the hydrocarbon HC in the initial charge to the polymerization vessel and supplying the remainder of the hydrocarbon HC to the polymerization reaction in the course of that reaction.

Method for producing aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersions III

A process for preparing an aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersion by free-radical aqueous emulsion polymerization of a monomer mixture M containing from 40 to 80% by weight of styrene as monomer M1, from 20 to 60% by weight of butadiene as monomer M2, and from 0 to 40% by weight, based on 100% by weight of monomers, of ethylenically unsaturated comonomers M3 other than styrene and butadiene by a monomer feed technique in the presence of from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight, based on 100% by weight of monomers, of at least one hydrocarbon HC having 6 to 20 carbon atoms selected from compounds which on abstraction of a hydrogen atom form a pentadienyl radical or a 1-phenylallyl radical and &#x3b1;-methylstyrene dimer comprises raising, at a point in time when at least 70% of the monomers to be polymerized have been supplied to the polymerization reaction, the concentration of butadiene in the monomer feed for a period of at least 1% of the total feed time by at least 10% by weight, based on monomers in the feed.

Method for producing aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersions II

A process for emulsion polymerizing one or more olefins involves reacting it/them with at least one complex compound of the formula Ia or b where M is a transition metal from groups 7 to 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and is preferably Ni in aqueous dispersion and at least one radical Rto Rand optionally one radical Rto Rcontains a hydrophilic group X, selection being made from &#x2014;SO, &#x2014;O&#x2014;PO, NH(R), N(R)or &#x2014;(OCHCH)OH, where n is an integer between 1 and 15. For the process of the invention it is optional to use an activator such as, for example, olefin complexes of rhodium or of nickel. This invention further relates to dispersions of polyolefins such as polyethylene and ethylene copolymers in water, for example, and to the use of the aqueous dispersions of the invention for paper applications such as paper coating or surface sizing, paints, adhesive base materials, molded foams such as mattresses, textile and leather applications, carpet back coatings, or pharmaceutical applications.

Method for the emulsion polymerization of olefins

A process for preparing an aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersion by free-radical aqueous emulsion polymerization of a monomer mixture M that comprises by a monomer feed technique that includes supplying to the polymerization reaction a regulator system containing,

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