Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Ineos Abs Limited

Liqing-Lee Sun

Herbert Eichenauer

Heinrich Alberts

Eckhard Wenz

Ulrich Jansen

Karl Zabrocki

Hans-Erich Gasche

Stefan Moss

Hans-Bernhard Hauertmann

A molding composition having good surface gloss, high elongation at break and good thermoplastic processability is disclosed. The composition contains (A) a graft polymer that is obtained by free-radical polymerization of resin-forming vinyl monomers in the presence of rubber in latex form, (B) a copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile and an optional (C) a resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonates, polyester-carbonates, polyesters and polyamides. The preparation of the graft polymer is characterized in that (i) before the start of the grafting polymerization reaction the rubber latex is brought to a pH of 9 to 11, (ii) the redox initiator components are employed in amounts of 0.1 to 2.5 wt. % (based on the monomers metered in) and (iii) during the entire grafting polymerization reaction the pH remains constant&plusmn;0.5 and in the range of 11.0 to 8.8, and (iv) the temperature difference between the start and end of the reaction is at least 10&deg; C.

Thermoplastic molding materials based on special graft rubber components

A molding composition containing a graft polymer is disclosed. The graft is a product of a free-radical emulsion polymerization of resin-forming vinyl monomers in the presence of rubber present in latex form having a glass transition temperature of &lE;0&deg; C. using an initiator combination comprising a persulfate compound and a redox initiator system. The process for preparing the graft polymer entails adding the persulfate compound at the beginning of the graft polymerization reaction and a later addition of the redox initiator. The composition that features good gloss and flowability is suitable for the preparation of molded articles.

Thermoplastic molding materials based on particular graft rubber constituents

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