Mitsubishi Rayon Company, Limited

Masahiro Kaneda

Kazuo Kishida

Kiyokazu Kitai

Kohji Matsumoto

Kenji Okano

Kazuo Ueda

Kazumasa Kamada

Yutaka Toyooka

Norihisa Osaka

Fumio Ide

Seiji Deguchi

Hideki Koizumi

A lubricant for a thermoplastic resin, which is a three-stage polymer obtained by (A) polymerizing 80-100 w.t.% of methyl methacrylate and 0-20 w.t.% of other copolymerizable monomer so that the reduced viscosity .eta.sp/C of the obtained polymer is not higher than 2 dl/g, (B) polymerizing 30-70 weight parts of a monomer mixture composed of 20-80 w.t.% of an acrylic acid ester and 80-20 w.t.% of styrene or a substituted styrene in the presence of 10-60 weight parts of the polymer obtained at stage (A), so that the reduced viscosity .eta.sp/C of the copolymer obtained by polymerizing 5 to 30 weight parts of a monomer or monomer mixture composed of 50-100 w.t.% of a methacrylic acid ester and 0-50 w.t.% of other copolymerizable monomer in the presence of the two-stage polymer formed through stages (A) and (B), is that the total amount of the components used at staged (A), (B) and (C) is 100 weight parts and the reduced viscosity .eta.sp/C of the polymer obtained by polymerizing the monomer or monomer mixture in the absence of the two-stage polymer formed through stages (A) and (B) is not higher than 1.5 dl/g.

Lubricant for thermoplastic resin which is a three stage polymer

A lubricant for a thermoplastic resin, which is a three-stage polymer obtained by (A) polymerizing 80-100 w.t. % of methyl methacrylate and 0-20 w.t. % of other copolymerizable monomer so that the reduced viscosity .eta.sp/C of the obtained polymer is not higher than 2 dl/g, (B) polymerizing 30-70 weight parts of a monomer mixture composed of 20-80 w.t. % of an acrylic acid ester and 80-20 w.t. % of styrene or a substituted styrene in the presence of 10-60 weight parts of the polymer obtained at stage (A), so that the reduced viscosity .eta.sp/C of the copolymer obtained by polymerizing 5 to 30 weight parts of a monomer or monomer mixture composed of 50-100 w.t. % of a methacrylic acid ester and 0-50 w.t. % of other copolymerizable monomer in the presence of the two-stage polymer formed through stages (A) and (B), is that the total amount of the components used at staged (A), (B) and (C) is 100 weight parts and the reduced viscosity .eta.sp/C of the polymer obtained by polymerizing the monomer or monomer mixture in the absence of the two-stage polymer formed through stages (A) and (B) is not higher than 1.5 dl/g.

Lubricant for thermoplastic resin and thermoplastic resin composition

A fluoroacrylic polymer having a lubricating effect, which comprises at least one kind selected from units derived from a fluoroalkyl acrylate and units derived from a fluoroalkyl methacrylate as a part or all of structural units and a reducing viscosity .eta.Sp/C not higher than 2 as measured at 25.degree. C. with respect to a solution of 0.1 g of the polymer in 100 ml of chloroform. The fluoroacrylic polymer is incorporated into a thermoplastic resin for rendering an excellent lubricating property thereto.

Fluoroacrylic polymer having lubricating effect and thermoplastic resin

A processing aid for a thermoplastic resin is disclosed, which is a two-stage polymer obtained by polymerizing (B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of a monomer or monomer mixture composed mainly of methyl methacrylate in the presence of (A) 50 to 95 parts by weight of a polymer comprising 100 to 50% by weight of units of a methacrylic acid ester other than methyl methacrylate and 0 to 50% by weight of units of other monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic acid ester and having a reduced viscosity .eta.sp/C not larger than 2.0 dl/g, so that the total amount of the components (A) and (B) is 100 parts by weight and the reduced viscosity .eta.sp of the final polymer is not larger than 2.0 dl/g. A thermoplastic resin having the processing aid incorporated therein has an improved shaping processability, and a shaped article mode therefrom has good surface characteristics.

Processing aid for thermoplastic resin, and thermoplastic resin

Disclosed is a lubricant for thermoplastic resins, which is prepared by (A) polymerizing 60-100 wt. % of an aromatic vinyl monomer and 0-40 wt. % of other vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith to form a polymer, (B) polymerizing 30-70 wt. parts of a monomer or monomer mixture comprising 50-100 wt. % of an acrylic acid ester and 0-50 wt. % of other vinyl monomer or monomers copolymerizable therewith in the presence of 10-60 wt. parts of said polymer so that when said monomer or monomer mixture is singly polymerized, the reduced viscosity of the resulting polymer is lower than 1.0, to obtain a polymer, and (C) polymerizing 5-30 wt. parts of a methacrylic acid ester in the presence of the two-stage polymer obtained at the steps (A) and (B) so that the total amount of the components (A), (B) and (C) is 100 wt. parts. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising this lubricant has an excellent mold release characteristics and lubricating property at the molding step, and a molded article prepared from the composition has a good gloss.

Lubricant for thermoplastic resins and thermoplastic resin composition

Disclosed is a vinyl chloride polymer composition comprising:

Vinyl chloride polymer resin composition

A vinyl chloride polymer having an excellent workability, lubricating property, and gelling property comprises (1) from 80 to 99.95 weight % of a polymeric ingredient (I) consisting of polyvinyl chloride and/or a copolymer of 80 weight % or more of vinyl chloride with 20 weight % or less of another comonomer and (2) from 0.05 to 20 weight % of a polymeric ingredient (II) consisting of at least one three-stage emulsion polymerization product prepared by first polymerizing, in the presence of a polymeric component (a) consisting of polymethyl methacrylate and/or a copolymer of 50 weight % or more of methyl methacrylate and 50 weight % or less of another comonomer, from 40 to 70 parts by weight of a first monomeric component (b) consisting of an alkyl acrylate (C.sub.1-18) and/or benzyl acrylate or a mixture of 30 weight % or more of an alkyl acrylate (C.sub.1-18) and/or benzyl acrylate with 70 weight % or less of an alkyl methacrylate (C.sub.1-18) and/or benzyl methacrylate under such a polymerization condition that when the monomeric componet (b) alone is polymerized, the resultant product exhibits a reduced viscosity of 1 or less in a concentration of 0.1 g/100 ml of chloroform of 25.degree. C. and by second polymerizing, in the presence of the first polymerization product, from 5 to 40 parts by weight of a second monomeric component (c) consisting of methyl methacrylate or a mixture of 50 weight % or more of methyl methacrylate and 50 weight % or less of another comonomer, the sum of the components (a), (b), and (c) being 100 parts by weight and the preparation of the polymeric component (a) and the first and second polymerizations being carried out by means of an emulsion polymerization method in the presence of a chain transfer agent.

Vinyl chloride polymer composition

An impact resistant plastic graft copolymer composition is prepared by

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