General Electric Company

Randall A Reed

Joseph C Golba, Jr

Eric M Lovgren

Luca P Fontana

Wie-Hin Pan

Steven Richard Peak

Douglas G Hamilton

Stanley V Martin

Robert C Babillis

The present invention relates generally to blowing agent concentrates for forming porous, molded thermoplastic items, and, more particularly to blowing agent concentrates that are compatible with polycarbonate homopolymers, but which can be extruded without causing thermal decomposition of the blowing agent.

Blowing agent concentrate

A reduced glass transition temperature copolyester-carbonate which displays non-Newtonian melt behavior was synthesized by using bisphenol-A, a dicarboxylic acid and a trisphenol. The branched copolymer was obtained by interfacial phosgenation. One of the compositions described displays a Tg of about 127.degree. C. and twice the melt flow index of a branched polycarbonate of corresponding molecular weight or intrinsic viscosity.

Reduced TG copolyestercarbonate

Fluoropolymers in the form of solid particles of specified diameter and dispersed in water are added and mixed with polycarbonate resin particles at a rate of 0.1 to 9 liter/hour to obtain a uniform coating of the fluoropolymer on the polycarbonate resin particles. The proportion of fluoropolymer added is from 0.01 to about 70 parts for each 100 parts by weight of polycarbonates and mixing is carried out to continually bring polycarbonate resin particles (non-contacted) into contact with the fluoropolymer dispension as it is added.

Method of dispersing fluoropolymers on polycarbonate resins

A composition comprising an aromatic polycarbonate in admixture with an anti-yellowing effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR1##

Composition

A continuous process for incorporating additives into a thermoplastic fluid blend is provided; said additives typically being sensitive to the temperature at which the blend is produced, said process comprising the steps of blending a high viscosity silicone fluid and thermoplastic composition initially and feeding the additives with more thermoplastic into the extruder for blending.

Blending temperature sensitive components into a silicone modified

A method of continuously producing blends of thermoplastic polymers and high viscosity silicone fluids is provided by injecting the silicone fluid into an extruder where the thermoplastic polymers are molten. The dispersion of the silicone fluid can be controlled by adjusting the blending temperature and blends having superior engineering properties and flame retardance produced.

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Randall A Reed