Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Yoshiki Toyoshima

Tadayuki Ohmae

Kentaro Mashita

Jinsho Nambu

Noboru Yamaguchi

Mitsuyuki Okada

Tsutomu Takahashi

Hisao Tanaka

Kenzo Chikanari

Takeshi Fujii

Mitsuji Tsuji

Toshio Kawakita

Noriaki Saito

Sumio Hara

Kentaro Yamaguchi

Harunori Fujita

Iko Ito

Takanobu Noguchi

Hideo Shinonaga

Seimei Yasui

Hisao Takagishi

Toshinobu Higashimura

Mitsuo Sawamoto

Ken-Ichi Kudo

Masakazu Sagou

Junzo Saito

Masaki Nakazyo

Shuuichi Kanagawa

A saturated polyester resin composition excellent in impact resistance is prepared by melt kneading (A) 30-58 parts by weight of a saturated polyester resin, (B) 42-70 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing ethylene copolymer comprising (a) 50-99% by weight of ethylene unit, (b) 0.1-30% by weight of unsaturated carboxylic acid glycidyl ester unit or unsaturated glycidyl ether unit, and (c) 0-49% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated ester compound unit, (C) 0.01-20 parts by weight of a polyfunctional compound containing at least two specific functional groups of amino groups, carboxyl groups, carboxylic acid anhydride groups, hydroxyl groups or ##STR1## unit (wherein X and Y are both oxygen atoms or sulfur atoms or one of them is an oxygen atom and another is a sulfur atom) and (D) 0-30 parts by weight of a block copolyether ester elastomer, the amounts of (C) and (D) being based on 100 parts by weight of (A) plus (B), thereby to obtain a former-stage composition (I) and furthermore melt kneading the resulting composition (I) with (E) 50-1000 parts by weight of a saturated polyester resin and (F) 0-30 parts by weight of a block copolyether ester elastomer at a later-stage.

Method for producing impact-resistant polyester resin compositions

A thermoplastic elastomer composition which is excellent in balance of properties such as mechanical properties and thermal properties and in appearance is prepared by melt-kneading (A) 20-58 parts by weight of a saturated polyester resin and (B) 42-80 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing ethylene copolymer and then melt-kneading 100 parts by weight of the resulting composition with (C) 0.01-20 parts by weight of a polyfunctional compound containing in one molecule at least two functional groups selected from an amino group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, a hydroxyl group and a ##STR1## wherein both X and Y are oxygen atoms or sulfur atoms, or either X or Y is an oxygen atom and another is a sulfur atom, or (D) 0.01-9 parts by weight of a polyfunctional compound having in one molecule at least two carboxyl groups or both at least one carboxyl group and at least one functional group selected from an amino group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, a hydroxyl group and the ##STR2## wherein X and Y are defined above.

Method for producing thermoplastic elastomer composition

A thermoplastic elastomer composition which is useful for bumper, boot, sound absorbing gear, sports shoes etc. is provided by mixing the following (A)-(D).

Thermoplastic elastomer composition

A thermoplastic elastomer composition which is excellent in balance of properties such as mechanical properties and thermal properties and in appearance is prepared by melt-kneading (A) 20-58 parts by weight of a saturated polyester resin and (B) 42-80 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing ethylene copolymer and then melt-kneading 100 parts by weight of the resulting composition with (C) 0.01-20 parts by weight of a polyfunctional compound containing in one molecule at least two functional groups selected from an amino group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, a hydroxyl group and a ##STR1## group wherein both X and Y are oxygen atoms or sulfur atoms, or either X or Y is an oxygen atom and another is a sulfur atom, or (D) 0.01-9 parts by weight of a polyfunctional compound having in one molecule at least two carboxyl groups or both at least one carboxyl group and at least one functional group selected from an amino group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, a hydroxyl group and the ##STR2## group wherein X and Y are defined above.

Method for producing thermoplastic elastomer compositions

A process for producing a reinforced crystalline engineering plastic composition is disclosed, comprising melt-kneading (A) from 60 to 97 parts by weight of a crystalline engineering plastic and (B) from 5 to 100 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the sum of (A) and (C), of glass fibers and melt-kneading the resulting mixture with (C) from 3 to 40 parts by weight of an epoxy- or acid anhydride-containing ethylene copolymer. The composition obtained provides, with excellent moldability, a molded article having an improved appearance while exhibiting well-balanced mechanical and thermal properties.

Process for producing reinforced crystalline engineering plastic

An adhesive resin composition is obtained by mixing at least one member (C) selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids and the derivatives thereof, a free-radical initiator (D), and a mixture consisting of a crystalline polyolefin resin (A) and an amorphous or low crystalline olefin copolymer of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin (B), to obtain a precursor mixture, melt-kneading the precursor mixture in the first half of an extruder having at least one side feeder, to obtain a modified precursor mixture, and feeding a crystalline polyolefin resin (E) from the side feeder of the extruder and mixing the resin (E) with the modified precursor mixture. The adhesive resin composition has good extrudability and exhibits high adhesive property to polar materials such as polar polymeric materials and the like.

Adhesive resin composition

A polyamide resin composition having a multi-phase structure and a process for producing the same are disclosed, the composition comprising:

Multi-phase structure and process for producing the same

A process for producing a graft copolymer comprising melt-blending:

Process for producing a lactam compound graft copolymer of ethylene

An impact-resistant polyamide resin is produced by

Process for producing impact-resistant polyamide resin compositions

An adhesive resin composition is disclosed, comprising: (A) from 2 to 98% by weight of an ethylene copolymer comprising from 50 to 90% by weight of ethylene, from 0 to 49% by weight of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl ester, and from 0.5 to 10% by weight of maleic anhydride, with the sum of these monomers being 100% by weight; (B) from 2 to 98% by weight of a crystalline polyethylene resin comprising either an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, with an ethylene content being 90% by weight or more; and (C) from 2 to 50% by weight of a non-crystalline or low crystalline olefin copolymer rubber comprising a copolymer of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, with the sum of the components (A), (B) and (C) being 100% by weight.

A thermoplastic elastomer composition having a flexural modulus as defined in JIS K7203-1982 of from 500 to 15,000 kg/cm.sup.2, which is obtainable by melt kneading

Disclosed is a method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition which can be easily molded into articles having good balance in properties and good appearance. Said method comprises melt-kneading (A) 60-97 parts by weight of a saturated polyester resin and (B) 40-3 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing ethylene copolymer and then melt-kneading the resulting composition with (C) 0.01-20 parts by weight of a polyfunctional compound containing in one molecule at least two functional groups having reactivity with epoxy group, carboxyl group or hydroxyl group to carry out partial crosslinking reaction.

Method for producing thermoplastic resin compositions

Disclosed is a method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition which can be easily molded into articles having good balance in properties and good appearance. Said method comprises melt-kneading (A) 60-97 parts by weight of a saturated polyester resin and (b) 40-3 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing ethylene copolymer and then melt-kneading the resulting composition with (C) 0.01-20 parts by weight of a polyfunctional compound containing in one molecule at least two functional groups having reactivity with epoxy group, carboxyl group or hydroxyl group to carry out partial crosslinking reaction.

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Yoshiki Toyoshima