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Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 1979

Filed:

Jul. 25, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:

Jeffrey A Gunsher, Midland, MI (US);

Joseph L Garner, Sanford, MI (US);

Conrad O Miller, Concord, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
526 64 ; 526 65 ; 526237 ; 526346 ; 585428 ;
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for making polystyrene with M.sub.w between about 1,000 and about 50,000 and M.sub.w /M.sub.n ratio of less than about 8 by cationically polymerizing styrene monomer under substantially isothermal conditions where the conversion of styrene monomer is carried out in 2 or more stages by contacting with a cation generator. The polystyrene product finds utility as plasticizer for high molecular weight polystyrenes, as a binder resin in various coating applications, and as a precursor for further functionalized polystyrene derivatives. For example, a polystyrene of about 13,000 M.sub.w and M.sub.w /M.sub.n of about 4.9 is prepared by contacting styrene monomer with BF.sub.3 in 4 stages between a temperature of about 60.degree. C. and about 80.degree. C.


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Gunsher, Jeffrey. (1979). Process for making polystyrene (U.S. Patent No. 4161573). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4161573

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