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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Shotaro Maruhashi, Takasago, JP;
Katsuhiko Wakishige, Takasago, JP;
Yuichi Ueda, Takasago, JP;
Hidekazu Oohara, Takasago, JP;
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Foamable modified polystyrene resin particles which are foamable modified polystyrene resin particles (d) comprising modified polystyrene resin particles (c) containing a blowing agent (e); the modified polystyrene resin particles (c) comprising a polystyrene resin and rubber polymer particles (b) being dispersed in the resin, wherein the rubber polymer particles (b) are dispersed uniformly throughout a continuous phase of the polystyrene resin or in a state of a density of the particles (b) being higher in a center portion of the resin particle than in a surface layer portion thereof, and the modified polystyrene resin particles (c) are modified polystyrene resin particles prepared by impregnating a monomer mixture consisting essentially of a styrene monomer and a conjugated diene monomer and comprising the styrene monomer in a larger amount than the conjugated diene monomer, into polystyrene resin particles (a) and carrying out copolymerization.