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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2001
Akihiro Yabui, Ohtake, JP;
Yoshihiro Ohtsuka, Ohtake, JP;
Nobuyuki Watanabe, Ohtake, JP;
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An epoxidized granular thermoplastic polymer which comprises a shell-like surface layer insoluble in toluene at 25° C. is formed on the polymer, and a process for the production of the epoxidized granular thermoplastic polymer characterized in that the process comprises: the first step of epoxidizing a granular thermoplastic polymer in a water medium in the presence of an epoxidizing agent or the epoxidizing agent and a solvent for accelerating an epoxidation reaction and a phosphoric acid series compound; the second step of the washing with water, or the neutralization and washing with water of the epoxidized granular thermoplastic polymer; and the third step, if necessary, of removing the solvent for accelerating epoxidation reaction which may be used in the first step, as well as a process for the production of an epoxidized thermoplastic polymer, characterized in that under the condition in which thermoplastic polymer (A) in the solid-state is dispersed or suspended in water (B), the thermoplastic polymer (A) is epoxidized by a peroxide (C) with the dispersed or suspended state maintained.