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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Yuhi Shimazumi, Kurashiki, JP;
Koichiro Isoue, Kurashiki, JP;
Seiji Tanimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to the present invention, a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet is provided that gives off little odor when produced and handled, as well as has a high apparent density and favorable handleability. The present invention includes a method for producing a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet including the steps of: melting polyvinyl butyral resin powder with a water content of 0.01 to 6 wt % by means of a melt extruder that has at least one vent portion for devolatilization equipped with vacuum means, and cutting the melt of the polyvinyl butyral resin after extrusion of it from the melt extruder. The present invention further includes a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet having a total content of butyl aldehyde and 2-ethyl-2-hexenal of 100 ppm or less.