INEOS STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH

The invention relates to a method for producing styrene monomers by the depolymerisation of polystyrene in the presence of foreign polymers, such as polyolefins. Said method comprises the following steps: a) introducing a polymer composition (A) containing: I) 10 to 99.5% by weight, based on the polymer composition (A), of polystyrene (I); and II) 0.1 to 89.9% by weight of polyolefin (II); and/or III) 0.1 to 4.9% by weight of acrylonitrile-based polymer (III); and/or IV) 0.1 to 4.9% by weight of polyester (IV), into the reaction zone (R) of a pyrolysis reactor (P); b) thermal cracking the polystyrene contained in the polymer composition (A) in the reaction zone (R) of the pyrolysis reactor (P) at a temperature of between 400-1000° C., c) removing the product mixture (G) obtained from the reaction zone (R), d) cooling of the product mixture (G), and e) separating the styrene monomers from the further components.

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of styrene monomers by depolymerising polystyrene, to a device for carrying out the process and to the use of a fluidised bed reactor for the depolymerisation of polystyrene. Said process comprising the following steps: a) feeding a polymer composition (A) containing 60 to 99.9 wt. polystyrene, based on the total weight of the polymer composition (A), into the reaction zone (R) of a pyrolysis reactor (P); b) thermally cracking the polystyrene contained in the polymer composition (A) in the reaction zone (R) of the pyrolysis reactor (P) at a temperature of between 400° C. to 1000° C. to obtain a product mixture (G) containing styrene monomers and other components; c) removing the product mixture (G) obtained in step b) from the reaction zone (R) of the pyrolysis reactor (P); d) cooling the product mixture (G) removed in step c) to obtain a condensed product mixture (K) containing styrene monomers and further components; and e) separating the styrene monomers from the further components of the condensed product mixture (K) obtained in step d), wherein the average residence time (Z) of the polymer composition (A) in the reaction zone (R) of the pyrolysis reactor (P) is from 0.01 sec to 10 sec.

The invention relates to a thermoplastic composition (P) comprising a copolymer (a) of vinylaromatic monomer and methyl methacrylate monomer, at least two hindered amine light stabilizers, at least two UV absorbers, and optionally further additives. It further relates to a process for the preparation of the thermoplastic composition (P), a process for the preparation of a shaped article, the shaped article, and the use of the components for the preparation of a thermoplastic composition (P). The thermoplastic composition (P) has high clarity, low haze, and advantageous high UV stability.

The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition (P) comprising: (A) thermoplastic polymer composition (A) comprising: (A-1) 10 to 50 wt.-% of graft copolymer (A-1), (A-2) 1 to 50 wt.-%, of thermoplastic polymer matrix (A-2) based on one or more vinylaromatic copolymers, (A-3) 20 to 50 wt.-%, of polymerized alkyl methacrylate component (A-3), and (A-4) 0 to 45 wt.-% of comonomer which is copolymerized with the at least one polymerized alkyl methacrylate component (A-3), where the sum of (A-1), (A-2), (A-3) and optional comonomers (A-4) is 83.2 to 99.8 wt.-%; (B) a hindered amine light stabilizer composition (B), comprising at least two of substances (B-1) to (B-3): (B-1) 0 to 0.9 wt.-%, of at least one hindered amine light stabilizer having a dipiperidine structure with at least one alkyl group at each of the 2 and 6 positions of the dipiperidine structure (B-2) 0 to 0.9 wt.-%, of a hindered amine light stabilizer mixture having a monopiperidine structure with at least one alkyl group at each of the 2 and 6 positions of the monopiperidine structure, and (B-3) 0 to 2 wt.-%, of at least one hindered amine light stabilizer having a polymeric structure comprising piperidine groups with at least one alkyl group at each of the 2 and 6 positions of the piperidine groups (C) 0 to 5 wt.-%, of one or more further additives (C), different from (B); and (D) 0 to 10 wt.-%, of colorants, dyes and/or pigments (D), different from (C); wherein the constituents (A) to (D) sum up to 100 wt.-% of the molding composition (P).

Weather resistant thermoplastic ASA compositions comprising (A): 20 to 80 wt.-% of a polymer mixture (A) consisting of: 35 to 65 wt.-% graft copolymer GR1 (D 50 of 55 to 170 nm), composed of: 40 to 80 wt.-% cross-linked C1 to C8 alkyl acrylate graft base G11 and 20 to 60 wt.-% SAN-copolymer graft shell G12; and 65 to 35 wt.-% SAN copolymer S1 (MVR 50 to 70 ml/10 min); (B): 5 to 35 wt.-% polymer mixture (B) consisting of: 35 to 65 wt.-% graft copolymer GR2 (D 50 of 410 to 1000 nm), composed of: 40 to 80 wt.-% cross-linked C1 to C8 alkyl acrylate graft base G21 and 20 to 60 wt.-% SAN-copolymer graft shell G22; and 65 to 35 wt.-% SAN copolymer S2 (MVR 11 to 25 ml/10 min); (C): 10 to 40 wt.-% of at least one SAN copolymer (C) (MVR 11 to 70 ml/10 min); (D): 1 to 15 wt.-% EVA copolymer (D) (VA>25 wt.-%); are particularly useful e.g. in the automotive industry.

A heat-sealable multilayer film comprising: a) 1% to 50% by weight of heat-sealable polymer layer (A), b) 1% to 99% by weight of polymer layer (C), and c) 0% to 95% by weight of polymer layer (B), with polymer layer (A) comprising: A1) 20% to 90% by weight of impact-resistant polystyrene and A2) 5% to 50% by weight of vinylaromatic-diene block copolymer; and polymer layer (B) comprising impact-resistant polystyrene, vinylaromatic-diene block copolymer, and/or mixtures of styrene homopolymers or vinylaromatic-diene graft copolymers with vinylaromatic-diene block copolymers; and polymer layer (C) having a melting temperature of ≥170° C.; and polymer layer (A) comprising) i) 66% to 99% by volume of a vinylaromatic hard phase and ii) 1% to 34% by volume of a diene soft phase surrounded by the hard phase and taking the form of spheres/cylinders.

High clarity and ductile molding composition comprising: (a) 71 to 90 wt.-% random copolymer made from 44 to 64 wt.-% vinylaromatic monomer and 36 to 56 wt.-%, methyl methacrylate; (b) 10 to 29 wt vinylaromatic-diene block copolymer comprising at least two hard blocks S made from vinylaromatic monomers and at least one soft block B made from dienes and/or at least one soft block B/S made from dienes and vinylaromatic monomers; where the proportion of the diene is from 47 to 67 wt.-%; and (c) 0 to 5 wt.-% additives and/or processing aids (c), have high hardness, heat resistance, and stiffness and can be used for home appliances.

A graft copolymer B composed of:5 B1: 45 to 70 wt.-% graftbase B1, obtainedby emulsion polymerization of: b11: 80 to 98.9 wt.-% Cl to C4-alkyl acrylate; b12: 1 to 19.9 wt.-% C9 to C22-alkyl(meth)acrylate; and b13: 0.1 to 10 wt.-% bi- or polyfunctional crosslinking monomer b13; B2: 30 to 55 wt.-% graft shell B2 obtained in presence of graft base B1 via emulsion 10 polymerization of: b21: 50 to 95 wt.-% vinylaromatic monomer b21, and b22: 5 to 50 wt.-% vinylcyan monomer b22; and thermoplastic molding compositions thereof can be used for applications in the automotive and construction industry.

The invention is directed to a process for producing a ABS composition comprising 30-80 wt.-% of copolymer matrix A, 19.99-60 wt.-% of ABS-copolymer B, 0-40 wt.-% of polymer C and 0.01-20 wt.-% of additives D, having the steps: a) mixing the components A, B and D and optionally C, by using an extruder comprising: a first feeding zone FZ1, a mechanical dewatering zone DZ, in which component B is mechanically dewatered, and wherein: the mechanical dewatering zone DZ comprises at least one dewatering aperture, in particular for liquid water, wherein the mechanical dewatering DZ zone comprises one or more elements made of a stainless steel material; in a second feeding zone FZ2, at least part of component A and optionally part of component D are fed, preferably in melt and/or solid form, to the extruder, in a degassing zone DG component A and/or component B are degassed, and b) removing the ABS molding composition from a discharge zone CZ of the extruder.

A thermoplastic acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA) copolymer composition for the production of moldings. The composition comprises: 10-89.7% by weight of a copolymer A1 consisting of styrene and acrylonitrile, 10-89.7% by weight of at least one graft copolymer A2 having an average particle size of 80-800 nm, consisting of a rubber-like base substance having T g <0° C. and at least one graft shell, 0.1-2% by weight of at least one sterically hindered amine B1, 0-2% by weight of at least one sterically hindered amine B2, 0-2% by weight of at least one UV-A absorber B3, 0.1-3% by weight of at least one carbon black component CB, and 0-5% by weight of one or more further additives C. The thermoplastic acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer composition after the production of moldings results in at least one sterically hindered amine (B1, B2) being present on the surface of a molding after 500 h of artificial weathering in accordance with standard EN ISO 4892 in a higher amount than in a molding before the artificial weathering.