Method of directing grafting by controlling the location of high vinyl segments in a polymer
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C08F-087/00
C08F-002/38
C08L-053/00
출원번호
UP-0617850
(2006-12-29)
등록번호
US-7560509
(2009-07-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Hall, James E.
출원인 / 주소
Bridgestone Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Hooker, Meredith E.
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초록▼
A method of producing an engineered plastic selected from the group consisting of high impact polystyrene, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer, transparent impact polystyrene, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer is provided. The method compris
A method of producing an engineered plastic selected from the group consisting of high impact polystyrene, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer, transparent impact polystyrene, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) adding a polymer containing at least one high vinyl segment having a 1,2-vinyl bond content of greater than 45% to a solvent comprising at least one vinyl monomer; (b) optionally adding at least one additional inert solvent; (c) optionally adding additives selected from the group consisting of extender oils, modifiers, and antioxidants; and (d) initiating polymerization of the at least one vinyl monomer by the use of an initiator and/or heat, wherein the presence of the at least one high vinyl segment in the polymer allows direction of the grafting site during preparation of the engineered plastic.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A method comprising the steps of: (a) adding a polymer containing at least one block A and at least one additional block selected from the group consisting of a block B, a block C, and combinations thereof to a solvent comprising at least one vinyl monomer; (b) optional
The invention claimed is: 1. A method comprising the steps of: (a) adding a polymer containing at least one block A and at least one additional block selected from the group consisting of a block B, a block C, and combinations thereof to a solvent comprising at least one vinyl monomer; (b) optionally adding at least one additional inert solvent; (c) optionally adding additives selected from the group consisting of extender oils, modifiers, and antioxidants, (d) initiating polymerization of the at least one vinyl monomer by the use of an initiator and/or heat, wherein steps (a), (b) and (c) can be performed in any order; whereby the result of steps (a)-(d) is production of an engineered plastic; wherein the engineered plastic is selected from the group consisting of high impact polystyrene, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer, transparent impact polystyrene, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer; wherein said block A contains at least one high vinyl segment having a 1,2-vinyl bond content of greater than about 45% and a number average molecular weight of about 100 to about 20,000; wherein said block B has a vinyl content of less than about 45% and said block C comprises one or more aromatic vinyl monomers; wherein said polymer has an overall number average molecular weight of about 40,000 to about 300,000; and wherein the presence of the at least one high vinyl segment in the polymer allows direction of the grafting site during preparation of the engineered plastic. 2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said polymer containing at least one high vinyl segment has a high vinyl segment in at least one end. 3. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein said polymer is a block polymer with a structure selected from the group consisting of A-B, A-C, A-B-A, A-B--C, A-B--C--B-A, B--C-A, A-C, A-C-A, and A-C--B--C-A where A is a block of polybutadiene with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of about 45-100%, B is a polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of less than about 45%, and C is a polymer block comprising one or more vinyl aromatic monomers. 4. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein A is a block of polybutadiene with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of about 60-100%. 5. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein B is a polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of less than about 30%. 6. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said polymer containing at least one high vinyl segment has a high vinyl segment in the middle of the polymer chain. 7. A method as claimed in claim 6 wherein said polymer is a block polymer with a structure selected from the group consisting of B-A-B, C-A-C, and C--B-A-B--C, where A is a block of polybutadiene with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of about 45-100%, B is a polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of less than about 45%, and C is a polymer block comprising one or more vinyl aromatic monomers. 8. A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein A is a block of polybutadiene with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of about 60-100%. 9. A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein B is a polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of less than about 30%. 10. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein said polymer containing at least one high vinyl end segment is prepared by a process comprising the following steps: a. forming a living prepolymer high vinyl initiator with a vinyl content greater than about 45% using a vinyl modifier, b. adding a R1R2R3aluminum or R1R2R3boron compound to nullify the effect of the vinyl modifier, and c. initiating polymerization of diene monomers using said living prepolymer high vinyl initiator so as to form a polymer product with a high vinyl end segment where R1, R2 and R3 are selected from the group consisting of C1-C12 alkyl, C2-C12 alkene, C2-C12 alkyne, phenyl, and alkyl-substituted phenyl and may all be identical or may all be separately selected but cannot be H. 11. A method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the R1R2R3 aluminum or R1R2R3boron compound are trialkyl compounds. 12. A method as claimed in claim 10 wherein step (a) comprises combining an anionic initiator, monomer and a vinyl modifier wherein said monomer includes one or more conjugated diene monomers. 13. A method as claimed in claim 10 wherein step (c) is conducted at a maximum temperature that is no more than 20° C. higher than the maximum temperature at which steps (a) and (b) are conducted. 14. A method as claimed in claim 12 wherein said anionic initiator is an organolithium compound. 15. A method as claimed in claim 12 wherein said conjugated diene is 1,3-butadiene. 16. A method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the vinyl modifier comprises at least one of hexamethyiphosphoric acid triamide, N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylene diamine, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether, tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, diethyl ether, triethylamine, tri-n-butylamine, tri-n-butylphosphine, p-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxy ethane, dimethyl ether, methyl ethyl ether, ethyl propyl ether, di-n-propyle ether, di-n-octyl ether, anisole, dibenzyl ether, diphenyl ether, dimethylethylamine, bis-oxalanyl propane, tri-n-propyl amine, trimethyl amine, triethyl amine, N,N-dimethyl aniline, N-ethylpiperidine, N-methyl-N-ethyl aniline, and N-methylmorpholine. 17. A method as claimed in claim 12 wherein said monomers further comprise at least one vinyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon. 18. A method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the polymer product with a high vinyl end segment from step (c) is coupled to produce a further product with at least two high vinyl end segments. 19. A method as claimed in claim 18 wherein a di-coupling, tri-coupling, tetra-coupling, quatra-coupling, penta-coupling or hexa-coupling coupling agent is used for the coupling. 20. A method as claimed in claim 6 wherein said polymer with a high vinyl segment in the middle is prepared by a process comprising: a. preparing an initial segment of the polymer wherein said initial segment comprises one or more blocks selected from the group consisting of B blocks, C blocks and mixtures thereof, where B is a polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of less than about 45%, and C is a polymer block comprising one or more vinyl aromatic monomers; b. preparing a further segment of the polymer by adding an A block to the initial segment of the polymer where A is a block of polybutadiene with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of about 45-100%; c. coupling the polymer resulting from step b to produce a polymer with a high vinyl segment in the middle of the polymer chain. 21. A method as claimed in claim 20 wherein said B block is selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of less than about 45%, polyisoprene and mixtures thereof. 22. A method as claimed in claim 20 wherein said C block comprises one or more vinyl aromatic monomers. 23. A method as claimed in claim 20 wherein said C block is a polystyrene block. 24. A method comprising the steps of: a. forming a living prepolymer high vinyl initiator with a vinyl content greater than about 45% using a vinyl modifier, b. adding a R1R2R3aluminum or R1R2R3boron compound to nullify the effect of the vinyl modifier, and c. initiating polymerization of diene monomers using said living prepolymer high vinyl initiator so as to form a polymer product with a block A high vinyl end segment and a block B segment, d. adding the polymer containing at least one high vinyl end segment to a solvent comprising at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; e. optionally adding at least one additional inert solvent; f. optionally adding additives selected from the group consisting of extender oils, modifiers, and antioxidants, g. initiating polymerization of the vinyl aromatic monomer by the use of an initiator and/or heat, where R1,R2,and R3 are selected from the group consisting of C1-C12 alkyl, C2-C12 alkene, C2-C12 alkyne, phenyl, and alkyl-substituted phenyl and may all be identical or may all be separately selected but cannot be H wherein steps (d), (e) and (f) can be performed in any order; whereby the result of steps (a)-(g) is production of an engineered plastic; wherein the engineered plastic is selected from the group consisting of high impact polystyrene, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer, transparent impact polystyrene, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer; and wherein the block A high vinyl end segment of the polymer has a 1,2-vinyl bond content of greater than about 45% and a number average molecular weight of about 100 to about 20.000; wherein said block B has a vinyl content of less than about 45%; wherein said polymer has an overall number average molecular weight of about 40,000 to about 300,000. 25. A method comprising the steps of: (a)adding a polymer containing at least one block A and at least one additional block selected from the group consisting of a block B, a block C, and combinations thereof to a solvent comprising styrene; (b)optionally adding at least one additional inert solvent; (c)optionally adding additives selected from the group consisting of extender oils, modifiers, and antioxidants, (d)initiating polymerization of the styrene by the use of an initiator and/or heat, wherein steps (a), (b) and (c) can be performed in any order; whereby the product resulting from steps (a)-(d) is high impact polystyrene; wherein said block A has a 1,2-vinyl bond content of greater than about 45% and a number average molecular weight of about 100 to about 20,000; wherein said block B has a vinyl content of less than about 45% and said block C comprises one or more aromatic vinyl monomers; wherein said polymer has an overall number average molecular weight of about 40,000 to about 300,000; and wherein the presence of the at least one high vinyl segment in the polymer allows direction of the grafting site during preparation of the high impact polystyrene.
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