Polyblends of chemically joined, phase separated thermoplastic graft copolymers

Claim 2

from about 1 percent to about 95 percent by weight of polymerizable macromolecular monomers having a substantially uniform molecular weight distribution, and

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from about 1 percent to about 95 percent by weight of polymerizable macromolecular monomers having a substantially uniform molecular weight distribution, and

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from about 1 percent to about 95 percent by weight of polymerizable macromolecular monomers having a substantially uniform molecular weight distribution, and

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A polyblend comprising: A. from about 1 to about 50 parts by weight of a chemically joined, phase separated thermoplastic graft copolymer comprising:

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A polyblend comprising: A. from about 1 to about 50 parts by weight of a chemically joined, phase separated thermoplastic graft copolymer comprising:

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from about 1 percent to about 95 percent by weight of polymerizable macromolecular monomers having a substantially uniform molecular weight distribution such that their rAtio of Mw/Mn is less than about 1.1, and being represented by the structural formula:

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from about 1 percent to about 95 percent by weight of polymerizable macromolecular monomers having a substantially uniform molecular weight distribution such that their rAtio of Mw/Mn is less than about 1.1, and being represented by the structural formula:

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A POLYBLEND COMPRISING: A. FROM ABOUT 1 TO ABOUT 50 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A CHEMICALLY JOINED, PHASE SEPARATED THERMOPLASTIC GRAFT COMPOLYMER COMPRISING:

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A POLYBLEND COMPRISING: A. FROM ABOUT 1 TO ABOUT 50 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A CHEMICALLY JOINED, PHASE SEPARATED THERMOPLASTIC GRAFT COMPOLYMER COMPRISING:

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FROM ABOUT 1 PERCENT TO ABOUT 95 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF POLYMERIZABLE MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM MOLECULAR WEIGHY DISTRIBUTION, AND

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FROM ABOUT 1 PERCENT TO ABOUT 95 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF POLYMERIZABLE MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM MOLECULAR WEIGHY DISTRIBUTION, AND

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from about 99 percent to about 5 percent by weight of a copolymerizable comonomer comprising a comonomeric mixture of ethyl acrylate and butyl acrylate, said comonomer forming the polymeric backbone of said graft copolymer and said polymerizable macromolecular monomers forming linear polymeric sidechains of said graft copolymers, wherein a. said copolymerization of said polymerizable macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomers occurs between the methacrylate polymerizable end group of said macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomer; and b. the linear polymeric sidechains of the graft copolymers which are copolymerized into the copolymeric backbone are separated by at least about 20 uninterrupted recurring monomeric units of said backbone polymer, the distribution and the copolymerization of the sidechains along the backbone being controlled by the reactivity ratios of the methacrylate polymerizable end group on said macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomers; and B. from about 99 to about 50 parts by weight of a polymer of vinyl chloride.

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from about 99 percent to about 5 percent by weight of a copolymerizable comonomer comprising a comonomeric mixture of ethyl acrylate and butyl acrylate, said comonomer forming the polymeric backbone of said graft copolymer and said polymerizable macromolecular monomers forming linear polymeric sidechains of said graft copolymers, wherein a. said copolymerization of said polymerizable macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomers occurs between the methacrylate polymerizable end group of said macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomer; and b. the linear polymeric sidechains of the graft copolymers which are copolymerized into the copolymeric backbone are separated by at least about 20 uninterrupted recurring monomeric units of said backbone polymer, the distribution and the copolymerization of the sidechains along the backbone being controlled by the reactivity ratios of the methacrylate polymerizable end group on said macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomers; and B. from about 99 to about 50 parts by weight of a polymer of vinyl chloride.

Claim 15

FROM ABOUT 99 PERCENT TO ABOUT 5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF A COPOLYMERIZABLE COMONOMER FORMING THE POLYMERIC BACKBONE OF SAID GRAFT COPOLYMER AND SAID PILYMERIZABLE MACROMONOMER MONOMERS FORMING LINEAR POLYMEROC SODECHAINS OF SAID GRAFT COPOLYMER, WHEREIN: A. THE POLYMERIC BACKBONES OF THE GRAFT COPOLYMER ARE COMPRISED OF POLYMERIZED UNITS OF SAID COPOLYMER ARE IZED COMONOMER, SAID COPOLYMERIZABLE COMONOMER BEING AT LEAST ONE ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED MONOMER AND MIXTURES THEREOF: B. THE LINEAR POLYMERIC SIDECHAINS OF THE GRAFT COPOLYMER ARE COMPRISED OF COPOLYMERIZED MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS, SAID MACROMOLCCULAR MONOMERS COMPRISING LINEAR POLYMERS OR COPOLYMERS HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 5,000 TO ABOUT 50,000 AND HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, SUCH THAT THEIR RATIO OF MW/MN IS LESS THAN ABOUT 1.1, SAID MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED AS HAVING NO MORE THAN ONE POLYMERIZABLE MOIETY PER LINEAR POLYMER OF COPOLYMER CHAIN, SAID COPOLYMERIZATION OCCURRING BETWEEN THE POLYMERIZABLE ENG GROUP OF SAID MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS AND SAID COPOLYMERIZABLE COMONOMER; AND C. THE LINEAR POLYMERIC SIDECHAINS OF THE GRAFT COPOLYMER WHICH ARE COPOLYMERIZED INTO THE COPOLYMERIC BACKBONE ARE SEPARATED BY AT LEAST ABOUT 20 UNUNTERRUPTED RECURRING MONOMERIC UNITS OF SAID BACKBONE POLYMER, THE DISTRIBUTION AND COPOLYMERIZATION OF THE SIDECHAINS ALONG THE BACKBONE BEING CONTROLLED BY THE REACTIVITY RATIOS OF THE OLYMERIZABLE END GROUP ON SAID MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS AND SAID COPOLYMERIZABLE COMONOMER; AND B. FROM ABOUT 99 TO ABOUT 50 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER POLYMER.--;

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FROM ABOUT 99 PERCENT TO ABOUT 5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF A COPOLYMERIZABLE COMONOMER FORMING THE POLYMERIC BACKBONE OF SAID GRAFT COPOLYMER AND SAID PILYMERIZABLE MACROMONOMER MONOMERS FORMING LINEAR POLYMEROC SODECHAINS OF SAID GRAFT COPOLYMER, WHEREIN: A. THE POLYMERIC BACKBONES OF THE GRAFT COPOLYMER ARE COMPRISED OF POLYMERIZED UNITS OF SAID COPOLYMER ARE IZED COMONOMER, SAID COPOLYMERIZABLE COMONOMER BEING AT LEAST ONE ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED MONOMER AND MIXTURES THEREOF: B. THE LINEAR POLYMERIC SIDECHAINS OF THE GRAFT COPOLYMER ARE COMPRISED OF COPOLYMERIZED MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS, SAID MACROMOLCCULAR MONOMERS COMPRISING LINEAR POLYMERS OR COPOLYMERS HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 5,000 TO ABOUT 50,000 AND HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, SUCH THAT THEIR RATIO OF MW/MN IS LESS THAN ABOUT 1.1, SAID MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED AS HAVING NO MORE THAN ONE POLYMERIZABLE MOIETY PER LINEAR POLYMER OF COPOLYMER CHAIN, SAID COPOLYMERIZATION OCCURRING BETWEEN THE POLYMERIZABLE ENG GROUP OF SAID MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS AND SAID COPOLYMERIZABLE COMONOMER; AND C. THE LINEAR POLYMERIC SIDECHAINS OF THE GRAFT COPOLYMER WHICH ARE COPOLYMERIZED INTO THE COPOLYMERIC BACKBONE ARE SEPARATED BY AT LEAST ABOUT 20 UNUNTERRUPTED RECURRING MONOMERIC UNITS OF SAID BACKBONE POLYMER, THE DISTRIBUTION AND COPOLYMERIZATION OF THE SIDECHAINS ALONG THE BACKBONE BEING CONTROLLED BY THE REACTIVITY RATIOS OF THE OLYMERIZABLE END GROUP ON SAID MACROMOLECULAR MONOMERS AND SAID COPOLYMERIZABLE COMONOMER; AND B. FROM ABOUT 99 TO ABOUT 50 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER POLYMER.--;

Claim 17

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein the polymerizable macromolecular monomers of said graft copolymer are represented by the structural formula:

Claim 18

from about 99 percent to about 5 percent by weight of a cOpolymerizable comonomer forming the polymeric backbone of said graft copolymer and said polymerizable macromolecular monomers forming linear polymeric sidechains of said graft copolymer, wherein: a. the polymeric backbones of the graft copolymer are comprised of polymerized units of said copolymerized comonomer, said copolymerizable comonomer being at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and mixtures thereof: b. the linear polymeric sidechains of the graft copolymer are comprised of copolymerized macromolecular monomers, said macromolecular monomers comprising linear polymers or copolymers having a molecular weight in the range from about 5,000 to about 50,000 and having a substantially uniform molecular weight distribution, such that their ratio of Mw/Mn is less than about 1.1, said macromolecular monomers being further characterized as having no more than one polymerizable moiety per linear polymer of copolymer chain, said copolymerization occurring between the polymerizable end group of said macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomer; and c. the linear polymeric sidechains of the graft copolymer which are copolymerized into the copolymeric backbone are separated by at least about 20 uninterrupted recurring monomeric units of said backbone polymer, the distribution and copolymerization of the sidechains along the backbone being controlled by the reactivity ratios of the polymerizable end group on said macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomer; and B. from about 99 to about 50 parts by weight of at least one other polymer.--;

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from about 99 percent to about 5 percent by weight of a cOpolymerizable comonomer forming the polymeric backbone of said graft copolymer and said polymerizable macromolecular monomers forming linear polymeric sidechains of said graft copolymer, wherein: a. the polymeric backbones of the graft copolymer are comprised of polymerized units of said copolymerized comonomer, said copolymerizable comonomer being at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and mixtures thereof: b. the linear polymeric sidechains of the graft copolymer are comprised of copolymerized macromolecular monomers, said macromolecular monomers comprising linear polymers or copolymers having a molecular weight in the range from about 5,000 to about 50,000 and having a substantially uniform molecular weight distribution, such that their ratio of Mw/Mn is less than about 1.1, said macromolecular monomers being further characterized as having no more than one polymerizable moiety per linear polymer of copolymer chain, said copolymerization occurring between the polymerizable end group of said macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomer; and c. the linear polymeric sidechains of the graft copolymer which are copolymerized into the copolymeric backbone are separated by at least about 20 uninterrupted recurring monomeric units of said backbone polymer, the distribution and copolymerization of the sidechains along the backbone being controlled by the reactivity ratios of the polymerizable end group on said macromolecular monomers and said copolymerizable comonomer; and B. from about 99 to about 50 parts by weight of at least one other polymer.--;

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from 99 percent to about 5 percent by weight of a copolymerizable comonomer, said copolymerizable comonomer forming the polymeric backbone of said graft copolymer and said polymerizable macromolecular monomers forming linear polymeric sidechains of said graft copolymer, wherein: a. the polymeric backbones of the graft copolymer are comprised of polymerized units of said copolymerizable comonomers, said copolymerizable comonomers comprised of ethylenically saturated monomers containing at least one vinylidene

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from 99 percent to about 5 percent by weight of a copolymerizable comonomer, said copolymerizable comonomer forming the polymeric backbone of said graft copolymer and said polymerizable macromolecular monomers forming linear polymeric sidechains of said graft copolymer, wherein: a. the polymeric backbones of the graft copolymer are comprised of polymerized units of said copolymerizable comonomers, said copolymerizable comonomers comprised of ethylenically saturated monomers containing at least one vinylidene

Claim 22

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein the polymerizable macromolecular monomers of said graft copolymer are methacrylate terminated polydienes having a molecular weight in the range of from about 5,000 to about 50,000.

Claim 23

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein the polymerizable macromolecular monomers are represented by the structural formula:

Claim 24

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein the polymerizable macromolecular monomers are represented by the structural formula:

Claim 25

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein the copolymerizable comonomer of said graft copolymer is methyl methacrylate.

Claim 26

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein the copolymerizable comonomer of said graft copolymer is acrylonitrile and comonomeric mixtures thereof.

Claim 27

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein the copolymerizable comonomer is vinyl chloride.

Claim 28

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein the copolymerizable comonomer is a comonomeric mixture of ethyl acrylate and butyl acrylate.

Claim 29

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein said other polymer (B) is a member selected from the group consisting of polymers of vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, styrene, copolymers and mixtures thereof.

Claim 30

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein said other polymer (B) is a polymer of vinyl chloride.

Claim 31

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein said other polymer (B) is a polymer of methyl methacrylate.

Claim 32

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein said other polymer (B) is a polymer of styrene and Copolymers thereof.

Claim 33

The polyblend in accordance with claim 1, wherein said other polymer (B) includes two polymers blended with said graft copolymer.

Claim 34

A polyblend comprising: A. from about 1 to about 50 parts by weight of a chemically joined, phase separated thermoplastic graft copolymer comprising:

Claim 35

A polyblend comprising: A. from about 1 to about 50 parts by weight of a chemically joined, phase separated thermoplastic graft copolymer comprising:

Claim 36

The polyblend in accordance with claim 15, wherein the polymerizable macromolecular monomers are represented by the structural formula:

Claim 37

The polyblend in accordance with claim 15, wherein the backbone polymer of said graft copolymer is derived from a comonomeric mixture of ethyl acrylate and butyl acrylate.

Claim 38

The polyblend in accordance with claim 15, wherein said other polymer (B) is a polymer of vinyl chloride.

Claim 39

The polyblend in accordance with claim 15, wherein said other polymer (B) is a polymer of styrene or copolymer thereof.