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|Apr 26, 1977
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|Feb 15, 1974
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|Visvaldis Abolins, Glenn D. Cooper, Gim F. Lee, Jr.
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|General Electric Company
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This is a division of application Ser. No. 443,150 filed Feb. 15, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,981,841.
This invention relates to compositions of a polyphenylene ether resin, an alkenyl aromatic resin that is modified with an EPDM rubber and an emulsion graft copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic resin and a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene; or an emulsion graft polymerization product of an acrylic monomer alone or in admixture with a styrene monomer and a rubbery diene homopolymer or styrene-diene copolymer. Reinforced and flame-retardant compositions are also provided.
The term "polyphenylene ether resin" includes a family of polymers well known to those skilled in the art, and they are made by a variety of catalytic and non-catalytic processes from the corresponding phenols or reactive derivatives thereof. By way of illustration, certain of the polyphenylene ethers are disclosed in Hay, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,306,874 and 3,306,875, and in Stamatoff, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,257,357 and 3,257,358. In the Hay patents the polyphenylene ethers are prepared by an oxidative coupling reaction comprising passing an oxygen-containing gas through a reaction solution of a phenol and a metal-amine complex catalyst. Other disclosures relating to processes using metal-amine catalyst are found in Bussink et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,337,499; Blanchard et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,219,626; Laakso et al, U.S. Pat. No.. 3,342,892; Borman, U.S. Pat. No. 3,344,166; Hori et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,384,619; Faurote et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,440,217; and disclosures relating to metal based catalysts which do not include amines, are known from patents such as Wieden et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,442,885 (copper-amidines); Nakashio et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,573,257 (metal-alcoholate or -phenolate); Kobayashi et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,455,880 (cobalt chelates); and the like. In the Stamatoff patents, the polyhenylene ethers are produced by reacting the corresponding phenolate ion with an initiator, such as peroxy acid salt, and acid peroxide, a hypohalite, and the like, in the presence of a complexing agent. Disclosures relating to non-catalytic processes, such as oxidation with lead dioxide, silver oxide, etc. are described in Price et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,382,212. All of the above-mentioned disclosures are incorporated herein by reference.
The term "alkenyl aromatic resin" includes polymers and copolymers of styrene, alpha methyl styrene, chlorostyrene, ethylvinylbenzene, divinylbenzene, vinylnaphthalene and the like.
The term "EPDM" includes rubbery interpolymers of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene. Preferred type are those rubbery interpolymers of ethylene, an alpha olefin and a polyene.
In the prior art rubber-modified styrene resins have been admixed with polyphenylene ether resins to form compositions that have modified properties. The Cizck patent, U.S. Pat. No. 3,383,435 discloses rubber-modified styrene resin-polyphenylene ether resin compositions wherein the rubber component is of the unsaturated type such as polymers of butadiene, or copolymers of butadiene and styrene. The physical properties of these compositions are such that it appears that many of the properties of the styrene resins have been upgraded, while the moldability of the polyphenylene ethers is improved.
Ger. Offen. Pat. No, 2,047,613 discloses that from 0.5-15% by weight of an EPDM modified styrene resin may be used to upgrade the impact strength of polyphenylene ether resin. There is no suggestion to use higher amounts or that higher amounts will improve the oxidative stability and color stability of a polyphenylene ether composition. Also no additional resinous materials are mentioned as components of the diclosed composition.
It has now been found that a composition of a polyphenylene ether resin; an alkenyl aromatic resin that is modified with a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene; and an emulsion graft copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic resin and a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene or a graft polymerization product of an acrylic monomer alone or in admixture with a styrene monomer and a rubbery diene homopolymer or copolymer of styrene and a diene is a very useful thermoplastic molding material which has good thermal oxidative stability and good impact strength.
It is, therefore, a primary object of this invention to provide improved compositions that are based on polyphenylene ether resins and modified alkenyl aromatic resins.
Another object of this invention is to provide molding compositions and molded articles that are based on a polyphenylene ether resin and a modified alkenyl aromatic resin which have improved thermal oxidative stability.
Still another object of this invention is to provide molding composition and molded articles that are based on a polyphenylene ether resin and a modified alkenyl aromatic resin which have, in addition, an emulsion grafted alkenyl aromatic resin and a rubbery interpolymer; or an emulsion grafted acrylic or acrylic and styrene polymer on a rubbery diene homopolymer or styrene-butadiene rubber backbone.
It is also an object of this invention to provide the above-described, improved molding compositions in reinforced and/or flame retardant embodiments.
The above-mentioned advantages and objects and others will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art by the following compositions.
Preferred types will include thermoplastic compositions which comprise:
a. from 20-65% by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin;
b. from 25-70% by weight of an alkenyl aromatic resin that is modified with an EPDM rubber, that is, a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene; and
c. from 5-20% by weight of an emulsion graft copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic resin and a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene; or an emulsion graft polymerization product of an acrylic monomer alone or in admixture with a styrene monomer and a rubbery diene homopolymer or styrene-diene copolymer.
The preferred EPDM rubbery interpolymers that may be used to modify the alkenyl aromatic resins include those prepared from ethylene, an alpha olefin and a polyene. Preferred types comprise 10-90 mole percent of ethylene, 10-90 mole percent of an alpha olefin containing 3-16 carbon atoms and 0.1-10 mole percent of a polyene that is a non-conjugated cyclic or openchain diene that has from 4-20 carbon atoms. Especially preferred are those alpha olefins having 3-10 carbon atoms and nonconjugated cyclic or open-chain diene having from 5-10 carbon atoms.
The alkenyl aromatic resins are well known and are derived from monomers of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl or alkenyl groups of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and hydrogen; R3 and R4 are selected from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, hydrogen and lower alkyl of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R5 and R6 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl and alkenyl groups of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or R5 and R6 may be concatenated together with hydrocarbyl groups to form a naphthyl group. These compounds are free of any substituent that has a tertiary carbon atom.
Specific examples of alkenyl aromatic monomers include styrene, chlorostyrene, alpha-methylstyrene, vinyl xylene, divinylbenzene and vinyl naphthalene.
The ##STR2## wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbon radicals, halohydrocarbon radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atom and the phenol nucleus, hydrocarbonoxy radicals and halohydrocarbonoxy radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atoms and the phenol nucleus, Q' and Q" are the same as Q, and in addition, halogen with the proviso that Q, Q' and Q" are all free of a tertiary carbon atom; and n is an integer of at least 50.
Especially preferred is poly-(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) ether.
The alkenyl aromatic resin that is modified with a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene may be prepared by dissolving the rubbery interpolymer in the alkenyl aromatic monomer and polymerizing the mixture in the presence of a free-radical initiator until 90-100% by weight of the alkenyl aromatic monomer has reacted to form said modified alkenyl aromatic resin. These materials are commercially available, such as the product Taflite 925-01 which is a suspension polymerized EPDM modified, high-impact polystyrene that contains about 12% of benzene insoluble rubber and the average rubber particle size is about 8-10 microns. The EPDM component appears to be an ethylene-propylene-ethylidene norbornene terpolymer. They are also decribed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,538,192, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Also, the EPDM rubbers are described in: Vinyl and Allied Polymers, P. D. Ritchie, Volume 1, Page 121 (1968) and the EPDM modified resins are described in: J. Appl. Polymer Sci., Volume 16, Pages 1125-1138 (1972) which are also incorporated by reference. The preferred modified alkenyl aromatic resins are those made with an EPDM rubbery interpolymer of ethylene, propylene and 5 ethylidene 2-norbornene and styrene. Preferred modified alkenyl aromatic resins will include from about 5 to about 20% by weight of rubbery interpolymer.
The emulsion graft copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic resin and a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene is preferably based on a rubbery interpolymer that comprises 10-90 mole percent of ethylene, 10-90 mole percent of an alpha olefin having from 3-10 carbon atoms and from 0.1-10 mole percent of a polyene that is a non-conjugated cyclic or open-chain diene that has from 5-10 carbon atoms. An especially preferred type of rubbery interpolymer is derived from ethylene, propylene and 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene. The preferred alkenyl aromatic resin is styrene resin. The emulsion graft copolymers may have from 30-60 part by weight of rubbery interpolymer and from 40-70 parts by weight of alkenyl aromatic resin. These materials are commercially available and a preferred product is JSR-5 which is manufactured by the Japan Synthetic Rubber Co. This product has about 50% EPDM and 50% styrene and has a small rubber particle size (0.1-0.5 microns).
These products may be prepared by making a latex from an EPDM rubber using the following recipe:
______________________________________ Ingredients Parts by weight______________________________________ethylene-propylene-5-ethylidene-2-norbornene*(6% solution in commercial n-hexane) 100soap solution (Dresinate 214-potassium)salt of disproportionated resin acid 2parts; potassium hydroxide 0.5 parts; andwater 100 Parts) 102.5______________________________________ *as noted in Example I of U.S. 3,657,395, which patent is hereby incorporated by reference.
The soap solution and the rubber solution is emulsified in a homogenizer and thereafter the hexane is stripped off with steam. The latex is creamed to remove excess soap by adding 0.5 parts of a 1% aqueous solution of ammonium alginate. The finished latex is adjusted to 20% solids.
This latex is then graft copolymerized with styrene as follows:
250 parts by weight of the latex are charged into a glass bottle. 1.0 parts by weight of t-butyl peroxypivalate and 0.25 parts by weight of divinylbenzene are added. The bottle is purged with nitrogen, sealed and placed in a 70� C bath for 5 hours. After 5 hours, the bottle is opened and 50 parts by weight of styrene is added and the bottle is repurged and resealed. After about 4 hours the monomer is substantially converted to graft copolymer.
This procedure is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,435,096 which is hereby incorporated by reference.
The graft polymerization product of an acrylic monomer and a diene rubber preferably comprises (1) from about 20-80% by weight of a backbone polymer of the units of butadiene or butadiene and styrene, wherein the butadiene units are present in quantities of at least 40% by weight of the backbone polymer, (2) 80-20% by weight of an acrylic monomer graft polymerized to (1); said acrylic monomer units being selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl methacrylates, alicyclic methacrylates and alkyl acrylates, and (3) 0 to 60% by weight of a styrene monomer graft polymerized to (1) sequentially before the polymerization of (2).
The graft polymerization product of an acrylic monomer alone or with styrene monomer and the rubbery diene polymer or copolymer may be prepared by known techniques, typically by emulsion polymerization. They may be formed from a styrene-butadiene copolymer latex and a monomeric material such as methyl methacrylate alone or with another compound having a single vinylidene group copolymerizable therewith, e.g., styrene. For example, in the preparation of a representative material, 85-65 parts by weight of monomeric methyl methacrylate or monomeric methyl methacrylate to the extent of at least 55% and preferably as much as 75% by weight in admixture with another monomer which copolymerizes therewith, such as ethyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, vinylidene chloride, styrene, and similar unsaturated compounds containing a single vinylidene group, is added to 15-35 parts by weight of solids in a styrenebutadiene copolymer latex. The copolymer solids in the latex comprise about 10-50% by weight of styrene and about 90-50% by weight of butadiene and the molecular weight thereof is within the range of about 25,000 to 1,500,000. The copolymer latex of solids in water contains a dispersing agent such as sodium oleate or the like to maintain the copolymer in emulsion. Interpolymerization of the monomer or monomeric mixture with the copolymer solids emulsified in water is brought about in the presence of a free-radical generating. catalyst and a polymerization regulator which serves as a chain transfer agent, at a temperature of the order of 15� to 80� C. Coagulation of the interpolymerized product is then effected with a calcium chloride solution, for instance, whereupon it is filtered, washed and dried. Other graft copolymers and differing from the above only in the ratio of monomeric material solely or preponderantly of methyl methacrylate to the butadiene-styrene copolymer latex in the presence of which it is polymerized extends from 85-25 parts by weight of the former to 15-75 parts by weight of the latter. These materials may extend in physical properties from relatively rigid compositions to rubbery compositions. A preferred commercially available material is Acryloid KM 611 which is sold by Rohm & Haas. Also, U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,943,074 and 2,857,360, which are incorporated by reference, contain additional information as to the preparation of these materials. A preferred material is described in U.S. 2,943,074, Column 4, preparation D and converted to emulsified polymer B as described therein.
As reinforcing fillers, there may be employed reinforcing amounts of reinforcing filler. In general, any reinforcement can be used, e.g., aluminum, iron or nickel, and the like, and non-metals, e.g., carbon filaments, silicates, such as acicular calcium silicate, asbestos, TiO2, potassium titanate and titanate whiskers, glass flakes and fibers and the like. It is to be understood that, unless the filler adds to the strength and stiffness of the composition, it is only a filler and not a reinforcing filler as contemplated herein. In particular, the reinforcing fillers increase the flexural strength, the flexural modulus, the tensile strength and the heat distortion temperature.
Although it is only necessary to have at least a reinforcing amount of the reinforcement present, in general, the combination of components (a) and (b) will comprise from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight and the filler will comprise from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of the total composition.
In particular, the preferred reinforcing fillers are of glass and it is preferred to use fibrous glass filaments comprised of lime-aluminum borosilicate glass that is relatively soda free. This is known as E glass. However, other glasses are useful where electrical properties are not so important, e.g., the low soda glass known as C glass. The filaments are made by standard processes, e.g., by steam or air blowing, flame blowing and mechanical pulling. The preferred filaments for plastics reinforcement are made by mechanical pulling. The filament diameters range from about 0.000112 to 0.00075 inch, but this is not critical to the present invention.
In general, best properties will be obtained if the sized filamentous glass reinforcement comprises from about 1 to about 80% by weight based on the combined weight of glass and polymers and preferably from about 10 to about 50% by weight. Especially preferably the glass will comprise from about 10 to about 40% by weight based on the combined weight of glass and resin. Generally, for direct molding use, up to about 60% of glass can be present without causing flow problems. However, it is useful also to prepare the compositions containing substantially greater quantities, e.g., up to 70-80% by weight of glass. These concentrates can then be custom blended with blends of resins that are not glass reinforced to provide any desired glass content of a lower value.
The length of the glass filaments and whether or not they are bundled into fibers and the fibers bundled in turn to yarns, ropes or rovings, or woven into mats, and the like, are also not critical to the invention. However, in preparing the present compositions it is convenient to use the filamentous glass in the form of chopped strands of from about 1/8 inch to about 1 inch long, preferably less than 1/4 inch long. In articles molded from the compositions, on the other hand, even shorter lengths will be encountered because, during compounding, considerable fragmentation will occur. This is desirable, however, because the best properties are exhibited by thermoplastic injection molded articles in which the filament lengths lie between about 0.000005 inch and 0.125 (1/8 inch).
Because it has been found that certain commonly used flammable sizings on the glass, e.g., dextrinized starch or synthetic polymers, contribute flammability often in greater proportion than expected from the amount present, it is preferred to use lightly sized or unsized glass reinforcements in those compositions of the present invention which are flame retardant.
It is a preferred feature of this invention also to provide flame retardant thermoplastic compositions, as defined above by modifying the composition to include a flame-retardant additive in a minor porportion but in an amount at least sufficient to render the composition non-burning or self-extinguishing.
A preferred feature of the invention is a flame-retardant composition as above defined, which also includes a halogenated organic compound, a halogenated organic compound in admixture with an antimony compound, elemental phosphorous or a phosphorus compound or compounds containing phosphorusnitrogen bonds or a mixture of two or more of the foregoing.
When used herein, the terms "non-burning", "self-extinguishing" and "non-dripping" are used to described compositions which meet the standards of ASTM test method D-635 and Underwriters' Laboratories Bulletin No. 94. Another recognized procedure to determine flame resistance of resinous compositions is the Oxygen Index Test or LOI (Limiting Oxygen Index). This test is a direct measure of a product's combustibility based on the oxygen content of the combustion atmosphere. Appropriate specimens are placed in a combustion chimney and the oxygen is reduced stepwise until the material no longer supports a flame. The LOI is defined as the percent oxygen times 100 divided by the sum of the percentages of nitrogen and oxygen in the gas used to burn the material under test. Further details of the Oxygen Index Test are found in ASTM test Method D-2863. The compositions of this invention which contain flame-retardant additives in the specified amounts have a substantially higher oxygen index and thus are much less combustible than the controls.
The flame-retardant additives useful in this invention comprise a family of chemical compounds well known to those skilled in the art. Generally speaking, the more important of these compounds contain chemical elements employed for their ability to impart flame resistance, e.g., bromine, chlorine, anitmony, phosphorus and nitrogen. It is preferred that the flame-retardant additive comprise a halogenated organic compound (brominated or chlorinated); a halogen-containing organic compound in admixture with antimony oxide; elemental phosphorus or a phorsphorus compound; a halogen-containing compound in admixture with a phosphorus compound or compounds containing phosphorus-nitrogen bonds or a mixture of two or more of the foregoing.
The amount of flame-retardant additive used is not critical to the invention, so long as it is present in a minor proportion based on said composition-major proportions will detract from physical properties - but at least sufficient to render the polyphenylene ether-modified alkenyl aromatic polymer blend non-burning or self-extinguishing. Those skilled in the art are well aware that the amount will vary with the nature of the polymers in the blend and with the efficiency of the additive. In general, however, the amount of additive will be from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight per hundred parts of components (a) plus (b). A preferred range will be from about 3 to 25 parts and an especially preferred range will be from about 5 to 15 parts of additive per 100 parts of (a) plus (b). Smaller amounts of compounds highly concentrated in the elements responsible for flame-retardance will be sufficient, e.g., elemental red phosphorus will be preferred at 0.5 to 10 parts by weight per hundred parts of (a) plus (b), while phosphorus in the form of triphenyl phosphate will be used at 5 to 25 parts of phosphate per part of (a) plus (b), and so forth. Halogenated aromatics will be used at 2 to 20 parts and synergists, e.g., antimony oxide, will be used at about 1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts of components (a) plus (b).
Among the useful halogen-containing compounds are those of the formula ##STR3## wherein n is 1 to 10 and R is an alkylene, alkylidene or cycloaliphatic linkage, e.g., methylene, ethylene, propylene, isopropylene, isopropylidene, butylene, isobutylene, amylene, cyclohexylene, cyclopentylidene, and the like; a linkage selected from the group consisting of ether; carbonyl; amine; a sulfurcontaining linkage, e.g., sulfide, sulfoxide, sulfone, carbonate; a phosphorus-containing linkage; and the like. R can also consist of two or more alkylene or alkylidene linkages connected by such groups as aromatic, amino, ether, ester, carbonyl, sulfide, sulfoxide, sulfone, a phosphorus-containing linkage, and the like. R can be a dihydric phenol, e.g., bisphenol-A, carbonate linkage. Other groups which are represented by R will occur to those skilled in the art. Compounds of this type are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,647,747 and 3,334,154 both of which are incorporated by reference.
Ar and Ar' are mono- or polycarbocyclic aromatic groups such as phenylene, biphenylene, terphenylene, naphthylene, and the like. Ar and Ar' may be the same or different.
Y is a substitutent selected from the group consisting of organic, inorganic or organometallic radicals. The substituents represented by Y include (1) halogen, e.g., chlorine, bromine, iodine, or fluorine or (2) ether groups of the general formula OE, wherein E is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical similar to X or (3) monovalent hydrocarbon groups of the type represented by R or (4) other substituents, e.g., nitro, cyano, etc., said substituents being essentially inert provided there be at least one and preferably two halogen atoms per aryl, e.g., phenyl, nucleus.
X is a monovalent hydrocarbon groups exemplified by the following: alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, decyl, and the like; aryl groups, such as phenyl, naphtyl, biphenyl, xylyl, tolyl, and the like; aralkyl groups, such as benzyl, ethylphenyl, and the like; cycloaliphatic groups, such as cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and the like; as well as monovalent hydrocarbon groups containing inert substituents therein. It will be understood that where more than one X is used they may be alike or different.
The letter d represents a whole number ranging from 1 to a maximum equivalent to the number of replaceable hydrogens substituted on the aromatic rings comprising Ar or Ar'. The letter e represents a whole number ranging from 0 to a maximum controlled by the number of replaceable hydrogens on R. The letters a, b, and c represent whole numbers including 0. When b is not 0, neither a nor c may be 0. Otherwise, either a or c, but not both, may be 0. Where b is 0, the aromatic groups are joined by a direct carbon-carbon bond.
The hydroxyl and Y substituents on the aromatic groups, Ar and Ar' can ve varied in the ortho, meta or para positions on the aromatic rings and the groups can be in any possible geometric relationship with respect to one another.
Included within the scope of the above formula are di-aromatics of which the following are representative:
The preparation of these and other applicable biphenyls are known in the art. In place of the divalent aliphatic group in the above examples may be substituted sulfide, sulfoxy, and the like.
Included within the above structural formula are substituted benzenes exemplified by tetrabromobenzene, hexachlorobenzene, hexabromobenzene, and biphenyls such as 2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl, 2,4'-dibromobiphenyl, 2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl, hexabromobiphenyl, octabromobiphenyl, decabromobiphenyl and halogenated diphenyl ethers, containing 2 to 10 halogen atoms.
The preferred halogen compounds for this invention are aromatic halogen compounds such as chlorinated benzene, brominated benzene, chlorinated biphenyl, chlorinated terphenyl, brominated biphenyl, brominated terphenyl or a compound comprising two phenyl radicals separated by a divalent alkylene group and having at least two chlorine or bromine atoms per phenyl nucleus, and mixtures of at least two of the foregoing.
Especially preferred are hexabromobenzene and chlorinated biphenyls or terphenyls, alone, or mixed with antimony oxide.
In general, the preferred phosphate compounds are selected from elemental phosphorus or organic phosphonic acids, phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphonites, phosphinites, phosphine oxides, phosphines, phosphites or phosphates. Illustrative is triphenyl phosphine oxide. These can be used alone or mixed with hexabrombenzene or a chlorinated biphenyl and, optionally, antimony oxide.
Typical of the preferred phosphorus compounds to be employed in this invention would be those having the general formula ##STR4## and nitrogen analogs thereof where each Q represents the same or different radicals including hydrocarbon radicals such as alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkyl substituted aryl and aryl substituted alkyl; halogen; hydrogen and combinations thereof provided that at least one of said Q's is aryl. Typical examples of suitable phosphates include, phenyldisdodecyl phosphate, phenylbisneopentyl phosphate, phenylethylene hydrogen phosphate, phenylbis-(3,5,5'-trimethylhexyl phosphate), ethyldiphenyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl di(p-tolyl) phosphate, diphenyl hydrogen phosphate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) p-tolylphosphate, tritolyl phosphate, bis(2-ethylhexyl)-phenyl phosphate, tri(nonylphenyl) phosphate, phenylmethyl hydrogen phosphate, di(dodecyl) p-tolyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, halogenated triphenyl phosphate, dibutylphenyl phosphate, 2-chloroethyldiphenyl phosphate, p-tolyl bis(2,5,5'-trimethylhexyl) phosphate, 2-ethylhexyldiphenyl phosphate, diphenyl hydrogen phosphate, and the like. The preferred phosphates are those where each Q is aryl. The most preferred phosphate is triphenyl phosphate. It is also preferred to use triphenyl phosphate in combination with hexabromobenzene and, optionally, antimony oxide.
Also suitable as flame-retardent additives for this invention are compounds containing phosphorus-nitrogen bonds, such as phosphonitrilic chloride, phosphorus ester amides, phosphoric acid amides, phosphonic acid amides, phosphinic acid amides, tris)aziridinyl)phosphine oxide or tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride. These flame-retardent additives are commercially available.
The blends may be formed by conventional techniques, that is by first dry mixing the components and, thereafter, melt blending the composition in an extruder.
By way of illustration, glass roving (a bundle of strands of filaments) is chopped into small pieces, e.g., 1/8 inch to 1 inch in length, and preferably less than 1/4 inch in length and put into an extrusion compounder with (a) the polyphenylene ether resin, (b) the alkenyl aromatic resin that is modified with a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene, the flame-retardent additive(s) and (e) to produce molding pellets. The fibers are shortened and predispersed in the process, coming out at less than 1/16 inch long. In another procedure, glass filaments are ground or milled to short lengths, and are mixed with the polyphenylene ether resin, the modified alkenyl aromatic polymer and, optionally, flame retardent additive by dry blending then either fluxed on a mill and ground, or they are extruded and chopped.
In addition, compounding should be carried out to insure that the residence time in the machine is short; the temperature is carefully controlled; frictional heat is utilized; and an intimate blend between the resins and the additives is obtained. Various pigments, fillers and processing aids may also be used according to techniques well known to those skilled in the art.
The EPDM terpolymers are well known and may be prepared as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,933,480, 3,093,620, 3,093,621, 3,211,709, 3,113,115 and 3,300,450 which are incorporated by reference.
The following examples are set forth as further descriptions of the invention, but are not to be construed as limiting the invention thereto.
EXAMPLE I______________________________________ Grams______________________________________poly-(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) ether(PPO, General Electric Company havinga instrinsic viscosity of about 0.52deciliters/gram measured in chloro-form at 30� C). 35polystyrene modified with a terpolymerof ethylene, propylene and 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene having a Mooney viscosity of140 (ML-8) (prepared according toExample VIII of U.S. 3,538,192). 60emulsion copolymer of 50 parts byweight of styrene and 50 parts by weight ofa terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and5-ethylidene-2-norbornene, said terpolymerhaving an unsaturation level of 8,7 carbon-to-carbon double bonds per 1000 carbonatoms and a Mooney value of 66 (ML-4). 5(as used in Example I of U.S. 3,657,395)______________________________________
This blend is prepared with a twin-screw extruder at about 585� F and the extruded pellets were molded into standard test pieces with a Newbury injection molding machine, barrel temperature at about 450� F.
A mixture of 500 g. of poly-(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) ether (PPO, General Electric Company, having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.52 deciliters/gram when measured in chloroform at 30� C); 500 g. of polystyrene resin modifed with a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene (Taflite 925-01, Mitsui Toatsu Chemical Co.) 10 g. of tridecylphosphite, 15 g. of polyethylene (Microthene) 1.5 g. of zinc sulfide, 1.5 g. of zinc oxide and 50 g. of titanium oxide were extruded on a W-P twin-screw extruder at 620� F and the extruded pellets were molded into standard test pieces using a Newbury injection molding machine. Other blends were prepared in which a portion of the polystyrene which was modified with a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene was replaced with either an emulsion graft copolymer of an alkenyl aromtic resin and a rubbery interpolymer of a mixture of monoolefins and a polyene (JSR-5); a graft polymerization product of an acrylic monomer, styrene and a butadiene-styrene copolymer rubber (Acryloid KM-611) or homopolystyrene (HH101). Test samples having the above-noted composition were tested for impact strength and the results are reported in Table I.
TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________ polystyrene resin graft polymeri- modified with rubbery rubbery interpolymer zation product Izod impactpoly-(2,6- interpolymer of a of a mixture of of an acrylic homo- strength ft.dimethyl-1,4- mixture of monoolefins monoolefins and a monomer, styrene poly- lbs/in. ofphenylene) ether and a polyene polyene and a BD-S copolymer rubber styrene notch__________________________________________________________________________50* 50* -- -- -- 1.950* 35* 15* -- -- 3.550* 35* -- 15* -- 4.850* 20* 5* -- 25* 1.7__________________________________________________________________________ *Wt. % of resin, exclusive of other additives.
Obviously, other modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in the light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that changes may be made in the particular embodiments of the invention described which are within the full intended scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Aug 11, 1967
|May 14, 1968
|Gen Eiectric Company
|Blend of a polyphenylene ether and a styrene resin
|Apr 10, 1967
|Nov 3, 1970
|Copolymer Rubber & Chem Corp
|Preparation of rubber modified plastics
|Jan 14, 1970
|Apr 18, 1972
|Copolymer Rubber & Chem Corp
|Process for the production of high impact strength epdm graft copolymers
|Dec 3, 1971
|Jan 22, 1974
|Gen Electric
|Polyphenylene ether compositions
|Dec 19, 1974
|Aug 10, 1976
|General Electric Company
|Blends of a polyphenylene ether resin, alkenyl aromatic resins modified with EPDM rubber and flame retardant
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The 2.3 tonne stone marker was placed in the rotunda of the judicial building in Montgomery by Moore and his followers in 2001. The monument was removed on 27 August after eight associate justices of the Alabama Supreme Court decided to comply with an order by US District Court Judge Myron Thompson.
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Kevin Kurz of CSNBayArea answered some emails today...
Who do you see the Sharks getting in return for either Thornton/Marleau? Who do you believe will benefit the team?
That all depends on how flexible they are with their no-trade clauses, but at this point, it's hard to imagine the Sharks getting anything in return that would immediately help them to become a better team next season. The kind of club that would be interested in Thornton or Marleau would be looking to add a final piece to what it believes to be a team that's close to winning a championship, so it's doubtful it would want to part with a key ingredient for an aging veteran, even if both Sharks players still likely have some good years left.
I can't tell you how many articles I've seen about the Sharks that make the argument that they will be worse next season if they trade Thornton or Marleau. Yeah, well, no kidding. That's completely missing the point of what Doug Wilson and Todd McLellan have said they want to do this offseason. Thornton centered the Sharks' best and most consistent line in the regular season, was second in the league in assists, and Marleau is still a 30-goal scorer. Not even management is trying to convince anyone that the Sharks would be better on the ice without that pair, which suggests to me that they may be content getting prospects and/or high draft picks in return. Trading either or both of them would be about a culture change, with the ultimate goal of being an elite team again in a few years.
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Rock of ages - Museum reveals fossil find in Bollinger County
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The word is getting out on the best-kept secret in Bollinger County. Of course, when that secret weighs more than 1,000 pounds and is 67 million years old, no one should be surprised.
The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History unveiled a 1,000-pound chunk of bone bed on Friday that was excavated from the dinosaur fossil dig-site at Glenallen and carefully transported to the museum. In addition to the ancient find, the museum also received a grant from SBC totaling $14,000 that will be used to provide a live video-feed from the dig-site back to the museum. The dig-site at Glenallen is privately owned and isn't open to visitors.
"This will allow everyone to see things as they are working on them out there," said Eva Dunn, president of the museum board. "It's hard to imagine what they are doing out there when you are here in this building."
In addition to providing the live video-feed from the dig-site, the SBC Foundation gift will be used for technological advances at the museum including the purchase of 42-inch monitors to provide information about Bollinger County, its history and the culture of the area. Additionally, the grant will provide technology upgrades, including DSL internet access, and training for museum personnel.
SBC regional director Marsha Haskell presented the check to the museum at a ceremony Friday morning.
"This is really a dream come true for me," Haskell said. "When I was a kid, I only let my dad stop and get gas at Sinclair Stations. Other girls in the neighborhood had pink walls, I had green walls with green felt dinosaurs."
Haskell said her love for dinosaurs as a child made this grant particularly special for her to give. "Since dinosaurs are so big and this is a big project, I thought we needed a big check," Haskell said.
She said that SBC tries to give back to the communities they serve through their foundation. "This grant program is extremely difficult," Haskell said.
"There was some very tough competition to get this grant. Eva's hard work and vision struck a chord with our foundation and made the difference."
The museum opened last year in the building that was formerly the Arts and Sciences Building of the Will Mayfield College. In 1998, the Will Mayfield Foundation was formed to restore the building. Several different ideas were considered for the use of the building before the idea of turning it into a museum was accepted. The museum displays cultural, historic and natural history of the region. Restoration on the large structure is still underway.
The natural history sections of the museum are perhaps the most breathtaking. Bollinger County has been a hotbed of prehistoric discoveries since 1942 when a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey named Dan Stewart, or "Dinosaur Dan" as he prefers to be called, was walking in a ravine near Glenallen searching in the clay when he was approached by a boy who told him that he knew where some clay was.
The boy took Stewart back to the home of Lulu Chronister, who was digging a cistern. The geologist noticed fossils among the dig debris that he immediately recognized as dinosaur remains. A total of 14 vertebrae from the tailbone of a dinosaur were found in the clay near the well. Stewart reported the find to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., which agreed to purchase the bones from Chronister. She used the $50 check from the bones to buy a new cow.
In the 60 years since the discovery of the first fossils at the site, hundreds of other discoveries have been made. In recent years, the site has yielded Tyrannosaurus rex teeth, fossilized vegetation and the remains of prehistoric fish, crocodiles and other animals. The nearly 1,000-pound chunk is just the latest in a series of finds, but experts are excited about it nonetheless.
"There is stuff down in there that we don't even know what it is until we uncover it," said paleontologist Guy Darrough of the Missouri Ozark Dinosaur Project. "There are dinosaur vertebrae, scapulas, turtles, fish and vegetation. It will give us a look back at how Bollinger County looked 67 million years ago."
The block of clay and fossils is wrapped in aluminum foil and surrounded by plaster to keep it intact. Visitors to the museum can watch through glass as scientists work to expose more fossils in the clay. Darrough said that this chunk represents the most concentrated mass of bones yet found at the site.
Darrough is responsible for the many dinosaur exhibits at the museum. His next project will be the construction of a replica of the official dinosaur of Missouri, Hypsibema missouriensis, the species of the first fossils found in 1942. According to Darrough, the animal would have stood 35 feet long from nose to tail, 10 feet tall at its back and weighed about as much as an elephant.
Hypsibema missouriensis, a duckbilled hadrosaur, was declared the official dinosaur of Missouri last July.
As improvements to the museum continue to be made, Dunn and others in the community see the museum as a major draw for tourism.
"This is the perfect place for education," Dunn said. "You can't get everything from a book. Here you can get an image of what's going on and apply it to book work."
City board member Marian Hutchings said that the excellence of the museum is a reflection of the community that has produced it. "This city and this county grew from the earth," she said. "Our future and our progress belong to the earth. The city of Marble Hill is ready to serve the museum in any way we can."
State Rep. Rod Jetton explained how the museum has grown so quickly and given the area a statewide identity. "This is something that gives us an identity," Jetton said. "When people think of Bollinger County, they think of the museum and the dinosaur. It has been a self-made thing. Since I've been in Bollinger County, I haven't seen something bring this many people together."
In addition to the Missouri Dinosaur exhibit, the museum also has a Lewis and Clark exhibit, an American Indian exhibit, local civil war history and artifacts, a fossil prep lab and Will Mayfield College memorabilia. The museum is on Mayfield Drive in Marble Hill and is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon until 4:30 or by appointment at 238-1174.


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A MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 and Engine 2 from U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Fire and Emergency Services (FES) responded to the scene and provided support.
"The team here on Guam relies upon mutually supporting assets across the military and civilian sectors, to be ready day or night to respond to any number of scenarios," said Cmdr. Gregory Leland, HSC-25 commanding officer. "Our crews train relentlessly to provide 24/7, 365 search-and-rescue capability as well as our need to provide combat-ready aircraft crews in the Pacific Command area."
NBG FES responded as part of the mutual aid agreement between local and federal emergency services.
"We have a very, very close tie with GFD," said NBG FES Fire Chief Robert Green. "We have the most seamless mutual aid that I've ever seen; we assist them when they request for it and they support us when needed. Guam is a small island and there needs to be that partnership especially for incidents like this. It's a miracle that we didn't have to evacuate any residents."
Leland added that the incident was a prime example of how the command is trained to respond to an event both here and abroad.
"The syllabus used to train for combat plays well into the skill sets needed to fight fires, rescue people from life-threatening scenarios and be on call for any number of unplanned events, be it terrorist scenarios, humanitarian assistance or disaster relief," he said. "The Island Knights stand ready with our brothers and sisters in the Coast Guard, Air Force, and Guam first responders to maintain the ability to help those in need."
GFD was the incident commander and led firefighting efforts. According to GFD spokesman Ed Artero, the fire was extinguished as of 5:10 p.m.
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Online holiday sales rose 15.2% year over year, according to the Chase Holiday Pulse, which aggregates payment data from 50 of payment processor Chase Paymentech's largest U.S. web merchants. For the holiday season, which Chase considered Oct. 29 to Dec. 25, online retailers had a 24.3% jump in transaction volume, the company says.
The Chase data complements a report released earlier this week by web measurement firm comScore Inc., which noted that a strong final week of the holiday season put overall 2012 holiday season sales up by 16.2% over the 2011 season. ComScore bases its data on the actual web activity and purchasing from a subset of some 1 million U.S. online consumers.
Another report released Dec. 26 from payments card company MasterCard, however, notes that holiday season online sales rose by a relatively small 8.4% between Oct. 28 and Dec. 22 compared with the same period a year earlier, as sales activity took a hit from power outages in the last few days of October and the first half of November in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions related to Hurricane Sandy.
Nonetheless, MasterCard—which bases its estimates on aggregate U.S. online retail sales transactions among more than 60,000 merchants in the MasterCard payment card network—notes that online retail spending rose by double-digit percentage increases during the last two weeks of November, and recorded 19 days when sales "easily cleared the $1 billion mark." It notes that the peak online spending day of the season was Nov. 27, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, with close to $1.5 billion in online sales, and that several peak spending days occurred between Dec. 10 and 14, when consumers spent an estimated $6.9 billion online. MasterCard adds that specialty apparel and consumer electronics showed particularly strong online sales during the 2012 holiday season, with each category doing more than 20% of their total sales online.
Store sales, by comparison, were weak, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index, which reported today that it estimates combined November and December 2012 store sales to rise 3.0% over the same period of 2011.
Chase Paymentech also notes that retailers saw a pronounced jump in online sales in the days leading up to Christmas. Chase says that on Wednesday, Dec. 19, sales were up 39.8% and the number of transactions rose 56.7%; on Thursday, Dec. 20, sales jumped 61.8% and the number of transactions increased 58.6%; on Friday Dec. 21, sales were up 78.9% and the number of transactions increased 79.6%; on Saturday, Dec. 22, sales jumped 108.9% and the number of transactions increased 60.7%; and on Sunday Dec. 23, sales rose 124.0% and transaction volume rose 34.9%.
Behind the sharp rise in online sales close to Christmas was retailers offering later cutoff dates for guaranteed Christmas Eve delivery, including several offering free shipping with a Dec. 24 guaranteed delivery date, a Chase spokesman says. Christmas also fell on a Tuesday, which led more retailers to offer delivery by Dec. 24 than a year ago, when Christmas fell on a Sunday and many guaranteed delivery by Dec. 22 or 23. "People may also have taken advantage of last-minute deals that were being offered online," he says.
Here are a few other findings from the report:
● Retailers offering incentives in the days after the Monday following Thanksgiving, which is often called Cyber Monday, helped transform Cyber Monday into Cyber Week, the spokesman says. From Nov. 23, which was Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, through Friday, Nov. 30, sales increased 22.5% year over year and transactions jumped 32.7%.
● Dec. 10, which some marketers dubbed Green Monday to attract consumer attention to what is typically one of the busiest online shopping days of the year, kicked off the busiest week of the season, in terms of the number of online transactions. The number of transactions over the seven-day period jumped 16.6% compared with the corresponding week in 2011.
While sales rose, Chase found that retailers' average order value fell 7.3%, thanks largely to retailers offering lower thresholds to reach free shipping and a rise in the number of consumers purchasing lower-priced digital content, such as e-books, digital music, online games and applications, the spokesman says.
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Embassies: Minoa, The East Pacific, Japan, Eastern Roman Empire, The Embassy, Hinduism, The Unsettled Lands, The Almighty Federation, and The Glorious Nations of Iwaku.
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- : The Kawaii Loving Yandere Nation of Drifting Colonys of Aaron of the region The Glorious Nations of Iwaku agreed to construct embassies.
- : The Free Land of Joana proposed constructing embassies with The Glorious Nations of Iwaku.
- : The Former Vandoosa of Haley Ramen of the region Glorious Nations of Iwaku ordered the closure of its embassy in Funen.
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Hola everyone and welcome back to Funen,
In response to the Predator script controversy, NationStates has today appointed Joana on behalf of Minoa (the owner of the now archived Charlotte Ryberg) to resume the foundership of Funen. Minoa was the last unaligned founder of this region.
As you will notice, the region has opted out of tag raiding with only the founder having executive powers, the original flag has returned and embassies with regions with suspected connections to DEN are scheduled for removal.
Over the next few days, as time permits, I will do a refurbishment of the region to restore its original appearance. I will write a full statement on the incident, and how I will revitalise this region, as soon as possible.
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A confident Croatia is ready to spoil Brazil's party in their World Cup opener and continue a long tradition of first match upsets at the tournament.
A confident Croatia is ready to spoil Brazil's party in their World Cup opener and continue a long tradition of first match upsets at the tournament.
With all the pressure on the host team, Croatia coach Niko Kovac said Wednesday that his team can deliver a "historic result" in Thursday's match in Sao Paulo.
Kovac acknowledged that Brazil is the clear favorite in the Group A game, but added that few teams would like to face his squad either.
"They are not going to have it easy against Croatia," he said at Itaquerao Stadium. "We are a tricky side and I am sure that we will show that and demonstrate that tomorrow."
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Even a draw would significantly enhance Croatia's chances of advancing from a group that also includes Mexico and Cameroon.
It would also deliver a blow to Brazil — a clear tournament favorite — and join the list of opening game upsets that include Belgium's defeat of defending champion Argentina in 1982 and holder Italy being held to a 1-1 draw by Bulgaria four years later. Cameroon then defeated defending champion Argentina in 1990 while reigning champion France lost in 2002 to a Senegal side making its first appearance at the World Cup.
"I am sure and convinced that tomorrow this team can create a historic result," Kovac said.
The team has surprised before.
Back in 1998, no one believed that Croatia — still recovering from a bloody civil war in the Balkans in the early 1990s — could possibly finish third in its maiden World Cup. But with Real Madrid striker Davor Suker leading the way, it did.
The current squad includes top players like Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric and Sevilla captain Ivan Rakitic, who earlier Wednesday told Croatian media he would be joining Barcelona next season — where he will team up with Neymar, his opponent on Thursday.
However, Croatia will have to face Brazil without prolific Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic, who is suspended after being red-carded during Croatia's playoff against Iceland last November — the team's final hurdle on its way to the World Cup.
Team captain Darijo Srna said Croatia would rely on its fighting spirit in Thursday's opener.
"I can't promise that we will beat Brazil but I can promise that we will give our all, to the last atom of strength," he said.
The team's notoriously boisterous fans appeared equally optimistic.
Dino Bijac, a 40-year-old Croatian fan draped in his country's red checkered jersey in downtown Sao Paulo, said his team could surprise with a draw, maybe even a win.
"We're not looking to ruin the party. We expect to have a party of our own," he said, as a passenger from a car cruising by defiantly screamed "Brazil" in his direction. "We are ready to surprise."
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Newspapers Who Endorsed Anthony Weiner For Mayor In 2005 "Considering" Endorsing Again
"We were the first to endorse Anthony Weiner for Congress yet. We are not writing him off."
Two local Queens newspapers that endorsed Anthony Weiner during his first run for mayor in 2005 will consider endorsing him again, despite the embarrassing sex scandal that forced Weiner out of Congress.
"We are considering" possibly endorsing Weiner, said Kevin Boyle, managing editor of The Wave, which is located in the Rockaway section of Queens. "We are waiting to meet all the candidates. "
The Wave's Twitter account was the first follow Anthony Weiner when he rejoined earlier this year. For a while, it was the former congressman's only follow.
"We were the first to endorse Anthony Weiner for Congress. We are not writing him off," Boyle continued. "He knows Rockaway better than the other candidates."
The publisher of the Queens Tribune, Michael Schenkler, said, "We haven't endorsed anyone" and "everyone will be coming in" to meet with the editorial board.
Asked if the publication would reconsider its 2005 endorsement of Weiner, Schenkler said, "We will give everyone a shot."
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In his first international track and field competition, Minnesota sophomore Wally Ellenson captured gold on Sunday in the high jump at the 2013 Pan American Junior Championships in Medellin, Colombia.
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Rather bonkers video. I love when the lady walks by with her goat at 3:20.
Busy Bee was, of course, a feature player in Charlie Ahearn's Wildstyle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOzd5THVKk4&feature=related
Been a music lover for 45 years and I had never seen that video.
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