Polymer, Vol.38, No.16, 4247-4252, 1997
Preparation of Epoxy-Functionalized Methyl Methacrylate-Butadiene-Styrene Core-Shell Particles and Investigation of Their Dispersion in Polyamide-6
Functional core-shell impact modifiers of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) functionalized methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS) have been prepared via a seeded semi-continuous emulsion polymerization. These functional MBS-GMA particles were blended with polyamide-6. Investigations by transmission electron microscopy showed a very good dispersion of the particles in the polymeric matrix, compared with blends of MBS with polyamide-6 where a third functional polymer styrene-maleic anhydride was added.
Keywords:NYLON RUBBER BLENDS;GRAFT COPOLYMER BLENDS;MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE;POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE);TOUGHENING BEHAVIOR;IMPACT BEHAVIOR;REACTIVE COMPATIBILIZATION;MORPHOLOGY;CAVITATION;ELASTOMER