The invention relates to a process and an installation to produce a monovinylaromatic polymer (3) comprising post-consumer recycled polystyrene (PCR-PS) wherein the process comprises the steps of mixing the PCR-PS (5) and the monovinylaromatic monomer (7) within a dissolver (9) to dissolve the PCR-PS (5) in the monovinylaromatic monomer (7) so as to produce a polymerization mixture (13); and a step of filtering the polymerization mixture (13) that includes continuously redirecting at least a part of the stream of the filtered polymerization mixture (17) back to the dissolver (9) and mixing it with the polymerization mixture (13) so as to continuously reduce the content of insoluble material in the polymerization mixture (13) contained in the dissolver (9).

A method for controlling polymer viscosity quality in a compounding process of polymers (110) using at least one extruder (111) is disclosed. The method comprises: a) at least one measurement step (112), wherein at least one influence variable affecting viscosity of the compound is determined by using at least one sensor (114); b) at least one prediction step (116), wherein an expected viscosity (117) of the compound is determined considering the influence variable by using at least one prediction unit (118), wherein the prediction unit (118) comprises at least one analysis tool comprising at least one trained model; c) at least one evaluation step (120), wherein the expected viscosity (117) of the compound is compared to at least one pre-defined and/or pre-determined threshold value, wherein at least one item of output information is generated depending on said comparison; and d) at least one control step (122), wherein the item of output information is displayed using at least one display device (124), wherein the output information comprises at least one handling recommendation (126) for at least one setting of the extruder (111). Further disclosed are a computer program, specifically an application, and a controlling system (138) for controlling polymer viscosity quality in a compounding process of polymers (110).

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.

A composition for fiber-reinforced resin that provides a fiber-reinforced resin with sufficient mechanical strength. The composition for fiber-reinforced resin contains at least one resin (A) selected from the group consisting of rosin resins, petroleum resins, terpene resins, and hydrides of cyclic ketone-aldehyde resins, and the resin (A) has a softening point of 80° C. to 180° C.

Polymer fine particles having a number average particle diameter of 50 to 450 nm and a CV value of particle diameter on a number basis of 5% or less, or polymer fine particles having a structural color development property when arranged. An acid value of the polymer fine particles is 5 to 38 mg KOH/g. An emulsion in which the polymer fine particles are dispersed in a medium mainly containing water. In addition, a structure in which the polymer fine particles are arranged and develop color.

Disclosed is a reinforced biodegradable polymer nanocomposite. The reinforced biodegradable polymer nanocomposite comprises a polymer matrix and functionalised graphene nanoplatelets or graphene-like material dispersed in the polymer matrix. The graphene nanoplatelets or graphene-like material are functionalized with functional groups in a manner that planar structure of the graphene nanoplatelets or graphene-like material is retained. Disclosed further is a method of manufacturing the aforementioned reinforced biodegradable polymer nanocomposite. The method comprises functionalizing graphene nanoplatelets or graphene-like material with functional groups in a manner that planar structure of the graphene nanoplatelets or graphene-like material is retained; and dispersing functionalized graphene nanoplatelets or graphene-like material in the polymer matrix to form the reinforced biodegradable polymer nanocomposite.

Forming a two-dimensional polymeric sheet includes translating a portion of a flexible substrate through a first liquid precursor to coat the portion of the flexible substrate with the first liquid precursor, thereby yielding a precursor-coated portion of the flexible substrate. The precursor-coated portion of the flexible substrate is translated through an interface between the first liquid precursor and a second liquid precursor, thereby reacting the first liquid precursor on the precursor-coated portion of the flexible substrate with the second liquid precursor to yield a polymer-coated portion of the flexible substrate.

A polymer composition for coating expanded polystyrene (EPS) is provided, the polymer composition includes a mixture of at least one of polyurea, polyurethane, silicon elastomer, and combination thereof in a predefined ratio. The polymer composition imparts desired properties such as high impact and abrasion resistance, elongation strength, and anti-static property along with flexural strength to the EPS. The present invention also provides the process for coating the polymer composition onto the EPS. The matrix coating process provides much stronger bonding due to overlap of coating of the polymer composition on the sides of the EPS and reduces the wastage of the polymer composition during the coating of the EPS. The present invention also provides the EPS coated with the polymer composition. The EPS coated with the polymer composition possesses the properties such as high impact resistance, abrasion resistance, elongation strength, flexural strength, and anti-static property.

Provided is a curable composition that is soluble in various solvents (organic solvents other than highly toxic organic solvents, for example, cyclohexanone) while maintaining excellent low dielectric properties, wherein a film obtained by curing the curable composition has excellent mechanical properties. A curable composition, comprising: a polyphenylene ether having a functional group including an unsaturated carbon bond, which is obtained from raw material phenols including phenols satisfying at least condition 1 (having a hydrogen atom at an ortho position and a para position), and having a slope calculated by a conformation plot of less than 0.6; and at least one of a compound containing at least one maleimide group in one molecule, a triazine-based compound containing at least one thiol group, and crosslinked polystyrene particles.

The invention concerns a process and a device for producing a particle foam part. The method comprises the steps of feeding foam particles into a mould space of a mould, welding the foam particles in the mould space under application of a predetermined pressure, wherein the foam particles comprise a proportion of at least 10% by weight of recycled, shredded foam particles and the welding of the foam particles takes place by means of electromagnetic waves.