The invention relates to a process for removal of volatile components from an olefin polymer, the process carried out in an extruder comprising at least one vacuum degassing zone, said process comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a stream of an olefin polymer into the extruder; (b) extruding the olefin polymer in the extruder at a temperature which is higher than the melting temperature of the olefin polymer but lower than the decomposition temperature of the olefin polymer, thereby producing an olefin polymer melt having reduced amount of volatile components, wherein the process in the extruder has a residence time distribution broadness (σ2) in the range of 800 to 4000 as define by equation (1) wherein: σ2 is the residence time distribution broadness, T is the mean residence time, t is the interval of residence time a fluid element of the olefin polymer spends in the extruder, E(t) is the residence time distribution function, and wherein the process optionally comprises a step (c) where the melt of the olefin polymer is passed through a die zone to a pelletizer for pelletizing the obtained olefin polymer.
σ.sup.2=∫.sub.0.sup.∞(t−τ).sup.2E(t)dt  equation (1)

A latex processing system and method involves mixing a latex and at least one solvent blend in an extruder, in order to remove resin found in the latex and to coagulate the latex to form a coagulum. The at least one solvent blend has a first solvent configured to coagulate the latex, and a second solvent configured to swell the resulting coagulum. In particular, a series of the solvent blends may be used at different locations along a length of the extruder, and may further include distinct blends of the first solvent and the second solvent, introduced at the different locations, and having different ratios of the first solvent and the second solvent.

An acrylic rubber excellent in water resistance and a method for producing the same are provided. An acrylic rubber composed of: 70 to 99.9 wt % of a bonding unit derived from (meth) acrylic acid ester; 0.1 to 10 wt % of a bonding unit derived from a cross-linkable monomer; and if necessary, 0 to 20 wt % of a bonding unit derived from another monomer, wherein the ash content is 0.5 wt % or less, the total amount of magnesium and phosphorus in the ash is 30 wt % or more, a ratio of the magnesium to the phosphorus ([Mg]/[P]) by weight is 0.4 to 2.5, and Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of the rubber is 10 to 150 is particularly excellent in water resistance, and a rubber cross-linked product using the same is also excellent in physical properties.

An acrylic rubber sheet excellent in storage stability and water resistance, a method for producing the same, a rubber mixture containing the acrylic rubber sheet and a rubber cross-linked product thereof are provided. The acrylic rubber sheet according to the present invention includes an acrylic rubber having a reactive group and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw), a ratio of a Z-average molecular weight (Mz) and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a specific range. The acrylic rubber sheet according to the present invention has an ash content of 0.2% by weight or less, an amount of gel insoluble in methyl ethyl ketone is 50% by weight or less, and a water content of less than 1% by weight, and is excellent in water resistance and highly well-balanced in strength properties and processability.

The present invention relates to a method for the production of polyamide 6 with low extract content and a device for it. Here, a melt of non-extracted polyamide 6 is cleaned from monomer and oligomers in a degasification device in vacuum, wherein the vapor being withdrawn from the degasification device by the vacuum generation device is cleaned from monomer, oligomers and optionally water at first in a direct condenser which is operated with liquid ε-caprolactam and subsequently in a pre-separator which is cooled with a coolant, before it reaches the vacuum generation device. A particularly preferable variant of the method envisages the usage of the melt of polyamide 6 with low extract content so prepared in a direct process of spinning into textile fibers and/or filaments.

The invention relates to a process for removal of volatile components from an olefin polymer, the process carried out in an extruder comprising at least one vacuum degassing zone, said process comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a stream of an olefin polymer into the extruder; (b) extruding the olefin polymer in the extruder at a temperature which is higher than the melting temperature of the olefin polymer but lower than the decomposition temperature of the olefin polymer, thereby producing an olefin polymer melt having reduced amount of volatile components, wherein the process in the extruder has a residence time distribution broadness (σ2) in the range of 800 to 4000 as define by equation (1) wherein: σ2 is the residence time distribution broadness, T is the mean residence time, t is the interval of residence time a fluid element of the olefin polymer spends in the extruder, E(t) is the residence time distribution function, and wherein the process optionally comprises a step (c) where the melt of the olefin polymer is passed through a die zone to a pelletizer for pelletizing the obtained olefin polymer.

σ.sup.2=∫.sub.0.sup.∞(t−τ).sup.2E(t)dt   equation (1)

A method for continuously preparing a formulated polyamide prepolymer, of which the solution viscosity is from 0.25 dL/g to 0.70 dL/g, as measured according to ISO 307:2007 in m-cresol at 20 C., the method including a step of polycondensation on the basis of one or more polyamide precursor monomers, said polycondensation step being carried out in an extruder comprising at least two co-rotating conveying screws, the at least one monomer being previously fed therein in solid or liquid form without being dissolved in a solvent or in water, and said polycondensation step being carried out without extraction of the water formed during said polycondensation step and comprising the addition of at least one additive during said polycondensation step in the extruder.

The invention relates to an extruder (30) comprising a housing (31), a first material inlet (32) for a mixture (46) at least consisting of a solvent and a dissolved medium, a material outlet (33), a screw (35), a screw drive (34), and at least one distillation region (36a-d) between the inlet (32) and the outlet (33), which allows an outflow of solvent, and a discharge line (43-45) for the solvent.

A method for producing a thermoplastic moulding compound by means of an extruder (10), which comprises at least one feed zone (20), at least one mixing section (30), at least one venting section (40) and at least one discharge zone (50), wherein in the at least one feed zone (20) a water-containing first component and a second component are supplied, in the at least one mixing section (30) the thermoplastic moulding compound is mixed and contained water is evaporated, in the at least one venting section (40) water vapour is removed from the moulding compound and in the at least one discharge zone (50) the moulding compound is discharged. At least one of the mixing housings (31, 32) is kept at a temperature that is equal to or lower than the temperature of the moulding compound within the mixing section (30).

A masterbatch manufacturing method in accordance with the present disclosure comprises an operation in which pre-coagulation rubber latex comprising filler is coagulated to obtain a coagulum; an operation in which the coagulum is dewatered; and an operation in which the dewatered coagulum is plasticized as it is dried by means of an extruder; wherein, during the operation in which the dewatered coagulum is plasticized as it is dried, the coagulum comprises a peptizing agent.