A transfer film includes a temporary support; and a photosensitive layer, in which the photosensitive layer includes a polymer A containing a constitutional unit represented by Formula A1, a constitutional unit derived from a monomer having an alicyclic structure, and a constitutional unit having a radically polymerizable group, a radically polymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator, a content of the constitutional unit represented by Formula A1 is 10% by mass or more with respect to a total mass of the polymer A, a content of the constitutional unit derived from the monomer having the alicyclic structure is 15% by mass or more with respect to a total mass of the polymer A, and a glass transition temperature of a homopolymer of the monomer having the alicyclic structure is 120° C. or higher. ##STR00001##

A transfer film includes a temporary support; and a photosensitive layer, in which the photosensitive layer includes a polymer A containing a constitutional unit represented by Formula A1, a constitutional unit derived from a monomer having an alicyclic structure, and a constitutional unit having a radically polymerizable group, a radically polymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator, a content of the constitutional unit represented by Formula A1 is 10% by mass or more with respect to a total mass of the polymer A, a content of the constitutional unit derived from the monomer having the alicyclic structure is 15% by mass or more with respect to a total mass of the polymer A, and a glass transition temperature of a homopolymer of the monomer having the alicyclic structure is 120° C. or higher. ##STR00001##

Multiphase polymers comprising crosslinking monomers and polyfunctional amine are disclosed. The multiphase polymer comprises a first phase polymer having a Tg from 60° C. to 240° C., a second phase polymer having a Tg from 40° C. to 240° C., and a soft phase polymer having a Tg from -25° C. to 30° C. The crosslinking monomers include a triacrylate such as trimethylol propane triacrylate, an unsaturated alkoxysilane, and an unsaturated keto monomer reactive with the polyfunctional amine. In contrast to conventional knowledge, incorporation of trimethylolpropane triacrylate reduces the minimum film forming temperature of multiphase polymers. This unusual reduction in MFFT helps to reduce the VOC requirement to form a good film at low VOC. The other crosslinking monomers including unsaturated alkoxy silane and unsaturated keto monomer which react with the polyfunctional amine improve print resistance, block resistance and lower the tackiness of paint films. The multiphase polymer is particularly suitable for use in deep base paints.

Multiphase polymers comprising crosslinking monomers and polyfunctional amine are disclosed. The multiphase polymer comprises a first phase polymer having a Tg from 60° C. to 240° C., a second phase polymer having a Tg from 40° C. to 240° C., and a soft phase polymer having a Tg from -25° C. to 30° C. The crosslinking monomers include a triacrylate such as trimethylol propane triacrylate, an unsaturated alkoxysilane, and an unsaturated keto monomer reactive with the polyfunctional amine. In contrast to conventional knowledge, incorporation of trimethylolpropane triacrylate reduces the minimum film forming temperature of multiphase polymers. This unusual reduction in MFFT helps to reduce the VOC requirement to form a good film at low VOC. The other crosslinking monomers including unsaturated alkoxy silane and unsaturated keto monomer which react with the polyfunctional amine improve print resistance, block resistance and lower the tackiness of paint films. The multiphase polymer is particularly suitable for use in deep base paints.

Multiphase polymers comprising crosslinking monomers and polyfunctional amine are disclosed. The multiphase polymer comprises a first phase polymer having a Tg from 60° C. to 240° C., a second phase polymer having a Tg from 40° C. to 240° C., and a soft phase polymer having a Tg from -25° C. to 30° C. The crosslinking monomers include a triacrylate such as trimethylol propane triacrylate, an unsaturated alkoxysilane, and an unsaturated keto monomer reactive with the polyfunctional amine. In contrast to conventional knowledge, incorporation of trimethylolpropane triacrylate reduces the minimum film forming temperature of multiphase polymers. This unusual reduction in MFFT helps to reduce the VOC requirement to form a good film at low VOC. The other crosslinking monomers including unsaturated alkoxy silane and unsaturated keto monomer which react with the polyfunctional amine improve print resistance, block resistance and lower the tackiness of paint films. The multiphase polymer is particularly suitable for use in deep base paints.

A graft copolymer resin obtainable by graft-polymerizing a vinyl monomer comprising a vinyl cyanide monomer and an aromatic vinyl monomer to a rubbery polymer, in which a free resin contained in the graft copolymer resin comprises 10 to 35% by mass of a constituent unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group containing 4 or more carbon atoms, based on the total amount of the free resins, and the graft copolymer resin satisfies at least one of the following requirements (1) and (2): (1) the rubbery polymer comprises a constituent unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group containing 4 or more carbon atoms; and (2) the vinyl monomer further comprises a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group containing 4 or more carbon atoms.

A graft copolymer resin obtainable by graft-polymerizing a vinyl monomer comprising a vinyl cyanide monomer and an aromatic vinyl monomer to a rubbery polymer, in which a free resin contained in the graft copolymer resin comprises 10 to 35% by mass of a constituent unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group containing 4 or more carbon atoms, based on the total amount of the free resins, and the graft copolymer resin satisfies at least one of the following requirements (1) and (2): (1) the rubbery polymer comprises a constituent unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group containing 4 or more carbon atoms; and (2) the vinyl monomer further comprises a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group containing 4 or more carbon atoms.

Disclosed are a core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor and a preparation method therefor, wherein the core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor has a core emulsion obtained via emulsion polymerization, and a shell structure obtained via ultraviolet-light grafting functional monomers. The preparation method has first preparing a core by using an emulsion polymerization process, adding a reactive photo-initiator in the later stage of polymerization, so that the reactive photo-initiator is grafted on the surface of the core, and finally initiating the polymerization of functional monomers by means of ultraviolet light to obtain a core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor. The surface structure of the core is modified, such that a large number of ionizable groups are grafted on the surface thereof, and thus, a large number of scaling ions such as Ca2+, Mg2+ and Al3+ can be adsorbed.

Disclosed are a core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor and a preparation method therefor, wherein the core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor has a core emulsion obtained via emulsion polymerization, and a shell structure obtained via ultraviolet-light grafting functional monomers. The preparation method has first preparing a core by using an emulsion polymerization process, adding a reactive photo-initiator in the later stage of polymerization, so that the reactive photo-initiator is grafted on the surface of the core, and finally initiating the polymerization of functional monomers by means of ultraviolet light to obtain a core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor. The surface structure of the core is modified, such that a large number of ionizable groups are grafted on the surface thereof, and thus, a large number of scaling ions such as Ca2+, Mg2+ and Al3+ can be adsorbed.

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).