Claims
- 1. A resin composition prepared by melting and kneading simultaneously (A) a polyphenylene ether resin, (B) a polyolefin resin and (D) a functional compound simultaneously having (i) non-aromatic carbon-carbon multiple bond(s) and (ii) at least one functional group selected form the group consisting of substituted carboxyl groups, substituted hydroxyl groups, substituted amino groups, substituted silyl groups, substituted mercapto groups, substituted sulfonic acid groups and oxirane groups, in the presence of a radical generator added in an amount of 10 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the sum of polyphenylene ether resin (A), polyolefin resin (B) and optionally elastomer (C).
- 2. A resin composition prepared by melting and kneading simultaneously (A) a polyphenylene ether resin, (B) a polyolefin resin, (C) an elastomer and (D) a functional compound simultaneously having (i) non-aromatic carbon-carbon multiple bond(s) and (ii) at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of substituted carboxyl groups, substituted hydroxyl groups, substituted amino groups, substituted silyl groups, substituted mercapto groups, substituted sulfonic acid groups and oxirane groups, in the presence of a radical generator added in an amount of 10 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the sum of polyphenylene ether resin (A), polyolefin resin (B) and optionally elastomer (C).
- 3. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the polyphenylene ether resin (A) is poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) or a 2,6-dimethylphenol/2,3,6-trimethylphenol copolymer.
- 4. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a molecular weight of the polyphenylene ether resin (A) is 0.1 to 0.7 dl/g as expressed in terms of intrinsic viscosity measured in chloroform at 30.degree. C.
- 5. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the polyolefin resin (B) is a copolymer of which more than 50% by weight is constituted of ethylene, propylene, butene-1, 3-methylbutene-1 or 4-methylpentene-1 or a homopolymer of ethylene, propylene, butene-1, 3-methylbutene-1 or 4-methyl-pentne-1.
- 6. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a molecular weight of the polyolefin resin (B) is 0.01 to 400 g/10 minutes as expressed in terms of melt flow rate (MFR) measured at a temperature of 230.degree. C. under a load of 2.16 kg/cm.sup.2.
- 7. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the functional compound (D) is maleic acid, fumaric acid, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic anhydride, Hymic anhydride, glycidyl methacrylate, glycidyl acrylate, acrylamide, maleimide, allylamine, ally alcohol or propargyl alcohol.
- 8. A resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the elastomer (C) is natural rubber, polybutadiene rubber, butyl rubber, ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber, butadiene-styrene copolymer rubber, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer rubber, hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated styrene-conjugated diene block copolymer rubber, polyester rubber, acrylic rubber or silicone rubber.
- 9. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a proportion of the polyphenylene ether resin (A) and the polyolefin resin (B) is 99:1 to 1:99 as expressed in terms of percentage by weight based on the total weight of the polyphenylene ether resin and polyolefin resin.
- 10. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a proportion of the functional compound (D) is in an amount of 0.1 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the sum of the polyphenylene ether resin (A) and the polyolefin resin (B) or the sum of the (A), (B) and optionally the elastomer (C).
- 11. A resin composition according to claim 2, wherein a proportion of the elastomer (C) is 70% by weight or less based on the total weight of the polyphenylene ether resin (A), the polyolefin resin (B) and the elastomer (C).
- 12. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the composition contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of binder, other resin, flame retardant, stabilizer, plasticizer, lubricant, pigment, reinforcing fiber and filler.
- 13. A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the melting and kneading are carried out at a temperature of 150.degree. to 400.degree. C.
- 14. A process for producing a resin composition which comprises melting and kneading simultaneously (A) a polyphenylene ether resin, (B) a polyolefin resin and (D) a functional composition simultaneously having (i) non-aromatic carbon-carbon multiple bond(s) and (ii) at least one functional group selected from the group selected form the group consisting of substituted carboxyl groups, substituted hydroxyl groups, substituted amino groups, substituted silyl groups, substituted mercapto groups, substituted sulfonic acid groups and oxirane groups, in the presence of a radical generator.
- 15. A process for producing a resin composition which comprises melting and kneading simultaneously (A) a polyphenylene ether resin, (B) a polyolefin resin, (C) an elastomer and (D) a functional compound simultaneously having (i) non-aromatic carbon-carbon multiple bond(s) and (ii) at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of substituted carboxyl groups, substituted hydroxyl groups, substituted amino groups, substituted silyl groups, substituted mercapto groups, substituted sulfonic acid groups and oxirane groups, in the presence of a radical generator.
- 16. A process according to claim 14 or 15 wherein the melting and kneading are carried out at a temperature of 150.degree. to 400.degree. C.
- 17. A resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the elastomer (C) is polyisoprene rubber.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 622,772 filed Dec. 5, 1990, now abandoned, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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