The present invention relates to
hybrid impact modifiers prepared by:either
spray drying, coagulation, freeze coagulation or other known
recovery methods of a mixture of a latex or
slurry of standard
impact modifiers and a
slurry of a mineral filler,either simultaneous
drying (by spray-
drying, coagulation other known
recovery possible methods) of (i) a latex or
slurry of standard
impact modifiers and of (ii) a slurry of a mineral filler,further to the coagulation or freeze coagulation, if any, there is a
filtration and
drying step to recover these
hybrid impact modifiers as a
powder.The host polymers to be impact modified, can be any
thermoplastic. Advantageously it can be
polyvinyl chloride (PVC),
polyamide (PA),
polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA),
polystyrene (PS),
polycarbonate (PC),
thermoplastic polyesters such as
polyethylene terephthalate (PET),
polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polycyclohexanedimethanol terephthalate, and polyolefins such as
polyethylene (PE),
polypropylene (PP), and any other matrix
polymer which can be improved by an impact modifier.The present invention also relates to the use of said
hybrid impact modifiers in
thermoplastic polymers.The present invention also relates to a
thermoplastic polymer containing said hybrid impact modifiers.The present invention also relates to hybrid impact modifiers having improved
powder properties (flowability, lumping /
caking resistance, segregation between the organic and the mineral parts).The present invention also relates to a
thermoplastic polymer containing said hybrid impact modifiers with better dispersion homogeneities.