Method for producing copolymer, copolymer produced therefrom, and thermoplastic resin composition including the same
The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer, a copolymer produced therefrom, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same, the method including step (S 10 ) for adding aromatic vinyl-based monomers and vinyl cyan-based monomers to perform polymerization in the presence of polymerization initiators, wherein the polymerization initiators includes at least two different kinds of polymerization initiators, and part or all of the aromatic vinyl-based monomers are continuously divisionally added during the polymerization in step (S 10 ).
1 . A method for producing a copolymer comprising step (S 10 ) for adding aromatic vinyl-based monomers and vinyl cyan-based monomers to perform polymerization in the presence of polymerization initiators,
wherein the polymerization initiators comprise at least two different kinds of polymerization initiators, and part of the aromatic vinyl-based monomers are continuously divisionally added while maintaining a constant rate during the polymerization in step (S 10 ),
wherein all the vinyl cyan-based monomers are added before the polymerization in step (S 10 ),
wherein the aromatic vinyl-based monomer comprises a styrene monomer substituted with an alkyl group, and
wherein the polymerization initiators comprise t-butyl peroxybenzoate and at least one selected from the group consisting of 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(t-butylperoxy)hexane, di(t-butylperoxy-isopropyl)benzene, t-butyl cumyl peroxide, di-(t-amyl)-peroxide, dicumyl peroxide, butyl 4,4-di(t-butylperoxy)valerate, 2,2-di(t-butylperoxy)butane, t-amyl peroxy-benzoate, t-butylperoxy-acetate, t-butylperoxy-(2-ethylhexyl) carbonate, t-butylperoxy isopropyl carbonate, t-butyl peroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-hexanoate, 1,1-bis(t-butylperoxy)cyclohexane, t-amyl peroxyacetate, t-amylperoxy-(2-ethylhexyl)carbonate, 1,1-di(t-butylperoxy)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane, 1,1-di(t-amylperoxy)cyclohexane, t-butyl-monoperoxy-maleate and 2,2-bis(4,4-di-t-butylperoxycyclohexane)propane).
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the added content of the at least two different kinds of polymerization initiators is 0.001-1.000 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the added amount of the total monomers.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymerization initiators comprise a first polymerization initiator and a second polymerization initiator which are different, and the first polymerization initiator and the second polymerization initiator are added at a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:10.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein part of the aromatic vinyl-based monomers are continuously divisionally added from the time point of the initiation of the polymerization in step (S 10 ).
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein part of the aromatic vinyl-based monomers are continuously divisionally added to the time point of 70.00% or less of the total polymerization time during the polymerization in step (S 10 ).
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein 5-30 parts by weight of the aromatic vinyl-based monomers with respect to 100 parts by weight of the added amount of the total monomers are continuously divisionally added during the polymerization in step (S 10 ).