Thermoplastic linoleum

1. A thermoplastic molding composition comprising

(A) as component A, particles composed of at least one oxidatively crosslinked vegetable oil as core, encapsulated by at least one thermoplastic shell,

(B) as component B, at least one further thermoplastic compatible with the at least one thermoplastic present in the shell of component A,

(C) as component C, at least one resin compatible with the at least one thermoplastic present in the shell of component A,

(D) as component D, at least one filler, and

(E) as component E, if appropriate, further additives.

2. The molding composition according to claim 1 , which additionally comprises at least one block rubber or graft rubber.

3. The molding composition according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic present in the shell of component A is selected from homo- and copolymers composed of vinylic, aromatic monomers, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, dienes and combinations thereof.

4. The molding composition according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic as component B is selected from homo- and copolymers composed of vinylic, aromatic monomers, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, dienes and combinations thereof.

5. The molding composition according to claim 1 , wherein the resin used as component C is selected from the group consisting of acaroid resin, amber, asphaltite, Peru balsam, Toru balsam, benzoin, Canada balsam, Chinese or Japanese lacquer, copal, damar, dragon's blood resin, elemi, olibanum, galbanum, labdanum, mastic, myrrh, gum juniper, shellac, Utah resin, Venetian turpentine, colophonium, and mixtures thereof.

6. The molding composition according to claim 1 , wherein the filler used as component C is calcium carbonate.

7. A process for the production of a thermoplastic molding composition comprising, as component A, particles composed of at least one oxidatively crosslinked vegetable oil as core, encapsulated by at least one thermoplastic shell, as component B, at least one further thermoplastic compatible with the at least one thermoplastic present in the shell of component A, as component C, at least one resin compatible with the at least one thermoplastic present in the shell of component A, as component D, at least one filler, and as component E, if appropriate, further additives comprising the steps of:

(1) production of a solution or dispersion of at least one thermoplastic in at least one vegetable oil,

(2) oxidation of the at least one vegetable oil in the solution or dispersion from step (1), in order to obtain particles which comprise the at least one oxidatively crosslinked vegetable oil as core, encapsulated by at least one thermoplastic shell, and

(3) mixing of the particles from step (2) with components (B), (C), (D), and, if appropriate, (E), in order to obtain the thermoplastic molding composition.

8. The process according to claim 7 , wherein the oxidation in step (2) is carried out in the presence of a manganese catalyst.

9. The process according to claim 7 , wherein the oxidation is carried out at a temperature above 115° C.

10. A material comprising a backing layer or fibers and the thermoplastic molding composition according to claim 1 .

11. The material according to claim 10 , wherein the backing layer is a jute textile.

12. A floorcovering, wallcovering, item of furniture, automobile part, a housing or a component, comprising a material according to claim 10 .

13. A method comprising utilizing the thermoplastic molding composition according to claim 1 in a floor covering, item of furniture, automobile part, a housing, or a component.

14. The molding composition according to claim 2 , wherein the thermoplastic present in the shell of component A is selected from homo- and copolymers composed of vinylic, aromatic monomers, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, dienes and combinations thereof.

15. The molding composition according to claim 2 , wherein the thermoplastic used as component B is selected from homo- and copolymers composed of vinylic, aromatic monomers, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, dienes and combinations thereof.

16. The molding composition according to claim 3 , wherein the thermoplastic used as component B is selected from homo- and copolymers composed of vinylic, aromatic monomers, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, dienes and combinations thereof.

17. The molding composition according to claim 2 , wherein the resin used as component C is selected from the group consisting of acaroid resin, amber, asphaltite, Peru balsam, Toru balsam, benzoin, Canada balsam, Chinese or Japanese lacquer, copal, damar, dragon's blood resin, elemi, olibanum, galbanum, labdanum, mastic, myrrh, gum juniper, shellac, Utah resin, Venetian turpentine, colophonium, and mixtures thereof.

18. The molding composition according to claim 3 , wherein the resin used as component C is selected from the group consisting of acaroid resin, amber, asphaltite, Peru balsam, Toru balsam, benzoin, Canada balsam, Chinese or Japanese lacquer, copal, damar, dragon's blood resin, elemi, olibanum, galbanum, labdanum, mastic, myrrh, gum juniper, shellac, Utah resin, Venetian turpentine, colophonium, and mixtures thereof.

19. The molding composition according to claim 4 , wherein the resin used as component C is selected from the group consisting of acaroid resin, amber, asphaltite, Peru balsam, Toru balsam, benzoin, Canada balsam, Chinese or Japanese lacquer, copal, damar, dragon's blood resin, elemi, olibanum, galbanum, labdanum, mastic, myrrh, gum juniper, shellac, Utah resin, Venetian turpentine, colophonium, and mixtures thereof.

20. The molding composition according to claim 2 , wherein the filler used as component C is calcium carbonate.