# US 4,391,962 A · Process for the suspension (CO)polymerization of vinyl chloride

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- Number: US 4,391,962 A
- Document ID: US4391962A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/208,616
- Filed: 1980-11-20
- Granted: 1983-07-05
- Earliest claimed: 1979-11-30
- Assignees: Akzona Incorporated
- Inventors: Petrus H. M. Schreurs; Willem F. Verhelst
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4391962A

## CPC

- C08F 14/06: Vinyl chloride
- C08F: MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS

## Abstract

An improved process for the suspension polymerization of vinyl chloride in the presence of a radical initiator and at least two suspension stabilizers is disclosed. The improvement comprises performing the polymerization in the presence of at least one primary stabilizer selected from the group consisting of water-soluble partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetates and methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose and at least one secondary stabilizer selected from the group consisting of N-alkyl gluconamides wherein the alkyl group contains from about 16 to about 20 carbon atoms.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An improved process for suspension polymerizing vinyl chloride in the presence of a radical initiator and at least two suspension stabilizers wherein the improvement comprises polymerizing the vinyl chloride in the presence of at least one primary stabilizer selected from the group consisting of water-soluble, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetates and methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose and at least one secondary stabilizer selected from the group consisting of N-alkyl gluconamide wherein the alkyl group contains from about 16 to about 20 carbon atoms.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, in which the polymerization takes place in the presence of about 0.01 to about 0.2 percent by weight of N-alkyl gluconamide, calculated on the amount of monomer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

The process of claim 1 or 2, in which the N-alkyl gluconamide is N-octadecyl gluconamide.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2)

The process of claim 1 or 2 wherein the vinyl chloride is homopolymerized.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 2)

The process of claim 1 or 2 wherein the vinyl chloride is copolymerized with another ethylenically unsaturated monomer.