IMPROVED AQUEOUS SLURRY METHOD FOR PRODUCING REINFORCED POLYMER LIKE COMPOSITE MATERIAL

摘要

An improved aqueous slurry process for preparing reinforced polymeric composites in the absence of a flocculant comprising the steps of forming an alkaline aqueous slurry comprising a reinforcing material, a heat fusible organic polymer and a binder comprising a salt of an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer having an acrylic acid content from about 12 to about 30 percent by weight copolymer solids and adjusting the pH value of the slurry such that the binder is destabilized to coagulate the slurry. A product formed by the improved process is also provided.