Mixtures including polyphenylene ethers and lactams and resinous compositions prepared therefrom

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Mixtures of polyphenylene ethers, lactams such as .epsilon.-caprolactam and lactam polymerization catalysts prefer-, ably basic reagents, may be polymerized. There is preferably also present a lactam polymerization promoter especi-, ally a functionalized polyphenylene ether. Polymerization produces resinous compositions including phenylene etheramide copolymers, especially block and/or graft copolymers. Said resinous compositions may be molded into articles having a number of advantageous properties.