MXPA00009221A

MXPA00009221A - Polymer composite comprising a hydroxy-functionalized polyether or polyester and an inorganic filler and method for preparing the same

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Publication number: MXPA00009221A
Application number: MXPA/A/2000/009221A
Authority: MX
Inventors: E White Jerry; C Alice Cheung; Christine A Polansky
Original assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc
Priority date: 1998-03-20
Filing date: 2000-09-20
Publication date: 2001-07-31

Abstract

A polymer composite comprising a hydroxy-phenoxyether or hydroxy-phenoxy ester polymer matrix and an inorganic filler is prepared by melt-blending the polymer and the inorganic filler. The filler may be an inorganic metal oxide, metal hydroxide, metal carbonate, metal nitride, metal carbide or metal boride. Methods of polymer composite preparation involving in situ type polymerization may also be used. The polymer composites have increased barrier capabilities compared to the unmodified polymers.

Description

MIXED MATERIAL OF POLYMERS COMPRISING A POLYETER OR POLYESTER FUNCTIONALIZED BY HYDROXY AND A FILLING INORGANIC AND METHOD TO PREPARE THE SAME DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a mixed polymer material comprising a polymer and an inorganic additive and to a method for preparing the mixed polymer material. Mixed polymer materials comprising a matrix having one or more additives, such as a particulate material or fiber material dispersed through the continuous polymer matrix are well known. The additive is often added to improve one or more properties of the polymer. In one aspect, the present invention is a mixed polymer material comprising a polyether or polyester functionalized by hydroxy and an inorganic filler. In a second aspect, the present invention is a method for forming a mixed material comprising contacting a polyether or polyester functionalized by hydroxy or a precursor for the polyether or polyester with an inorganic filler. In a preferred embodiment, the polymer is a polyether or polyester functionalized by melt-processable thermoplastic hydroxy and the method comprises melt mixing the polymer and the inorganic filler.

The mixed polymer materials of this invention may exhibit an excellent balance of properties and may exhibit one or more superior properties, such as improved heat or chemical resistance, ignition resistance, superior resistance to the diffusion of polar and gas liquids, performance resistance in the presence of polar solvents such as water, methanol or ethanol, or improved hardness and dimensional stability, compared to polymers that do not contain an inorganic filler. The mixed polymer materials of the present invention are useful as barrier films, barrier foams or other molded or extruded thermoplastic articles using any conventional thermoplastic manufacturing method. The items can be used in a wide variety of applications including transportation parts (eg, automobiles and aircraft), electronics, business equipment such as computer housings, building materials and packaging material. Preferably, the polymer matrix of the mixed polymer material comprises the following hydroxy-functionalized polyether or polyester: (1) poly (hydroxy-ester ethers) having repeating units represented by the formula: (2) polyetheramines having repeating units represented by the formula: (3) hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers having repeating units represented by the formula: (4) hydroxy-functional poly (sulfonamides) having repeating units represented by the formula: OH OH - CH 2 C - CH 2 - N - S - R - S - N - CH 2 - - CH 2 O - I IVa, R "ll ?? RS wherein R1 is a divalent organic portion which is primarily hydrocarbon; R2 is independently a divalent organic moiety that is primarily hydrocarbon; R3 is OH CH2OH I I -CH2CCH2- and - C- CH2-; R; R ' R5 is hydrogen or alkyl; R6 is a divalent organic portion which is mainly hydrocarbon; R7 and R9 are independently alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl; R8 is a divalent organic portion that is primarily hydrocarbon; A is a portion of amine or a combination of different portions of amine; B is a divalent organic portion which is mainly hydrocarbon; m is an integer from 5 to 1000; and n is an integer from 0 to 100. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, A is 2-hydroxyethylimino, 2-hydroxypropylimino, piperazenyl, N, N'-bis (2-h id roxieti I) -1, 2- ethylene-imino; and B and R1 are independently 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene; Sulfonyl diphenylene; oxydiphenylene, thiodiphenylene or isopropylidene-diphenylene; R6 is hydrogen; R7 and R9 are independently methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, 2-hydroxyethyl or phenyl; and B and R8 are independently 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, sulfonyldiphenylene, oxydiphenylene, thiodiphenylene or isopropylidene phenylene. The poly (hydroxy ester ethers) represented by the Formula I were prepared by the reaction of diglycidyl ethers of aliphatic or aromatic diacids, such as diglycidyl terephthalate, or diglycidyl ethers of dihydric phenols with aliphatic or aromatic diacids such as adipic acid or isophthalic acid. These polyesters are described in the patent of E.U.A. No. 5,171,820. Alternatively, the poly (hydroxy ester ethers) were prepared by reacting the diglycidyl ester with a bisphenol or by reacting a diglycidyl ester or an epihalohydrin with a dicarboxylic acid. Polyetheramines represented by Formula II were prepared by contacting one or more of the diglycidyl ethers of a dihydric phenol with an amine having two amine hydrogens under conditions sufficient to cause the amine portions to react with the epoxy portions with In order to form a polymeric base structure having amine ligatures, ether ligatures and pendant hydroxyl portions. These polyetheramines are described in the patent of E.U.A. No. 5,275,853. The polyetheramines can also be prepared by contacting a diglycidyl ether or an epihalohydrin with a difunctional amine. The hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers represented by Formula III were prepared, for example, by contacting an epihalohydrin or a diglycidyl ether with a bisphenol. These polymers are described in the U.S. Patent. 5,496,910. The hydroxy-functional poly (ether sulfonamides) represented by Formulas IVa and IVb were prepared, for example, by polymerizing an N, N'-dialkyl- or N, N'-diaryl disulfonamide with a diglycidyl ether as described in the US Patent Number 5,149,768. The hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers commercially available from Phenoxy Associates, Inc., are also suitable for use in the present invention. These hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers are the condensation reaction products of a polynuclear dihydric phenol, such as bisphenol A and an epihalohydrin and have the repeating units represented by Formula I wherein Ar is a portion of isopropylidene diphenylene. The hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers available from Phenoxy Associates, Inc. and the process for preparing them are described in the U.S. Patent. 3,305,528. The Patent of E.U.A. No. 5,401,814 also describes a process for preparing these hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers. The inorganic fillers that can be employed in the practice of the present invention to prepare the mixed polymer material include talc, mica and additional members of the clay mineral family such as montmorillonite, hectorite, kaolinite, dike, nacrite, halloysite, saponite. , nontronite, beidelita, volhonscoita, sauconita, magadi-ita, medmontita, kenyaita, vermiculite, serpentines, cloritas, paligorsquita, culquetita, alietita, sepiolita, allophan and imogolita. In the practice of the present invention, the members present in nature in the family of clay minerals or synthetic members of the clay mineral family can be used. Mixtures of one or more of said materials can also be employed. Metal oxide materials, metal carbonate or metal hydroxide may also be used as fillers in the practice of the present invention. Such materials include calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, manganese oxide, iron oxide, aluminum oxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, zirconium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, manganese hydroxide. , iron hydroxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, manganese carbonate, iron carbonate or zirconium carbonate. Metal nitride, metal carbide and metal boride materials such as aluminum nitride, silicon nitride, iron nitride, silicon carbide, manganese carbide, iron carbide can also be used., iron boride, aluminum boride, manganese boride or other materials used in the preparation of ceramic materials, in the practice of the present invention for preparing the mixed polymer material. Aluminum oxide or aluminum hydroxide such as gibbsite, bayerite, nordestrandite, boehmite, diaspora and corundum can also be used as inorganic fillers in the practice of the present invention. Mixtures of one or more of said materials can also be used. Preferred inorganic fillers are talc, mica, calcium carbonate and silica-coated aluminum nitride (SCAN). The most preferred inorganic fillers are talc and mica. In general, the mixed material of the present invention can be prepared by dispersing the inorganic filler in the monomers forming the polymer matrix and the monomers polymerized in situ or alternatively, they can be dispersed in the hydroxy-phenoxyether or hydroxy-phenoxy ester polymer, in molten or liquid form. Fusion blending is a method for preparing the mixed materials of the present invention. In the art, techniques for blending with a polymer with additives of all types are known and can usually be used in the practice of this invention. Typically, in a melt blending operation useful in the practice of the present invention, the hydroxy-phenoxyether or hydroxy-phenoxy ester polymer is heated to a temperature sufficient to form a polymer melt and combined with the desired amount of the material of inorganic filler in a suitable mix, such as an extruder, a Banbury mix, a Brabender mixer, or a continuous mixer. A physical mixture of different components can also be heated simultaneously and one of the previously mentioned methods mixed. In the practice of the present invention, melt mixing is preferably carried out in the absence of air, as for example, in the presence of an inert gas, such as argon, neon or nitrogen. However, the present invention can be practiced in the presence of air. The melt blending operation can be carried out in a discontinuous batch form but is more preferably carried out in a continuous form in one or more processing forms such as in an extruder form whose air is largely excluded or completely. The extrusion can be carried out in a zone or in a plurality of reaction zones which are in series or in parallel. A fusion of hydroxy functionalized polyether or hydroxy functionalized polyester containing the inorganic filler can also be formed by reactive melt processing in which the inorganic filler is initially dispersed in a liquid or solid monomer or entanglement agent that will form or be used to form the polymer matrix of the mixed material. This dispersion can be injected into a melt coating of polymers containing one or more polymers in an extruder or other mixing device. The injected liquid can result in a new polymer or chain extension, by grafting, or even interlacing, initially the polymer in the melt. Methods for preparing the polymeric mixed material using the in situ type polymerization are also known in the art and are referred to for the purposes of this invention. To apply this technique to the practice of the present invention, the mixed material is formed by mixing monomers and / or oligomers with the inorganic filler in the presence or absence of a solvent and subsequently polymerizing the monomer and / or oligomers to form the polymer matrix of hydroxy-phenoxyether of the mixed material. After polymerization, any solvent that is used is removed by conventional means. Alternatively, the polymer can be granulated and mixed dry with the inorganic filler and then, the The composition is heated in a mixer until the hydroxy-phenoxyether polymer is melted to form a flowable mixture. This flowable mixture can then be subjected to a shear stress in a sufficient mixer to form the desired mixed material. The polymer can also be heated in the mixer to form a flowable mixture prior to the addition of the inorganic filler. The inorganic filler and the polymer are then subjected to a sufficient shear stress to form the desired mixed material. The amount of the inorganic filler that will be more advantageously incorporated in the hydroxy functionalized polyether or hydroxy functionalized polyester, depends on a variety of factors including the specific inorganic material and the polymer used to form a mixed material as well as its desired properties. The normal amounts may vary from 0.001 to 90 weight percent of the inorganic filler based on the weight of the total mixed material. In general, the mixed material comprises at least about 0.1, preferably about 1, more preferably about 2, and even more preferably about 4 weight percent and less than about 80, preferably about 60, more preferably 50 weight percent of the inorganic filler based on the total weight of the mixed material. Optionally, the inorganic fillers used in the practice of this invention may contain other different additives such as dispersing agents, antistatic agents, colorants, mold release agents or pigments. The optional additives and their amount used depend on a variety of factors including the desired end-use properties. Optionally, the mixed polymer materials of the present invention may contain other different additives such as nucleating agents, lubricants, plasticizers, chain extenders, colorants, mold release agents, antistatic agents, pigments or fire retardants. The optional additives and their amounts employed depend on a variety of factors including the desired end-use properties. The mixed polymer materials of this invention exhibit useful properties, such as increased barrier properties to oxygen, water vapor and carbon dioxide. Increases in tensile strength are also observed. Improvements in one or more properties can be obtained even if small amounts of inorganic fillers are used. The properties of the mixed polymer materials of the present invention can be further improved by treatment such as subsequent heat treatment, orientation or annealing of the mixed material at an elevated temperature, conventionally from 80 ° C to 230 ° C. Generally, annealing temperatures will be greater than 100 ° C, preferably greater than 110 ° C and more preferably greater than 120 ° C, lower than 250 ° C, preferably less than 220 ° C and more preferably less than 180 ° C. The mixed polymer materials of the present invention can be molded by conventional shaping processes, such as melt spinning, casting, vacuum molding, sheet molding, injection molding and extrusion, meltblowing, spinning or bonding. by blowing and co-extrusion or multi-layer extrusion. Examples of such molded articles include components for technical equipment, appliance boxes, household equipment, sports equipment, bottles, containers, components for electrical and electronic industries, components for cars and fibers. Mixed materials can also be used for coating articles by means of powder coating processes or as hot melt adhesives. The polymeric mixed materials of the present invention can be molded directly by injection molding or heat press molding or blends with other polymers. Alternatively, it is also possible to obtain molded products to carry out the in situ polymerization reaction in a mold. The mixed polymer materials according to the invention are also suitable for the production of sheets and panels using conventional processes such as vacuum or heat pressing. The sheets and panels can be laminated to materials such as wood, glass, ceramic, metal or other plastics and outstanding resistances can be molded using conventional adhesion promoters, for example those based on vinyl resins. The sheets and panels can also be laminated with other plastic films by coextrusion, the sheets being joined in the molten state. The surfaces of the sheets and panels can be finished by conventional methods, for example by lacquering them or by applying protective films. The mixed polymer materials of this invention are also useful for the manufacture of extruded films and film sheet materials, such as films for use in food packaging. Said films can be manufactured using conventional film extrusion techniques. The films preferably are from 10 to 100, more preferably from 20 to 100 and even more preferably from 25 to 75 microns in thickness. The mixed polymer materials of the present invention may also be useful for preparing mixed materials reinforced with fibers, in which a resin matrix polymer is reinforced with one or more reinforcing materials such as a fiber or reinforcing mat. Fibers that can be employed in the process of the present invention are described in numerous references, such as, for example, U.S. Pat. Number 4,533,693; Kirk-Othmer Ency. Chem. Tech., Aramid Fibers, 213 (J. Wiley &Sons 1978); Kirk-Othmer Ency. Chem., Tech. Supp., Composites, Hiqh Performance, pages 261-263; Ency. Poly. Sci. & Eng. The fibers can be of variable composition, as long as they do not melt as the mixed material is formed with them. In general, the fibers are chosen so as to provide improvements in physical properties, such as tensile strength, flexural modulus and electrical conductivity. Therefore, organic polymers of high flexural modulus, such as polyamides, polyimides, aramides, metals, glass and other ceramics, carbon fibers and graphite fibers, are suitable fiber materials. Examples of glass fibers include E-Glass and S-Glass. The Glass-E is an aluminum borosilicate composition, with low alkali content with excellent electrical properties and good modulus resistance. The S-Glass is a composition of magnesium aluminosilicate with considerably higher strength and modulus. The fiber wicks are also useful. A wick consists of a number of continuous yarns, threads or filaments collected in parallel with little or no twisting. The following working examples are given to illustrate the invention and should not be construed as limiting its scope. Unless otherwise indicated, all parts and percentages are by weight.

Example 1 Talc (purchased from Aldrich Chemical Company) and poly (hydroxy amino ether) diglycidyl ether derivatives of bisphenol A and monoethanolamine referred to as PHAE resin, were combined to give talc / PHAE mixed materials with a variable volume percentage . The talc and the PHAE resin were slowly added to a Haake torque rheometer preheated at low rpm to allow the resin to melt and equilibrate. After completing the addition of the sample, the mixer was raised to 120 rpm. The sample was mixed by melting between 100 ° C to 250 ° C, between 5 and 60 minutes, between 20 and 200 rpm, more preferably 170 ° C and 120 rpm, for about 10 minutes. After mixing, the sample was removed and pressed into film using compression molding. The samples were then tested for oxygen barrier properties in accordance with ASTM D3985-81. The oxygen concentration was 100 percent. The oxygen barrier properties in the samples containing the talc filler were vastly improved over the pure PHAE resins under the same test conditions. The values are listed in Table I for the white PHAE resin and four different volume percentage loads of talc. The test conditions were 23.7 ° C, relative humidity 52 percent at an oxygen concentration of 100 percent.

Table I% in Volume Talc Oxygen Transmission Rate (cm3-25.4u.m / 6.96cm2-day-atm Q?) 0 0.02199, 0.02133 5 0.U1323, 0.01383 10 0.0078, 0.00768 15 0.00342, 0.00438 20 0.00309, 0.00303 Example 2 The mixed materials described in Talc Example 1 in varying volume percent were tested to determine the water vapor transmission rate, (gm-25.4Mm / 6.96cm2-day), using ASTM F1249-90 at 37.9 ° C and 100 percent relative humidity. A significant improvement was obtained purchased with pure PHAE resin. The results are shown in Table II.

Table II Ta Ico% Vapor Transmission Regime of V in Water Volume (cm3-25.4Mm / 6.96cm2-day) 0 0.1731, 0.1815 5 0.1512, 0.1458 10 0.1017, 0.1074 15 0.0888, 0.0741 20 0.1068, 0.1071 Example 3 The mixed materials were prepared as described in Example 1 using talc obtained from Specialty Minerals, Inc., of Barretts, Montana. Mixed materials of variable volume percentage were prepared using talc. Oxygen transmission regimes are shown in Table III.

Table III Talc% Volume Oxygen Transmission Regime (cm3-25.4Mm / 6.96cm2-day-atm Q?) 10% 0.00573, 0.00771 15% 0.00219, 0.00153 20% 0.00156, 0.00075 10% 0.00561, 0.00441 15% 0.0003, 0.00165 PHAE's talc / resin mixed materials were also tested for oxygen transmission rate at high relative humidity and compared with the white PHAE resin. The results are shown in Table IV.

Table IV Talc%% Moisture Oxygen Transmission Regime in Relative Volume (cm3-25.4Mm / 6.96cm2-day-atm Qz) % 86 0.0138, 0.0139 15% 84 0.1023, 0.1062 0% 91 0.0281, 0.0294 Example 4 The PHAE resin was mixed with mica (obtained from Franklin Industrial Minerals) as described in Example 1, at a volume percentage of 10 and 20. Oxygen transmission rates obtained at 23 ° C and 60 percent of relative humidity are listed in Table V. Additional data were obtained at high relative humidity for the volume percentage of 10 and 15 of the mixed mica / PHAE materials.

Table V Mica% in% Moisture Oxygen Transmission Regime Relative Volume (cm3-25.4Mm / 6.96cm2-day-atm O ^) 60 0.00417, 0.00438 20 60 0.0033, 0.00312 10 85 0.00873, 0.00822 15 84 0.00501, 0.00441 Example 5 SCAN (aluminum nitride coated with silica) provided by The Dow Chemical Company and calcium carbonate OMYACARB 5 provided by Omya Inc., they were mixed as described in Example 1 with the PHAE resin at a variable volume percentage which results in different mixed PHAE materials. Table VI contains the oxygen transmission rate data for the different mixed materials.

Table VI% in Filling Volume Oxygen Transmission (cm3-25.4Mm / 6.96cm2-day-atm Q?) 5% SCAN 0.0213, 0.01863 10% SCAN 0.01893, 0.01986 20% SCAN 0.0138, 0.01614 10% CaCO3 0.02277, 0.02301 20 % CaCQ3 0.01767, 0.01824 The microtension properties of mixed materials of 20 volume percent were tested. The results are shown in Table VII.

Table VII Material Modules of% Fatigue of Rupture to the Performance Mixed Voltage Voltage Voltage Voltage % SCAN 54.025 k-kg / cm2 10.25 4.486 k «kg / cm2 5.955 k-kg / cm2 20% CaCO3 63.016 k.kg/cm2 4.07 5.563 k» kg / cm2 * not determined Example 6 Talc (purchased from Aldrich Chemical Company) and polyether functionalized by hydroxy, PHE, (formed by the reaction of epihalohydrin or a diglycidyl ether with a bisphenol) were combined to give the mixed materials of talc / PHE percentage of variable volume. The PHE was provided by PAPHEN® Phenoxy Resins as PKHH®. The talc and the PKHH resin were mixed in the manner described in Example 1. After the complete addition of the sample, the mixer was raised to 120 rpm. The sample was melted at about 170 ° C, 120 rpm for about 10 minutes. After mixing, the sample was removed and pressed into films using compression molding. The samples were tested for oxygen barrier properties in accordance with ASTM D3985-81. The oxygen concentration was 100%. The oxygen barrier property of the samples containing talc filler was vastly improved over those of the pure PKHH resin under the same test conditions. Calcium carbonate and SCAN mixed materials were prepared and tested for oxygen barrier properties. The results are shown in Table VIII. Table VIII Filling Volume% Oxygen Transmission Rate (cm3-25.4Mm / 6.96cm2-day-atm C) 0% Filling 0.18282, 0.18045 10% Talc 0.11229, 0.11265 20% Talc 0.07068, 0.07203 10% CaCO3 0.1767, 0.01752 20% CaC03 0.13011 * 10% SCAN 0.1731, 0.17448 * Only one sample was tested. The microtension properties of mixed filler materials / PKHH with a volume percentage of 20 were tested. The results are shown in Table IX. Table IX Material Modules of% Rupture to the Performance Mixed Tension Voltage at Voltage Tension Break 20% Talc 759.24k «kg / cm2 3.32 * 6.60 k» kg / cm2 20% SCAN 549.24k.kg/cm2 12.75 5.02 k-kg / cm2 6.42 k »kg / cm 20% CaCO3 514.03k »kg / cm2 2.65 * 6.24 k» kg / cm2 * not determined

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A mixed polymer material comprising a hydroxy functionalized polyether or polyester and an inorganic filler, wherein the hydroxy functionalized polyether or polyester has repeating units represented by the formula: wherein m is an integer from 5 to 1000, R1 is a divalent organic portion which is primarily hydrocarbon; R3 is: OH CH2OH - O- CH2- C- CH- -C- CH- R £ R- R4 is wherein R2 and R6 are independently divalent organic moieties which are primarily hydrocarbon; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl, m is an integer from 1 to 1000 and n is an integer from 0 to 100.
2. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the inorganic filler is an oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, nitride, carbide. , boruro, inorganic or mixtures thereof. The mixed polymeric material of claim 1, wherein the hydroxy-functionalized polyether or polyester is formed by the reaction of a dinucleophile and a monomer containing at least one epoxy moiety. The mixed polymeric material of claim 5, wherein the hydroxy-functionalized polyether is formed by the reaction of diglycidyl ether with a dicarboxylic acid. 6. The mixed polymer material of claim 1, wherein the hydroxy functionalized polyester is formed by the reaction of a diglycidyl ester with a bisphenyl. The mixed polymeric material of claim 1, wherein the hydroxy-functionalized polyester is formed by the reaction of a diglycidyl ester or an epihalohydrin with a dicarboxylic acid. The mixed polymer material of claim 1, wherein the hydroxy-functionalized polyether is represented by the formula: wherein A is a portion of amine or a combination of different portions of amine; B is a divalent organic portion which is predominantly hydrocarbylene; R is alkyl or hydrogen; and m is an integer from 5 to 1000. 9. The mixed polymer material of claim 8, wherein A is 2-hydroxyethylimino, 2-hydroxypropylimino, piperazenyl, N, N'-bis (2-hydroxyethyl) -1, 2-ethylene-iminium and B is isopropylidenediphenylene, 1,3-phenylene or 1,4-phenylene and R6 is hydrogen. The mixed polymeric material of claim 8, wherein the hydroxy-functionalized polyether is formed by the reaction of a diglycidyl ether or an epihalohydrin with a difunctional amine. The mixed polymeric material of claim 1, wherein the functionalized polyether is represented by the formula: wherein B is a divalent organic portion which is primarily hydrocarbon and R5 is alkyl or hydrogen and m is an integer from 5 to 1000. The mixed polymeric material of claim 11, wherein B is 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, sulfonyldiphenylene, oxydiphenylene, thiodiphenylene or isopropylidenediphenylene and R 5 is hydrogen. The mixed polymeric material of claim 11, wherein B is 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, sulfonyldiphenylene, oxydiphenylene, thiodiphenylene or isopropylidenediphenylene and R 5 is hydrogen. The mixed polymeric material of claim 11, wherein the hydroxy-functionalized polyether is formed by the reaction of an epihalohydrin or a diglycidyl ether with a bisphenol. The mixed polymeric material of claim 1, wherein the polyether functionalized by hydroxy is represented by the formulas: IVa, wherein R5 is hydrogen or alkyl, R7 and R9 are independently alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, B and R8 are independently a divalent organic portion which is substantially hydrocarbon and m is an integer number of from 5 to 1000. 15. The material mixed polymer of claim 14, wherein R5 is hydrogen, R7 and R9 are independently methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, 2-hydroxyethyl phenyl BR £ are independently 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, sulfonyldiphenylene, oxydiphenylene, thiodiphenylene or isopropylidenediphenylene. The mixed polymeric material of claim 14, wherein the hydroxy-functionalized polyether is formed by the reaction of an unsubstituted monosulfonamide or a N, N'-disubstituted disulfonamide with diglycidyl ether. 17. The mixed polymer material of claim 1, wherein the inorganic filler is talc, mica, montmorillonite, hectorite, kaolinite, diquita, nacrite, halloysite, saponite, nontronite, beidelite, volhonscoite, sauconite, magadi-ita, medmontite, kenyaite, vermiculite, serpentine, chlorite, paligorsquita, kulqueita, alietite, sepiolite, allophan, imogolite or a mixture thereof. 18. The mixed polymer material of claim 17, wherein the inorganic filler is talc, mica, montmorillonite, hectorite or a mixture thereof. The mixed polymeric material of claim 1, wherein the inorganic filler is a metal oxide, metal hydroxide, metal carbonate, mixed metal oxide, mixed metal hydroxide, mixed metal carbonate or a mixture of the same. 20. The mixed polymer material of claim 1, wherein the inorganic filler is calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, manganese oxide, iron oxide, aluminum oxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide , zirconium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, manganese hydroxide, iron hydroxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, manganese carbonate, iron carbonate or zirconium carbonate. The mixed polymeric material of claim 19, wherein the inorganic filler is calcium carbonate, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide or a mixture thereof. The mixed polymeric material of claim 1, wherein the inorganic filler is a metal nitride, metal carbide, or metal boride or a mixture thereof. The mixed polymeric material of claim 1, wherein the inorganic filler is aluminum nitride, silicon nitride, iron nitride, silicon carbide, manganese carbide, iron carbide, iron boride, aluminum boride or manganese boride or a mixture thereof. The mixed polymeric material of claim 21, wherein the aluminum nitride is aluminum nitride coated with silica. The mixed polymeric material of claim 1, wherein the inorganic filler is at least 0.1 percent by weight and not more than 90 percent by weight of the final mixed material. 26. The mixed polymer material of claim 1, formed by the addition of the inorganic filler to one or more of the monomers that form the polyether or polyester matrix functionalized by hydroxy and then polymerizing the monomers. 27. A method for forming the mixed polymer material of claim 26, wherein the mixed material is made by extruding reagents. 28. The mixed polymer material of claim 1, in the form of a coating, film, foam, sheet material, fiber, hot melt adhesive or molded article. 29. A method for forming a mixed material comprising contacting a hydroxy functionalized polyether or polyester, or a hydroxy functionalized polyether or polyester precursor with an inorganic filler, wherein the polyether or hydroxy functionalized polyester has units of repetition represented by the formula: wherein m is an integer from 5 to 1000, R1 is a divalent organic portion which is primarily hydrocarbon; R is: OH CH2OH I I -O- CH2- C- CH2- - C- CH2- R5 R5 R4 is wherein R2 and R6 are independently divalent organic moieties which are primarily hydrocarbon; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl, m is an integer from 1 to 1000 and n is an integer from 0 to 100. 30. A method for forming a mixed material comprising contacting a hydroxy functionalized polyether or polyester, or a precursor of a hydroxy functionalized polyether or polyester with an inorganic filler, using hydroxy functionalized polyether or polyester combination extrusion, wherein the hydroxy functionalized polyether or polyester has repeat units represented by the formula: C_? D_ < _ O _R3- O - R4_0 - 1 wherein m is an integer from 5 to 1000, R1 is a divalent organic portion which is primarily hydrocarbon; R3 is: OH CH2OH -O- CH2- C- CH2- -C- CH2- R5 R5 R4 is wherein R2 and R6 are independently divalent organic moieties which are primarily hydrocarbon; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl, m is an integer from 1 to 1000 and n is an integer from 0 to 100. 31. A mixed fiber reinforced material comprising a resin matrix polymer reinforced with one or more reinforcing fibers or mats, wherein the resin matrix polymer is the mixed material of claim 1.