Abstract: A pressure sensitive, hot melt adhesive is prepared by reacting a normally tacky acrylic-based random copolymer containing from 0.5 to 10% by weight of a chelating comonomer with a chelatable transition metal salt. Preferably the adhesives are oven cured for a short time after application. The chelating comonomer is a beta-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate ester of an ortho-hydroxy aromatic acid such as 2-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxy-benzoyloxy)propyl methacrylate. The metallic salt (e.g. zirconium, ferric, cobalt, or aluminum acetylacetonate) contains a metal ion having a valence greater than 1 and a coordination number greater than 2 and an anion capable of forming a volatile by-product. One or more thermally reversible chelate rings incorporating the metal ion are formed thus crosslinking the polymer chains.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing a tri-halogenated polystyrene flame retardant for synthetic resins, whereby high molecular weight polystyrene is reacted with bromine chloride in a chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent, under substantially anhydrous conditions, in the presence of a catalytic amount of a Lewis acid.

Abstract: Copolymers of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomers and conjugated diene monomers are prepared by polymerizing an alpha-methylstyrene monomer using a first polar activator, adding a small amount of a conjugated diene monomer to cap the block of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer polymer, and further adding a conjugated diene monomer and polymerizing with a second polar activator effective for copolymerization of residual alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer. The resulting copolymer can be coupled to form linear or radial block copolymers.

Abstract: A homogeneous, water-reducible coating composition comprises a modified polyamine resin homogeneously reduced, in an aqueous system comprising water and a low-molecular weight nitroparaffin. An epoxy resin can be added to the coating composition to form a stable emulsion.

Abstract: An improved process for the thermal stabilization of an acrylic fibrous material or film is provided. The fibrous material or film initially is contacted with aniline provided at an elevated temperature. Such aniline treatment (as described) has been found to render the fibrous material or film capable of undergoing thermal stabilization on a more expeditious basis. Subsequently the resulting fibrous material or film is heated in an oxygen-containing atmosphere at a temperature of approximately 200.degree. to 360.degree. C. until a stabilized fibrous material or film is formed.

Abstract: Use of a selected alkali metal salt of a polycarboxylic acid has been found to impart good crystallization and mold release properties to polyethylene terephthalate molding blends.

Abstract: Alkyl methacrylate polymers which have one or more hydroxyhydrocarbyl end groups and a process for making them employing an anionic initiator followed by hydrolysis. The polyfunctional polymers are useful in automobile powder finishes and the monofunctional polymers are useful in polymer blends.

Abstract: A process for making a heat-curable polymer comprising the steps of:(a) preparing a mixture comprising:alkylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer;from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of copolymer of difunctional compound having the formulaR.sub.1 --R.sub.2 --R.sub.3wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of --OH, --SH, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.4 is C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 hydrocarbon; R.sub.2 is a divalent organic radical terminated with other than aryl;from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the copolymer of organo titanate;(b) heating said mixture to temperature of between the melting temperature of the copolymer and about 200.degree. C.

Abstract: A weakly acidic cation exchange resin which is obtainable by a reaction of glyoxylic acid and a polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked by cross-linking groups each containing two or more carbon atoms, and has an exchange capacity of 3 meq/g or greater and a swelling volume of 10 ml/g or smaller, as well as a process for producing such cation exchange resin.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for photochlorinating poly(vinyl chloride), ("PVC"), suspended in liquid chlorine ("Cl.sub.2 ") which swells the PVC and permits chlorination to occur in a gel phase. PVC starting material is in the form of solid free-flowing macrogranules which are slurried in from about 5 to about 50 times their weight of liquid Cl.sub.2 in a reaction zone maintained at a temperature in the range from about -50.degree. C. to about 50.degree. C., and a pressure sufficient to maintain the chlorine in its liquid state. Since liquid Cl.sub.2 itself swells the PVC to provide a gel phase in which photochlorination occurs, no conventional chlorinated hydrocarbon swelling agents, catalytic materials and the like are necessary. The process may be operated as a batch process, or a continuous process. Typical chlorine content of PVC is about 56.7 percent by weight (% by wt), and the product of chlorination is chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride), ("CPVC"). When formed, this CPVC is dissolved in the liquid Cl.sub.

Abstract: There is provided a water insoluble disinfectant composition comprising a tertiary amine quaternized with a water insoluble carrier to provide a quaternary ammonium salt.In the preferred modification of the invention, the carrier is a resin, most suitably a crosslinked polystyrene or crosslinked methacrylate resin. The compositions of the present invention are formed by creating an amine reactive labile active center on the carrier and reacting said activated carrier with the amine of choice to form a quaternary ammonium salt. Ammonium salts having at least one alkyl moiety of C10 to C16 carbon atoms and at least one aryl moiety have been found particularly effective.

Abstract: Polymeric compositions having high softening temperatures, good gas barrier properties and low creep properties are composed of an olefinically unsaturated nitrile, another monovinyl component and maleic anhydride and optionally a diene monomer.

Abstract: Polymeric compositions having high softening temperatures, good gas barrier properties and low creep properties are composed of an olefinically unsaturated nitrile, another monovinyl component and maleic anhydride and optionally a diene monomer.

Abstract: A resist material for micro-fabrication comprising a polymer in which the polymer backbone has thereon a moiety of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group or an aralkyl group, the resist material being curable by electromagnetic radiation such as electron beams, X-rays or deep ultraviolet light with a wave length of less than about 3000A and being particularly suitable as a micro-fabrication resist material.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an improved process for initiating radical reactions employing a class of hydroximic acid derivatives as initiators. Radical reactions initiated by such hydroximic acid derivatives include copolymerization of unsaturated polyester resins and cross-linking of polyethylene. The initiators of the present disclosure have a higher degradation temperature than found with typical peroxides.

Abstract: The agglomeration or clumping of the resins in a resin bed comprising a mixture of anion and cation exchange resins is effectively reduced by treating the anion or cation resin with an aqueous dispersion of water-insoluble polymer particles having a particle size of from about 100 to about 800 A and bearing a moiety having opposite ionic character than the resin being treated. For example, the surface charge exhibited by a strong base anion exchange resin bearing pendant quaternary ammonium groups is reduced by contacting the resin with a colloidal aqueous dispersion of a water-insoluble polymer of a monovinylidene aromatic such as styrene and a small amount of a polyvinylidene aromatic such as divinylbenzene which polymer bears pendant sulfonate groups. The thus treated anion exchange resin can subsequently be mixed with a cation exchange resin to form a mixed resin bed having reduced clumping of resins without coincident decrease in efficiency.

Abstract: A copolymer derived from maleic anhydride and dicyclopentadiene, containing hydroxyl groups, having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R' may be the same or different, selected from the group consisting of H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.14 alkyl-isobutyronitrile, phenyl which is optionally substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl-substituted phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.14 alkoxy-, C.sub.1 -C.sub.14 acyloxy- or halogen-substituted benzoyl, and n=3-10. The copolymer is useful for the sizing of paper.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine, wherein a polyvinylpyrrolidone which has been subjected to hydrogenation is reacted with iodine in a conventional manner. The novel process is particularly suitable for use with low molecular weight polyvinylpyrrolidone, having a K value of from 10 to 20.

Abstract: The invention pertains to polymeric polydentate complexons (i.e. chelating agents) of general formulae I and II ##STR1## where P is a linear or three-dimensional polymeric skeleton and X is --0-- or ##STR2## while R is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, or phenyl or phenyl substituted with 1-2 C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or alkoxy groups. Another objective of the invention is a method for producing the polymeric polydentate complexons described above, wherein a compound P -XH, where P and X have the above given meaning, reacts with 4,4'-ethylenebis(2,6-morpholinedione) the presence of an inert solvent and, if it is desired, also in the presence of acidic or basic catalysts, e.g. protic acids, Lewis acids, tertiary amines, and alkaline or alkaline earth salts of carboxylic acids.

Abstract: Novel telechelic olefin and hydroxy polymers particularly those of polyisobutylene are prepared according to the process set forth herein. Preparation of a telechelic diolefin polyisobutylene includes the steps of refluxing a solution of telechelic dihalogen polyisobutylene, adding a solution of a strong base such as potassium t-butoxide and stirring to form the telechelic diolefin polyisobutylene. This telechelic diolefin can be converted to the telechelic dihydroxy by refluxing a solution of the former, hydroborating the diolefin to a polymeric borane and oxidizing the polymeric borane to form the telechelic dihydroxy polyisobutylene. The processes are also applicable to the conversion of trihalogenated polyisobutylenes to telechelic triolefin and trihydroxy polyisobutylene tristars.