Abstract: Compositions suitable for use as dry strength additives comprising water soluble polyamidoamine/epchlorohydrin resin bearing polyol sidechains wherein the weight fraction of the polyol in the resin is less than 50 percent by weight and the polyol sidechain is attached to the polyamidoamine/epichlorohydrin resin by carbon-nitrogen bond, such as amide bond or secondary or tertiary amine bonds.

Abstract: Compositions suitable for use as dry strength additives comprising water soluble polyamidoamine/epchlorohydrin resin bearing polyol sidechains wherein the weight fraction of the polyol in the resin is less than 50 percent by weight and the polyol sidechain is attached to the polyamidoamine/epichlorohydrin resin by carbon-nitrogen bond, such as amide bond or secondary or tertiary amine bonds.

Abstract: A process for preparing a tertiary amine polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin polymer having a low level of epihalohydrin byproducts. In this process a tertiary amine polyamidoamine prepolymer is reacted with an epihalohydrin; the molar ratio, of epihalohydrin to tertiary amine groups in the polyamidoamine prepolymer, is less than 1.0 to 1.0. The reaction is further conducted at a pH of from about 7.5 to less than about 9.0, in the presence of a nonhalide acid, and at a temperature of not more than about 35.degree. C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a two-step process for making an epichlorohydrin resin involving reacting the epichlorohydrin with a polyamine in a mixture first at a temperature of 25.degree.-40.degree. C. and then heating the mixture at 25.degree.-85.degree. C.

Abstract: Wet strength resins for paper are prepared by a process comprising the following steps in sequence: (1) reacting a polyamidoamine with an epihalohydrin until the amount of unreacted epihalohydrin present is less than about 10% by weight of the amount of epihalohydrin charged, (2) adding a water-soluble, nonpolymeric amine in an amount of about 0.1 to about 50 mole %, based on the amine in the polyamidoamine, and (3) heating to effect crosslinking. An optional amine additive reaction step can be included after step (2). A nonhalogen acid such as sulfuric acid can be added toward the end of the crosslinking step to decrease the total organic halogen content and increase the wet strengthening effectiveness.