Abstract: Enzymes are immobilized on macroporous hydrophilic polymer beads by adsorption. The polymer beads are cross-linked, acrylate-based resins containing pendant hydroxy groups. The resins contain 10-70% methyl methacrylate, 10-70% methylacrylate, 5-14 40% ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one pendant hydroxyl group and 10-25% divinylbenzene. The resins provide immobilized enzyme preparations exhibiting excellent physical strength and stability as well as high enzyme activity.

Abstract: The invention is a process for the preparation of halohydroxyalkyl carbamates which comprises contacting an epihalohydrin carbonate with a secondary amine-containing compound, wherein the secondary amine has a pKa at which the secondary amine will react with the epihalohydrin carbonate and which does not catalyze the formation of unwanted by-products in the further presence of an acid scavenger capable of forming a salt with the hydrogen halide by-product formed, in an amount sufficient to prevent the formation of unwanted by-products, in a polar organic solvent under conditions such that a halohydroxyalkyl carbamate, wherein the carbamate nitrogen is tertiary, is prepared.

Abstract: A process for preparing a phosphate ester which contains at least one terminal epoxide moiety, the process comprising contacting under reaction conditions, optionally in the presence of water, at least one phosphoric acid ester with an amount of an epoxide having an epoxy equivalent greater than one. The product compositions can be cured by standard epoxide curing agents to provide protective coatings having intumescent properties.

Abstract: Epoxy resins having improved properties are prepared by reacting an epoxy resin with a dihydric phenol in the presence of a sufficient quantity of a phosphonium trifluoroacetate catalyst such that the product resulting from reacting a mixture of the catalyst, epoxy resin and dihydric phenol has a % epoxide difference from the theoretical percent epoxide of from about 0.5 to about 4.0.

Abstract: An improved process for reacting vicinal epoxides with phenols or thiophenols is described. This process is conducted at essentially anhydrous conditions and temperatures less than 175.degree. C. The resulting resins are generally more linear and less colored than advanced resins produced via prior art processes. Also the phosphonium catalyst remains active to promote subsequent advancement or curing reactions. The catalyst can be deactivated in a separate step to produce a resin of exceptional purity.