Abstract: A resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a polyester composition comprised of(A) 5-95% by weight of an aromatic polyester, and(B) 95-5% by weight of a polyphenylene ether having a repeating unit of ##STR1## and/or a modified polyphenylene ether obtained by reacting 0.05-20% by weight of an active functional group containing monomer to said polyphenylene ether,(C) 0.05-30 parts by weight of an epoxy compound represented by the formula ##STR2## and (D) 1-60 parts by weight of an impact modifier.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition useful as an adhesive comprises (a) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin or a mixture of epoxy resins, (b) from 1-20 parts by weight of an acrylic oligomer, (c) from 5-150 parts by weight of an amine, and (d) from 10-200 parts by weight of a nitrile rubber having a terminal amine group.

Abstract: A curable composition for a fiber-reinforced resin, comprises (A) 60-90 weight % of an epoxy-containing (meth)acrylate resin which contains an epoxy group and an unsaturated-monobasic acid ester group in its molecules and which is formed by the reaction of an epoxy resin containing at least two epoxy groups per molecule and having an epoxy equivalent of 100-1000 with an unsaturated-monobasic acid in an amount such that there are 0.2-0.7 equivalents of carboxyl groups per 1 equivalent of epoxy groups, (B) 40-10 weight % of a radical polymerizable monomer, (C) an organic peroxide, (D) a curing agent for the epoxy resin, and (E) one or more reinforcing materials selected from continuous fiber and fiber cloth.

Abstract: Homogeneous thermoset terpolymers which may be used in the preparation of laminates for circuitry boards will comprise a diepoxide of a polyether of a polyphenol, a dicyanate ester of a polyether of a polyphenol and an alkenyl aryl compound. The polymers are prepared by admixing a solution of the diepoxide of a polyether of a polyphenol and an alkenyl aryl compound with a second solution of the dicyanate ester of a polyether of a polyphenol and the alkenyl aryl compound at elevated temperatures. The resulting terpolymer will possess desirable characteristics such as high glass transition temperature and low dielectric constant.

Abstract: Flexible thermoplastic epoxy resins are prepared by reacting (1) an advanced epoxy resin prepared by reacting a mixture of an aromatic based epoxy resin and an aliphatic based epoxy resin with a polyhydric phenol in the presence of an advancement catalyst with (2) a monocarboxylic acid or anhydride thereof; reacting the resultant product with a mixture of an aromatic based epoxy resin and a monofunctional material reactive with vicinal epoxy groups; and reacting the resultant product with a carboxyl terminated elastomer. These resins are particularly useful in formulating pavement marking paints.

Abstract: Derivatives of diphenylhexafluoropropane having the formula: ##STR1## where R is an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene, an epoxy, a silyl or alkoxysilyl group; and where X and Y are hydrogen or halogen. The derivatives are useful in formulating polymer structures.

Abstract: A small-globular crosslinked polymer of monoallylamine swellable but insoluble in water can be obtained by crosslinking a part of the amino groups of a monoallylamine polymer with formaldehyde or a compound having, in its molecule, at least two functional groups reactive with primary amino group.

Abstract: Optically clear soft contact lenses of a polyoxirane crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol having a weight average molecular weight of at least 8,000 and degree of hydrolysis of at least 93% and their preparation are disclosed. The materials are characterized by their ability to be boiling water sterilized, and their high water content, high oxygen permeability and high optical clarity.

Abstract: Cured polyfunctional epoxy resins including tris(hydroxyphenyl)methane triglycidyl ether are toughened by addition of polybrominated polymeric additives having an EE below 1500 to the pre-cure composition. Carboxy-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber is optionally present in the pre-cure mixture as such or as a pre-formed copolymer with other reactants. Reinforced composites, particularly carbon-reinforced composites, of these resins are disclosed and shown to have improved toughness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame-retardant polyolefin foam comprising a polyolefinic thermoplastic resin consisting mainly of a homopolymer of .alpha.-olefin or copolymer of .alpha.-olefins having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; 2 to 10 percent by weight as bromine content, based on the weight of the foam, of a bisphenol A-based brominated epoxy resin or a crosslinked product thereof; and 0 to 25 percent by weight, based on the weight of the foam, of an inorganic filler. The foam of the present invention has superior flame retardancy and thermoformability in addition to the superior heat insulating property and shock absorbing property of the polyolefin foam, and because of these superior characteristics it is useful as an automotive interior material, etc.

Abstract: The invention entitled "Polymers containing polyalkylpiperidines and use thereof as stabilizers" provides a class of polymers in which groups containing sterically hindered polyalkylpiperidines are linked in the main chain of the polymers via bridging members containing 2-hydroxy-1,3-trimethylene groups.The polymers show superior stabilizing effects for various synthetic polymers such as polyolefins against degradation thereof induced by light and/or heat. The polymers have advantages, as compared with known stabilizer compounds, that they hardly volatile upon processing with heating or during storage of articles containing thereof, and that they are resistant to extraction with solvents from articles containing thereof.

Abstract: A powder binder composition comprising a mixture of(I) an epoxy resin,(II) a hardener comprising a polyester having free carboxylic groups, and(III) from 0.05 to 5% by weight based on the weight of component II of an accelerator comprising at least one compound of the formulae ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group,R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a nitro group,R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl group or a phenyl group,R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-7 alkyl group,R.sup.4 represents a C.sub.1-12 alkyl group or a phenyl group,R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom or an aryl or C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, andX represents a hydrogen atom or a vinyl or C.sub.1-4 alkyl group and an article coated with said composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of crystalline epoxide resins which exhibit a marked crystallite melt temperature. The formation of the crystallites is caused by molecule blocks which are derived from aliphatic polyester-polycarboxylic acids. According to the invention, two aliphatic polyester-polycarboxylic acids (A and B) are reacted under very specific quantitative conditions with epoxide compounds which contain at least 2 epoxide groups and optionally with curing agents. The polyester-polycarboxylic acids A are purely n-aliphatic in character, whereas the polyester-polycarboxylic acids B are not. They contain, for example, neopentyl radicals which are derived from neopentyl alcohol during the ester formation. These crystalline synthetic resins are particularly suitable for use as material for absorbing solar energy in solar energy collectors.

Abstract: An adhesive composition which shows improved stickiness and adhesive property at room temperature and exhibits an excellent adhering ability in a short time is prepared by compounding(a) an acrylonitrile-containing copolymer having carbon-to-carbon double bond(b) a phenol-polysulfide resin(c) a metal oxide, and(d) a polyfunctional electrophilic reactive compound containing at least two electrophilic reactive groups.