Abstract: This invention relates to a novel composition comprising a water- and caustic-insoluble, inswellable, fibrous, particulate polymer comprising cross-linked units of a water-soluble polymer and a water-soluble cationic poly(diallylamine)-epichlorohydrin resin. This polymer is useful as an exchange resin, tablet disintegrant, thickener and suspending aid.

Abstract: Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, sheet material coated therewith, and a kit for installing insulation around windows comprising the coated sheet material. The adhesive composition consists essentially of a first component consisting essentially of a tackified, emulsifiable adhesive and a second component consisting essentially of at least one terminally unsaturated vinyl monomer, at least one vinyl-unsaturated, homopolymerizable, emulsifier monomer, and, optionally a small amount of an external emulsifier. The adhesive provides high tack and excellent adhesion at both low temperatures and high temperatures, thus rendering it suitable for outdoor use in areas that encounter extremes of weather.

Abstract: An antifouling coating composition comprising (A) a film-forming polymer, (B) a volatile organic liquid diluent in which the polymer (A) is dissolved, (C) an antifouling agent and (D) optional other additives, characterizing by containing, in addition to said (A), (B), (C) and (D), disintegration type crosslinked acrylic resin microparticles having an average grain diameter of 0.01 to 250 .mu. and containing a number of metal ester bond bearing crosslinks uniformly distributed within the particle bodies, prepared by polymerizing 5 to 98% by weight of at least one metal ester bond bearing multifunctional polymerizable monomer defined in the specification 95 to 2% by weight of at least one polymerizable monomer other than said metal ester bond bearing multifunctional monomer, the solid weight ratio of said microparticles to the film-forming polymer being 1:99 to 77:30. The present antifouling coating composition can exhibit excellent polishing property and long-lasting antifouling effect.

Abstract: Ionomers of ethylene, unsaturated carboxylic acid and softening comonomer, e.g. alkyl acrylate and/or alkyl vinyl ether having improved low temperature properties are obtained by direct or graft copolymerization at a temperature of from about 100.degree. to about 200.degree. C., followed by neutralization of the carboxylic acid groups with metal ions, such ionomers being characterized by a low level of chain branching of up to about 5.5 chain branches/1000 backbone methylene units.

Abstract: The object of the invention is the use of ethylene-vinyl acetate-copolymers produced by emulsion polymerization and containing unipolymerized acids, for the modification of polyvinyl chloride.

Abstract: An improved golf ball cover is disclosed. The cover has balata replaced by polyoctenylene rubber in an amount up to 40 parts without producing a deleterious effect on the cover yet maintaining the good "click" and "feel" of a balata covered golf ball and increasing the toughness of the ball cover.

Abstract: The water absorptive resin composition of this invention is a composite comprising 5 to 95% of a carboxylate-containing water absorptive resin and 95 to 5% of a glycidyl group-containing polyolefin. The process for producing this water absorptive resin composition according to this invention comprises kneading a carboxylate-containing water absorptive resin and a glycidyl group-containing polyolefin under the kneading conditions of a kneading temperature of 120.degree. to 280.degree. C. and a residence time in a kneader of 2 seconds or more. According to this invention, there is produced a composition of excellent water absorptivity, shape maintenance and moldability into a film.

Abstract: Vulcanizable polymeric compositions comprising certain rubbery polymers or polymer blends, a zinc dimethacrylate adjuvant having a surface area of from about 3.7 to about 5.4 m.sup.2 /g or more and a peroxide curing agent are provided. Polymeric compositions which contain 25 parts by weight or more of the zinc dimethacrylate adjuvant per 100 parts by weight of rubbery polymer in the absence of reinforcing fillers exhibit excellent strength and hysteresis characteristcs when cured. The surface area of the zinc dimethacrylate adjuvant along with its method of preparation are extremely important factors in the excellent properties obtained when polymeric compositions containing the adjuvant are cured.

Abstract: A soil release composition comprising:(A) a polymer comprising 10 to 100% by weight of constituting units of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.f is a C.sub.3 --C.sub.21 fluoroalkyl group; R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.2 --C.sub.4 acyl group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are, the same or different, each a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group; A is a group of the formula: --CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.1)CH.sub.2 --OCO-- which R.sup.1 is the same as defined in the above, --CO--, --(CH.sub.2).sub.k N(R.sup.2)CO-- in which R.sup.2 is the same as defined in the above and k is an integer of 1 to 10, or --(CH.sub.2).sub.

Abstract: A seal layer for an easy open package consisting essentially of 40% or less, by weight, of a first polymer having a melt flow index of less than 5 selected from the group consisting of ionomers and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and 60% or more by weight of a second polymer having a melt flow index greater than 20 being selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and modified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, whereby the second polymer is a low density polyethylene if the first polymer is an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing a conductive plastic of a defined conductivity by forming a polymer alloy. A polar or nonpolar insulating polymer and a polar or nonpolar conductive polymer are used for forming the polymer alloy. The two polymers are mixed together and they are homogeneously distributed within the polymer alloy.

Abstract: A cover composition for golf balls having an improved impact resistance which comprises an ionomer resin and 1 to 15 parts by weight of a linear low density polyethylene per 100 parts by weight of the ionomer resin.

Abstract: Novel thermoplastic polyelectrolyte complexes are disclosed which are the reaction products of (a) a polyanion and (b) a polycation wherein one of the polyanion and polycation contains repeating units derived from a soft monomer. By the selection of said soft monomers and of the cation group present in the polycation, moldable, extrudable polyelectrolyte complexes are obtained.

Abstract: A golf ball having an improved low temperature impact resistance, which comprises a core and a cover made of a cover composition containing an ionic copolymer having at least two different metal ions in one molecule. The cover composition is prepared by kneading a sodium ion type ionic copolymer having free carboxyl groups and a metal oxide such as magnesium or zinc oxide at high temperatures, whereby the metal oxide is reacted with the ionic copolymer to incorporate the metal ion such as magnesium or zinc ion into the ionic copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to macromolecular compositions crosslinked by a novel bridge having the formula --NR.sup.x --CH.dbd.N--CO--. This novel bridge is obtained by reacting a macro-molecule, preferably a polymer, having at least two amidocarbonyl groups with a compound having at least two formylamido groups in an aqueous medium under highly acidic conditions. The crosslinking bridge formed by the reaction of this invention is produced in accord with the following formula: ##STR1## Compositions containing macromolecules having at least two amidocarbonyl groups and a compound having at least two formylamido groups can act as viscosifying or gelling agents for aqueous acids where when added to aqueous acids, crosslinking occurs. Acids gelled in this manner have important use in the recovery of oil and natural gas from subterranean formations.

Abstract: A non-leaching coating composition useful in preventing fouling of marine structures submerged in water which composition is prepared as a single component composition by comingling a polyol reactive organic polyisocyanate, a hydroxy functional acylic polymer, and an organotin polymer in the presence of a reactivity suppressant solvent medium comprising a mixture of low molecular weight ketones and hydroxy-functional ether or low molecular weight aliphatic alcohol compounds.

Abstract: Paper having enhanced gloss and pick resistance may be prepared using as a binder a latex of heterogeneous particles having a core and shell type structure. The polymer particles have a composition such that the shell is harder than the core.

Abstract: The adhesive coating of a water wettable prepasted wallcovering is formed of a blend of water insoluble but water swellable anionic polymer particles and water insoluble but water swellable cationic polymer particles. The coating may be applied from a dispersion of the particles in volatile organic liquid.

Abstract: Novel polymeric compositions useful as thickeners and rheology modifiers for oil-in-water emulsion systems are disclosed. The water-soluble or swellable compositions described contain, prior to polymerization, from:______________________________________ 10-70% Acrylamide or methacrylamide; 20-70% Acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or their water-soluble salts; 5-50% Of a hydroxyalkylacrylate; 0-10% Of a polyfunctional monomeric branching material; and, 0-15% Low molecular weight water-soluble copolymer of a non-ionic or anionic water-soluble vinyl addition monomer and lower alkylacrylate. ______________________________________Optionally a water-soluble polymer dispersant may be added to the composition after polymerization.

Abstract: A liquid polymeric composition comprises a suspension in an organic liquid of particulate water insoluble but water swellable polymer, the particles being less than 10 microns in size. To reduce viscosity in water the swellable polymer may be a copolymer and/or a water soluble polymer may be included. A composition of polymer particles that are swellable and contain both soluble and insoluble polymer can be made by inverse emulsion polymerization. An aqueous adhesive, that may be made by mixing this composition with water, comprises water swollen particulate polymer that may be a copolymer and that may be used with a dissolved polymer in order to reduce the viscosity. Pregummed substrates, such as wallpaper, that can be rendered adhesive by contacting with water are obtained by applying the aqueous or non-aqueous composition to the substrate and drying it on the substrate. Wallcovering can be stuck to a surface using the aqueous adhesive.

Abstract: Flexible polyvinyl chloride having improved flame retardancy and reduced smoke generating properties. The plastics are characterized in that they contain about from 0.01 to 0.2 parts, by wt., based on the iron content, of a high molecular weight ferrocene derivative and about 0.1 to 20 parts, by wt., of antimony oxide per 100 parts of polyvinyl chloride resin. A composition comprising the ferrocene derivative and antimony oxide useful for preparing the improved plastic is also disclosed.

Abstract: A graft copolymer is obtained by graft-polymerizing a vinyl or vinylidene monomer onto a rubber trunk polymer which comprises a polyalkylene oxide monomer comprising 4 to 500 alkylene oxide groups together with an ethylenic unsaturation, and a conjugated diene and/or an alkyl acrylate. This graft copolymer alone or in a mixture thereof with another thermoplastic resin, because of the presence of the polyalkylene oxide monomer unit incorporated in the rubber trunk polymer, provides a resin composition possessing excellent antistatic property, which, practically, is not lowered by washing.

Abstract: The durability of coatings formed from antifouling compositions containing a biologically active organotin-containing polymer as the film-forming component is improved by the presence of at least one biologically inactive organotin-containing polymer in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% based on the weight of the initial coating composition.

Abstract: The green strength of elastomer blends of natural or synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene and synthetic elastomers is improved by adding to the chain of the synthetic elastomer an ionogenic compound. The said ionogenic compound can be incorporated into the chain of the synthetic elastomer through conventional polymerization with the monomers forming the synthetic elastomer, and the ionogenic group of the compound will be pendant from the chain or backbone of the elastomer. The ionogenic group is combined with a readily ionogenic metal base or salt. This combination yields blends which have greatly improved green strength as compared to rubber blends known to the art.

Abstract: Modacrylic fibers having high retraction, reduced inflammability and high glossiness, prepared by wet spinning a solution, in an organic spinning solvent miscible with water, of a mixture of copolymers from acrylonitrile, vinylidene chloride, at least a vinyl ester and at least an unsaturated monomer containing at least a sulphonic group, the acrylonitrile units being from 50% to 85% by weight and the vinyl ester units from 3% to 6% by weight; hot drawing the coagulated fiber in a mixture of water and spinning solvent; drying the fiber in hot air while leaving it free concurrently to contract; and subsequently further hot drawing it in air.