Abstract: Disclosed is a polybutadiene containing resin system which is curable at room temperature by the addition of copper ethylacetoacetate. The resin system consists of about 5 to about 25% polybutadiene, about 55 to about 90% dicyclopentadiene acrylate, about 5 to about 20% of a monomer having 2 to 4 unsaturated groups selected from vinylic, acrylic, and mixtures thereof, about 0.25 to about 3% free radical initiator, and about 0.1 to about 0.8% of a coaccelerator. Also disclosed is a method of curing a resin system and various products made therewith.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of rubber-modified thermoplastic compositions having high temperature stability includes the steps of dissolving a rubber polymer in a solvent selected from the group consisting of monovinyl aromatic monomers, olefinically unsaturated nitriles and mixtures thereof to form a feed solution, introducing the feed solution into a reactor capable of intimately mixing multiple immiscible phases, introducing into the reactor a separate liquid monomer feed stream containing monomers selected from the group consisting of unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydrides, olefinically unsaturated nitriles and mixtures thereof, heating the feed solution and feed stream under pressure to a temperature sufficient for polymerization to begin and intimately mixing and polymerizing the monomers around the rubber polymer in the reactor to form a thermoplastic resin composition.

Abstract: (Co)polymers which are composed of one or more monomers from the group comprising(a) the vinyl-aromatic monomers and(b) the ethylenically unsaturated monomersand furthermore contain one or more monomer components (a) or (b), or (a) and (b), as unreacted residual monomers are treated at above the glass temperature of the (co)polymer and in the presence of one or more assistants, which have been added to the (co)polymer. The assistant used is a bicyclic compound of the general formula I ##STR1## where X is a methylene, ethylene, 1,1-ethenyl, 1,2-ethenyl, carbonyl, azo, amino, ether or thioether group which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, carboxyl, carboxyalkyl, an ether group or a thioether group, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, carboxyalkyl or nitrile, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or carboxyalkyl, and R.sup.7 and R.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoplastic propylene block copolymer comprising one or more substantially crystalline polypropylene blocks and one or more 1-alkene-propylene copolymer blocks, in at least one of which 1-alkene-propylene copolymer blocks diene units are present, and to a process for preparing such a propylene block copolymer.According to the invention, as diene, a cyclic hydrocarbon compound is used wherein at least one double bond forms part of a strained structure, particularly a polycyclic compound with 7 to 20 carbon atoms containing at least one 4- and/or 5-ring, with one or more double bonds in or to the ring.The invention offers the advantage that it is possible to prepare block copolymers which can otherwise not or hardly be made, while at the same time only a small quantity is formed of byproducts which are soluble in the dispersant.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved method of making a cellular crosslinked polymer with a metathesis-catalyst system where a metathesis-catalyst is activated with an alkylaluminum iodide compound.In a preferred embodiment, two parts of the metathesis-catalyst system form the basis for two solutions, a catalyst/monomer solution and an alkylaluminum iodide activator/monomer solution. At least one solution also contains a blowing agent. The solutions are combined in one place, such as the mixing head of a reaction injection molding machine, and then injected into another place, such as a mold, where the monomer reacts to form a cellular crosslinked polymer.

Abstract: A process for producing a rubber-modified thermoplastic resin by graft-copolymerizing a monomeric component composed of an aromatic alkenyl compound, an alkenyl cyanide compound and a methacrylic acid ester compound on an ethylene-propylene rubber, characterized in that the first reaction step, a monomer mixture composed of an aromatic alkenyl compound and an alkenyl cyanide compound or a mixture composed of these two compounds and 20% by weight or less of a methacrylic acid ester is graft-copolymerized on an ethylene-propylene rubber until the polymerization conversion reaches 30 to 70% by weight, and in the second reaction step, a methacrylic acid ester compound or a mixture of a methacrylic acid ester compound and 20% by weight or less of at least one other copolymerizable monomer is polymerized in the presence of the reaction mixture obtained in the first reaction step until the polymerization reaction is substantially completed.

Abstract: Blend of polybutylene terephthalate resin and a graft copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile on olefin copolymer rubber (e.g., EPDM) has high impact strength, provided the blend contains at least 25% of the graft.

Abstract: Interpolymers resulting from the polymerization of a vinyl/aromatic monomer such as styrene, an olefinic nitrile such as acrylonitrile and a maleimide in the presence of both an ethylene propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) and an ethylene-acrylate copolymer and to molded products produced therefrom are described.

Abstract: A primer composition for use in the bonding of asphalts comprising the reaction product of an elastomer and a terpene resin. The primer composition of this invention can be used in the treatment of substrates to which asphalts are bonded to improve the bonding relationship between the substrate and the asphalt, such as in road-paving applications, roofing applications and the like.

Abstract: Aromatic hydrocarbon resins having a number-average molecular weight of 500-2,500 and containing, in particular, units derived from styrene and/or from its higher homologs, are acylated with vinylketone groups RR'C.dbd.CR"--CO-- grafted onto the aromatic nuclei of the said resin, said resin further containing from 10 to 90 mol %, and preferably from 30 to 60 mol %, of units derived from indene and/or from its higher homologs, and containing from 0.02 to 0.07 grafted vinylketone group per aromatic nucleus.The resultant acylated resins are either polymerized anionically to polymers having a weight-average molecular weight ranging from 10.sup.4 to 2.10.sup.7, or are copolymerized with a living polymer such as polymethyl methacrylate.

Abstract: A process for the impact modification of a plastic with a rubber polymer to form a thermoplastic resin in a reactor extruder is provided. The process includes the steps of dissolving a rubber polymer in a solvent selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and non-polymerizable organic compounds to form a feed solution, introducing the feed solution into the feed section of a twin screw reactor extruder, introducing a separate feed stream containing a material in sufficient amount to precipitate the rubber polymer, heating the feed solution and feed stream under pressure to a temperature sufficient for polymerization to begin, polymerizing the monomers with the rubber polymer in the reactor extruder to form a thermoplastic resin and extruding the thermoplastic resin through a die. A novel ABS thermoplastic resin is also provided having a uniform distribution of rubber particles dispersed within the plastic phase of the resin, the rubber particles ranging in size of from about 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-foamed flame-retardant article of polymeric composition comprising at least 20% by weight of a monomer mixture comprising 0-0.1% by weight o-methylstyrene 0-15% by weight m-methylstyrene and at least 85% by weight p-methylstyrene; 0-80% by weight of a different ethylenic unsaturated monomer; and a sufficient amount of flame-retardants wherein the amount of flame-retardants is substantially less than would be needed had the p-methylstyrene been replaced with styrene analogs. The flame retardancy is achieved by the addition of organophosphorus or halogenated organophosphorus flame retardants. High impact resistance is achieved by the incorporation of a rubbery polymer into the polymeric composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved method of making a cellular crosslinked polymer with a metathesis-catalyst system where a metathesis-catalyst is activated with an alkylaluminum iodide compound.In a preferred embodiment, two parts of the metathesis-catalyst system form the basis for two solutions, a catalyst/monomer solution and an alkylaluminum iodide activator/monomer solution. At least one solution also contains a blowing agent. The solutions are combined in one place, such as the mixing head of a reaction injection molding machine, and then injected into another place, such as a mold, where the monomer reacts to form a cellular crosslinked polymer.

Abstract: A method of improving the handling of low molecular weight EPM or EPDM polymers which includes reacting the low molecular weight polymer with a monomer capable of providing quaternary salt forming groups and then cross linking the resulting polymer with a difunctional cross linking agent whereby the polymer takes on the characteristics of a high molecular weight polymer but which can be returned to the characteristics of a low molecular weight polymer upon exposure to elevated temperature.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding material based on a styrene polymer which has been made impact-resistant, and on a polyphenylene ether, wherein the impact-resistant styrene polymer comprises a soft component which has a mean particle diameter of greater than 0.3 .mu.m and contains an acrylic ester polymer as the elastomeric component. The novel molding materials possess improved flow and give moldings having improved aging resistance.

Abstract: The method and production of macromolecular monomers from cationically polymerizable monomers and vinyl-substituted hydrocarbon halides is disclosed. These cationically polymerizable monomers may react in the presence of a catalyst with the hydrocarbon halide to produce a macromer retaining a polymerizable headgroup. This compound may be used in a variety of copolymerization processes with a variety of copolymerizable monomers to form graft copolymers.

Abstract: The use of tricyclodecenyl alcohol in place of other crosslinking agents for crosslinking the soft component of impact-resistant polystyrene based on a polystyrene-grafted poly(alkyl acrylate) improves the flow of mixtures of the said polystyrene with polyphenylene ethers.

Abstract: An elastomeric composition of the type used as a jacketing material for electrical wires and cables is shown having improved chemical, water and heat resistance. An ethylene/acrylic elastomer comprising a terpolymer of ethylene, methyl acrylate, and a cure site monomer is used as the base polymer and has blended therewith a polybutadiene. The polybutadiene has greater than 50% 1,2 polymerized units and has a molecular weight between about 1,500 and 25,000 grams/mole.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic molding materials based on impact resistant polystyrene and polyphenylene ethers. The molding materials of this invention contain a flexible component having a glass temperature below -70.degree. C. and a flexible component having a glass temperature in the range of 0.degree. to -70.degree. C.

Abstract: High impact polystyrene having excellent properties is produced by a continuous process comprising feeding rubber and styrene continuously to a multistage horizontal dissolving tank to dissolve the rubber completely with stirring by increasing the temperature of each stage stepwise along the liquid flow direction, feeding the rubber solution to a first polymerizer to effect phase inversion of the rubber and preliminary polymerization of styrene; feeding the pre-polymerized solution to one or more horizontal type polymerizers to undergo bulk polymerization while removing the heat generated therein; and feeding the polymerized solution to a monomer separator to remove the remaining monomer.

Abstract: Impact modified polycycloolefin is made by ring opening bulk polymerization of at least one monomer containing at least one norbornene group in presence of an organoammonium molybdate or tungstate catalyst and an alkoxyalkylaluminum halide cocatalyst as well as a sufficient amount of a polyolefin powder and a rubbery material to produce ductile polycycloolefin.

Abstract: Impact modified polycycloolefin is made by ring opening bulk polymerization of at least one monomer containing at least one norbornene group in the presence of an organoammonium molybdate or tungstate catalyst and an alkoxyalkylaluminum halide cocatalyst as well as a sufficient amount of an impact modifier selected from polyolefin powders and polyvinylidene fluoride powders.

Abstract: A process of preparation of a graft copolymer of (a) styrene and (b) an EPDM rubber by mass polymerization followed by irradiation, for example electron irradiation.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel organic pigments adapted particularly for use as fillers for paper. The organic pigments are finely divided particles obtained by graft copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, such as styrene, onto a water-soluble cationic prepolymer in an aqueous solution and in the presence of a free-radical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymers which are crosslinkable under the action of light and contain side groups of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.3 is preferably chlorine and R, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, for example, H or --CH.sub.3. The proportion of these groups in the polymers is preferably 20 to 100%. Because of their high sensitivity to light, these polymers are suitable for photographic applications.

Abstract: Photo-crosslinkable, novel polymers with side tricyclic imidyl groups, for example those of the formula ##STR1## are described. The novel photo-crosslinkable polymers are suitable for photo-mechanical applications, for example for the production of printing plates for the offset printing process and especially as photo-resists. They have high UV absorption and ensure a high rate of crosslinking even without the addition of photosensitizers.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel organic pigments adapted particularly for use as fillers for paper. The organic pigments are finely divided particles obtained by graft copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, such as styrene, onto a water-soluble cationic prepolymer in an aqueous solution and in the presence of a free-radical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polymerizable resin, a method of polymerizing the resin, and the polymerizate prepared thereby. The resin contains a monomeric diol bis(allyl carbonate) and a copolymer of (a) a vinyl unsaturate and (b) an acrylate of a cycloalkyldiene.

Abstract: Poly-2-isopropenylnaphthalene-poly-butadiene-1,3-block copolymers and method for their production. Di- or tri-block polymers with molecular weights of at least 10,000 are formed from, respectively, a poly-2-isopropenylnaphthalene block and a poly-butadiene-1,3 block, and a poly-2-isopropenylnaphthalene block and a poly-butadiene-1,3 block as well as a further poly-2-isopropenylnaphthalene block. The products display rubber-elastic characteristics of the known block polymerizates, with improved high-temperature stability. The polymers are formed by reacting 2-isopropenylnaphthalene in an inert, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, at low temperature, with alkalimetal, alkalimetalalkylene, -arylene or -hydride catalyst, into a poly-2-isopropenylnaphthalene block. This formed polymeric anion then has poly-butadiene-1,3-block added to it at its active chain end. If necessary, a second poly-2-isopropenylnaphthalene block is added.

Abstract: Brominated cycloaliphatic (meth) acrylate compositions are prepared by the reaction of bromine at a temperature in the range from -30.degree. C. to 50.degree. C. with compositions made by reacting (meth) acrylic acid with dicyclopentadiene compositions in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst such as BF.sub.3.The brominated compositions are useful to make copolymers which find use as metal coatings, laminates, ultraviolet light curable coatings and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel organic pigments adapted particularly for use as tillers for paper. The organic pigments are finely divided particles obtained by graft copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, such as styrene, onto a water-soluble cationic prepolymer in an aqueous solution and in the presence of a free-radical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to production of vinyl halide-polyolefin graft copolymers by a liquid phase bulk polymerization process wherein the process is carried out in the presence of a diluent. Suitable diluents preferably have vaporization pressure characteristics, within 100 psi., and similar liquid state viscosity, as vinyl halide monomer. The diluents are soluble in vinyl halide monomer under reaction conditions and are inert to the polymerization mass. The diluents are straight or branched chain, or cyclic saturated hydrocarbons having from about 3 to about 15 carbon atoms and, more preferably, from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms. Particularly useful diluents are n-propane, n-butane, isobutane or mixtures thereof. The diluents are utilized in amounts from about 0.2 to less than about 50.0 percent based upon the total weight of the reaction charge.

Abstract: Offset ink compositions are disclosed which contain as a vehicle a resin (III) obtainable by the steps of:(a) copolymerizing 100 parts by weight of a five-membered ring compound having a conjugated double bond, represented by the general formula: ##STR1## (wherein H is hydrogen, R is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and m and n are each 0 or an integer of 1 or more such that m+n=6) and/or a Diels-Alder addition product of said five-membered ring compound (Component A), with 10 to 150 parts by weight of a codimer (Component B) of said five-membered ring compound and 1,3-butadiene;(b) reacting 100 parts by weight of the resulting hydrocarbon resin (I) with 1 to 15 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof (Component C); and(c) reacting at elevated temperatures 100 parts by weight of the resulting acid-modified resin (II) with 5 to 100 parts by weight of a phenol resin (Component D) obtainable by the condensation of a phenol with formalin.

Abstract: In a process for the mass polymerization of vinyl aromatic monomer wherein vinyl aromatic monomer is polymerized in successive stages of increasing temperature, the improvement which narrows the molecular weight distribution of the resulting polymer comprising incorporating a crosslinking agent into a polymerizing mass at a point where about 60 to about 95% of monomer is converted to polymer.

Abstract: Compositions of matter having among other desirable characteristics strong adhesive properties to various substrates, these compositions comprising blends of a graft copolymer of a high density polyethylene and at least one unsaturated fused ring carboxylic acid anhydride blended with a polyethylene resin of one or more hompolymers of ethylene, copolymers of ethylene and alpha-olefin, ethylene-ester copolymers and one or more elastomers such as homopolymers of isobutylene, copolymers of isobutylene with isoprene, chlorinated copolymers of isobutylene and isoprene, homopolymers of isoprene, copolymers of butadiene and styrene, block copolymers of dienes and styrene where the diene is butadiene or isoprene, homopolymers of butadiene, homopolymers of chloroprene, and copolymers of acrylonitrile and butadiene.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel organic pigments adapted particularly for use as fillers for paper. The organic pigments are finely divided particles obtained by graft copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, such as styrene, onto a water-soluble cationic prepolymer in an aqueous solution and in the presence of a free-radical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel organic pigments adapted particularly for use as fillers for paper. The organic pigments are finely divided particles obtained by graft copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, such as styrene, onto a water-soluble cationic prepolymer in an aqueous solution and in the presence of a free-radical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: A fire-retardant and radiation resistant molded resin product is prepared by blending a resin with a halogenated acenaphthylene compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is chlorine or bromine and R is alkyl, alkoxy or alkylester of 1 to 4 carbon atoms such that when m is 0, n is an integer of 2 to 8; when m is an integer of 1 to 4, n is an integer of 2 to 7 and n+m is .ltoreq.8 and when m is more than 2, R may be the same or different; and, after molding said blend, generating free radicals within said blend.

Abstract: A continuous process for producing rubber-modified methyl methacrylate syrups which comprises continuously supplying a material liquor comprising 1 to 20 parts by weight of a rubbery polymer dissolved in 100 parts by weight of a monomer comprising 60 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate, and a radical-polymerization initiator to the first reaction zone, continuously polymerizing at such a stationary conversion that the rubber polymer is dispersed in the form of particles form while maintaining the temperature and residence time in the zone so that a steady state is achieved in the zone and the steady-state concentration of the initiator in the zone is 1/2 to 1/1,000 time as much as the concentration of initiator supplied, continuously taking out the resulting reaction mixture from the zone, and passing it through the second reaction zone having a volume of 0 to 5 times as much as that of the first reaction zone, to obtain a stable syrup comprising a disperse phase and a continuous phase, the former phase

Abstract: A puncture-sealing tubeless pneumatic tire having an inner layer of soft, tacky, extensible sealant consisting of (1) at least one vinylidene-terminated liquid polymer and (2) at least one amine.

Abstract: Photo-crosslinkable, novel polymers with side tricyclic imidyl groups, for example those of the formula ##STR1## are described. The novel photo-crosslinkable polymers are suitable for photo-mechanical applications, for example for the production of printing plates for the offset printing process and especially as photo-resists. They have high UV absorption and ensure a high rate of crosslinking even without the addition of photosensitizers.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a rubber-modified thermoplastic resin, which comprises treating an ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber with a peroxide in a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon solvent to obtain a rubber solution with a rubber gelation degree of not more than 5% and containing substantially no unreacted peroxide, adding to this rubber solution a vinyl monomer consisting of an aromatic alkenyl compound and a polar vinyl compound, and heating the resulting mixture to graft-copolymerize the monomer on the rubber. The resin obtained according to this process is free of fish eyes and proof against delamination of shaped article and has excellent mechanical properties, excellent appearance when shaped and high weather resistance.

Abstract: A puncture-sealing tubeless pneumatic tire having an inner layer of soft, tacky, extensible sealant consisting of (1) at least one vinylidene-terminated liquid polymer and (2) at least one amine.

Abstract: Structurally colored polymers, formed by polymerizing monomers of the acrylic type, containing 0.5% to 20% by weight of dyestuff in copolymerized form or grafted form which have a number-average molecular weight between 1000 and 12,880 g. and contain m hydroxy functions and n groups of the formula: ##STR1## in which X.sub.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or methyl;and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and represent hydrogen, chlorine, methyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl or carboxyl;m being a number from 0 to 49and n being a number from 2 to 70such that the sum m+n is from 7 to 70and the ratio m/n is from 0 to 2.4.These polymers are used in particular for the formation of colored coating on various supports and surfaces.

Abstract: A composition for use as a binder in a non-aqueous printing ink which comprises a modified hydrocarbon resin containing carboxylic acid units, the carboxylic groups of which are partially esterified with a polyhydric alcohol in such an amount that the modified hydrocarbon resin product contains from 0.01 to 0.7 ester groups of polyhydric alcohol based on each acid group originally present and a process for its preparation.

Abstract: Tetrablock polymers having the configuration B--A.sub.1 --C--A.sub.2 and C--A.sub.1 --B--A.sub.2 and their hydrogenated counterparts are disclosed, wherein B is a low vinyl poly 1,3-butadiene block, A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 can be the same or different polymerized blocks of a monovinylarene monomer having 8-14 carbon atoms per molecule, and C is a block selected from the group consisting of polymerized blocks of a conjugated diene having 4-12 carbon atoms per molecule in which there is on the average at least one side chain branch for every 10 carbon atoms of the polymeric backbone. The hydrogenated tetrablock polymers have the configuration B'--A.sub.1 --C'--A.sub.2 and C'--A.sub.1 --B'--A.sub.2 in which B' is hydrogenated B and C' is hydrogenated block C.

Abstract: A monovinyl arene, such as styrene, is polymerized with a monofunctional lithium initiator, followed by addition of a conjugated diene, such as butadiene, with additional monofunctional lithium initiator. The resultant block copolymers are coupled to give linear coupled block copolymers or radial coupled block copolymers with a random distribution of homopolymer and copolymer branches. The polymers exhibit increased tack and improved creep resistance in adhesive compositions. The amount of initiator added as the second increment with the second monomer must be greater than the amount added as the first increment with the first monomer.

Abstract: An improved vinyl halide or vinyl halide copolymer containing up to 50 percent of a comonomer can be obtained by polymerizing in contact with an aliphatic hydrocarbon olefin homopolymer, copolymer or terpolymer in a process of bulk polymerization comprising single stage or two-stage bulk polymerization wherein high speed agitation is used during the first stage and low speed agitation is used in the second stage. By polymerizing in the presence of the olefin polymer or copolymer, reduced particle size, reduced lump formation, and lower melt viscosity and improved impact strength can be obtained in the resin product. Small amounts of the olefin polymer or copolymer are effective in providing particle size control, reducing lump formation and eliminating scale build-up. Larger amounts of olefin polymer increase impact strength, reduce melt viscosity and provide excellent mold release properties in the final product.