Abstract: A two-step emulsion polymerization method for making an aqueous emulsion of core/shell polymer particles recoverable as a polymer powder by spray drying the emulsion, said polymer being capable of swelling and forming a gel in gasoline, and paints and coating compositions containing gasoline and such a polymer powder as a thickening agent or binder.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials contain a copolymer A and a graft copolymer B. The copolymer A is a hard component comprising one or more copolymers of styrene and/or .alpha.-methylstyrene with from 20 to 40% by weight of acrylonitrile.The graft copolymer B comprises one or more crosslinked acrylate polymer with a mean particle size of 0.5-0.8 .mu.m (d.sub.50 value of the cumulative mass distribution), a particle distribution, expressed by the ratio ##EQU1## in the range Q.gtoreq.0.6, and a glass transition temperature Tg below 0.degree. C. A mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile in a weight ratio from 88:12 to 65:35 is grafted onto this rubber.

Abstract: An impact-resistant methacrylic resin composition comprising a multilayer structure methacrylic resin [II] is provided. The resin [II] is obtained by the following sequential four polymerization stages (i) through (iv):(i) forming 5-50 wt. parts of a hard crosslinked resin (A) containing at least 80 wt. % of methyl methacrylate units;(ii) obtaining 100 wt. parts of a multilayer structure acrylic elastomer [I] by forming on the periphery of resin (A) 95-50 wt. parts of a crosslinked acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising 69.9-89.9 wt. % of at least one alkyl (C.sub.1-8) acrylate, 10-30 wt. % of styrene or a mixture of styrene and a derivative thereof and 0.1-10 wt. % of ##STR1## (iii) forming on the periphery of elastomer [I] 5-100 wt. parts of a hard crosslinked resin (C) by polymerizing a crosslinkable monomer mixture comprising 80-99.9 wt. % of methyl methacrylate, 0-19.9 wt. % of at least one alkyl (C.sub.1-8) acrylate, 0-10 wt.

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: Dispersions of high molecular weight, essentially non-polymerizable vinyl resins in mixtures of radiation curable monofunctional and polyfunctional acrylyl monomers and/or oligomers. The dispersions are useful as coating and ink compositions.

Abstract: A process for preparing styrenic resins is disclosed which comprises the steps of:(a) adding monomer material selected from the group consisting of monomers and monomer mixtures being capable of forming a rubbery polymer by polymerization and preferably comprising an acrylic acid ester to a polymeric matrix comprising a polymer of a styrenic compound;(b) contacting the polymeric matrix and the monomer material under conditions in which said monomer is absorbed by said polymeric matrix; and(c) polymerizing said monomer material with formation of a rubbery polymer partly grafted on the polymeric matrix.The resulting styrenic resin exhibits good impact strength and gloss.

Abstract: The adhesion properties of amine-cured epoxy resins are enhanced by addition of certain polyether diureide additives in combination with specific amine curing agents. The adhesively superior epoxy resin composition comprises a vincinal polyepoxide, a curing amount of an aminopropyl ethylenediamine curing agent, and an effective amount of a polyether diureide having terminal ureido or monosubstituted ureido groups and a molecular weight of from about 2000 to about 3000.

Abstract: Crosslinked vinylidene chloride polymer microgel powders are recovered from a latex obtained by emulsion polymerizing in sequence (a) a first monomer mixture comprising a predominant amount of vinylidene chloride, an ethylenically unsaturated comonomer, and a crosslinking polyfunctional monomer; (b) a minor amount of a polyfunctional monomer for providing graft sites on the product of (a); and (c) a second monomer mixture which is predominantly acrylonitrile, the amount of the second monomer mixture being in the range of about 10 to 25 percent of the weight of the first monomer mixture. The so-formed microgels, having a particle size less than about 1 micron, are admixed with an acrylic polymer and a suitable solvent and then spun into fibers having improved flame-retardancy.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of a transparent, weather-resistant vinyl chloride polymer having a very high impact strength by the polymerization of vinyl chloride either together with or without other copolymerizable monomers in aqueous dispersion by the emulsion polymerization method in the presence of at least one acrylic ester copolymer. The process involves emulsion polymerizing vinyl chloride or a monomer mixture containing at least 80 percent by weight of vinyl chloride in the presence of a dispersion of at least one acrylic ester copolymer consisting of 90 to 99.7 percent by weight of at least one acrylic ester containing 3 to 16 carbon atoms in the ester group and 0.3 to 10 percent by weight of a polyfunctional monomer having at least two non-conjugated ethylenic double bonds, at least one of said double bonds being of the allyl type. The acrylic ester copolymer having a mean particle diameter of 30 to 150 nm, determined by soap titration.