Abstract: Organic amides, solutions of polymers thereof, which polymers are subject to hydrolysis and degradation in the presence of amines, and polymers isolated therefrom are stabilized by the presence of aromatic sulfonic acid esters of aliphatic, arylaliphatic and alicyclic alcohols and polyols.

Abstract: A polypropylene impact blend having a good overall balance of mechanical properties, particularly high impact strength, and surprisingly high clarity is disclosed which includes about 70 to about 90% by weight of a polypropylene, about 1 to about 18% by weight of a low density polyethylene and about 2 to about 24% by weight of an amorphous ethylene-propylene copolymer elastomer, with or without a non-conjugated diene, having a high combined ethylene content. The polypropylene impact blends are useful for making molded or extruded shaped articles and the like which are essentially clear.