Abstract: Described herein is cookware formed from a laminate, said laminate comprising three sheets made from a thermoplastic resin, the inside sheet made from a thermoplastic resin having a higher use temperature than the two outside sheets.

Abstract: This invention is directed to blends of novel poly(ester-carbonate)s containing repeating units derived from bis(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) sulfone and up to 80% of another dihydric phenol linked together by carbonate and arylate units and a polymer selected from the group consisting of an aromatic polycarbonate, a polyester, a polysulfone, a polyarylate, a poly(ether-imide), a styrenic polymer and a vinyl chloride containing polymer. The invention is also directed to a process for preparation of this polymer.

Abstract: Described is a process for improving the color of thermoplastic polymers by contacting the monomer(s) before or during polymerization with an alkali or alkaline earth metal formate.

Abstract: Circuit board substrates prepared from poly(aryl ether)s which contain repeating units derived from bis-(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) sulfone (TMBS) exhibit adequate glass transition temperatures (Tg), acceptable plateability and acceptable resistance to water absorption.

Abstract: This invention is directed to novel aromatic polyformals comprising from about 5 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of repeating units (I) having the formula ##STR1## and from about 95 weight percent to about 5 weight percent of repeating units (II) having the formula ##STR2## in which the repeating units (I) and the repeating units (II) are connected by interbonding units (III) having the formula--CH.sub.2 -- (III)wherein Y is selected from alkyl groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, chlorine or bromine, each z, independently, has a value of from 0 to 4 inclusive, n has a value of 0 or 1, and R.sub.1 is a divalent saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical, O, CO, SO.sub.2, S or a direct bond, with the proviso that when R.sub.1 is SO.sub.2 then repeating unit (II) is not the same as repeating unit (I). The invention is also directed to a process for preparing the novel aromatic polyformals. The aromatic polyformals have utility as molded plastic materials, adhesives, sealants and the like.

Abstract: Described herein are novel polyetherimide produced by the reaction of a dianhydride and a diamine having a molecular weight .gtoreq.1500. These polyetherimides have good melt processability and a good combination of high temperature properties.

Abstract: Described are novel copolymers of polyphenylene oxides and poly(aryl ether)s. These copolymers are readily compatible with styrene polymers and copolymers and give tough blends.

Abstract: Described are blends of block copolymers of polyphenylene oxides and poly(aryl ether)s, a styrene based polymer or copolymer, and a poly(aryl) ether) and/or a polyphenylene oxide.

Abstract: Described herein are molding compositions comprising a blend of a poly(aryl ether) polymer, a styrene and/or acrylic copolymers and a compatibilizing amount of a polyhydroxyether. These blends have improved mechanical properties.

Abstract: Described herein is a plasticized thermoplastic polymer composition comprising in admixture, a thermoplastic polymer selected from a polyarylate, a polyetherimide, an aromatic polycarbonate, a poly(aryl ether) having a molecular weight in excess of 10,000 and mixtures thereof and a plasticizing amount of a poly(aryl ether) having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 5,000.

Abstract: Described herein is a composition useful for making circuit board substrates and electrical connectors comprising a blend of a poly(ether sulfone) and polysulfone. Also described herein is a circuit board substrate and an electrical connector made from such a blend.

Abstract: Color improved polyarylates having a reduced viscosity of from about 0.1 to greater than 1.0 dl/gm produced by a process comprising the following steps:(a) reacting an acid anhydride derived from an acid containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms with at least one dihydric phenol to form the corresponding diester; and(b) reacting said diester with at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid at a temperature sufficient to form the polyarylate, wherein the improvement comprises carrying out said process in the presence of a particular solid adsorbent.

Abstract: Described herein is cookware made from a select polyarylethersulfone. The cookware can be used in essentially all cooking oven applications. Also described is a composition suitable for making cookware wherein the composition contains greater than 50 weight percent of the polyarylethersulfone.

Abstract: Described herein are disposable articles made from a water soluble polymer or a substrate made from such polymer, a surface of said article or substrate coated with a degradable water-insoluble polymer.

Abstract: Described herein are laminate compositions comprising a polyarylate, or blends thereof, derived from a dihydric phenol and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid which is laminated upon the surface of a poly(aryl ether), particularly polysulfone. In contrast to the highly ultraviolet sensitive polysulfone, the laminate compositions of this invention exhibit good weatherability including no adverse effects, e.g., degradation, from prolonged ultraviolet irradiation exposure. The laminate compositions of this invention have beneficial utility in solar energy applications.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with the treatment of water systems to which are provided water-soluble polymeric materials having the capability of increasing the viscosity of water in which they are provided. In particular, the invention is concerned with providing an alkylene polyamine or an alkanolamine in an aqueous system to which has been provided a water-soluble, polymeric material which increases the viscosity of the aqueous medium.

Abstract: Described herein is a semi-continuous process for producing a polymer water-in-oil emulsion which process comprises:(a) combining: (i) an aqueous solution comprising at least one water-soluble monomer and (ii) a mixture comprising a hydrophobic liquid, a hydrophobic monomer and an oil-soluble surfactant;(b) homogenizing the mixture from (a) to form a water-in-oil emulsion;(c) deoxygenating said homogenized water-in-oil emulsion;(d) continually adding the homogenized water-in-oil emulsion to a reactor while adding thereto a deoxygenated initiator solution;(e) heating the mixture from (d) under polymerization conditions so as to form a polymer water-in-oil emulsion, and(f) recovering a polymer water-in-oil emulsion.

Abstract: Described herein is a composition for treating furred animal pelts and/or fur, which composition comprises a water soluble cationic polymer, a cationic surfactant, and water.

Abstract: Described herein is a process for preparing a polyester or a poly(ester carbonate) which comprises reacting a dihydric phenol with an aromatic diacid and a diaryl carbonate in the presence of from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of a processing aid under polyester or poly(ester carbonate) forming conditions.

Abstract: Described herein are water soluble ter- or higher polymer water-in-oil emulsions comprising:(a) an aqueous phase comprising from about 60 to about 80 weight percent and containing therein from about 30 to about 70 weight percent of a ter- or higher polymer and from about 30 to about 70 weight percent of water,(b) a hydrophobic liquid comprising from about 15 to about 39.5 weight percent, and(c) an oil-soluble surfactant comprising from about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent, said weight percents based on the total weight of the emulsion.