Abstract: Polymer compositions are afforded flame retardancy with the incorporation of a combination of melamine polyphosphate and poly(m-phenylene methylphosphonate). The polymer compositions are for instance epoxy resins for prepegs, laminates and printed circuit boards. The epoxy resins are for example for coating electronic parts. The polymer compositions are also thermoplastics such as polyolefins or polystyrenics, useful as fibers, films or molded parts. The melamine polyphosphate may be of a fine particle size.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the preparation of a polyester, which method comprises in a first step, reacting a dicarboxylic acid or a C1-C4 dicarboxylic diester with a diol at a suitable temperature and pressure to effect esterification or transesterification to prepare a precondensate and in a second step, reacting the precondensate to effect polycondensation at a suitable temperature and pressure to prepare a high molecular weight polyester, where a metal phosphonic acid complex compound of the formula is employed in the first step, in the second step or in both the first and second steps as a reaction catalyst.

Abstract: Disclosed are electret materials with outstanding thermal and charge stability. The electret materials comprise a melt blend of a thermoplastic polymer and one or more hindered hydroxylamine ester compounds that comprise at least one moiety of the formula I where Ra? is a monoacyl or diacyl radical; R1-R4 are each C1-C6alkyl; and R5 and R6 are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl or C6-C10aryl; or R5 and R6 are together oxygen. The melt blends are subjected to an electet treatment, for example a corona treatment. The electret materials are for example nonwoven polyolefin webs and are employed as filter materials, wipes, absorbent materials, filter masks, acoustic materials, printing substrates, measuring devices or contactless switches. The present electret materials may also comprise a further additive selected from the group consisting of the hindered amine light stabilizers, the hydroxyphenylalkylphosphonic esters or monoesters and the aromatic trisamide nucleating agents.

Abstract: Novel stabilizers that are comprised of known polymer additive moieties chemically bound to hyperbranched and/or dendritic polymers or copolymers, and novel stabilizers comprised of known polymer additive moieties chemically bound to amphiphilic copolymers exhibit superior permanence in an organic substrate as well as high surface affinity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the stabilization of segmented polyurethanes by the addition of a combination of antioxidants, benzofuranones and or sterically hindered amines and a hydrazine or hydrazide.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antifreeze composition comprising a) a water soluble liquid alcohol freezing point depressant, b) a triazine based compound of formula I, c) a mixture of tolutriazole compounds of formulae II and III, d) 2-ethylhexanoic acid or alkali metal salts thereof, e) heptanoic acid or alkali metal salts thereof and f) water, where the compounds of formula I are where Z is a C1-C11 alkylene group, X is hydrogen or an alkali metal, R1 and R2, independently are hydrogen or methyl, R3 is a group —NR4R5 where R4 is C1-C12 alkyl or -Z-COOX and R5 is hydrogen or C1-C12 alkyl; and where the compounds of formulae II and III are

Abstract: The present invention relates to highly compatible hydroxyphenyltriazine UV-absorbers and to their use in protecting plants in green houses and the protection of foodstuffs, beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, shampoos and the like from the deleterious effects of ultraviolet radiation. It has been found that certain highly compatible tris-aryl-s-triazines are especially effective towards this end when incorporated in the containers or films in which such materials are stored.

Abstract: The instant invention relates to a process for the preparation of grafted polymers wherein in a first step A) a oligomer or polymer is prepared by controlled radical polymerization in the presence of a stable free nitroxyl radical or a nitroxylether to obtain a nitroxyl terminated oligomer or polymer and in a second step B) the nitroxyl terminated oligomer or polymer is mixed and reacted with a thermoplastic or elastomeric polymer or copolymer in its molten state at a temperature at which cleavage of the nitroxyl-polymer/oligomer bond occurs, whereby the nitroxyl terminated oligomer or polymer is grafted onto the thermoplastic or elastomeric polymer. A further subject of the present invention is a grafted polymer prepared by said process.

Abstract: An ink jet recording media system is described which comprises at least one coating layer that comprises a zwitterionic copolymer or cooligomer, which copolymer or cooligomer comprises monomer units derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of the zwitterionic monomers and at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of the hydroxy functional monomers and etherified hydroxy functional monomers. The media system exhibits fast dry times, excellent image quality, low levels of glycol smear, low color coalescence and excellent light fastness.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I Y is, for example, C3-C12alkylene, butenylene, butynylene, or C4-C12alkylene interrupted one or more times by non-consecutive —O— or —NR2—; R1 is a reactive group selected from OH, SH, NR3R4, —(CO)—OH, —(CO)—NH2, SO3H, —C(R5)?CR6R7, oxiranyl, —O—(CO)—NH—R8—NCO and —O—(CO)—R9—(CO)—X; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl or C2-C4hydroxyalkyl; R3 and R4 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl or C2-C4hydroxyalkyl; R5, R6 and R7 are each independently of the others hydrogen or methyl; R8 is, for example, linear or branched C4-C12alkylene, or phenylene; R9 is, for example, linear or branched C1-C16alkylene, —CH?CH—, —CH?CH—CH2—, C6-cycloalkylene, phenylene or naphthylene; and X, X1 and X2 are each independently of the others OH, Cl, OCH3 or OC2H5; are suitable as photoinitiators that can be incorporated in a formulation to be cured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to selected 1-alkoxy-2,2,6,6 tetramethyl piperidine, 1-alkoxy-2,2 diethyl-6,6 dimethyl piperidine and 1-alkoxy-2,6 diethyl-2,3,6 dimethyl piperidine derivatives which are substituted in the 4 position by two oxygen atoms forming an open chain or cyclic ketal structure, a polymerizable composition comprising a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and b) said piperidine derivatives. Further aspects of the present invention are a process for polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and the use of 1-alkoxy-2,2,6,6 tetramethyl piperidine, 1-alkoxy-2,2 diethyl-6,6 dimethyl piperidine and 1-alkoxy-2,6 diethyl-2,3,6 dimethyl piperidine derivatives which are substituted in the 4 position by two oxygen atoms forming an open chain or cyclic ketal structure for controlled polymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to poly(vinylalcohol)-co-poly(vinylamine) copolymers represented as formula (I), where B is greater than or equal to 1, L is independently of each other a chemical linking group which is —NH—, —N?, >N—, >N++<, —O— or —CO—, COPOLYMER is derived from a prepolymer of the formula (II) where R1 and R3 are independently H; 3-propionic acid or C1,-C6 alkyl ester thereof; or is 2-methyl-3-propionic acid or C1-C6 alkyl ester thereof, R2 and R4 are independently H or C1,-C6 alkyl, x+y+z is between about 3 and about 50 mole percent and q, n and m together make up the remainder of the mole percent, the indices x, y, z, n, m -and q independently may be 0, if q is not 0, b may also be 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition comprising a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and b) at least one hydroxylamine of high molecular weight, preferably a long chain alkyl substituted hydroxylamine. Further aspects of the present invention are a process for polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and the use of high molecular weight hydroxylamines for controlled polymerization.

Abstract: The invention describes a composition comprising a) an organic material which is susceptible to oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation, and b) at least one melt additive of a compound of the formula I R1(I)R3XR2 wherein the general symbols are as defined in claim 1. The compounds of the formula I are useful as reducers of surface energy for organic materials, for example, for increasing the oil and water repellency of organic materials.

Abstract: Sterically hindered alkoxyamine and hydroxy substituted alkoxyamine stabilizer compounds are made water compatible via certain backbones with affinity towards water. The sterically hindered amines are for example of the formula where for example E and E? are 2-hydroxycyclohexyloxy, 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropoxy, benzyloxy, methoxy, propoxy, hexyloxy, heptyloxy, octyloxy or cyclohexyloxy, Rx is for example —NH2+CH2CH2OH Cl?, —NH3+?OAc, ?NOH, —NHCH(CH3)COO?K+, —NHCH2CH2N(CH3)2+?OAc, —NHCH2CH2SO3?K+, —NHCH(COO?K+)CH2CH2SCH3, —NHCH2COO?K+, —OCH(CH3)COO?K+, —OCH2CH2N(CH3)2+?OAc, —OCH2CH2SO3?K+, —OCH(COO?K+)CH2CH2SCH3 or —OCH2COO31K+, and where R5 comprises repeating units of —(OCH2CH2)—, —(OCH2CH2(CH3))—, —(CH2CHCOOH)—, —(CH2C(CH3)COOH)—, —(CH2CHCOOCH3)—, —(NHCH2CH2)—, —(CH2CHOH)—, —(CH2CHCONH2)— or —(CH2CH(NHCOH))—. These compounds are particularly effective in stabilizing aqueous polymer systems against the deleterious effects of oxidative, thermal and actinic radiation.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula.

Abstract: An ink jet recording media system is described which comprises at least one coating layer that comprises a zwitterionic polymer or oligomer. The media system exhibits excellent light fastness as well as good dry time and good image-forming properties.

Abstract: An ink jet recording media system is described which comprises at least one coating layer that comprises a zwitterionic copolymer or cooligomer, which copolymer or cooligomer comprises monomer units derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of the zwitterionic monomers and at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of the hydroxy functional monomers and etherified hydroxy functional monomers. The media system exhibits fast dry times, excellent image quality, low levels of glycol smear, low color coalescence and excellent light fastness.

Abstract: Disclosed are stabilized lubricating oil compositions with improved oxidative performance. These lubricating oil compositions contain certain phenolic antioxidants, in combination with other antioxidants, which contribute to the improved performance. These certain phenolic antioxidants are defined in formula (I), wherein, R1 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n is 1 to 4, R2 is H or R3, R3 is —(CH2)x—COOR4 where x is 1 to 10, R4 is straight or branched chain alkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms or E, when n is 1, E is straight or branched chain alkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms; when n is 2, E is straight or branched chain alkylene of 2 to 12 carbon atoms or said alkylene interrupted by one to five O or S atoms; when n is 3, E is a straight or branched chain alkanetriyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and when n is 4, E is pentaerthyrityl.

Abstract: Novel flame retarding compounds that comprise at least one sterically hindered nitroxyl, hydroxylamine or hydrocarbyloxyamine moiety and at least one conventional organohalogen or organophosphorus flame retardant moiety, represented by where HA is independently of each other a sterically hindered nitroxyl, sterically hindered hydroxylamine or sterically hindered hydrocarbyloxyamine moiety, L is independently of each other a direct bond or chemical linking group, FRM is independently of each other an organohalogen or an organophosphorus flame retardant moiety, and x, y and z are each independently greater than or equal to 1, are especially effective towards providing flame retardancy to organic polymer substrates.