Abstract: A process for the manufacture of ?-aminoalkanoic acid of formula NH2—(CH2)n—COOH, in which n is an integer from 9 to 11, by reaction of the corresponding ?-bromoalkanoic acid with ammonia, including the following stages: i) reaction of the ?-bromoalkanoic acid with an aqueous excess ammonia solution, and ii) separation of the ?-aminoalkanoic acid formed from the reaction mixture. The aqueous ammonia solution exhibits a concentration of 35% to 70% by weight, and stage i) is carried out under a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, from 0.11 to 2.0 MPa absolute.

Abstract: A mixture of solid and hollow glass reinforcers with an alloy of at least one polyamide and of at least one polyolefin, the mixture of solid and hollow glass reinforcers including from 5% to 60% by weight of hollow glass beads relative to the sum of the solid and hollow glass reinforcers, the alloy-mixture proportions being from more than 50% to 75% of said mixture of solid and hollow glass reinforcers, to prepare a composition having a modulus, when dry at 20° C., of from 5 GPa to less than 8 GPa as measured according to ASTM D-2520-13, at a frequency of at least 1 GHz, at 23° C., under 50% RH.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition comprising a (meth) acrylic polymer and a copolymer comprising at least 41% wt of a vinyl aromatic monomer. In particular the present invention relates to a polymeric (meth) acrylic composition comprising a (meth) acrylic polymer. The present invention concerns also the use of such a polymeric (meth) acrylic composition comprising a meth acrylic polymer and a copolymer comprising at least 41% wt of a vinyl aromatic monomer, (meth) acrylic acid ester monomer and dicarboxylic acid anhydride monomer for increasing the chemical resistance. The present invention concerns also an object comprising or made of such a meth) acrylic composition comprising a (meth) acrylic polymer and a copolymer comprising at least 41% wt of a vinyl aromatic monomer, (meth) acrylic acid ester monomer and dicarboxylic acid anhydride monomer with increasing the chemical resistance.

Abstract: Method for protecting a thermoplastic polymer comprising superposing, in this order, by coextrusion, by hot compression molding or by multi-injection molding: a protective layer (I) comprising an acrylic copolymer comprising, by weight (the total making 100%): from 80 to 99.8% of methyl methacrylate (MMA), from 0 to 20% of at least one comonomer radically copolymerizable with MMA, and from 0.2 to 10%: of maleic anhydride or of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid and optionally of anhydride groups formula: of in which R1 and R2 denote H or a methyl radical, a layer of at least one thermoplastic polymer (II).