Abstract: Certain carboxylic acids are used in polyurethane-forming binder compositions to extend the bench life of such compositions. The binder compositions are particularly useful for preparing sand castings used for making foundry parts.

Abstract: Fiber reinforced molding compounds wherein the resinous matrix is a thermosetting linear polymer characterized in constituting two oligomeric ethylenically unsaturated polyester segments joined through a polyurethane residue and having acryloyl or methacryloyl end groups.

Abstract: A process for accelerating the cure rate of a mixture comprising an epoxy resin and an amine hardener comprising including in the mixture from 0.5% to 15% by weight of a catalyst which is the reaction product of a bicyclic amide acetal and ammonium thiocyanate and curing the resulting mixture at a temperature of from about abient temperature to about 120.degree. C. is described.

Abstract: Thermoset polymers are prepared by reacting an ethylenically unsaturated resin monomer and a bicyclic amide acetal with a polyisocyanate in the absence or presence of a vinyl monomer. Reaction rates are suitable for effecting RIM processing. The resultant polymers exhibit improved impact resistance. Further variation in physical properties can be achieved through the use of a diol chain extender for the polyisocyanate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a storage stable blend of a long chain polyol and a short chain glycol wherein the glycol is present in an amount whereby the glycol and polyol form an incompatible blend. The blend is rendered storage stable by the addition of a compatibilizing amount of a salt wherein the salt is formed from a metal having a charge density of from about 1.25 to about 1.45.

Abstract: A primer composition for use on fiberglass reinforced polyester substrates combining an ether type low molecular weight epoxy resin, an amino functional silane and halogenated hydrocarbon solvent.

Abstract: Solids e.g. catalysts are separated from suspensions in gases e.g. products from catalytic cracking of crude oil fractions a discharging of suspensions against a surface positioned above the outlet of a riser conduit through which the suspensions are flowing and collecting the displaced gases for passage to cyclones.

Abstract: A thermally polymerizable monomer of formula: ##STR1## is prepared by reaction of maleic anhydride and a hydroxy 2-oxazoline of formula: ##STR2## wherein R independently represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A process for preparing polyols from polycarboxylic acids by the reaction of a bicyclic amide acetal with a polycarboxylic acid is described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for curing a film of a coating composition under vapor permeation curable conditions. Such method comprises exposing a coating composition to a vaporous tertiary amine catalyst. The coating composition can be in the form of an atomizate which is concurrently generated and mixed with a vaporous tertiary amine catalyst followed by application to a substrate, or can be an applied film of the coating composition which is exposed to the vaporous tertiary amine catalyst. The coating composition comprises a polymercapto-compound and a multi-isocyanate curing agent. The coating composition can be formulated to contain very high solids content (e.g. in excess of 70% and on up to 100% non-volatile solids).

Abstract: A process for forming an improved bond between surfaces of sheet molding compound (SMC) and polyurethane adhesives comprising priming the surface with a liquid epoxy resin which is 100% active wherein the epoxy resin contains at least one ultraviolet light activated cure accelerator, exposing the primed surface to ultraviolet radiation so as to cause curing of the primer, then applying the polyurethane adhesive to the primed, cured surface and curing the polyurethane adhesive.

Abstract: A large number of melt blown carbon fibers from petroleum pitch through a multi-orifice die under continuous formation, are fed onto the periphery of a continuously moving endless conveyor surface whose surface speed is matched to the linear velocity of the melt blown carbon fibers to cause the fibers to be deposited in parallel alignment on the conveyor surface and to be maintained in fiber axial alignment to form a non-woven mat of aligned carbon fibers. The speed of the conveyor surface may be slightly less than the linear speed of the fibers to form a loose fiber mat to facilitate subsequent fiber oxidation and carbonization by permitting gas flow through the aligned fiber mat. The endless conveyor may comprise a cylindrical drum whose surface is perforated to facilitate gas flow and oxidation of the carbon fibers subsequent to non-woven mat formation.

Abstract: An injection lance is provided for introducing flux mixtures and the like into baths of molten metal, which lance has inner and outer spaced metal tubes with between them a tubular sheath of refractory material that is spaced from both the inner and outer tubes by air gaps. The outer tube may be of high temperature metal with a refractory coating. The tubes can be maintained in coaxial relationship by an end cap at the inlet end of the lance and by rammed ceramic fibre insulation introduced at both ends, the outer tube at the discharge end being chamfered and containing a body of rammed insulation in which the inner tube is buried, with the terminal portion of the flow passage through the lance at the discharge end being provided as a passage formed through the rammed insulation.

Abstract: Novel solid, crystalline complexes of triethylene diamine and a polyphenol compound such as Bisphenol-A and the use of these complexes in the curing of polyepoxides and polyisocyanates are described.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the conversion of a hydrocarbon oil feed having a significant content of vanadium to lighter oil products by contacting the feed under conversion conditions in a conversion zone with a catalyst containing a metal additive to immobilize vanadium compounds. Conversion conditions are such that coke and vanadium are deposited on the catalyst in the conversion zone. Coked catalyst is regenerated in the presence of an oxygen containing gas at a temperature sufficient to remove the coke and regenerated catalyst is recycled to the conversion zone for contact with fresh feed. The metal additive is present on the catalyst in an amount sufficient to immobilize the vanadium compounds in the presence of oxygen containing gas at the catalyst regeneration temperature.

Abstract: A process for the improvement in the utilization of carbon monoxide and for the utilization of propylene having varying grades of purity in the carbonylation of propylene with carbon monoxide and hydrogen fluoride to form isobutyryl fluoride in a carbonylation reactor whereby the effluent from the reactor is (a) passed into a first phase separator where the effluent is separated into an overhead gaseous stream and a bottom liquid stream which contains unreacted carbon monoxide, (b) the bottom liquid stream from (a) is passed into a second reactor where it is contacted with a gaseous stream which contains propylene and allowing essentially all of the propylene to react, (c) the effluent from the second reactor is passed to a second phase separator where overhead gases are separated from liquid bottoms, (d) the liquid bottoms from the second phase separator are passed to a degassing pot where overhead gases are removed and the liquid bottoms stream which is essentially isobutyryl fluoride is taken to recovery,

Abstract: Self-healing coatings are formed by first phosphating or nitriding ferrous parts, then coating with an emulsion of e.g. polysiloxane, oil, sorbitan derivative and sodium sulfonate, butyl cellosolve, oleic acid. Preferred phosphating is to a thickness of 2,000-3,000 mg Zn phosphate/square foot. This coating passes 240-plus hours in 5% salt spray (ASTM B-117) and resists wash off with car wash soap.

Abstract: A process for the copolymerization of bis-2-oxazolines and polyphenolic compounds at greatly improved rates comprising carrying out the copolymerization in the presence of from about 0.5 to about 5% by weight of a phosphine catalyst is described.

Abstract: A process for preparing copolymers of a mixture of a bis-oxazoline and a polyphenolic compound at improved rate of copolymerization by the inclusion of a catalytic amount of a carbonium ion salt of the formula Ph.sub.3 CX wherein Ph represents a phenyl group and X represents BF.sub.4, PF.sub.6, SbF.sub.6, AsF.sub.6, BPh.sub.4 or ClO.sub.4, is described.