Abstract: A process for curing aminoplast resins using a catalyst comprising a hexamethylenetetramine salt of a strong acid, resins produced according to the process, and the use of such resins in the manufacture of particle boards.

Abstract: Phenolic resin compositions.Phenolic resin compositions containing an additive consisting of at least 20% by weight of an alkaline or alkaline-earth metaborate relative to the total weight of the additive.Applications to the manufacture of phenolic pre-preg mats which are stable in storage.

Abstract: A process for preparing a rubber modified thermoplastic resin, in which a latex in aqueous emulsion is prepared in the presence of a non-ionic surfactant; a vinyl monomer insoluble or substantially insoluble water is added, and the particles of the latex are transferred to the monomer to form an organic phase using a polymer or copolymer based on carboxylic acid units capable of forming an interpolymeric complex with the non-ionic surfactant; and a suspension or bulk polymerization of the organic phase is performed.

Abstract: A process for the polymerization of acrylic monomers and optionally of vinyl comonomers using (i) an initiator of formula (I):R--M (I)in which M denotes a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals and R denotes a straight-chain or branched alkyl radical containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl radical, and (ii) at least one non-nitrogenous macrocyclic complexing agent.The polymerization process is used to make products of acrylic polymers having a narrow distribution of molecular masses.

Abstract: A process for preparing a rubber modified thermoplastic resin, in which a latex in aqueous emulsion is prepared in the presence of an ionic surfactant; a vinyl monomer insoluble or substantially insoluble in water is added, and the particles of the latex are transferred to the monomer to form an organic phase using a transfer agent of opposite charge to the surfactant; and a polymerization of the organic phase is performed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to grafted ethylene polymers and copolymers characterized in that they are thermoplastic and, if appropriate, crosslinkable and soluble at ambient temperature in organic solvents and/or aqueous media and in that they are prepared by polymerization of (in % by weight relative to the resin obtained):0.5 to 30% of at least one unoxidized polyethylene and/or an unoxidized ethylene copolymer based on at least 70% by weight of ethylene, the said polyethylene or ethylene copolymer being defined by the following properties:a weight average molecular weight (Mw) between 900 and 60,000,a Brookfield viscosity at 190.degree. C. of between 0.1 and 500 poises and/or a Brookfield viscosity at 140.degree. C. of between 0.1 and 2,000 poises.a crystallinity, measured using X rays, of between 10% and 80%,and, if desired, containing ester, anhydride or acid functional groups originating from the ethylene comonomers,70 to 99.

Abstract: A multilayer interpolymer material of an elastomeric inner phase polymerized from (a) 50-99.9 parts of at least one among: conjugated dienes and alkyl and aralkyl acrylates, (b) 0-49.9 parts of at least one copolymerizable monomer, (c) 0.05-8 parts of at least one crosslinking monomer, and (d) 0.05-6 parts of at least one grafting monomer, and a nonelastomeric outer phase, polymerized from (a) 50-99.9 parts by weight of at least one among: alkyl methacrylates, vinyl aromatic hydrocarbons and unsaturated nitriles, (b) 0.1-50 parts of at least one copolymerizable monomer, and (c) 0-5 parts of at least one chain-limiting agent, the parts being given by weight, it being possible for the said polymer to comprise a nonelastomeric or else elastomeric core phase without grafting and crosslinking monomers. Two populations of particles of mean diameter of approximately 40-150 nm and approximately 160-500 nm respectively are mixed in given ratios. This improves the impact strength of the resultant matrices.

Abstract: Chiral phosphorus-containing ligands comprising at least one amine radical and at least one dihydrocarbylphosphinoxy radical of the formula W=OP (R).sub.2, in which R is a hydrocarbon radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl radicals, wherein the ligand is selected from the group consisting of:those of the formula ##STR1## those of the formula ##STR2## those of the formula ##STR3## those of the formula ##STR4## in which formulae: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon radicals;R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which must be different from one another, are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon radicals that may or may not carry at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of the alcohol, thiol, thioether, amine, imine, acid, ester, amide, and ether functional groups; andR.sub.5 and R.sub.

Abstract: A polymeric composition of at least one matrix polymer based on methyl methacrylate, at least one elastomeric latex, and at least one polymer based on fluorovinyledene, the amounts of each component specified relative to one another.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an N-dialkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylamide of formula: ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 is a methyl radical or a hydrogen atom,R.sub.2 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group containing at most 10 carbon atomsR.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which are identical or different, may be:either two aliphatic alkyl groups containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms,or R.sub.3 is an aliphatic alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sub.4 is an alicyclic group containing from 5 to 6 carbon atoms,or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are two alicyclic groups containing from 5 to 6 carbon atoms,or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 form, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are chemically linked, a heterocycloaliphatic group.This process is characterized in that a (meth)acrylic anhydride of formula: ##STR2## is reacted with a diamine of formula: ##STR3## in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of (meth)acrylic anhydride, according to which (meth)acrylic acid is reacted with acetic anhydride in the presence of at least one polymerization inhibitor, in a reactor surmounted by a distillation column. This process is characterized in that the mole ratio of (meth)acrylic acid to acetic anhydride is chosen to be between 2 and 5, in that the reaction is performed in the absence of catalyst, and in that:the acetic acid formed during the reaction is drawn off, andat least one polymerization inhibitor is gradually introduced into the top of the distillation column during the reaction and the distillation enabling the (meth)acrylic anhydride formed to be separated.The (meth)acrylic anhydrides thereby obtained are used, in particular, as reagents in the preparation of (meth)acrylates.

Abstract: Process for the manufacture of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylates (I) of formula:H.sub.2 C.dbd.C(R.sub.1)-C(O)-O-A-N(R.sub.2)(R.sub.3)R.sub.1 being a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, A being a linear or branched alkyl radical containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which are identical or different from each other, are an alkyl radical containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or an aryl group, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 form a cyclic alkyl radical, in which ethyl (meth)acrylate is reacted with an aminoalcohol (II) of formula (R.sub.3)(R.sub.2)N-A-OH, A being a linear or branched alkyl radical containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor, at a temperature of between 20.degree. and 120.degree. C. and at a pressure equal to or lower than atmospheric pressure, in a molar ratio of ethyl (meth)acrylate to aminoalcohol (II) of between 1.

Abstract: Calcium superbase soaps consist essentially of calcium dissolved in at least one oil in the form of carbonate and of salts of acids, the said acids consisting of a mixture or otherwise of saturated organic carboxylic acids containing from 7 to 13 carbon atoms in which the linear acid content is from 0 to 40% by weight, the content of acids branched on carbon 2 is from 0 to 20% by weight and the content of acids which are mono- or polysubstituted on carbon 3 and/or of higher rank is higher than or equal to 46% by weight.These soaps are used in particular as additives in lubricating oils or as oxidation catalysts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of styrene by the catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene into styrene in the presence of steam which is, in a first stage, used for heating the reaction effluents, and then used as diluent for ethylbenzene. This process is characterized in that:a molar ratio of steam:ethylbenzene of between 5 and 13 is used,the temperature in the dehydrogenation reactors is between 580.degree. and 645.degree. C.,the average pressure in the first reactor is 0.6-1 kg/cm.sup.2 and those in the second and the third reactors is 0.4-0.7 kg/cm.sup.2, andthe hourly space velocity of liquid ethylbenzene is 0.20-0.35 h.sup.-1.

Abstract: New resins based on oxidized polyethylene, which are thermoplastic or thermosetting, soluble in solvents and/or aqueous media, are characterized in that they consist essentially of grafted polyethylene obtained by preparing a dispersion of a molten oxidized polyethylene in an organic solvent medium at a temperature above the softening range of the oxidized polyethylene. The oxidized polyethylene is employed in a proportion of 0.5 to 30% by weight of the resin and has a weight average molecular weight of between 900 and 25,000 and also contains side groups ending in functional groups capable of giving rise to free radicals. The dispersion is polymerized with a mixture of catalyzed monomers consisting essentially of acrylic and/or methacrylic monomers, in a proportion of 70 to 99.5% by weight based on the resin, the mixture being added gradually during the reaction.The resins according to the invention can be employed as a binder for coatings in paints, varnishes, glues, inks, adhesives and sealants.

Abstract: For the preparation of an aqueous solution of unsaturated quaternary ammonium salts of the formula (I):H.sub.2 C.dbd.C--(R.sub.3)C(O)--A--R.sub.4 --N.sup..sym. (R.sub.1)(R.sub.2)(R).X.sup..crclbar.,e.g., methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloridethe steps of:(a) reacting a (meth)acrylic monomer, e.g., dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate in a closed reactor, in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor, e.g., 3,5-ditert-butyl-4-hydroxytoluene, with 5 to 20% of the weight quantity of quaternizing agent, e.g., methylchloride, required for the reaction, wherein the latter agent is introduced into the reactor continuously,(b) adding water and the remainder of the quaternizing agent continuously until the required concentration of quaternary ammonium salt in water is obtained,(c) maintaining the temperature at a value of between 30.degree. and 60.degree. C.