Abstract: A process of producing a porous ceramic by mixing a ceramic powder, a polymerizable unsaturated compund, an emulsifying agent, and water with stirring to provide an inverted emulsion, radical-polymerizing or redox-polymerizing the polymerizable unsaturated compound in the inverted emulsion to cure the inverted emulsion, and, then, drying and firing the cured product thus obtained. The porous ceramics obtained by this invention are useful as filters, adsorbents, catalyst carriers, refractory heat insulating materials, sound absorbers and building materials.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of producing a surface hardened woody decorative sheet by reacting a cellulose material such as a wood flour, a wood chip, a chaff, etc., with a dibasic acid anhydride and a monoepoxy compound having a polymerizable double bond to form a setting composition mainly composed of an oligoesterified cellulose material having a polymerizable double bond and an oligomer having a polymerizable double bond, placing in layer the setting composition on a woody sheet, and hot-pressing them to integrate the setting composition and the woody sheet in a body.

Abstract: In the case of extruding a W/O type emulsion having a high viscosity obtained by stirring a mixture of a vinyl monomer solution composed of a vinyl monomer which is water insoluble and in a liquid state at normal temperature, a surface active agent having a hydrophilic-lipophylic balance of 3 to 6, and a polymerization catalyst with water, cement, and synthetic fibers through a die, at least one rectifying plate having a given form is disposed in the die near the outlet thereof to direct the synthetic fibers in the W/O type emulsion to the extruding direction.When the tabular plate obtained by extrusion-molding the W/O type emulsion by the method of this invention is hardened and dried, a light-weight and high-strength plastic concrete suitable for building materials is obtained.

Abstract: An industrially advantageous woody molding is produced by adding a dibasic acid anhydride to a woody material such as a wood meal in the presence or absence of a catalyst such as sodium carbonate, whereby the dibasic acid anhydride is bonded to the hydroxy group of the woody material to form an esterified woody material, adding thereto a compound having at least two epoxy groups in the molecule thereof, kneading well the mixture, and then heat and press molding the kneaded mixture at a temperature higher than 120.degree. C. and a pressure greater than 60 kg/cm.sup.2.The product thus obtained by the process of this invention has a smooth and lustrous surface, has good water resistance and dimensional stability, and also is excellent in mechanical strength and hardness.

Abstract: The process for producing a plastic-like cured woody molding, which comprises applying a pressure necessary for plasticizing at least a woody component at temperature of from 120.degree. C. to 180.degree. C. to a composition comprising (A) an oligoesterified woody material obtained by alternately adding a polybasic acid anhydride and a monoepoxy compound having unsaturated double bond to the hydroxy groups of a woody material and (B) an oligomer obtained from a polybasic acid anhydride and a monoepoxy compound having unsaturated double bond with the addition of (C) a radical polymerization initiator to simultaneously perform the plasticization and crosslinking by the polymerization of the unsaturated double bonds. The plastic-like cured woody moldings thus obtained have dense and glossy surfaces and are particularly excellent in dimensional stability, mechanical properties and heat distortion temperature.

Abstract: A process of producing modified wood by impregnating dried wood with a mixed solution composed of phthalic anhydride as a polybasic acid anhydride and epichlorohydrin as an epoxy compound at a mol ratio of 1:1 to 1:30 by dipping the wood in the mixed solution, withdrawing the impregnated wood from the mixed solution, and heating the wood to a temperature of from 60.degree. C. to 180.degree. C. to simultaneously adding phthalic anhydride and epichlorohydrin to the hydroxyl groups of the wood. By the process of this invention, excellent dimensional stability and weather resistance can be imparted to the wood while retaining the properties specific to the wood.

Abstract: There are provided a radical polymerizing composition giving a cured resin having excellent elasticity which comprises a mixture of two or more kinds of monomethacrylic acid esters having specific structure at specific mixing ratio and organic peroxide, and more particularly an anaerobic liquid gasket having excellent sealing properties, pressure resistance and good storage stability which comprises these polymerizing composition, filler, anaerobic curing accelerator and stabilizer.

Abstract: A light-weight high-strength plastic concrete is obtained by mixing a nonionic surface active agent having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of 3 to 6, a vinyl monomer, and a cement slurry with stirring to form a W/O type emulsion, thereafter polymerizing the vinyl monomer and hardening the cement in the W/O type emulsion simultaneously.The plastic concrete obtained by the aforesaid process has a smooth surface and the appearance thereof is almost same as that of an ordinary cement concrete. The plastic concrete is also excellent in workability such as cutting, scraping riveting, etc.

Abstract: A two part type acrylic adhesive composed of liquid I comprising an acrylate ester monomer, a polymer soluble in the acrylate ester monomer, and an organic peroxide and liquid II containing a hardening accelerator capable of hardening said liquid I by polymerization at a temperature lower than room temperature, wherein at least liquid I contains 0.005 to 0.1% by weight polyphosphoric acid.

Abstract: There is provided a modified two-part type adhesive composition comprising liquid I composed of an acrylic monomer, an organic peroxide, and, if necessary, a gelation stabilizer and liquid II composed of an acrylic monomer, a curing accelerator, and, if necessary, a gelation stabilizer, at least one of the liquids containing a modified nitrile rubber in an amount of 2 to 50% by weight, and said modified nitrile rubber having carboxyl groups and the carboxyl groups being bonded to a (meth)acrylic group-containing acid phosphate through partially a covalent bond and partially an ionic bond.

Abstract: There is provided an anaerobic curing adhesives showing a quick curing property for not only active metals such as iron series metals etc., but also plated metals, comprising 100 parts by weight of anaerobically polymerizable monomers containing at least 10% by weight of a hydrophilic anaerobically polymerizable monomer capable of dissolving more than 0.5% by weight of water and following components (all parts are by weight) (a) to (d)(a) o-benzoic sulfimide: 0.1 to 5 parts(b) an aromatic tertiary amine: 0.1 to 5 parts(c) a radical polymerization initiator: 0.05 to 3 parts(d) water: 0.5 to 5 parts.

Abstract: By adding 0.001 to 0.1% by weight of a polyphosphoric acid to a one-part type anaerobic adhesive obtained by adding an organic peroxide, a hardening accelerator to an ordinary anaerobically polymerizable monomer, the adhesive property such as breakaway-torque on adhering screw portions, impact and shearing strength on adhering flat parts of metals and the preservative stability are greatly improved.

Abstract: A light-weight high-strength plastic concrete is produced by forming a water-in-oil type inverted emulsion from a cement slurry, vinyl monomers, and a polyalkylene glycol derivative having terminal carboxyl groups, said polyalkylene glycol being an addition product of a polyalkylene glycol shown by the following general formula and a dibasic acid anhydride ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group having one or more alkyl group and polymerizing and hardening the inverted emulsion and drying it.

Abstract: There is provided a novel anaerobically curable composition which is less irritant, strongly adhesive to metal materials without primers and also storable for a long time without significant deterioration. The composition comprises per 100 parts of a polymerizable methacrylate, 0.1 to 5.0 parts of the salt of o-benzoic sulfimide and a specified aromatic amine, 0.1 to 5.0 parts of an acid amide, and 0 to 3.0 parts of a gelling stabilizer.

Abstract: A novel anaerobically curable resin composition of one-part type is provided. The composition consists essentially of the following components (a), (b) and (c) in the specified amounts; the component (a) being a mixture of polymerizable components consisting of (i) an addition-reaction product of a polybutadiene-based liquid rubber, a polyisocyanate and a hydroxyl group-containing methacrylate, and (ii) a polymerizable methacrylate; the component (b) being a salt of o-benzoic sulfimide with a specified amine; and the component (c) being an ammonium or amine salt of an aminopolycarboxylic acid. The process for preparation of the composition comprises the step of adding the specified amounts of the aminopolycarboxylic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof and an ammonia water or a volatile organic amine to the component (a), the step of stirring and heating the mixture to remove volatile matters partly until the pH is decreased to 9 or lower, and the step of adding thereto the component (b).

Abstract: There is provided a one-part structural adhesive composition having satisfactory adhesive to plane surfaces and oily surface-adhesion properties. The adhesive composition comprises substantial amounts of a hydroxyl-containing polymerizable methacrylate represented by a certain general formula and a polymerizable methacrylate having 2 or more methacrylic groups as well as small amounts of a polymerizable organic phosphate represented by a certain general formula, tetrahydroquinoline salt of o-benzoic sulfimide, an organic hydroperoxide and water; the amounts of the above-mentioned components in the composition being within defined ranges.

Abstract: There are provided two-part type adhesives composed of two liquid systems, exhibiting marked stabilization without impairing its adhesion property. One liquid system thereof comprises an acrylic monomer, an organic peroxide, and a metal salt of which the metal is an alkali metal, zinc or nickel; the other liquid system comprises an acrylic monomer and a curing accelerator; and at least one of the liquid systems further contains an elastomer.

Abstract: Novel metal-containing ionic cured rubbers are obtained by reacting a partially neutralized liquid rubber which has been obtained by partial neutralization, with metal ion, of carboxyl-terminated liquid elastomerizable polymers, with bisepoxide and dibasic acid anhydride.

Abstract: Metal-containing self-curing epoxy resin compositions are provided, which can advantageously be employed as adhesives, casting resins, paints and the like. The compositions comprise (i) a metal-containing compound represented by the general formula;HO--R.sub.1 --OOC--R--COOMOOC--R--COO--R.sub.1 --OH(ii) a dibasic acid anhydride, and (iii) an epoxy resin.

Abstract: A film for shrink packaging is prepared by extruding a tubular film made of crystalline polypropylene or crystalline ethylene-propylene copolymer containing up to 10% of ethylene monomer units, and from one to 10% of ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer containing 10 to 50% of vinyl acetate monomer units, and then biaxially stretching the tubular film.