Abstract: Conductive molding compositions comprise a vinyl chloride-vinyl ether copolymer that contains as comonomer a vinyl ether having the structural formulaCH.sub.2 .dbd.CHORwherein R represents an alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, or haloaryl radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, conductive carbon black particles, a stabilizer component, a lubricant component, and a plasticizer and processing aid component.

Abstract: Stable aqueous dispersions of free radical-generating polymerization initiators that are solid at temperatures above 0.degree. C. are prepared safely and efficiently by homogenizing a suspension of the initiator in an aqueous system that contains small amounts of a suspending agent and a wetting agent.

Abstract: Surface-coating compositions that have improved resistance to attack by fungi and other microorganisms contain 0.1% to 3% by weight of a biocidal compound having the structural formula ##STR1## wherein each R represents an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, or alicyclic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; X represents hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, nitro, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; M represents an environmentally-acceptable metal having a valence of 2, 3, or 4; m is 1 or 2; and n is the valence of the metal M.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a free radical-generating polymerization initiator that is a shelf-stable liquid at temperatures at which the initiator can be stored safely comprises 10% to 50% by weight of a liquid free radical-generating polymerization initiator, 0.8% to 3% by weight of a suspending agent, 0.1% to 1.0% by weight of a wetting agent, and 0 to 50% by weight of an antifreeze additive.

Abstract: Heat-stable vinyl halide resin compositions comprise (a) a vinyl halide resin prepared by the polymerization of a vinyl halide-containing monomer component in an aqueous medium in the presence of a free radical generating polymerization initiator and a chain-terminating agent that is an ortho-dihydric phenol and (b) a liquid antimony stabilizer composition.

Abstract: In processes in which liquid sorbents that are solutions in an aromatic hydrocarbon or halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon of a bimetallic salt complex having the generic formula M.sub.I M.sub.II X.sub.n.Aromatic, wherein M.sub.I is a Group I-B metal, M.sub.II is a Group III-A metal, X is halogen, n is the sum of the valences of M.sub.I and M.sub.II, and Aromatic is a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon or halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon are used to separate complexible ligands from a gas feedstream that comprises an olefin having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, alkylation of the aromatic hydrocarbon or halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon is inhibited by incorporating in the liquid sorbent from 8.5 mole percent to 30 mole percent, based on the Group I-B metal in the liquid sorbent, of an amine-aluminum chloride adduct, such as ammonia-aluminum chloride adduct or pyridine-aluminum chloride adduct.

Abstract: Liquid, solvent-free, non-toxic stabilizers for vinyl chloride resin compositions comprise a major amount of a liquid epoxy compound and minor amounts of magnesium, zinc, and calcium salts of alkanoic acids having 6 to 26 carbon atoms, an organosulfur compound, and an organic phosphite. Vinyl chloride resin compositions that contain these stabilizers are characterized by excellent heat and light stability, color, and clarity.

Abstract: A lubricant composition for processing polyolefin resins is disclosed. The lubricant composition comprises a mixture of from about 60 to 70 parts by weight of an N,N'-ethylenebis amide of a fatty acid or hydroxy-substituted fatty acid, from about 22 to about 32 parts by weight of a free fatty acid or hydroxy-substituted fatty acid, and from about 3 to about 13 parts by weight of a metal salt of a fatty acid or hydroxy-substituted fatty acid. The lubricant composition is particularly useful in the calendering of polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers.

Abstract: Oil-soluble metal salts are produced by the reaction of a polyvalent metal, such as nickel, with an organic monocarboxylic acid in the presence of an ammonium salt catalyst, water, oxygen, and an inert, water-immiscible organic solvent.

Abstract: Shelf-stable liquid antimony stabilizer compositions for vinyl halide resin compositions comprise a liquid antimony organic sulfur- and/or oxygen-containing compound, such as antimony tris-(isooctyl thioglycolate), and a stabilizing amount of an acidic organic compound that may be a mercaptoacid ester, mercaptan, mercaptoacid, mercaptoalcohol, monocarboxylic acid, or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: Stable aqueous dispersions which are useful as one-shot sizing agents for paper, i.e. which do not require the separate addition of a flocculating agent, are prepared by combining a rosin dispersion, aluminum sulfate, and an alkali in a prescribed manner. The dispersions may also contain an added stabilizer such as a starch derivative, hydroxyethyl cellulose, or polyvinyl pyrrolidone if desired. These compositions can be used for either internal or external sizing.

Abstract: Drier systems for surface-coating compositions that contain oxidizable, organic, film-forming resinous vehicles and that air dry in 24 hours or less at temperatures not higher than 50.degree. F. and at relative humidities above 50% comprise metal salt solutions in an inert solvent that contain an active drier metal, such as cobalt, and an auxiliary drier metal that comprises bismuth.

Abstract: Accelerator systems that comprise cobalt salts of monocarboxylic acids having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and potassium salts of monocarboxylic acids having 1 to 5 carbon atoms are used to accelerate the curing of peroxide-catalyzed unsaturated polyester resin compositions.

Abstract: The polymerization of a monomer component that comprises vinyl chloride in an aqueous medium in the presence of a free radical generating polymerization initiator is terminated by introducing into the polymerization reaction mixture when from 70% to 95% of the monomer component has been polymerized from 0.01% to 0.10% by weight, based on the weight of the monomer component, of a chain-terminating agent that is a dialkylhydroxyphenylalkanoic acid ester of a neopentyl polyhydric alcohol, such as pentaerythritol tetrakis-[3-(3,5-di-tert.butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate].

Abstract: This invention relates to improved rosin sizes, and to improved methods for preparing sized paper. In one embodiment, sized paper is prepared by adding the improved rosin size and a polyamine retention aid to a pulp slurry before sheet formation, without the use of aluminum sulfate. In another embodiment, paper is surface-sized with the improved rosin size in the absence of both aluminum sulfate and retention aids.

Abstract: Flexible, resilient, polyurethane foam having improved flame retardancy and intumescent properties is prepared from a reaction mixture comprising a polyester polyol, an organic polyisocyanate, a blowing agent, a surfactant, a catalyst, a melamine derivative wherein one or more hydrogens have been replaced by a methylol and/or lower alkoxymethyl group, a flame retardant, and hydrated alumina. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrated alumina is predispersed in a mixture comprising the melamine derivative, the flame retardant, and a low-viscosity linear polyester polyol.

Abstract: In processes in which liquid sorbents that are solutions in an aromatic hydrocarbon or halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon of a bimetallic salt complex having the generic formula M.sub.I M.sub.II X.sub.n.Aromatic, wherein M.sub.I is a Group I-B metal, M.sub.II is a Group III-A metal, X is halogen, n is the sum of the valences of M.sub.I and M.sub.II, and Aromatic is a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon or halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon are used to separate complexible ligands from a gas feedstream that comprises an olefin having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, alkylation of the aromatic hydrocarbon or halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon is inhibited by incorporating in the liquid sorbent from 8.5 mole percent to 30 mole percent, based on the Group I-B metal in the liquid sorbent, of an amine-aluminum chloride adduct, such as ammonia-aluminum chloride adduct or pyridine-aluminum chloride adduct.

Abstract: Water-borne surface-coating compositions comprise an oxidizable organic film-forming resinous vehicle and a drier system that comprises a cobalt salt-potassium salt complex and that has a total metal content of 5% to 14% by weight. The drier system may also contain other metal salts, e.g., calcium salts and zirconium salts of monocarboxylic acids.

Abstract: In the manufacture of continuous sheets or films of plastic material, especially by calendering, an improved stripping process and apparatus are disclosed whereby the degree of residual strain in such sheets and films can be controlled and production rates increased. In preferred embodiments of the process and apparatus, sheets and films of substantially uniform side-to-side texture are obtained.

Abstract: Low molecular weight addition copolymers, of (1) (meth)acrylic acid esters of alcohols such as methanol and butanol with (2) esters of alcohols such as N-(.beta.-hydroxyethyl)oxazolidine and unsaturated acids such as a (meth)acrylic acid, and (3) optional .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomers such as a (meth)acrylic acid, are found to be exceptional dispersants for inorganic and organic pigments and colorants which are insoluble in organic solvents, for lacquers, and are compatible with practically all types of lacquer resins such as vinyls, nitrocellulose, and alkyds, and with many other types of lacquer film-forming materials. Usually, when small amounts of unsaturated carboxylic acids, or other polar monomers and combinations thereof, are incorporated in the polymers, they become improved pigment dispersants. Such pigment dispersions, unexpectedly, can be let down with many types of synthetic resins and used by air-drying or baking the coated articles.