Abstract: In a process of crosslinking a rubber compound with the usage of an organic peroxide as the crosslinking agent, is incorporated to the rubber compound in an amount of 0.5-20 parts by weight per 100 parts of a rubber substrate a compound selected from imidazole type compounds, thiourea type compounds, thiazole type compounds, thiuram type compounds, dithiocarbamate type compounds, phenol type compounds, triazole type compounds and amine type compounds. The process results no surface tackiness of the rubber product crosslinked in the presence of oxygen.

Abstract: A process of separating vinyl skin from a foam backing and recovering the separated components by granulating the plastics composite into small chips, mixing the chips with a quantity of water in a vessel to swell and break the cell structure of the foam at the foam/vinyl interface resulting in flotation of the foam bits and sinking of the heavier vinyl bits. The separated foam is recovered by adding additional water to flow the foam material from the mix vessel. The vinyl is then removed from the bottom of the vessel and the separated components are dried for recycling or improved disposal purposes.

Abstract: The process of reacting an epoxy resin with a reactive hydrogen-containing compound or a carboxylic acid anhydride in the presence of a phosphonium catalyst is improved by employing a phosphonium compound having an amino substituent on the cation portion of the phosphonium compound as the catalyst. The invention also concerns precatalyzed epoxy resin compositions, curable compositions and cured compositions.

Abstract: Butadiene polymer rubber compositions containing a polymeric activator have particularly beneficial characteristics. The activator is an interpolymer of a vinylpyridine monomer and a diene hydrocarbon monomer which interpolymer contains from 20% to 65% by weight of vinylpyridiene units. Composite articles made from these rubber compositions together with contiguous portions of a dissimilar rubber compound show greater strength and adhesion as a result of the presence of a activator in the butadiene polymer rubber composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thermosetting polyacrylate compositions having surprising impact strength and glass transition temperature properties.The compositions are prepared with a selected acrylate monomer, a copolymerizable unsaturated monomer, and a selected nitrile rubber and are cured with a free radical curing agent.The compositions are suitable for use in molding compounds.

Abstract: Useful as catalysts for the reaction of a polyisocyanate or a partially blocked polyisocyanate with a hydroxy-containing compound are organotins of the formula ##STR1## where R is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or an aryl group,Y is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)--, --CH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.2 --, or ##STR2## X is a linking group which may be --S-- or --O--. Also disclosed are cationic electrodepositable compositions containing such catalysts.

Abstract: An adhesive resin composition useful for bonding a resin having gas barrier properties and a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin which comprises an ethylene-acrylate or methacrylate copolymer grafted with an ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid or its acid anhydride; and 0.02 to 0.6 equivalent to the ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid or its acid anhydride of a periodic table group Ia or IIa metal hydroxide, or said metal hydroxide and an ethylene-acrylate or methacrylate copolymer. A laminated material of a resin having gas barrier properties and a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin laminated with the adhesive resin composition and a resin composition comprising the adhesive resin composition, a resin having gas barrier properties and a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin are also disclosed.

Abstract: A composition useful as a pavement material comprising a mixture of asphalt and a polymer of an .alpha.-olefin, or an interpolymer of an .alpha.-olefin, and at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of an .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a monomer of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a vinyl ester of alkanoic acid, and carbon monoxide.

Abstract: A one-piece golf ball exhibiting an increased flying distance and a high durability suitable for golf driving ranges, i.e. a solid golf ball having a central hardness (JIS-C hardness) of 60 to 75, a hardness at a position 10 mm from the center of 72 to 80 and a surface hardness of 70 to 85, whereby the central hardness is minimum, and the difference between the maximum hardness and the minimum hardness is 15 or less, said golf ball being obtained by vulcanizing and molding a rubber composition comprising(a) 100 parts by weight of polybutadiene rubber, mainly comprising high-cis-polybutadiene rubber containing the cis-1,4-structure in a quantity of at least 96% and having a Mooney viscosity of 48 to 85 synthesized by the use of a nickel-containing catalyst;(b) 0.1 to 2.0 parts by weight of 2,5-di-t-butylhydroquinone as a vulcanization stabilizer;(c) 10 to 50 parts by weight of unsaturated carboxylic acids and/or salts thereof; and(d) 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a free radical initiator.

Abstract: Tires having a sidewall composed of a composition formed by curing a blend comprised of (A) high molecular weight (6.times.10.sup.5 Mu) ethylene/alphaolefin/nonconjugated polyene terpolymer; (B) a highly unsaturated rubber; and (C) a curative system comprised of sulfur and/or a sulfur-donor compound, an organic(hydro)peroxide curative and a sulfur cure accelerator exhibit desirable reduced internal heat buildup and improved adhesion to adjacent rubber carcass and tread portions of the tire.

Abstract: Composite moisture and oxygen barrier structures in the form of films, sheets, tubes and bottles are described which are composed of foils of high density polyethylene and foils of polar oxygen barrier resins adhered to each other with a coextruded bonding resin composition composed of blends of predominantly high density polyethylene containing low levels of a grafted unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride and linear low density polyethylenes which are copolymers of ethylene with either octene-1 or butene-1. The preferred dicarboxylic acid anhydride is maleic anhydride. The oxygen barrier resins are preferably ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymers or amorphous polycarboxylamides from condensation polymerization of aliphatic diamines and aromatic dicarboxylic acids.

Abstract: The solid golf ball is made from a polybutadiene admixture of cis-1,4 polybutadiene and 1,2 polybutadiene; a metal salt of an unsaturated carboxylic acid; an inorganic filler; and a free radical initiator. The admixture has about 99.5% to about 95% by weight of cis-1,4 polybutadiene and about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of 1,2 polybutadiene. The cis-1,4 polybutadiene is made from about 80% to about 100% by weight of cis-1,4 polybutadiene with a cis-1,4 content of 95% and about 0% to about 20% by weight of a cis-1,4 polybutadiene with a cis-1,4 content of about 98%.

Abstract: This invention provides cationic emulsions of bituminous binders of the bitumen/polymer type, formed by a dispersion of an organic phase of the binder in an aqueous phase containing a cationic nitrogenous emulsifier and a mineral or organic acid, the acid being in appropriate quantity so that the pH of the aqueous phase is comprised between 3 and 9. The aqueous phase also contains an agent consisting of at least one water-soluble sequestering salt of phosphonic acid, particularly a salt of alkaline metal or of amine of hydroxyalkyl-1,1-diphosphonic acid, and optionally a water-soluble thickening agent. To obtain the emulsions, which are usable for road applications, the emulsifying agent, the sequestering agent and optionally the thickening agent may be used in the form of a premixture containing the agents and called cationic emulsifying system.

Abstract: Novel poly(aryl ether sulfone)-poly(aryl ether ketone) block copolymers are described. They are prepared by the nucleophilic polycondensation of a hydroxy- or halo-terminated poly(aryl ether ketone) oligomer with the poly(aryl ether sulfone) forming reagents; alternatively, a preformed poly(aryl ether sulfone) block may be used.The novel copolymers are tough materials with excellent heat, solvent, and stress-crack resistanced. They display high HDT's (heat distortion temperatures) and are useful in molding, extrusion and composites applications.

Abstract: A hot melt wax composition and process for producing said hot melt wax composition are disclosed. The wax compositions are suitable for coating fibrous materials, for example, paper and corrugated paper boards. The coating compositions comprise a blend of a recrystallized heavy intermediate wax, a polymeric hydrocarbon compound, a tackifier resin and a phenolic anti-oxidant.

Abstract: Hot melt wax compositions and a process for producing said hot melt wax compositions are disclosed. The wax compositions are suitable for coating fibrous materials, for example, paper and corrugated paper boards. The coating compositions comprise a mixture of a fully refined paraffin wax, a petroleum wax selected from the group consisting of a recrystallized heavy intermediate wax, a microcrystalline wax and mixtures thereof, a polymeric hydrocarbon compound, a tackifier resin and optionally, a phenolic anti-oxidant.

Abstract: A particulate porous material suitable for use as a high surface area column packing material comprises particles substantially all of which are not smaller than 5 micrometers and not larger than 1 millimeter in diameter, and each particle is in the form of a substantially cellular body and consists predominantly of an open, three-dimensional matrix of crystal of mullite which define between them interconnecting pores having a width in the range of from 5 nanometers to about 2 micrometers. The particles can be coated with a reactive layer. There is also disclosed a process for producing the particulate porous material wherein a particulate product comprising particles substantially all of which are between 5 micrometers and 1 millimeter in diameter and consisting predominantly of a mixture of mullite crystals and silica is treated with a concentrated aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide at a temperature of at least 50.degree. C.

Abstract: A method for minimizing the inherent yellowness of any kind of clear coating is disclosed. This method involves the addition of very small amounts of blue pigments or dyes to the clear coating so that chroma neutralization occurs. The chroma neutralization results in a clear coat which is crystal clear in appearance.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion comprised of a rubber composition consisting of a particular rubber blend and a particular carbon black and having specified rubber properties as a vulcanizate, and has highly improved all-weather type running performances and excellent wear resistance.

Abstract: A plasticized polyurethane gel system comprising the reaction product of an isocyanate compound and a polyol in the presence of a ricinoleate plasticizer compound having a total solubility parameter of .[.between about 8.3 and 8.9 or.]. between about 9.1 and .[.9.7..]. .Iadd.10.1. .Iaddend.Said polyurethane systems are cured, cross-linked, nonspewing, grease compatible, and reenterable. This extended polyurethane is further characterized as having superior insulating properties so that it can be used of repairing, encapsulating or reclaiming electrical or telecommunication cables as well as for hard volume encapsulants or general elastomer use.