Abstract: A transparent resin obtained by polymerizing a monomer having an alkylene oxide group, a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having a divalent branched hydrocarbon group and other copolymerizable vinyl monomer, if necessary, is suitable as an elementary material for a plastic lens with excellent heat resistance and hue.

Abstract: Copolymers of ethylene, optionally substituted by a halogen atom, by two halogen atoms carried by the same carbon atom, or by a phenyl group, and of fluorinated (meth)acrylates of formula: ##STR1## in which: R is selected from hydrogen and methyl, andn is an integer greater than or equal to 1.Application of these copolymers to form, in particular, surfaces for gliding on snow or water.

Abstract: A polymer comprising polymeric units derived from an acrylate or methacrylate containing a polyfluoroalkyl group, polymeric units derived from an acrylate or methacrylate containing a blocked isocyanate group, and polymeric units derived from an acrylate or methacrylate containing a polyoxyalkylene chain.

Abstract: A process for preparing a poly(hydroxystyrene) which comprises the steps of (a) heating a carbinol under decomposition conditions in the presence of a solvent for a sufficient period of time to form hydroxystyrene, said solvent having a boiling point in substantially the same range as said hydroxystyrene; and (b) polymerizing said hydroxystyrene under suitable polymerization conditions of pressure and temperature and for a sufficient period of time to form poly(hydroxystyrene).

Abstract: In a process for the homogeneous polymerization of water insoluble polymers containing greater than 50% by weight of monomers selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 acrylate or methacrylate esters, N-substituted acryl or methacrylamides and mixtures thereof in substantially non-aqueous organic solutions, the improvement which comprises using as the polymerization initiator a water soluble initiator dissolved in sufficient amount of water to dissolve the initiator whereby the resultant polymer is characterized by lower residual monomer levels than are obtained using equivalent amounts of water-insoluble initiators.

Abstract: If the employment of polymerization auxiliaries in ammonium form is avoided in the preparation of a polytetrafluoroethylene having a content of 0.02 to 1% by weight of units of a perfluoro-(alkyl vinyl) ether by the suspension process, a polymer which does not tend to discoloration on heating is obtained.

Abstract: The invention relates to new thermoprocessable copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene constituted by perfluoromethylvinylether (0.5-13% by weight), a fluorinated dioxole (0.05-3%) and tetrafluoroethylene (difference to 100%), particularly useful for coating electric cables by melt extrusion.It relates also to new perfluorodioxoles of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.F is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5, perfluoroalkyl radical; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are, independently from each other, F or CF.sub.3 ; and their homopolymers and copolymers, in particular thermoprocessable copolymers as defined above.

Abstract: Allyl ester copolymers with allylic alcohols and propoxylated allylic alcohols are disclosed. The high primary hydroxyl group content and favorable solubility characteristics make the allyl ester copolymers easy to formulate into many polymer products, including polyurethanes, polyesters, melamines, alkyds, uralkyds, and crosslinked polymeric resins.

Abstract: The invention relates to a (co)polymerization process in suspension for preparing hydrogen containing thermoplastic fluoropolymers, such as for instance ethylene/chlorotrifluoro-ethylene or ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymers, or vinylidenefluoride homopolymers or copolymers, wherein bis-dichlorofluoroacetylperoxide (CFCl.sub.2 --CO--O).sub.2 (DCFAP) is used as polymerization initiator. From such process products endowed with high thermal stability, remarkably higher than that obtainable using bis-trichloroacetylperoxide (TCAP), are obtained.

Abstract: Novel copolymers of unsaturated acidic reactants and high molecular weight olefins are useful as dispersants in lubricating oils and fuels and also may be used to prepare polysuccinimides and other post-treated additives useful in lubricating oils and fuels. The ratio of anhydride groups to the hydrocarbon groups in these novel copolymers is at least 1.3.

Abstract: Hydrophilic contact lenses made using a crosslinking agent of the formulaA--X--(O--(C(O).sub.i --R--(C(O)).sub.i --O--X).sub.n -Awherein R contains one or more cyclic or bicyclic moiety, X is linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl, optionally substituted, and A is acrylate, methacrylate, vinylbenzoyloxy or vinylphenoxy, exhibit superior hydrophilicity, oxygen transmissivity, and physical properties.

Abstract: A polyfluorohydrocarbon group-containing acrylate of the formula (1):R.sub.f --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --Q--(CH.sub.2).sub.h --.phi.--[X--.phi.--].sub.y --(CH.sub.2).sub.m OC(O)CR.dbd.CH.sub.2 (1)wherein R.sub.f is a polyfluorohydrocarbon group having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms to which fluorine atoms are bonded, wherein some of such carbon atoms may be substituted by ether-type oxygen atoms,.phi. is a p-phenylene group which may be substituted by one or more halogen atoms selected from fluorine and chlorine, provided that when a plurality of .phi. are present in one molecule, such a plurality of .phi. may be the same or different from one another,R is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom,Q is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom,x is a single bond, --CH.dbd.CH--, --N.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.N-- or --C(O)--,n is an integer of from 1 to 22,h is an integer of from 0 to 22,m is an integer of from 1 to 11, andy is an integer of from 0 to 5.

Abstract: This invention relates to processes for preparing aqueous polymer emulsions useful as thickening agents in aqueous compositions in which plating and/or grit formation is reduced in said processes. This invention also relates to methods for reducing plating and/or grit formation in processes for preparing aqueous polymer emulsions useful as thickening agents in aqueous compositions. This invention further relates to polymers which are soluble in, or swelled by, an aqueous alkaline medium to provide thickeners for use in aqueous coating compositions, especially latex paints.

Abstract: Oil- and water-repellent papers are treated on the surface or in the pulp of the papers with fluorine-containing copolymers ofa) acrylates containing perfluoroalkyl groups, of the formulaCH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.1 --COO--X--C.sub.n F.sub.2n+1 (I),b) monomers of the formulaCH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.2 --COO--R.sup.3 (II),c) monomers of the formulaCH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.4 --COO--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m --R.sup.5 (III),d) monomers of the formulaCH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.6 --COO--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --N(R.sup.7,R.sup.8) (IVa)or, in salt-like form, of the formula[CH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.6 --COO--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --N(R.sup.7,R.sup.8,R.sup.9)].sup..sym. Y.sup..crclbar. (IVb)or, in N-oxidized form, of the formula ##STR1## and e) monomers of the formulaCH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.10 CONHR.sup.

Abstract: A method for the production of poly(vinyl trifluoroacetate) and copolymers thereof with vinyl esters is described. Poly(vinyl trifluoroacetate) (PVTFA) is obtained in relatively high yield under mild conditions by using carbon dioxide under supercritical conditions as a solvent. Synthesis of syndiotactic PVTFA on a commercial scale without the use of environmentally-harmful solvents is made possible by the invention, which provides a convenient route to syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: A hydroxy-functional polymeric dispersant which is substantially free of acid groups, amine groups, and ethylenic unsaturation, the dispersant being especially adapted for dispersing pigments therein and being compatible with a variety of film-forming polymers, said dispersant being the free radical addition polymerization reaction product of a mixture of monomers consisting essentially of:(a) 15-30% by weight styrene; and(b) 15-30% by weight of at least one alkyl methacrylate monomer having 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl group; and(c) 20-60% by weight of at least one alkyl acrylate monomer having 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl group; and(d) 7-25% by weight of at least one hydroxy-functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with monomers (a) (b) and (c);wherein said polymeric dispersant has a weight average molecular weight of 18,000 to 24,000, a number average molecular weight of 4,500 to 7,400, and a polydispersity of 2.9 to 4.2.

Abstract: A method for the accelerated free radical copolymerization of acrylamide monomers and diacetone acrylamide monomers in an aqueous solution to form copolymers which may be combined with photosensitizers and utilized in the color picture tube or photoengraving industries as a polymeric component of the light sensitive photoresists comprises admixing an aqueous acrylamide and diacetone acrylamide monomer solution with an effective amount of a free radical initiator and an effective amount of a tetramethylamine catalyst to form a mixture and maintaining the mixture at ambient temperature until the polymerization is complete. A 0.1 to 15% weight solution of the two monomers having an acrylamide to diacetone acrylamide weight ratio of between about 0.4:1 to 100:1 is completely polymerized in less than an hour when the weight ratio of free radical initiator to monomers is between about 1:6 to 1:300 and the weight ratio of tetramethylamine catalyst to monomers is about 1:20 and 1:400.

Abstract: The invention relates to fluorotelomers, their synthesis by free radical-initiated telomerization of fluoroalkenes (e.g. TFE) in which hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC's) are used both as telogens and as solvents, and dispersions of the fluorotelomers in HCFC's. The fluorotelomers are normally solid, essentially non-distillable and highly crystalline, and their dispersions exhibit excellent lubricant properties and stability under normal usage and have a negligible impact on the environment compared to conventional telomer dispersions.

Abstract: Polymers consisting of (a) 1-50% weight of N-allyliminodiacetic acid and its salts; (b) 50-99% weight of one or several unsaturated, polymerisable carboxylic acids having the formula (I), in which R.sup.1 stands for hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl or COOM, R.sup.2 stands for hydrogen or C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sup.3 stands for hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl or CH.sub.2 COOM and M stands for hydrogen, ammonium, an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal; and (c) 0-40% by weight water soluble monomers copolymerisable with (a) and (b). These polymers preferably contain acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and maleic acid as unsaturated polymerisable carboxylic acids. Also disclosed are the use of these polymers as complexing agents, as peroxide stabilizers and builders in washing products, as dispersing agents and hardness stabilizers.

Abstract: A process for producing a highly water absorptive polymer comprising the steps of subjecting a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising as the main component acrylic acid and/or an alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof, and optionally containing a crosslinking agent to a water-in-oil type of reverse-phase polymerization in the presence of water, a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator, a dispersant and a hydrophobic hydrocarbon solvent to form a slurry of water-containing particles of a highly water absorptive polymer in the solvent, adding a polymerizable monomer to the slurry, and polymerizing the polymerizable monomer to obtain agglomerates of the particles of the highly water absorptive polymer.