Abstract: Photographically useful materials are disclosed comprising a hyperbranched polymer segment and multiple pendant photographically useful groups. Such materials may be prepared by forming an active hyperbranched polymer segment with multiple functionalized end group sites, and reacting the active hyperbranched polymer segment with an active compound comprising a photographically useful group to form a hyperbranched polymer ended with photographically useful groups. The hyperbranched segment may comprise any kind of polymer segment with hyperbranched architecture, and the active end groups may comprise any kind of reactive site. The active hyperbranched polymer may comprise any kind of other functional groups which are located in either backbone or the ends.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a copolymer resin for ultra-shortwave light source such as KrF or ArF, process for preparation thereof, and photoresist comprising the same resin. The copolymer resin according to the present invention is easily prepared by conventional radical polymerization due to the introduction of norbonyl(meth)acrylate unit to a structure of copolymer for photoresist. The resin has high transparency at 193 nm wavelength, provides increased etching resistance and enhanced adhesive strength due to a hydrophilic functional group in the norbonyl group, and shows excellent resolution of 0.15 &mgr;m in practical experiment of patterning.

Abstract: A method for extracting leachable contaminants from ion exchange resins comprises exposing the resin to supercritical carbon dioxide for a sufficient interval of time to allow at least a portion of the leachable contaminant to be solubilized by the supercritical carbon dioxide; followed by removal from the resin of the supercritical carbon dioxide having the leachable contaminant dissolved therein. The method is particularly useful for removing organic contaminants, which may or may not contain sodium or chlorine, from the resin, to thereby provide ion exchange resins which are suitable for critical use applications in the nuclear, electronics, pharmaceutical and food industries.

Abstract: Selective, crosslinked chelating polymers are produced by substituting an acyclic chelating agent with a polymerizable functional group. The resulting substituted acyclic chelating agent is then complexed with the target metal ion. A crosslinkable monomer is then added and the complexed material is crosslinked. The complexed metal is then removed, providing a crosslinked polymeric chelating agent that has been templated for the target metal ion.

Abstract: A 2′-diarylphosphino-1,1′-biphenylen-2-yloxy(6,6′-divinyl-1,1′-binaphthalene-2,2′-diyloxy)phosphine derivative is disclosed, which is represented by general formula (I): wherein Ar is an optionally substituted phenyl or naphthyl; R1 and R2 each independently is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl, a lower alkoxy, etc.; and R3 is a lower alkyl, a lower alkoxy, etc.; provided that R2 and R3 may be bonded to each other to form a hydrocarbon ring, which may have one or more substituents selected from lower alkyl groups, halogen atoms, vinyl, etc. Also disclosed are a polymer having structural units derived from the phosphine derivative and a transition metal complex obtained by causing a transition metal compound to act on the phosphine derivative.

Abstract: An aminoplast-curable film-forming composition is disclosed. The film-forming composition is a crosslinkable composition comprising (1) a material containing a plurality of carbamate and/or urea functional groups and (2) an aminoplast crosslinking agent. The composition provides a coating with improved acid etch resistance, making the coating particularly useful as an automotive clear coat.

Abstract: A terpolymer having units of Formula I wherein X is a C2-10 alkyl, C6-12 aryl, or C4-12 alkoxy radical, d is from about 3 to about 50, R is a fluoroalkyl radical Rf—(A)v—(B)w—, Rf is a fully fluorinated straight or branched aliphatic radical optionally interrupted by at least one oxygen atom, A is a divalent radical selected from —SO2N(R″)—, —CON(R″)—, —S—, or —SO2—, where R″ is H, or a C1-6 alkyl radical, B is a divalent linear hydrocarbon radical —CtH2t—, where t is 1 to 12, Y is a divalent radical —CH2—O—, u, v, and w are each independently zero or 1, R′ is hydrogen or methyl, e is from about 0.05 to about 10, M is hydrogen, alkali metal, or ammonium, and f is from about 5 to about 40, and its use to provide soil resistance and resistance to staining by acid dyes for fiber substrates is disclosed.

Abstract: An aminoplast-curable film-forming composition is disclosed. The film-forming composition is a crosslinkable composition comprising (1) a material containing a plurality of carbamate and/or urea functional groups and (2) an aminoplast crosslinking agent. The composition provides a coating with improved acid etch resistance, making the coating particularly useful as an automotive clear coat.

Abstract: A method for scavenging amines within polymeric compositions of matter comprising the step of adding to a polymeric composition of matter at least one triazine compound, wherein said triazine compound is defined according to the formula: where X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halides, amines, and organic groups having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, Y is selected from the group consisting of halides, alkoxy derivatives, amine derivatives, aryloxy derivatives, and urea derivatives, with the proviso that the substituent Y is displacable by a reaction with a secondary amine, and Z is selected from the group consisting of alkoxy derivatives, amino derivatives, aryloxy derivatives, and urea derivatives, with the proviso that the substituent Z is displacable by a reaction with a secondary amine.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel class of polymer antiscalants which are polymers comprising a 1,2-dihydroxy-3-butene monomer unit and at least one monomer unit derived from the groups consisting of maleic acid, acrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, N-tertbutylacrylamide, butoxymethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, sodium acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonic acid, and salts thereof, with the proviso that said polymers do not contain the monomer unit —(CH2—CH═CH—CH2—O)—.

Abstract: Polyisobutylene (PIB) functionalized with terminal reactive unsaturation is disclosed. Carbocationically polymerized monohalogen-terminated PIB is dehydrohalogenated in a hydrocarbon solvent using an alkoxide of the formula RO-M wherein R is alkyl of at least 5 carbon atoms and M is alkali metal. The PIB obtained has terminal unsaturation which is 100% in the reactive ‘exo’ form which can be converted to succinic anhydride groups (PIB-SA) by the ene reaction with maleic anhydride. The PIB-SA is reactive with amine functional dendrimers to obtain a star-branched polymer having a dendrimer core and PIB branches joined by succininide linkages. Blends of the star-branched polymer with polypropylene have improved energy absorption properties and controllable moisture/oxygen permeabilities useful in films.

Abstract: Pneumatic tire characterized by improved dry traction and durability having a tread comprised of a diene-based elastomer containing olefinic unsaturation and 1-80 phr of a polymeric resinous material comprising: (1) from 5 to 70 weight % units derived from limonene; (2) from 5 to 70% units derived from dimethyl-dicyclopentadiene; (3) from 5 to 45 weight % units derived from indene; and (4) from 5 to 45 weight % units derived from vinyl toluene, wherein the sum of the weight percent units derived from limonene and dimethyl-dicyclopentadiene range from 40 to 75 weight percent units of the resin, and the sum of weight percent units derived from indene and vinyl toluene range from 25 to 60 weight percent units of the resin.

Abstract: Readily filterable and deodorizable aqueous dispersions of pressure-sensitive adhesive, especially for self-adhesive labels, having solids contents of more than 65%, can be prepared with readily reproducible properties by copolymerizing esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid in the presence of less than 50 ppm of inhibitor and, preferably, in the presence of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of reducing agent by a special emulsion technique. The highly concentrated pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion, subsequently deodorized with steam, is free from coagulum and seediness.

Abstract: A process of making a vinyl caprolactam (VCL)-based polymer which comprises suspension polymerizing the monomers in aqueous medium in the absence of an added protective colloid, wherein polymer formed at an early stage of the polymerization functions as a dispersing agent to maintain polymer particles suspended in water throughout the polymerization.

Abstract: Process for the manufacture of a composition comprising ethylene polymers, in at least two polymerization reactors connected in series, according to which, in a first reactor, from 30 to 70% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition of an ethylene homopolymer (A) having a melt flow index MI2 of 5 to 1000 g/10 min is formed and, in a subsequent reactor, from 30 to 70% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition of a copolymer of ethylene and of hexene (B) having a melt flow index MI5 of 0.01 to 2 g/10 min is formed. The compositions obtained by this process exhibit a good compromise between the processing properties and the mechanical properties, which renders them capable of being used in the manufacture of articles shaped by extrusion and extrusion blow-molding, such as films and pipes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a creep-resistant polypropylene by means of the following steps: (a) copolymerizing propylene and ethylene into a random copolymer at 40 to 110° C. using: a catalyst system of the above-mentioned type; a portion of ethylene or C4-C10-&agr;-olefin leading to 1.0 to 10.0% by weight of ethylene repeating units in said random copolymer; and no or a minimal amount of hydrogen leading to a MFR10 value of between 0.01 and 5.0 g/10 min for said random copolymer, if this step is performed first, or to a MFR2 value for said polypropylene of between 0.05 and 0.40 g/10 min, if this step is performed after step (b); the proportion of random copolymer of this step being from 20 to 80% by weight of said polypropylene, (b) polymerizing propylene at 40 to 110° C. using: a catalyst system of the above-mentioned type; no or a minimal portion of ethylene leading to 0.0 to 1.

Abstract: A continuous process for making a comb-branched copolymer of an acrylic monomer and a polyether macromonomer is disclosed. The process is performed by continuously feeding a reaction zone with a monomer stream that contains an acrylic acid and a polyether macromonomer, and an initiator stream. The comb-branched copolymer made thereby performs better as water reducing agent in cement compared to that made by a batch process.

Abstract: The present invention therefore provides a vulcanizable mixture comprising a low-viscosity fluorinated rubbers, in which at least one fluorine monomer is polymerized by free radicals in the presence of one or more compounds of the formula (I) or (II) wherein R1 represents a fluorine atom or a perfluoroalkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R2 represents a perfluoroalkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and n=4 or 5, and, optionally, a molecular weight regulator.

Abstract: Solvent-free, fine white powders of a copolymer of maleic anhydride and a C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether substantially free of poly(alkyl vinyl ether) homopolymer.

Abstract: Biological oils, conjugated biological oils, and metathesized or cometathesized biological oils are polymerized or co-polymerized faith divinylbenzene, norboradiene and dicyclopentadiene using a BF3.OEt2 initiator to provide plastics from renewable resources. The products are thermosetting polymers having highly crosslinked structures, room temperature modulus of about 109 Pa, and excellent thermal stability, making the products useful for applications where current biodegradable plastics are not useable.