Abstract: Linear thermoplastic polyesters which contain condensed N,N-di-(hydroxyalkyl)-halogenobenzimidazolones, are flame-resistant or flameproof and can be used for the manufacture of shaped articles of all kinds.

Abstract: Linear, homo- and copolymers that contain as condensation components amidocarboxylic acid radicals, imidocarboxylic acid radicals or dicarboxylic acid radicals containing two carbocyclic rings with 4 to 6 members and diol radicals containing N,N-heterocyclic rings, and which can contain in addition terephthalic and/or isophthalic acid and/or other diols, are amorphous to faintly crystalline, have high glass transition temperatures while at the same time having low softening temperatures, and are suitable for the manufacture of mouldings of all kinds with good thermomechanical properties.

Abstract: Solid paste composition is formed by the steps of (a) mixing the ingredients of a water soluble or water miscible paste component with the same solvent alone or with its mixture with water, (b) adding further ingredients consisting of (i) the condensate of sorbite and benzaldehyde as forming agent, and (ii) alkyl-pyrrolidone as solution accelerator for the gel forming agent, (c) dissolving the aforesaid ingredients by uniformly heating and stirring, and (d) solidifying said ingredients by pouring into a given mold, cooling and recovering the so-obtained solid paste composition.

Abstract: Linear polyesters based on terephthalic acid and/or isophthalic acid and containing di-(hydroxyalkyl) compounds of oligomeric N,N-heterocyclic compounds as the diol component, have higher glass transition temperatures compared with poly-(alkylene) terephthalates. The new polyesters are thermoplastic materials suitable for the manufacture, by customary moulding processes, of mouldings having a higher heat distortion point.

Abstract: Linear, thermoplastic polyesters based on terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol or 1,4-butanediol, which contain co-condensed chlorinated and/or brominated 1,3-bis-(hydroxyalkyl)-benzimidazolones, crystallize on stretching and are suitable for the manufacture of flame-resistant to flameproof fibers.

Abstract: Dispersions suitable for the manufacture of moulding compositions which can be cured with low shrinkage to give mouldings with excellent surfaces can be obtained by the addition of finely divided ethylene copolymers manufactured in aqueous emulsion to unsaturated polyester resins.

Abstract: A paint composition dispersible in water is disclosed, characterized by comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic synthetic resin powder having an average particle diameter in the range of about 0.1 to 250 .mu., 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of an additive of sodium polyacrylate or polyacrylamide and 0 to 20 weight percent, based on the weight of sodium polyacrylate or polyacrylamide, of an acid substance.

Abstract: Polyester fibers which are characterized by excellent dyeability are produced by spinning a polymer obtained by an ester interchange reaction of 60 to 95% by weight of a polyester, containing at least 95 mol % of ethylene terephthalate units, and 40 to 5% by weight of a polyester containing at least 85 mol % of tetramethylene terephthalate units, wherein the filamentary polymer has a melting point Tm (.degree. C) of Tm.sub.o -5(.degree. C) .gtoreq. Tm .gtoreq. Tm.sub.o -20(.degree. C)(wherein Tm.sub.o is the melting point of the polyester containing at least 95 mol % of ethylene terephthalate unit) and a crystallizing temperature of 170.degree. C or higher.

Abstract: Process for the production of film forming synthetic resins for hair fixative compositions by reacting a methylolated 5,5-dialkylhydantoin containing 1-5 carbon atoms in each alkyl group at an elevated temperature in the presence of a bifunctional acid amide and/or amine. Hair fixative compositions containing 2-10% by weight of the resin product as the major or sole resin compound.

Abstract: According to this invention, during the formation of a fiber-forming polyester by the reaction of a dicarboxylic acid or its functional derivative with a glycol, an aromatic ortho-ester such as hexaphenyl ortho terephthalate is added to the molten polyester whereby a fiber-forming polyester of a low content of free carboxyl groups and diethylene glycol units is prepared. Moreover, the reaction rate of the polycondensation is greatly increased by selecting and using a suitable aromatic ortho-ester and thus there can be obtained a fiber-forming polyester of a very high molecular weight.

Abstract: A coating composition for a polyester resin which comprises (1) at least one of a cellulosic high molecular weight material, a homo- or copolymer of chlorinated ethylene as a monomer component, a homo- or copolymer of methacrylate or acrylate as a monomer component, a homo- or copolymer of vinylidene chloride as a monomer component, a polycarbonate, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a polyvinyl butyral, a cyclized rubber and a styrene-butadiene rubber and (2) an addition reaction product of a polyol and a diisocyanate.

Abstract: Polyesteramines with good dye affinity for anionic dyestuffs formed by reactingA. at least an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and possibly a small amount of an aliphatic diacid,B. at least a diol having at least 3 carbon atoms such as an aliphatic, a saturated alicyclic or a cycloaliphatic diol, andC. at least a compound of the formulaNR.sub.3where R, being the same or different, is alkyl, saturated alicyclic, cycloalkyl or arylaliphatic, or where two R groups form a cycle between them.The NR.sub.3 compound has 1, 2 or 3 R groups containing 0, 1, 2 or 3 ester generating groups with the total number of ester generating groups being 1 to 3. The NR.sub.3 compound has no more than two R groups being arylaliphatic or cycloaliphatic which have only one carbon atom between the cycle and the nitrogen atom or being saturated alicyclic and there are at least 3 or more carbon atoms between the ester generating groups and the nitrogen atom.The total amount of the NR.sub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thermostable coating, impregnating and bonding agents. They are suspensions of finely divided water-insoluble or at most only slightly water-swellable thermostable organic binders or mixtures based on these binders in aqueous solutions of high molecular weight organic substances. They are used particularly for coating wire, for the production of thermostable coatings and for the production of laminates.

Abstract: A novel block copolymer HO--D--A--B--D--H, whereinA is a polylactonic block of recurring units ##EQU1## B is a polylactamic block of recurring units ##EQU2## C is a polyoxymethylene block of recurring units--CH.sub.2 O--is prepared by catalytic polymerization of at least one lactone ##EQU3## with at least one lactam ##EQU4## wherein: PM.sub.1 and PM.sub.2 are polymethylene linear chains having from 2 to 13 and 3 to 13 carbon atoms, respectively, and being either non-substituted or having at least one hydrogen atom replaced by an alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or cycloalkyl radical, and reaction of the resulting A-B copolymer with monomeric formaldehyde.The block copolymer HO--D--A--B--D--H having a preponderant percentage in blocks A, B or D, respectively, behaves as a polylactone, polylactam or polyformaldehyde, respectively, having improved properties.

Abstract: Super-halogenated unsaturated polyesters having average molecular weights of between 300 and 3,000, comprising units derived from at least one .alpha.-epihalohydrin and from maleic anhydride and optionally from another cyclic organic anhydride, possessing a halogen content arising from super-halogenation of between 1 and 35% by weight and the process for their manufacture which is characterized in that maleic anhydride, alone or mixed with another cyclic organic anhydride, is copolymerized with at least one .alpha.-epihalohydrin in molar ratios of epihalohydrin to anhydride(s) of between 1:1 and 2:1, in the presence of a titanium tetrahalide, the halogen being preferably chosen from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine.

Abstract: Polyformaldehyde is prepared by feeding anhydrous formaldehyde to a reaction medium containing a liquid organic diluent non-solvent for the polyformaldehyde and non-reactive towards the other constituents of the reaction medium, and containing in a dispersed form a copolymer A-B, whereinA is a polylactonic block of recurring units ##EQU1## B is a polylactamic block of recurring units ##EQU2## wherein PM.sub.1 and PM.sub.2 are linear polymethylene chains having from 2 to 13 and 3 to 13 carbon atoms, respectively.

Abstract: There is disclosed a graph copolymer derived from a monomer mixture comprisingA. a monomer having the formula ##EQU1## wherein R.sub.2 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group and B. AN UNSATURATED ETHYLENIC MONOMER HAVING THE FORMULA ##EQU2## p WHEREIN X is an ester, aldehyde, ketone, halogen, ether, nitrile, isocyanate, sulfate and its salts, an N-containing heterocycle, or an aromatic hydrocarbon, graft polymerized on a poly (N-vinyl lactam) substrate, a stable aqueous emulsion containing same and a method of production therefor.

Abstract: Non-porous, thin, polycarbonate films and a process for their production. Solutions of polycarbonates in concentrations of less than 5 parts solids per 100 parts solvent are applied to the surface of liquids immiscible, or sparingly miscible with, the solvent for the polycarbonate. The solvent is then evaporated, and the resultant film removed. The films are useful for the separation of gas and liquid mixtures and for electrical insulating purposes.

Abstract: There is disclosed improved hydrolytically and thermally stable industrial polyester yarns prepared by melt spinning a polyester resin in the presence of a carbodiimide selected from the group consisting of mono- and bis-carbodiimides wherein the amount of carbodiimide employed is equivalent to the concentration of COOH groups in the original resin plus the concentration of COOH groups generated when the original resin is extruded in the absence of carbodiimide.

Abstract: A composition is prepared which is useful in wire enamel, comprising (1) a water soluble polyester which is a condensation product of (a) a tribasic carboxylic acid, (b) an aliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid and (c) a dihydric alcohol, (2) hydroxymethylated diacetone acrylamide as a crosslinking agent and a water soluble organic titanate.