Abstract: The crystallization from the melt of an elastomeric stereo-regular butene-1 polymer composition is promoted by adding a small amount of a nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of stearamide; N,N'-ethylene-bis-stearamide; 1-napthalene acetamide; benzamide; low molecular weight high density polyethylene and isotactic polypropylene.

Abstract: District heating pipes for potable water contain a polymer composition which comprises a butene-1 homopolymer, sterically hindered phenolic antioxidant, lauryl-stearyl thiodipropionate, nucleating agent, mineral filler coated with acid acceptor and pigment.

Abstract: District heating pipes for potable water contain a polymer composition which comprises a butene-1 homopolymer, sterically hindered phenolic antioxidant, lauryl-stearyl thiodipropionate, nucleating agent, mineral filler coated with acid acceptor and pigment.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved method for stabilizing acetal copolymers by hydrolyzing the copolymer product in a low energy reaction process wherein undesirable side products are continuously and efficiently removed by melting and extruding the unhydrolyzed oxymethylene copolymer into a hydrolysis reaction zone in which the necessary reactants are intimately contacted with the copolymer, preferably by means of flow division and rearrangement mixing technique. Subsequently, the hydrolyzed copolymer product is devolatilized to remove the unwanted side products by passing it through a devolatilization zone preferably having more than one devolatilization port and a vacuum source from which negative pressure is available for application to the devolatilization ports so that the undesired products may be effectively removed.

Abstract: A heat sealable blend of a butene-1-ethylene copolymer, about 2 to 9% by weight of polypropylene and from about 0.02 to 1.5% by weight of high density polyethylene can be processed at high line speed in the blown-bubble extrusion process to form films or sheets exhibiting improved heat sealing characteristics, processability, tear strength and other properties.

Abstract: The crystallization from the melt of an isotactic butene-1 homopolymer composition or isotactic butene-1-ethylene copolymer composition is promoted by adding a small amount of a nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of N,N'-ethylene-bis-stearamide and stearamide.

Abstract: A crystallizable thermoplastic composition is prepared by adding a small amount of substantially graphitic non-turbostratic carbon to an isotactic butene-1 homopolymer or copolymer with ethylene.

Abstract: The crystallization from the melt of an isotactic butene-1 homopolymer composition or isotactic butene-1-ethylene copolymer composition is promoted by adding a small amount of a nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of 1-naphthalene acetamide; N-stearoyl-p-aminophenol; mercapto-N-2-naphthylacetamide; malonamide; nicotinamide; isonicotinamide; benzamide; salicylamide; and anthranilamide.