Abstract: The invention consists of the use of hydrophilic polymers or copolymers of the polyacrylic acid or sodium polyacrylate family, which are crosslinked, in proportions of between 50 and 10 000 parts per million, for the production of a rodenticidal product. The rodenticidal product is composed of polymers or copolymers as mentioned above and of an appetizing coating according to respective proportions of from 1% to 50% by weight for the polymer and from 99% to 50% by weight for the appetizing composition. The process comprises the steps consisting in mixing the abovementioned polymers or copolymers with an appetizing product so as to form a paste, then in using an extruder to form the product.

Abstract: The invention relates to modified natural clays made organophilic by means of a polar modifier for increasing their capability of bonding to organic media receiving them, which are composed of natural clays containing, in their structures, monovalent and/or multivalent metal ions and a polar modifier for modifying the surface state of said clays, which is chosen from the group of oligomers having hydrocarbon chains containing carboxylic acid functional groups. The invention is used as organophilic mineral fillers in polymers.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for obtaining an electrooptic material characterised in that it consists in depositing on a substrate a solution of oligoimides whereon are grafted colouring agents capable of being oriented and in performing a treatment designed to cross-link the oligoimides and to provide orientation to the colouring agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to sulphonated polyimides, notably of formula (I) The invention also relates to an ion exchange membrane that includes such a polyimide and a fuel cell that includes such a membrane. The membranes of the invention have excellent durability and low cost and the fuel cells can be used, in particular, in electric vehicles.

Abstract: The invention relates to sulphonated polyimides, notably of formula (I) The invention also relates to an ion exchange membrane that includes such a polyimide and a fuel cell that includes such a membrane. The membranes of the invention have excellent durability and low cost and the fuel cells can be used, in particular, in electric vehicles.

Abstract: The invention relates to sulphonated polyimides, notably of formula (I) 1

Abstract: The invention relates to sulphonated polymides, notably of formula (I) 1

Abstract: The invention relates to sulphonated polyimides, notably of formula (I) The invention also relates to an ion exchange membrane that includes such a polyimide and a fuel cell that includes such a membrane. The membranes of the invention have excellent durability and low cost and the fuel cells can be used, in particular, in electric vehicles.

Abstract: Polyimide precursor compositions incorporating at least one compound of fula (1), at least one compound of formula (2), at least one compound of formula (3) and at least one compound of formula (4) ##STR1## in which one of the groups R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom and the other, in the same way as the groups R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which can be the same or different, in each case represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, m is a number between 5 and 20, n is an integer between 1 and 5 and R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 16 carbon atoms, or a group of formula R.sup.6 --O-- in which R.sup.6 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms. The preferred composition contains 30 to 70% by weight of dry matter of compounds of formulas (1), (2) and (3), in which the groups R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and one of the groups R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a methyl or ethyl group and the compound of formula (4) is benzyl alcohol.

Abstract: Adhesive compositions are described comprising at least an arylaliphatic olyimide with ether chain formations, obtained by the polycondensation reaction of a tetracarboxylic aromatic acid or of one of its derivatives with at least two primary diamines, one of these diamines consisting of a polyether chain ending with the two amine functional groups and at least an epoxy resin possessing more than one epoxy group per molecular.These adhesive compositions can be used particularly for the gluing of films of polymers to thin metal sheets.

Abstract: Thermosetting Schiff base resins, their preparation and their applications re described.These thermosetting Schiff base resins can be defined as responding to the general formula: ##STR1## Radicals Ar.sub.1, Ar.sub.2 and Ar.sub.3 are chosen so that the softening temperature of the resins is less than about 150.degree. C.The resins can be prepared by direct condensation of an ethynyl benzaldehyde or acetophenone on a telechelic diamine oligomer obtained by reaction of a diamine containing flexibilizing groups on a derivative of benzhydrol tetracarboxylic acid. These Schiff base resins can be used by bulk thermal polymerization particularly to prepare adhesives or composite matrices.

Abstract: Expanded material obtained by heating a composition comprising at least one hermosetting nadimide resin, said heating being performed at a temperature and during a period which are sufficient to cause the expansion of said composition by release of cyclopentadiene. A nadimide resin of the polyimide type and having a number average molecular weight of 600 to 10,000 is preferably used. The composition further comprises preferably 1% to 50% by weight of a linear, preferably thermostable polymer.

Abstract: Polymer compositions comprising poly(benzhydrolimide) chains ending with ethylenic unsaturated groups complying with the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is a divalent aromatic radical and R a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical. They can be prepared by reacting, under imidation condition, at least one primary diamine with at least one benzydrol 3,3', 4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid, a bis (ortho-acid-ester) or a tetraester of such acid and with an anhydride, an acid-ester or a diester of dicarboxylic cycloaliphatic acid with ethylenic unsaturation. These compositions may be converted to cross-linked polymides by thermal polyemrization. They can be used in particular for manufacturing composite materials, adhesives, molded articles and protective coatings withstanding high temperatures.

Abstract: Thermosetting quinazolone resins, their preparation and their applications re described.These thermosetting quinazolone resins can be defined as having the following general formula: ##STR1## in which Ar.sup.1 is a bivalent mono- or polycyclic aromatic radical and Ar.sup.2 is a bivalent aromatic radical of several simple aromatic rings bound two by two by atoms or bivalent groups.These Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 radicals are chosen so that the melting or emollescence temperature is between 80.degree. C. and 170.degree. C.The resins can be prepared from condensation of an ethynylarylbenzoxazinone with an aromatic diamine containing flexibilizing groups.These quinazolone resins can be polymerized in bulk in order to prepare adhesives or composite matrices in particular.

Abstract: Copolymers of average number molecular weight from about 300 to 5,000 comprising recurrent units originating (A) from alpha olefins, (B) from .alpha.,.beta. unsaturated .alpha., .gamma. dicarboxylic compounds, (C) from unsaturated acid esters of 1,2-diols, optionally etherified or esterified, and (D) optionally from acrylic esters, the proportions of the recurrent units being 5-60% for (A), 10-70% for (B), 10-60% for (C) and 0-60% for (D), at least one of recurrent units (A), (B) and/or (C) comprising at least 12 carbon atoms, and at least 10% of the recurrent units of said copolymer being (B) recurrent units of N-substituted imide type. These copolymers form additives useful to lower the pour point of middle distillates, particularly of gas-oils. The use of said additives at a concentration from 0.001 to 2% by weight results in a substantial decrease of the pour point of the treated middle distillates.

Abstract: Oligomer compositions of polyaryloxypyridine with acetylenic end groups are btained by formation of an oligomer composition of polyaryloxypyridine with halogenated end groups from an alkaline diphenolate and a dihalogenopyridine, followed with an ethynylation reaction. The average polycondensation degree may range from 1 to 50. Theses compositions can be used to form cross-linked lattices by polyaddition of the ethynyl groups.

Abstract: The disclosed compositions of polyaryloxypyridine oligomers with phthalonile end groups are obtained by formation of a composition of polyaryloxypyridine oligomers with alkali phenolate end groups, followed with the reaction of said composition with 4-nitrophthalonitrile. Their average polycondensation degree may range from 1 to 50. They can be used in combination with a co-reactant derived from benzhydrol and containing one or two ortho-dinitrile functional groups, to constitute polyaryloxypyridine co-polyphthalocyanine lattices.

Abstract: Aromatic polyimide compositions, useful in particular for manufacturing adhesive materials, varnishes and films withstanding high temperatures, having a high solubility in organic solvents, particularly polar solvents and which are manufactured by reacting, in such a solvent, a tetraester or diacid-diester of benzhydrol 3,3', 4, 4' tetracarboxylic acid with an aromatic diamine for a sufficient time to obtain a polycondensation reaction product having an inherent viscosity at 30.degree. C., at a concentration of 5 g/liter in N-methyl pyrrolidone, ranging from 0.1 to 2 dl/g.

Abstract: Copolymers with nitrogen groups are used as additives to lower the cloud point and improve the filterability limit temperature and the pour point of middle distillates such as gas oils. They are obtained by reacting a compound having a primary amine group with a copolymer comprising 15 to 40% of recurrent units form a linear .alpha.-olefin, 20 to 70% of recurrent units form and .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated dicarboxylic compound and 15 to 45% of recurrent units form an alkyl ester of unsaturated monocarboxylic acid.

Abstract: Polyimide precursor compositions are described which may be prepared by rting a biprimary aromatic diamine with a diester-diacid or an aromatic tetraacid, and then with the substantially stoichiometrical complement of an aromatic dianhydride.The polyimide precursor compositions are used in the manufacture of insulating coatings, films, impregnating or enamelling varnishes for electric wires etc., and have excellent qualities of flexibility, adhesiveness and heat resistance.