Abstract: Polyols useful in the manufacture of polyurethanes are disclosed. The polyols are prepared by reacting a vegetable oil based (hydroxymethyl containing) monomer with a polyol, polyamine or aminoalcohol under vacuum.

Abstract: A tubular lay-flat film includes outer polymeric layers, at least one intermediate layer including a polyamide, and self-welded polymeric layers in contact with one another; wherein in various embodiments (a) the outer polymeric layers each include a blend of an olefinic polymer and a polydimethylsiloxane; (b) the at least one intermediate layer including a polyamide includes a blend of polyamide and ionomer resin; and (c) the self-welded polymeric layers each include a blend of an anhydride grafted ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.916 to 0.935 grams/cubic centimeter, and a single site catalyzed ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having a density of from 0.85 to 0.915 grams/cubic centimeter.

Abstract: An aldehyde composition derived by hydroformylation of a transesterified seed oil and containing a mixture of formyl-substituted fatty acids or fatty acid esters having the following composition by weight: greater than about 10 to less than about 95 percent monoformyl, greater than about 1 to less than about 65 percent diformyl, and greater than about 0.1 to less than about 10 percent triformyl-substituted fatty acids or fatty acid esters, and having a diformyl to triformyl weight ratio of greater than about 5/1; preferably, greater than about 3 to less than about 20 percent saturates; and preferably, greater than about 1 to less than about 20 percent unsaturates.

Abstract: A cocatalyst or cocatalyst component, including a compound corresponding to the formula: (A*+a)b(Z*J*j)?cd, wherein: A* is a cation of from 1 to 80 atoms, not counting hydrogen atoms, Z* is an anion group of from 1 to 50 atoms, not counting hydrogen atoms, containing two or more Lewis base sites; J* is a Lewis acid of from 1 to 80, not counting hydrogen atoms, coordinated to at least one Lewis base site, and optionally two or more such J* groups may be joined together in a moiety having multiple Lewis acidic functionality, j is from 2 to 12 and a, b, c, and d are integers from 1 to 3, with the proviso that a×b is equal to c×d, and provided further that one or more of A*, Z* or J* comprises a hydroxyl group or a polar group containing quiescent reactive functionality.