Abstract: A process for obtaining a dense ion-exchange anionic resin and the product so obtained. The resin is of the type based on a co-polymer of styrene and divinylbenzene. The process involves a liquid phase treatment comprising contacting the resin with bromide in a liquid phase and simultaneously charging the liquid phase with gaseous chlorine while in contact with the resin for reaction to provide a styrene divinylbenzene copolymer ion-exchange anionic resin containing bromine and chlorine groups.

Abstract: This invention relates to halogenated polyhydroxy compounds of the formulaAr[OR(OH).sub.n-1 ].sub.mwherein Ar is a halogenated polyphenyl or halogenated polyphenylbenzene containing 2 to 5 aromatic rings with each of said rings having at least 3 halogen atoms thereon, R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon, an aliphatic ether or an alicyclic hydrocarbon containing 2 to 40 carbon atoms and n and m each is an integer 2, 3 or 4 and when R is a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon n and/or m is 3 or 4.This invention also relates to a process for preparing halogenated polyhydroxy compounds of the formulaAr[OR(OH).sub.n-1 ].sub.mwherein Ar is a halogenated polyphenyl or halogenated polyphenylbenzene containing 2 to 5 aromatic rings with each of said rings having at least 3 halogen atoms thereon, R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon, an aliphatic ether or an alicyclic hydrocarbon containing 2 to 40 carbon atoms and n and m each is an integer 2, 3 or 4 which comprises:(a) reacting in a temperature range between about 80.degree. and 230.

Abstract: Processes for treating the waste water, particularly waste water containing certain unsaturated compounds, from acrolein and acrylic acid production plants to reduce the chemical oxygen demand (COD), which processes comprise polymerizing the unsaturated compounds, desirably with peroxygen compounds; neutralizing the waste water with a reagent forming polyvalent metal ions to provide salts of the polymerized compounds; and separating the salts so formed.

Abstract: This invention relates to alkali salts of a sulphonated styrene polymer or copolymer having a degree of polymerization of less than about 140, to a process for their preparation, to their use as fluidizing agents for mineral binders and to mineral binders having the fluidizing agents incorporated therein.

Abstract: A process for the polymerization of vinylidene fluoride H.sub.2 C=CF.sub.2 using a novel class of fluorinated emulsifiers having the general formula:R.sub.f --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --SO.sub.3 Mwherein R.sub.f is a perfluorinated radical having 4 to 10 carbon atoms and M is an alkali metal such as lithium, sodium or potassium or an ammonium radical NH.sub.4.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the preparation of aqueous dispersions of polytetrafluoroethylene comprising polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium containing a polymerization initiator and an appropriate emulsifying agent as well as other necessary additives in the presence of a stabilizing amount of a stabilizing agent selected to be a saturated halogenated acyclic or cyclic hydrocarbon containing less than about 20 carbon atoms or an unsaturated halogenated acyclic or cyclic hydrocarbon containing less than about 20 carbon atoms which is not copolymerizable with the tetrafluoroethylene under the reaction conditions, or a mixture of said halogenated hydrocarbons.

Abstract: This invention relates to aqueous dispersions of positively charged polytetrafluoroethylene.This inventon also relates to a process for preparing aqueous dispersions of positively charged polytetrafluoroethylene which comprises adding an aqueous dispersion of negatively charged polytetrafluoroethylene containing an anionic emulsifier to an aqueous solution of a cationic emulsifier kept under light agitation while maintaining a ratio of the molar concentration of cationic emulsifier to that of the anionic emulsifier greater than 1:1.

Abstract: The invention relates to threads, fibers or films comprising polyvinylidene fluoride, with good dye affinity for plastosoluble and cationic dyestuffs.More particularly, the invention relates to threads, fibers or films formed of a mixture of vinylidene fluoride homopolymer and of a copolymer containing at least 60% by weight of methyl methacrylate units and 5 to 40% by weight of units of at least one acid ethylenic comonomer, copolymerizable with methyl methacrylate.The threads and fibers in accordance with the invention can be used in particular in the field of textiles.