Abstract: A gum base comprising a crosslinked branched polyester gel prepared from the process comprising: a) providing a first pre-gel composition having carboxyl end groups; b) providing a second pre-gel composition having hydroxyl end groups; c) removing either or both of the first and second pre-gel compositions from their respective reactors; d) combining the first and second pre-gel compositions to form a mixture; and e) processing the mixture in an extruder, a continuous processor, or a container thereby providing a crosslinked branched polyester gel.

Abstract: A gum base comprising a crosslinked branched polyester gel prepared from the process comprising: a) providing a first pre-gel composition having carboxyl end groups; b) providing a second pre-gel composition having hydroxyl end groups; c) removing either or both of the first and second pre-gel compositions from their respective reactors; d) combining the first and second pre-gel compositions to form a mixture; and e) processing the mixture in an extruder, a continuous processor, or a container thereby providing a crosslinked branched polyester gel.

Abstract: A process for making a crosslinked branched polyester gel from at least two pregel compositions comprising: a) reacting precursor repeat units formed from (1) at least one polyol having three or more hydroxyl groups or esters thereof, (2) at least one aliphatic or aromatic polyfunctional acid or ester thereof, or a mixture thereof; and (3) optionally at least one long chain aliphatic carboxylic acid or ester thereof, or aromatic monocarboxylic acid or ester thereof, or mixture thereof, to substantial completion in separate reactors to produce in a first reactor a first composition comprising a pre-gel having carboxyl end groups and to produce in a second reactor a second composition comprising a pre-gel having hydroxyl end groups, b) combining the first and second compositions to form a mixture; and c) processing the mixture in an extruder, a continuous processor, or a container to convert the mixture into a crosslinked branched polyester gel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparation of a stream which is both selectively high in 2,6-diiodonaphthalene and also contains substantial quantities of diiodonaphthalene. First, naphthalene is oxyiodinated in the presence of a zeolite catalyst to produce a stream which is selectively high in 2-monoiodonaphthalene and the 2-monoiodonaphthalene is separated from the stream to produce a stream which is both selectively high in 2-monoiodonaphthalene and contains substantial quantities of 2-monoiodonaphthalene. Second, this stream is then oxyiodinated in the presence of a zeolite catalyst to produce a stream which is selectively high in 2,6-diiodonaphthalene and then 2,6-diiodonaphthalene is separated from the stream to produce the stream which is both selectively high in 2,6-diiodonaphthalene and contains substantial quantities of 2,6-diiodonaphthalene.

Abstract: A process for the liquid-phase oxyiodination of naphthalene which comprises (1) preparing a liquid-phase feed mixture of iodine and naphthalene and/or iodine, naphthalene and iodonaphthalenes, and (2) contacting the feed mixture with a zeolite catalyst in the presence of a gaseous source of oxygen to produce an iodinated naphthalene mixture and water, and (3) removing water from the iodinated naphthalene mixture.