Abstract: Polyvinyl chloride surfaces receive a well-adhering, water and ethanol resistant coating with good plasticizer sealing effect by varnishing with an aqueous dispersion of (meth)acrylate polymers that are synthesized from 10 to 90% by weight acrylic and/or methacrylic acid alkyl or cycloalkyl esters with 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the ester group, 90 to 10% by weight acrylic and/or methacrylic acid esters with aromatic groups constituting or contained in the ester group, and small quantities of other monomers. The copolymers are preferably emulsion polymerized and may be synthesized as multiple-phase polymers according to the core-shell model.

Abstract: A film-forming, self-crosslinking aqueous synthetic resin dispersion with reduced liberation of formaldehyde contains an emulsion polymer composed of(A) a major portion of an ethylenically unsaturated, free radically polymerizable monomer giving a polymer or copolymer with a glass transition temperature not exceeding 120.degree. C.,(B) N-methylolacrylamide or methacrylamide,(C) optionally further ethylenically unsaturated, free radically polymerizable monomers, and(D) an ethylenically unsaturated, free radically polymerizable monomer carrying a ureido group.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of bound textile sheets, comprising treating a textile sheet substrate with a water dispersion of a mixed polymerizate binder of: (a) 80-99% by wt. of a C.sub.1-8 alkyl ester of acrylic acid, a C.sub.1-8 alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, or combination thereof, or a mixture of at least one of said acrylate or methacrylate esters with styrene, (b) 1-10% by wt. of an acrylamide glycolic acid monomer of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, R' is alkyl and R" is hydrogen or alkyl, and (c) 0-20% by wt. of another comonomer.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a method for thickening aqueous systems in the acid range at a pH below 7 by the addition of an aqueous dispersion of a synthetic polymer having a molecular weight of at least 500,000, and which is water soluble or at least colloidally dispersible at a pH below 7, said polymer comprising (A) 5-100 percent by weight of at least one monomer having at least one basic nitrogen atom (B) 0-95 percent by weight of at least one monomer which has at most limited solubility in water, and (C) 0-30 percent by weight of at least one further non-basic, water soluble comonomer.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a two-layered packaging material for the direct contact packing of food products, said material comprising cloth coated with a first acrylate emulsion polymer, formulated to be soft, comprising:(a) at least 90 weight percent, based on the total first polymer, of a lipophilic monomer component comprising an ester of acrylic acid and/or of methacrylic acid with a lower alkanol, and from 0 to 10 weight percent, based on said lipophilic component, of a further comonomer, the methyl methacrylate content of said lipophilic component not exceeding 40 weight percent of said total first polymer;(b) a hydrophilic monomer component having acidic properties, in an amount from 0 to 5 weight percent, based on the total first polymer; and(c) a crosslinking monomer component, in an amount from 0 to 7 weight percent, based on the total first polymer.

Abstract: What are disclosed are a method for the reinforcement of a fibrous article with an aqueous dispersion of a resin, free of formaldehyde and acrylonitrile, comprising at least 40 weight percent of alkyl acrylates and/or methacrylates having at least 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl group; up to 57 weight percent of alkyl acrylates or methacrylates having not more than 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, or of styrene; less than 1 weight percent of acrylic acid or of methacrylic acid; and from 3 to 15 weight percent of a hydroxyalkyl ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid, as well as reinforced fibrous articles made by this method and distinguished by high wet strength and by low loss of the resin binder on washing with boiling water.

Abstract: What are disclosed are aqueous dispersions of a self-crosslinking synthetic resin, said dispersions consisting of an aqueous phase containing from 0.2 to 5 weight percent of urea and, dispersed therein, resin particles formed of a vinyl polymer comprising (a) from 52.1 to 97.9 weight percent of acrylate or methacrylate esters, vinyl esters, or styrene; (b) from 0.1 to 10 weight percent of N-methylol acrylamide or methacrylamide; (c) from 2 to 10 weight percent of an hydroxyalkyl ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid; and (d) 0 to 27.9 weight percent of other monomers, which dispersions, on drying and condensation to form films, liberate much less formaldehyde than comparable dispersions without urea while retaining good solvent resistance.

Abstract: What is disclosed is making highly concentrated, bimodal, aqueous synthetic resin dispersions by the emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, in the presence of emulsifiers and free radical-forming initiators, by adding to a first latex containing a first dispersed synthetic resin and an aqueous phase, a second latex containing a second dispersed synthetic resin and an aqueous phase and a monomer phase containing a free-radically polymerizable monomer, and then polymerizing the monomer, the average size of the particles of said first resin differing by a factor between 2 and 15 from that of the particles of second resin, the total weight of the resins and monomers representing 100 parts by weight, and the total weight of the aqueous phases representing not more than 70 parts by weight.

Abstract: What are disclosed are aqueous dispersions of an acrylic resin which is suitable for the reinforcement of fibrous articles and is free of formaldehyde and acrylonitrile, said resin comprising (a) from 70 to 96.95 weight percent of alkyl esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid, or mixtures of such esters with styrene; (b) from 2 to 30 weight percent of an hydroxyalkyl ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid; (c) from 1 to 10 weight percent of acrylamide or of methacrylamide; (d) from 0.05 to 3 weight percent of a crosslinking comonomer having at least two polymerizable double bonds; (e) up to 5 weight percent of an unsaturated carboxylic acid; and (f) up to 20 weight percent of one or more further monomers, as well as fibrous articles reinforced with such a resin dispersion and showing reduced loss of resin binder on dry cleaning and reduced absorption of plasticizers, and methods of making such articles.

Abstract: What are disclosed are a method for making an emulsion polymer by polymerizing water insoluble free-radically polymerizable monomers, or monomer mixtures predominantly comprising such monomers, by emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerization initiator which is soluble in organic solvents and has at least limited solubility in water, and in the further presence of a free non-polymerizable emulsifying acid, also soluble in organic solvents, and the conversion of such an emulsion polymer by spray drying into a polymer powder which is completely soluble in organic solvents to form clear solutions from which polymer films of reduced water sensitivity can be formed.

Abstract: What are disclosed are methods for making an aqueous dispersion of a synthetic resin copolymer, said dispersion having high pigment binding capacity and adaptable to use in the preparation of printing inks or pastes, said copolymer comprising a predominant amount of water insoluble monomers together with from 3 to 8 percent by weight of an acid component which is a water soluble acid or salt, which method comprises gradually adding said water insoluble monomers, together with a portion of said acid component, to an aqueous medium containing the balance of the acid component in the form of a dissolved water soluble salt; aqueous synthetic resin dispersions made by these methods; and printing inks comprising such an aqueous synthetic resin dispersion which has been neutralized and combined with such an amount of an organic solvent as converts the dispersion into a solution or colloidal dispersion of the synthetic resin.

Abstract: An aqueous artificial resin dispersion, comprising an aqueous phase and a water-insoluble disperse phase formed from particles containing a copolymer formed in substantial part from a water insoluble or slightly soluble first monomer, wherein the copolymer additionally is formed from a second monomer of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl, R' represents hydrogen or an alkyl radical with 1 to 12 C-atoms, R" represents an alkyl radical with 7 to 20 C-atoms, and M represents a proton, an alkali metal ion, or an ammonium ion, with the proviso that the aqueous phase is free of low molecular weight, ionic emulsifying agents. Such dispersions are particularly well suited for continuous emulsion polymerization because of the highly stable monomer emulsions formed by mixtures produced according to the invention.

Abstract: What is disclosed are aqueous dispersions of a hydrophilic copolymer prepared by polymerizing, in an aqueous medium, a monomer mixture comprising a member selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl acrylates and methacrylates, a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Y is oxygen or --NR.sup.2 --, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer from 1 to 25, up to 8 percent, by weight of the copolymer, of a member selected from the group consisting of copolymerizable carboxylic acids and salts of such acids, and at least one monomer capable of crosslinking said copolymer, as well as methods for making said dispersions and using them to impart a hydrophilic finish to fibers and fabrics.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a synthetic resin powder of latex particles having an average particle size between 1 micron and 5 microns, which particles can be partially or completely loosely aggregated to form larger particles, said synthetic resin being a cross-linked copolymer of 75 to 99.5 percent by weight of a monomer mixture of methyl methacrylate and isobutyl methacrylate in a weight ratio of 1:3 to 3:1, 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of a cross-linking comonomer having at least two polymerizable double bonds, and 0 to 24.5 percent by weight of a further different ethylenically-unsaturated comonomer copolymerizable therewith, a coating agent containing a binder dissolved or dispersed therein together with such a resin powder, and a method of coating using such a coating agent to give coatings wherein the presence of the resin powder prevents blocking of the coatings without undue loss of luster therein.

Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of copolymers of (1) acrylic or methacrylic acid esters, (2) derivatives of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid having the general formula ##STR1## wherein Y is oxygen or a --NR"-- group where R" is hydrogen or alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, R is hydrogen or methyl, R' is hydrogen or alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer from 1 to 25, (3) one or more polymerizable carboxylic acids and/or the salts thereof, and (4) one or more monomers capable of crosslinking the polymer chains. These copolymers are highly water absorbent, and alkali-resistant, and applied as dispersions are well suited for providing a hydrophilic finish to textile fibers and to textiles and non-wovens.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a method for sizing a textile yarn which comprises treating said yarn with a sizing solution comprising from 2.5 to 50 percent by weight of a polymer dissolved in an organic solvent, and then evaporating said solvent, said polymer being soluble in halohydrocarbons and being a saturated block copolymer comprised of at least two different unsaturated polymerizable hydrocarbons having two separated softening regions, one of which regions is below +20.degree. C. and one of which regions is above +20.degree. C., and wherein the blocks having the higher softening region form the disperse phase, i.e. above +20.degree. C., as well as sizing solutions for use in said method, and the sized yarns so produced.

Abstract: Polymer dispersions in which an aqueous phase comprising a water-soluble polymer is dispersed in an organic liquid in the presence of a polymeric water-in-oil type dispersing agent containing salt-forming basic nitrogen atoms. When the dispersion is mixed with water in the presence of an acid, which acid may be present in the aqueous or organic phase of the dispersion or added separately, the dispersing agent transforms into an oil-in-water type, the previously dispersed polymer dissolves in the water, and the previously continuous organic phase is dispersed in the water.Methods of making such polymer dispersions.Methods of forming aqueous solutions of water-soluble polymers by combining such dispersions with water in the presence of an acid.