Abstract: The present invention provides an aromatic acid, a salt of an aromatic acid, anhydride of an aromatic acid, or mixtures thereof in which at least 50 percent of the carbon atoms are in aromatic rings and which have a melting point above about 100.degree. C. as a plasticizer for polyvinyl aromatic polymers which are functionalized by grafting salt functional groups onto the polyvinyl aromatic blocks. When such a polymer is plasticized with the aromatic acid, salt of an aromatic acid or anhydride of an aromatic acid of this invention, the polymer retains excellent high temperature physical properties.

Abstract: A polymer material having barrier properties prepared from a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon, a process for preparing this polymer material, a laminar structure and an article prepared from the polymer material.

Abstract: This invention discloses a method of fabrication of a shelf stable, dimensionally heat stable, impact resistant, retortable, hot fillable container apparatus which is suitable for oven use. The container apparatus has a shaped first material layer formed from a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide, ethylene and propylene, and a cooperatively shaped second material layer formed by coating a copolymer of vinylidene chloride material on at least one untreated side of the first material layer, preferably by impact spraying. The thicknesses of the material layers are selected such that the water percent weight loss per year of any contents stored in the container is less than 3% per year.

Abstract: A process for preparing a polymer material having improved oxygen and carbon dioxide barrier properties wherein a heated solution cast film, of a linear alternating polymer of carbon dioxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon, is cooled at a selected rate.

Abstract: A process for preparing a melt processed polymer material having improved oxygen, water or carbon dioxide barrier properties wherein a quantity of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethlenically unsaturated hydrocarbon is melt processed to form a film, heated to a temperature ranging from about 2.degree. C. to about 40.degree. C. above the melting point of the polymer, and cooling the heated melt processed film at a moderate rate between about 6.degree. C. and about 10.degree. C. per minute.

Abstract: A composition comprising:(a) at least one linear alternating copolymer of carbon monoxide and an ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon; and(b) a vinyl alcohol polymer, as well as articles prepared therefrom and packaging materials prepared therefrom.