Abstract: An improved process for producing resin particles by a bead suspension polymerization reaction, and a polymer formed by the process wherein the process comprises: providing a liquid reaction medium suitable for conducting the polymerization; forming a suspension agent system in the reaction medium by an in situ interaction of at least two components in the reaction medium, for example, certain water soluble metal halides and polyvinylacetate derived polymers; adding at least one polymerizable monomer compound to the resulting reaction medium having the suspension agent system dispersed therein; and effecting polymerization of the monomer in the reaction medium to form low ash content beads of the polymer.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of polymers which comprises a suspension free radical polymerization of monomers in the presence of the initiator O,O-t-amyl-O-(2-ethylhexyl)monoperoxycarbonate.

Abstract: Disclosed are hot melt ink compositions suitable for ink jet printing which comprise a colorant, a binder, and a propellant selected from the group consisting of hydrazine; cyclic amines; ureas; carboxylic acids; sulfonic acids; aldehydes; ketones; hydrocarbons; esters; phenols; amides; imides; halocarbons; urethanes; ethers; sulfones; sulfamides; sulfonamides; phosphites; phosphonates; phosphates; alkyl sulfides; alkyl acetates; and sulfur dioxide.

Abstract: A toner composition comprised of pigment particles and a branched polyalkyl/styrene/butadiene copolymer of the following formula ##STR1## wherein m, n and o are weight fraction numbers, p represents the number of CH.sub.2 groups, R is hydrogen or alkyl, and R' is carbonyloxy or aryl.

Abstract: A toner composition comprised of a crosslinked thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer, a branched liquid crystalline polymer, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers represented by the formulas as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 wherein m, n, and o represent the number of monomer segments present; and x, y, and z are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkylene, and substituted alkylene.

Abstract: A process for the purification of polycarbonates or copolymers thereof containing titanium catalyst residues, which comprises mixing a polycarbonate or copolymers thereof with a solvent; adding to the formed solution mixture a complexing component; admixing the resulting mixture with water; and subsequently separating the polycarbonate or copolymer product therefrom.

Abstract: A layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a photogenerating layer, and in contact therewith a hole transporting layer comprised of fluorene charge transport polyesters of the following formulas: ##STR1## where A, B, Z are independently selected from a group of bifunctional groups; R is an alkyl or aryl group; Ar is an aryl or substituted aryl group; x and y are mole fractional numbers wherein x is greater than 0, and the sum of x and y is equal to 1.0; and n represents the number of repeating segments.

Abstract: Disclosed are hot melt ink compositions suitable for ink jet printing which comprise a colorant, a binder, and a propellant selected from the group consisting of hydrazine; cyclic amines; ureas; carboxylic acids; sulfonic acids; aldehydes; ketones; hydrocarbons; esters; phenols; amides; imides; halocarbons; urethanes; ethers; sulfones; sulfamides; sulfonamindes; phosphites; phosphonates; phosphates; alkyl sulfines; alkyl acetates; and sulfur dioxide.

Abstract: A layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a photogenerating layer, and in contact therewith a hole transporting layer comprised of charge transport polyurethanes of the following formula, optionally doped with a charge transport compound, or optionally dispersed in an inert resinous binder: ##STR1## wherein A, B and Z are independently selected from the group of bifunctional linkages; R is an alkyl or aryl group; Ar is an aryl or substituted aryl group; x and y represent the mole fractional numbers of the polyurethane structural composition units, subject to the provision that x is greater than 0 and that the sum of x and y is equal to 1.0; and n represents the number of repeating segments.

Abstract: A toner composition comprised of a crosslinked thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer, a branched liquid crystalline polymer, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A process for the purification of polycarbonates or copolymers thereof containing titanium catalyst residues, which comprises mixing a polycarbonate or copolymers thereof with a solvent; adding to the formed solution mixture a complexing component; admixing the resulting mixture with water; and subsequently separating the polycarbonate or copolymer product therefrom.

Abstract: A free radical suspension polymerization process for obtaining crosslinked styrene butadiene ternary copolymers which comprises the polymerization of styrene monomers, butadiene monomers, and crosslinking components in the presence of a surfactant, a stabilizer, and a first and second initiator; and wherein the aforementioned components are present in an aqueous phase; heating the resulting aqueous mixture at a temperature of from about 50.degree. C. to about 110.degree. C.; thereafter heating the mixture at a temperature of from about 110.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C.; followed by cooling and isolating the desired product.

Abstract: Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers represented by the formulas as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 wherein m,n and o represent the number of monomer segments present; and x,y and z are independently selected form the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkylene, and substituted alkylene.

Abstract: A toner composition comprised of resin particles and polymeric dye components of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein A is selected from the group consisting of alkylene and arylene; B is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group, an arylene group and a polyether group; and n represents a number of from 2 to about 100.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved toner composition comprised of pigment particles and amorphous ternary copolycarbonate resin particles of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon, n is a number of from about 4 to about 8, x is a number of from about 0.8 to about 0.95, y is a number of from about 0.05 to about 2, z represents the degree of polymerization, Ar.sub.1 is an aromatic substituent, and Ar.sub.2 is an aromatic substituent.

Abstract: A branched polysiloxane styrene butadiene polymer of the following formula ##STR1## wherein m is a number of from about 2 to about 10; z is the number 3,4 or 5; n is a number of from about 10 to about 1,000; k, l and o are weight fraction numbers with k being from about 0.35 to about 0.95, l being from 0.1 to about 0.2, and o is from about 0.05 to about 0.5; R is an aromatic substituent, alkyl-CR"C(O)O, and alkylene-CR"C(O)O, wherein R" is hydrogen or an alkyl substituent, and R' is an alkyl substituent or a trialkylsilylether substituent.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of gem-bis(hydroxyaryl)alkanes which comprises the reaction of a ketone, a hydroxyarene and an alkylhalosilane.

Abstract: A process for forming a copolymer of styrene and butadiene is disclosed including providing an aqueous phase comprising an aqueous mixture comprising water, styrene monomer, butadiene monomer, a suspension stabilizing agent, and a chain propogating amount of one or more free radical polymerization initiators, the ratio of the styrene monomer and the butadiene monomer being between about 80:20 and about 95:5 by weight, the weight proportion of water to the combination of styrene monomer and butadiene monomer being between about 0.8:1 and about 2:1 and a vapor phase comprising an inert gas and butadiene monomer, heating the aqueous phase and the vapor phase to a temperature between about 50.degree. C. and about 130.degree. C.

Abstract: Disclosed are improved toner compositions comprised of resin particles selected from the group consisting of thermotropic liquid crystalline polycarbonates, copolycarbonates, polyurethanes, polyesters, and copolyesters, and pigment particles.