Abstract: A finely-divided, monomodal protective-colloid stabilized aqueous dispersion of a copolymer of at least 75% by weight of units of vinyl chloride and ethylene and optionally copolymerized with up to 25% by weight of units of additional monomers unsaturated at the ethylene bond and having a solids content of 45 to 70% by weight, characterized in that the dispersions are not partially flocculated, the polymer has a mean particle size of 150 to 500 nm measured as mean weight in a disc centrifuge and a polydispersion index of not more than 1.8 and less than 50% of the polymer particles are larger than 1,000 nm and a process for the preparation thereof using a single step radical polymerization of vinyl chloride, ethylene and optionally additional monomers such as vinyl esters useful as dispersion powders, adhesives, binders and concrete additives.

Abstract: Novel pressure-sensitive aqueous adhesive dispersions comprising 40 to 65% by weight, based on the dispersion weight, of a copolymer produced by radical emulsion polymerization of ethylene, vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, ethylenically unsaturated hydroxyalkyl functional compounds, optionally present (meth)acrylic acid esters with alkyl of 4 to 12 carbon atoms and optionally present mono- or poly-ethylenically unsaturated compounds having a second order transition temperature of -20.degree. to -60.degree. C. and a K value of 50 to 180, characterized in that the copolymer was obtained by polymerization of(a) 10-45% by weight of ethylene(b) 0-25% by weight of acrylic ester(s)(c) 40-89% by weight of vinyl ester(s)(d) 0.5-4% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids(e) 0.5-10% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated hydroxyalkyl-functional compounds(f) 0-0.

Abstract: Aqueous copolymer dispersions suitable for use in the manufacture of adhesives or as binding agents or as coating substances are produced by the emulsion polymerization of from 1 to 50% by weight of ethylene and from 99 to 50% by weight of vinyl monomers. With the process of the invention, in which, as vinyl monomers, vinyl chloride and, if desired, other ethylenically-unsaturated monomers, for example esters, are used, a higher ethylene content in the copolymer can be obtained at a lower pressure than hitherto. For this purpose, the greater part of the vinyl monomers is metered in and, in addition, an inert organic substance is used.

Abstract: A novel process for the preparation of a readily dispersible, pourable dispersion powder comprising emulsion polymerizing in the presence of a free radial initiator a mixture of 1 to 50% by weight of ethylene and 99 to 50% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated comonomer phase comprising at least one member of the group consisting of (a) 60 to 100% by weight of vinyl chloride, (b) 0 to 40% by weight of monoethylically unsaturated, oil-soluble monomers, (c) 0 to 10% by weight of monoethylenically unsaturated water-soluble monomers having functional groups and (d) 0 to 5% by weight of oil-soluble monomers that are monoethylenically unsaturated and have functional groups or are multiple ethylenically unsaturated and optionally a protective colloid and/or emulsifier at an ethylene pressure of 10 to 150 bar to obtain an aqueous dispersion of a vinyl chloride-ethyelene copolymer, optionally adding to the aqueous dispersion (e) 0 to 40% by weight, based on the VCE-polymer, of at least one water-soluble substance

Abstract: A process for the preparation of finely-divided aqueous copolymer dispersions with a solids content of 10 to 70% by weight, based on the dispersion, comprising emulsion polymerizing (a) 1 to 50% by weight of ethylene and (b) 99 to 50% by weight of at least two ethylenically unsaturated comonomers in the presence of a free-radial initiator and at least one member of the group consisting of emulsifier and a protective colloid and optionally present conventional adjuvants, the ethylenically unsaturataed comonomers being (b1) 79.5 to 99.5% by weight of vinyl chloride, (b2) 0 to 15% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated oil-soluble monomers, (b3) 0.

Abstract: A process for the production of an emulsion polymerization aqueous copolymer dispersion with a solids contents of 45-55% by weight of(a) 75 to 95 parts by weight of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid alkyl esters of 1 to 10 carbon atoms of which 20 to 80% by weight have a water solubility of at most 2 g/l and 20 to 80% by weight a water solubility of at least 10 g/l(b) 5 to 25 parts by weight of a mixture of ethylenically-unsaturated, functional and water-soluble monomers, 25 to 100% by weight thereof consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids.(c) 500 to 1700 parts by weight of a mixture of 70 to 100% by weight of vinyl chloride, 0 to 30% by weight of at least one vinyl ester of saturated carboxylic acids of 2 to 18 carbon atoms and 0 to 1.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of aqueous solutions of N-methylol-acrylamide and/or N-methylol-methacrylamide comprising forming a homogeneous mixture of aqueous solution of formaldehyde and aqueous solution of acrylamide and/or methacrylamide and passing the homogeneous mixture through an ion-exchange resin bed based on a styrene-divinylbenzene polymer with tertiary amino groups at an elevated temperature so that the reaction is at least 80% theoretically completed when the mixture issues from the bed, characterized in that the ion exchanger is initially in the form of its free base, the initial temperature and velocity of the homogeneous mixture being adjusted to maintain the bed temperature between 35.degree. and 60.degree. C. and continuing the passage of the homogeneous mixture through the exchanger bed until the bed temperature drops and/or the pH of the exiting solution is below 8.