Abstract: An epoxy resin containing group(s) of formula (1) and having a number average molecular weight of 400-10,000, an epoxy equivalent of 100-5,000 and an average number of glycidyl ether groups per molecule of 2-50 wherein A is a group (wherein R3 is a saturated aliphatic polyhydric alcohol residue having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, D is oxyalkylene group, a, b, c and d are 0-25, e and f are 0-4, e+f equals 0-4 and a+b+c×e+d×f equals 0-50), and B is (g, h are 0-18), etc. and R1 and R2 are H, glycidyl or a group of the formula wherein A and B are as defined above, and R7, R8 and R9 are H or glycidyl group; its preparation, and photo-curable and powder coating resin compositions containing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed are an epoxidized polyester which comprises, per molecule, at least three bifunctional groups each having the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 taken together represent an endomethylene group, and which has a number average molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 10,000, as well as processes for preparing the epoxidized polyester.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curing agent composition for epoxy resin, prepared by mixing together the following components (i), (ii) and (iii) and heating the mixture for modification:(i) at least one organic carboxylic acid zinc salt,(ii) at least one acid anhydride, and(iii) either (a) at least one phenol compound or (b) at least one glycidyl ester or glycidyl ether compound.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a composition for recovering a liquid organic material comprising:I. about 1 to about 30 wt. % of at least one of (a) benzylidene sorbitol, benzylidene xylitol or derivatives thereof, (b) hydrogenated castor oil, (c) 12-hydroxystearic acid, (d) 9,10-dihydroxystearic acid and (e) an amide of the member (b), (c) or (d), the composition further comprisingII. about 15 to about 70 wt. % of a hydrophilic solvent serving as a good solvent for the component I, and/orIII. about 15 to about 80 wt. % of at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of a hydrophobic solvent having a solubility of up to 5 in water, cyclohexanone, alkylcyclohexanone, N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone and N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone, the components II and III being conjointly present when the component I is the compounds under (a).With use of the composition of the invention, liquid organic materials over a body of water can be effectively gelled and collected with high recovery ratio and less water content.

Abstract: The invention provides: a fuel composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a coal-liquid fuel mixture and 0.02 to 1.0 part by weight of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of dibenzylidene sorbitol, ditoluylidene sorbitol, tribenzylidene sorbitol, tritoluylidene sorbitol and hydrogenated castor oil; and a fuel composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a coal-liquid fuel mixture, 0.02 to 1.0 part by weight of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of dibenzylidene sorbitol, ditoluylidene sorbitol, tribenzylidene sorbitol, tritoluylidene sorbitol and hydrogenated castor oil, and 1 to 10 parts by weight of water. The composition shows high stability over a prolonged period of time, preventing the separation into layers of the components.