Abstract: The invention relates to polymer mixtures which comprise an aromatic polycarbonate and an aromatic polyester. The polymer mixtures are stabilized by the addition of a sulphurous compound.

Abstract: A conductive plastic molding obtained by melt molding an ethylene copolymer comprising from 40 to 90% by weight of an ethylene unit, from 10 to 60% by weight of at least one dialkylaminoalkylacrylamide comonomer unit represented by formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of from 2 to 5, and up to 20% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated comonomer units and having a number average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 50,000 and impregnating at least 10 parts by weight of an aqueous solution of at least one of an organic acid, an inorganic acid, and an inorganic metal salt into 100 parts by weight of the resulting melt molded. The molding exhibits excellent conductivity and can be obtained easily and at low cost without any limitation on shape.

Abstract: A reclaimable polyester film is disclosed which comprises an oriented polyester film which has been coated with an adhesion-promoting coating. The coating is applied to the film as an aqueous dispersion and is dried and crosslinked by the application of heat. The coating is prepared by the free-radical emulsion polymerizable of the following components:(A) 1 to 99% by weight of a polymer having carboxy and epoxy groups in the form of an aqueous system with,(B) 1 to 99% by weight of at least one copolymerizable .alpha.-.beta.-olefinic unsaturated monomer, each with reference to the total solids content of the components, and(c) 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one polymerization initiator, based upon the monomer proportion of the components (B), and(D) 0 to 20% by weight of anionic or nonionic emulsifiers or a mixture of both, or also of protective colloids, with reference to the proportion of component (B).

Abstract: Polymers which are soluble in water and are electrically conductive. The monomer repeat unit is a thiophene or pyrrole molecule having an alkyl group substituted for the hydrogen atom located in the beta position of the thiophene or pyrrole ring and having a surfactant molecule at the end of the alkyl chain. Polymers of this class having 8 or more carbon atoms in the alkyl chain exhibit liquid crystalline behavior, resulting in high electrical anisotropy. The monomer-to-monomer bonds are located between the carbon atoms which are adjacent to the sulfur or nitrogen atoms. The number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group may vary from 1 to 20 carbon atoms. The surfactant molecule consists of a sulfonate group, or a sulfate group, or a carboxylate group, and hydrogen or an alkali metal. Negative ions from a supporting electrolyte which may be used in the electrochemical synthesis of a polymer may be incorporated into the polymer during the synthesis and serve as a dopant to increase the conductivity.

Abstract: Polymers which are soluble in water and are electrically conductive. The monomer repeat unit is a thiophene or pyrrole molecule having an alkyl group substituted for the hydrogen atom located in the beta position of the thiophene or pyrrole ring and having a surfactant molecule at the end of the alkyl chain. Polymers of this class having 8 or more carbon atoms in the alkyl chain exhibit liquid crystalline behavior, resulting in high electrical anisotropy. The monomer-to-monomer bonds are located between the carbon atoms which are adjacent to the sulfur or nitrogen atoms. The number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group may vary from 1 to 20 carbon atoms. The surfactant molecule consists of a sulfonate group, or a sulfate group, or a carboxylate group, and hydrogen or an alkali metal. Negative ions from a supporting electrolyte which may be used in the electrochemical synthesis of a polymer may be incorporated into the polymer during the synthesis and serve as a dopant to increase the conductivity.

Abstract: The present invention provides adhesive compositions with strong and firm adhesion to various kinds of synthetic rubbers including polyolefin-type vulcanized rubbers and to various kinds of synthetic resins including polyolefin-type synthetic resins and vinyl chloride resins. The present adhesive compositions comprise a mixture of a chlorinated rubber, an acrylic polymer, a Lewis acid and an organic solvent or a mixture of a chlorinated rubber, an acrylic polymer, a terminal functional group-containing hydrocarbon-type polymer and an organic solvent.

Abstract: A ferrophosphorous composition with improved conductivity and passivation resistance in prepared by treating ferrophosphorus particles with an aqueous solution containing a dilute mineral acid and ions of chromium and metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, strontium, calcium, barium, lead or copper. In a preferred embodiment, the concentration of chromium and zinc ions in the solution is in the range of about 2 grams/liter to about 10 grams/liter, and the treatment time is from about 2 to about 6 minutes.The treated ferrophosphorous particles can be formulated in a suitable resin binder for use as corrosion resistant coatings, weldable coatings, EMI shielding coatings or electrically conductive coatings. The treated ferrophosphorus particles can also be used in powder metallurgy applications.

Abstract: An insoluble infusible electroconductive polymer is provided, which is derived from an organic compound having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and having a cyano group and an ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated bond by mutually reacting this compound at an elevated temperature.

Abstract: A polymer solution comprising a polymer comprising at least 50 mole % of recurring units represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 through R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the case where all of R.sub.1 through R.sub.4 represent a hydrogen atom is excluded, a dopant and an organic solvent has a high electric conductivity and is valuable as an electrolyte of a battery, an electrolyte of a capacitor, and the like. A shaped article obtained by shaping this solution and removing the organic solvent from the shaped article has a high electric conductivity and is valuable as various electronic parts.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a resin composition obtained by mixing an olefin-base resin, which has in turn been obtained by partially neutralizing a free carboxyl group in a random copolymer of an .alpha.-olefin and an .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically-unsaturated monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic acid, with a volatile rust preventive in a specific amount or more. The resin composition has excellent rust preventive properties and can hence be used advantageously as a wrapping material for metal products.

Abstract: Water-insoluble proton-conducting polymers which may be formed into membranes which are used in gas separation or gas sensing processes comprise an interpenetrating polymer network. This IPN is formed from the interaction between a host polymer and a guest polymer which is subsequently cross-linked or cured. The host polymer blend is formed from a phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid and a polymer or copolymer of a compound which possesses repeat units such as, for example, hydroxy ethylene, vinyl sulfonic acid, ethylene imine, etc, while the guest polymer is formed from a monofunctional monomer such as methacrylic acid and a difunctional cross-linking agent such as methylenebisacrylamide.

Abstract: A thermoplastic, melt-processible, elastomeric composition based on partially crosslinked compatible blends of an ethylene copolymer and a vinyl or vinylidene halide polymer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a flame-retardant acrylic synthetic fiber comprising acrylonitrile and a vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith and containing a finely divided inorganic tin compound. The fiber has high flame retardancy, outstanding gloss and transparency, and satisfactory whiteness and dyeability.

Abstract: An electroconductive organic polymer exhibiting outstanding electroconductivity is described, containing an electron acceptor as a dopant, and having electroconductivity of not less than 10.sup.-6 S/cm, substantially comprising a linear polymer having as a main repeating unit thereof a quinonediimine structure represented by formula (III) ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. This polymer can be obtained by oxidative polymerization of an aniline compound or a water-soluble salt thereof with an oxidizing agent in a reaction medium containing a protonic acid.

Abstract: A thermoplastic, melt-processible, elastomeric composition based on partially crosslinked compatible blends of an ethylene copolymer and a vinyl or vinylidene halide polymer.

Abstract: A polymer that has been made of lignen and that contains sulphur, and into which a compound that activates the conductivity, such as iodine or ferric chloride, has been doped. The doped lignin polymer has properties of a semiconductor.

Abstract: An electrically conductive organic polymeric material is disclosed which comprises (a) an insoluble and infusible substrate with a polyacene-type skeletal structure having a hydrogen/carbon atomic ratio of from 0.60 to 0.15, said substrate being a heat-treated product of an aromatic condensation polymer consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and (b) an electron donating doping agent, or an electron accepting doping agent, or both; said material having a higher electrical conductivity than the undoped substrate (a). The electrically conductive organic polymeric material can be produced by a process which comprises heat-treating an aromatic condensation polymer consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in a non-oxidizing atmosphere by heating it to a temperature of 400.degree. to 800.degree. C. to form a substrate having a hydrogen/carbon atomic ratio of from 0.06 to 0.

Abstract: A method for priming a high solids enamel automotive finish to improve the adhesion thereto of a sealant composition, which method comprises treating said surface with a strong acid, conveniently by applying a primer composition to said surface, said primer composition comprising a solution, in a volatile organic solvent, of a hydroxy functional film forming resin and at least 0.25 percent of a strong acid, by weight of said resin.

Abstract: A linear poly(3-alkyl-2,5-thienylene) polymer having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a lower alkyl group and n is 20 to 100. The polymer can be used to provide a semiconductor. A method for making the polymer comprises reacting 3-alkyl-2,5-dihalogenated thiophene with magnesium in an inert solvent in the substantial absence of water, in the presence of a nickel compound as a catalyst in an inert atmosphere.

Abstract: A method of making an electrically conducting polymer is disclosed which includes poly(N-alkyl 3',3 carbazolyl) at least a portion of which is doped with a compatible charge transfer acceptor to provide p-type electrical conductivity, and in which the alkyl group is one selected from the group consisting of ethyl and methyl or a combination thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing an organic semiconductor. More specifically, it relates to a process for producing an electrically conductive acetylene high polymer, which comprises doping an acetylene high polymer having a fibrous microcrystalline (fibril) structure with a specified electron acceptor compound having low toxicity, to obtain an electrically conductive acetylene high polymer having an increased electrical conductivity, and flexibility and heat stability. The electrically conductive acetylene high polymer obtained by the process of this invention is a P-type semiconductor whose electrical conductivity can be freely controlled within the range of 10.sup.-9 to 10.sup.3 ohm.sup.-1, cm.sup.-1, and is useful as a material for photoelectric converter elements such as solar cells and photosensers, and as P-N hetero junction elements.

Abstract: An electrically conducting polymer is disclosed which includes poly(N-alkyl 3',3 carbazolyl) at least a portion of which is doped with a compatible charge transfer acceptor to provide p-type electrical conductivity, and in which the alkyl group is one selected from the group consisting of ethyl and methyl or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Adhesive products such as label stock, labels, tapes and the like having a facestock, an adhesive layer and a removable, fibrous backing are described. The backing is provided with integral embrittled zones which crack when the adhesive product is flexed and offer gripping points for removal of the backing. The embrittled zones contain brittle, film-forming organic polymer suffused among the fibers. The presence of the polymer in the embrittled zone helps to enhance the brittleness of the zones and to reduce the transfer of residual chemical embrittling agent from embrittled zones of the backing to portions of the facestock brought into contact therewith when the adhesive product is stacked or rolled. Embrittled zones are preferably formed by applying a thickened acidic solution comprising a polymer emulsion to the backing of the adhesive product and then curing and drying the solution by heating.

Abstract: Guayule plant material can be stored in an aqueous system comprising (a) communited guayule plant material; (b) water and (c) an odor inhibitor. Typical inhibitors include protanic acids, acid salts, metal oxides and metal hydroxides. These storage systems permit efficient operation of guayule processing facilities while minimizing odors often developed in stored plant material.

Abstract: A method for the surface treatment of polyacetal resin characterized in that the resin is treated with an acidic solution containing chloride ions and sulfuric acid ions can activate the surface so that the shaped article can be easily plated.

Abstract: Shelf stability of hydroxyl terminated liquid polymers is vastly improved by mixing a strong inorganic or organic acid, therewith in order to adjust acid number thereof up to about 12. Amount of the acid used is less than 1% by weight of the liquid polymer.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of fibres from a polyamide entirely or substantially consisting of poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide, by spinning a spinning mass having a temperature of 20.degree.-120.degree. C. and consisting of a mixture of concentrated sulphuric acid having a strength of at least 96% by weight and, calculated on the weight of the mixture, at least 15% of polyamide having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5, the spinning mass being downwardly extruded into a coagulation bath from a spinneret whose efflux side is positioned in a gaseous inert medium and shortly above the liquid surface of the coagulation bath. The spinning mass is prepared by the successive steps of cooling the concentrated sulphuric acid to below its solidifying point, combining the sulphuric acid thus cooled and the polyamide, intermixing the two substances into a solid state mixture and heating the resulting solid state mixture to spinning temperature.

Abstract: Poly (p-xylylidenes) having a high degree of polymerization in the form of films, foams or highly molecularly oriented films and fibers are chemically modified from insulators to conducting materials by exposure to either p- or n-type dopants. Poly (p-xylylidene) films are cast from aqueous solutions of a poly (p-xylene-.alpha.-dimethylsulfonium salt) polyelectrolyte. Processing of the films at elevated temperatures can yield both fibers and foams. Exposure of the poly (p-xylylidene) films, fibers or foams to p-type dopants result in an up to fifteen order of magnitude increase in conductivity, while n-type coping yields a nine order of magnitude increase. Doping of molecularly oriented films and fibers yields a highly anisotropic conductor with a greatly improved conductivity in the orientation direction.