Abstract: Aqueous, air drying latex coating compositions contain a large proportion of wax which dries to provide a continuous and durable film from which the wax exudes slowly and progressively to the surface over a long period of time to provide long-term water repellency. The coatings are primarily intended for application to exterior wood surfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved process for affecting preparation of resin particles by a bead polymerization reaction which for example comprises (1) providing a solution mixture of water, suspension agent, and surfactant; (2) adding thereto while stirring a monomer component, a low molecular weight wax, and a polymerization initiator; (3) affecting polymerization of the monomer by heating the resulting solution at a temperature of from about 90 degrees Centigrade to about 120 degrees Centigrade; and (4) separating the resulting polymer from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: The mechanical properties of polyphenylene ether-polyamide mixtures are improved by the addition of an oxidized polyolefin wax. In addition, a phosphite is preferably added.

Abstract: The low-temperature fluidity improver comprising(A) an adduct formed by adding a reaction product having the weight average polymerization degree of 1 to 100, which is prepared from an .alpha.-olefin having the average carbon atom number of 10 to 30 and maleic anhydride, to an aliphatic alcohol having the average carbon atom number of 6 to 28, in which the sum of the average carbon atom number in the longest alkyl group chain of the .alpha.-olefin and the average carbon atom number in the longest carbon chain of the aliphatic alcohol is 22 to 40, and/or a salt of said adduct, and(B) a low molecular weight polyethylene having the numerical average molecular weight of 500 to 20,000 and/or a reaction product thereof with maleic anhydride.

Abstract: An ink composition for thermal transfer printing of about 30 to 50 weight percent of a masterbatch including a pigment or dye uniformly dispersed in a copolymer of at least one of styrene and an .alpha.-olefin and at least one of a maleic anhydride and a dialkyl maleate and about 50 to 70 weight percent wax or resin is provided. The ink composition is suitable for use as the ink layer of an electrothermal transfer recording sheet.

Abstract: A hot melt adhesive and coating composition is provided comprising a copolymer of ethylene and acrylic acid or methacrylic acid; a compatible wax and a tackifier. The copolymer characterized as having a melt flow of at least about 0.77 and an acrylic acid or methacrylic acid content such that the copolymer has an acid number ranging from about 8 to about 93.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic elastomer containing a cross-linked polyepihalohydrin rubber made by simultaneously cross-linking the rubber and blending the rubber with a crystalline polyolefin in the presence of a chlorinated hydrocarbon having a chlorine content of about 20% to about 70% by weight.

Abstract: A sealing gasket for the inner surface of a container closure is formed, generally by melt application, of a composition which comprises a blend of 55 to 99% ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of less than 25% and a melt index above 300 and polyethylene having a melt index above 200.

Abstract: Low styrene emission vinyl ester resin compositions containing a polyacrylate as an adhesion promoter. Said VER composition exhibits desirable physical properties such as low styrene emission and excellent adhesive bond strength.

Abstract: A graft-modified ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene obtained by grafting (A) an ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene having an inherent viscosity [.eta.], determined at 135.degree. C. in decalin, of at least 5 dl/g with (C) an unsaturated carboxylic acid graft-copolymerizable therewith or its graft-copolymerizable derivative, under melt-kneading condition in the presence of (B) an aliphatic compound having a melting point, determined by the DSC method, of at least 10.degree. C. and a boiling point of at least 130.degree. C., an amount of the component (C) grafted in said graft-modified ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene being 0.01 to 10% by weight, and said graft-modified ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene being substantially free of an insoluble gel product and having a tensile strength of at least 1.0 GPa; and a process for producing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of paraffin waxes or microwaxes in silicone pastes, in particular in kneadable compositions for the production of accurate impressions of teeth. The silicone pastes are preferably cold-vulcanizing two-component silicone rubber systems which are known per se and in which two pastes are mixed and then crosslink after about 2-5 minutes at room temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved process for affecting preparation of resin particles by a bead polymerization reaction which for example comprises (1) providing a solution mixture of water, suspension agent, and surfactant; (2) adding thereto while stirring a monomer component, a low molecular weight wax, and a polymerization initiator; (3) affecting polymerization of the monomer by heating the resulting solution at a temperature of from about 90 degrees Centigrade to about 120 degrees Centigrade; and (4) separating the resulting polymer from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for surface treatment characterized by making use of a surface treating agent, for a powdery and granular material stored in the open air, containing 0.5 to 50% by weight of a solid content as an essential component and a residue which is water, said solid content comprising (I) 100 parts by weight of a petroleum wax component selected from the group consisting of slack waxes containing 1% by weight or more of an oil content, slack microcrystalline waxes including 1% by weight or more of an oil content, paraffin waxes, microcrystalline waxes and their mixtures and (II) 5 to 500 parts by weight of a polymer component having adhesive properties and the lowest film-forming temperature of 40.degree. C. or less.

Abstract: A coating composition which produces glossy, clear coatings comprises a terpolymer of an anhydride, a higher alphaolefin and either a lower alphaolefin or a mono-alkenyl aromatic compound; an acrylic emulsion polymer and the balance of the composition being an aqueous vehicle.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition is disclosed which contains a large proportion of wax which dries to provide a continuous and durable film from which the wax exudes slowly and progressively to the surface over a long period of time to provide long term water resistance. This composition comprises: (1) from 5% to 40% of an aqueous microcrystalline wax dispersion; (2) from 40% to 93% of an aqueous emulsion of copolymerized monoethylenically unsaturated monomers having a sufficiently low glass transition temperature to coalesce on air drying; and (3) from 1% to 20% of an N-methylol functional self crosslinking polyurethane aqueous dispersion in which the polyurethane contains sufficient volatile amine-neutralized carboxyl groups for water dispersibility, these proportions being by weight based on the solids content of the three components which are blended together.

Abstract: Disclosed are blends of low-melting, slowly crystallizing copolyesters or of substantially amorphous copolyesters having relatively high glass transition temperatures containing very small amounts of low-molecular-weight polyolefins. These blends have sharply increased crystallinity and crystallization rates and provide significant improvements in production because of the enhanced crystallization.

Abstract: A nucleating agent comprising either a substantially non-polar wax or an inert inorganic finely divided powder is incorporated in a thermoplastics polymer, e.g. polyethylene. Thus reduces the spherulite size of the material and thus increases its breakdown field strength.

Abstract: An unsaturated polyester exhibiting low styrene emissions comprises conventional phthalic and maleic anhydrides together with specific amounts of diethylene glycol, styrene, and a particular type of paraffin wax.

Abstract: Compositions of matter and processes for making the compositions of matter are described. The compositions are extrusion lubricant compositions and may be prepared by either combining appropriate initial components in predetermined amounts, or forming a homogeneous melt of a fatty acid, e.g. stearic acid, and one or more polar substances, e.g., a fatty alcohol or polyalcohol, adding a metal base material to form the metal salt of the fatty acid in situ, and adding one or more waxes such as microwaxes, paraffins and/or alpha-olefins to the mixture. The compositions are effective lubricants used in heat processing of vinyl chloride resin compositions.

Abstract: A cable fill composition comprising a paraffinic oil, a styrene-ethylene butylene-styrene block copolymer, and a linear polyethylene wax having an average molecular weight in the range of from about 1000 to 1500, whereby an improved drip point of the composition is obtained.

Abstract: A composition adapted for processing into stretch wrap film. The composition comprises between about 40 and about 90% by weight of a high molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate containing between about 4 and about 25% by weight of repeating units derived from vinyl acetate and having a melt index of between about 0.1 and about 4.0. The composition further comprises between about 8 and about 55% by weight of a linear copolymer of ethylene and a higher alkene. Such linear copolymer has a specific gravity of between about 0.917 and about 0.945. The invention further includes stretch wrap film, a method of producing stretch wrap film of differential cling properties, and a composite film constituted of a layer of the aforesaid ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and a layer of the linear copolymer of ethylene and a higher alkene.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pre-coat composition consisting essentially of (1) a low density polyethylene having a melt index of from about 70 to about 425; (2) a nitrogen-containing silane cross-linking compound, (3) a resin having a Ring and Ball softening point from about 50.degree. C. to about 115.degree. C.; (4) a hydrocarbon wax; and (5) optionally naphthenic oil. The composition is useful in the manufacture of tufted carpets.

Abstract: A novel adhesive composition effective in bonding low-energy plastic surfaces to each other which provides a tensile lap shear strength in excess of about 520 pounds per square inch gauge which comprises (1) an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer having from about four to about 30 weight percent of a vinyl ester and a melt index of about 0.5 to about 75; (2) a tackifier selected from the group consisting of (a) a rosin, (b) a rosin ester, (c) a terpene resin, (d) a terpene-phenolic resin and (e) a rosin-modified phenolic resin; and (3) a polyethylene wax having a molecular weight of about 750 to about 3000, a penetration of about 0.25 to about 1.5, a density of about 0.93 to about 0.97, a melting point of at least about 110.degree. C. and a linearity of at least about 70 percent, said novel adhesive composition having a Ring and Ball softening point of at least about 110.degree. C.

Abstract: Codispersed particulate lubricant stabilizer compositions for synthetic resins are provided, the particles consisting essentially of from about 4 parts to about 1 part polyvalent fatty acid soap homogeneously codispersed with from 1 part to about 4 parts alkylene bis(fatty acid amide); as well as synthetic resin compositions containing the same.

Abstract: A histological specimen infiltrating and embedding composition including paraffin and a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate. The copolymer may be between 0.5 and 5% by weight of the paraffin. A surface active compatibilizer soluble in molten paraffin and which reduces the turbidity of the molten paraffin may be added to the composition in an amount between about 0.4% and 2% by weight of the paraffin.

Abstract: A concrete cure is provided which is totally water based and completely void of solvents. A moisture impermeable film is attained when the cure is applied to fresh concrete. The cure forms a barrier over the concrete allowing it to retain over 95% of the mixing water for a minimum of 72 hours when applied at the rate of 200 ft.sup.2 /gallon (5m.sup.2 /dm.sup.3). The concrete cure of the invention is a mixture of a hydrocarbon resin, emulsifying agents, paraffinic wax, and water. The cure may be provided in a clear or pigmented formulation. A method for making the concrete cure is also disclosed.

Abstract: Heat storage composite consisting essentially of about 2-55% of an organic latent heat material and about 45-98% of a filled ethylene polymer.

Abstract: The hot-melt adhesives of the present invention comprise a blend of at least one polyethylene, a tackifying resin, a high density, low viscosity polyethylene wax having a molecular weight of about 1000, and a Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon wax. This hot-melt adhesive has a novel combination of properties such as low viscosity and fast setting which meet the requirements necessary for use in rapid bonding or closing in low temperature applications.

Abstract: A hot melt composition is provided which comprises (1) a hydrogenated resin (II) having a softening point ranging from 50.degree. C. to 140.degree. C., said hydrogenated resin (II) being prepared by hydrogenating a copolymer resin (I) obtained by copolymerizing 20 to 60 wt % of a component (A) selected from the group consisting of five-member cyclic compounds each having a conjugated double bond and represented by the general formula (A) given below and Diels-Alder addition products thereof (A):GENERAL FORMULA (A): ##STR1## wherein H is hydrogen; R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; m and n are zero or integers of not less than 1 and are in the relation of m+n=6;with 25 to 70 wt % of a codimer (component B) of said five-member cyclic compound and an aliphatic conjugated diolefin having 4 to 5 carbon atoms and 2.

Abstract: This invention relates to self-leveling floor polish polymer compositions which may be formulated into floor polishes without requiring the use of additional leveling agents. These compositions are prepared by treating conventional floor polish emulsions or formulations with polyalkoxylated linear aliphatic alcohol as leveling agent.

Abstract: A composition for injection molding a sinterable material such as silicon nitride.This composition includes a binder system which imparts a greater flexibility to the, as molded, green body. The binder-system contains a major component of paraffin wax, a minor component of epoxy resin, and a surfactant.

Abstract: A composition of an aromatic of an aromatic carbon polymer, an acrylate impact modifier and an aliphatic hydrocarbon low temperature impact modifier.

Abstract: Mica reinforced thermoplastic composites, especially polypropylene composites, are prepared by a hot melt mixing process in which the mix contains propylene polymer waxes, in an amount up to about 10 percent by weight based upon the mica. The propylene polymer wax may be degraded, hydrocarbon isotactic polypropylene, or derivatized polypropylene wax such as maleated or sulfonated polypropylene wax. The wax has the effect of increasing the tensile strength and durability of the composite, and providing a smooth, uniform and glossy surface finish.

Abstract: A concrete cure is provided which is totally water based and completely void of solvents. A moisture impermeable film is attained when the cure is applied to fresh concrete. The cure forms a barrier over the concrete allowing it to retain over 95% of the mixing water for a minimum of 72 hours when applied at the rate of 200 ft.sup.2 /gallon (5m.sup.2 /dm.sup.3). The concrete cure of the invention is a mixture of a hydrocarbon resin, emulsifying agents, paraffinic wax, and water. The cure may be provided in a clear or pigmented formulation. A method for making the concrete cure is also disclosed.

Abstract: Aqueous varnishes containing mineral fillers and/or pigments are prepared by allowing a hot wax emulsion in water at between 80.degree. C. and 100.degree. C. to flow with vigorous stirring into the aqueous varnish containing mineral fillers and/or pigments and to cover at least some of the filler and/or pigment particles with a wax coating. These varnishes show virtually no sedimentation of the solid constituents.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition is provided for filamentary materials that yields coated filamentary material with improved weavability and that yields reinforced elastomeric materials having improved properties of flexibility and fatigue resistance. The aqueous adhesive coating composition has a vinyl-pyridine-containing copolymer or terpolymer latex, a non-selfcrosslinkable elastomeric latex, a carboxylated butadiene polymer, and a phenolic aldehyde condensate polymer. The vinyl pyridine-containing elastomeric latex is produced from a vinyl pyridine-containing monomer, 1,3-diene hydrocarbon monomer or the terpolymer is produced in the same way with the addition of a vinyl containing monomer. The non-selfcrosslinkable elastomeric latex has a low gel content of less than around 40 weight percent and a low average particle size of less than around 2000 angstroms.

Abstract: A composition adapted for processing into stretch wrap film. The composition comprises between about 40 and about 90% by weight of a high molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate containing between about 4 and about 25% by weight of repeating units derived from vinyl acetate and having a melt index of between about 0.1 and about 4.0. The composition further comprises between about 8 and about 55% by weight of a linear copolymer of ethylene and a higher alkene. Such linear copolymer has a specific gravity of between about 0.917 and about 0.945. The invention further includes stretch wrap film, a method of producing stretch wrap film of differential cling properties, and a composite film constituted of a layer of the aforesaid ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and a layer of the linear copolymer of ethylene and a higher alkene.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials based on impact resistant styrene polymers and polyphenylene ethers containing a hydrocarbon wax having a melt viscosity of less than 500 centistokes at 120.degree. C.

Abstract: Water-repellent adhesive composition for wooden material which consists essentially of a paraffin emulsion and a resin material selected from the group consisting of urea resin, urea-melamine resin, and phenol resin, wherein said paraffin emulsion contains oxidized paraffin.

Abstract: An aqueous polyvinyl ester dispersion having a solids content of 40 to 70 percent by weight and containing 3 to 15 percent by weight (relative to the total amount of polyvinyl ester and additive) of a polyvinyl alcohol and 5 to 60 percent by weight (relative to the total amount of polyvinyl ester and additive) of a waxy, fatty or oily additive, has excellent adhesive properties. It is prepared by emulsion polymerization of a vinyl ester, if appropriate together with comonomers, in the presence of the said additive or by subsequent distribution of the additive in the dispersion resulting from the emulsion polymerization. The dispersion is particularly suitable for the preparation of adhesives for cellulose-containing materials.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition for filamentary materials that are to be used in reinforcing elastomeric matrix materials is provided that renders reinforced elastomeric materials having improved properties of flexibility and fatigue resistance. The aqueous adhesive coating composition has a vinyl-pyridine-containing copolymer or terpolymer latex, a phenolic aldehyde condensate polymer, and a non-self-crosslinkable elastomeric latex with a low gel content of less than around 40 weight percent and a low average particle size of less than around 2000 angstroms. The vinyl pyridine-containing elastomeric latex is produced from a vinyl pyridine-containing monomer, 1,3 diene hydrocarbon monomer or the terpolymer is produced in the same way with the addition of a vinyl containing monomer. In addition the aqueous adhesive coating composition may contain a wax emulsion, antioxidant, and carboxylated styrene butadiene copolymer latex.

Abstract: A composition for the manufacture of hot-melt adhesives, in which the improvement comprises a terpolymer of ethylene having a melt index between 5 and 500 dg/minute and comprising from 1 to 10 mol % of units derived from an ester selected from alkyl acrylates and methacrylates, the alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and from 0.3 to 3 mol % of units derived from maleic anhydride. The composition also contains at least one tackifying resin and may contain at least one compound selected from paraffin, microcrystalline polymeric wax, and esters of a hydrogenated rosinic acid and of a lower alcohol.

Abstract: An aqueous sizing composition for glass fibers and the resultant sized glass fiber strands are provided, where the sized glass fiber strands have an improved slip/flow property and resultant thermosetting articles reinforced with the sized glass fiber strands have improved impact properties. The aqueous sizing composition has a poly(vinyl acetate) silane copolymer, epoxy polymer, one or more lubricants, an organo silane coupling agent, which may be an amino-silane coupling agent, lubricant modified-amino-organo silane coupling agent, epoxy-containing silane coupling agent or a mixture of one or more of these coupling agents, one or more nonionic surfactants, a polyethylene-containing polymer, a wax, a hydrocarbon acid and water. The aqueous sizing composition is applied to glass fibers which are then produced into wet chopped glass fiber strands or continuous sized glass fiber strands.

Abstract: Sized glass fiber strands are provided that have improved slip/flow characteristics. This improved characteristic is achieved by sizing glass fibers with an aqueous sizing composition having one or more nonstarch film forming polymers, one or more coupling agents, one or more lubricants or a mixture thereof, polyethylene-containing polymer with limited branching and water. The aqueous sizing composition can also have a wax having a melting point greater than 50.degree. C. where the total amount of the polyethylene polymer and wax is not greater than about 15 weight percent of the aqueous sizing composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to hot melt adhesive compositions which include an elastomeric co- or terpolymer, about 5 to about 100 parts by weight of a neutralized sulfonated co- or terpolymer per 100 parts by weight of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon rubber, wherein the neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer has about 0.2 to about 5 weight percent of chemically combined sulfur and about 25 to about 200 parts by weight of a hydrocarbon resin of a petroleum or coal tar distillate, aliphatic dienes and mono and diolefins, cyclic olefins of 5 to 6 carbon atoms and hydrogenated poly cyclics per 100 parts by weight of the neutralized sulfonated co- or terpolymer rubber.

Abstract: An offset printing ink composition is provided which contains a vehicle resin (III) prepared by reacting 5 to 100 parts by weight of a phenolic resin (component D) with 100 parts by weight of a modified resin (II) modified with an acid, said phenolic resin (component D) being prepared by the condensation of a phenol including an alkyl substituent group having 4 to 9 carbon atoms with formalin, said modified resin (II) modified with an acid being prepared by reacting 1 to 15 parts by weight of a component C selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids, unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydrides and mixtures thereof with 100 parts by weight of a resin (I) obtained by copolymerizing 5 to 50 parts by weight of a component B selected from the group consisting of drying oils, fatty acids and mixtures thereof with 100 parts by weight of a five-member cyclic compound (component A) having a conjugated double bond or bonds and a Diels-Alder addition product thereof, such as cyclopentadiene or dicyclop

Abstract: Glass fibers reinforced polymeric polymers can be produced with high strength properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength by using sized glass fiber strands of the present invention. The sized glass fiber strands have a residue of an aqueous sizing composition comprising: aqueous dispersible, emulsifiable, or solubilizable polyurethane polymer, polyepoxide polymer, polyethylene-containing polymer, and wax, where the weight ratio of the polyethylene containing polymer to the wax is in the range of about 25 to 1 to about 1 to 25, and one or more amino silane coupling agents. In addition to the amino silane coupling agent, the sizing composition may have an epoxy silane coupling agent and/or a lubricant modified silane coupling agent. The wax can be deleted from the composition, when the polyethylene-containing polymer has limited branching. The sized glass fiber strands can be produced by conventional forming process or by a wet chopped glass fiber forming process.

Abstract: A microcapsule-containing wax composition, which comprises (a) microcapsules of from 2 to 10 .mu.m diameter, (b) waxes and (c) dispersants, with or without pigments, fillers, volatile constituents and other agents conventionally present in wax compositions for the hot carbon process.The wall material of the microcapsules is a cross-linked urea-melamine condensate.The wax compositions may be applied over all or part of the surface of a base material, and give deeply colored copies with color-forming (CF) layers.

Abstract: Reinforced resin compositions exhibiting excellent heat resistance and appearance, and containing by weight: (a) at least 30% of a polyethylene terephthalate-type resin, (b) 5 to 60% glass fiber, (c) 0.03 to 5% of one or more salts of organic carboxylic acids with metals of the Groups Ia and IIa of the Periodic Table, and (d) 0.1 to 20% of a sorbitan derivative are disclosed. Optionally liquid or solid paraffin or polyethylene wax is incorporated in an amount of 0.3 to 5% based on the total composition may be incorporated if a white article is desired.Molded articles prepared from these compositions, high in heat resistance and uniform appearance, even if the thickness of the molded article is small or uneven or the molding operation is carried out at a relatively low mold temperature, are also disclosed. Molding temperature dependence and thickness dependence on the heat distortion temperature of the molded article are remarkably improved as well.

Abstract: Solid copolymer tackifying resins based on dicyclopentadiene, a vinylaromatic hydrocarbon and a benzene carrying 1 to 3 lower alkyl, hydroxyl or halogen substituents and adhesive formulations containing these resins.