Abstract: Wet adhesion, ICI viscosity, and scrub resistance of a paint are improved by incorporating into the paint a binder that comprises a film former and polymeric composition. The polymeric composition comprises either (a) about 15 to about 35 weight percent of substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer, about 30 to about 70 weight percent of a copolymerizable monomer whose homopolymer is water-soluble, and about 10 to about 35 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer, or (b) about 35 to about 65 weight percent of the substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer and about 35 to about 65 weight percent of the wet adhesion promoting monomer. The polymeric composition and film former are substantially inseparable by chromatographic means.

Abstract: The ICI viscosity of a paint is improved by incorporating into the paint a binder that comprises a film former and polymeric composition. The polymeric composition comprises about 30 to about 50 weight percent of a substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer and about 50 to about 70 weight percent of a copolymerizable monomer having a water-soluble homopolymer. The polymeric composition and film former are substantially inseparable by chromatographic means.

Abstract: Wet adhesion, ICI viscosity, and scrub resistance of a paint are improved by incorporating into the paint a binder that comprises a film former and polymeric composition. The polymeric composition comprises either (a) about 15 to about 35 weight percent of substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer, about 30 to about 70 weight percent of a copolymerizable monomer whose homopolymer is water-soluble, and about 10 to about 35 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer, or (b) about 35 to about 65 weight percent of the substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer and about 35 to about 65 weight percent of the wet adhesion promoting monomer. The polymeric composition and film former are substantially inseparable by chromatographic means.

Abstract: The polymeric ingredient of the inventive rubber composition is an acrylic polymer modified with a mercapto-containing organopolysiloxane as prepared by the emulsion polymerization of an acrylic monomer in an aqueous emulsion of the organopolysiloxane. Characteristically, the acrylic monomer is copolymerized with another monomer having an active halogen atom or an epoxy group. By virtue of this unique formulation of the rubbery polymer, the inventive rubber composition prepared by compounding the rubbery polymer with a reinforcing filler and a specified curing or crosslinking agent can be vulcanized to give a vulcanizate having excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance, oil resistance and cold resistance as a combination of the features of silicone rubbers and acrylic rubbers.

Abstract: Wet adhesion, ICI viscosity, and scrub resistance of a paint are improved by incorporating into the paint a binder that comprises a film former and polymeric composition. The polymeric composition comprises either (a) about 15 to about 35 weight percent of substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer, about 30 to about 70 weight percent of a copolymerizable monomer whose homopolymer is water-soluble, and about 10 to about 35 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer, or (b) about 35 to about 65 weight percent of the substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer and about 35 to about 65 weight percent of the wet adhesion promoting monomer. The polymeric composition and film former are substantially inseparable by chromatographic means.

Abstract: A composition including an oil and particles of a solid, water soluble flocculant polymer substantially immiscible with the oil provides ready dispersibility of the polymer in aqueous fluids. Desirably, the composition is substantially free of surfactants, the polymer particles have a mean particle size less than about 100 microns and preferably less than about 20 microns and the polymer particles are substantially dry.

Abstract: A one-coat adhesive composition which utilizes environmentally acceptable ingredients and which can withstand high temperature conditions such as those experienced during injection molding processes. The adhesive contains a Diels-Alder adduct of a perhalogenated cyclic conjugated diene and an olefinically unsaturated dienophile having a vinyl content in excess of 50 percent, a phenolic resin, an aromatic hydroxy compound, a formaldehyde donor, a heat-activated unsaturated elastomer crosslinker, a vulcanizing agent, and a metal oxide. An adhesive bond prepared with the adhesive is resistant to high temperature fluids and corrosive agents.

Abstract: Methods for treating metal surfaces including contacting the surface with a water soluble or water dispersible polymer comprising a repeat unit (a) having the structure ##STR1## or salt form of said repeat unit, wherein R and R.sub.1 are the same or different and are independently chosen from C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 lower alkylene and wherein z is an integer of from 1-3. The methods also include use of copolymers having in addition to repeat unit (a) above, a repeat unit (b) having the structure ##STR2## from wherein X is OH, NH.sub.2, or OM wherein M is a cation, the molar ration of (a.sub.1):(b) being present in said copolymer being from about 20:1 to 1:20. The methods provide chromium free rinse solutions for use in rinsing phosphate-based conversion coated metal surfaces.

Abstract: A bonding composition comprising an aqueous dispersion is described, which is used to bond natural and synthetic elastomers to metallic and nonmetallic substrates under vulcanizing conditions. Such dispersions contain an organic polymeric film-forming substance, an aromatic polynitroso compound, and a coactivator and optionally contain conventional adhesion promoters, fillers and processing aids. In order to widen the field of application and to ensure a high stability of the bond against corrosive influences, the coactivator particularly consists of phenylene bis-maleic acid imide, but one more of the following may be used: triallyl- cyanurate, triallylisocyanurate, diallylacrylamide, tetraallylterephthalamide, tris(1-methyl-2-propenyl) isocyanurate, trivinylisocyanurate, triallyltrimellitate, diallylphthalate, ethylene-glycoldimethacrylate, trimethylolpropanetrimethacrylate, and 1,3-butyleneglycoldimethacrylate.

Abstract: A resin composition for spacers of an information recording disc which comprises: (A) a random copolymer of ethylene and at least one cycloolefin having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of from 0.05 to 10 dl/g, as measured in decalin at a temperature of 135.degree. C., and (B) from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight, of said copolymer A, of an inorganic particles such as titania and silica having a particle size of not more than 300 .mu.m. Spacers made of the composition described herein can be welded to disc substrates within a shortened period of ultrasonic vibration to produce an information recording disc having a reduced warp angle.

Abstract: An antifouling paint is described, that contains as its essential components an antifoulant and a polymer of one or more of the monomers A represented by general formula (1) and/or copolymer composed of one or more of the monomers A and one or mroe vinyl polymerizable monomers B that are copolymerizable with said monomer A: ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; n is an integer of 2 to 4; and m signifies the average degree of polymerization and is zero or a real number. The antifouling paint may contain a slipping agent as the third essential component to provide an even greater fouling resistance.

Abstract: A self-crosslinking polymer consisting essentially of at least 1 mole % of a halohydrin monomer, at least 1 mole % of a tertiary or secondary amine salt monomer, and 0-98 mole % of a vinyl polymerizable monomer other than the halohydrin or amine salt monomers crosslinks, in the presence of a base, at a lower temperature than a polymer without the tertiary or secondary amine salt monomer. Typical polymers contain 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl acrylate or methacrylate; diallylamine hydrochloride, N-isopropyl methacrylamide hydrogen sulfate, dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide, or dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride or acetate; and optionally other monomers such as a vinyl ester, an acrylate, or a dialkyl diallyl ammonium chloride. When the polymers contain a conductive cationic monomer such as dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride, they are useful as electroconductive coatings for paper substrates.

Abstract: Permanently flexible and non-tacky coating mastic and caulking compositions contain one or more polymers having a T.sub.g of about -50.degree. C. to about -10.degree. C. and pendant functional groups attached to the polymer backbone of the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is a divalent organic radical at least 3 atoms in length, and X is organoacyl or cyano. The mastics and caulks typically have total non-volatile matter concentrations of about 60 to about 90 weight percent of which about 15 to about 75 weight percent comprises the described polymers and about 25 to about 85 weight percent is non-volatile solid matter other than the polymer such as pigments, fillers, etc.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an admixture, comprising:(A) a cationic acrylate or methacrylate polymer and(B) 0.1 to 5.0%, by weight, based on the weight of said polymer, of an acidic buffering compound.The present invention is also directed to a method for improving the stability of cationic acrylate polymers, comprising adding 0.1 to 5.0%, by weight, based on the weight of the polymer, of an acidic buffering compound.

Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one adduct of perhalogenated cyclic conjugated dienes and olefinically-unsaturated dienophiles having a vinyl content in excess of 50 percent have been found to be unexpectedly effective adhesive systems for bonding a variety of elastomeric materials, including vulcanizable and vulcanized natural and synthetic elastomer compositions, to themselves and other structural substrates.

Abstract: This invention is directed to stable compositions comprising an anionic surfactant and a salt-stable copolymer; and to suspension compositions comprising a surfactant, a salt-stable copolymer, and normally incompatible ingredient such as an anti-dandruff agent, the polymer being used in an amount to sufficiently thicken the composition and to permanently suspend the ingredient.

Abstract: There are provided a radical polymerizing composition giving a cured resin having excellent elasticity which comprises a mixture of two or more kinds of monomethacrylic acid esters having specific structure at specific mixing ratio and organic peroxide, and more particularly an anaerobic liquid gasket having excellent sealing properties, pressure resistance and good storage stability which comprises these polymerizing composition, filler, anaerobic curing accelerator and stabilizer.

Abstract: A novel polymeric binder for use in an antifouling paint includes an acrylic or methacrylic ester monomer having selected substituent groups in the ester moiety so that the ester is hydrolyzable at a suitable rate in seawater, and a copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer unit.

Abstract: Shelf-stable, one-package aqueous latices, which are curable with or without the application of heat, consist essentially of an alkaline-curable, self-crosslinking emulsion polymer, selected organic metal salts, and water. The alkali, alkaline earth, or heavy metal salts of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 organic acids (e.g., sodium acetate) are post-added to th polymer emulsion or present during the polymerization. The polymer typically comprises about 90-99.9% by weight of one or more vinyl polymerizable monomers (e.g., acrylates, vinyl esters, and ethylene) and 0.1-10% by weight of a polymerizable non-ionic or cationic self-crosslinking monomer containing halohydrin groups (e.g., 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate or the reaction product of epichlorohydrin and N,N-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide or methacrylate).

Abstract: Substantially linear, synthetic, water-soluble or water-dispersible cationic interpolymeric surfactants which are particularly useful for reducing the surface tension of an aqueous medium; such surfactants having a critical micelle concentration of from 0.01 to about 10 percent in water at 25.degree. C.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to pharmaceutically acceptable amide and imide derivatives of low molecular weight copolymers of chloroethyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride having antitumor activity.

Abstract: Vinylidene halide monomers are polymerized in water to form homo- and copolymer latices that are stable to mechanical agitation during polymerization and thereafter and to heat below 100.degree. C. are obtained when the vinylidene halide monomers are polymerized, optionally with other copolymerizable vinylidene monomers, in water in the presence of a catalyst or initiator and a neutralized polymer additive of an olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer containing at least one carboxylic acid group and a terminal methylene group, H.sub.2 C< copolymerized with at least one other copolymerizable vinylidene monomer containing a terminal vinylidene group CH.sub.2 <, said polymer additive having an acid number of greater than 50 to about 450 and a molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 50,000, used in amount of about one to thirty weight parts per one hundred weight parts of vinylidene monomers.

Abstract: A latex composition having utility in articles such as photographic elements is disclosed. The composition comprises loadable polymer particles having recurring units a, b and c wherein:component a is 10 to 100 weight percent of a tetrahydrofurfuryl monomer having the structure: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents O or NH; andR.sub.2 represents H or lower alkyl of about 1 to 6 carbon atoms;component b is 0 to 20 weight percent of a hydrophilic monomer andcomponent c is 0 to 90 weight percent of a hydrophobic monomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to colored latex products, and especially to colored synthetic polymer emulsions, the finely divided colored polymers obtainable therefrom, and methods for making the colored polymer emulsions as well as the polymers as colored, finely divided solids.

Abstract: Highly adherent release compositions having very low surface tensions comprise a polymer containing a pendant benzyl portion linked through a benzyl ester linkage to a perfluorocarbon moiety. Such compositions will not wet with any common solvents. Such compositions are most advantageously employed as release coatings on internal surfaces of molding apparatus.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the modification of a chloromethylated latex wherein said latex contains a surfactant of a nonionic or ionic-type comprising contacting said latex with an aqueous alkali solution and an alkali ionizable molecule containing antidegradant properties at a reaction temperature below 100.degree. C. and in the presence of a nitrogen atmosphere.

Abstract: An adhesive composition having improved properties for pressure sensitive adhesive applications has been developed comprising a latex of a polymer formed by polymerizing 40-10 percent vinyl or vinylidene monoaromatic monomer, 45-70 percent C.sub.4-6 cojugated diene, 1-5 percent unsaturated acid, and 5-30 percent C.sub.1-8 alkyl ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid. The adhesive preferably also contains a tackifier resin. The adhesive is useful on a number of applications including the manufacture of labels and tapes.

Abstract: An aqueous solution comprising an effective amount of a water soluble or water dispersible compound selected from the group consisting of a polymer having the following general formula, acid salts thereof and mixtures thereof: ##STR1## where: n=from 2 up to a number at which the polymer is not water soluble or water dispersible;X=H or Z; ##STR2## Y=H, Z, Cr.sub.5 R.sub.6 OR.sub.7, or CH.sub.2 Cl; R.sub.1 through R.sub.7 =H, or an alkyl, aryl, hydroxy-alkyl, amino-alkyl, mercaptoalkyl or phospho-alkyl moiety, said R.sub.1 through R.sub.7 being of carbon chain lengths up to a length at which the compound is not water soluble or dispersible;wherein at least one of X or Y=Z and the Z moieties are present in sufficient amount that the compound is water soluble or water dispersible.This solution is useful in the treatment of metal surfaces to impart corrosion resistance and paint adhesion characteristics thereto.

Abstract: Substantially linear, synthetic, water-soluble or water-dispersible cationic interpolymeric surfactants which are particularly useful for reducing the surface tension of an aqueous medium; such surfactants having a critical micelle concentration of from 0.01 to about 10 percent in water at 25.degree. C.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive is prepared by blending (1) a small particle size latex having a hard monomer (such as styrene), a soft monomer (such as butadiene) and, optionally, an acid (such as itaconic acid), and (2) a tackifying resin. These adhesives have an excellent combination of properties including peel adhesion and shear adhesion.

Abstract: An improved cationic thermosetting latex, coating compositions prepared therefrom, articles coated therewith, and the process for preparing the same are disclosed. Compositions of the instant latices formulated with isocyanate curing agents display improved cure; the improvement residing in selection of surfactants, with particular reference to their gegen-ions, which are used therein.

Abstract: A cationic thermosetting latex, coating compositions prepared therefrom, and the process for providing a protective coating are disclosed. The thermosetting latex comprises a blocked isocyanate curing agent and a cationic acrylic latex which is prepared by copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which contains an active hydrogen group, in an acidic medium in the presence of a cationic surfactant, of which the gegen-ion is derived from certain phosphorous-containing acids. Such latices, when formulated into coating compositions, provide corrosion-resistant coatings.

Abstract: High molecular weight protonated latices stable typically up to pH of about 10 are cathodically electrodeposited onto electroconductive substrates, forming uniform, flexible coatings without the need of subsequent heat curing.

Abstract: The disclosed water stopper and water stopping process use an aqueously-swelling water-stopping composition consisting of 10 to 40 weight % of rubber whose main ingredient is reclaimed rubber, 10 to 20 weight % of silicic compound, 10 to 60 weight % of bentonite, and 10 to 40 weight % of plasticizer. The aforesaid water-stopping composition may be extruded into an elongated water stopper with or without a core therein, which water stopper can be inserted into a joint gap or other gap of structural members to stop water at the gap.

Abstract: An amphoteric water-in-oil self-inverting polymer emulsion is prepared which contains a copolymer of (1) a nonionic vinyl monomer and (2) an amphoteric vinyl monomer or a terpolymer of (1) a nonionic vinyl monomer, (2) an anionic vinyl monomer and (3) a cationic vinyl monomer in the aqueous phase, a hydrocarbon oil for the oil phase, a water-in-oil emulsifying agent and an inverting surfactant. An example of a copolymer is a copolymer of (1) a nonionic vinyl monomer such as acrylamide or methacrylamide and (2) an amphoteric vinyl monomer such as a reaction product of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and monochloroacetic acid. An example of a terpolymer is a terpolymer of (1) a nonionic vinyl monomer such as acrylamide or methacrylamide, (2) an anionic vinyl monomer such as sodium acrylate and (3) a cationic vinyl monomer such as a triethyl ammonium ethyl methacrylate methosulfate salt.

Abstract: Water-in-oil emulsions of homopolymers and copolymers of acrylamido alkylene quaternary ammonium salts and their use as sewage treatment acids, demulsifying agents, water clarification aids, etc.

Abstract: An amphoteric water-in-oil self-inverting polymer emulsion is prepared which contains a copolymer of (1) a nonionic vinyl monomer and (2) an amphoteric vinyl monomer or a terpolymer of (1) a nonionic vinyl monomer, (2) an anionic vinyl monomer and (3) a cationic vinyl monomer in the aqueous phase, a hydrocarbon oil for the oil phase, a water-in-oil emulsifying agent and an inverting surfactant. An example of a copolymer is a copolymer of (1) a nonionic vinyl monomer such as acrylamide or methacrylamide and (2) an amphoteric vinyl monomer such as a reaction product of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and monochloroacetic acid. An example of a terpolymer is a terpolymer of (1) a nonionic vinyl monomer such as acrylamide or methacrylamide, (2) an anionic vinyl monomer such as sodium acrylate and (3) a cationic vinyl monomer such as a triethyl ammonium ethyl methacrylate methosulfate salt.