Abstract: A composition and a method for forming an anti-reflective layer for DUV microlithographic processes is disclosed. The compositions of the present invention includes a polymer dissolved in a suitable solvent. The polymers are polysulfone and polyurea polymers which possess inherent light absorbing properties at deep ultraviolet wavelengths. In accordance with the method of the present invention, these compositions are applied to a substrate to form an anti-reflective coating, and thereafter a photoresist material that is compatible with the anti-reflective coating is applied.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin and (B) 0.05 to 100 parts by weight of at least one gas-trapping agent selected from zinc carbonate, zinc hydroxide and a complex salt of zinc carbonate and zinc hydroxide. It further comprises up to 400 parts by weight of an inorganic filler other than the gas-trapping agent (B) in way of material, the filler being in the form of fibers, particles and/or plates.

Abstract: Poly(arylene sulfide/sulfone) polymers are treated in order to increase melt stability and decrease impurities by contacting the poly(arylene sulfide/sulfone) polymer with a soluble zinc compound and an acidic solution. In one embodiment, the polymer is treated first with the soluble zinc compound, followed by treatment with the acidic solution. In another embodiment, the polymer is treated in one step with a solution comprising a water soluble zinc compound in an acidic solution.

Abstract: This invention relates to crystalline, thermoplastic moulding compounds of polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) and aliphatically saturated carboxylic acid esters. The moulding compounds have increased tracking resistance.

Abstract: Soluble and/or meltable benzothiazole-containing polyaryl ethers with a glass transition temperature of above 150.degree. C. and a melting point of up to 450.degree. C. are composed essentially of repeat units of the formula I ##STR1## whose rings may be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition which yields a molded article having excellent surface appearance and excellent toughness and impact resistance comprises a blend of a polyarylene sulfide resin and a polyolefin resin with a compound having a carbon-carbon double bond and an epoxy group in its molecule. Optionally a radical initiator and a filler can be added to the composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to polyarylene sulphides (PAS) containing certain nitro compounds with reduced flash formation.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition comprising a compound obtained by mixing 60-99 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin (A), 40-1 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber (B), 0.01-10 parts by weight of an organosilane compound having at least one epoxy group and at least one alkoxy group bonded directly to a silicon atom (C) and 0-300% by weight of a reinforcing filler (D) based on the total weight of the components (A), (B) and (C) where the total amount of the components (A) and (B) is 100 parts by weight. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition is excellent in impact resistance, heat resistance, mechanical strength, moldability and the like.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polyarylene sulfide resin composition which further contains a polyester resin and has well-balanced properties with respect to toughness, impact resistance and melt viscosity by improving the compatibility of the polyarylene sulfide resin with the polyester resin. The composition comprises a polyarylene sulfide resin, a polyester resin, and 0.1 to 15 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight resin of a compound having in its molecule a carbon-carbon double bond and an epoxy group and, further, including optional ingredients such as a radical initiator and/or filler.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inventive arylene sulfide coating composition which exhibits enhanced hardness, inertness, abrasion-resistance, and durability. The, inventive composition comprises an arylene sulfide polymer resin and a ceramic microsphere filler. The inventive coating composition can be applied to a substrate in order to improve the degradation resistance of the substrate and provide an article of manufacture well suited for use in high temperature, abrasive, and/or corrosive environments.

Abstract: The present invention provides: (a) a method for producing a poly(arylene sulfide)(PAS) resin composition: (b) a PAS resin composition produced by the inventive resin composition production method; (c) a method which utilizes the inventive PAS resin composition in the production of a continuous fiber-reinforced composite; and (d) a PAS composite produced by the inventive composite production method. The PAS resin composition produced by the inventive resin composition production method comprises a crystallizable arylene sulfide polymer and a nucleating agent. The nucleating agent is admixed with the crystallizable arylene sulfide polymer by adding said nucleating agent to the polymerization reaction system. The inventive PAS resin composition solidifies to a fine-grained crystalline morphology and is well suited for use in the production of continuous fiber-reinforced composites, molded articles, and other products.

Abstract: A stable solution of polybenzimidazole resin containing from approximately 10 to approximately 35 weight percent of resins and from approximately 65 to approximately 90 weight percent of a suitable solvent, the resins consist of from approximately 70 to approximately 95 weight percent of polybenzimidazole and from approximately 5 to approximately 30 weight percent of polysulfone, wherein the solution is substantially free of organic salt. The solution is useful for the production of films, fibers and molded articles exhibiting enhanced mechanical properties.

Abstract: Flame retardant polyarylether compositions comprising a poly(biphenyl ether sulfone) and anhydrous zinc borate are disclosed. The preferred compositions of the invention are blends of a poly(biphenyl ether sulfone) with a poly(aryl ether ketone) containing anhydrous zinc borate and a fluorocarbon polymer, and optionally titanium dioxide. The preferred compositions exhibit improved heat release characteristics.

Abstract: A resin-sealed semiconductor device, including a lead frame. A semiconductor chip is formed on the lead frame and is electrically connected with the lead frame. At least a part of the lead frame and the semiconductor chip are sealed with a theremosetting resin which includes a base resin, aluminum oxide and fused silica. Stress acting on the semiconductor chip is reduced because the thermal expansion coefficient of the thermosetting resin becomes low due to the fused silica. At the same time the thermal conductivity of the thermosetting resin is increased because of the aluminum oxide.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition useful for molded parts comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide, (B) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an organic bisphosphite of the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each an alkyl, an alkyl having at least one substituent, an aryl, an aryl having at least one substituent or an alkoxy, (C) 0 to 400 parts by weight of an inorganic filler and (D) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of at least one alkoxy silane.

Abstract: A composition comprises poly(arylene sulfide), fiberglass, an additive containing an element selected from among the group consisting of alkaline earth metals, magnesium and beryllium; and silica present in an amount sufficient to increase the shear sensitivity of the composition so that the composition does not drool during molding. A method for providing a composition having reduced drool during molding comprises admixing with a composition containing poly(arylene sulfide) and fiberglass an amount of silica sufficient to increase shear sensitivity of the composition so that the composition has reduced drool during molding.

Abstract: A composition suitable for encapsulating articles such as small electronic devices and having improved tensile strength and other mechanical properties. The composition comprises a poly(phenylene sulfide) base resin, a non-reinforcing mineral filler and an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer. Also provided are a method of forming the composition and articles such as electronic components encapsulated with the composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to glass filled poly(arylene sulfide) molding compositions which upon being molded result in products having improved mechanical properties. Methods of preparing the compositions, methods of using the compositions to form molded products and the molded products so produced are also provided. The compositions are comprised of poly(arylene sulfide) resin, glass reinforcement material, an epoxysilane and an organic phosphite.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition comprising(1) a polyphenylene resin, and(2) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of(a) zinc carbonate,(b) manganese carbonate, and(c) zinc hydroxide.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a novel poly(arylene sulfide) (PAS) composition having an increased comparative tracking index (CTI) rating; a novel method wherein the inventive composition is formed and molded to produce a useful article; a novel article produced by the inventive molding method; a novel method wherein the inventive composition is formed and used to encapsulate an article; and a novel encapsulated article produced by the inventive encapsulation method. The inventive PAS composition comprises: poly(arylene sulfide) resin; talc; and an amount of hindered phenol sufficient to increase the composition's CTI rating.

Abstract: A conductive polysulfone resin composition which has excellent processability and is prepared by mixing (A) 100 parts by weight of a composition essentially consisting of from 5 to 95% by weight of an aromatic polysulfone resin and from 95 to 5% by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin with (B) from 3 to 40 parts by weight of conductive carbon, is provided by the present invention; and molded articles having excellent electrical conductivity, heat resistance and mechanical strength, for example, a high-heat-resistant, conductive semi-conductor-chip-carrier can be prepared from the composition by injection molding and other processing methods.

Abstract: A process for preparing arylene sulfide polymers by contacting a sulfur source, a cyclic organic amide, and a dihaloaromatic compound to form a polymerization mixture, polymerizing the polymerization mixture and recovering the arylene sulfide polymer wherein the process is conducted in the presence of titanium dioxide.

Abstract: The invention relates to linear and branched poly-p-arylene sulfides (PAS), preferably poly-p-phenylene sulfides (PPS), which have an extremely low proportion of defect or foreign structures, to a process for their production and to their use for the production of molded articles.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition contains 30% to 75% by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin (A), 15% to 70% by weight of a fiber reinforcement (B) containing silic acid as a major component and having an average fiber diameter of 15 .mu.m or shorter and an average fiber length of 300 .mu.m or longer, and 1% to 25% by weight of a fiber reinforcement (C) containing Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and SiO.sub.2 as major components in a ratio in weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 to SiO.sub.2 ranging from 0.8 to 1 to 1.3 to 1 and having an average fiber diameter of 7 .mu.m or shorter and an average fiber length of 150 .mu.m or shorter. The composition is remarkable as molding material and a molded article resulting from the composition offers excellent mechanical strength and characteristics for metal plating. The metal-plated, molded article from the composition is particularly excellent in platability such as plate adhesion and plate gloss as well as short etching time.

Abstract: This invention relates to a resin composition for scroll compressor parts which comprises(A) about 40 to 70 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene sulfide, polyetheretherketone, polyetherketone, all-aromatic polyester, nylon-4,6, nylon-MXD6, polysulfone, polyarylsulfone, polyethersulfone, polyetherimide, polyamide-imide and polyimide,(B) about 15 to 45 parts by weight of whisker with an average fiber diameter of not more than about 3 .mu.m and a tensile modulus of not less than about 10,000 kgf/mm.sup.2 ;(C) about 10 to 25 parts by weight of heat-resistant fiber with an average fiber diameter of not more than about 30 .mu.m and a tensile modulus of not less than about 6,500 kgf/mm.sup.2 ; and(D) about 5 to 20 parts by weight of a finely divided solid lubricant, the sum total of components (A) to (D) being 100 parts by weight and a method of manufacturing scroll compressor parts characterized in that the above composition is injection molded.

Abstract: A composite having third order non-linear optical activity comprising, an organic polymer and an inorganic material. The organic polymer has third order nonlinear optical activity and the inorganic material is a sol-gel glass. The organic polymer or a precursor of the organic polymer is mutually soluble with a precursor of the sol-gel glass. The invention also includes photonic media having the above composite and a method of making the composite.

Abstract: A polymeric molding compositon based on aliphatic polyamides contains as additives polyarylene sulfides and polyphenolic compounds free from tertiary alkyl group ortho to the phenolic-OH groups is useful in producing molded articles such as films, fibers and shaped objects.

Abstract: A block copolymer composed of polyphenylene sulfide segments and aromatic sulfide sulfone polymer segments and having a logarithmic viscosity [.eta.], determined at 206.degree. C. for its solution in alpha-chloronaphthalene in a polymer concentration of 0.4 g/100 ml of solution and calculated in accordance with the equation [.eta.]=ln (relative viscosity)/polymer concentration, of 0.03 to 1.0. A resin composition comprising the block copolymer and polyphenylene sulfide and/or an aromatic sulfide sulfone polymer and optionally a filler. The block copolymer and the resin composition have improved mechanical strength and are suitable, for example, for encapsulation of electronic component parts.

Abstract: This invention relates to mixtures of polyarylene sulphides, nitroarylketo compounds, electron rich aromatic compounds, glass fibres and optionally other fillers (additives). The mixtures are distinguished by good mechanical properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to conductive blends made from polyarylenesulphides, preferably polyphenylenesulphides (PPS) with graphite and conductive carbon black.

Abstract: The invention relates to high molecular weight, substantially linear copolyarylene sulfides predominantly containing biphenylene sulfide units, which are produced by reaction of aromatic halogen compounds and halobiphenylenes with sulfur donors in dipolar aprotic solvents, and to their use for moldings, films and fibers exposed to high temperatures and--preferably in reinforced form--as injection molding compounds.

Abstract: This invention relates to new high molecular weight arylene sulphide polymers which optionally additionally display improved resistance to UV radiation and are prepared by melting arylene sulphide polymers, preferably PPS, with polynitro compounds or with mononitro compounds containing at least one other substituent capable of reacting with the arylene sulphide polymer.

Abstract: A composition is provided which consists essentially of a blend of poly(arylene sulfide) polymers, fibrous reinforcement, a hydrotalcite, a nucleating agent, an organosilane, a mold release agent and optionally a pigment. The invention composition is particularly useful for injection molding applications.

Abstract: Stable mixed emulsion/dispersions of a liquid polysulfide and an oxidative curative therefor are provided. The liquid polysulfide is emulsified in water using a surfactant with a hydrophile/lipophile balance of between 18 and 20. Particulates of an oxidative curative are separately dispersed with surfactants in water. The emulsions and dispersion are then blended together.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition obtainable by mixing(A) 99 to 60 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin,(B) 1 to 40 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber,(C) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the components (A) and (B), of an organosilane compound having an isocyanate group, and(D) 0 to 300 wt. %, based on the total weight of the components (A), (B) and (C), of a filler, and then reacting these components. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition of the present invention has excellent impact resistance and is used in electrical and electronic parts such as surface mounting connectors requiring heat resistance and toughness, as well as in mechanical parts, etc.

Abstract: The invention releates to oligo- and polyarylene sulfides, preferably polyphenylene sulfides, terminated by sulfonic acid and/or sulfonic acid derivative groups, to their production and to their use for the production of new polymers and new polymer mixtures.

Abstract: The invention relates to molding compounds of polyarylene sulfides (PAS), preferably polyphenylene sulfides (PPS), which have a low ion content and delayed crystallization and to their use as an encapsulating compound for active and passive electronic components.

Abstract: A poly(arylene sulfide) composition containing an aromatic sulfone polymer and reinforcing material is provided for molding large articles free of internal cracks. The inventive composition optionally contains a high molecular weight polyphenylene sulfide, a reinforcing material such as glass fibers and a sulfone polymer containing at least one recurring aliphatic group in the polymer chain.

Abstract: In a process for producing poly (p-phenylenesulfide) from an alkali metal sulfide and a p-dihalobenzene, a product polymer of an advantageously increased molecular weight is obtained by: providing a mixture comprising an alkali metal sulfide, a polar aprotic solvent and a carboxylic acid sodium salt represented by the general formula: ZCOONa (wherein Z is a C.sub.6 -C.sub.20 aromatic hydrocarbon group or a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl group ##STR1## where substituents R, which may be the same or different, represent each a C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: A process for producing an aromatic polysulfone molding compound improved in mold-release characteristics by adding a predetermined amount of metal soap to aromatic polysulfone resin, wherein pellets composed of an aromatic polysulfone resin and a specific amount of metal soap, and otherwise similar pellets but containing no metal soap are prepared separately by melt-mixing, and these two kinds of pellets are dry-blended together so as to satisfy a predetermined condition.

Abstract: This invention relates to polyarylene sulfide molding compounds, preferably polyphenylene sulfide molding compounds, having improved processability and increased UV stability.

Abstract: A process for producing elemental iodine and a copoly(arylene sulfide) corresponding to the structure ##STR1## wherein y is in the range of 0.001 to 0.15, x is in the range of 0.02 to 0.65 and n is at least 100, consisting essentially of (1) reacting at a temperature above about 175.degree. C., a mixture of diiodobenzene and diiodobiphenyl and elemental sulfur to produce the copoly(arylene sulfide), and (2) recovering the elemental iodine.

Abstract: A water dispersible polyester polymer is described having one or more polyester chains and one or more non-ionic polyoxyalkylene chains in which at least 40% of the repeating oxyalkylene units are oxyethylene units. The polyester polymer has a structure in which one or more of the polyoxyalkylene chains are pendent to at least one of the polyester chains. The poloxyalkylene chains provide the polyester with non-ionic stabilization enabling the polyester to form aqueous dispersions which possess good colloid stability.

Abstract: Single-component sealing compositions based on mercapto-terminated polymers and/or oligomers and latent hardeners are disclosed. The substances are substantially water-free and the hardeners are alkali perborate monohydrates.

Abstract: Continuous glass fiber reinforced composites are made by pultruding the fibers with mixtures of certain silanes and thermoplastic resin in which the silanes have adsorbed onto the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: Improved coatings derived from arylene sulfide polymers are provided by use of powdered or liquid slurry coating formulations comprising a metal oxide and an arylene sulfide polymer which has an extrusion rate of about 80 to about 400 grams/10 minutes.

Abstract: A dope for forming membranes and the resulting asymmetric gas separation membranes are disclosed, the membranes having graded density skins which exhibit improved permeability characteristics and increased failure pressure strength. The membranes are produced from a process utilizing membrane forming dopes of complexing solvent systems formulated from two non-solvents and one or more solvents. The non-solvents are chosen one each, from non-solvents grouped according to non-solvent strength, i.e., one strong non-solvent and one weak non-solvent which are combined with one or more solvents in an acid:base complex solvent system for dissolving high weight percent total solids of membrane forming polymers. The process for forming the membranes is also disclosed.

Abstract: A poly(arylene sulfide) sheet excellent in planarity and smoothness is formed of a poly(arylene sulfide) having a melt viscosity, .eta.* of 1,000-25,000 poises as measured at 310.degree. C. and a shear rate of 200 sec.sup.-1, and a melt crystallization temperature, Tc.sub.2 or 170.degree.-240.degree. C., wherein Tc.sub.2 is an exothermic peak temperature of crystallization which appears upon the measurement by a differential scanning calorimeter at a cooling rate of 10.degree. C./min after the polymer is heated from 23.degree. C. to 380.degree. C. at a rate of 10.degree. C./min and then held for 3 minutes at 380.degree. C. It has a surface roughness, Ra of 0.09 .mu.m or less on at least one side thereof and a degree of crystallization of at least 5%. Its number of flexings to break, Y satisfies the following equation (I):log Y.gtoreq.7.11-2.34log t (I)wherein t means a thickness (.mu.m) of the sheet.

Abstract: Polyarylene sulfide molding compositions are provided with improved mold release properties by the inclusion of an internal lubricant comprising stearyl erucamide.

Abstract: Disclosed are water-dispersible polyesters which impart improved water resistance and block resistance properties to printing inks. Typical polyesters contain about 90 to 97 mole % isophthalic acid, about 3 to about 10 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, about 70 to about 85 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and about 15 to about 30 mole % diethylene glycol, based on the total of all acid and hydroxy moiety repeating units being equal to 200 mole %.