Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions comprising polylactone melt, extrudate, and processes for producing a foam. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the processes comprise: heating a polylactone composition containing a biobased polylactone in a reaction vessel; and subjecting the polylactone composition to molding to give a foamed structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are amorphous polyesters that contain only renewable resources designed for emulsion aggregation toner fabrication. The amorphous polyesters may be obtained from the mixture of three different monomers: 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-sorbitol (isosorbide), nonanedioic acid (azelaic acid), and butanedioic acid (succinic acid). Different polymer properties may be achieved depending on the ratio of these three monomers. By altering the ratio, polymers of high to low acid value can be obtained, as well as different ranges of glass transition temperatures.

Abstract: A process for forming a corrosion resistant high-build type coating, which comprises (i) a step of priming on a substrate a coating composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a mixture composed of from 99.9 to 60% by weight of a vegetable oil and/or a phthalic alkyd resin, and from 0.1 to 40% by weight of tricyclodecene and/or its derivative, and (b) from 1 to 500 parts by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxyacid salt, and metal lead and its oxide and salt, followed by drying it to form a prime coat, and (ii) a step of applying thereon a radical-polymerizable and oxidation-polymerizable, room temperature curing type solventless coating composition, and polymerizing it to form a cured coating film.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process of preparing aqueous slurries of vesiculated granules of crosslinked polyester resin wherein the granules have a maximum shrinkage on drying of 5% of the granule diameter. Previously-known processes for the preparation of granules of this type have utilized polyamines; this has led to odor and color problems. These problems may be eliminated or substantially reduced by the use of bases which are metal oxides, hydroxides or salts wherein the metal cation is selected from Ca, Mg, Ba, Ti, Zn, Pb, Sr and Co and, when a metal salt is used, the pKa value of the conjugate acid of the anion is greater than 2. The resulting granules are useful at matting and opacifying agents in, for example, paint compositions.