Abstract: Novel telechelic halogenated polymers of cationically polymerizable olefin monomers are formed carrying from 2 to about 6 terminal halogens. The telechelic halogenated polymers are formed by reacting the monomer with an initiator transfer agent, carrying at least two tertiary halogens, and under cationic polymerization conditions. Additionally, novel thermoplastic elastomer block copolymers are formed from these telechelic halogenated polymers by reacting the latter with vinyl aromatic monomers in the presence of a coinitiator.

Abstract: Polymers or copolymers of norbornene derivatives can be produced by contacting in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at least one norbornene derivative substituted by at least one polar group selected from the group consisting of ester, ether, nitrile, amide, imide, acid anhydride, halogen, and silyl, or by at least one substituent having one of said polar groups; or a combination of said norbornene derivative with at least one member selected from the group consisting of cycloalkenes having no polar substituent and polymers having olefinic carbon-to-carbon double bonds; with a catalyst consisting essentially of (a) at least one coordination compound of W or Mo, the oxidation number of which is 2, 1 or 0, (b) at least one titanium tetrahalide and, if necessary, (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of componds having an electron-accepting .pi. bond, N-halogen-substituted cyclic acid imides, sulfides, sulfoxides and phosphines.

Abstract: A process for producing a modified polypropylene by copolymerizing propylene with ethylene in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst is provided.This process consists of the following three steps:a first step of carrying out polymerization so as to give a propylene polymer corresponding to 75-90% by weight based on a final modified polypropylene and having an ethylene content of 2% by weight or lower,a second step of preparing an ethylene-propylene random copolymer (A) having an intrinsic viscosity of 12 dl/g or higher and an ethylene content of 50-95% by weight; anda third step of preparing an ethylene-propylene random copolymer (B) having an intrinsic viscosity of 9.5 dl/g or lower and an ethylene content of 40-90% by weight,the proportion of said (A) in the total amount of said (A) and (B) being adjusted to 4-30% by weight. In this process, it is possible to prepare said (B) in the second step and then prepare said (A) in the third step.

Abstract: Durable excellent water absorption property and antistatic property can be given to synthetic fiber by a simple method. In the method, a polymerization initiator is absorbed in the fiber and then the fiber is applied with a water-soluble polymerizable monomer and heat treated to form a polymer thereon.

Abstract: A novel method for crosslinking a polyolefin comprising reacting a polyolefin, which is a low density polyethylene having a density less than 0.93 and melt index of 0.1-0.5 g/10 min. or a polyolefin mixture containing a low density polyethylene having a density less than 0.93 as major component, with an organic silane and a free radical generating compound to form a silane-grafted polyolefin, then mixing silane-grafted polyolefin with a silanol condensation catalyst, and heating them. According to this method, the crosslinking takes place concurrently with forming by extrusion, and a shaped article having a high degree of crosslinking with smooth surface is obtained. The method according to this invention is especially suited for covering electrical wires with polyolefin.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for crosslinking elastomers containing randomly distributed sites of conjugated olefinic unsaturation with monomers adsorbed onto granular adsorbent and dispersed into the elastomer.

Abstract: A process for production of the maleic anhydride adduct of a liquid polymer having a maleic anhydride addition amount of 2 to 70% by weight, which comprises reacting a liquid polymer having a molecular weight of 150 to 5,000 and a viscosity of 2 to 50,000 cp at 30.degree. C. in the presence of at least one compound, as a gelation inhibitor, selected from the group consisting of imidazoles, thiazoles, metallic salts of mercaptothiazoles, urea derivatives, naphthylamines, nitrosamines, iron, iron compounds and specific halogen compounds, said liquid polymer being selected from the group consisting of liquid polybutadienes, liquid polyisoprenes and liquid copolymers comprising units of butadiene or isoprene and units of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of other diolefins, olefins and aromatic vinyl compounds.