Abstract: Powder formulation comprising 20-75 wt % of di(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate and 25-80 wt % of a phlegmatizer selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol dibenzoate, phenyl benzoate, trimethylol propane tribenzoate, dimethylsulfon, ethylene glycol ditoluate, 1,3-propanediol ditoluate, ethylene glycol 4-tert-butylbenzoate, ethylene glycol monobenzoate monotoluate, 2,3-butanediol dibenzoate, 4-methylphenyl benzoate acid ester, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a primer composition for increasing the adhesion of a polarizing film laminate to a cast-polymerized lens. The primer includes an acrylic polymer, polyurethane acrylate oligomer, a solvent, a UV curing agent, and a monomer which promotes adhesion to a cast-polymerized lens.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a polymer by means of nitroxyl-controlled polymerisation. According to the invention, a mixture is initiated which contains at least one radically polymerisable monomer and additionally contains at least one initiator, at least one reactive agent that converts at least one portion of the alkoxyamine end groups produced during the radical polymerisation into a non-polymerisable group, and at least one additive that accelerates the hydroxyl-controlled polymerisation and/or the conversion of the alkoxyamine end groups into a non-polymerisable group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a procatalyst for polymerization of olefins, said process comprising contacting a magnesium-containing support with a halogen-containing titanium compound, an internal electron donor being a substituted 1,2-phenylene aromatic diester compound.

Abstract: A composition is provided which comprises a propylene ethylene random copolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR) (as determined according to ASTM D1238, 230° C., 2.16 Kg) of less than 1 g/10 min, a xylene solubles content of less than 7% by weight, an ethylene content of from 3 to 5 percent by weight of the copolymer, and a value equal to or greater than 92 for the product of the Koenig B value times the % mm triads measured on the xylene insoluble fraction of the random copolymer obtained by the wet method. Pipes made from the composition demonstrate improved pressure endurance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new polymers that contain phenolic groups spaced from a polymer backbone and photoacid-labile group. Preferred polymers of the invention are useful as a component of chemically-amplified positive-acting resists.

Abstract: The present invention discloses polythiol compositions containing monothiotricyclodecenes, dithiotricyclodecanes, and intermolecular sulfide compounds, as well as mining chemical collector compositions containing such polythiol compositions. Flotation processes for recovering metals, such as copper and molybdenum, from ores using the mining chemical collector compositions also are disclosed.

Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, a compound represented by (R1)kC6H4-k(COOR2)(COOR3), and a compound represented by R4O—C(?O)—O—Z—OR5. The solid catalyst component is a novel solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization that achieves excellent olefin polymerization activity and activity with respect to hydrogen during polymerization, and can produce an olefin polymer that exhibits a high MFR, high stereoregularity, and excellent rigidity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of propylene polymers in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising a titanium compound having at least one titanium-halogen bond, and a blend of a diether compound and a succinate compound as internal electron donor, all supported on a magnesium halide in active form, an organoaluminium compound and an optional external donor.

Abstract: Catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins comprising Mg, Ti and an electron donor compound of the following formula (I) In which R1 to R4 groups, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen, C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups, optionally containing an heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N and Si, R6 group is selected from C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups optionally containing an heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N and Si, and R5 is selected from phenyl groups mono or poly substituted with halogens, said groups R1-R4 being also optionally linked to form a saturated or unsaturated mono or poly cycle.

Abstract: Provided are a solid catalyst for propylene polymerization and a method for preparing the same, specifically a solid catalyst for propylene polymerization which does not contain any environmentally harmful material and can produce a polypropylene having excellent stereoregularity with a high production yield, and a method for preparing the catalyst.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein relate to activating methods for initiation polymerization of methylene malonates and other polymerizable compositions. The polymerization may be activated by anionic or free radical mechanisms. Because the polymerization may occur very quickly upon contact between the activating agent and the polymerizable composition, methods are provide herein for separating or otherwise rendering the activating agent ineffective to initiate polymerization, until such a reaction is desired. The separation may be physical (separate packaging, separate application steps, encapsulation) or it may be based on latent-activation methods (activation precursors, UV activation). Products formed from the methods disclosed herein may include inks, adhesives, coatings, sealants, reactive moldings, fibers, films, sheets, medical polymers, composites, laminates and the like.

Abstract: A pattern forming method includes forming a coating film containing a hydrophilic first homopolymer having a first bonding group and a hydrophobic second homopolymer having a second bonding group capable of bonding with the first bonding group, forming a bond between the first and second bonding group to produce a block copolymer of the first and second homopolymers, and heating the coating film to microphase-separating the copolymer into a hydrophilic domain and a hydrophobic domain. The hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains are arranged alternately. The bond is broken, then selectively dissolving-removing either domain by a solvent to provide a polymer pattern of a remainder domain.

Abstract: A method is provided for polymerizing an olefin monomer in a reactor with a highly active polyolefin polymerization catalyst system. The method includes introducing a catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a catalyst activator into the reactor containing the olefin monomer with less than 10 seconds or no pre-contacting time of the catalyst and the catalyst activator prior to introducing the catalyst and the catalyst activator into the reactor. The catalyst system may have a standard adjusted catalyst activity of greater than 10 gPgcat?1hr?1.

Abstract: Adducts comprising a MgCl2, an alcohol ROH in which R is a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, present in a molar ratio with MgCl2 ranging from 0.5 to 5 and less than 15% wt, based on the total weight of the adduct, of a metal salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An anionic polyelectrolyte resulting from the polymerisation: a) of a mass ratio greater than or equal to 80% and less than or equal to 99.5% of monomeric units from a monomer with a weak acid function; b) of a mass ratio greater than or equal to 0.5% and less than or equal to 20%, —Either of a monomer of formula (la): R—(CH2)3—Si(CH3)2—[O—Si(CH3)2—]nO—Si(CH3)2—(CH2)3—R (la), wherein R represents the monovalent radical: —(0-CH2—CH2—)x[0-CH2—CH(CH3)—]yO—C(?O)—CH?CH2, —Or of a monomer of formula (Ib): Si(CH3)3—[O—Si(CH3)2—]m[O—Si(CH3)[(CH2)3—R]—]pO—Si(CH2)3 (Ib), c) optionally of a mass ratio greater than 0% and less than or equal to 5% of monomeric units from at least one monomer of formula (II): R2—C(?O)—O—[(CH2—CH(R4)—O]m—R3 (II), d) optionally of a mass ratio greater than 0% and less than or equal to 5% of at least one monomer with diethylenic or polyethylenic cross-linking; method for the preparation thereof and use as a thickener in topical compositions.

Abstract: Catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins comprising Mg, Ti and an electron donor compound of the following formula (I) In which R to R4 groups, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen, halogen or C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups, optionally containing an heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N and Si, which may be linked to form a saturated or unsaturated mono or polycycle and R5 groups are selected from C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups optionally containing an heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N and Si.

Abstract: A polymerization process is disclosed, including: polymerizing an olefin to form an olefin-based polymer in a polymerization reactor; and introducing a hindered amine light stabilizer to the polymerization reactor. The process may further comprise monitoring static in the polymerization reactor; maintaining the static at a desired level by use of a hindered amine light stabilizer, the hindered amine light stabilizer present in the reactor in the range from about 0.1 to about 500 ppmw, based on the weight of polymer produced by the process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst system for polymerization of propylene, the catalyst system comprising a Ziegler Natta procatalyst, an organoaluminium cocatalyst, a monoester of an aromatic carboxylic acid as the internal donor and ethyl-4-isopropoxy benzoate as the selectivity control agent. The invention also relates to a process for polymerization using the catalyst system as well as to polymers prepared by the process.

Abstract: A method of producing vinyl polymer particles by suspension polymerization comprising: combining an aqueous media and a tricalcium phosphate to a reaction vessel; adding a pH stabilizing agent to the reaction vessel; adding a vinyl monomer to the reaction vessel; adding a peroxide initiator, e.g., which also generates CO2 as a result of primary or secondary decomposition, to the reaction vessel; adding surfactant or a water soluble free radical initiator to generate surfactant in situ to the reaction vessel; maintaining the reactor contents at greater than or equal to 90° C. until a density of a dispersed phase becomes substantially equal to that of a continuous phase; adding a blowing agent to the reaction vessel; raising the temperature of the reaction vessel to greater than or equal to 100° C.; and collecting polymer particles having a particle size distribution.

Abstract: The present invention provides an olefin polymerization catalyst, which is free of polyfunctional aromatic compounds and has a large particle diameter, and a solid titanium component (I) which forms the catalyst.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cosmetic compositions comprising (a) at least one styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer bearing at least one group chosen from styrylpyridine and styrylpyridinium groups and (b) at least one co-film forming agent and/or at least one plasticizer. The cosmetic composition optionally further comprises at least one pigment and at least one solvent. Also disclosed herein are methods for making up and/or enhancing the appearance of a keratinous substrate comprising (1) forming a film on the keratinous substrate by applying to said keratinous substrate a cosmetic composition comprising (a) at least one styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer bearing at least one group chosen from styrylpyridine and styrylpyridinium groups and (b) at least one co-film forming agent and/or at least one plasticizer and (2) exposing the film to radiation chosen from UV and visible light radiation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for producing a wash-free propylene-based polymer with low total ash content for use as dielectric film. The propylene-based polymer contains a substituted phenylene aromatic diester and is suitable as a dielectric material for electrical devices.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention allows for production, with a high productivity, of a water-absorbent resin including an improved relationship between absorption capacity and water-soluble polymer which are conflicting properties of the water-absorbent resin, being easily controlled for polymerization reaction, being of no odor, being less colored, and being of high absorption properties. In one embodiment of the present invention, acrylic acid composition is neutralized with a basic composition including an iron content of 0.2 to 5 ppm by weight (relative to a basic compound exclusive of a solvent); and then polymerizing a resultant neutralized product, the acrylic acid composition including: (i) a methoxyphenol content of 10 to 200 ppm by weight relative to the weight of acrylic acid; and (ii) at least one compound content of which is 0 to 10 ppm by weight relative to the weight of acrylic acid, the compound being selected from the group consisting of protoanemonin and furfural.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of propylene polymers in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising a titanium compound having at least one titanium-halogen bond, and a blend of a diether compound and a succinate compound as internal electron donor, all supported on a magnesium halide in active form, an organoaluminium compound and an optional external donor.

Abstract: A process of free-radical copolymerization of a monomer composition comprising: a) 70 to 100% by weight of acrylic acid, b) 0 to 30% by weight of at least one hydrophilic nonionic compound, different from a), having a free-radically polymerizable, ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated double bond, c) 0 to 1% by weight of at least one free-radically polymerizable crosslinking compound which comprises at least two ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated double bonds per molecule, by the method of precipitation polymerization in the presence of an auxiliary composition H) comprising H1) at least one compound with a block structure which comprises at least one hydrophobic group and at least one hydrophilic group, and H2) at least one basic compound different from H1).

Abstract: Described is a process for producing aqueous solutions of vinyllactam polymers and solids obtainable therefrom by drying, especially polyvinylpyrrolidone, said process comprising using one or more sulfur components selected from the group consisting of sulfur dioxide, sulfurous acid and one or more salts of sulfurous acid, to reduce residual monomer. Also described are vinyllactam polymers obtainable by the process which have good stability in storage, the use of these vinyllactam polymers, and articles of manufacture and preparations comprising these vinyllactam polymers or obtained by use thereof.

Abstract: A process for preparing a randomly branched copolymer, by reacting the components (a) 10-98.9 mol % of at least one acrylic ester of a straight-chain, branched or cyclic C1-C22-alkyl monoalcohol, (b) 0.

Abstract: A solid, hydrocarbon-insoluble, catalyst component useful in polymerizing olefins, said catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, and halogen, and further containing an internal electron donor having a structure: [R1—O—C(O)—O—]xR2 wherein R1 is independently at each occurrence, an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, or substituted hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; x is 2-4; and R2 is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, or substituted hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that there are from 3 to 4 atoms in the shortest chain connecting a first R1—O—C(O)—O— group and a second R1—O—C(O)—O— group.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are catalyst compositions and polymers, i.e., propylene-based polymers, produced therefrom. The present catalyst compositions include an internal electron donor with a compounded alkoxyalkyl ester and optionally a mixed external electron donor. The present catalyst compositions improve catalyst selectivity, improve catalyst activity, and/or improve hydrogen response. Propylene-based polymer produced from the present catalyst composition has a melt flow rate greater than 10 g/10 min.

Abstract: The present invention relates to catalyst systems containing solid catalyst components comprising titanium, magnesium, halogen and an internal electron donor compound having at least one ether group and at least one ketone group; organoaluminum compounds and alkyl benzoate derivatives as external electron donors. The present invention also relates to methods of making the catalyst systems, and methods of polymerizing or copolymerizing alpha-olefins using the catalyst systems.

Abstract: An active light-curable ink composition contains a polymerizable compound, a color material having an absorption peak in a wavelength region, and a polymerization initiator having an absorption peak in a different wavelength region from the color material.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a fluoroolefin polymer from an azeotropic mixture of monomers having a constant composition, the process including the step of: contacting in a reaction zone: (i) an initiator; and (ii) an azeotropic mixture of monomers including at least one fluoroolefin and, optionally, at least one ethylenically unsaturated comonomer capable of copolymerizing therewith; wherein the contacting is carried out at a temperature, pressure and length of time sufficient to produce the fluoroolefin polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed are catalyst compositions having an internal electron donor which includes a 3,6-di-substituted-1,2-phenylene aromatic diester. Ziegler-Natta catalyst compositions containing the present catalyst compositions exhibit very high hydrogen response, high activity, high selectivity and produce propylene-based olefins with high melt flow rate.

Abstract: Methods, compositions, and kits for adhering polymers and other materials to another material, and in particular to bone or bone-like structures or surfaces. A composition of matter includes a urethane dimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer with a plurality of first polymer regions based on urethane dimethacrylate and a plurality of second polymer regions based on methyl methacrylate. The method includes placing an orthopedic joint implant having an attachment surface in a joint space, applying a first non-urethane-containing precursor, a second urethane-containing precursor, and a initiator to the attachment surface; contacting the first and second precursors and the initiator with the joint surface; and copolymerizing the first and second precursors and forming an adhesive copolymer and attaching the implant to the joint.

Abstract: A nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber having an iodine value of 80 or less and containing a caprate in 0.01 to 0.4 wt %. Preferably, the caprate is an alkaline earth metal caprate or Group XIII metal caprate. According to present invention, it is possible to provide a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber improved in mold fouling resistance while maintaining good normal state physical properties and heat resistance when being made into a cross-linked product.

Abstract: Provided are a solid catalyst for propylene polymerization which includes titanium, magnesium, halogen and an internal electron donor mixture of two or more compounds wherein the internal electron donor mixture includes at least one selected from the bicycloalkanes or bicycloalkenes and at least one selected from diethers and succinates, and a method for preparing propylene using the same. As disclosed, it is possible to prepare polypropylene having an excellent stereoregularity with a high production yield.

Abstract: Preparation of high-reactivity isobutene homo- or copolymers with a content of terminal vinylidene double bonds per polyisobutene chain end of at least 50 mol % and a polydispersity of preferably 1.05 to less than 3.5, by polymerizing isobutene or an isobutene-comprising monomer mixture in the presence of an aluminum trihalide-donor complex effective as a polymerization catalyst or of an alkylaluminum halide-donor complex, especially of an aluminum trichloride-donor complex, said complex comprising, as the donor, an organic compound with at least one ether function or a carboxylic ester function.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the production of substituted phenylene aromatic diesters and 5-tert-butyl-3-methyl-1,2-phenylene dibenzoate (or “BMPD”) in particular. The processes disclosed herein produce a liquid BMPD product. The liquid BMPD product unexpectedly creates production efficiencies by reducing the number of production steps, reducing the amount and/or number of reagents required for BMPD production. The liquid BMPD product may also be utilized in procatalyst production yielding similar production efficiencies. The procatalyst composition is subsequently used for olefin polymerization.

Abstract: Provided are a solid titanium catalyst component for ethylene polymerization which can polymerize ethylene at a high activity and which can provide an ethylene polymer having an excellent particle property, an ethylene polymerization catalyst and an ethylene polymerization method in which the catalyst is used. The solid titanium catalyst component (I) for ethylene polymerization according to the present invention is obtained by bringing a liquid magnesium compound (A) including a magnesium compound, an electron donor (a) having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and an electron donor (b) having 6 to 30 carbon atoms into contact with a liquid titanium compound (C) under the presence of an electron donor (B) and includes titanium, magnesium and a halogen. The ethylene polymerization catalyst of the present invention includes the component (I) and an organic metal compound catalyst component (II).

Abstract: According to the present invention, the manufacturing method for the water absorbing resin involves the step of polymerizing a water-soluble unsaturated monomer, 0.06 of 5 mol % of which is composed of an internal crosslinking agent; and the step of drying a water-containing gel which has a thermally decomposing radical initiator content index of 40 to 100 at 100 to 250° C. The water absorbing resin of the present invention contains a water-soluble unsaturated monomer as a repeat unit for a major chain, 90 mol % of the monomer being composed of an acrylic acid and/or salt thereof, the resin having an internal crosslinking structure and exhibiting a weight-average molecular weight Mw of 360,000 to 1,000,000 daltons and an intrinsic viscosity IV of 2.1 to 6.0 dL/g where the weight-average molecular weight Mw and the intrinsic viscosity IV are measured after treatment under set 2 of hydrolysis conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed are thermoformed articles composed of propylene homopolymer containing a substituted phenylene aromatic diester. The thermoformed articles have high stiffness, good compression strength, excellent processability, and excellent optics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing water-absorbent resin particles in which a median particle size of primary particles (d) and a median particle size of secondary particles (D) satisfy the relationship of the formula, 5d/3+150<D<5d+150, comprising the steps of: (1) subjecting a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to a first-step reversed phase suspension polymerization reaction, in a petroleum hydrocarbon solvent, in the presence of a dispersion stabilizer, to give spherical primary particles having a median particle size (d) of from 30 to 130 ?m; (2) cooling the polymerization reaction solution, to precipitate the dispersion stabilizer; and (3) carrying out a second-step reversed phase suspension polymerization reaction by adding the water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer for the second step to the polymerization reaction solution to agglomerate the primary particles, to give secondary particles having a median particle size (D) of from 200 to 500 ?m.

Abstract: Crosslink agents used to copolymerize at least one hydrophilic monomer with at least one lens monomer typically used to prepare polymeric materials for ophthalmic lenses. The crosslink agents have a relatively high selectivity for the hydrophilic monomer and limited reactivity with the crosslink agent used to polymerize the lens monomer. Accordingly, the invention is also directed to a hydrophilic crosslinked polymer that comprises at least two monomeric units and at least two different crosslink units. The use of the dual crosslink system provides an improved means to control the final chemical, physical and structural characteristics of the resulting polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement for gas-phase olefin polymerization process having relatively high bed bulk density. The improvement involves the use of mixed external electron donors when polymerizing propylene in a gas-phase reactor having a polymer bed with a bulk density greater than 128 kg/m3, optionally with one or more comonomers, wherein the mixed electron donor system comprises at least a first external electron donor and a second external electron donor, and wherein the first external electron donor is a carboxylate compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to a (meth)acrylate polymer for improving the viscosity index, which comprises a) from 5 to 60 wt % of repeating units that are derived from (meth)acrylates of formula (I), where R represents hydrogen or methyl and R1 is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, b) from 5 to 80 wt % of repeating units that are derived from (meth)acrylates of formula (II), where R is hydrogen or methyl and R2 is an alkyl radical having from 7 to 30 carbon atoms, and c) from 15 to 90 wt % of repeating units that are derived from (meth)acrylates of formula (III), where R is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer in the range of 2 to 500 and A is C2-C4 alkylene and R3 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of isolating certain target compounds from tobacco, tobacco materials or smoke generated by a smoking article. The method can be used to remove undesirable compounds from tobacco, tobacco materials, or tobacco smoke. The method can also be used to remove flavor compounds from tobacco or tobacco materials, which can then be used as flavor components for tobacco material used in smoking articles and smokeless tobacco compositions.

Abstract: The present invention describes the synthesis of new fluorinated elastomers with very low glass transition temperatures (Tg), a good resistance to bases, gasoline and other carburants and good workability properties, these elastomers contain hexafluoropropene (HFP), perfluoro(4-methyl-3,6-dioxaoct-7-ene) sulfonyl fluoride (PFSO2F), vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and/or at least one fluorinated alkene and/or one vinyl perfluorinated ether. In a precise case, they are prepared by radical polymerisation of HFP and PFSO2F or by radical terpolymerisation HFP, PFSO2F and VDF in the presence of different organic initiator, such as peroxides, peresters or diazo compounds.

Abstract: Disclosed are propylene-based polymer compositions and processes for producing same. Polymerization with an improved catalyst composition provides a propylene-based polymer with improved stiffness.

Abstract: A solid, hydrocarbon-insoluble, catalyst component useful in polymerizing olefins, said catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, and halogen, and further containing an internal electron donor having a structure: [R1—O—C(O)—O—]xR2 wherein R1 is independently at each occurrence, an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, or substituted hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; x is 2-4; and R2 is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, or substituted hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that there are 2 atoms in the shortest chain connecting a first R1—O—C(O)—O— group and a second R1—O—C(O)—O— group.