Abstract: A curable low sulfur liquid rubber composition including at least one polymer which contains, in polymerized form, at least one monomer having a carbon chain of four and a peroxide system which includes at least one organic peroxide and at least one coagent. The polymer has a vinyl content of 1% to 90% and a number average molecular weight of 800 g/mol to 70,000 g/mol. The curable low sulfur liquid rubber composition has a sulfur content of 0 to 1%, by weight, and is curable at a temperature of 100° C. to 190° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the radical polymerization of alkoxyamines at low temperature, typically at temperatures as low as ?50° C., in the presence of a nitroxide reducing agent or photoinitiator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the radical polymerization of alkoxyamines at low temperature, typically at temperatures as low as ?50° C., in the presence of a photoinitiator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the radical polymerization of alkoxyamines at low temperature, typically at temperatures as low as ?50° C., in the presence of a nitroxide reducing agent.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cleaner/corrosion inhibiting compositions useful in applications relating to the production, transportation, storage, and separation of crude oil and natural gas. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the compositions as cleaners/corrosion inhibitors, particularly in applications relating to the production, transportation, storage, and separation of crude oil and natural gas.

Abstract: The invention provides a polymer particle dispersion in an aqueous medium and a method of making the same, which comprises an emulsion polymerized polymer and a macroinitiator covalently bonded to the emulsion polymerized polymer. The living macroinitiator comprises a hydrophilic, pH-insensitive monomer in reacted form. The polymer particle dispersion may be obtained by reacting at least one monomer with the living macroinitiator and without a surfactant to effect polymerization of the monomer(s). The emulsion polymerized polymer may be comprised of at least one additional ethylenically unsaturated monomer in polymerized form.

Abstract: A procedure for improved temperature control in controlled radical polymerization processes is disclosed. The procedure is directed at controlling the concentration of the persistent radical in ATRP and NMP polymerizations procedures and the concentration of radicals in a RAFT polymerization process by feeding a reducing agent or radical precursor continuously or intermittently to the reaction medium through one of more ports.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to a method of inhibiting polymerization of vinyl aryl monomers, a process for increasing number average molecular weight of a polystyrene, and to an inhibitor composition useful therein.

Abstract: Catalyst deactivating agents and compositions containing catalyst deactivating agents are disclosed. These catalyst deactivating agents can be used in methods of controlling polymerization reactions, methods of terminating polymerization reactions, methods of operating polymerization reactors, and methods of transitioning between catalyst systems.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a preparation method of homopolymer nanoparticles without using a surfactant. The homopolymer nanoparticles prepared thereby are expected to be widely used not only as a template of a semiconductor metal oxide, a drug delivery system (DDS), an electron transport layer (ETL), and a seed having vertical structural shape, but also in a high precision field such as replacement of an organic device polystyrene bead film.

Abstract: The acrylic copolymer according to the present invention has a specific repeating unit and includes, in a chain, a methacrylate unit, a glutaric anhydride unit, or a mixture thereof in the amount of 0 to 1 ppm.

Abstract: Non-halogenated monomers that can be polymerized into flame retardant polymers, and processes to produce the monomers and polymers is provided. In a simplest aspect, there is provided a monomer composition that can comprise a) a group derived from one of a (meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylamide, or vinylbenzene, b) a polyphosphate moiety, and c) an amine species. In the monomer composition, the ethylenically unsaturated monomer of (a) is covalently bonded directly or through a linking group to the moiety of b), forming a precursor monomer unit. The amine species of c) is in complex with the precursor monomer unit. The polymer can be a homopolymer of the monomer composition, or a copolymer of the monomer composition having varying a), b) and c). In one embodiment, the polymer can additionally comprise ethylenically unsaturated monomers not covalently bonded to a polyphosphate moiety.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) which have high molar masses in combination with a narrow molar mass distribution, and also to PSAs, especially polyacrylate-based PSAs, prepared accordingly. It has been found that, surprisingly, polymers with high molar masses and a narrow molar mass distribution, more particularly polyacrylates with high molar masses and a narrow molar mass distribution, can be prepared outstandingly in particular by means of RAFT processes in the presence of a diradical initiator which undergoes thermal cyclization to form a diradical, these polymers being suitable for use as high-shear-strength PSAs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solar cells and discloses a difluoro benzotriazolyl organic semiconductor material and preparation method and use thereof. The organic semiconductor material is represented by formula (I), wherein both R1 and R2 are C1 to C20 alkyl, and n is an integer from 10 to 50. In the difluoro benzotriazolyl organic semiconductor material, since the 1,2,3-benzotriazole organic semiconductor material contains two fluorine atoms, the HOMO energy level is reduced by 0.11 eV, while the fluorine-substituted 1,2,3-benzotriazole has two imido groups with electron-withdrawing ability; the fluorine-substituted 1,2,3-benzotriazole is a heterocyclic compound with strong electron-withdrawing ability, and an alkyl chain can be easily introduced to the N-position of the N—H bond of the benzotriazole. The functional group of the alkyl chain can improve the solar energy conversion efficiency, thus solving the low efficiency problem of solar cells made of the organic semiconductor material.

Abstract: To obtain a hydrophilic macromonomer mixture which is a highly polymerized hydrophilic macromonomer, has few components not bonded to the polymer chain after polymerization, and is less likely to leaching. Provided is a macromonomer mixture containing macromonomer A being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a polymerization initiator at an end thereof; and macromonomer B being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a chain transfer agent at an end thereof.

Abstract: A procedure for improved temperature control in controlled radical polymerization processes is disclosed. The procedure is directed at controlling the concentration of the persistent radical in ATRP and NMP polymerizations procedures and the concentration of radicals in a RAFT polymerization process by feeding a reducing agent or radical precursor continuously or intermittently to the reaction medium through one of more ports.

Abstract: A method for feeding an antistatic compound to a polymerization reactor, the method comprising the steps of: a) dispersing, under mixing conditions, a catalyst powder and an antistatic compound in a liquid medium, so as to form a suspension of the catalyst powder and of the antistatic compound in the liquid medium; b) transferring the obtained suspension to a polymerization reactor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of solar cells. An amine-containing difluoro benzotriazolyl polymer, preparation method, and use thereof are provided; the polymer has a structure as represented by formula (I), both R1 and R2 are alkyls from C1 to C20, n is an integer from 10 to 50. In the polymer of the present disclosure, because the 1, 2, 3-benzotriazole solar cell material contains two fluorine atoms, the HOMO energy level is reduced by 0.11 eV, the fluorine-substituted 1, 2, 3-benzotriazole has two imido groups with strong electron-withdrawing property; the 1, 2, 3-benzotriazole is a heterocyclic compound with strong electron-withdrawing property, and an alkyl chain can be easily introduced to the N-position of the N—H bond of the benzotriazole; the functional group of the alkyl chain can improve solar energy conversion efficiency, thus solving the low efficiency problem of the solar cell made from the solar cell material.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of O-imino-iso-urea compounds as source of radicals to polymerizable compositions comprising these O-imino-iso-urea and to new O-imino-iso-urea compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition comprising short chain fluorinated acrylates and to the use of short chain fluorinated acrylates as levelling agents for pigmented and unpigmented coating compositions. The coating composition comprises a) a film forming binder resin, and b) a copolymer made by controlled polymerization or by conventional radical polymerization comprising a monomer (M1x) selected from unsaturated monomers out of the group of (meth)acrylates, styrenic monomers or (meth)acrylamides whereby the copolymer contains at least >30 wt % (meth)acrylates; and a monomer (M2y) selected from C1-C4-fluoralkyl(meth)acrylates; x denotes the total number of monomers M1 within the structural element (M1x): x>5, preferred, 10-1000, most preferred, 10-500; y denotes the total number of monomers M2 within the structural element (M2y): y>1, preferred, 2-20, most preferred 2-10; c) optional other conventional coating components and/or additives.

Abstract: The instant invention pertains to the preparation of polymers or copolymers wherein in a first step a controlled free radical polymerization process is carried out and in a second step the resulting polymer is modified by transesterification reactions. The final modified polymer or copolymer is useful as a dispersant for pigments. Further aspects of the invention are the thus prepared polymers or copolymers, a pigment concentrate containing the polymer or copolymer and a coating material containing the pigment concentrate.

Abstract: A random copolymer having a structure represented by the following Formula 1: wherein R is phosphonic acid, Me is a methyl group, x is a number of styrene units, and y is a number of methyl methacrylate units.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, or a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2: wherein R1, R2, x and y are as defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an innovative polymerization technique for (meth)acrylates and styrenes, in which the polymerization is initiated by isocyanates and special bases with imine structure and is activated/accelerated by addition of ionic liquids. With this new technique, which can be employed selectively, it is also possible to produce high molecular weight poly(meth)acrylates with in some cases narrow molecular weight distribution. The (meth)acrylate notation here denotes not only methacrylate, such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, etc., but also acrylate, such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, etc., for example, and also mixtures of both.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a monolithic organic copolymer prepared by copolymerization of at least one monomer of the group consisting of styrene, (C1-C3)alkylstyrene, (meth)acrylic acid and esters thereof with a crosslinker in the presence of a macroporogen and a microporogen, wherein a) the sum of said at least one monomer of the group and the crosslinker is 10-20%, preferably 10-15%, by volume of the reaction mixture, with the rest being essentially macroporogen and microporogen, and the degree of said copolymerization is at least 70%, preferably at least 90%, more preferably at least 99%, or b) the sum of said at least one monomer of the group and the crosslinker is 30-50%, preferably 35-45%, by volume of the reaction mixture, with the rest being essentially macroporogen and microporogen, and the degree of said copolymerization is in the range of 25-60%, preferably 35-50%.

Abstract: A process for producing copolymers of (meth)acrylates:(meth)acrylic acid amine complexes useful for hard surfaces having increased performance for stain resistance, oil and water repellency properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biocompatible, non-biodegradable, and non-toxic polymer of formula (I), comprising of three monomeric units, selected from 1-Vinylpyrrolidne (VP), N-Isopropylactylamide (NIPAM), and ester of Maleic anhydride and Polyethylene glycol (MPEG), cross-linked with a bi-functional vinyl derivative, of high purity and substantially free of respective toxic monomeric contaminants, and a process for preparation thereof. The invention further relates to nanoparticulate pharmaceutical compositions of poorly water-soluble drugs or compounds comprising the polymer of the invention, which are safe, less-toxic and convenient for bedside administration to patients in need thereof. Furthermore, the invention relates to a highly selective method for preparation of nanoparticulate pharmaceutical compositions of poorly water-soluble drugs or compounds.

Abstract: The disclosed is a comb-shaped graft copolymer, including a back bone of PMMA and side chains of a random copolymer, a block copolymer, or a homopolymer polymerized of a monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond. The monomer can be alkyl acrylate, styrene, and the likes. The side chains terminal is grafted to a nitro-oxy compound.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the preparation of telechelic polyolefins via polymerization reaction with a terpene initiator.

Abstract: A method of extracting an analyte from a sample is described where the sample includes water. The sample and polymeric drying agent are added to a container. The polymeric drying agent includes a cationic monomer, an anionic monomer, and a crosslinker. The polymeric drying agent is configured to sorb water from the sample.

Abstract: Provided is a complex of hydrogen peroxide and at least one compound represented by Formula I: wherein X is: —C(R3)3, —C?C(R3), —O(R3), —N(R3)2, or —S(R3); and R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aryl, heteroaryl heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and cycloalkyl, or R2 and an R3 are optionally taken together to form an alicyclic ring. Also provided are anaerobic cure systems and curable compositions employing the complexes described herein.

Abstract: An acrylate-based optical coating composition containing a blend of monomers, a metal salt, a Hindered Amine Light Stabilizer (HALS), an antioxidant (AO), an initiator and a photochromic dye. The initiator has a range of free radical energy that is below a predetermined level. The cure process is controlled by the catalyst and initiator in combination with the HALS and AO to avoid deleterious reactions that can increase yellowness. The composition is well suited to be applied to a lens and cured in the mold to form a coating with reduced yellowness having high adhesion and abrasion-resistant properties. A photochromic segmented bifocal lens is produced with low photochromic fatigue and favorable % T values.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) which have high molar masses in combination with a narrow molar mass distribution, and also to PSAs, especially polyacrylate-based PSAs, prepared accordingly. It has been found that, surprisingly, polymers with high molar masses and a narrow molar mass distribution, more particularly polyacrylates with high molar masses and a narrow molar mass distribution, can be prepared outstandingly in particular by means of RAFT processes in the presence of a diradical initiator which undergoes thermal cyclization to form a diradical, these polymers being suitable for use as high-shear-strength PSAs.

Abstract: Catalyst deactivating agents and compositions containing catalyst deactivating agents are disclosed. These catalyst deactivating agents can be used in methods of controlling polymerization reactions, methods of terminating polymerization reactions, methods of operating polymerization reactors, and methods of transitioning between catalyst systems.

Abstract: An improved polymerization method including a method comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising a first monomer, an organic oxidant, and at least one Lewis acid or Brönsted acid, wherein the first monomer comprises at least one optionally substituted heterocyclic ring, wherein the heterocyclic ring comprises at least one heteroatom; and reacting the reaction mixture to obtain a conjugated polymer. The method can reduce the content of undesirable entities in the polymer such as halogens and metals, which can be useful in organic electronic device applications. Purification methods also are adapted to remove organic and inorganic impurities.

Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable composition including (meth)acrylate monomers having at least two sulfide (—S—) linkages in the monomer. The polymerizable compositions include a first (meth)acrylate monomer represented by the following Formula (I), where L1 is selected from a multivalent optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group optionally interrupted with at least one of —C(O)—, —S—, —O— and combinations thereof, and a divalent linking group represented by the following Formula (A). In Formula (A), Y is O or S. Also in Formula (I), L2 is independently for each n a divalent optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group optionally interrupted with at least one of —O— and —S—, R1 is independently selected for each n from hydrogen and methyl, and n is from 2 to 6. The polymerizable compositions also may include a polymerization moderator. Also provided are polymerizates including photochromic articles and optical elements prepared from such polymerizable compositions.

Abstract: To prepare superabsorbents with a low residual monomer content, a salt of urea with an inorganic acid is added to the monomer mixture before or during the polymerization or to the polymer after the polymerization but before a heat treatment which follows the polymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for preparing alkoxyamines resulting from ?-phosphorated nitroxides corresponding to the formula (I): by reaction with a halogenated derivative in the presence of an organometallic system. This process comprises carrying out the reaction in a water-miscible organic solvent and precipitating the alkoxyamine directly from the organic medium by adding an aqueous solution of a strong acid. These alkoxyamines can be used in particular as radical polymerizations initiators.

Abstract: The present invention provides a diene polymer in which a polar functional group is introduced into an end by radical polymerization, and its production method; a polymer emulsion and a rubber composition each containing the diene polymer; and a pneumatic tire containing the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a diene polymer, which is obtained by radical polymerization of at least one radical polymerizable monomer in the presence of at least one polar functional group-containing thiol compound, and has a polar functional group at at least one end: The polar functional group-containing thiol compound is preferably represented by formula (1): X—R1—SH ??(1) wherein X represents an ester group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amino group, or an alkoxysilyl group, and R1 represents an alkylene or arylene group which may have a substituent.

Abstract: A process for cationically polymerizing olefin monomers in a reaction mixture includes the step of contacting olefin monomers and a catalytically effective amount of an initiating composition containing (A) a heterogeneous perfluoroaryl substituted Lewis acid coinitiator selected from the group consisting of open chain and cyclic aluminoxane compounds or Group 13 perfluoroaryl Lewis acid compounds of formula (III) and (B) an initiator selected from the group consisting of (i) organic compounds, (ii) halogens, (iii) interhalogens; (iv) Brönsted acids, (v) boron halides; (vi) silicon compounds; and (vii) germanium compounds. A novel initiator system is further disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to isoolefin polymers and process for preparing the same. The present invention especially discloses a polymerization process for the cationic polymerization of isoolefin monomers in an aqueous reaction medium, and isoolefin polymers obtained by such process. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a polymerization process for the cationic polymerization of isoolefin monomers in an aqueous reaction medium, and isoolefin polymers obtained therefrom. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a dispersion polymerization process for the cationic copolymerization of isoolefins with conjugated or non-conjugated diolefins and/or vinyl aromatic compounds, and copolymers obtained therefrom.

Abstract: This invention relates to a supported nonmetallocene catalyst and preparation thereof. The supported nonmetallocene catalyst can be produced with a simple and feasible process and is characterized by an easily controllable polymerization activity. This invention further relates to use of the supported nonmetallocene catalyst in olefin homopolymerization/copolymerization, which is characterized by a lowered assumption of the co-catalyst as compared with the prior art.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel polymerization method for (meth)acrylates, wherein the polymerization is initiated by isocyanates and special bases having an imine structure. By means of said novel method that can be deliberately employed, even high-molecular-weight poly(meth)acrylates having in part a narrow molecular weight distribution can be produced. Furthermore, a wide variety of polymer architectures, such as block, star or comb polymers, are available using said novel polymerization method.

Abstract: In the present invention, in order to provide an electrode active material that has a high capacity density and from which a large current can be extracted and to provide a battery that has a high energy density and produces a large output, in a battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte, a polyradical compound having a partial structure represented by the following general formula (2) is used as an electrode active material for at least one of the cathode and the anode, wherein, in the formula (2), R1 to R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and R4 to R7 independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A polymer includes at a terminus a cyclic amine radical bonded to the polymer through a ring nitrogen atom. The polymer can be provided by using a lithiated version of the cyclic amine to initiate polymerization of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The polymer can be used in the production in a variety of vulcanizates.

Abstract: A process for producing copolymers of (meth)acrylates:(meth)acrylic acid amine complexes useful for hard surfaces having increased performance for stain resistance, oil and water repellency properties.

Abstract: Heat-curing reactive composition based on natural and/or synthetic polymers containing olefinic double bonds, and vulcanizing agents, which composition contains a) at least one liquid cis-1,4-polyisoprene with a weight-average molecular weight of between 20000 and 70000, b) a vulcanization system, c) at least one polybutadiene liquid at 22° C., in which the liquid cis-1,4-polyisoprene a) constitutes a proportion of the entire composition in the range from 9 to 15 wt. %, the vulcanization system b) is selected from the group consisting of: b1) sulfur and one or more vulcanization accelerator(s), b2) peroxide or disulfide vulcanization systems, b3) quinones, quinone dioximes or dinitrosobenzene, and the polybutadiene c) liquid at 22° C. constitutes a proportion of the entire composition in the range from 16 to 29 wt %.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition that can be thermally cured, containing relative to the total composition, a) 5 to 90% by weight of a diene-based polymer or copolymer containing an olefinic double bond and/or an aromatically substituted olefin, wherein the polymer or copolymer is liquid, or paste-like, at 22° C. and has a glass transition temperature between ?30° C. and +15° C., measured according to a DSC method; b) a vulcanization system selected from the group consisting of: b1) sulfur, and one or more accelerator(s), b2) peroxidic or disulfidic vulcanization systems, b3) quinones, quinone dioximes, or dinitrosobenzene.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of O-imino-iso-urea compounds as source of radicals to polymerizable compositions comprising these O-imino-iso-urea and to new O-imino-iso-urea compounds.

Abstract: A method of preparing polymer, the method comprising polymerising one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers of formula (I) where U is selected from H, C1-C4 alkyl or halogen; V is halogen or of the form O-G where G is selected from —C(O)R1 and —R1, or V is of the form NGGa where G is as defined above and Ga is selected from H and R1, G and Ga form together with N a heterocyclic ring, or V is of the form CH2Gb where Gb is selected from H, R1, OH, OR1, NR12, PR12, P(O)R12, P(OR1)2, SR1, SOR1, and SO2R1; and where the or each R1 is independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted alkylaryl, optionally substituted alkylheteroaryl, and an optionally substituted polymer chain, under the control of a RA