Abstract: A powder injection of a donepezil semi palmoxiric acid salt, a composition containing the same and a preparation method therefor. The powder injection contains donepezil semi palmoxiric acid salt crystals, and the average grain size of the crystals ranges from 0.5 ?m to 100 ?m.

Abstract: A method of producing dimethoxymethane oligomers (DMMn), the method comprising: reacting a formaldehyde source and dimethoxymethane monomer (DMM1) in the presence of an acidic catalyst to produce a reaction effluent comprising DMMn and unreacted DMM1; and separating, from the reaction effluent, DMM1-2 including unreacted DMM1 and DMMn having a chain length n equal to 2 (DMM2), dimethoxymethane oligomers having a chain length n in the range of from 2-5 (DMM2-5), dimethoxymethane oligomers having a chain length n of ?5 (DMM5+), or a combination thereof, wherein the separating comprises distillation in the presence of at least one alcohol, a distillate fuel, or both.

Abstract: A method for producing an oxymethylene copolymer which gives molded articles that are inhibited from emitting formaldehyde and can be reduced in yellowness is provided. In producing an oxymethylene copolymer, an effective polymerization initiator amount is regulated to a value within a given range, the amount being calculated from the amount of perchloric acid or a derivative thereof contained in the polymerization initiator and the amount of triethanolamine contained in all the monomers comprising trioxane and comonomers, which are starting materials for the copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to (co)polyamides comprising at least 60 mol. % of recurring units of formula (I): (I). The present invention also relates to polymer compositions comprising such (co)polyamides, as well as articles comprising the same and methods of using said articles in high temperature applications requiring sufficient swelling or deformation upon exposure to moisture, such as for example oil and gas extraction processes (e.g. fracturing balls), or as support materials used to print three-dimensional (3D) parts.

Abstract: Process for producing powdered polycyanoacrylate polymer by charging a reaction vessel with an aqueous mist, dripping a 2-cyanoacrylate into the reaction vessel, allowing the resulting reaction mass (polycyanoacrylate polymer) to cool, removing the polycyanoacrylate polymer from the reaction vessel, drying it, and pulverizing the dry solid into a powder. Powdered polycyanoacrylate polymer having a particle diameter in the range of from 1 to 200 microns. The particle size and shape herein contribute to uniform distribution of fumes during fingerprint capture. A high level of accuracy in fingerprint detection is provided among three distinct levels which include: (a) first level detection from ridge flow patterns such as whorl or loop; (b) second level detection from ridge flow singularities such as ridge endings and bifurcations; (c) and third level detection from pore configuration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising from 0.1 to 30% by weight of copolymer comprising polyether blocks and polyamide blocks (PEBA), and from 70 to 99.9% by weight of a medium which is acceptable in the cosmetics industry, in the perfumery industry and/or in the pharmaceutical industry. The present invention also relates in particular to a process for incorporating a copolymer comprising polyether blocks and polyamide blocks into a cosmetic, perfumery and/or pharmaceutical medium. The subject matter of the present invention is also the use of a copolymer comprising polyether blocks and polyamide blocks (PEBA) for producing a cosmetic, pharmaceutical or perfumery product, said PEBA being incorporated in the form of a composition in accordance with the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing formaldehyde-alkylene carbonate copolymers comprising the step of reacting trimeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric formaldehyde with an alkylene carbonate in the presence of a catalyst. Said invention further relates to copolymers obtainable by this method and the reaction products thereof with polyisocyanates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new uses of condensation resins made from urea, formaldehyde, and CH-acidic aldehydes.

Abstract: The patent application relates to a process for preparing polyoxymethylene by polymerization of a reaction mixture (RG) which comprises at least one formaldehyde source and at least one initiator mixture (IG), wherein the initiator mixture (IG) comprises at least one polymerization initiator and at least one solvent of the general formula (I) R1—O—[—R3—O—]m—R2??(I), where m is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R1 and R2 are each, independently of one another, C3-C6-alkyl; R3 is C1-C5-alkylene.

Abstract: Process for producing powdered polycyanoacrylate polymer by charging a reaction vessel with an aqueous mist, dripping a 2-cyanoacrylate into the reaction vessel, allowing the resulting reaction mass (polycyanoacrylate polymer) to cool, removing the polycyanoacrylate polymer from the reaction vessel, drying it, and pulverizing the dry solid into a powder. Powdered polycyanoacrylate polymer having a particle diameter in the range of from 1 to 200 microns. The particle size and shape herein contribute to uniform distribution of fumes during fingerprint capture. A high level of accuracy in fingerprint detection is provided among three distinct levels which include: (a) first level detection from ridge flow patterns such as whorl or loop; (b) second level detection from ridge flow singularities such as ridge endings and bifurcations; (c) and third level detection from pore configuration.

Abstract: A high-quality polyacetal copolymer produced by a simple process and in an economical manner. The method includes supplying a raw material including trioxane or the like to a reaction device; obtaining a reaction mixture by carrying out a polymerization reaction of the raw material in the state where the rotating shafts are inclined by 1 to 6° upwards with respect to the horizontal direction H from the introduction opening towards a polyacetal copolymer recovery portion; vaporizing and separating an unreacted monomer from the reaction mixture using a vaporization and separation portion; re-supplying the unreacted monomer to the reaction device; and recovering the polyacetal copolymer from the reaction using a polyacetal copolymer recovery portion.

Abstract: A high-quality polyacetal copolymer produced by a simple process in an economical manner. The process includes supplying a raw material including trioxane and the like to a reaction device; setting the polymerization environmental temperature to no more than 100° C. until the reaction device conversion rate becomes 0.5, and then carrying out further polymerization; vaporizing and separating unreacted monomers from the reaction mixture at an environmental temperature of at least 115° C. and less than 140° C.; supplying the separated monomers to the raw material supply; and recovering the polyacetal copolymer from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: Hydrophilic-core microcapsules and methods of their formation are provided. A hydrophilic-core microcapsule may include a shell that encapsulates water with the core substance dissolved or dispersed therein. The hydrophilic-core microcapsules may be formed from an emulsion having hydrophilic-phase droplets dispersed in a hydrophobic phase, with shell-forming compound contained in the hydrophilic phase or the hydrophobic phase and the core substance contained in the hydrophilic phase. The shells of the microcapsules may be capable of being broken down in response to being contacted by an alkali, e.g., produced during corrosion, contacting the shell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins with up to 0.9% of melamine by reacting a) urea which comprises from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more compounds A, formaldehyde, and melamine in the presence of a base at a pH of from 7.5 to 11, at a temperature of from 20 to 120° C., and at a pressure of from 0.1 to 10 bar, b) and then carrying out reaction in the presence of an acid which optionally comprises urea with from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more compounds A, at a temperature of from 60 to 180° C., and at a pressure of from 0.1 to 10 bar, and c) and then adding urea which comprises from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more compounds A, which comprises carrying out b) at a pH of from 4 to 5.9.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of oxymethylene polymers, the oxymethylene polymers obtained therefrom as well as their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new condensation resins of urea, formaldehyde, and CH-acidic aldehydes, to methods for preparing them, and to their use.

Abstract: Provided are a naphthalene formaldehyde resin obtained by reacting a compound (A) represented by formula (1) and formaldehyde (B) in a molar ratio, (A):(B), of 1:1 to 1:20 in the presence of an acidic catalyst, and a deacetalized naphthalene formaldehyde resin and a modified naphthalene formaldehyde resin derived therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a poly(p-xylylene)-based polymer having a low dielectric constant suitable for low loss dielectrics (LLD), and an insulating material, a printed circuit board and a functional element using the same. More particularly, the poly(p-xylylene)-based polymer includes at least one repeat unit expressed by the following formula (1): wherein, at least one of R1, R2, R7 and R8 is independently substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20 aryl; the rest of R1 to R8 are each and independently H, substituted or unsubstituted linear C1-C3 alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted branched C1-C3 alkyl; and n is an integer of 400 to 900.

Abstract: Alcohols are catalytically oxidized to aldehydes, in particular to benzaldehyde and diformylfuran, which are useful as intermediates for a multiplicity of purposes. The invention also relates to the polymerization of the dialdehyde and to the decarbonylation of the dialdehyde to furan.

Abstract: An initiator for cationic polymerization comprises a salt of a protic acid as well as a protic add. The molar ratio of protic acid to salt is in the range from 1:0.01 to 1:2000. The initiator is used for example for cationic homo- or copolymerization of trioxane, and permits stable and flexible operation of the polymerization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins with up to 0.9% of melamine by reacting a) urea which comprises from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more compounds A, formaldehyde, and melamine in the presence of a base at a pH of from 7.5 to 11, at a temperature of from 20 to 120° C., and at a pressure of from 0.1 to 10 bar, b) and then carrying out reaction in the presence of an acid which optionally comprises urea with from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more compounds A, at a temperature of from 60 to 180° C., and at a pressure of from 0.1 to 10 bar, and c) and then adding urea which comprises from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more compounds A, which comprises carrying out b) at a pH of from 4 to 5.9.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for preparing condensation resins, constructed formally from urea, formaldehyde, and CH-acidic aldehydes.

Abstract: The aromatic hydrocarbon resin can be used as a coating material and a resist resin for a semiconductor, and has a high carbon concentration and a low oxygen concentration. A composition for forming an underlayer film for lithography that has excellent etching resistance as an underlayer film for a multilayer resist process, an underlayer film formed with the same, and a pattern forming method using the same are disclosed. An aromatic hydrocarbon is reacted with an aromatic aldehyde in the presence of an acidic catalyst, thereby providing an aromatic hydrocarbon resin that has a high carbon concentration of from 90 to 99.9% by mass and a low oxygen concentration of from 0 to 5% by mass. A composition for forming an underlayer film for lithography contains the resin and an organic solvent, an underlayer film is formed with the same, and a pattern forming method uses the same.

Abstract: An aqueous reaction product of a composition that may consist essentially of a source of an acid having a pKa in water of about 2 to about 8, a source of a base having a pKb in water of about 2 to about 6, and urea. A curable urea/formaldehyde resin composition may contain a curable urea/formaldehyde resin and the foregoing composition, and may be made by combining the resin with the composition. A reconstituted wood product may be made by combining particulate lignocellulosic material with the foregoing curable resin, and curing the resin. Optionally, a reconstituted wood panel may contain a particulate lignocellulosic material and a binder composition comprising the cured product of curable resin and the aforesaid aqueous reaction product. A concentrate for forming a polymerization enhancing composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: The aromatic hydrocarbon resin can be used as a coating material and a resist resin for a semiconductor, and has a high carbon concentration and a low oxygen concentration. A composition for forming an underlayer film for lithography that has excellent etching resistance as an underlayer film for a multilayer resist process, an underlayer film formed with the same, and a pattern forming method using the same are disclosed. An aromatic hydrocarbon is reacted with an aromatic aldehyde in the presence of an acidic catalyst, thereby providing an aromatic hydrocarbon resin that has a high carbon concentration of from 90 to 99.9% by mass and a low oxygen concentration of from 0 to 5% by mass. A composition for forming an underlayer film for lithography contains the resin and an organic solvent, an underlayer film is formed with the same, and a pattern forming method uses the same.

Abstract: An initiator for cationic polymerization comprises a salt of a protic acid as well as a protic acid. The molar ratio of protic acid to salt is in the range from 1:0.01 to 1:2000. The initiator is used for example for cationic homo- or copolymerization of trioxane, and permits stable and flexible operation of the polymerization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new condensation resins formed from urea, formaldehyde and CH-acidic aldehydes, to processes for preparing them, and to use thereof.

Abstract: Oxymethylene copolymers having a high proportion of terminal alkyl ether groups and having terminal hydroxyalkylene groups are described. These polymers are distinguished by high thermal stability and high hot water resistance.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus are described for preparation of oxymethylene polymers. This process encompasses polymerization, in a homogeneous phase, of a monomer which forms oxymethylene groups, as far as 90% of maximum conversion in the presence of an acetal of formaldehyde and of an initiator for cationic polymerization, followed by deactivation of the reaction mixture. The resultant oxymethylene polymers have alkyl ether end groups and are extremely stable.

Abstract: An initiator for cationic polymerization comprises a salt of a protic acid as well as a protic acid. The molar ratio of protic acid to salt is in the range from 1:0.01 to 1:2000. The initiator is used for example for cationic homo- or copolymerization of trioxane, and permits stable and flexible operation of the polymerization.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preparing method for melamine-formaldehyde spheres (MFSs). The preparing method for MFS according to the present invention comprises mixing melamine in an aqueous formaldehyde solution and heating the solution to prepare a melamine-formaldehyde resin; admixing the melamine-formaldehyde resin with a surfactant, agitating the mixture, and centrifuging the mixture to prepare a solid powder; and washing the solid powder with an aqueous ethanol solution and drying the wetted solid powder to obtain the melamine-formaldehyde sphere. Regulating agitation speed of a mixture may control a size of the melamine-formaldehyde sphere. The preparing method for MFS according to the present invention may further comprise carbonizing the melamine-formaldehyde sphere after obtaining the melamine-formaldehyde sphere. Controlling a temperature for carbonization may control an amount of pores contained in the melamine-formaldehyde sphere.

Abstract: Processes of synthesizing aromatic amine-based benzoxazine resins are disclosed. The processes provide new routes for synthesizing benzoxazine from aromatic diamines or multifunctional aromatic amines that may solve the problem of insoluble products resulted from the condensation of hydroxymethylamine with amine by using aromatic diamine, phenol and formaldehyde as a raw materials.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a method for producing a modified polymer compound and a production apparatus of a modified polymer capable of producing a modified polymer compound with a high purity in a short time, and such a modified polymer compound. The invention provides a method for producing a modified polymer compound, which comprises chemically modifying a polymer compound in a supercritical fluid or a high temperature and high pressure fluid, said modified polymer compound being composed of monomer units obtainable by chemically modifying part of or all of monomer units composed of the polymer compound before modification reaction.

Abstract: A process for removing residual monomers from polyoxymethylene homo- or copolymers, comprising the following process steps: a) the residual monomers are removed in gaseous form as vapors from the polymer in a devolatilization apparatus, b) the residual monomer vapors are removed through a vapor pipe, c) the residual monomers are condensed from the vapors in a condensation apparatus at from 1.09 to 102.4 bar and from 102 to 230° C., the temperature not falling below 102° C. at any point of the condensation apparatus, and those surfaces of the condensation apparatus which come into contact with the vapors being coated with a liquid film of condensed residual monomers.

Abstract: A method for producing a polyvinyl acetal resin is provided which is characterized in that a polyvinyl alcohol and a carbonyl compound are reacted at 40 to 200° C. in a liquid containing water and/or an alcohol as solvents in the presence of an acid catalyst including carbon dioxide. By this method, a polyvinyl acetal resin having a halogen element content of ppm or less and an alkali metal element content of 1000 ppm or less can be obtained without particularly performing washing operations. Therefore, a method for producing a polyvinyl acetal resin containing only little impurities such as metal salts and acids is provided.

Abstract: A process for the polymerization of formaldehyde, comprising contacting formaldehyde in a hydrocarbon solution with an aliphatic anhydride and a quaternary ammonium salt polymerization initiator of the formula: R1R2R3R4N+X? where R1 is an aliphatic or olefinic hydrocarbon group containing about 18 to about 25 carbon atoms; R2, R3, and R4 are each methyl, ethyl, and/or propyl, such that the total number of carbon atoms in R2, R3, and R4 combined is between 3 and 7; and X? is an organic anion.

Abstract: An initiator for cationic polymerization comprises a salt of a protic acid as well as a protic acid. The molar ratio of protic acid to salt is in the range from 1:0.01 to 1:2000. The initiator is used for example for cationic homo- or copolymerization of trioxane, and permits stable and flexible operation of the polymerization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel novolac resins obtained by coupling at least one aromatic compound (A) comprising at least two hydroxyl groups and at least one aldehyde (B) in the presence of an acid catalyst and in the presence of water and/or an organic solvent, followed by a step of alkylating the coupling resin thus obtained with at least one unconjugated diene (C), preferably containing no indene. These novolac resins are advantageously used in vulcanized and crosslinked elastomeric compositions since their viscosity, which is lower than that of the resins of the prior art, allows them to be handled easily. They are also used as adhesion promoters for improving the adhesion of rubber to reinforcing materials such as organic fibres made in particular of rayon, polyesters, polyamides or aramids, and metal cords made of steel, in particular brass steel or galvanized steel.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing high-purity aromatic oligomers by effectively separating an organic layer containing aromatic oligomers or the reaction products of a polycyclic aromatic compound with formaldehyde from an aqueous layer containing an acid catalyst in a simplified manner, hitherto regarded difficult to accomplish, and obtaining high-purity aromatic oligomers from the organic layer containing a reduced amount of impurities. In separating the aqueous layer containing the acid catalyst and the organic layer containing the oligomers from the reaction mixture formed by the condensation of a polycyclic aromatic compound and formaldehyde, the emulsion phase is broken by adding a nonionic or cationic surfactant in an effective amount and an alkali in an amount sufficient to neutralize 1–70% of the acid in the acid catalyst, the organic and aqueous layers are separated and the aromatic oligomers are recovered from the organic layer.

Abstract: Copolymers are described containing blocks of the structural repeat units of the formula I and blocks containing structural units of the formula II [—O—CH2—]x,??(I) [—O—R1—],??(II) where R1 is a divalent radical derived from a hydroxy-terminated aliphatic or cycloaliphatic oligomer or polymer which, where appropriate, has ether groups and/or carbonyloxy groups in the chain, and x is a whole number, at least 10. The copolymers may be used for producing moldings.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a novel biaxially oriented film having a high diffraction of light, and flexibility. In particular, the invention disclosed provides a method for making an opaque impact copolymer film by stretching in two dimensions an impact polypropylene copolymer. The invention is disclosed to be useful for making a material particularly suitable for a variety of applications including labeling media, food packaging and laminates. Also disclosed is a multilayer film having a first impact polypropylene copolymer layer and a second layer of another polymer wherein the multilayer film has significantly reduced haze. Also disclosed is film produced with a filler that has increased porosity and flexibility.

Abstract: Copolymers having linked internal polyether blocks and internal polyamide blocks have advantageous physical properties and solvent-gelling abilities. The copolymer may be prepared from a reaction mixture that contains 1,4-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid (CHDA) and poly(alkyleneoxy) diamine (PAODA). Optionally, the reaction mixture contains no monofunctional compound reactive with either amine or carboxylic acid groups, however some of this monofunctional compound may be present. Dimer diamine and/or dimer acid may be present in the reaction mixture. A copolymer may also be prepared from a reaction mixture containing dimer acid and at least two diamine compound(s) including PAODA and short-chain aliphatic diamine having 2-6 carbons (SDA), wherein: a) the reaction mixture comprises x grams of PAODA and y grams of SDA, and x/(x+y) is 0.8-0.98; b) the reaction mixture weighs z grams, and x/z is at least 0.

Abstract: Continuous process for preparing polyoxymethylene homo- or copolymers by bulk polymerization of the monomers in the presence of cationic initiators, and also, if desired, in the presence of regulators, where during the polymerization both the monomers and the polymer are present in molten form and, if desired, the polymer is then deactivated, and the melt is discharged, cooled and pelletized, which comprises discharging, cooling and pelletizing the polymer at an elevated pressure and in the presence of a liquid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a production process for a terminal-end-stabilized glyoxylic acid (salt)-based polymer, which process enables to reduce the amount of the polymerization solvent, as recovered or removed after the end of the polymerization (before the start of the hydrolysis) or after the end of the hydrolysis, without lowering the production efficiency. The production process for a terminal-end-stabilized glyoxylic acid (salt)-based polymer comprises the step of polymerizing a monomer component including a glyoxylic acid ester in order to produce the terminal-end-stabilized glyoxylic acid (salt)-based polymer, wherein a terminal end stabilizer is used as a reaction medium of the polymerization.

Abstract: Aqueous melamine resin dispersions comprise as discontinuous phase a melamine resin stabilized with a combination of a cationic protective colloid and an anionic protective colloid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of resols by reacting phenolic compounds with aldehydes with catalysis by metal salts whose cation can easily be precipitated as low-solubility salts in industrial processes. In this process, a dispersant is added to the reaction mixture comprising phenolic compound, aldehyde and metal salt before, during or after the condensation reaction, and a complexing agent is admixed after the condensation reaction is complete and after the dispersant has been admixed. The resultant resins are transparent even after neutralization using sulphuric acid.

Abstract: Provided is a high heat-resistant polymeric fluorescent substance having a divalent condensed polycyclic aromatic group of specific size having a bonding part at specific position shows fluorescence at a long wave length from orange to red, which is useful for fabricating an organic EL device having excellent properties by a coating method.

Abstract: To provide a resin material in which various properties of a polyacetal resin such as excellent appearance, slidability and thermal stability are maintained and a rigidity is improved as well. That is, a polyacetal copolymer which is prepared by a copolymerization of 100 parts by weight of trioxane (A), 0.0005 to 2 parts by weight of the component (B), which is a compound (B-1) having at least three glycidyl groups in the molecule or a compound (B-2) having at least two epoxy groups in the molecule, and 0 to 20 parts by weight of a cyclic ether compound (C) copolymerizable with trioxane, and which has a total terminal group amount of 15 to 150 mmol/kg, when (B) is (B-2).

Abstract: In a process for preparing formaldehyde from methanol by dehydrogenation in a reactor in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature in the range from 300 to 1000° C., a circulating gas stream comprising by-products of the dehydrogenation is passed through the reactor.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyoxymethylene copolymers, wherein 1,3,5-trioxane is polymerized with generally known comonomers in the presence of a strong protonic acid initiator and in the presence of a formaldehyde dialkyl acetal, and wherein the initiator is dissolved in the formaldehyde dialkyl acetal before admixing to the trioxane and the comonomers.