摘要:
THIS INVENTION COMPRISES WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS FROM POLYDIENES HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF REPEATING UNITS WITH PENDENT VINYL GROUPS, SUCH AS HIGH-VINYL POLYBUTADIENE, AND THE PROCESS FOR PREPARING SUCH WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS. THE PROCESS INVOLVES THE ANTI-MARKOWNIKOFF ADDITION OF HYDROGEN BROMIDE TO THE PENDENT VINYL GROUPS TO GIVE THE PRIMARY BROMIDE DERIVATIVE GROUPS, WHICH UPON THE ADDITION OF A TERTIARY AMINE, GIVE QUATERNARY AMMONIUM GROUPS WHICH IMPART WATER SOLUBILITY TO THE POLYMERS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR THE FLOCCULATION OF SOLIDS FROM SUSPENSIONS THEREOF, SUCH AS ELUTRIATED SEWAGE.