Abstract:
A thermoplastic bottle has a unique combination of properties. The bottle is characterized by a very high level of molecular orientation, and possesses the properties of high impact strength, low gas permeability and excellent resistance to creep strain under tensile load. A blowing process for fabricating the bottle is also taught which features a means of substantially improving the resistance to creep strain.
Abstract:
An adhesive composition which comprises a mixture ofA. an unvulcanized elastomeric block copolymer having the general configuration A - B - A wherein each A is a nonelastomeric monovinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer block and B is an elastomeric conjugated diene polymer block, andB. a compatible thermoplastic tackifying resin containing carbon-to-carbon unsaturation therein and derived from hydrocarbons selected from aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a two-stage graft polymerization process for producing a grafted rubber which can be used to prepare high nitrile polyblends with good impact properties, good optical properties, low water vapor transmission and low oxygen permeability.
Abstract:
In the preparation of conjugated diene polymers with multilithium initiators followed by termination with polyfunctional reagents, broader molecular weight distribution is obtained by modifying the polymerization reaction with a magnesium, calcium, strontium, or barium halide or hydrocarbylmetal halide.
Abstract:
An improved carboxylic latex is produced by copolymerizing e.g. butadiene, styrene, acrylic acid and acrolein in an emulsion system comprising a synthetic emulsifier. The latex is suitable for treating fibrous materials e.g. textile and paper.
Abstract:
ADDITION OF LITHIUM SALTS OF ALKENOLS TO POLYMERIZATION SYSTEM INITIATED WITH LITHIUM BASED INITIATORS RESULTS IN POLYMERS WITH BROADEN MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND HENCE WITH IMPROVED PROCESSABILITY.
Abstract:
BLOCK POLYMERS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED PROCESSABILITY COMPRISES POLYMERS HAVING AT LEAST TWO POLYMER BLOCKS A, AT LEAST ONE POLYMER BLOCK B AND AT LEAST ONE POLYMER BLOCK C, BLOCK A BEING INDEPENDENTLY SELECTED POLYMER BLOCKS OF AT LEAST ONE MONOALKENYL ARENE, BLOCK B IS A POLYMER BLOCK OF AT LEAST ONE CONJUGATED DIENE AND BLOCK C COMPRISES A RANDOM COPOLYMER BLOCK OF A CONJUGATED DIENE AND A MONOALKENYL ARENE. BLOCKS A COMPRISE AT LEAST 25% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL ARENE UNITS OF THE BLOCK COPOLYMER, BLOCK B COMPRISES AT LEAST 25% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL DIENE UNITS, AND BLOCK C CONTAINS BETWEEN 4 AND 75% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL DIENE UNITS AND BETWEEN 4 AND 75% OF THE TOTAL ARENE UNITS. HYDROGENATED DERIVATIVES OF THESE BLOCK COPOLYMERS ALSO ARE CONTEMPLATED.
Abstract:
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING STYRENIC POLYMER HAVING A PARTICLE GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION SUCH THAT GREATER THAN 70% OF THE POLYMER PARTICLES HAVE A GRAIN SIZE OF 14 TO 40 MESH COMPRISING POLYMERIZING UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION AN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION OF A POLYMERIZABLE STYRENE MONOMER OR A SOLUTION OF SUCH A MONOMER CONTAINING A DIENE POLYMER, IN WHICH THE SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION IS CONDUCTED WHILE STABILIZING THE SUSPENSION BY ADDING A SUSPENSION STABILIZING SYSTEM CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF ABOUT 0.01:1% OF HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE AND ABOUT 0.01-3% OF FINE PARTICLES OF A SUBSTANTIALLY WATER INSOLUBLE, INORGANIC PHOSPHATE AND.OR CARBONATE BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF SUSPENSION, AND FRUTHER IN WHICH THE SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION IS CONDUCTED MORE PREFERABLY WHILE ADDING TO THE SUSPENSION ABOUT 0.001-0.02% BY WEIGHT OF AN ANIONIC SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE SUSPENSION IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ADDITIVES.
Abstract:
SOLVENT RESISTANT POLYMERS HAVING IMPROVED SURFACE APPEARANCE, AND GOOD IMPACT AND TENSILE STRENGTHS ARE PREPARED BY MASS POLYMERIZING, UNTIL ABOUT 2 TO 15% OF THE MONOMERIC COMPONENTS ARE CONVERTED TO POLYMER, A MONOMERIC MIXTURE OF AT LEAST ONE MONOVINYL AROMATIC COMPOUND AND AT LEAST ONE UNSATURATED ORGANONITRILE COMPOUND, THE MONOMERIC MIXTURE HAVING DISSOLVED THEREIN AT LEAST ONE RUBBERY POLYMER, ADDING UNSATURATED ALPHAMETHYLSTYRENE DIMERS TO THE POLYMERIZATION MIXTURE AND COMPLETING THE POLYMERIZATION.
Abstract:
CONJUGATED DIENES ARE POLYMERIZED BY A NES CATALYST SYSTEM WHICH PERMITS CONTROL OF THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND GIVES A MORE EASILY PROCESSED PRODUCT. THIS CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISES (1) AN ALKALI METAL, NAMELY LI, NA, K, CS AND RB, MODIFIED WITH (2) AN ALKOXIDE OF K, NA AND LI, IN WHICH THE ALKOXIDE HAS 1-10 CARBON ATOMS. THE DIENE POLYMERS PRODUCED BY THIS PROCESS HAVE CONTROLLABLE MOLECULAR WEIGHTS IN THE RANGE OF 5,000-1,000,000, PREFERABLY 100,000-500,000, BROAD MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURES HIGHER THAN NORMALLY OBTAINED, A HIGH DEGREE OF BRACHING, AND ARE MORE EASILY PROCESSED IN THE PRODUCTION OF RUBBER AND OTHER COMPOSITIONS FOR COMMERCIAL USE.