Abstract:
A POROUS GRANULAR OR POROUS BEAD FORM OF A VINYLPYRROLIDONE POLYMR IS PRODUCED FROM A SUSPENSION OF MONOMERIC VINYL-PYRROLIDONE, OPTIONALLY WITH ADDITIONAL MONOMER OR MONOMERS, AND A CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF CROSSLINKING AGENT IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF AN ELECTOLYTE, THE SUSPENSION BEING MAINTAINED DURING POLYMERIZATION BY MECHANICAL MEANS. A FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION SOURCE IS UTILIZED. THE RESULTATN PRODUCT MAINTAINS ITS PARTICULATE FORM AFTER WETTING.
Abstract:
AN EASILY PROCESSABLE RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING
(A) A NORMALLY DIFFICULTLY PROCESSABLE THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, OF THE TYPE OF VINYL CHLORIDE POLYMER AND THEIR CHLORINATION PRODUCTS; AND (B) IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO EFFECT AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE PROCESSABILITY OF SAID NORMALLY DIFFICULTLY PROCESSABLE THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, A GRAFT COPOLYMER COMPRISING METHYL METHACRYLATE GRAFTED ONTO AN ALKYL VINYL ETHER BACKBONE POLYMER, THE METHYL METHACRYLATE UNITS BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT OF 10-95% BY WEIGHT AND THE ALKYL VINYL ETHER BACKBONE POLYMER BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT OF 5-90% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE GRAFTED COPOLYMER.
Abstract:
A LIGHT-SENSITIVE SOLVENT SOLUBLE FILM-FORMING POLYMER CONTAINING A PROPARGYL GROUP IS DISCLOSED. THE PROPARGYL GROUP-CONTAINING POLYMERS CAN BE USED AS A PHOTORESIST WITH OR WITHOUT A SENSITIZER. IN ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE DISCLOSURE, A SENSITIZER-STABILIZER COMPRISING A XANTHEN-9ONE OR A THIOXANETHEN-9-ONE IS DISCLOSED.
Abstract:
Oriented films of polymers of methyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride are disclosed. Additionally, terpolymers of methyl vinyl ether, maleic anhydride and higher alkyl vinyl ethers are disclosed. The films can be uniaxially, biaxially, or multiaxially oriented.
Abstract:
Iodine complexes can be prepared of water-insoluble but water swellable cross-linked N-vinyllactam or N-alkyl-N-vinylamide polymers in the form of porous beads or granules. Such complexes are suitable as bactericide and water treatment aids in gravity filtration systems or packed columns, such aids having the advantage of rapid throughput. The complexes are prepared by reacting the cross-linked particulate polymeric material with elemental iodine either by a dry blending or iodine and polymer solids or by mixing of the porous polymer with a solution of iodine.