Abstract:
A polyester-polysulfide-polythiol curing agent which is the reaction product of a polyol and a mixture of a mercaptoalkanoic acid and a thiodialkanoic acid. This curing agent is employed to cure epoxy resins.
Abstract:
1. A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A POLYMERCAPTAN-TERMINATED POLYMERIC COMPOSITION CURABLE TO SEALANTS AND COATING FORMULATIONS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES WHICH COMPRISES: (A) REACTING (1) A MERCAPTOALKANOIC ACID HAVING THE FORMULA HS(CR2)NCOOH WHEREIN R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN AND ALKYL RADICALS HAVING FROM 1-5, INCLUSIVE, CARBON ATOMS, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS IN ALL R GROUPS BEING 10, AND N IS AN INTEGER RANGING FROM 1-5, WITH (2) A THIODIALKANOIC ACID HAVING THE FORMULA HOOC(CR2)NS(CR2)NCOOH WHEREIN R AND N ARE AS DEFINED ABOVE, THE MAXIMUM BUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS IN ALL R GROUPS BEING 20, AND (39 A POLY(OXYALKYLENE)-POLYOL HAVING ON AVERAGE MORE THAN TWO PENDENT HYDROXY GROUPS PER MOLECULE AND A MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN THE RANGE 200-20,000, THE AMOUNT OF (3) PRESENT BEING IN THE RANGE 0.8-1.2 EQUIVALENTS OF PENDENT HYDROXY GROUPS ARE EACH EQUIVALENT OF CARBOXYLIC GROUPS OF THE MERCAPTOALKANOIC AND THIODIALKANOIC ACIDS, (B) NEUTRALIZING THE POLYMERCAPTAN-TERMINATED POLYMER THUS PRODUCED BY ADMIXING THEREWITH AN ALKALINE EARTH METAL HYDROXIDE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE ACID NUMNER (MG. KOH/G. POLYMER) OF SAID POLYMER TO A VALUE LESS THAN ABOUT ONE, AND (C) FORMUATING THE NEUTRALIZED POLYMER WITHOUT SEPARATION OF THE ALKALINE EARTH METAL SALTS AND ANY UNREACTED ALKALINE EARTH METAL HYDROXIDE PRODUCED WITH NON-ELASTOMERIC COMPONENTS INCLUDING FILLERS, PLASTICIZERS, ANTIOXIDANTS, AND ADHESION PROMOTERS.
Abstract:
WATER INSOLUBLE IMPURITIES ARE SEPARATED FROM AN AQUEOUS MIXTURE OF AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID CONTAINING SUCH IMPURITIES IN SUSPENSION BY CONTACTING THE AFORESAID MIXTURE WITH A CATIONIC ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER, E.G. A QUATERNARY SALT OF A VINYLPYRIDINE/ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER. FILTRATION AND SETTLING TIME RATES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED BY THE USE OF SAID CATIONIC ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMERS.