Abstract:
Vulcanizable, elastomeric copolymers of vinyl ethers and cyclic polyenes, which have a molecular weight above 50,000 and a vinyl ether content in excess of 80%, are prepared by reacting an alkyl vinyl ether such as vinyl isobutyl ether with a conjugated cyclic diolefin wherein both double bonds are endocyclic or with a cyclic diolefin or triolefin having a system of conjugated double bonds, at least one of which is endocyclic, in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst and a solvent of low or high polarity; the nature and state of the obtained copolymer being controllable by the respective concentrations of the reactants and the polarity of the reaction medium.
Abstract:
IN WHICH R IS HYDROGEN, CYCLOALKYL, OR ARYL; R'' IS A HYDROCARBON RADICAL SELECTED FROM THOSE LISTED FOR R; Y IS AN ATOM OF OXYGEN, OR OF SULPHUR, OR NITROGEN BOUND TO TWO HYDROCARBON RADICALS; AND X IS AN ATOM OF HALOGEN; AND (II) A CO-CATAYLST SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING: (A) BRONSTED ACIDS; (B) ALKYL HALOIDS, HALOIDS OF ORGANIC OR INORGANIC ACIDS, OR COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ATOMS OF ACTIVATED HALOGEN; (C) LEWIS ACIDS; AND (D) COMPOUNDS REPRESENTED BY THE FORMULA X''NMEY''M IN WHICH X'' IS AN ATOM OF HALOGEN, Y'' IS OXYGEN, SULPHUR OR A FUNCTIONAL GROUP SELECTED FROM THE ALKOXY, ESTER, AMIDE, ALKYL, CYCLOALKYL, AROMATIC, ARENE, PHOSPHINE, ACETYLACETONE AND OXIME RADICALS; ME IS A METAL CHOSEN FROM TI, SN, ZN, SI, B, AL, HG, PB, W, SB, GE, V, ZR, AS, BI AND MO; AND M AND N ARE WHOLE NUMBERS WHOSE SUM IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCY OF ME EXCEPT IN THE CASE IN WHICH Y IS OXYGEN OR SULPHUR, WHEN IT BECOMES 2M+N; AND WHEREIN THE MOLAR RATIO BETWEEN COMPOUND (II) AND COMPOUND (I) IS LESS THAN 1. 1. PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COPOLYMERS OF ISOBUTYLENE AND A CONJUGATED DIENE, WHEREIN THE COPOLYMERIZATION REACTION IS CONDUCTED IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST SYSTEM CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF: (I) A METALORGANIC COMPOUND OF ALUMINUM REPRESENTED BY THE FORMULA
Abstract:
1. BATCH PROCESS FOR REMOVING THE SOLVENT FROM GUMMY SOLUTIONS OFF POLYMERS SELECTED FROM GROUP CONSISTING OF POLYBUTADIENE, POLYISOPRENE AND OLEFIN TERPOLYMERS, SAID PROCESS BEING CARRIED OUT IN ONE STAGE AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE COMPRISING: (A) FEEDING A HYDROCARBON SOLUTION OF THE POLYMER WHICH CONTAINS HYDROCARBON SOLVENT HAVING A BOILING TEMPERATURE BELOW WATER, THE POLYMER AND UN-REACTED MONOMER INTO A SOLVENT-REMOVAL VESSEL CONTAINING WATER AND FORMING A SUSPENSION OF SAID HYDROCARBON SOLUTION IN SAID WATER; (B) WHILE FEEDING SADI HYDROCARBON SOLUTION, TREATING SAID SUSPENDED SOLUTION BY FEEDING LIVE STEAM INTO SAID SUSPENSION TO KEEP SAID SUSPENSION AGITATED AND VIGOROUS STIRRING SAID SUSPENSION AND REGULATING SAID LIVE STEAM FEED SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURE
AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 70* C. AND 75* C. AND THE PRESSURE AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES; (C) STOPPING THE FEED OF THE HYDROCARBON SOLUTIONOF THE POLYMER INTO SAID VESSEL WHEN A VALUE OF THE WATER/POLYMER RATIO IN SAID VESSEL FROM ABOUT 20/2 TO ABOUT 6/1 HAS BEEN REACHED; (D9 AFTER THE FEED OF SAID HYDROCARBON SOLUTION INTO SAID VESSEL IS STOPPED, FEEDING MORE LIVE STEAM INTO SAID VESSEL SO THAT THE TEMPERATURE IN SAID VESSEL REACHED A VALUE VERY NEAR THE BOILING TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER IN SAID VESSEL IN THE PROCESS CONDITIONS WHILE THE PRESSURE WHEREBY THE SOLVENT STILL PRESATMOSPHEREIC PRESSURE WHEREBY THE SOLVENT ISSTILL PRESENT IN THE POLYMER IS LESS THAN O.5% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE POLYMER; (E) SUBJECTING THE SUSPENSION AT SUCH TEMPERATURE NEAR THE BOILING TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER TO A FILTRATION AND SEPARATING POLYMER CRUMBS AND HOT WATER AND RECYCLING SAID HOT WATER TO THE SOLVENT STILL PRESVESSEL UNTIL A POLYMER-WATER RATIO NOT HIGHER THAN 1/100 IS REACHED IN SAID SOLVENT-REMOVAL VESSEL.
Abstract:
A process is disclosed whereby aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene are separated with high selectivity from mixtures in which they are contained through extraction and/or extractive distillation with the aid of a solvent mixture including morpholine and another solvent such as an oxygen containing derivative of morpholine and water, e.g. morpholinewater, morpholine-N-formyl morpholine and morpholine-N-formyl morpholine-water, in three main steps: (1) concentration of nonaromatic hydrocarbons to produce a stream free from aromatics; (2) purification of aromatics dissolved in rich solvent; and (3) recovery of the aromatics from the rich solvent.
Abstract:
An improved device for measuring the opacity of gases has been disclosed which utilizes a photoelectric optical system and an orthogonally positioned Venturi tube to monitor the opacity of gases.
Abstract:
ETHYLENE IS POLYMERIZED UNDER A PRESSURE OF 1000 TO 5000 ATMOSPHERES IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST AND POLYMERIZATION PROMOTER IN A TUBULAR REACTOR HAVING A PREHEATING ZONE AND A REACTION ZONE FROM WHICH A MIXTURE INCLUDING POLYETHYLENE AND UNREACTED ETHYLENE IS CONTINUOUSLY FED TO AN EXPANSION TUBE WHOSE INTERNAL DIAMETER IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMMETER OF THE REACTION ZONE TUBE AND WHERE THE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE OF THE MIXTURE FROM THE REACTION ZONE IS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED, THEN THE POLYETHYLENE IS SEPARATED FROM UNREACTED ETHYLENE WHICH IS RECYCLED.
Abstract:
EPISULFIDES SUCH AS ETHYLENE SULFIDE, PROPLYENE SULFIDE AND ALLYLOXY-(2,3)-EPITHIOPROPANE ARE POLYMERIZED OR COPOLYMERIZED BY BRINGING ONE OR MORE OF THOSE MONOMERS INTO CONTACT WITH A CATALYTIC QUANTITY OF A HYDRIDE OF AN ALKALINE EARTH METAL OR THE PRODUCT OF THE REACTION OF AN ALKALI METAL, AN ALKALINE EARTH METAL, A HYDRIDE OR AN ALKYL DERIVATIVE OF ONE OF THOSE METALS, WITH A DIALKYL, DICYCLOALKYL OR DIARYL SULFOXIDE OR SULFONE IN A POLAR SOLVENT, AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF -20* TO 20* C.
Abstract:
LUBRICATING OILS HAVING IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS MAY BE SYNTHESIZED BY POLYMERIZED CERTAIN LINEAR ALPHA OLEFINES IN THE PRESENCE OF AN INORGANIC CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A COMPOUND OF A TRANSITION METAL FROM THE IV TO THE VIII GROUP OF THE PERIODIC SYSTEM, AND (B) A COMPOUND OF ALUMINUM WHICH IS A LINEAR POLYMER OF POLYIMINIC NATURE HAVING THE FORMULA:
-(AL(-H)-N(-R))N-
WHEREIN N IS A NUMBER NOT HIGHER THAN 50 AND R IS A HYDROCARBON RADICAL.
Abstract:
A PROCESS IS DISCLOSED FOR DISPROPORTIONATING AN OLEFIN HAVING FROM 3 TO 30 CARBON ATOMS, WHEREIN THE OLEFIN IS CONTACTED WITH A CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN OXIDE OF TUNGSTEN AND COPPER OR OF TUNGSTEN AND A METAL OF THE 8TH GROUP OF THE PERIODIC SYSTEM, PREFERABLY IRON, COBALT OR BICKEL, IN WHICH THE RATIO OF METAL TO TUNGSTEN IS IN THE RANGE OF 1:3 TO 5:1. THE CATALYST IS ADVANTAGEOUSLY SUPPORTED BY A CARRIER SUCH AS SILICA AND ITS CONTACT WITH THE OLEFIN IS EFFECTED AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 400 TO 700*C, AT A PRESSURE IN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 50 ATMOSPHERES AND FOR A CONTACT TIME IN THE RANGE OF 0.1 TO 60 SECONDS.
Abstract:
A NEW CLASS OF DIAMIDODIALANES, REPRESENTD BY THE FORMULA:
X2-AL-N(-R)-(CH2)N-N(-R)-AL-X2
WHEREIN X IS HYDROGEN, HALOGEN OR A SECONDARY AMINE RADICAL; EACH R IS A HYDROCARBON RADICAL AND SAID R''S, TOGETHER, ARE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (A) A PAIR OF HYDROCARBON RADICALS THAT ARE UNLINKED DIRECTLY TO EACH OTHER, AND (B) A PAIR OF HYDROCARBONS THAT ARE LINKED DIRECTLY TO EACH OTHER TO FORM A RING; AND N IS A WHOLE NUMBER RANGING FROM 2 TO 6. THE RESEPECTIVE MEMBERS ARE USEFUL AS A COMPONENT OF A CATALYST SYSTEM IN THE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS, DIOLEFINS AND POLYENES, AND MAY BE PREPARED BY A SUBSTITUTION REACTION OF A DIAMINE CHLOROHYDRATE WITH AN ALUMINUM HYDRIDE.