Abstract:
Water-base, clayey drilling fluids are made suitable for the drilling of deep wells by addition thereto of a copolymer of vinyl-sulfonic acid and an N-vinyl-carboxylic acid amide or Nvinyl-pyrrolidone and, optionally, a small proportion of an anion-active vinyl compound that is polymerizable under the action of free radicals.
Abstract:
DEWATERING OF AQUEOUS CELLULOSE FIBER SUSPENSION IN THE FORMATION OF PAPER IS IMPROVED BY ADDING TO THE SUSPENSION FROM 0.05 TO 4% OF A WATER SOLUBLE POLYMER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF UNITS DERIVED FROM N-VINYL-N-METHYLFORMAMIDE, SUCH AS N-VINYL-N-METHYL FORMAMIDE, HAVING 60-100% OF THE FORMIC ACID RADICALS OF THE POLYMER SPLIT OFF BY ACID HYDROLYSIS.
Abstract:
POLY-N-VINLY-N-METHYLAMINE AND COPOLYMERS OF NVINYL-N-METHYLAMINE WITH COMPOUNDS POLYMERIZABLE UNDER THE ACTION OF A FREE RADICAL LIBERATING CAYALYST ARE PRODUCED BY HYDROLYSIS OF HOMO- OR COPOLYMERS OF NVINYL-N-METHYLFORMAIMIDE WITH MINERIAL ACIDES.