Abstract:
A STARCH-BASED REMOISTENABLE PREPASTED WALLCOVERING ADHESIVE COMPRISING STARCH, METHYL EHTER OF CELLULOSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WAX, SMALL AMOUNTS, OF A SUITABLE FUNGISODIUM PHOSPHATE, WAX, SMALL AMOUNTS OF A SUITABLE FUNGICIDE, AND A CROSSLINKING AGENT SUCH AS GLYOXAL. OPTIONALLY, POLYVINYL ACETATE CAN BE ADDED TO INCREASE ADHESIVE STRENGTH WHEN NEEDED. THIS ADHESIVE COMPOUND IS EASILY ADAPTED TO RAPID AQUEOUS COATING PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION TO THE REVERSE SIDE OF WALLCOVERINGS, SUCH AS CLOTHBACKED VINYL MATERIAL, AND THE ADHESIVE LOSS DURING THE TAINED HAS EXCELLENT RESISTANCE TO ADHESIVE LOSS DURING THE LONG SOAKING OF THE COATED WALLCOVERING STOCK IN EITHER HIGH OR LOW HARDNESS WATER. iN ADDITION, THE WALL COVERING REMAINS SLIPPABLE WHILE WET FOR AN ADEQUATE LENGTH OF TIME TO ALLOW POSITIONING ON THE WALL, AND IT CAN EASILY BE STRIPPED FROM THE WALL WITHOUT THE APPLICATION OF STEAM, OR THE NEED FOR OTHER TIME CONSUMING STRIPPING METHODS. TRADITIONAL WALLCOVERINGS SUCH AS WALLPAPERS, AND MANY MORE RECENTLY DEVELOPED WALLCOVERINGS CAN BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH THE REMOISTENABLE ADHESIVE OF THIS INVENTION TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE CONVENIENT APPLICATION TECHNIQUE MADE POSSIBLE. "WALL" AS USED HERE INCLUDED ANY SUBSTRATE SURFACE WHICH IS TO BE COVERED, INCLUDING BILLBOARDS, CEILINGS, CABINETS, AND CHESTS.
Abstract:
A PREPARATION OF SALT-FREE LONG-CHAIN VICINAL HALOHYDRINS BY REACTING OLEFIN CONTAINING 20 TO 50 CARBON ATOMS WITH HYOPHALITE IN AQUEOUS EMUOSION COMPRISING SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE MELTING POINT OF OLEFIN; COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LONG-CHAIN VICINAL HALOHYDRINS AND SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; AQUEOUS EMULSIONS OF LONG-CHAIN VINCINAL HALOHYDRINS AND SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; AND THEIR USE IN TREATING FIBROUS PRODUCTS.