Abstract:
A proces for preparing a water-insoluble or water-soluble PVP-iodine product which comprises intimately mixing water-insoluble PVP or water-soluble PVP having a K-value of 10-20, about 10 to 20 % by weight of iodine powder and about 0.05 to 1 % by weight of isopropanol, heating the reaction mixture at a mixing temperature of room temperature to about 30-60 DEG C for about 0.5 to 6 hours, and heating the mixture at a reaction temperature of about 65 to 98 DEG C for about 10-24 hours, generally at least 18 hours, to form a stable, uniform, free-flowing powder.
Abstract:
A continuous process for the production of pressure sensitive adhesive mass compositions and adhesive elements which exhibit excellent properties with respect to a variety of substrates, which is non-toxic and non-sensitizing. The element exhibits high cohesive strength so that its integrity is maintained on removal from the substrate leaving no residues and is highly flexible so that total confirmation with the underlying shape of the substrate is maintained. The adhesive composition includes the hydrolysis/esterification product of a methyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer with an hydroxylated compound. In this invention, the adhesive element is prepared by microwave heating of a mixture of the copolymer and hydroxylated compound, preferably with a surfactant, in the presence of water.
Abstract:
A radiation curable composition is provided herein which comprises suitably 50-90 parts, preferably 60-80 parts, by weight, of a multifunctional acrylate monomer, suitably with 3-6 acrylate groups, preferably pentaerythritol triacrylate or trimethylolpropane triacrylate, 10-50 parts by weight, preferably 20-40 parts by weight, of a divinyl ether monomer having both a hydrophobic backbone and an abrasion-resistant moiety, which is preferably the divinylether of cyclohexane dimethanol, and a radiation curing initiator, suitably a cationic initiator, and preferably, in combination with a free radical initiator.
Abstract:
The hair setting shampoo composition comprises a resin provided by about 1-15 % by weight of about a 20-50 % resin active alcoholic solution of the alkyl half-ester of a C1-C5 alkyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymer having a molecular weight of at least one million, which is about 5-90 % neutralized, preferably with about 0.01-1 % by weight of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, about 5-60 % by weight of a surfactant, optionally 0-10 % by weight of added ethanol, and about 30-90 % by weight of water. The composition provides a subtle temporary set on hair of the user without the use of auxiliary fixatives in the composition. The mousse hair composition includes 3-15 % by weight of the alcoholic solution of the resin, 60-95 % by weight of water, 0.3-2.0 % by weight of a surfactant, and 0-30 % by weight of added ethanol.
Abstract:
What is described herein is a process for making ethanol solutions of alkyl half-esters of copolymers of maleic anhydride and a C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether which are benzene and acetone-free. The invention is characterized by (a) precharging a reactor with excess C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether as both monomer reactant and solvent, and a free radical polymerization intiator, at a reaction temperature; (b) feeding the alkyl half-ester of maleic anhydride formed by reaction of substantially one mole of maleic anhydride and substantially one mole of alkanol into the precharged reactor to form the desired alkyl half-ester of the alternating copolymer of maleic anhydride and the C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether in excess alkyl vinyl ether as solvent; (c) cooling the reactor to room temperature; and (d) introducing ethanol solvent into the reactor and removing excess alkyl vinyl ether to form the desired half-ester copolymer in ethanol solution.
Abstract:
What is described herein is a process for making a copolymer of high specific viscosity by polymerisation of maleic anhydride and a C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether monomer. The invention involves polymerizing said monomers to form a slurry of said copolymer in excess alkyl vinyl ether as solvent and toluene or an aliphatic organic compound as cosolvent, and is characterized by the steps of: (a) precharging a reactor with C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether as solvent at a reaction temperature, (b) feeding a mixture of maleic anhydride and a C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether in substantially stoichiometric amounts, preferably with a slight excess of the alkyl vinyl ether, and at a selected rate, into said precharged reactor, and (c) simultaneously feeding a predetermined mixture of toluene or an aliphatic organic compound and a polymerization initiator continuously over substantially the entire period of polymerization.
Abstract:
What is described herein is a process for making copolymers of maleic anhydride and C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ethers of predetermined specific viscosities extending over a wide viscosity range. The invention is characterized by (a) precharging a reactor with a C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether as solvent and a polymerization initiator at a reaction temperature, (b) feeding a mixture of maleic anhydride and a C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether in substantially stoichiometric amounts, preferably with a slight excess of alkyl ether, and at a selected rate, into said precharged reactor, (c) polymerizing said reactants to form a slurry of said copolymer in said excess alkyl vinyl ether solvent, and (d) introducing toluene into said reactor during the polymerization to control the specific viscosity of the copolymer product being produced.
Abstract:
What is provided herein is a vapor phase process for the production of butyrolactone in which the vapor mixture of the feed compound and hydrogen is provided at high flow rates from finely divided droplets of the feed compound which are vaporized rapidly with hot hydrogen gas.
Abstract:
An uncrosslinked, water-soluble polyvinylpyrrolidone having a K-value in excess of 120 and containing less than about 0.1 percent by weight of residual monomer. A method for preparing the high molecular weight polyvinylpyrrolidone is also disclosed.