Abstract:
A composition useful in the manufacture of cable comprising: (i) a thermoplastic polymer; (ii) a metal hydrate flame retardant compound; and (iii) a blowing agent, which decomposes at a temperature in the range of about 160°C to the decomposition temperature of the thermoplastic polymer.
Abstract:
A biocompatible, film-forming delivery system for the delivery of pharmaceutical or therapeutic actives to a desired topical site of a subject, the system including: an active derivatized compound, wherein the active derivatized compound is a reaction product of
(1) a cyclic anhydride moiety-containing. biocompatible, film-forming polymer with (2) at least one active selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutical actives, therapeutic actives and a combination thereof, wherein the at least one active has a moiety selected from the group consisting of (a) a hydroxyl moiety capable of forming a half-ester reaction product with a cyclic anhydride moiety of the polymer, (b) an amine moiety capable of forming a half-amide reaction product with a cyclic anhydride moiety of the polymer, and (c) a combination thereof, and wherein the active derivatized compound forms an active derivatized compound film on the site and the active is released from the active derivatized compound while the delivery system is in contact with the site such that the polymer remains thereon as a polymer film and the at least one active is delivered to the site in an absorbable form.
Abstract:
A stabilizer made by reacting a N-(polyoxyalkyl)-N-(alkyl)amine and a bifunctional unsaturated monomer and its use in the preparation of polymer polyols.
Abstract:
A process for crosslinking comprising the following steps:
(a) admixing, in a processing zone, a copolymer containing at least one hydrolyzable silane moiety; a dihydrocarbyltin oxide; and (i) a carboxylic acid; (ii) a compound bearing at least one carboxylate moiety, which is capable of forming a carboxylic acid when subjected to heat and/or moisture; or (iii) mixtures thereof, with the proviso that:
(A) in the event that component (ii) is present, the conditions in the processing zone are such that the carboxylate moiety forms a carboxylate acid; (B) the residence time of the mixture in the processing zone is sufficient to at least partially complete the processing of the copolymer, but of sufficient brevity to substantially avoid a reaction of the carboxylic acid with the dihydrocarbyltin oxid; and
(b) passing the mixture from step (a) into a crosslinking zone under such reaction conditions that the carboxylic acid reacts with the dihydrocarbyltin oxide to form dihydrocarbyltin carboxylate, said crosslinking zone having a moisture content sufficient to crosslink the hydrolyzable copolymer in the presence of the dihydrocarbyltin carboxylate.
Abstract:
Resin compositions from selected unsaturated polyester resin and shrinkage control materials containing single and multifunctional monomers produce fiber reinforced composites with superior properties.
Abstract:
A process for reducing the odor of ethylidene norbornene present in EPDM resin which comprises introducing a crystalline siliceous molecular sieve into said EPDM resin in an amount sufficient to reduce the odor produced by ethylidene norbornene present in said EPDM resin.
Abstract:
Disclosed are precursor coating compositions which are particularly suitable for being admixed with at least one supercritical fluid used as a viscosity reduction diluent and then spraying this resultant liquid mixture of supercritical fluid and precursor coating composition onto a substrate to be coated.
Abstract:
A method is described for producing dispersions of polyurea and the like in polyols of increased stability by polymerizing an amine and an isocyanate in the presence of an aminoalcohol, typically an aminopolyol, having the following formula: wherein A and A′ are individually connective atoms which may be same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of carbon and oxygen or combinations thereof with hydrogen atoms or the like satisfying the valences; B is a member selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, NR, R being alkyl or aryl, or CR′, R′ being hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; D is a member selected from the group consisting of (̵OC a H 2a )̵ and
(̵O- -(CH₂)₄-CH₂)̵ wherein a has a value of one to four; X is a member selected from the group consisting of OH, NH₂ or H; X′ is a member selected from the group consisting of H or NHR′ where R′ is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; n and d are individually integers of 0 to 10 and the sum of n and d is at least one and does not exceed 10; S is either 0 or 1; y is an integer of 0 to 4; and m is an integer of at least about 16, with the proviso that when B is nitrogen and either n or d is zero, X and X′ are not both H. The dispersions are useful for the production of polyurethane foams.
Abstract:
Ethylene oxide (EO) adducts of di- ard tri-functional starters, such as, trimethylolpropane and glycerine, provide unexpected improvements in the "wet compression set" properties of high resilience (HR) urethane foams. Heretofore, wet set improvements have been achieved through the use of EO adducts of tetrols because of the high degree of crosslink density which these materials impart to a urethane polymeric composition. One commercial wet set additive, which is an EO adduct of pentaerythritol and diglycerine, is an effective wet set improver. Surprisingly, EO adducts of di- and tri-functional starters provide improvements in foam wet set properties, which are comparable to those obtained with such commercial wet set additive. Specifically, EO adducts of glycerine in the 500 to 10,000 molecular weight range yield foam wet set improvements equal to those of such commercial wet set additive at as low as 20 percent of the use level on an equivalent weight basis. Moreover, the EO adducts of glycerine yield foams having improved elongation properties and improved processing (stability) characteristics as compared to those observed with such commercial wet set additives. An EO adduct of glycerine having a number average MW of 1,000 is particularly useful in the invention.
Abstract:
This invention relates to the use of calcium sulfate as a catalyst in the preparation of alkoxylation products, i.e., condensation reaction products of alkylene oxides and organic compounds having at least one active hydrogen, that have beneficial, narrow molecular weight ranges.