Abstract:
A free-flowing, non-dusting water dispersible granule of an active agricultural chemical having low friability and effective crush strength for delivery to a desired site as a stable suspension in water, without deleterious foaming, which granule includes about 1-25 % by weight thereof of a binder which is a copolymer of (a) polyvinylpyrrolidone and (b) a comonomer selected from a C4-C30 alkene and vinyl acetate, and mixtures thereof.
Abstract:
What is provided herein are active antimicrobial polymeric quaternary ammonium compounds which are capped with defined C12/C14 alkyl groups optionally coprecipitated with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The compounds of the invention have formula (I) where n is at least 2, e.g. 2-30, and C12/C14 alkyl preferably is 50:50 wt. % of dodecyl/tetradecyl alkyl. The compounds of the invention exhibit a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of only 5-20 ppm against representative microorganisms, and low toxicity.
Abstract:
A process is described for rendering amino-group-containing polymer solutions substantially odorless. A solution of the terpolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl caprolactam and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, for example, is treated with 0.1-10 % by weight of an acidic compound, or an acidic ion-exchange resin, to render the solution substantially odorless.
Abstract:
What is provided herein are cationic polymer compositions comprising a cationic polymer of strongly swellable, moderately cross-linked vinyl lactam, e.g. vinylpyrrolidone, and a quaternized amino alkyl acrylamido or acrylate, e.g. quaternized dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide or dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, optionally including a polymerizable carboxylic acid, e.g. acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, which includes about 0.1-0.8 % of a cross-linking agent therein. These polymer compositions, in a concentration of 1-10 % by weight in aqueous and non-aqueous medium, provide effective thickener action while imparting cationic characteristics to the resulting solution.
Abstract:
A process for rapidly hydrolyzing a cross-linked maleic anhydride/lower alkyl vinyl ether copolymer to a clear gel comprises (a) suspending or dispersing fine granules of the cross-linked copolymer in deionized water, (b) agitating the resulting dispersion or suspension for a period of 15 to 130 minutes at a temperature of 60° to 90 °C and then (c) cooling the hydrolyzed mixture, and (d) introducing a basic neutralizing agent at a temperature of 15° to 85 °C the product is a clear, homogeneous, hydrolyzed gel having a Brookfield viscosity of from 5,000 to 250,000 cps.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a composition suitable for the removal of an acid or rosin modified flux residue from a printed circuit board, which composition consists essentially of (a) between about 30 and about 80 weight % of a flux solubilizing agent selected from the group of an N- C1 to C6 alkyl pyrrolidone, an N- C1 to C4 alkyl caprolactam, tetramethylurea, dimethylimidiazolidinone and mixtures thereof and (b) between about 20 and about 70 weight % of a non-toxic, water-soluble, corrosion controlling agent which is not the same as (a) and which has a boiling point within about 25 DEG C of said flux solubilizing agent and is selected from the group of C2 to C3 alkylene glycol, tetra-lower alkyl urea, 2 to 4 poly(propylene glycol lower alkyl ether) and 2 to 4 poly(propylene glycol lower alkyl ether acetate). The invention also relates to the process for using said composition in a semi-aqueous defluxing process.
Abstract:
A process for the manufacture of benzene-free maleic anhydride/lower alkyl vinyl ether polymer having a specific viscosity ranging from about 1.0 to about 5.5 by premixing maleic anhydride and the alkyl vinyl ether in a mole ratio of between about 1:1.1 and about 1:2 in a cosolvent mixture of lower alkyl substituted benzene, a C6-8 alkane, a saturated lower alkyl ether with a lower alkyl vinyl ether as cosolvent and reacting the monomeric complexed mixture at elevated temperature and pressure in continuous contact with a peroxide initiator wherein the specific viscosity is controlled by adjusting the amount of lower alkyl vinyl ether in the cosolvent mixture. The polymeric product is recovered from the resulting slurry by vacuum drying.
Abstract:
A pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive contains thermoplastic rubber such as styrene isoprene copolymer, a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylacetate, fatty acid and, usually, tackifying resin. The composition is water soluble or water dispersible which facilitates removal of labels by washing and recycling of scrap material in label production. The composition gives better properties, especially peel strength, than other water-soluble or dispersible hot melt compositions.
Abstract:
What is provided herein is a stabilized, aqueous, film-forming, antimicrobial composition of hydrogen peroxide. The active, oxygen-generating hydrogen peroxide component in the composition is stabilized in an aqueous-polyol solvent system of predetermined polarity containing PVP. In contrast, similar formulations without PVP experienced a loss of peroxide activity upon standing. Suitably, the composition herein includes about 1-20 % by weight hydrogen peroxide, about 0.1-50 % by weight PVP, and about 0.1-80 % by weight of a polyol, the rest being water. Preferably, about 5-20 % by weight of water is present in the composition. Additional solvents may be included therein, such as alcohols, ether oxides, esters, triglycerides of fatty acids, hydrocarbons, N-vinyl lactams, silicone oils, and polyether oligomers.
Abstract:
What is provided herein is a water-based, environmentally safe, stain-remover composition for effectively removing a wide variety of stains from fabrics consisting essentially of: (a) 5-20 % by weight N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), (b) 5-20 % by weight α-butyrolactone (BLO), (c) 40-88 % by weight water, and (d) 1-10 % by weight surfactant, and, optionally, including a base-buffer to provide a pH in the range of about 7-11.