Gaf Corporation

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International Paper Company

Avery Dennison Corporation

IP Rights, LLC

Andrew Klein

Eugene S Barabas

Victoria Laurentia Dimonie

Dru W Alwani

Eric Scott Daniels

Edward David Sudol

Peter Matthew Froass

Yaoliang Hong

Mark Edward Fagan

Kosaraju Krishna Mohan

Brian Boyars

Christopher D Anderson

Li Feng Zhang

Jiansheng Tang

Huey Shen Wu

Yehuda Ozari

Fuming Sun

Suzanne B Nelsen

James H Burgess

Satish Chandra Mohapatra

Sammie J (Joey) Glorioso, Jr

Thomas Edward White

Singa D Tobing

Kejian Bian

Expandable microspheres formed by suspension polymerization using a shot growth method are provided. The microspheres are formed of a continuous, gas impermeable shell surrounding a blowing agent. The shell includes a first polymer layer formed from primary monomers and a second layer that includes a chemically reactive monomer or a high Tg monomer. To form the microspheres, the primary monomers are polymerized in a reaction vessel to an approximate 90% polymerization, at which time a secondary monomer that is either a monomer having a Tg of at least 85&#xb0; C. or a chemically reactive monomer, is added to the reaction vessel to drive the polymerization reaction to completion. The outer layer thus contains either a larger amount of the high Tg monomer or a chemically reactive monomer that possesses the ability to covalently bond a cationic species. The microspheres may be used in papermaking processes to increase the paper bulk.

Expandable microspheres and methods of making and using the same

Hollow thermoexpandable particles or microspheres are provided that contain hydrocarbon blowing agents and have a shell polymer that can be softened at the onset of the expansion temperature and solidified at a higher temperature (thermoset) in an expanded state. Preferably, the microspheres have a shell of thermally expandable and thermally crosslinkable polymer and a hollow interior that contains a hydrocarbon liquid that boils at a temperature below the heat activated crosslinking temperature of the polymer shell. The crosslinking of the shell polymer during or after expansion, which is heat activated at an elevated temperature, can solidify the shell polymer and, then, maintain the expanded volume of the microspheres. The thermoexpandable thermoset polymer particles are useful in insulation, packaging, for making foam materials such as polyurethane or polyisocyanurate rigid foams. The invented thermoset microspheres can substantially improve the close cell percentage and compressive strength of the foam materials and make the foam manufacturing less hazardous.

Expandable microspheres for foam insulation and methods

A method and composition for making hybrid nanoparticles and use of such nanoparticles are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the invention, the hybrid nanoparticles comprise a phase change material (PCM) and a metal layer encapsulating the phase change material. In another embodiment of the invention, the hybrid nanoparticles comprise a phase change material, a polymer layer encapsulating the phase change material, and an outer metal layer encapsulating the polymer layer. In another embodiment of the invention, the hybrid nanoparticles comprise an inner core of a PCM encapsulated by a polymer shell containing embedded nanoparticles that have a high thermal conductivity.

Hybrid nanoparticles

Adhesives and method for making same

Microspheres are described which have a shell of thermally expandable polymer and a hollow interior that contains a fluorinated hydrocarbon that boils at a temperature below the melting point of the polymer, and contains an organic ester or ether or ketone. The ester or ether or ketone improves the quality of microsphere product. The expandable particles are useful in insulation, packaging, for expanding other polymer such as polytetrafluoroethylene, and the like.

Expandable hollow particles

This invention relates to a polyvinyl chloride resin composition containing said resin and a significant amount of a polymer of butadiene in the form of a shell-core polymer wherein a polymer of methylmethacrylate forms said shell and completely encapsulates the core containing the butadiene polymer.

Polyvinyl chloride modified with butadiene-containing core-shell

Acrylic polymer latex thickened with a latex containing a copolymer derived from (1) methacrylic acid or ethacrylic acid, and (2) methylacrylate.

Thickened acrylic polymer latices

Butadiene-styrene latex thickened with an emulsion containing a terpolymer derived from (1) methacrylic acid or ethacrylic acid; (2) a C.sub.1-8 alkylester of acrylic, methacrylic or ethacrylic acid, and; (3) acrylamide or styrene optionally nuclearly substituted by methyl or ethyl.

Thickened butadiene-styrene latices

Linear cyclic polyimides are prepared by reacting a latex prepolymer with ammonia, an organic primary amine, hydroxylamine or a mixture thereof, at a temperature between 50.degree. C. and 300.degree. C. The prepolymer contains reactive functional groups, such as carboxyl, amide, alkyl ester and nitrile. The linear cyclic polyimides are thermoplastic materials.

Preparation of linear cyclic polyimides from latices

Copolymer emulsions comprising (1) an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid and (2) methyl acrylate are useful as thickening agents, particularly in acrylic polymer latices. An especially effective thickening agent is obtained when the copolymer emulsion is prepared using the dioctyl ester of sulfosuccinic acid as a surfactant.

Preparation of copolymer emulsions of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated

Terpolymer emulsions comprising (1) an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid (2) an alkyl ester of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid, and (3) an amide of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid or styrene or a derivative thereof of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl are useful as thickening agents, particularly in butadiene-styrene latices.

Thickening butadiene-styrene latices with terpolymer emulsions

Copolymer emulsions comprising (1) an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid and (2) methyl acrylate are useful as thickening agents, particularly in acrylic polymer latices.

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