Celanese Gmbh

Hoechst Celanese Corporation

Delanese Corporation

Anthony B Conciatori

Eui W Choe

Robert W Stackman

Ronald N DeMartino

Paul D Taylor

Henry K Hall

Gerald Farrow

Thomas H Vanderspurt

Anthony J East

John R Costanza

Bennett C Ward

Rufus S Jones, Jr

Gordon W Calundann

Alan Buckley

George L Collins

Nelson R Lazear

James L McGinnis

Andrea A DeGuia

Gerry Farrow

In one embodiment this invention provides vinylidene cyanide copolymers with alternating monomeric units as illustrated by the following structure: ##STR1## An invention vinylidene cyanide copolymer in the form of an electret film exhibits a high level of longitudinal piezoelectric effect, and has excellent processability properties. An electret film which has an external electric field-induced noncentrosymmetric dipolar molecular orientation exhibits second order nonlinear optical susceptibility under light propagation conditions.

Vinylidene cyanide alternating copolymers exhibiting nonlinear optical

In one embodiment this invention provides vinylidene copolymers with alternating monomeric units as illustrated by the following structure: ##STR1## An invention vinylidene copolymer in the form of an electret film exhibits a high level of longitudinal piezoelectric effect, and has excellent processability and thermal stability properties.

Vinylidene cyanide alternating copolymers

A ceramic composition suitable for injection molding comprises a ceramic powder and a binding agent in an amount effective to permit successful injection molding. The binding agent is comprised of a defined polyacetal which, upon heating, volatilizes evenly and completely thereby resulting in a sintered ceramic article without any latent defects or weak spots.

Injection moldable ceramic composition containing a polyacetal binder

This invention provides a two stage melt polymerization process for the production of an improved type of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole, which involves the use of an arylhalophosphine or arylhalophosphite polymerization catalyst. The process provides poly-2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole of improved color and Plugging Value, and is further characterized by an inherent viscosity of at least about 1.0 dl/g, and a weight average molecular weight of at least about 100,000.

Synthesis of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole with arylhalo

This invention provides a two stage melt polymerization process for the production of an improved type of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole, which involves the use of an arylhalophosphine or arylhalophosphite polymerization catalyst. The process provides poly-2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole of improved color and Plugging Value, and is further characterized by an inherent viscosity of at least about 1.0 dl/g, and weight average molecular weight of at least about 100,000.

Novel heat-curable acrylic-terminated monomers are provided which exhibit an optically anisotropic melt phase at a temperature which enables it to undergo melt processing in the formation of molded articles, etc. The monomers are capable of being heat-cured at temperatures in excess of the melt processing temperatures to produce a thermoset self-reinforced composite. The monomer may, for example, consist essentially of the reaction product of p-acryloyloxybenzoic acid and a difunctional aromatic moiety in a molar ratio of about 2:1.

Thermoset resin produced from anisotropic heat-curable

This invention provides a two stage melt polymerization process for the production of an improved type of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole, which involves the use of an arylphosphine or arylphosphite polymerization catalyst. The process provides poly-2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole of improved color and Plugging Value, and is further characterized by an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.9 dl/g, and a weight average molecular weight of at least about 140,000.

Two stage high molecular weight polybenzimidazole production with

This invention provides a two stage melt polymerization process for the production of an improved type of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole, which involves the use of an arylphosphinic acid or arylphosphonic acid polymerization catalyst. The process provides poly-2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole of improved color and plugging value, and is further characterized by an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.7 dl/g, and a weight average molecular weight of at least about 100,000.

Two stage melt production of high molecular weight polybenzimidazoles

This invention provides an improved type of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole, which involves the use of a phosphorus-containing polymerization catalyst. The process provides poly-2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole of improved color and plugging value, and is further characterized by an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.7 dl/g, and a weight average molecular weight of at least about 100,000.

High molecular weight polybenzimidazoles

This invention provides a two stage melt polymerization process for the production of an improved type of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole, which involves the use of an arylphosphine or arylphosphite polymerization catalyst. The process provides poly-2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5-5'-bibenzimidazole of improved color and Plugging Value, and is further characterized by an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.9 dl/g, and a weight average molecular weight of at least about 140,000.

Anisotropic heat-curable acrylic-terminated monomers

This invention provides a single stage melt polymerization process for the production of an improved type of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole, which involves the use of a phosphorus-containing polymerization catalyst. The process provides poly-2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole of improved color and plugging value, and is further characterized by an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.7 dl/g, and a weight average molecular weight of at least about 100,000.

High molecular weight polybenzimidazole preparation with phosphorus

Production of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole with aryl

This invention provides a single stage melt polymerization process for the production of an improved type of high molecular weight polybenzimidazole, which involves the use of a tin-containing polymerization catalyst. The process provides poly-2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole of improved color and Plugging Value, and is further characterized by an Inherent Viscosity of at least about 0.5 dl/g, and a weight average molecular weight of at least about 100,000.

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Anthony B Conciatori