Ciba-geigy Corporation

Christopher M Andrews

Bryan Dobinson

William M Rolfe

Edward Irving

Christopher G Demmer

Madan M Bagga

Christopher H Bull

Michael R Thoseby

A process for the production of glycidyl ether of an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic primary or secondary alcohol, comprising:

Glycidyl ether from alcohol and epichlorohydrin

A data-carrying laminate such as a credit card or identity card comprises a sheet of cellulosic material or synthetic material and a thermoplastic polymeric film, at least one of said sheet and said thermoplastic film carrying data, said sheet and said thermoplastic film being bonded together by a cured adhesive layer obtained by curing a solid film adhesive comprising (A) a solid polymer of a vinyl carboxylic acid and (B) a curable material having at least one acrylate or methacrylate group.

Data carrying laminate

Curable epoxide resin compositions

Solid solutions of polymeric phenols and polyamines as epoxy curing

Heat-curable compositions are described, comprising

Heat-curable epoxide resin compositions

Epoxide resins are cured by heating with a hydroxyphenylurea of formula ##STR1## where R.sup.2 denotes --NH.sub.2, --NO.sub.2, --Cl, --Br, or alkyl, p denotes zero, x and y each denote zero or 1, and the sum of x+y is 1. Such hydroxyphenylureas may be used alone, as accelerators for heat-curing with other agents such as dicyandiamide, melamine, and carboxylic acid hydrazides, or may be used as the primary curing agent with promoters such as dicyandiamide, melamine, and carboxylic hydrazides.

Thixotropic epoxide resin compositions, suitable for use as laminating resins, paints and lacquers, impregnating and casting resins, potting, insulating, and caulking compounds, sealants, and adhesives, are prepared by adding to an epoxide resin

Method of increasing the viscosity of epoxide resin compositions

Curable compositions comprising an epoxide resin and an aliphatic amine curing agent are rendered less viscous, and their rate of cure is accelerated, by the addition of an ester of the formula ##STR1## wherein n represents an integer of from 1 to 6,

Epoxide resin compositions containing esters as diluents and cure

Epoxide resins are cured by heating with a hydroxyphenylurea of formula ##STR1## where R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent a (cyclo)alkyl, (cyclo)alkenyl, or aralkyl group, optionally substituted by --OH, --CN, or a halogen atom, with the proviso that R.sup.2 may also represent --H, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together with the indicated attached N atom represent a heterocyclic radical, R.sup.4 denotes --NH.sub.2, --NO.sub.2, --Cl, --Br, or alkyl, and p denotes zero, 1, or 2. Such hydroxyphenylureas may be used alone, as accelerators for heat-curing with other agents such as dicyandiamide, melamine, and carboxylic acid hydrazides, or may be used as the primary curing agent with promoters such as dicyandiamide, melamine, and carboxylic hydrazides.

Curable compositions contain an epoxide resin and a silamine of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents the divalent residue of an aromatic or araliphatic diprimary amine after removal of the two primary amino groups,

Curing epoxide resins in an aquatic environment

Curable compositions contain an epoxide resin and, as curing agent, a mixture of

Curing agents for epoxide resins and compositions containing them

To accelerate the curing of epoxide resins by means of aromatic polyamines there is added magnesium nitrate or a nitrate of an at least divalent metal of Group IIB, IIIB, IVB, VIB, VIIB, or VIII of the Periodic Table.

To accelerate the curing of epoxide resins by particular curing agents, i.e., polyamines, polyaminoamides, polycarboxylic acids, or polycarboxylic acid anhydrides, there is employed an aliphatic or araliphatic monocarboxylic acid group at least two halogen atoms chosen from fluorine and chlorine atoms, or a salt thereof, such as magnesium trifluoroacetate and magnesium trichloroacetate.

Polyhalocarboxylic acid salts as accelerators for curing epoxide resins

To accelerate the curing of epoxide resins by aromatic, heterocyclic, or cycloaliphatic polyamines there are employed salts of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid.

Compositions for curing epoxide resins

To accelerate the curing of an epoxide resin by means of an aromatic or cycloaliphatic polyamine there is incorporated magnesium, calcium, zinc, manganese, cobalt, or nickel perchlorate. Typically, from 0.2 to 2 parts by weight of the perchlorate is used per 100 parts of the combined weights of the epoxide resin and the polyamine.

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Christopher M Andrews