Sun Ventures, Inc.

Sun Research and Development Co.

Sun Oil Company of Pennsylvania

Sun Oil Company

Gary L Driscoll

Marcus W Haseltine, Jr

Synthetic thermoplastic polymer fibers are prepared by extruding a foamed fibrillated sheet of a normally solid synthetic thermoplastic polymer, attenuating the molten foamed sheet as it is extruded and applying either a cutting and/or a shearing action to the solid attenuated sheet to cause it to break down into short fibers containing numerous fibrils. The polymer is polypropylene, polyethylene or a mixture of polystyrene and polypropylene or polyethylene in which the mixture contains more than 40 weight percent of the polyolefin. These short fibers can be blended with natural pulp. The resulting blend can be wet laid to form a coarse paper and then formed into a final paper product by application of heat and pressure. The resulting paper has certain superior properties.

Process for making synthetic paper pulp

Synthetic paper pulp is prepared by extruding a foam sheet of a synthetic thermoplastic fiber forming resin, which resin contains from 0.1 to 5.0 wt. % and preferably from 1 to 2 wt. % of a soap such as aluminum stearate, attenuating the foam sheet as it is extruded and applying either heat or a shearing action to the attenuated sheet to cause it to break down into short fibers containing numerous fibrils. This pulp is then either used directly or blended with natural pulp, wet laid to form a coarse paper and then formed into a final paper product by application of heat and pressure. The soap serves to improve the wettability of the resulting fibers.

Additives to improve wettability of synthetic paper pulp

An organo-tin compound, useful as an antiwear additive to fuels or lubricants, is obtained by polymerization of isobutylene in the presence of stannic chloride in a solvent.

Organo tin compound

Novel compositions, useful as additives to lubricants, are produced by reaction of various reagents with novel polyisobutylene oligimers containing at least one pair of maximally crowded geminal methyl groups. For example, ozonolysis of the novel polyisobutylenes can produce oxygenated derivatives (ketones, esters, alcohols, etc.) which are useful as components of traction fluids. One such alcohol is 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octamethyl-1-octanol, which has been identified by its NMR spectrum and that of its complex with Eu(DPM).sub.3. Other novel compounds are 4,4,6,6,8,8-hexamethyl-2-nonanone and 2,2,6,6,8,8-hexamethyl-4-nonanone.

Chemical reaction products of polyisobutylene

Polyolefins, paraffins and polar compounds containing a gem-structured hydrocarbon 'backbone' are useful as traction fluids or as components of traction fluids. For example, compositions, useful as additives to lubricants (e.g., components of traction fluids), are produced by ozonolysis of polyolefins, particularly of polyisobutylene oligomers containing at least one pair of maximally crowded geminal methyl groups to produce gem-structured, oxygenated derivatives (ketones, esters, acids, aldehydes, alcohols, etc.). Other polar compounds, useful as additives to lubricants or other mineral oil products (e.g., rubber process oils) can be obtained by conversion of polyisobutylene oligomers to polar compounds containing such functional groups as amine, imine, thioketone, amide, thioester, phosphate esters of the alcohols, ether, oxime, acyl halide, acyl hydrazide, chloride, bromide and maleic anhydride adducts. Salts of the carboxylic acids can also be useful as lubricant additives. A tin complex can also be made which has antiwear properties. Compositions comprising 0.1 to 100 weight percent of the gem-structured polar compounds and a base oil (e.g., a paraffinic lube, naphthenic lube, a hydrogenated naphthenic or paraffinic lube, polyolefins or hydrogenated polyolefins, synthetic esters and mixtures of such oils) are especially useful as lubricants.

Traction drive with a traction fluid containing gem-structured polar

Non-woven fabrics are produced from oriented foam fibrillated webs contaning 50 to 98 wt. % polypropylene and 2 to 50 wt. % polystyrene. The webs are assembled in a plurality of layers and then bonded by heat and pressure either with or without the presence of an adhesive. In a preferred aspect films especially of polyethylene or ethylenevinyl acetate copolymers are used as the bonding agent.

Method of manufacturing a foam fibrillated fibrous web from an isotactic

Non-woven fabrics are produced from polyolefin foam fibrillated webs. The webs are treated with an aqueous solution of a small amount of chromic acid in strong sulfuric acid to improve the adhesion thereof when they are laminated under heat and pressure to form a non-woven fabric.

Process of manufacturing chromic acid treated foam fibrillated webs

Non-woven fabrics are produced from oriented foam fibrillated webs containing 75 to 98 wt. % polypropylene and 2 to 25 wt. % polyethylene. The webs are assembled in a plurality of layers and then bonded by heat and pressure either with or without the presence of an adhesive.

Non-woven fabrics are produced from polyolefin foam fibrillated webs. The webs are treated with corona discharge to improve the adhesion thereof when they are laminated under heat and pressure to form a non-woven fabric.

Corona discharge treatment of foam fibrillated webs

Non-woven fabrics are produced from oriented foam fibrillated webs containing 75 to 98 wt. % polypropylene and 2 to 25 wt. % of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from 2 to 40 wt. % vinyl acetate and 60 to 98 wt. % ethylene. The webs are assembled in a plurality of layers and then bonded by heat and pressure either with or without the presence of an adhesive. In a preferred aspect films especially of polyethylene or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers are used as the bonding agent.

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Boothwyn, PA, United States of America

Gary L Driscoll