Eastman-Kodak Company

John R Dombroski

Diane M Stoakley

Scott Ellery George

Judy Smith Riffle

Waylon Lewellyn Jenkins

Doyle A Weemes

Max F Meyer, Jr

Ronald R Light

Mark A Pollock

Fred W Light, Jr

Alan P Leonard

Thomas A Mitchell

Ramesh B Jayaraman

John V Facinelli

Hawkins, James M

J Maynard Hawkins

The invention relates to epoxy-terminated polymers and copolymers derived from hydrosilyl-terminated hydrogenated polydienes and polyvinyl aromatics, and a process for preparing these polymers and copolymers. The epoxy-terminated polymers and copolymers are reactive with a variety of polymer functionalities such as carboxyl, hydroxyl, and amino groups to produce copolymers useful as molded articles and as compatibilizers for compositions containing polyesters and polyolefins.

Process for preparing epoxy-terminated polymers

Disclosed is a method of producing high molecular weight copolymers from vinyl monomers such as vinylpyridine and styrene by emulsion polymerization which comprises combining the monomers with a particular surfactant, a polymerization initiator in an aqueous medium at a solids level of about 5-50% by weight, and carrying out the polymerization at a pH of about 10-14 at a temperature of about 45.degree.-90.degree. C. until the conversion is greater than 90%.

Process for producing high molecular weight vinyl copolymers

Disclosed is a process for the formation of olefin-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets which comprises mixing particles of the copolymer with water to obtain a wet cake containing about 20-70% solids by weight to thereby obtain a plasticized mass of the copolymer, thereafter extruding the copolymer at a temperature of about 5.degree.-7.degree. C. below the melting point of the mass through a nozzle to form a rod, and dividing the rod into individual pellets.

Process for forming copolymer particles

Disclosed are compositions comprising a polyester derived from 100 mole % of an acid component and 100 mole % of a glycol component, the acid component comprising about 30-90 mole % of at least one .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and about 70-10 mole % of a compound containing a cinnamic acid moiety, and the glycol component comprising at least one saturated aliphatic glycol containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms. These compositions have improved resistance to attack by organic solvents.

Solvent-resistant unsaturated polyester compositions

Free radical promoter for curing polyester compositions

Disclosed are polymer compositions comprising from about 75 to about 99% by weight of the reaction product of

Molding compositions

Blended composition of cellulose ester and a copolyacrylate having improved notched Izod impact strength and excellent visual clarity; the cellulose ester being selected from cellulose acetate butyrate and cellulose acetate propionate; and the copolyacrylate including about 5 to about 20 parts per hundred parts resin of a copolymer containing about 45 to about 55% by weight butyl acrylate and about 55 to about 45% by weight methyl acrylate.

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Kingsport, TN, United States of America

John R Dombroski