The Dow Chemical Company

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Jose J Longoria

Robert A Cipriano

Shih-Yaw Lai

Marius W Sorenson

Michael S Paquette

Sam L Crabtree

John D Weaver

Saeed J Siavoshani

Ronald Van Daele

Peter K Mercure

Robert P Haley, Jr

Michael Cook

Anil Mehta

Danil Tirtowidjojo

John L Sugden

Andreas Mayer

Herbert Bongartz

Jeff Watkins

Rudolfo Salmang

A method for processing a thermoplastic material that comprises a microwave-sensitive polymeric region, wherein the method includes exposing the microwave-sensitive polymeric region to microwaves; wherein the exposing results in an increase in the temperature of the polymeric region; and processing the thermoplastic material is disclosed.

Use of microwave energy to selectively heat thermoplastic polymer systems

A microwave-sensitive thermoplastic composition that includes a microwave-receptive additive; and a thermoplastic polymer; wherein the microwave-receptive additive is selected from the group consisting of sepiolite clay, molecular sieves formed from ammonium ion salts or hydrogen ion salts, aluminophosphates, silicoaluminophasphates, silicotitanates, organo-modified clays, molecular sieves or zeolites having a caged organic microwave receptive material, and combinations thereof.

Additives for the use of microwave energy to selectively heat thermoplastic polymer systems

A process and apparatus for recovering dichlorohydrins from a mixture comprising dichlorohydrins, water, one or more compounds selected from esters of dichlorohydrins, monochlorohydrins and/or esters thereof, and multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds and/or esters thereof, and optionally one or more substances comprising chlorinating agents, catalysts and/or esters of catalysts while minimizing formation of heavies is disclosed.

Process and apparatus for reducing heavy byproduct formation during distillation

Novel organic ion-exchange polymers and membranes formed from these polymers provide improved performance in electrolytic cells. The membranes exhibit an expanded micro-structure as the result of the removal of organic groups previously reacted with the ion-exchange groups of the polymer. The polymers are also useful in finely divided form as catalysts or deposited on a catalyst support. When formed into sheets, the polymers are useful as membranes in the separation of miscible liquids and in the separation of gases.

Ion-exchange polymers having an expanded microstructure

Polymeric systems are disclosed that exhibit the Johnsen-Rahbeck effect and an electrostatic clutch for using films of these polymeric systems. The films may be pressed from the polymeric reaction product of either a polymer having an anionic functionality reacted with cations, or a polymer having cationic functionality reacted with anions. The dielectric film may be interposed between nesting, or otherwise contacting, conductive surfaces to increase the frictional force between the surfaces by the Johnsen-Rahbeck effect when a voltage differential is applied across the surfaces.

Electroresponsive polymer systems

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