The Dow Chemical Company

Nitis Sarkar

Larry R Wilson

Charles E Reineke

Larry D Kershner

William H Keskey

Susan M Kling

Kenneth L Snyder, Jr

A process for preparing a polymer or copolymer from polymerizable monomers by suspension polymerization whereby foam formation during the removal of residual monomers is inhibited, which process comprises adding at least one salt of an inorganic acid having an anionic valency of at least 2 to the polymer slurry prior to the removal of the residual monomer.

Process for preparing vinylidene chloride or vinyl chloride polymer by

Novel sulfonated polyamide and polyurea materials are described. The polymers are water-soluble or water-dispersible, if not crosslinked. The polymers can be crosslinked with polyvalent cations or crosslinking agents. The polymers have utility as membranes, thickeners, coatings and adhesives.

Water-soluble aromatic polyamides and polyureas

Water-insoluble, crosslinked, sulfonated aromatic polyamide

Substantially oil-free aqueous industrial fluids possess superior lubricating and wear preventing characteristics and are useful as hydraulic fluids and metalworking compositions. Fluids of the invention comprise (1) an aqueous liquid and (2) a water-soluble synthetic addition copolymer of (a) an ethylenically unsaturated polyalkyleneoxy containing monomer, (b) an ethylenically unsaturated water-soluble monomer and, optionally, (c) an ethylenically unsaturated water-insoluble monomer. The industrial fluids exhibit good Newtonian behavior and mechanical stability at higher shear.

Water-based hydraulic fluids

Improved thermogelling methyl cellulose ether compositions for use in preparing pharmaceutical capsules by the pin dip coating process are prepared by blending the properties of water soluble methyl and C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 hydroxyalkyl cellulose ethers to achieve an essentially Newtonian dip coating solution and a rapid high thermal gel yield strength. These properties require a cellulose ether with a relatively narrow molecular weight distribution. Blends of low viscosity methyl cellulose and hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose provide particularly suitable dip solution properties, gel yield strength, and capsule dissolution rates.

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