Isp Investments Inc.

Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation

Philip F Wolf

Susan Y Tseng

Yuanzhen Zhong

Kolazi S Narayanan

Edward G Malawer

Jui-Chang Chuang

James A Dougherty

Michael A Tallon

William J Burlant

Victor Kabanov

Janusz Z Jachowicz

Ismael Colon

Jeffrey M Cohen

Charles N Merriam

Yakir Reuven

Arvind M Mathur

William D Young

Roger L Mc Mullen, Jr

Thomas E Royster

A stable, aqueous cationic hydrogel of, by weight, 1-50% of a crosslinked cationic copolymer of 5-95% vinylpyrrolidone (VP) and 5-95% 3-dimethylaminopropyl(meth)acrylamide (DMAPMA) monomers, a crosslinking agent in an amount of 0.05-1% of said monomers, and water is described. The hydrogel has a pH of about 10 and a Brookfield viscosity of about 650 (Model DV-II&plus;, RV spindle &num;3, speed 10 rpm); it can increase its viscosity by up to 40&times; at a pH of 3-9 and absorb up to 200&times; its weight of water. The hydrogel also can effectively condition hair even in the presence of an anionic surfactant.

Stable, aqueous cationic hydrogel

Free-flowing flakes of vinyl caprolactam monomer usable below its melting point of 34&deg; C. without developing coloration.

Free-flowing flakes of vinyl caprolactam monomer and process for making same

What is described herein is a crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPP) copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) and monomer derived from 1-vinyl-3-(E)-ethylidene pyrrolidone (EVP).

Crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPP) copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone

Homogeneous copolymers of 60-99 mole % of vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) and 1-40 mole % 2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane (MDO), preferably 85-95 mole % VP and 5-10 mole % MDO, having a K-value of about 30-50, and a Tg of about 124-138.degree. C., are described herein. The copolymers are hydrolytically degradable in aqueous acid or basic solutions and biodegradable.

Homogeneous copolymers containing vinyl pyrrolidone and

A composition for preventing or retarding the formation of gas hydrates or for reducing the tendency of gas hydrates to agglomerate, during the transport of a fluid comprising water and a hydrocarbon, through a conduit, comprising, (a) a polymer or copolymer selected from a terpolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl caprolactam and an ammonium derivative monomer having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, selected from the group consisting of dialkyl aminoalkyl methacrylamide, dialkyl dialkenyl ammonium halide and a dialkylamino alkyl acrylate or methacrylate, a copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl caprolactam, and a homopolymer of vinyl caprolactam, and (b) a low molecular weight glycol ether containing an alkoxy group having at least 3 carbon atoms.

Method for preventing or retarding the formation of gas hydrates

This invention relates to a crosslinked N-vinyl lactam polymer in the form of a stable, clear, flowable homogenized hydrogel composed of microparticles which can be passed through a screen of between about 40 and about 350 mesh size. The invention also concerns a clear, colorless, hydrogel which is required as a carrier for a cosmetically or pharmaceutically active substance such as a hair or skin conditioner and cosmetic or pharmaceutical skin base.

Clear, homogenized, flowable hydrogel of crosslinked N-vinyl lactam

A process for making homogeneous copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone (VP) and 3-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide (DMAPMA) which form clear aqueous solutions having high cloud points. The process involves precharging VP and DMAPMA monomers in a predetermined ratio, and then feeding VP and DMAPMA at a predetermined rate, the ratio of the components in the initial charge and the feeding rates for the monomer being selected in accordance with the reactivity rates of the monomers towards copolymerization as opposed to homopolymerization.

Process for providing homogeneous copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and

A crosslinked PVP-I.sub.2 foam product, useful as an iodophor, contains about 0.1-2% crosslinker and about 16-18% total inorganic iodine.

Crosslinked PVP-I2 foam product

Strongly swellable, moderately crosslinked poly(vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate) copolymer (XL-PVP/VA) in the form of fine, white powders characterized by (a) an aqueous gel volume of about 15 to 150 ml/g of polymer, (b) a Brookfield viscosity in 5% aqueous solution of at least about 10,000 cps, and (c) being prepared directly by precipitation polymerization of VP and VA monomers in the presence of a crosslinking agent in the amount of about 0.1 to about 2% by weight of VP and VA.

Strongly swellable, moderately crosslinked copolymers of

A one-step for making a lightly-crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone hydrogel by polymerizing vinyl pyrrolidone in water in the presence of a suitable crosslinker such as 1-vinyl-3(E)-ethylidene pyrrolidone and a free radical initiator under initial agitation conditions sufficient to overcome the inertia of the polymer when formed.

One-step process for making lightly-crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone

This invention relates to a crosslinked N-vinyl lactam polymer in the form of a stable, homogenized flowable hydrogel having microparticles which can be passed through a screen of between about 40 and about 350 mesh size. The invention also concerns the process for the preparation of the homogenized gel and to its use as a hair and skin conditioner or as a carrier for a cosmetically or pharmaceutically active substance.

Homogenized flowable hydrogel of crosslinked N-vinyl lactam polymer

This invention relates to an N-vinyl heterocyclic copolymer in substantially pure deionized water or in aqueous alcoholic solution which exhibits significantly reduced color and odor and which is obtained by contacting an alcohol-copolymer mixture with water and a nitrogen containing, trivalent boron complex compound selected from the group of borane-ammonia, borane-lower alkylamine, tetra-lower alkyl ammonium octahydrotriborate, morpholine-borane, lower alkyl morpholine-borane, silylamino borane and mixtures thereof and stripping alcohol from the resulting mixture under vacuum at between about 100 and about 740 mm Hg below absolute whereby an aqueous, 10-70 wt. % solids solution of the copolymer is obtained having a water white color stability of more than a year.

Color stabilized aqueous n-vinyl heterocyclic copolymer solutions

A polymerizable composition consisting essentially of about 50 to about 90% by weight of vinylpyrrolidone monomer, about 10 to about 50% by weight of vinyl caprolactam monomer, and about 0.5 to about 7% by weight of a crosslinker, which is capable of proliferous polymerization in the absence of base at about 80.degree.-120.degree. C.

Polymerizable composition of vinylpyrrolidone and vinyl caprolactam

This invention relates to a process for the production of a substantially odorless, color stable N-vinyl heterocyclic copolymer in pure deionized water or in aqueous alcoholic solution which includes contacting an alcohol solution of the copolymer, under reduced pressure, at alcohol reflux temperature with water and a reducing agent selected from the group of a nitrogen containing borane complex, sulfurous acid and/or an alkali metal salt of sulfurous acid and recovering an aqueous, 10-80 wt. % solids solution of the copolymer having a substantially color free stability for a period of more than a year.

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