Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Richard A Galley

Eric P Wasserman

John Michael Maher

Susan J Babinec

Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

William G Etzkorn

Houxiang Tang

Barbara Knight Warren

Jonathan Lester Brockwell

Mark Anderson Young

Thomas E Snead

Kenneth C Senior

Michael M Luong

Robert S Landon

Woo Min Song

The present invention is directed at a binder for a battery electrode comprising an ethylene oxide-containing copolymer including a first monomer of ethylene oxide (EO) and at least one additional monomer selected from an alkylene-oxide that is different from the first monomer of EO, an alkyl glycidyl ether, or a combination thereof; wherein the ethylene oxide-containing copolymer has a weight average molecular weight less than about 200,000 g/mole (e.g., from about 10,000 to about 100,000), the molar fraction of the first monomer of EO (X) in the ethylene oxide-containing copolymer is greater than 0.80 (e.g., from about 0.80 to about 0.995), and the ethylene oxide-containing copolymer has a peak melting temperature (T), in &#xb0; C., for a selected Xin the range of about 0.80 to about 0.995, which is below a maximum value of T, at the selected X, which is calculated using the equation T=(60&#x2212;150 (1&#x2212;X)).

Ductile polymer binders and battery components using the same

Processes are disclosed for the manufacture of lactones, e.g., caprolactone, from hydoxy acids, e.g., 6-hydroxycaproic acid. The reaction is conducted over a suitable catalyst in the presence of water.

Processes for the manufacture of lactones

Processes are disclosed for the conversion of propylene to an acrolein derivative by converting propylene to acrolein and converting acrolein to the acrolein derivative. The processes utilize oxygen and recycle propane to the acrolein reactor. Process feeds can comprise, propane, propylene or mixtures thereof. The presence of propane in the propylene-to-acrolein reaction can enhance the efficiency of the processes.

Processes for the manufacture of acrolein derivatives

Processes are disclosed for preparing [2.2] paracyclophane and derivatives thereof by conducting the Hofmann elimination of p-methylbenzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, or derivatives thereof, in the presence of an effective amount of oxygen to inhibit the formation of by-product polymers. The oxygen can be introduced, for example, by a purge gas stream containing molecular oxygen. Products produced by the processes are also disclosed.

[2.2] paracyclophane and derivatives thereof

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