3m Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Rudolf J Dams

Chetan P Jariwala

Michael S Terrazas

George G I Moore

Steven J Martin

Thomas P Klun

Mark J Pellerite

Miguel Antonio Guerra

Frans A Audenaert

Yong K Wu

Dirk M Coppens

Steven Gustaaf Corveleyn

Richard M Flynn

John G Owens

Franceska M Fieuws

Zai-Ming Qiu

Moses Mekala David

Jimmie Rae Baran, Jr

Suresh Iyer

Philip A Jinks

Inge Nuyts

Koen Focquet

Tom Opstal

Guido P Piessens

Rudy W Van Campenhout

Johan E DeWitte

Donald F Hagen

Frederick E Behr

Wayne W Fan

Lin Chen

Pierre J Vander Elst

Johan E De Witte

Klaus Hintzer

Naiyong Jing

Tilman C Zipplies

Harald Kaspar

Werner Schwertfeger

Kai Helmut Lochhaas

Michael Andrew Yandrasits

Werner M A Grootaert

Gregg D Dahlke

Andreas R Maurer

Richard S Buckanin

Gregory D Clark

Michael J Sierakowski

Jason T Petrin

Kathy E M L A Allewaert

James D Eggleston

Matthias Conradi

Brant Ulrick Kolb

William M Lamanna

Marvin E Jones

Dean M Moren

Yu Yang

Dong-Wei Zhu

Michael D Crandall

Vivian Wynne Jones

Alphonsus V Pocius

John J Stofko, Jr

Robert F Kamrath

Nathan E Schultz

Jay M Jennen

Werner M Grootaert

George Van Dyke Tiers

Cheryl L S Elsbernd

Kathryn M Spurgeon

Douglas E Johnson

Chuntao Cao

Anthony P Manzara

Lian Soon Tan

Siegfried Rainer Goeb

Ignatius A Kadoma

Michael Juergens

Michael Jürgens

Francois C D'Haese

Alain G Verschuere

Christian Stevens

Franz Mosch

Guy Van Gool

E Steven McAlister

Bernd Kuehneweg

Jeremy M Yarwood

Siegmund Papp

Dirk H Arren

Eike H Klünker

Sasha B Myers

Frank Koehler

Dirk Van De Peer

Volker Rinke

Manuel J Arco

Christoffel C Maes

Hans-Burkhardt Vogel

Erich K Rossler

Marine Movsisyan

Michael A Bernheim

Michelle M Hewitt

Leonardus Doelen

Christoph Furtak

Eike KLÜNKER

A fluorine-free composition includes at least one polycarbodiimide compound derived from a carbodiimidization reaction of a carbodiimidization reaction mixture comprising at least one oligomer, wherein the oligomer comprises at least one isocyanate end group and at least two repeating units, wherein each of the at least two repeating units comprises at least one hydrocarbon group having at least 16 carbon atoms. The composition may also include at least one paraffin wax. Such compositions are useful for treating fibrous substrates to enhance their water-repellency.

Fluorine-free fibrous treating compositions including a polycarbodiimide and an optional paraffin wax, and treating methods

A fluorine-free treating composition that includes Component A and at least one of Components B and C, wherein: Component (A) includes one or more polymeric compounds derived from the polymerization of at least one (meth)acrylate monomer comprising at least one hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 60 carbon atoms; Component (B) includes one or more compounds derived from reaction, in one or more steps, of components comprising: (i) at least one isocyanate-reactive oligomer comprising 2 to 20 repeating units, or an alcohol having at least one linear or branched hydrocarbon group having from 16 to 40 carbon atoms and optionally one or more ester groups; (ii) at least one polyisocyanate; (iii) optionally at least one additional isocyanate-reactive compound; and (iv) optionally at least one isocyanate blocking agent; and Component (C) includes one or more polycarbodiimide compounds.

Fluorine-free fibrous treating compositions, treated substrates, and treating methods

A method of making a benzophenonyl (alk)acrylic ester comprising adding to a mixing chamber of a microflow reactor a benzophenone alcohol, a benzophenone alcohol or substituted benzophenone alcohol comprising at least one hydroxy moiety, one or more bases, a polar liquid, an (alk)acryloyl halide or 3-haloalkylcarboxyl halide, and an organic liquid that is immiscible with the polar liquid; and producing a product stream comprising one or more benzophenonyl (alk)acrylic esters and one or more salts of the one or more bases; wherein the product stream has an organic portion and a polar portion, the organic portion of the product stream comprising the benzophenonyl (alk)acrylic ester, unreacted benzophenone alcohol or substituted benzophenone alcohol, and organic byproducts in the product stream; and further wherein either (a) the organic liquid comprises a compound of Formula (I); or (b) the method further comprises adding a compound of Formula (I) to the product stream; or (c) the organic liquid comprises a compound of Formula (I) and the method further comprises adding a compound of Formula (I) to the product stream (I) wherein Ris H or Cto Calkyl; and Ris Cto Calkyl optionally interrupted by one or more O atoms. 

Methods of making benzophenonyl(alk)acrylic esters and substituted benzophenonyl(alk)acrylic esters in flow reactors

The present disclosure relates to a process for the manufacturing of a 3-5 halopropionylhalide, wherein the process comprises the steps of: a) providing a flow reactor comprising a reaction chamber; b) providing reactants comprising: i. acrylic acid; ii. a reaction co-agent selected from the group consisting of N,N-0 disubstituted amides; and iii. a halogenating agent; and c) incorporating the reactants into the reaction chamber of the flow reactor, thereby forming a reaction product stream comprising a 3-halopropionyl-halide; wherein the molar ratio of acrylic acid to the halogenating agent is 1 to at least 5 0.8; wherein the temperature of the reaction chamber of the flow reactor is greater than 60&#xb0; C.; and wherein the residence time of the reaction product stream comprising the 3-halopropionylhalide in the reaction chamber of the flow reactor is greater than 10 minutes.

Process for the manufacturing of a 3-halopropionyl halide in a flow reactor

The present disclosure relates to a process for the manufacturing of a compound comprising a (meth)acryloyl group, wherein the process comprises the steps of: a) providing a multi-screw extruder comprising a reaction chamber; b) providing reactants and reagents comprising: i. an alcohol or a primary or secondary amine; ii. a base; and iii. a (meth)acryloyl halide or a 3-halopropionyl halide; and c) incorporating the reactants and reagents into the reaction chamber of the multi-screw extruder, thereby forming a reaction product stream comprising the compound comprising a (meth)acryloyl group.

Process for the manufacturing of a compound comprising a (meth)acryloyl group

A method of making an (alk)acrylic ester in a microflow reactor.

Methods of making (alk)acrylic esters in flow reactors

A fluorine-free composition includes one or more compounds derived from a reaction mixture that includes: (i) at least one isocyanate-reactive (i.e., functionalized) oligomer comprising 2 to 20 repeating units; (ii) at least one polyisocyanate; (iii) optionally at least one additional isocyanate-reactive compound; and (iv) optionally at least one isocyanate blocking agent; wherein the isocyanate-reactive oligomer is made by the radical-initiated reaction of a reaction mixture comprising at least one mercaptan and Sat least one (meth)acrylate monomer, wherein the at least one (meth)acrylate monomer comprises at least one isocyanate-derived group (e.g., a urethane group or a urea group) and at least one hydrocarbon group having at least 16 carbon atoms (and in some embodiments, up to 60 carbon atoms). Such compositions are useful for treating fibrous substrates to enhance their water-repellency.

Fluorine-free fibrous treating compositions including isocyanate-derived ethylenically unsaturated monomer-containing oligomers, and treating methods

A method is disclosed that includes contacting a hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a treatment composition comprising solvent and a fluorinated polymer. The fluorinated polymer includes: a first divalent unit represented by formula (I): wherein Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; each Ris independently hydrogen or methyl; Q is a bond or &#x2014;SO&#x2014;N(R)&#x2014;, wherein R is alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and m is an integer from 1 to 11, a second divalent unit comprising a poly(alkyleneoxy) group; and a third divalent unit comprising a pendant ionic group. The solvent includes not more than ten percent by weight methanol and not more than 25 percent by weight water, based on the total weight of the solvent, and/or the solvent solubilizes or displaces brine in the hydrocarbon-bearing formation. Treated hydrocarbon-bearing formations are also disclosed. 

Method of contacting hydrocarbon-bearing formations with fluorinated ionic polymers

A curable composition comprises a fluorinated polyether represented by the formula: Z&#x2014;Xand a nonfluorinated polyether represented by the formula Q-XZrepresents a p-valent perfluorinated polyether group. Qrepresents a y-valent hydrocarbon polyether group. Each Xand Xgroup independently represents a functional group. p and y are integers &#x2265;2. At least some of the p Xgroups are reactive to at least some of the y Xgroups to form a covalently cross-linked polymer network. Hybrid fluoroelastomers made by curing the curable compositions are also disclosed.

Hybrid fluoroelastomer composition, curable composition, and methods of making and using the same

A curable composition is provided. The curable composition has at least one functionalized fluoropolyether and at least one radical curing system. Further provided are fluoroelastomer compositions having a glass transition temperature of less than &#x2212;40&#xb0; C. and shaped articles comprising fluoroelastomers having glass transition temperatures of less than &#x2212;40&#xb0; C. obtained by curing the curable compositions. Also described are methods of making fluoroelastomer compositions having glass transition temperatures of less than &#x2212;40&#xb0; C.

Fluoropolyether elastomer compositions having low glass transition temperatures

A composition is disclosed that includes fluorinated polymer and a non-fluorinated polymer. The fluorinated polymer includes first divalent units independently represented by formula and second divalent unit independently comprising a pendent cationic, anionic, amphoteric, or amine-oxide group or a pendent poly(alkyleneoxy) segment. The non-fluorinated polymer is RO-(EO)&#x2014;(RO)-(EO)&#x2014;Ror RO&#x2014;(RO)-(EO)&#x2014;(RO)&#x2014;R. A method of making the composition and methods of reducing the surface tension of a liquid and a method of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation are also disclosed.

Composition including a fluorinated polymer and a non-fluorinated polymer and methods of making and using the same

A curable precursor composition for a fluoroelastomers, methods of making fluoroelastomers, shaped articles and methods of making shaped articles.

Fluoropolyether-based elastomers having low glass transition temperature

A curable composition includes a functionalized fluoropolyether comprising at least one first free-radically reactive functional group, a functionalized polysiloxane comprising at least one second free-radically reactive functional group, and an effective amount of a free-radical curing system. The curable composition can be cured to making a fluoropolyether-polysiloxane elastomer. Compositions and shaped articles including the fluoropolyether-polysiloxane elastomer are also disclosed.

Fluoropolyether-polysiloxane elastomer compositions and shaped articles

A method of treating a siliciclastic, hydrocarbon-bearing formation includes contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a composition comprising solvent and a fluorinated amine oxide. The method can provide siliciclastic, hydrocarbon-bearing formations treated according to the method.

Methods for treating siliciclastic hydrocarbon-bearing formations with fluorinated amine oxides

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Rudolf J Dams