Monsanto Company

Thomas C Mathis

Albert W Morgan

Gail H Birum

William Vanderlinde

Richard D Stolk

Disclosed are compositions of polyethylene terephthalate and certain N-substituted phthalimide plasticizers, particularly polyethylene terephthalate molding compositions additionally containing a reinforcing agent and a nucleating agent.

Polyester compositions containing a phthalimide

Elastomeric polymers are rendered more tractable, thereby decreasing the amount of vehicle or heat required for vehicle- or melt-deposition, while resulting in very little or no loss of strength of the polymer, by the use of at least one compound comprising at least three hydrocarbon rings including at least one aromatic ring and, in most embodiments, at least one saturated ring free to rotate independently of at least one aromatic ring in the molecule of that compound. Compositions comprising an elastomeric polymer and at least one such compound are especially attractive for use in solvent, latex and/or hot melt adhesive compositions.

Novel compounds and their use in elastomer-containing compositions

Smoke and flame retardant plasticizer compositions for polymers comprising .omega.-bromoalkyl esters of saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids. Optionally, the composition may contain a modifier which is an oxide, hydroxide, hydrate or salt of antimony, aluminum, calcium or magnesium.

.omega.-Bromoalkyl plasticizer compositions

A smoke and flame reducing composition, for polymers, comprising Dawsonite, an oxide, hydroxide or salt of lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, barium, zironium, manganese or iron, a metal salt of a lower aliphatic acid, and mixtures thereof with at least one halogenated phosphorus acid, is disclosed.

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Thomas C Mathis