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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gunther Pospich, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Wolfgang Zimmermann, Kelkheim, DE;
Assignee:
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521 53 ; 521 70 ; 521 82 ; 521 87 ; 521134 ; 521141 ;
Abstract
When polyvinyl alcohol and vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymers are acetalized in an acid aqueous medium in the presence of a wetting agent, an open-pore solid foam is formed, if the reaction mixture contains gas bubbles. These gas bubbles are produced, in particular, by stirring in air. The molded articles obtained are porous, and the pores are uniformly distributed. The dried molded article absorbs many times its weight of water. It is employed as a sponge for household use and in industry.