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6461732 Composites consisting of polyurethane and a thermoplastic material containing an inorganic polar additive  
Composites of at least two different plastics materials joined directly to one another, wherein A) is a thermoplastic polymer or a thermoplastic mixture of polymers which contain at least one...
6420442 Flame-proofed polystyrene foamed materials  
Flame-retardant foam slabs are based on styrene polymers wherein from 1 to 12% by weight of expanded graphite and also, if desired, from 1 to 12% by weight of a phosphorus compound are present as...
RE37780 Method for the production of substantially open-cell polystyrene sheet  
A method of producing a substantially open-cell, expanded polystyrene sheet, comprising the steps of: forming a mixture comprising from 30 to 95% of polystyrene incorporating an aliphatic...
6403661 Volume reducing agents for expanded polystyrene, methods and apparatus for processing expanded polystyrene using the same  
A volume reducing agent for processing expanded polystyrene (EPS), containing 65-97 wt % of a first plasticizer having a solubility parameter less than the solubility parameter of the polystyrene;...
6387974 Polymeric adsorbents and method of preparation  
Macroporous polymers having selected porosity and permeability characteristics that provide rigid polymer matrices suitable for use in medium and high pressure reversed phase liquid chromatography...
6340715 Foamable composition adapted for delivery from pressurized containers, for producing insulating foams  
The invention provides a pressurized container for providing insulating foams including a foamable composition adapted for delivery from pressure cans and on the basis of an aqueous plastic...
6326408 Transformation of expanded polymers  
The invention concerns the transformation of expanded polymers, in particular styrene polymers of the polystyrene type and styrene copolymers. More particularly it concerns a method for...
6310112 Hydrogenated vinyl aromatic polymer foams  
This invention provides a thermoplastic polymer foam having a density of up to 800 kg/m 3 . The foam is made from a hydrogenated vinyl aromatic polymer that contains pendant cycloaliphatic groups....
6271278 Hydrogel composites and superporous hydrogel composites having fast swelling, high mechanical strength, and superabsorbent properties  
A superporous hydrogel composite is formed by polymerizing one or more ethylenically-unsaturated monomers, and a multiolefinic crosslinking agent, in the presence of particles of a disintegrant and...
6268046 Process for producing extruded foam products having polystyrene blends with high levels of CO2 as a blowing agent  
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for preparing foam board or sheet including the steps of (A) forming a foamable mixture of (1) a major amount of a styrenic polymer...
6262193 Process for the preparation of polymer particles  
Process for the preparation of polyvinylarene polymer particles by suspension polymerization, wherein (a) vinylarene monomers are suspended in an aqueous medium to yield a suspension; (b) the...
6258868 Foam material  
Polystyrene-based foam material for the production of for example label material, wherein the foaming has been made with a blowing agent and preferably a nucleating agent, wherein the blowing agent...
6242540 Process for the preparation of polymer particles  
Particles of a copolymer of a vinyl arene and a copolymerizable compound containing a polar moiety and a vinyl moiety containing water may be prepared by forming a mixture of monomers and small...
6239224 Method of production of particulate polymers  
The invention provides a process for the preparation of a particulate polymer having a mode particle size of at least 200 μm, the improvement comprising the use of substantially monodisperse...
6235802 High surface area adsorbents and method of preparation  
A process for the preparation of high surface area, low-swelling macroporous polymeric adsorbents is disclosed. The use of organic sulfonic acids to provide postcrosslinking of macroporous...
6232357 Compositions based on elastomeric polymers of vinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropene and optionally tetrafluoroethylene, suitable for providing microcellular foamed articles  
The present invention relates to compositions based on elastomeric polymers of vinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropene and optionally tetrafluoroethylene suitable for providing microcellular foamed...
6225364 Foams comprising HFC-134 and a low solubility co-blowing agent and a process for making  
Disclosed is an extruded, dimensionally stable, closed cell alkenyl aromatic polymer foam. The foam comprises an alkenyl aromatic polymer material greater than 50 percent by weight of alkenyl...
6156328 Insecticide-containing foam sheet and process for the preparation thereof  
A polymer foam sheet having a thickness of at least 0.3 cm, an average cell size of at least 0.1 mm, and at least one pyrethrum compound dispersed in the polymer matrix, wherein the total amount of...
6153658 Process for the preparation of polymer particles  
A process for the preparation of expandable polymer particles containing a polymer of a vinylarene monomer and a foaming agent, which process comprises: 1) polymerizing, by suspension...
6147127 High surface area adsorbents and methods of preparation  
A process for the preparation of high surface area, low-swelling macroporous polymeric adsorbents is disclosed. The use of organic sulfonic acids to provide postcrosslinking of macroporous...
6136875 High productivity, low fugitive emission foams and foam processes  
A blowing agent for foaming polystyrene consisting essentially of at least one low permeability compound (preferably a volatile organic compound (VOC)), at least one low volatility compound...
6136872 Freeze-dried polystyrene-polysiloxane foams  
The present invention is a freeze-dried polystyrene-polysiloxane foam having a density of 0.05 to 0.8 grams per cubic centimeter and a void volume of 20 to 99 percent. These foams exhibit good...
6130265 Method for producing expandable styrene polymers containing graphite particles  
In a process for preparing expandable styrene polymers containing graphite particles, styrene is polymerized in aqueous suspension in the presence of graphite particles.
6126825 Microporous membrane and process for the production thereof  
The present invention relates to a microporous membrane and a process for producing thereof, especially a microporous membrane which can be used for microfiltration, has excellent resistance to...
6117918 Vinyl aromatic polymer coupling and foams  
The invention includes a process comprising steps of (1) forming a admixture of (a) a vinyl aromatic polymer and (b) a coupling amount of at least one poly(sulfonyl azide); (2) introducing the...
6111020 Crosslinked foams from blends of ethylene vinyl acetate and ethylene-styrene interpolymers  
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/ethylene-styrene interpolymer (ESI) blends are described that are useful in preparing foams which exhibit improved compression set resistance, dimensional stability and...
6107356 High suction polymeric foam materials  
Disclosed are polymeric foam structures suitable for absorbing and storing body fluids such as urine, menses and the like. These liquid storage structures are high suction collapsible polymeric...
6100306 Polymeric microbeads and methods of preparation  
The present invention relates to porous crosslinked polymeric microbeads having cavities joined by interconnecting pores wherein at least some of the cavities at the interior of each microbead...
6093352 Process for producing foam by monitoring key process parameters  
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for preparing a foam product including the steps of (A) forming a foamable mixture of (1) an alkenyl aromatic polymer and (2) a blowing...
6093751 Method for the production of substantially open-cell polystyrene sheet  
A method of producing a substantially open-cell, expanded polystyrene sheet, comprising the steps of: forming a mixture comprising from 30 to 95% of polystyrene incorporating an aliphatic...
6093781 Non-linear styrenic polymer compositions and articles prepared therefrom  
Monovinyl aromatic polymer compositions with high melt strength, good flow and good heat properties which are suitable for fast injection molding, blow molding and thermoforming applications,...
6090479 Shape-recoverable resin foamed product  
A resin foamed product is formed of a resin, and closed cells dispersed in the resin. The resin with the closed cells therein has a shape-recoverable property at an ambient temperature, a closed...
6087408 Process for the production of polyolefin resin foams  
This invention provides a process for preparing a polyolefin resin foam, comprising the step of extruding to a low-pressure zone a melt of polyolefin resin containing a volatile blowing agent...
6080796 Dissolving insecticide in monomer  
Insecticides, and particularly termiticides, may be dissolved in monomers polymerized to form foamable polymers, such as polystyrene. The resulting monomer and insecticide may then be polymerized...
6066680 Extrudable composite of polymer and wood flour  
An extrusion profile is formed of foamed plastic, which includes a filler of wood flour or wood fiber. The foamed plastic may include polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride or...
6063826 Polyisocyanate based xerogels  
Process for making polyisocyanate based xerogels by trimerisation of an organic polyisocyanate in an organic solvent in the presence of a (co)polymer containing an isocyanate-reactive group,...
6060529 Sound-absorbent foam moldings  
The invention relates to sound-absorbent foam moldings which have a sound-absorption level according to DIN 52215 of from 30 to 95% in the frequency range from 0.5 to 4 kHz. The foam is an...
6046245 Production of expandable styrene polymers  
In a process for producing preferably graphite-containing, expandable styrene polymers by polymerization of styrene in aqueous suspension in the presence of two peroxides which decompose at...
5994420 Foam and process for producing a carbon dioxide blowing agent  
The present invention provides a process for producing thermoplastic foam, including: (a) melting a thermoplastic polymer to produce a polymer melt; (b) introducing a carbon dioxide blowing agent...
5994423 Urine absorber, method for producing it, urine absorbing method utilizing it and portable toilet  
A urine absorber superior in smell extinguishing and urine absorption properties and in absorption stability is to be prepared. To this end, a polymer of styrene and/or conjugate diene and...
5977197 Compressed, extruded, evacuated open-cell polymer foams and evacuated insulation panels containing them  
Disclosed is a compressed, evacuated, open-cell polymer foam, the foam having an open cell content of about 70 percent or more prior to compression, the foam having a thickness of about 40 to about...
5977194 High internal phase emusions and porous materials prepared therefrom  
High internal phase emulsions having an internal aqueous phase of greater than 70 percent by volume and an external oil phase comprising a vinyl polymerizable monomer contain a surfactant capable...
5968427 Foamed rubber compositions for pneumatic tires and method of producing the same  
A foamed rubber composition for pneumatic tires comprises at least one diene polymer as a rubber ingredient and includes closed cells in a matrix rubber, each of these cells being covered with a...
5965251 Laminated foam sheet and the molded body thereof for vehicle interior  
The present invention provides a laminated foam sheet for car interior comprising a foamed core layer of modified polyphenylene ether resin(I) and film layer(s) of thermoplastic resin laminated...
5962539 Process and equipment for drying a polymeric aerogel in the presence of a supercritical fluid  
A process for obtaining an aerogel from a polymeric material that is in the form a sol-gel in an organic solvent, by exchanging the organic solvent for a fluid having a critical temperature below a...
5962545 Method of enhancing open cell formation in alkenyl aromatic polymer foams  
Disclosed is a method of enhancing open cell formation in making extruded alkenyl aromatic polymer foams of about 30 percent or more open cell content. Open cell formation is enhanced by...
5955511 Manufacturing ultramicrocellular polymer foams at low pressure  
The invention disclosed provides a method for producing ultramicrocellular polymer foams at low pressures. A polymer is saturated with a blowing agent at low temperatures and pressures within a...
5951927 Method of making a polymer and wood flour composite extrusion  
An extrusion profile is formed of foamed plastic, which includes a filler of wood flour or wood fiber. The foamed plastic may include polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride or...
5939463 High productivity, low fugitive VOC emission foam process  
A blowing agent for foaming polystyrene consisting essentially of at least one low permeability volatile organic compound, at least one low volatility non-volatile organic compound and, optionally,...
5912279 Polymer foams containing blocking agents  
An improved closed cell polymer foam and foaming agent involving the use of a hydrogen-containing halocarbon blowing agent (e.g., HCFC-22) in combination with an effective amount of a hydrogen bond...