Surfactants capable of releasing and/or dissolving polymers to form water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer solutions are disclosed. In addition, polymer compositions containing a water-in-oil emulsion comprising the surfactant are provided and can be used, for example, in methods of dissolving a polymer. Also disclosed are detergent compositions and methods of cleaning articles and/or membranes using the surfactants herein. These surfactants and polymer compositions can be used in various industries including for water clarification, papermaking, sewage and industrial water treatment, drilling mud stabilizers, and enhanced oil recovery.

A curable composition includes a condensation product having a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or less and a curing agent, the condensation product being obtained by hydrolysis and condensation of a first and second silane compound in the presence of a neutral salt catalyst. The condensation product also has a ratio Y/X of 0.2 or less, wherein X is the number of moles of an OR.sup.3 group directly bonded to silicon atoms of the first and second silane compounds, and Y is the number of moles of an OR.sup.3 group directly bonded to a silicon atom of the condensation product. The first silane compound is represented by R.sup.1(SiR.sup.2.sub.a(OR.sup.3).sub.3-a), and the second silane compound is represented by R.sup.4(SiR.sup.2.sub.a(OR.sup.3).sub.3-a).

Copolymers comprising recurring units of a phenyl glycidyl ether and alkylene oxides are disclosed. Some of the copolymers comprise a di- or polyfunctional nucleophilic initiator and recurring units of the phenyl glycidyl ether and an alkylene oxide. The di- or polyfunctional nucleophilic initiator is an alcohol, phenol, amine, thiol, thiophenol, sulfinic acid, or deprotonated species thereof. Other copolymers comprise a monofunctional nucleophilic initiator selected from thiols, thiophenols, aralkylated phenols, sulfinic acids, secondary amines, C.sub.10-C.sub.20 terpene alcohols, and deprotonated species thereof. Pigments dispersions comprising the copolymers are also disclosed. The copolymers meet the growing needs of the industry with their ease of manufacture, diverse structures, and desirable performance attributes for dispersing a wide range of organic and inorganic pigments. Agricultural applications for the copolymers are also disclosed.

Surfactants capable of releasing and/or dissolving polymers to form water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer solutions are disclosed. In addition, polymer compositions containing a water-in-oil emulsion comprising the surfactant are provided and can be used, for example, in methods of dissolving a polymer. Also disclosed are detergent compositions and methods of cleaning articles and/or membranes using the surfactants herein. These surfactants and polymer compositions can be used in various industries including for water clarification, papermaking, sewage and industrial water treatment, drilling mud stabilizers, and enhanced oil recovery.

Copolymers comprising recurring units of a phenyl glycidyl ether and alkylene oxides are disclosed. Some of the copolymers comprise a di- or polyfunctional nucleophilic initiator and recurring units of the phenyl glycidyl ether and an alkylene oxide. The di- or polyfunctional nucleophilic initiator is an alcohol, phenol, amine, thiol, thiophenol, sulfinic acid, or deprotonated species thereof. Other copolymers comprise a monofunctional nucleophilic initiator selected from thiols, thiophenols, aralkylated phenols, sulfinic acids, secondary amines, C.sub.10-C.sub.20 terpene alcohols, and deprotonated species thereof. Pigments dispersions comprising the copolymers are also disclosed. The copolymers meet the growing needs of the industry with their ease of manufacture, diverse structures, and desirable performance attributes for dispersing a wide range of organic and inorganic pigments. Agricultural applications for the copolymers are also disclosed.

A liquid laundry additive is provided, comprising a cleaning booster, wherein the cleaning booster is of formula (I), wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-4 alkylidene group; wherein each occurrence of R.sup.2 is independently selected from a C.sub.2-5 alkylene oxide group; and wherein the sum v+x+y+z is >40.

A process for the conversion of methanol to olefins includes the steps of passing a feedstock comprising methanol to a fluidized bed reactor in contact with a catalyst to produce an olefin product, wherein the process at least partially deactivates the catalyst to form an at least partially deactivated catalyst; and passing spent catalyst from said at least partially deactivated catalyst to a regenerator for regeneration thereby forming regenerated catalyst and returning activated catalyst from said regenerated catalyst to said reactor via a regenerated catalyst line. An oxygen volume content in the gas-phase component at the outlet of the regenerated catalyst pipeline is controlled to be less than 0.1 percent, preferably less than 0.05% and more preferably less than 0.01% on the regenerated catalyst pipeline.

A polyalkylene ether glycol composition containing a nitrogen-containing compound. The nitrogen-containing compound constitutes 0.2 to 40 mass ppm of the polyalkylene ether glycol in terms of nitrogen atoms, and the nitrogen-containing compound has a boiling point in a range of 40 C. to 120 C. at atmospheric pressure. An elastic stretchable fiber, a polyurethane, a synthetic leather, or a thermoplastic elastomer containing the polyalkylene ether glycol composition.

Surfactants capable of releasing and/or dissolving polymers to form water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer solutions are disclosed. In addition, polymer compositions containing a water-in-oil emulsion comprising the surfactant are provided and can be used, for example, in methods of dissolving a polymer. Also disclosed are detergent compositions and methods of cleaning articles and/or membranes using the surfactants herein. These surfactants and polymer compositions can be used in various industries including for water clarification, papermaking, sewage and industrial water treatment, drilling mud stabilizers, and enhanced oil recovery.

This invention relates to a process for the continuous production of polyether polyols, polyether polyols produced by the inventive continuous process and their use in polyurethane applications.