A polymer composition that includes a polyester terephthalate. A method of making a liquid laundry detergent composition using the polymer composition.

Described herein is a method for producing a coating system on a substrate, including producing a cured basecoat film on the substrate by applying a pigmented aqueous basecoat material to the substrate and subsequently curing the basecoat material, wherein the basecoat material includes a polyether-based reaction product which is preparable by reaction of (a) at least one cyclic tetracarboxylic dianhydride having an aliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic radical X which bridges the two anhydride groups,
with (b) at least one polyether of a general structural formula (II) ##STR00001##
in which R is a C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 alkylene radical and n is selected such that the polyether (b) possesses a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 5000 g/mol, and wherein components (a) and (b) are used in the reaction in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.6/1.7 and a resulting reaction product possesses an acid number of 5 to 80 mg KOH/g.

The present invention relates to a method comprising the steps of a) contacting under emulsion polymerization conditions vinyl acetate; a cyclic ketene acetal monomer; and a monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer or a salt thereof; to form an aqueous dispersion of copolymer particles comprising structural units of vinyl acetate, the cyclic ketene acetal, and the monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer or a salt thereof; wherein the cyclic ketene acetal monomer is characterized by following structure: ##STR00001##
where n and the R groups are as defined herein. The method of the present invention provides a water-borne dispersion that is substantially free of volatile organic solvents and that provides a readily degradable polymer that is useful, for example, in the manufacture of biodegradable packaging products.

Disclosed herein are ionic polymers incorporating an cationic atom in the polymer backbone.

Disclosed herein are ionic polymers incorporating an cationic atom in the polymer backbone.

There is provided a polymer comprising: (i) a repeat unit derived from a compound of formula (I) (Formula (I)) wherein, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently selected from OH, OR′, SH, SR′, NH.sub.2, NHR′ and NR′.sub.2; R′ is C.sub.1-20 hydrocarbyl; each n is independently 0 or an integer between 1 and 6; each m is independently 0 or an integer between 1 and 4, and preferably at least one m is 1; and q is an integer between 1 and 8; and; (ii) a biologically active molecule, wherein said biologically active molecule is covalently bonded to said repeat unit; as well as methods for preparing such polymers, particles comprising said polymers and uses of said polymers and particles including use in the treatment of disease. ##STR00001##

Compositions of compatibilized blends of polyamides in polyesters, methods and resins for forming such compositions, and containers made from such compositions which higher burst pressure, crystallization at higher temperatures during production and reduced haze as compared to than containers made from previous blends are disclosed.

There is disclosed a product coated on at least a portion thereof with a coating. The product may be an automotive product, a household or office appliance, furniture item or tool, a powered industrial product, a consumer electronics article, an architectural product or a product protected by an intumescent coating. The coating may be derived from an aqueous coating composition or a powder coating composition and may comprise an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material, the polyester material being obtainable by polymerizing a polyacid component, with a polyol component including a 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-diol. Also disclosed are methods of application, and uses.

The present invention relates to sulfur-containing polyester polyols and to the preparation and use thereof.

A method of recycling and reusing a tap water-soluble sulfonated polymer material from a structural component made using an additive manufacturing process comprises dissolving the structural component in water to disperse the sulfonated polymer material into the water. The sulfonated polymer material is precipitated from the water and recovered; then dried and reformed into a form suitable for subsequent use as a consumable feedstock in a subsequent additive manufacturing process.