| abstract |
MALEIC ANHYDRIDE AND POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID 1-OLEFINS HAVING FROM 4 TO 14 CARBON ATOMS ARE COPOLYMERS EMPLOYING A LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSION AS THE REACTION MIXTURE BY USE OF EXCESS LIQUID 1-OLEFIN AS A DILUENT AND A MINOR AMOUNT OF A COPOLYMER OF MALEIC ANHYDRIDE WITH AN ALIPHATIC 1-OLEFIN HAVING FROM 14 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS AS A DISPERSING AGENT. MALEIC ANHYDRIDE AND A POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR BECOME DISPERSED IN THE MIXTURE OF OLEFIN AND DISPERSING AGENT AND POLYMERIZATION TAKES PLACE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS RAISED TO ABOUT 80*C. WITH AGITATION. |