A single-component foamable latex composition, the method of preparing the composition, and the foams prepared therefrom, which composition comprises a natural or synthetic latex or blends, ammonia, a curing system, a siloxane heat-sensitizing agent, and a zinc dibenzyl dithio carbamate accelerator. The latex composition is capable of being stored for a long period of time without gellation or precure prior to use. The combination of a heat-sensitizing agent and an ammonia-retardant accelerating...

A water absorbent latex polymer foam produced by the process of combining a foamed latex polymer product with both a water absorbent polymer and chitin and drying that blend to form a foamable latex polymer containing both water absorbent polymer and chitin. The latex foams produced by this process are of great use, for example, with wound or surgical dressings.

The present invention is directed to producing a smooth hard coating on a wood substrate. A layer of a foamed polymerized latex emulsion is applied on the surface of a wood substrate, such as an oriented strand board. The layer is dried, crushed and then cured to form the coating. If desired the cured coating may be provided with a post cure heat treatment to improve its hardness. The present invention is also directed to applying and drying the layer of the foamed polymerized latex emulsion on ...

Disclosed are hollow polymer particles composed of a crosslinked polymer having a comparatively small particle diameter and a narrow particle diameter distribution, an aqueous dispersion of the particles, and an ink having good flying property.The hollow polymer particles are obtained by emulsion-polymerizing a crosslinkable polymerizable monomer composition absorbed in seed particles and containing a crosslinkable monomer component and a hydrophilic monomer component, wherein the seed particles...

An expandable aqueous coating composition includes a polymeric binder including latex particles wherein the latex particles include a copolymer having a glass transition temperature of about -20.degree. C. to about +60.degree. C. and a weight average molecular weight of about 20,000 to about 500,000 and including expandable particles having a liquid blowing agent contained within a thermoplastic shell.

A water absorbent latex polymer foam produced by the process of combining a foamed latex polymer product with a water absorbent polymer and drying that blend to form a foamable latex polymer containing a water absorbent polymer is disclosed in this invention. The latex foams produced by this process are of great use, for example, within diapers, sanitary napkins, packaging materials, and the like. In particular, the use of water absorbent polymers with particle size less than about 30 microns ha...

Newly developed polymeric materials are presented in a form of pellet, thread, sponge, rubber, or plate acting as a damper for shear mode and an absorber against outside noise. These materials provide multiple functions of damping, sound absorbency and insulation performance at audio frequency.

A process is provided for making an inorganic-organic plastic having improved compression strength, elasticity, dimensional stability to heat and flame resistance wherein an organic polyisocyanate is reacted with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal silicate or aqueous silica sol in a mixture containing an organic amphiphilous compound having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, such as an alcohol. The product may be used as a constructional component of a building.

An emulsion composition for flameproof foam sheet which comprises components (A)-(C) wherein the amount of component (B) is 5-50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of component (A) (based on solid content), and the amount of component (C) is 50-350 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of component (A) (based on solid content): (A): An emulsion of ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer which is composed of 5-35% by weight of (a.sub.1) ethylene and 95-65% by weight of (a.sub.2) vinyl ester and, wh...

Foam rubber is produced by foaming an aqueous polymer latex containing at least 0.05 percent by weight zinc oxide, based on the polymer, and from 0.2 to 5.0 percent by weight ammonium polyphosphate, based on the polymer; then heating the foam to solidify and dry it. The ammonium polyphosphate can be the sole gellant; or a soluble ammonium salt gellant can be used in addition. Greater "gel tolerance" results in the latter case.