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20120118832 | IONIC POLYMERS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND USES THEREOF - An ionic polymer of formula VI | 05-17-2012 |
20120136070 | KETAL ESTERS OF ANHYDROPENTITOLS AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to the preparation of ketal compounds from anhydropentitols and oxocarboxylates; derivatives, homopolymers, and copolymers thereof; and various compositions, formulations, and articles derived therefrom. | 05-31-2012 |
20120157560 | KETAL ESTERS OF ANHYDROPENTITOLS AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to the preparation of ketal compounds from anhydropentitols and oxocarboxylates; derivatives, homopolymers, and copolymers thereof; and various compositions, formulations, and articles derived therefrom. | 06-21-2012 |
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20130289191 | COMPOSITE PRODUCTS MADE WITH LEWIS ACID CATALYZED BINDER COMPOSITIONS THAT INCLUDE TANNINS AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL ALDEHYDES - Composite products made with binder compositions that include one or more tannins, one or more multifunctional aldehydes, and one or more Lewis acids and methods for making same. The method can include contacting a plurality of substrates with the binder composition and at least partially curing the binder composition to produce a composite product. The one or more multifunctional aldehyde compounds can include (1) two or more carbon atoms and two or more aldehyde functional groups, or (2) two or more carbon atoms, at least one aldehyde functional group, and at least one functional group other than an aldehyde functional group. A carbon atom of at least one aldehyde functional group can have a first bond with a first tannin molecule and a second bond with (a) the first tannin molecule, (b) a second tannin molecule, or (c) an oxygen atom of the at least one aldehyde functional group. | 10-31-2013 |
20140135455 | TRANSKETALIZED COMPOSITIONS, SYNTHESIS, AND APPLICATIONS - The present disclosure relates to the preparation of ketal compounds from polyols and oxocarboxylates, and uses thereof. | 05-15-2014 |
20140275361 | BINDER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Binder compositions and methods for making and using same are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the binder composition can include at least one unsaturated compound having two or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds and at least one free radical precursor. At least one of the unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds can be a pi-bond that is not conjugated with an aromatic moiety and can be capable of free radical addition. The free radical precursor can be present in an amount of about 7 wt % to about 99 wt %, based on the weight of the one or more unsaturated compounds. | 09-18-2014 |