Borden Chemicals

Borden, Inc. (Borden Chemicals Plastics Limited Partnership) Geismar, La. 

Thermoplastics Division Product Directory, Borden Chemical Co., New York, 1968. 

Random copolymers of vinyl chloride and other monomers are important commercially. Most of these materials are produced by suspension or emulsion polymerization using free-radical initiators. Important producers for vinyl chloride—vinyUdene chloride copolymers include Borden, Inc. and Dow. These copolymers are used in specialized coatings appHcations because of their enhanced solubiUty and as extender resins in plastisols where rapid fusion is required (72). Another important class of materials are the vinyl chloride—vinyl acetate copolymers. Principal producers include Borden Chemicals Plastics, B. F. Goodrich Chemical, and Union Carbide. The copolymerization of vinyl chloride with vinyl acetate yields a material with improved processabihty compared with vinyl chloride homopolymer. However, the physical and chemical properties of the copolymers are different from those of the homopolymer PVC. Generally, as the vinyl acetate content increases, the resin solubiUty in ketone and ester solvents and its susceptibiUty to chemical attack increase, the resin viscosity and heat distortion temperature decrease, and the tensile strength and flexibiUty increase slightly. 

An example of what can happen in a production situation is provided in Fig. 1. This photo shows the devastation resulting from a phenol-formaldehyde reactor explosion that occurred at the Borden Chemical plant in Demopolis, Alabama on June 28, 1974. In this explosion, the stainless steel reactor was blown to bits. The reactor operators control room was obliterated. Two people were killed and several others were injured. All nearby property was demolished and windows were broken in homes for a distance of five miles from the plant. 

Fig. 1. Demopolis 1974 explosion. (Photo courtesy of Don Schaechtel and Borden Chemical.) The reactor and the operator s station were located approximately in the center of this photo before the explosion. The hu ge tanks in the background hold about 10,000 gallons (U.S.).

Fig. 2. RSST results on various resoles. The three bulk-charged resoles are at approximately 58% solids, 50% solids, and 40% solids. The programmed formaldehyde has no water charged except that contained in the 50% formaldehyde. The 50 and 58% solids resins reach self-heat rates of nearly 600°C/min. The 40% solids resin does not exceed 10 C/min. (Chart courtesy of Borden Chemical and Bill Burleigh.)...

Fig. 3. RSST results on some typical production novolacs. The solids on these materials are 74, 70, and 62%, respectively. Note that the reaction does not become initiated significantly below 70 C and that the high solids system is capable of self-heating rates as high as 5500°C/min under these conditions. (Chart courtesy of Borden Chemical and Bill Burleigh.)...

Fig. 4. GPC scan of a typical plywood resin. (Chart courtesy of Borden Chemical.)...

Fig. 18. The effects of free phenol and molecular weight on glass-plate flow by one standard test method. (Data courtesy of R. Boudreau and Borden Chemical, Inc.)...

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Figure 1-25. Typical valve codes and specifications. By permission, Borden Chemicals and Plastics Operating Limited Partnership.

Polyco A process for converting propylene and butene to liquid fuels, using copper pyrophosphate as the catalyst. The name has also been used as a trade name for a type of polyvinyl acetate made by the Borden Chemical Company. 

Materials Used, The poly(vinyl alcohol) used in this study was a commercial (Borden chemical) grade of fully hydrolyzed material which had an aqueous intrinsic viscosity of 0,762 which corresponds to a molecular weight of about 59,900. This material was dried in a vacuum oven for several days at about 100°C and 10 torr before it was used in the modification experiments. Dry, analytical grade dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was used as supplied. 

Craft BF. 1973. Summary status report of an investigation of an incident of toxic polyneuropathy at the Borden Chemical Company s Columbus Coated Fabrics Division, Columbus, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. NTIS No. PB89-122915. 

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We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Samuel Loshaek, Director of Research and Development of Borden Chemical, Division of Borden, Inc., Dr. Jack Dickstein, Manager of the Central Research Laboratories of Borden Chemical, Division of Borden, Inc., and also Dr. E. E. Rose, President, and Mr. H. K. Justi, Executive Vice President of Sartomer Resins, Inc. for encouragement and support in the preparation of this manuscript. 

Other examples of in-house waste reduction programs are found at Borden Chemical Company in Fremont, CA, and at Emerson Electric Company in Murphy, North Carolina (Huisingh 1985). 

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