Polymerization of polyallyl and polymethallyl ethers of polyhydroxy compounds

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE POLYMERIZATION RATE OF A LIQUID, POLYMERIZABLE, UNSATURATED ETHER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF POLYALLYL AND POLYMETHALLYL ETHERS OF POLYHYDROXY COMPOUNDS FREE OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS OTHER THAN HYDROXYL, COMPRISING MIXING THE ETHER WITH AN ESTER OF AN ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROP CONSISTING OF ACRYLIC AND METHACRYLIC ACID WITH A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SATURATED AND UNSATURATED ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS, AROMATIC ALCOHOLS, HETEROCYCLIC ALCOHOLS, AND PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO ENHANCE THE RATE OF VISCOSITY INCREASE, AND PASSING A CURRENT OF FREE-OXYGEN CONTAINING GAS THROUGH THE MIXTURE AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW THE BOILING POINT OF SAID ESTER AND BELOW THE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE OF THE COMPONENTS OF SAID MIXTURE FOR A LENGTH OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE AN INCREASE OF THE VISCOSITY OF THE MIXTURE BUT NOT SUFFICIENT TO CONVERT IT TO A GEL.