Selective absorbents

Claim 2

An absorbent aggregate comprising particulate polynorbornene, hydrocarbon plasticizer, minor proportions of an organo-titanium phosphate or oligophosphate and optionally minor amounts of a hard resin particulate.

Claim 3

The absorbent aggregate of claim 1 wherein the organo-titanium phosphate or oligophosphate is present in an amount of from 0.1 to about 5.0 wt. % based on polynorbornene.

Claim 4

The absorbent aggregate of claim 1 wherein the hard resin content is from about 0.1 to about 25 wt. % based on polynorbornene.

Claim 5

An absorbent particulate prepared by thoroughly admixing polynorbornene with from about 10 to about 45 wt. % of a hydrocarbon plasticizer, from about 0.1 to about 5.0 wt. % of an organo-titanium phosphate or oligophosphate and optionally from about 0.1 to about 25 wt. % hard organic resin.

Claim 6

An absorbent particulate prepared by thoroughly admixing polynorbornene with from about 10 to about 45 wt. % of a hydrocarbon plasticizer, from about 0.1 to about 5.0 wt. % of an organo-titanium phosphate or oligophosphate and optionally from about 0.1 to about 25 wt. % hard organic resin.

Claim 7

The absorbent aggregate of claim 1 wherein the organo-titanium compound has the formula: ##STR3## where A 1 =(RO) wherein each R is an alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl group having less than 20 carbon atoms inclusive of up to 4 ether and/or halogen substituents; A 2 =--O(CR 1 R2) b (CO) c O-- wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl or alkaryl groups or ether and/or halogen substituted derivatives thereof having less than 20 carbon atoms each; ##STR4## wherein R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are each independently selected from among alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl or alkaryl groups having less than 20 carbon atoms each inclusive of up to 3 ether and/or halogen substituents; X and Y may each be chosen from among the same groups as R 3 , R 4 and R5 but where one of the X or a Y group may also be hydrogen; L is a diester phosphite having not more than 40 carbon atoms per molecule; and B 2 is --OP(O)(OR 3 )OP(O)(OR 4 )O-- wherein R 3 and R 4 are as defined above.

Claim 8

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV (bis-2,2-propenolatomethyl)butanolato, tris (dioctyl) phosphato-O.

Claim 9

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV (bis-2,2-propenolatomethyl)butanolato, tris (dioctyl) diphosphato-O.

Claim 10

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV bis(methyl, propyl) diphosphato-O, 2,3-bis phenoxymethyl-1-oxo-propanediolato, adduct with 1 mole of phenyl, 2-chloroethyl, hydrogen phosphite.

Claim 11

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV (dimethoxyethyl) cyclo diphosphato-0,0, (1-propoxyphenyl, 2-propyl) ethanediolato.

Claim 12

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV (dibenzyl) cyclodiphosphato-0,0, oxoethylenediolato.

Claim 13

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV hexanolato, (methyl, phenyl, propyl) pentaphosphato-0,1,2-octane diolato, adduct with 1 mole of (butyl, benzyl) hydrogen phosphite.

Claim 14

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV bis neopentanolato, bis (octyl, octadecyl) phosphato-0.

Claim 15

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV bis (diphenoxyethyl) diphosphato-0, 1,3-propanediolato, adduct with 1 mole of di(2-octadecenyl) hydrogen phosphite.

Claim 16

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV butanolato, (methyl, vinyl) cyclo diphosphato-0,0, (dioctyl) diphosphato-0, adduct with one mole of dimethyl, hydrogen phosphite.

Claim 17

The absorbent aggregate of claim 5 wherein the organo-titanium compound is titanium IV 2,4-dichlorophenylato, 2,3-pentanediolato, (tertiary butyl, vinyl) phosphato-0.