Abstract: Provided is a resin composition having excellent heat resistance by virtue of improved compatibility of a fullerene with a resin. Specifically, provided is a long-chain alkyl-etherified fullerene derivative, including: a fullerene skeleton formed of a spherical shell-shaped carbon molecule; and a long-chain alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms, which is bonded to the fullerene skeleton through an ether bond.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorine-containing resin film which is formed from a fluorine-containing resin composition and has a thickness of 10 to 50 ?m, wherein the fluorine-containing resin composition is prepared by adding 10 to 30 parts by mass of titanium oxide or a composite-oxide-type inorganic pigment to 100 parts by mass of a resin component comprising 60 to 95 parts by mass of a vinylidene fluoride resin and 5 to 40 parts by mass of a methacrylic acid ester resin, and wherein the peak intensity ratio of a II-type crystal, which is expressed by (A)/((A)+(B))×100 wherein A represents the peak height at 840 cm?1 and B represents the peak height at 765 cm?1 in a measurement chart produced by an infrared absorption spectrum, is 60% or more and the total crystallinity is 30% or more as calculated from an X-ray diffraction profile.

Abstract: A thermosetting polymer composite composition (such as thermosetting SMC composition) or a thermosetting adhesive composition containing reduced-volume hollow shape-memory alloy particles in the thermosetting polymer composite composition or adhesive composition experiences little or no volume loss during a curing at a temperature above the transformation temperature for the particles.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a poly((meth)acrylic acid-b-styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) block copolymer latex and a method for preparing the same. The poly((meth)acrylic acid-b-styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) block copolymer latex is directly and stably obtained by emulsion polymerization in the presence of an amphiphilic macromolecule reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer agent as both chain transfer agent and reactive emulsifier. The present invention has simple operation, and the process is environmentally friendly and energy-saving, the product poly ((meth) acrylic acid-b-styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) block copolymer latex has a good prospect in many fields, such as bitumen modification, adhesives, polymer toughening and the like.

Abstract: Provided is a vinylidene fluoride resin composition resistant to yellowing in the test for evaluation of durability of moist heat resistance, even when it is laminated directly on an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA)-based sealing material, and a resin film, a back sheet for solar cells and a solar cell module comprising the same. A vinylidene fluoride resin composition at least comprising a vinylidene fluoride resin having a peak value ratio of head-to-tail bond to head-to-head bond (head-to-tail bond/head-to-head bond), as determined by 1H-NMR, of 11.5 or less and a mass-average molecular weight (Mw) of 1.30×105 or more, and an antioxidant is processed into a vinylidene fluoride resin film having a thickness of 10 to 200 ?m. The vinylidene fluoride resin film and an electric insulating resin film such as polyethylene terephthalate-based film are laminated, to give a back sheet for solar cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive composition including a counteragent, and more particularly, to an additive composition for preparation of polyolefins, which improve flowability of a nucleating agent and exhibits excellent transparency, by applying a counteragent of a specific structure to a sorbitol nucleating agent which is an additive used in preparation of polyolefins.

Abstract: A sealant composition having between 30 wt % and 60 wt % of a dispersion of a hydrophilic binder; between 30 wt % and 70 wt % of a filler; between 0.05 wt % and 1 wt % of a thickener, wherein the pigment volume concentration (PVC) is between 40% and 80%. A method for preparing such a sealant composition.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a polymeric article includes a polymeric composition which in turn includes a volume of polymer intermixed with a number of color balloons, at least a portion of the number of color balloons each including a shell enclosing a colored agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to a coating composition, especially, relates to an aqueous coating composition with improved stability.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for preparing a modified inorganic oxygen-containing particulate material comprising the steps of: a) preparing a mixture of an aqueous suspension of inorganic oxygen-containing particulate material and an alkoxylated alcohol according to the formula (I) wherein R1 is a C1-C8 alkyl, C4-C8 cycloalkyl or phenyl, R2 is hydrogen or methyl, and n is an integer from 1 to 5; b) optionally adding a first resin and/or a first resin precursor; c) adding one or more coupling agents to the mixture; d) optionally adding a second resin and/or a second resin precursor to the resulting mixture; and wherein optionally water is removed at least partially from the mixture before or during step b), c) or d), or after step d); and optionally converting the first resin precursor into the first resin before, during or after step c) and/or the second resin precursor into the second resin after step d).

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive polymeric composition comprising: (a) a butyl rubber; (b) a polyurethane; (c) an olefinic polymer component; and (d) a filler that includes titanium dioxide.

Abstract: A method for producing a rubber composition, comprising a first mixing step of causing a diene rubber, a carbon black, and a dihydrazide compound to react with each other in the presence of no silica while the three of the diene rubber, the carbon black, and the dihydrazide compound are kneaded, and a second mixing step of adding a silica to the kneaded product yielded through the first mixing step, and then mixing the silica with the kneaded product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer by polymerization of an aqueous solution of one or more monomers in water-in-oil inverse emulsion, in which one or more of the monomers used comprise(s) at least one acid function, the molar percentage of monomers bearing at least one weak acid function relative to all the monomers used being at least 30%, wherein: i) the polymerization is carried out with a concentration of all the monomers in aqueous solution which falls within the range of from 1.3 mmol to 3.6 mmol per gram of aqueous solution, ii) during the polymerization, at most 20% of the acid functions present on the monomers which have at least one acid function are in neutralized form, and also to the polymers which can be obtained by means of such a process.

Abstract: Preparation of a masterbatch of diene elastomer and silica including preparing at least one silica dispersion in water; bringing into contact and mixing an elastomer latex and the aqueous silica dispersion in the presence of a calcium salt in order to obtain a coagulum; and recovering the coagulum and drying the recovered coagulum in order to obtain the masterbatch. The molar content of calcium cations, defined as the number of moles of calcium cations of the calcium salt per BET unit area of the silica, is between 1.19*10?6 and 2.81*10?6 mol/m2.

Abstract: Preparation of a masterbatch of diene elastomer and silica including preparing at least one silica dispersion in water; bringing into contact and mixing an elastomer latex and the aqueous silica dispersion in the presence of a metal salt having an at least divalent metal element, in order to obtain a coagulum; and recovering the coagulum and drying same in order to obtain the masterbatch. The metal cation molar ration, defined as the number of moles of metal cations of the metal salt per BET unit area of the silica, is between 9.375*10?7 and 1.875*10?5 mol/m2.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polyphosphonates, copoly(phosphonate ester)s, copoly(phosphonate carbonate)s, and their respective oligomers, as flame retardant additives for polyester fibers to impart fire resistance while maintaining or improving processing characteristics for melt spinning fibers.

Abstract: A process for producing an unvulcanized rubber composition comprising a rubber wet master batch yielded by using, as raw materials, at least a filler, a dispersing solvent and a rubber latex solution, the rubber latex solution comprising two or more rubber latex solution species different from each other, and the process comprising a step (I) of dispersing the filler into the dispersing solvent to produce a filler-containing slurry solution, a step (II) of mixing the filler-containing slurry solution with the rubber latex solution to produce a filler-containing rubber latex solution, and a step (III) of coagulating and drying the filler-containing rubber latex solution to produce the rubber wet master batch.

Abstract: A co-polymer includes a polymerization product of: a first monomer: and a second monomer represented by (R1O)(R2O)B-L-X1—PG2 where: L is absent, or is alkylenyl, alkenylenyl, or arylene, wherein the alkylenyl and alkenylenyl are optionally interrupted with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms; X1 is absent, or is amino, oxo, thio, or phosphino; PG2 is a polymerizable group; R1 and R2 are independently H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, C(O)R3, C(O)OR3, C(O)NHR3, or R1 and R2 together with the oxygen atoms to which they are bonded join to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; and R3 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl, wherein the alkyl and alkenyl are optionally interrupted with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms.

Abstract: Provided is a composite material which is in pellet form and which has particles with a core-shell structure, where the core of the particles has one or more magnetic materials, and the shell is made of silicon dioxide, and the pellet has one or more crosslinkable polyethylene and/or polyethylene-containing copolymers. Also provided is a process for crosslinking polyethylenes, by mixing the composite material, one or more free radical initiators, and at least one polyethylene, and heating the mixture inductively.

Abstract: A method of preparing a transparent polymer material includes mixing mineral nanoparticles selected from nanoparticles of alkaline-earth metal carbonates, alkaline-earth metal sulfates, metallic oxides, oxides of metalloids, and siloxanes, and a composition A including at least one thermoplastic polymer in the molten state selected from polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in order to obtain a master-batch, the mixture of step i) including at least 25% and at most 75% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles. The master-batch obtained in step i) is mixed with a composition B of a thermoplastic polycarbonate matrix (PCm) in the molten state, to obtain a transparent polymer material including at most 10% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles, preferably at most 5% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles.