Abstract: Method of forming colloidal lignin particles, comprising the step of dissolving lignin in a mixture of organic solvents, feeding of the said solution into water, and forming acolloidal dispersion of lignin. The used solvents are recovered with methods such as distillation and reused in the process. Water is removed from the colloidal dispersion by ultrafiltration and reused in the process. The concentrated colloidal dispersion is dried by spray drying. The invention can be used in applications where the colloidal nature of lignin will afford an advantage over bulk lignin.

Abstract: This invention relates to a biodegradable polymer composition which is particularly suitable for use in the manufacture of articles having a high heat deflection temperature (HDT) by injection moulding and thermoforming.

Abstract: Described herein is a liquid enzyme preparation containing component (a): at least one salt according to general formula (I) (R2)3N+—(CH2)nC(R3)(R4)—(O—X)m—O—C(O)—R1A???(I) wherein n is selected from 1 to 12, m is selected from zero to 50, R1 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, —CH(OH)—CH(OH)—COOH, CH(OH)—CH3, (E)-CH?CHCOOH, (Z)—CH?CHCOOH, —C6H5, para-HO—C6H4—, o,p-dihydroxyphenyl, and 3,4,5-triydroxyphenyl, R2 are same or different and selected from C1-C10-alkyl, phenyl, R3 and R4 are same or different and selected from hydrogen and C1-C4-alkyl, X is C2-C4-alkylen, and A? is an inorganic or organic counteranion, component (b): at least one enzyme selected from hydrolases (EC 3), and optionally component (c): at least one compound selected from enzyme stabilizers different from component (a), preservatives, and surfactants.

Abstract: Dental appliance cleansing composition comprising (a) fatty acid isopropyl ester, (b) polyoxyethylene sorbitan ester, (c) second sorbitan ester, wherein the cleansing composition does not contain methanol, ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. Dental appliance cleansing wipe impregnated with the composition. Use of the dental appliance cleansing composition or wipe for cleaning dental appliances and dentures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition comprising:—a polymeric coating binder; wherein the polymeric coating binder has a glass temperature Tg of at least 0° C. and at most 30° C.;—at least one first filler, wherein the first filler comprises expanded polymeric microspheres; and, at least one second filler, wherein the second filler comprises expanded glass particles; wherein said coating composition comprises at least 0.1% by weight and at most 25% by weight of said at least one first filler and at least one second filler combined, based on the total weight of the composition. The invention also relates to the use of such a coating composition as an exterior wall masonry paint. The invention also relates a substrate having applied thereon such a coating composition.

Abstract: A method for producing a modified lignin, including reacting one or more kind of a second generation ethanol fermentation residue and a second generation ethanol saccharification residue, with a phenol compound, a modified lignin having a ratio ((2H+G)/S) of a total of twice of a relative existence ratio H (%) of an H-type skeleton and a relative existence ratio G (%) of a G-type skeleton with respect to a relative existence ratio S (%) of an S-type skeleton, obtained from integrated values measured by 31P-NMR, of 2.5 or more, and an existence ratio of an aliphatic hydroxy group obtained by the same method of less than 20%, and a modified lignin-containing resin composition material.

Abstract: Stable and clear liquid laundry detergent compositions having a DADMAC Acrylic Acid co-polymer, a surfactant system including alcohol ethoxysulfate anionic surfactant (AES) and at least one of a linear alkyl benzene sulfonic acid anionic surfactant (LAS) and a non-ionic surfactant (NI), and an aqueous carrier. In one embodiment, the aqueous composition includes water in an amount of 30% to 80% by weight, a surfactant system in an amount of 8% to 35% by weight, and DADMAC Acrylic Acid co-polymer. The surfactant system may include: (1) at least about 40 wt % alcohol ethoxylsulfate (AES), and (2) a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) and/or a non-ionic surfactant. The liquid compositions have a turbidity less than 50 NTUs.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for making poly(aryl ether sulfone) (“PAES”) polymers and polymer compositions including the PAES polymers. The method includes reacting a first monomer and a second monomer in a reaction mixture including a base. In some embodiments, the first monomer, second monomer and base can be selected such that halogen salts are not formed during the reacting. In some embodiments, the method can also be a solvent free process. The PAES polymer and polymer compositions can be desirable in many application settings including, but not limited to, electronic components.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a molded article provided with a resin part formed with a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition containing thermoplastic resins and cellulose, wherein at least one of the thermoplastic resins is a resin having in a polymer molecule at least one group selected from a group containing a partial structure of an acid anhydride and a group containing an acylated cellulose structure.

Abstract: There are provided a resin composition that is suitable for the production of a flame-retardant molded article and that can provide high flame retardancy even with a small amount of flame retardant added, and a flame retardancy determination method for determining the flame retardancy of a resin composition. The resin composition of the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin, a cellulosic material, and a phosphate flame retardant and satisfies relational expressions (1) and (2) (where in expressions (1) and (2), TP, TB, and TCMP are temperatures at weight loss rate peaks in thermogravimetric analysis, TP is a temperature (° C.) at a weight loss rate peak of the thermoplastic resin, TB is a temperature (° C.) at a weight loss rate peak of the cellulosic material, and TCMP is a temperature (° C.) at a weight loss rate peak of the resin composition. When the resin composition has two weight loss rate peaks, TCMP is a temperature at a peak on a lower temperature side).

Abstract: The notched Izod impact toughness and tensile elongation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-homopolymers are increased by about 2 to about 4 times by blending therewith a PLA-copolymer having a difunctional flexible middle segment such as a polysiloxane or a polyether from about 0.6 wt. % to about 20 wt. %. The PLA-homopolymer-PLA-copolymer blend having a difunctional flexible polymer from about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % is thermally annealed to provide impact toughness of at least about 5 kJ/m2 and tensile elongation of greater than 12%. This exceptional improvement observed in the PLA blend is a synergistic effect of the addition of the difunctional flexible polymer of the copolymer and thermal annealing. The improvement observed in the mechanical properties with high PLA homopolymer content above about 90 to about 98 wt. % is unusual and results in an increased scope of molding and thermoforming applications.

Abstract: A method for preparing dispersant using lignin degradation products includes preparation of lignin degradation products: degrading lignin which are used as raw materials using alkali through microwave-assisted activation at the presence of a metal oxide catalyst to obtain the lignin degradation products; and preparation of dispersant: preparing dispersant by molecularly reforming and chemically modifying the lignin degradation products obtained in the step of preparation of lignin degradation products.

Abstract: An aliphatic polyester resin composition including: an aliphatic polyester resin; and calcium carbonate, wherein an amount of the calcium carbonate in the aliphatic polyester resin composition is 20% by mass or more, a number average particle diameter of the calcium carbonate in the aliphatic polyester resin composition is 0.20 ?m or more but less than 0.40 ?m, and a standard deviation of the number average particle diameter is 0.3 or more but 0.6 or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing PHA capable of providing PHA (for example, a PHA powder) having excellent thermal stability with high productivity. The present invention is a method for producing polyhydroxyalkanoic acid, the method including a step (a) and a step (b) below: step (a) of preparing an aqueous suspension liquid containing polyhydroxyalkanoic acid and polyvinyl alcohol and having a pH of 7 or less; and step (b) of spray-drying the aqueous suspension liquid prepared in the step (a).

Abstract: Provided is an icephobic coating composition comprising an epoxy resin comprising poly(phenyl glycidyl ether)-co-formaldehyde and a curing agent; a fluoro-substituted poly(alkyl siloxane) resin; and a solvent mixture comprising a first solvent with Hansen solubility parameters of 14??D?17, 6??P?13, and 4??H?8; and a second solvent with Hansen solubility parameters of 16??D?19, 4??P?9, and 11??H?15. Further provided is a coated filter comprising a porous medium having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, in which at least the upstream surface has a coating formed from the coating composition. Coated articles and methods of forming coated articles and inhibiting ice formation also are described.

Abstract: A method for preparing a rooting plug is disclosed. The method calls for mixing a composition comprising (i) 0.2%-10% w/w bio-degradable polymer and (ii) an organic non-hydroxylic solvent with a plug mix. The resulting method prepares a rooting plug.

Abstract: A detergent composition for improved textile softening and anti-redeposition includes a surfactant component, water, and a cationic polymer. The surfactant component includes (1) an alcohol ethoxy sulfate having a C8-C20 backbone that is ethoxylated with from about 1 to about 10 moles of ethylene oxide, (2) at least one non-ionic surfactant having an alkoxylated alcohol; and (3) at least one anionic surfactant having a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate. The surfactants (1), (2), and (3) are present in a weight ratio of actives of about (0 to 0.55):(0 to 0.55):(0.15 to 0.9), so long as at least two of (1), (2), and (3) are each present in an amount of greater than zero. Water is present in a total amount of from about 10 to about 85 weight percent while the cationic polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.05 to about 1 weight percent actives.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composite sheet in which the dimension stability when it is tensed is high and the appearance deterioration and the yellowness change are suppressed. The present invention relates to a sheet comprising; cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less and having a phosphoric acid group or a phosphoric acid group-derived substituent; and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, wherein the sheet has a tensile elastic modulus of 3.4 GPa or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a linear octafluorobutene as a dielectric compound in an environmentally safe dielectric-insulation or arc-extinction fluid for an apparatus for the generation, the transmission, the distribution and/or the usage of electrical energy.

Abstract: The present document discloses a method for purifying lignin. The method comprises steps of solvent dissolution, ultrasonic vibration, centrifugal filtration, stirring in water at a constant temperature, and membrane filtration and drying. In the present application, lignin extracted from a plant fiber raw material using an organic solvent is added to a specific solvent, and is purified by sequentially performing the steps of ultrasonic vibration, centrifugal filtration, stirring in water at a constant temperature, and membrane filtration and drying. Any of the steps cannot be omitted and the sequence thereof cannot be reversed. The steps are efficiently coordinated to achieve a synergistic effect, so as to remove impurities in lignin, and significantly improve the purity of the lignin while maintaining a high purification yield. The invention has broad application prospects and high market value.