Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a film comprising at least one layer of a thermoplastic fluoro-polymer and at least one layer of another polymer (A). The inventive method consists in using extrusion blow molding to coextrude a fluoro-polymer and polymer (A) which adhere to one another; with a layer of another thermoplastic polymer (B) such that it forms a layer which is adjacent to the fluoropolymer/polymer (A) layer According to the invention, the thermoplastic polymer (B) is incompatible with the fluoro-polymer and polymer (A) and has adequate extrudate behavior to support the layers of fluoro-polymer and/or polymer (A). Once the coextrudate has been cooled, by separating the layer(s) of (B), at least the film is recovered, said film comprising at least one layer of a polymer selected from among thermoplastic fluoro-polymers and polymers (A).

Abstract: One subject of the present invention is a composition that combines at least one polyamide having at least one MXD entity, MXD denoting meta-xylylenediamine or a mixture of meta-xylylenediamine and of para-xylylenediamine, with a bioresourced reinforcement. The invention also relates to the conversion of these compositions, by injection moulding or extrusion, into objects that have good mechanical properties, said objects corresponding to technical application specifications such as may be found, for example, in the automotive industry, construction, sport and in electrical or electronic fields.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent amorphous polyamide which results from the condensation of at least one diamine chosen from aromatic, arylaliphatic and cycloaliphatic diamines, of tetradecanedioic acid or of a mixture comprising at least 50 mol % of tetradecanedioic acid and at least one diacid chosen from aliphatic, aromatic and cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acids. The invention also relates to a composition comprising, by weight, 1 to 100% of the preceding polyamide and 99 to 0% of a semicrystalline polyamide. The invention also relates to the objects composed of the composition of the invention, such as panels, films, sheets, pipes, profiles or objects obtained by injection moulding. The invention also relates to objects covered with a transparent protective layer composed of the composition of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a copolyamide containing at least two patterns (monomers) and of the following general formula A/(Cz diamine)·(Cw diacid) in which: z is the number of carbon atoms of the diamine and w is the number of carbon atoms of the diacid; and A is selected from a pattern obtained from an amino acid and a pattern of the general formula (Cx diamine)·(Cy diacid)y, wherein x is the number of carbon atoms of the diamine and y is the number of carbon atoms of the diacid, the amino acid, each diamine and each diacid being obtained from a renewable raw material according to ASTM D6866 standard. The invention also relates to a composition containing the copolyamide and to the use of this copolyamide and of such a composition, essentially for producing thermofusable glues, in any form thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing: (a) carbon nanotubes and (b) at least one copolyamide capable of being obtained from at least two different starting products chosen from: (i) the lactames, (ii) the aminocarboxylic acids and (iii) equimolar quantities of diamines and dicarboxylic acids. It also relates to the use of this composition as electrically conductive glue, as well as the use of a dispersion of carbon nanotubes, in such a copolyamide, in order to produce an electrically conductive adhesive composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure made of at least one layer containing a polyamide MXD.10/Z in which: MXD. 10 is the product of condensation of a blend of xylylenediamines containing 70 to 100% of meta-xylylenediamine and of sebacic acid, Z is a repeating unit chosen at least among the repeating units resulting from the polycondensation of a lactam monomer, from an alpha-omega carboxylic aminoacid, the repeating unit X1. Y1 where X1 designates the repeating unit resulting from the polycondensation an aliphatic, arylaliphatic, cycloapiphatic, or aromatic diamine and Yl designates the repeating unit resulting from the polycondensation of a aliphatic carboxylic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic diacid, and the weight ratio Z/(MXD+10+Z) is between 0 and 15%. The structure of the invention can either be made of one layer of this polyamide or either can contain a layer containing the polyamide MXD.10 and at least one layer of another material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of films, formed from an adhesive layer and a layer (A), for coating articles made of a thermoset, the adhesive layer comprising, by weiqht: 0 to 60 parts of PVDE, 10 to 100 parts of functionalized PMMA, 0 to 50 parts of an acrylic elastomer and 0 to 4 parts of a UV absorber, the total making up 100 parts, the layer (A) comprising, as main constituents, 0 to 100 parts of PVDF per 100 to 0 parts of PMMA, respectively. This film may be manufactured by coextrusion and is then fixed to the thermoset, for example by hot pressing. The invention also relates to an SMC (Sheet Moulding Compound) multilayer structure comprising, in this order: a backing film, a crosslinkable composition (the precursor of the thermoset), the above adhesive layer and the above layer (A).

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyamide-based thermoplastic composition comprising, by weight: 50 to 98 parts of a polyamide (A1) nondiamine; 0.2 to 40 parts, preferably 0.2 to 9 parts, of a polyamide (A2) diamine, said polyamide (A2) being different from the polyamide (A1) and the ratio by mass (A2)/(A1) being less than 1; 1 to 60 parts, preferably 1 to 30 parts, of a reactive impact modifier (B) or of a blend of modifiers comprising at least one reactive impact modifier (B) or of a blend (B?) comprising at least one impact modifier and at least one reactive modifier. It also relates to an impact modifier composition and to the process for the preparation of a thermoplastic composition according to the invention using such an impact modifier composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent amorphous polyamide which results from the condensation of at least one diamine chosen from aromatic, arylaliphatic and cycloaliphatic diamines, of tetradecanedioic acid or of a mixture comprising at least 50 mol % of tetradecanedioic acid and at least one diacid chosen from aliphatic, aromatic and cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acids. The invention also relates to a composition comprising, by weight, 1 to 100% of the preceding polyamide and 99 to 0% of a semicrystalline polyamide. The invention also relates to the objects composed of the composition of the invention, such as panels, films, sheets, pipes, profiles or objects obtained by injection moulding. The invention also relates to objects covered with a transparent protective layer composed of the composition of the invention.

Abstract: A structure made of a fluoropolymer layer and directly attached to one of its sides a tie layer based on a polyamide which results from the condensation of at least one diacid and at least one diamine of the following formula (1): in which R1 represents H or -Z1-NH2 and Z1 represents an alkyl, a cycloalkyl or an aryl having up to 15 carbon atoms and R2 represents H or -Z2-NH2 and Z2 represents an alkyl, a cycloalkyl or an aryl having up to 15 carbon atoms, it being possible for R1 and R2 to be identical or different. The tie resin may also be a copolymer having polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, the polyamide blocks resulting from condensation of at least one diacid and at least one diamine of formula (1). The invention also relates to a structure comprising a fluoropolymer layer, the tie layer and a substrate layer, respectively, as well as to a structure comprising a tie layer, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microcomposite powder comprising particles from 1 um to 300 um of an electrically conductive product, which are coated with particles from 0.1 &mgr;m to 0.5 &mgr;m of a fluoropolymer. According to one advantageous form of the invention the microcomposite powder comprises a product (A) which is a polymer or an oligomer which can be dissolved with a solvent which is not a solvent for the fluoropolymer or for the electrically conductive product. The present invention also relates to objects consisting of this powder. These objects may be bipolar plates for fuel cells, or supercapacitor components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of films, formed from an adhesive layer and a layer (A), for coating articles made of a thermoset, the adhesive layer comprising, by weight: 0 to 60 parts of PVDF, 10 to 100 parts of functionalized PMMA, 0 to 50 parts of an acrylic elastomer and 0 to 4 parts of a UV absorber, the total making up 100 parts, the layer (A) comprising, as main constituents, 0 to 100 parts of PVDF per 100 to 0 parts of PMMA, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyamide-based thermoplastic composition comprising, by weight:

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoformable multilayer film comprising in succession: a protective layer (A); a transparent layer (B) comprising (by weight the total amount being 100%) 0 to 100% of a fluoropolymer (B1) and 100 to 0% of a polymer (B2) essentially consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylate units; a layer (C) based on a polyamide with amine terminal groups; a layer (D) consisting of a polyolefin functionalized by an unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride; a bonding layer (E) made of a polyolefin, said film being obtained by coextruding the various layers, said film being used to cover various substrates, for example by injection-moulding the substrate in the melt onto the multilayer film placed in the bottom of an injection mould, the layer (A) of the film being placed against the wall of the mould.

Abstract: A structure made of a fluoropolymer layer and directly attached to one of its sides a tie layer based on a polyamide which results from the condensation of at least one diacid and at least one diamine of the following formula (1): 1

Abstract: This antistatic polyamide composition, comprising at least one polyamide and a sufficient amount of carbon black to make it antistatic, is characterized by the fact that the carbon black is at least a carbon black that is selected from among those having a specific BET surface area, measured according to ASTM Standard D 3037-89, from 5 to 200 m2/g, and DBP absorption, measured according to ASTM Standard D 2414-90, from 50 to 300 ml/100 g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium-ion battery element which is chosen from the separator and the electroactive layers and which results from the forming of a microcomposite powder comprising a fluoropolymer in the form of particles between 0.1 and 0.5 &mgr;m in size and fillers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microcomposite powder comprising particles from 1 um to 300 um of an electrically conductive product, which are coated with particles from 0.1 &mgr;m to 0.5 &mgr;m of a fluoropolymer. According to one advantageous form of the invention the microcomposite powder comprises a product (A) which is a polymer or an oligomer which can be dissolved with a solvent which is not a solvent for the fluoropolymer or for the electrically conductive product. The present invention also relates to objects consisting of this powder. These objects may be bipolar plates for fuel cells, or supercapacitor components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoformable multilayer film comprising in succession:

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composition to be extruded comprising a polymer and a filler of solid particles comprising a stage of mixing the filler of solid particles with particles or granules of the said polymer, if appropriate in the form of an aqueous suspension. The invention is particularly simple, and the final material is in better mechanical properties than those obtained by direct incorporation of the solid filler in the polymer or copolymer. This improvement is very substantial, in particular with regard to the impact strength of the final material. The invention also relates to a polypropylene-based composition comprising a filler of solid particles, such as kaolin, exhibiting a high flexural modulus and a good impact strength.