Abstract: A water-based ink comprising water and at least one kind of colored particles selected from the group consisting of: (a) colored particles comprising a polymer containing a colorant; (b) colored particles comprising a core forming colorant and a shell forming polymer which encapsulates the core forming colorant; and (c) particles comprising a core forming polymer containing a colorant and a shell forming polymer which encapsulates the core forming polymer, wherein the initial elution value of the colorant of the colored particles being measured in a colorant dissolving solvent is at most 10% of the maximum elution value.

Abstract: The present invention provides recording media comprising nanoparticles, methods of stabilizing recording media against electromagnetic radiation (including ultraviolet radiation and radiation in the visible wavelength range), methods for enhancing the substrate independent durability performance of recording media, and methods for color density and hue control. The recording media deliver improved color, better color density control, improved printability, enhanced durability, and increased lightfastness, but also are capable of being printed on all substrates including woven and non-woven fabrics and paper products, without special treatment or other limitations.

Abstract: A process for producing a fiber-reinforced molded article and the resulting article such as a cantilevered battery tray. In the process, thermoplastic material in its solid state having a melt flow index above 25 g/10 minutes is fed into a suitable processing machine simultaneous with the addition of reinforcing fibers having a length of at least 0.375 inch or greater and sized with a material such as polyurethane, polyurea, and isocyanate derivatives thereof. The introduced materials are subjected to orientational agitation such that the reinforcing fibers are filamentized in an essentially homogeneous dispersion throughout the solid polymeric material. Once filamentization and dispersion are achieved, the resulting admixture is subjected to knead melting operations for an interval sufficient to achieve melting of the polymeric material introduced into a suitable plasticizing apparatus where the introduced material can be subjected to suitable knead melting operations.

Abstract: Fiber reinforced composite plastic materials for use in injection and compression molding and extrusion processing produced from waste materials, the composite material includes an effective amount of high melting point polymer fiber material and a sufficient amount of low melting point plastic material to coat and bind the high melting point fiber material together and method of producing same.

Abstract: Concentrates and method of making concentrates are disclosed. The concentrates may be incorporated into thermoformable articles as a concentrate powder or as a paste. Thermoformable articles, such as fibers, containing the concentrates and methods of making the thermoformable articles are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides colored fine resin particles useful as coloring materials for inks which can provide images having good water fastness, weather fastness and rub-off resistance and are excellent in dispersion stability, and a production process thereof. The colored fine resin particles have a structure in which a pigment coated with a water-insoluble resin is encapsulated with a copolymer composed of at least a polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a reactive emulsifier.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition, comprises a thermoplastic resin (A) and thermoplastic resin fine particles (C) carrying a colloidal inorganic substance (B), and contains the colloidal inorganic substance (B) in a proportion of 0.01–0.8 wt. % of the total of the thermoplastic resin (A), the colloidal inorganic substance (B) and the thermoplastic resin fine particles (C). The thermoplastic resin composition effectively prevents the plateout without impairing inherent properties of the base thermoplastic resin, by containing the colloidal inorganic substance (B) showing a plateout-prevention effect in a small amount and in a good dispersion state.

Abstract: Aqueous emulsion of a polymodal multistage polymeric material, wherein: (i) at least 50% of the polymodal multistage polymeric material comprises the polymers of at least two polymerisation stages having a Tg difference of ?20° C., more preferably ?40° C., and most preferably ?60° C.; (ii) at least 50% of the polymodal multistage polymeric material comprises the polymers of at least two polymerisation stages having a Dw differing by ?50 nm, preferably ?80 nm and more preferably ?100 nm; and (iii) the means to form at least one of the differing Tg's in (i) and at least one of the differing Dw's in (ii) are carried out in different stages of the multistage polymerisation to form the polymeric material. The polymer emulsion is useful for protective coatings, printing inks, overprint lacquer formulations, polishes, varnishes, sealants, paint formulations and adhesives.

Abstract: A pressure sensitively adhesive polyacrylate according to a composition known per se, characterized by crosslinked and functionalized polymer particles which on the basis of their chemical nature are suitable for assisting a crosslinking reaction of the pressure sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: A combination of powder coatings usable in a powder coating method for forming a coating film having visually homogeneous hue by mixing two or more powder coatings of which each color is different. In the combination of powder coatings, each of differences in triboelectric charges of two or more powder coatings is 5.0 ?C/g or less. The coating method usable herein includes the step of applying onto a substrate to be coated two or more powder coatings of which each color is different, in which the triboelectric charges are controlled in the above given ranges.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic transparent resin composition and a method for manufacturing the same. The resin composition includes 3-15 parts by weight of small aperture polybutadiene rubber latex; 5-25 parts by weight of large aperture polybutadiene rubber latex; 40-70 parts by weight of a methacrylic acid alkylester compound or an acrylic acid alkylester compound; 15-30 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound; and 1-20 parts by weight of a vinylcyan compound. The method includes the steps of a) producing a small aperture polybutadiene rubber latex having an average particle diameter of 600-1500 A, a gel content of 70-95%, and a swelling index of 12-30 by reacting butadiene at 55-70° C. using a polymerization initiator, b) producing a large aperture polybutadiene rubber latex having a particle diameter of 2600-5000 A, a gel content of 70-95%, and a swelling index of 12-30 by enlarging the small aperture polybutadiene rubber latex particles; c) performing graft copolymerization at 65-80° C.

Abstract: A process for producing thermo-expansive microcapsules wherein a polymerizing mixture containing ethylenic unsaturated monomer and a blowing agent is suspend-polymerized to microencapsulate the blowing agent with the resultant polymer. The above-mentioned suspension-polymerization is performed with the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polypeptides and derivatives thereof as a suspension stabilizer. The process can control the particle size of microcapsules easily, attain stable reaction system and produce thermo-expansive microcapsules that disperse well in medium such as paint or inks.

Abstract: A modified asphalt and method for making the same is characterized by the addition of a partitioning agent to a polymer modifier material such as synthetic rubber to prevent reagglomeration of the rubber. The partitioning agent reduces the time required to disperse the modifier material in asphalt to be modified and also reduces the viscosity of the modified asphalt so that the modified asphalt is easier to handle.

Abstract: A polymer with a hemocompatible film or coating is manufactured by a one-step method comprising polymerizing monomer droplets comprising at least one crosslinking agent to form a polymer and simultaneously coating the resulting polymer using at least one dispersing agent to thereby form a hemocompatible coated polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides polymeric additive systems and processes for preparing polymeric additive systems which contain a liquid component and a solid component, wherein the weight fraction of the solid component is more than 50%. The present invention also provides polymeric compositions and processes for preparing polymeric compositions that include a polymeric component and a polymeric additive system which contains a liquid component and a solid component, wherein the weight fraction of the solid component is more than 50%. The disclosed compositions and processes are useful in the preparation of polymeric materials and articles produced therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention provides multiple polymeric additive systems and processes for preparing multiple polymeric additive systems which contain a liquid component and a solid component, wherein the solid component contains two or more polymeric additive particles having different compositions. The present invention also provides polymeric compositions and processes for preparing polymeric compositions that include a polymeric component and a multiple polymeric additive system which contains a liquid component and a solid component, wherein the solid component contains two or more polymeric additive particles having different compositions. The disclosed compositions and processes are useful in the preparation of polymeric materials and articles produced therefrom.

Abstract: High concentration drag reducing agents may be prepared by microencapsulating and/or macroencapsulating polymer drag reducing agent. The encapsulation may be performed prior to, during, or after the polymerization of monomer into effective drag reducing polymer. If encapsulation is done before or during polymerization, a catalyst may be present, but little or no solvent is required. The result is very small scale bulk polymerization within the capsule. The inert capsule or shell may be removed before, during or after introduction of the encapsulated drag reducer into a flowing liquid. No injection probes or other special equipment is expected to be required to introduce the drag reducing slurry into the liquid stream, nor is grinding (cryogenic or otherwise) of the polymer necessary to form a suitable drag reducing agent.

Abstract: A method for stabilizing a dye in an ink comprising the dye and a vehicle is provided. The ink is intended for printing on a print medium, which may comprise a variety of surfaces. The method comprises: (a) providing at least one dye moiety (molecule or monomer); (b) encapsulating the dye moiety in a transparent polymeric matrix to form an encapsulated dye particle that provides a barrier to protect the dye moiety; and (c) incorporating the encapsulated dye particle in the ink. The dye moiety is substantially water-insoluble. Consequently, the method of the present invention enables the use of hydrophobic colorants in a hydrophilic vehicle. A hydrophobic film thus forms on the print medium upon drying.

Abstract: Provided is a flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin, (B) from 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a core/shell type, grafted rubbery elastomer, (C) from 0.02 to 5 parts by weight of an organic alkali metal salt and/or an organic alkaline earth metal salt, and (D) from 0.02 to 3 parts by weight of a polyfluoro-olefin resin. Not containing a halogen compound for flame retardation, it has good flame retardancy, and its moldability, impact resistance, thermal stability, wet heat resistance and recyclability are all good.

Abstract: The present invention is a molding material made from a combination of recycled scrap tire particles and recycled plastic flake. In one embodiment, the molding material comprises a plurality of recycled scrap tire particles having different surface areas, a plurality of recycled plastic flake having different surface areas, and a binding agent coated about substantially all of the surfaces of the recycled scrap tire particles and the recycled plastic flakes. The combination of the recycled scrap tire particles having different surface areas, the recycled plastic flake having different surface areas, and the bonding agent results in a molding material that can be used to make a strong, substantially rigid, and durable product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing silico-organic nanohybrid and/or microhybrid capsules for scratch-resistant and/or abrasion-resistant coatings, wherein the silico-organic nanohybrid and/or microhybrid system includes one or more small metal oxide cores A and a substantially complete, silico-organic shell B, and the composition can be obtained by a reaction performed in situ, in a synthetic resin or in a synthetic-resin precursor compound, between metal oxide particles (KA-O) and at least one organofunctional silicon compound which contains an organofunctional group and at least one hydrolyzable group or at least one hydroxy group. The present invention also relates to the use of such compositions as the base for lacquers for producing a scratch-resistant and abrasion-resistant coating on a substrate as well as articles provided with corresponding scratch-resistant as well as abrasion-resistant coatings.

Abstract: Rubber powders with a high degree of filling are obtained by precipitating water-containing suspensions which contain fillers and rubber emulsions or rubber solutions. Use thereof to prepare vulcanizable rubber mixtures.

Abstract: The coating composition comprises inorganic oxide, e.g., silica, in combination with a binder system comprising a mixture of a water soluble polymer and non-ionic latex polymer. The composition may contain optional dye mordant (e.g., cationic polymer). It is found that the combinations of these components result in relatively high solids formulations (e.g., greater than 20% by weight) with relatively low viscosity (less than 5000 centipose), do not exhibit coating dusting, and give exceptional ink-jet printability. These formulations are especially suitable for preparing on-line formulations because they can be formulated to have a viscosity less than 2000 centipose. Preferable embodiments for online coatings have a viscosity less than 1000 centipose.

Abstract: A process for making pigmented PVDF-based powder coatings by coagulation and powder based coatings made by the process. The process involves blending a PVDF latex and a water reducible acrylic polymer and pigment dispersion, adding coagulant to precipitate solid PVDF and pigment associated by ionic interaction with acrylic polymer binder, separating solids and drying the precipitate. Also, methods for coating substrates with the powder coating and coated substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to use of an alkylhydroxyalkyl cellulose, which has alkyl groups having 1-3 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having 2-3 carbon atoms, is free from hydrophobically modifying alkyl groups having at least 4 carbon atoms and has a turbidity point of 50-95° C. The amount of carboxymethyl cellulose constitutes up to 1200 percent by weight of the amount of alkylhydroxyalkyl cellulose. An aqueous coating composition containing a combination of alkylhydroxyethyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose is also described.

Abstract: A polyacetal resin composition of high flame retardancy and stability comprises a polyacetal resin, a flame retardant, and a basic nitrogen-containing compound (urea, amidine, aminotriazine, hydrazine, derivatives thereof, amide, urethane). The flame retardant may comprise an aromatic compound reactive to formaldehyde and a phosphorus-containing compound (e.g., red phosphorus, organic phosphonates, organic phosphinates, ammonium polyphosphate, and other phosphoric acid salts, phosphates), and the aromatic compound may be a hydroxyl group and/or amino group-containing compound or an aromatic ring-containing resin (e.g., novolak resins, aralkyl resins, vinylphenol resins, aniline resins, aromatic nylon resins, polycarbonate resins, polyarylate resins, aromatic epoxy resins, aromatic polyether resins). The ratio of the phosphorus-containing compound per 100 parts by weight of the aromatic compound is 1 to 500 parts by weight.

Abstract: The present invention provides polymer particles being capable of stably maintaining a hydrophobic protecting agent for skin and/or hair and a method of treating fibers by the polymer particles. It is polymer particles having a volume average particle diameter of 0.001 to 30 &mgr;m, which comprises an organic high-molecular polymer (a) as the wall membrane and a hydrophobic-protecting agent for skin and/or hair (b) as the core material, or chitosan and a polymer of an organic acid having reactive vinyl group and/or a salt thereof as the membrane wall and the protecting agent (b) as the core material; a fiber-treating agent comprising said polymer particles; fiber having said polymer particles present continuously or discontinuously on the surface thereof; or a fiber-treating method which comprises bringing said polymer particles or said fiber-treating agent into contact with fiber.

Abstract: An absorbent composite that can handle complex fluids and maintain high absorbent capacity under high loads even after the material has been subjected to rigorous processing conditions. The absorbent composite includes an inhomogeneously crosslinked superabsorbent polymer having a highly crosslinked outer shell. The surface of the superabsorbent polymer includes a protective fibrous coating material and an association agent.

Abstract: Solid blends of rubbery polymers and amorphous or crystalline polymers, said blends being free-flowing at temperatures lower than the glass transition temperature or crystalline melting temperature of the amorphous or crystalline polymer, are prepared by intimate mixing procedures. In general, said mixing conditions include high shear conditions sufficient to convert polymer A to dispersed particles coated with polymer B and produce a free-flowing powder blend.

Abstract: A group of sealants are described which utilize a by-product of paint booth spray operations. Processed paint booth overspray particles are combined with various resins, curing agents to form the sealant compositions.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to enantioselective polyelectrolyte complex films. Further, said films may be free or isolated membranes, or coatings on substrates such a porous substrates, capillary tubes, chromatographic packing material, and monolithic stationary phases and used to separate chiral compounds. The present invention is also directed to a method for forming such enantioselective polyelectrolyte complex films.

Abstract: A flame-retardant polyacetal resin composition comprising 60 to 90% by weight of a polyacetal resin, 1 to 30% by weight of red phosphorus, 1 to 40% by weight of at least one resin selected from phenol resins and polycarbonate resins, and 0.1 to 5% by weight of a metal salt of a fatty acid. The polyacetal resin composition of the present invention is provided with flame retardancy while maintaining the excellent innate properties of polyacetal resins, so that it can be applied to the fields where the use of polyacetal resins has been restricted.

Abstract: Organosilicon nano/microhybrid systems or microhybrid systems having nanoscale and/or microscale oxide particles (KA—O), and an organosilicon shell with at least one organosilicon constituent of the general formula Ia wherein the organosilicon constituent of the shell B is attached to the oxide particles via one or more covalent linkages of formula Ib A process for preparing a composition comprising organosilicon nano/microhybrid systems or microhybrid systems directly in a synthetic resin composition allows in situ preparation of a curable resin. The compositions may be used as coating materials for producing scratch resistant and abrasion resistant coatings.

Abstract: An olefin-type flame-retardant resin composition having excellent mechanical strength, abrasion resistance and workability, and exhibiting excellent flame-retardant properties and shell-forming properties when it has burned, despite the resin composition is blended with an inorganic compound. The composition contains 25 to 250 parts by weight of (D) a flame-retardant inorganic compound per 100 parts by weight of a base resin composition containing 95 to 5% by weight of (A) a copolymer of an ethylene and a vinyl acetate or other polar group-containing monomer, (B) 5 to 95% by weight of a copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester or other polar group-containing monomer, and 0 to 49% by weight of (C) a thermoplastic resin other than the above copolymers.

Abstract: A reinforcing fiber is provided, which can exhibit sufficient adhesive strength even with single layer film coating, a fiber processing agent which can enhance the strength of adhesion between the fiber and the matrix, and a rubber product employing the reinforcing fiber. The fiber processing agent contains a rubber modified epoxy resin. The rubber modified epoxy resin is obtained by epoxidating a high molecular compound having rubber elasticity, and therefore possesses both high elasticity peculiar to rubber and high adhesive strength due to the epoxidation. The high molecular compound having rubber elasticity includes a butadiene-styrene copolymer latex, and an acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer latex, for example. This epoxidized rubber latex is combined with an emulsified phenol resin.

Abstract: Disclosed are a process for synthesizing conductive polymers by gas polymerization and product thereof. The process for synthesizing conductive polymers includes the steps of coating oxidant on a substrate surface in the unit of several microns and drying in a dryer, contacting monomers of a gas phase to cause a polymerization to the surface on the substrate, and cleaning the substrate for removing the non-reacted monomers and the oxidant after the polymerization. The present invention reduces the manufacturing process to 2˜3 steps by using the gas polymerization, thereby decreasing the manufacturing cost to two third or more compared with conventional methods. Moreover, the present invention has an excellent thin film property and can freely adjust the electric conductivity.

Abstract: The invention concerns a material based on halogenated thermoplastic resin, comprising long fibers, characterized in that at least one long fiber is in close contact with a polymer based on alkyl (meth)acrylate. The invention also concerns the methods for making such a material and its uses.

Abstract: Solid blends of rubbery polymers and amorphous or crystalline polymers, said blends being free-flowing at temperatures lower than the glass transition temperature or crystalline melting temperature of the amorphous or crystalline polymer, are prepared by intimate mixing procedures. In general, said mixing conditions include high shear conditions sufficient to convert polymer A to dispersed particles coated with polymer B and produce a free-flowing powder blend.

Abstract: A polymer-based reinforced rubber composition may be produced that comprises a) a plurality of polymer-based fibers, wherein at least some of the plurality of polymer-based fibers comprises at least one surface modification agent; and b) a rubber compound, wherein the rubber compound comprises a plurality of active rubber moieties, and wherein at least some of the plurality of active rubber moieties is adhesively interactive with the surface modification agent.

Abstract: A thermoplastic olefin resin composition having improved resistance to surface impacts, such as scratching, marring and gouging, is provided. The thermoplastic olefin resin comprises a blend of polyolefin alloy and polyamide components. The components have relative melt flow rates such that the polyamide component is selectively segregated toward the front of a melt flow. A compatibilizing agent is added to overcome the natural incompatibility of the polyolefin alloy and polyamide components of the resin. The thermoplastic olefin resin may further include a filler material when increased stiffness or modulus is desired.

Abstract: A process for production of a polyolefin-based composite material of high rigidity, containing a polyolefin and a layered clay, involves impregnating a layered, swellable clay which is interstratified with a tetraalkyl cation, with at least one polymerizable monomer and then mixing this impregnated clay with a polyolefin and a peroxide, at a temperature above the melting point of the polyolefin. A polyolefin-based composite material containing 98-50 wt. % of a polyolefin, 1-50 wt. % of another homo- or copolymer and 1-50 wt. % of a layered clay, wherein the ratio between the modulus of elasticity of the material and that of the initial polyolefin, at a temperature which is 30° C. below the melting temperature of the polyolefin, is higher than or equal to 1 has high rigidity.

Abstract: The present invention is characterized by comprising a two-pack adhesive of an A agent selected from components, an acrylic monomer, a peroxide, a reducing agent, an epoxy resin precursor and a curing agent and containing at least one or two of the acrylic monomer, the peroxide and the reducing agent, and a B agent containing all of the remaining components which are not selected in the A agent. The use of this adhesive makes it possible to stably obtain the bonding free from a thermal stress with the excellent heat resistance and the good reliability.

Abstract: Solid blends of rubbery polymers and amorphous or crystalline polymers, said blends being free-flowing at temperatures lower than the glass transition temperature or crystalline melting temperature of the amorphous or crystalline polymer, are prepared by intimate mixing procedures. In general, said mixing conditions include high shear conditions sufficient to convert polymer A to dispersed particles coated with polymer B and produce a free-flowing powder blend.

Abstract: The present invention relates to optical elements comprising fluorochemical surface treatments. The invention further relates to articles such as retroreflective sheetings, pavement markings and beaded projection screens comprising a binder and the surface treated optical elements. The surface treatment comprises at least one fluoropolymer selected from a) fluoropolymers comprising a fluorinated hydrocarbon backbone and side chains comprising at least one of fluoroalkyl, fluoroether alkyl, fluoroalkoxy and mixtures thereof; and b) fluoropolymers comprising a hydrocarbon backbone and side chains comprising at least one of fluoroether alkyl, fluoroalkoxy and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: An autodepositing liquid composition comprises dispersed non-film-forming polymer particles in addition to the dispersed film forming polymer characteristic of all autodepositing liquid compositions. Preferably, the non-film-forming polymer particles are gas-tight microballoons filled with a gas such as air and have an average particle size less than 1 &mgr;m. Such particles act in the autodepositing liquid compositions and in the dried coatings formed from them as opaque white pigments, unless the coatings are heated above about 130° C., if so heated, the coatings, unless they contain other heat stable pigment, become irreversibly transparent.

Abstract: Stiff and impact resistant closures derived from the stiff and impact resistant blends including poly(propylene) or poly(ethylene/propylene) and calcium carbonate; stiff and impact resistant compositions including poly(propylene) or poly(ethylene/propylene) and calcium carbonate. A presently preferred blend contains from about 40 to about 60 weight percent of poly(propylene) or poly(ethylene/propylene) and from about 25 to about 35 weight percent of calcium carbonate particles treated with fatty acid, the treated particles having a particle size of from about 2.5 to about 3.5 microns.

Abstract: This invention relates to a rubber mixture containing a nitrile rubber, a metal salt of an acrylate, a liquid acrylate and optionally other additives, a process for its preparation, and use for all types of molded articles, in particular roller coatings.

Abstract: A beaded polymeric adsorbent has a core part; a shell part arranged around the core part, with one of the parts having a lipophilic property and another of the parts having a hydrophilic property, and is produced by preparing an organic phase composed of water insoluble monounsaturated and poly unsaturated comonomers; preparing an aqueous phase composed of a mixture of water soluble monounsaturated and polyunsaturated comonomers; forming a dispersion of the organic phase and the aqueous phase in a single vessel; and creating conditions for first polymerizing of one of the phases which forms the core part and thereafter polymerizing the other of the phases which forms the shell part.

Abstract: This invention relates to a prepreg which comprises a substrate and a resin composition containing a resin, an inorganic filler in an amount of 25% by volume based on the total volume of a solid component of the resin composition and a silicone polymer, which resin composition being impregnated into the substrate, and to a metal-clad-laminated board which comprises at least one metal foil being laminated on both surfaces or one surface of the prepreg mentioned above, or a laminated board of the prepregs under heating and pressure.

Abstract: A flame-resistant additive for textile materials and microfiber non-woven fabrics of the artificial-leather type that imparts a high level of fireproofing properties to the textile material treated without negatively affecting the visual and mechanical characteristics, softness to the touch. The flame-resistant additive includes a fireproofing component having a finely divided mixture of melamine and melamine cyanurate and a clay or other adsorbent material such as diatomaceous earth, zeolite, inorganic oxides such as alumina, silica, magnesium oxide or mixtures of inorganic oxides and a binder which includes an aqueous dispersion of an acrylic or maleic polymer or copolymer and a multifunctional cross-linker of the acrylic or maleic polymer or copolymer.