Abstract: A triurethane compound may be used to modify rheology. An aqueous composition may include such a triurethane compound and the viscosity of an aqueous composition may be controlled using the triurethane compound.

Abstract: A fibrous cellulose-containing material having excellent dispersibility even when dried, a method for preparing the same, and a fibrous cellulose composite resin having excellent strength. The fibrous cellulose-containing material is for addition to resin, and contains fibrous cellulose having an average fiber width of 0.1 to 19 ?m and having hydroxyl groups partially or fully substituted with carbamate groups, and interactive powder that is interactive with the fibrous cellulose. The fibrous cellulose composite resin contains the fibrous cellulose-containing material as fibrous cellulose. The method for preparing a fibrous cellulose-containing material includes defibrating fibrous cellulose having hydroxyl groups partially or fully substituted with carbamate groups to have an average fiber width of 0.1 to 19 ?m, and mixing with interactive powder that is interactive with the fibrous cellulose to obtain a mixed liquid, and drying the mixed liquid.

Abstract: An article for use as part of a non-combustible aerosol provision system, the article including a housing and a substantially planar aerosol generating component, wherein the housing includes a plurality of air inlets disposed within a first plane at a first end, wherein the aerosol generating component forms a second plane, wherein the plurality of inlets are entirely within the perimeter defined by the aerosol generating component when viewed along an axis perpendicular to the first plane.

Abstract: Provided is a water dispersion of a vinyl halide copolymer having favorable film formation property after long-term storage while maintaining high water vapor barrier property of a film after coating. A water dispersion of a vinyl halide copolymer comprises a vinyl halide copolymer containing a structural unit derived from a vinyl halide monomer and a structural unit derived from a copolymerization monomer whose reactivity ratio r1 is less than 0.7, wherein a mass ratio of the structural unit derived from the copolymerization monomer is 1 part by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the structural unit derived from the vinyl halide monomer, the structural unit derived from the copolymerization monomer, and a structural unit derived from a copolymerization monomer whose reactivity ratio r1 is 0.7 or more, and S1/(S1+S2) is 0 or more and 0.33 or less.

Abstract: An injection molded closure article comprising a composition blend of: (a) at least one substantially linear polyolefin elastomer component which has a melt index of, for example, from 0.5 dg/min to 40 dg/min and a density of, for example, from 0.850 g/cc to 0.910 g/cc; and (b) at least one neutralized ethylene acid copolymer resin component which has a melt index of, for example, from 0.5 dg/min to 25 dg/min, and is at least partially neutralized at a range of from 20% to 70% neutralization; a molded closure article produced from the above composition blend, wherein the molded closure article has a high gloss, low haze, high impact resistance, and high chemical resistance; and a process of manufacturing the above molded closure article.

Abstract: An aerosol provision device heating system is described. The system includes a heating region that can receive at least a portion of an article including aerosol generating material. The system also includes a first heating element that extends within a first portion of the heating region, and a second heating element that at least partially surrounds a second portion of the heating region. In some arrangements, at least part of the first heating element extending within the heating region is offset from the second heating element. In some arrangements, most of the second heating element is offset from the first heating element.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rubber molded body formed from a rubber composition. The rubber composition contains a natural rubber and a butadiene rubber as predominant rubber components; a low-melting paraffin wax having a melting point of 45° C. to 57° C.; and optionally a low-melting fatty acid amide having a melting point of 35° C. to 85° C. The mass ratio of the natural rubber to the butadiene rubber ranges from 80/20 to 10/90. The amount of the low-melting paraffin wax contained in the rubber composition ranges from 20 to 70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of all rubber components. The total amount of the low-melting paraffin wax and the low-melting fatty acid amide contained in the rubber composition ranges from 30 to 100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of all rubber components.

Abstract: Methods of vulcanization using a high content sulfur polymer, instead of elemental sulfur, have been developed. These high sulfur content polymers are referred to as Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIP) materials and have good polymer compatibility in that they are soluble in a number of polymers. Furthermore, CHIP materials may have weaker bonds than the S—S bonds of elemental sulfur and thus provide for a higher crosslinking efficiency vulcanization.

Abstract: A non-nicotine pod assembly includes a non-nicotine reservoir to hold non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation, and a heater configured to vaporize non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from the non-nicotine reservoir. A device body is configured to engage with the non-nicotine pod assembly, and includes a controller. The controller is configured to cause the device body to detect a fault event at the non-nicotine electronic vaping device, classify the fault event as one of a plurality of types of fault events, and perform at least one consequent action based on the classification of the fault event.

Abstract: Biodegradable and/or compostable compositions of blends of bio-based starch mixed esters and biodegradable and/or compostable polymers and methods of making them are described. The blend may include from about 20% to about 90% of the described starch mixed esters and from about 10% to about 80% of at least one other biodegradable and/or compostable polymer other than the bio-based starch mixed ester.

Abstract: Provided is a waterborne resin crosslinking agent, as well as a waterborne resin crosslinking agent-containing liquid and a waterborne resin composition, including the waterborne resin crosslinking agent. The waterborne resin crosslinking agent of the present invention includes a polycarbodiimide compound (A) and a polycarbodiimide compound (B); the polycarbodiimide compound (A) has a structure in which the isocyanate groups at both terminals are each capped with a predetermined hydrophilic organic compound; the polycarbodiimide compound (B) has, as a structural unit, a diisocyanate compound having one cyclohexyl ring or one benzene ring, and has a structure in which the isocyanate groups at both terminals are each capped with a predetermined organic compound, and the polycarbodiimide compound (A) is in an amount of 5 to 90 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass in total of the polycarbodiimide compounds (A) and (B).

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device (3) comprises an axially extending heating space (21). The heating space (21) is configured to at least partially receive an aerosol-generating article (5). The aerosol-generating device (3) comprises a heat receiving surface (25) provided outside of the heating space (21). The aerosol-generating device (3) comprises a heat storage body (31) and an inner heat conduction body (33). The heat storage body (31) is provided between the heat receiving surface (25) and the heating space (21). The inner heat conduction body (33) is provided between the heat storage body (31) and the heating space (21). A material of the heat storage body (31) has a higher specific heat capacity than a material of the inner heat conduction body (33). The material of the inner heat conduction body (33) has a higher thermal conductivity than the material of the heat storage body (31).

Abstract: The present invention provides an aromatic polyester having several operative functional groups and a method for producing same. An aromatic polyester comprising a polycarboxylic acid component and a polyhydric alcohol component as a copolymerization component, wherein the aromatic polyester comprises a polycarboxylic acid component having an operative functional group by 50 mol % or more when a total amount of the polycarboxylic acid component is taken as 100 mol %, and the aromatic polyester comprises an aromatic polyhydric alcohol component by 50 mol % or more when a total amount of the polyhydric alcohol component is taken as 100 mol %.

Abstract: A fluorine resin film to be provided includes a fluorine resin, and has a surface subjected to a modification treatment. The fluorine resin film has, at the surface, the following proportion of each of carbon, oxygen, and fluorine elements based on 100 atom % of a sum of the elements: 30 atom % or more and 70 atom % or less of carbon; 0.6 atom % or more and less than 13 atom % of oxygen; and 60 atom % or less of fluorine. This fluorine resin film is a fluorine resin film having a surface subjected to a modification treatment, and is suitable for manufacturing a molded rubber body having a surface coated with the film.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) for generating aerosol from an aerosol generating material is dis-closed. The non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) comprises a housing, a chamber (102) within the housing for receiving a consumable comprising the aerosol generating material and a resilient material (114) that surrounds at least a portion of the consumable when the consumable is received within the chamber (102), the resilient material (114) comprising a thickness that is adaptable in dependence upon a thickness of the consumable comprising the aerosol generating material, whereby consumables of different thicknesses are selectively snuggly receivable within the chamber (102).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) based polymer electrolyte composition hosting an ion conductive salt in the presence of a plasticizer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nitrile butadiene rubber includes: subjecting a material composition containing water, butadiene, acrylonitrile, an emulsifying agent, an initiator, and a molecular weight regulator to an emulsion polymerization reaction, so as to form an emulsion; and adding a reactive antioxidant and a non-reactive antioxidant to the emulsion to form a mixture, followed by subjecting the mixture to a coagulation process, so as to form the nitrile butadiene rubber.

Abstract: A heating assembly for a vaporizer is disclosed. The heating assembly includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to each other. The first surface is a liquid absorbing surface. The first substrate includes a plurality of first micropores configured to guide an aerosol-generation substrate from the liquid absorbing surface to the second surface. The second substrate includes a third surface and a fourth surface arranged opposite to each other. The fourth surface is a vaporization surface. The second surface and the third surface are arranged opposite to each other.

Abstract: The invention has a problem of providing a fine resin particle that is useful as an anti-blocking agent or other agents, has sufficient resistance to the thermal load applied when compounded with resins, shows sufficiently lowered residual amount of unreacted monomers in the fine resin particle, and, furthermore, has a color tone that does not affect optical properties even when used in optical members, to which very high optical characteristics (colorless transparency) are required, or other members.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer functioning as a leveling agent that imparts high smoothness to a coating film without causing a defect on the surface of the coating film. Specifically, a silicone chain-containing polymer having a silicone chain on one terminal, in which the silicone chain has a number average molecular weight in a range of 2000 to 20000, and a polymerizable unsaturated group is not contained.