Abstract: A method of treating tobacco material with superheated steam to reduce the nicotine content of the tobacco material after the treatment compared to the nicotine content of the tobacco material before the treatment. Also provided is treated tobacco material which has been contacted with superheated steam to reduce its nicotine content, as well as the use of superheated steam to treat tobacco and tobacco industry products that include the treated tobacco material.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition having excellent coatability. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a composition, a transfer film, a manufacturing method for a laminate, a manufacturing method for a circuit wire, and an electronic device, which are related to the composition. A composition of the present invention contains an alkali-soluble resin, a polymerizable compound, and a compound A. The compound A is a compound having a group represented by General Formula (1). *—CF2—H??General Formula (1): In the formula, * represents a bonding position.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device is provided. The aerosol generating device includes: a cartridge; a body coupled to the cartridge; and a controller configured to: check a type of the cartridge based on that the body and the cartridge are coupled to each other; based on the type of the cartridge being a first type that stores predetermined data, update at least one of a mode of the body and data stored in the body based on the predetermined data; and based on the type of the cartridge being a second type that does not store the predetermined data, perform an operation related to generation of an aerosol based on at least one of the mode of the body and the data stored in the body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising nicotine and/or nicotine salt, and calcium silicate, wherein the composition is in a pouch, wherein the pouch is intended to be placed in the mouth.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technique that utilizes the ability of a smoking substitute device to wirelessly connect via a wireless personal area network to a portable communication terminal (e.g. mobile phone) to provide a user with location-related information about the smoking substitute device. The technique may be used to issue a notification upon detection a dropped connection, e.g. to prevent loss or theft of the smoking substitute device. The technique may use other information from the smoking substitute device and/or portable communication terminal to judge whether or not a dropped connection is notifiable. For example, notifications may be suppressed based on any of a duration of the loss of the wireless connection, a presence of a wireless connection between the portable communication terminal and another smoking substitute device, a current location of the portable communication terminal, and historical smoking substitute device usage data.

Abstract: A heatable aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate including a homogenised thyme material including at least 2.5 percent by weight of thyme particles on a dry weight basis, an aerosol former, and a binder, at least 400 micrograms of ursolic acid per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis, and at least 150 micrograms of thymol per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis, in which an amount of ursolic acid per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate is at least 2 times an amount of thymol per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate; and at least one hollow tube immediately downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate. An aerosol-generating system, including an aerosol-generating device including a heating element, and the heated aerosol-generating article, is also provided.

Abstract: A vaporization core of an electronic vaporization device includes: a heating body for generating heat; an electrode body electrically connected to the heating body; and a substrate for buffering liquid and having a mounting surface and a heating surface spaced apart from the mounting surface. The electrode body is arranged on the mounting surface. The heating body is arranged on the heating surface. The heating surface absorbs heat generated by the heating body and vaporize the liquid.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided for an inductively heatable aerosol-generating device, the article including a liquid reservoir to store aerosol-forming liquid; and a liquid-conveying susceptor assembly to convey the aerosol-forming liquid into a region outside the liquid reservoir and for inductively heating the aerosol-forming liquid under an influence of an alternating magnetic field to generate an aerosol, the assembly including a filament bundle of inductively heatable filaments including first and second soaking sections and an intermediate section therebetween, the soaking sections being arranged at least partially in the liquid reservoir and the intermediate section being arranged outside the liquid reservoir, the filaments being parallel to each other along the intermediate section, and the soaking sections differing from each other in at least one of a number of fibers therein, a surface property of the filaments therein, or a length thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hot melt adhesive comprising: (A) a copolymer of ethylene with an olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms; (B) a copolymer of ethylene with a carboxylic acid derivative having an ethylenic double bond; and (C) a tackifying resin, wherein the (B) copolymer of ethylene with a carboxylic acid derivative having an ethylenic double bond comprises (B1) a copolymer of ethylene with a (meth)acrylic acid derivative, which copolymer (B1) has a melt flow rate of 1 to 38 g/10 min.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hot melt adhesive comprising: (A) a copolymer of ethylene with an olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms; (B) an ethylene-carboxylic acid ester copolymer; and (C) a tackifying resin, wherein the (B) ethylene-carboxylic acid ester copolymer comprises (B1) an ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer containing a structural unit derived from the (meth)acrylic acid ester in an amount of 2 to 24% by mass.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition for a refrigerant-transporting hose includes a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer. A 10% modulus M10 (MPa) at 25° C., a water vapor permeability coefficient PCH2O (g·mm/(m2·24 h) at a temperature of 60° C. and a relative humidity of 100%, a strength at break TB 150 (MPa) in a tensile test at 150° C., and an elongation at break EB150 (%) in a tensile test at 150° C. satisfy Expressions (1), (2), and (3), namely 0.9?M10×PCH2O?90 . . . (1), 1.0?TB150?20 . . . (2), and 50?EB150 . . . (3).

Abstract: An aerogel hybrid and a method for preparing the aerogel hybrid. The aerogel hybrid includes a resin composition and a plurality of aerogel particles. The resin composition may fill the interstitial space between the plurality of aerogel particles. The aerogel hybrid may be produced by preparing the aerogel and preparing the resin composition, blending the aerogel and the resin composition together to form an aerogel hybrid and curing the aerogel hybrid for providing an aerogel hybrid containing resin mixture with the ability to fit large amounts of aerogel into the resin to enhance the aerogel's physical properties.

Abstract: A multiblock, cationic-functionalized norbornene copolymer is formed by a process including performing a vinyl addition polymerization in the presence of a metal catalyst of a first norbornene monomer substituted with a first alkyl group and a second norbornene monomer substituted with a second alkyl group by adding a predetermined amount of the first norbornene monomer and a predetermined amount of the second norbornene monomer sequentially to the reaction to form blocks of an intermediate norbornene multiblock copolymer. The second alkyl group includes a substituent which undergoes a reaction with a precursor for a cationic group having a volume less than 0.25 cm3/mol. The process further includes reacting the precursor for the cationic group with the intermediate norbornene multiblock copolymer to form the multiblock, cationic-functionalized norborene copolymer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antibacterial polymer composition, and more particularly, to an antibacterial polymer composition that enables the preparation of a coating layer exhibiting excellent antibacterial properties.

Abstract: The present invention is related to high Impact strength thermoplastic compositions comprising: a) from 10 to 90% by weight of a rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic (co)polymer; b) from 10 to 90% by weight of a polyphenylene ether; wherein: said rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic (co)polymer a) comprising: I) a matrix comprising monovinylidene aromatic polymer, and II) from 5 to 25% by weight of rubber in the form of discrete rubber particles dispersed within the matrix, wherein the rubber particles comprise a blend of at least two polybutadienes as well as graft- and block copolymers of polybutadiene and monovinylidene aromatic polymer segments, said rubber particles exhibit: —an average particle size by volume (D50) comprised between 0.8 and 5.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer. More specifically, it relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer, which can improve a drying efficiency in the preparation process and realize excellent absorption-related properties of the prepared super absorbent polymer by using a specific inorganic material in the reassembly process.

Abstract: A low volatile organic compound (VOC) coating composition with a low viscosity is described. The coating composition includes a hydrocarbon solvent; a reactive or non-reactive diluent; a drier composition; and a hyper-branched alkylated polymer. A colorant can be added so that the coating composition can be used as a stain, such as a wood stain. The hyper-branched alkylated polymer functions as the main binder to provide an effective coating composition having a relatively low VOC level.

Abstract: Hot melt adhesive compositions prepared with a mixture of propylene copolymers are disclosed. The hot melt adhesive compositions require little to no oil content while providing high cohesion and excellent adhesion to nonwoven substrates and polymeric films. The hot melt adhesive compositions are particularly suitable for manufacturing absorbent construction articles.

Abstract: The copolymerization of ethylene with vinylcyclohexane is carried out with a catalyst system comprising a bridged hafnocene. When relatively low levels of vinylcyclohexane are incorporated, the ethylene-vinylcyclohexane copolymers have high degrees of crystallinity as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (Xc in %). These copolymers have good thermoformability.

Abstract: Provided is syndiotactic polypropylene-based ethylene-propylene copolymers comprising a) 5 to 15% by weight of ethylene and 85 to 95% by weight of propylene; b) 60 to 90% rr triads; c) Mw (LS) of 10 to 250 kg/mol; and d) no substantial melting peak, wherein the heat of fusion of the peak is 5 J/g or less as determined by differential scanning calorimetry at a scan rate of 10° C./min (ASTM D3418-03).