Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, systems and methods related to a polypropiolactone composition comprising polypropiolactone polymers. Such polymers include polypropiolactone chains of Formula (I): where n is an integer from 10 to about 1,000 and Y is either —H or a cation.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition, may include a thermoplastic resin (A) and, per 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A), from 0 to 0.2 parts by mass of a metal salt-containing flame retardant (B), and not less than 0.05 parts by mass and less than 3 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane (C), wherein the organopolysiloxane (C) has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in a range of from 1.01 to 1.4.

Abstract: Provided is a polycarbonate-based resin having a ratio of an amine terminal to all terminal groups of 1.0 mol % or more.

Abstract: Thermoplastic elastomer compounds include (a) hydrogenated styrene-farnesene-styrene block copolymer, (b) thermoplastic polyester elastomer having a bio-based content of at least about 45%, (c) polyolefin having a bio-based content of at least about 95%, (d) secondary styrenic block copolymer such as styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer, and (e) plasticizer. The thermoplastic elastomer compounds have a bio-based content of at least about 40%. Additionally, the thermoplastic elastomer compounds have an adhesion of at least about 10 pli according to a 90° Peel Test on at least one of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and polycarbonate. The thermoplastic elastomer compounds can be especially useful for making overmolded thermoplastic articles.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition including a fluororesin (A) and a crosslinked fluoroelastomer (B), wherein the fluororesin (A) is a copolymer that contains a chlorotrifluoroethylene unit and a tetrafluoroethylene unit and that has at least one functional group selected from a carbonyl group, an olefinic group and an amino group at a main chain terminal or side chain terminal of the polymer. The crosslinked fluoroelastomer (B) is obtained by subjecting a fluoroelastomer (b) to a dynamic crosslinking treatment along with a polyamine compound (c) having a thermal decomposition temperature of 210° C. or higher and a crosslinking accelerator (d) in the presence of the fluororesin (A) under conditions for melting the fluororesin (A). Also disclosed is a method for producing the thermoplastic composition, a molded article formed from the thermoplastic composition, and a laminated product including a resin layer formed from the thermoplastic composition.

Abstract: A two-part curable adhesive composition includes a main agent (A) containing a urethane prepolymer (a1) and a remaining polyisocyanate (a2), and a curing agent (B) containing a non-crystalline polyol compound (b1) and a polyamine compound (b2). An equivalent ratio of an isocyanate group in a raw polyisocyanate to a hydroxyl group in a crystalline polyol compound constituting the urethane prepolymer (a1) is from 2.05 to 12. An NCO group/total active hydrogen group ratio is from 0.5 to 4. An isocyanate group/hydroxyl group ratio is from 2 to 12.

Abstract: The resin composition for plating of the present invention includes: a graft copolymer (A) in which a monomer component (a) including specific amounts of an aromatic vinyl compound (a1), a vinyl cyanide compound (a2), and another vinyl compound (a3) is graft-polymerized on a rubbery polymer; and a polycarbonate resin (P), wherein an amount of resin (P) is 40 to 70% by mass, based on a total mass of the resin composition, a rubber content (X) in copolymer (A) is more than 40% by mass, based on a total mass of copolymer (A), a graft ratio (Y) of copolymer (A) satisfies formula (1): 793e?0.041X?Y?515e?0.041X (1), and a rubber content (Z) in the resin composition is 10 to 18% by mass, based on a total mass of the resin composition.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising 80 to 99.9 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (I), and 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of a silicone-acryl core-shell resin (II), a total mass of the thermoplastic resin (I) and the silicone-acryl core-shell resin (II) being 100 parts by mass, wherein a core particle of the silicone-acryl core-shell resin (II) is composed of an organopolysiloxane (A), and a shell layer of the silicone-acryl core-shell resin (II) is composed of a poly (meth) acrylate ester (B), a mass ratio of the organopolysiloxane (A) to the poly (meth) acrylate ester (B) is in a range of 40:60 to 90:10, and a length (?) of the part of a circumference occupied by the poly (meth) acrylate ester in the silicone-acryl core-shell resin (II) accounts for at least 90% of a whole circumferential length (?) of the silicone-acryl core-shell resin (II).

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition includes: about 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; about 0.1 parts by weight to about 1.5 parts by weight of a first rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer including a diene rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of about 50 nm to about 200 nm; about 0.1 parts by weight to about 1.5 parts by weight of a second rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer including a diene rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of about 250 nm to about 400 nm; about 0.1 parts by weight to about 1.5 parts by weight of a silicone rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer; about 3 parts by weight to about 15 parts by weight of a phosphazene compound; and about 0.05 parts by weight to about 0.3 parts by weight of an alkali (earth) metal salt of perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid.

Abstract: There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component, including—2,2,4,4-tetraallcylcyclobutane-1,3-diol. One of the polyacid component or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a metal packaging containing coated with the composition.

Abstract: As a thermoplastic resin used as a matrix resin for a fiber-reinforced composite material, a thermoplastic resin having a high glass transition temperature in spite of having a low resin viscosity during molding is provided. Provided are a two-liquid curable composition for forming a thermoplastic matrix resin, the two-liquid curable composition containing an active hydrogen component containing an alkylthio group-containing aromatic diamine (A) and a diisocyanate component containing at least one kind of diisocyanate (B) selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diisocyanates, alicyclic diisocyanates, and modified forms of aliphatic diisocyanates and alicyclic diisocyanates, a matrix resin for a fiber-reinforced composite material, the matrix resin being a thermoplastic resin containing a reaction product of the active hydrogen component and the diisocyanate component, and a fiber-reinforced composite material containing the matrix resin and reinforcing fiber.

Abstract: A resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a fluorine-containing compound, which includes tetrafluoroethylene homopolymer, perfluoroalkoxy alkane polymer or a combination thereof; 2 parts by weight to 6 parts by weight of a butyral copolymer, which includes a unit of Formula (I), a unit of Formula (II) and a unit of Formula (III), wherein 1 is an integer of 40 to 250, m is an integer of 5 to 380, n is an integer of 55 to 2500, and wherein the butyral copolymer has a content of hydroxyl group of 21 mol % to 80 mol %; and 20 parts by weight to 150 parts by weight of an inorganic filler. The resin composition may achieve improvements in at least one of the following properties of the article made therefrom including dielectric constant, dissipation factor, X-axis coefficient of thermal expansion, weight loss percentage, tensile strength and comparative tracking index.

Abstract: Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A), including: a polycarbonate block (A-1) formed of a repeating unit having a specific structure; and a polyorganosiloxane block (A-2) containing a repeating unit having a specific structure, wherein the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer satisfies the following requirements (1) to (3): (1) the content of the polyorganosiloxane block (A-2) in the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) is from more than 40 mass % to 70 mass % or less; (2) the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer has a viscosity-average molecular weight of from 10,000 or more to 23,000 or less; and (3) the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer includes a specific polycarbonate block as the polycarbonate block (A-1).

Abstract: Infrared-transparent polymers, useful for LWIR and/or MWIR transparency, are disclosed. The disclosed infrared-transparent polymers are low-cost, damage-resistant, and economically scalable to commercially relevant substrate areas (1 ft2 and greater). In some disclosed infrared-transparent polymers, the carbon-free polymer backbone contains a plurality of polymer repeat units of the form wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, hydroxyl, amino, urea, thiol, thioether, amino alkyls, carboxylates, metals, metal-containing groups, and deuterated forms or combinations thereof; wherein R2 is (independently from R1) selected from the group consisting of alkyls, hydroxyl, amino, urea, thiol, thioether, amino alkyls, carboxylates, metals, metal-containing groups, and deuterated forms or combinations thereof; wherein n is selected from 2 to about 10,000; and wherein the carbon-free polymer backbone is linear, cyclic, branched, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Techniques regarding star polymers with enhanced antimicrobial functionality are provided. For example, a polymer is provided that can comprise a core that can have a singlet oxygen generator and that can generate a singlet oxygen species upon irradiation with light. The polymer can also comprise a plurality of polycarbonate arms covalently bonded to the core. The plurality of polycarbonate arms can be degradable and can comprise a cation. Further, the plurality of polycarbonate arms can have antimicrobial functionality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyarylate resin composition sufficiently excellent in heat resistance, transparency, heat discoloration resistance and moist heat resistance, and a molded article made of the same. The present invention relates to a polyarylate resin composition containing 0.005˜5 parts by mass of a silane compound (C) with a boiling point of 200° C. or more, based on 100 parts by mass of the total of a polyarylate resin (A) and a polycarbonate resin (B), a content ratio of the polyarylate resin (A) and the polycarbonate resin (B) being 5/95 to 95/5 (mass ratio).

Abstract: The invention relates to cyanate ester resin blends containing resveratrol-based cyanate esters. At room temperature, the cyanate ester resin blend offers improved processability by remaining a liquid or forming a solid that melts at less than 70° C. The cyanate ester resin blend includes a resveratrol-based cyanate ester and a flexible cyanate ester having a configuration different than that of the resveratrol-based cyanate ester, where the resveratrol-based cyanate ester is no more than 80% of the total mass of the cyanate esters in the cyanate ester resin blend. A composite product can include the cyanate ester resin blend and a support material. When making the composite product, the support material is combined with the cyanate resin blend and cured at temperatures ranging from about 100° C. to about 300° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyamide block copolymer and a polyamide film including the same. The polyamide block copolymer according to the present disclosure makes it possible to provide a polyamide film exhibiting excellent mechanical properties while being colorless and transparent.

Abstract: Polymer matrix composite comprising a porous polymeric network; and a plurality of thermally insulating particles distributed within the polymeric network structure, wherein the thermally insulating particles are present in a range from 15 to 99 weight percent, based on the total weight of the thermally insulating particles and the polymer (excluding the solvent); and wherein the polymer matrix composite has a density not greater than 3 g/cm3; and methods for making the same. The polymer matrix composites are useful, for example, in electronic devices.

Abstract: A resin composition that has both excellent flux activity and high insulation reliability, that possesses good storage stability, and that further has flexibility with good operability upon being used as a laminate is provided. The resin composition contains a chelating flux agent (A), a thermal radical polymerization initiator (B) and a radical polymerizable compound (C).