Abstract: The present invention is a composition comprising a) a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having one or more structural units of i) a polyurea macromer; and ii) an acrylate, a methacrylate, a vinyl ester, or a styrene monomer, or a combination thereof; and/or b) an aqueous mixture of a i) polyurea macromer polymer particles; and b) acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl ester, or styrenic polymer particles, or a combination thereof, wherein the polyurea macromer is characterized by the following formula I: where A1, A2, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. Compositions prepared using the compound of the present invention can be used to form coatings with excellent balance of low temperature film formation, hardness, and flexibility.

Abstract: A rubber composition according to the present invention includes at least a rubber component, which includes an ethylene propylene diene rubber, a peroxide crosslinking agent, and amorphous silica and further includes not less than 0.3 parts by mass of a quaternary ammonium salt with respect to 100 parts by mass of the amorphous silica. A rubber molded article according to the present invention is constituted of the rubber composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for hydraulically setting compositions, comprising a colloidally disperse preparation of at least one water-soluble salt of a polyvalent metal cation, at least one compound capable of releasing an anion which forms a sparingly soluble salt with the polyvalent metal cation, and at least one polymeric dispersant which comprises anionic and/or anionogenic groups and polyether side chains.

Abstract: A two-part adhesive formulation is provided that has an adhesive part A and an activator part B. The part A includes a monomer amount of a methacrylate ester monomer, a crosslinker amount of a polyfunctional monomer, an anti-oxidant, a free-radical polymerization inhibitor, and an adhesion promoter system to improve cured adhesive strength to a substrate, an impact modifier and a toughening agent and a free-radical polymerization initiator. The part B includes an impact modifier, butyl rubber, methacrylate ester monomer, and a free-radical polymerization accelerator yet varies in the weight ratio used relative to part A. Each of the part A and the part B have separate storage stability of at least 300 days at 23° C. A process of applying an adhesive to a substrate is provided that includes combining together parts A and B to form an adhesive mixture and applying the mixture to the substrate and allowed to cure.

Abstract: An optical solid state prepolymer is provided, which includes a product formed by reacting 100 parts by weight of (a) epoxy resin and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of (b) oligomeric silsesquioxane. The (a) epoxy resin includes (a1) linear siloxane epoxy resin and (a2) cyclic siloxane epoxy resin with a weight ratio of 1:1 to 5:1.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) from about 50 to about 90 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from ?65° C. to ?55° C. and functionalized with an alkoxysilane group and at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of primary amines and thiols; (B) from about 50 to about 10 phr of polybutadiene having a cis 1,4 content greater than 95 percent and a Tg ranging from ?80 to ?110° C.; (C) from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of a resin having a Tg of at least 30° C. and an oil, wherein the weight ratio of resin to oil is greater than 1.

Abstract: In one aspect, adhesives for use with a 3D printer are described herein. In some embodiments, an adhesive for use with a 3D printer comprises a first polymeric component comprising a poly(vinyl alcohol) and a second polymeric component. The poly(vinyl alcohol), in some embodiments, comprises amorphous poly(vinyl alcohol). In some embodiments, the second polymeric component comprises a water-soluble polymer. Further, in some embodiments, an adhesive described herein further comprises a solvent, a surfactant, and/or a preservative.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an emulsion-based high release additive for a release sheet, the additive being characterized by being obtained by dispersing in water a condensation product (A) obtained by subjecting the following to a dehydration condensation reaction: (A-1) a polydiorganosiloxane which has an average degree of polymerization of 100-300,000 and which has one or more hydroxyl groups or hydrolyzable groups per molecule; and (A-2) a polyorganosiloxane resin, which contains (SiO4/2) units and (R3SiO1/2) units (in the formulae, the R groups each represent independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1-12 carbon atoms and not having an aliphatic unsaturated bond or an alkenyl group having 2-6 carbon atoms) as primary components, in which the molar ratio of (R3SiO1/2) units relative to (SiO4/2) units is 0.6-1.2 and in which the total content of hydroxyl groups and hydrolyzable groups is not lower than 2.1 mass % and lower than 10.0 mass %.

Abstract: A soft touch composition comprises, based on the total weight of the composition, 50 to 88 wt % of a polymer comprising, based on the total weight of the polymer, 44 to 52 wt % of a polypropylene homopolymer, 3 to 30 wt % of an ethylene-propylene copolymer, and 22 to 52 wt % of an ethylene-C4 to C8 alpha olefin copolymer, and 10 to 40 wt % of glass fibers.

Abstract: The invention concerns the combined use, in an elastomer composition preferably comprising an isoprene elastomer, a precipitated silica containing titanium and a specific conjugated diene compound, such as a conjugated diene phosphonate or phosphinate compound. It also concerns the elastomer compositions obtained and the items produced from said compositions.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a laser sintering powder composition comprising: greater than 30 to 90 wt. % of a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene/styrene-styrene (S(EB/S)S) block copolymer or a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) block copolymer, or a mixture thereof; 10 to less than 70 wt. % of a C3 to C8 polyolefin, or a mixture of two or more polyolefins, 0 to 20 wt. % mineral oil, 0.2 to 1 wt. % of one or more antioxidants, 0 to 5 wt. % colorant, 0 to 20 wt. % surface modifying agent, wherein the total of the above ingredients is 100 wt. %, and optionally 0 to 5 parts by weight of a powder flow agent, based on 100 weight parts of the laser sintering powder composition. The composition has a melt flow rate of at least 20 grams/10 min. at 190° C./2.16 kg mass. The invention also comprises laser sintered articles and methods for making the same.

Abstract: A transparent resin composition for sealing an organic EL element and other things having a sufficient effect of blocking moisture and excellent flexibility is provided. As essential components, a thermoplastic resin, tackifying resin and organometallic compound represented by the following chemical formula are included, having a light transmittance of 85% or more, and having a relationship of AM/Y<162, A: the acid value excluding the organometallic compound M: the weight average molecular weight of the organometallic compound Y: the weight ratio of the organometallic compound with respect to 100 parts by weight of resin components wherein the thermoplastic resin contains a hydride of a styrene-based A-B-A type triblock, wherein R1 to R4 represent organic groups including an alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, cycloalkyl group and acyl group, each having a carbon number of 1 or more and 8 or less, M represents a metal atom having 3 valency.

Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid concentrate includes starch, an acrylic acid homopolymer salt, vegetable oil, and clay. The non-aqueous liquid concentrate forms an aqueous dispersion when added to water and is capable of clinging to a surface.

Abstract: This invention relates to a tire having a rubber component, such as a tread. with filler reinforcement containing surface modified graphene and precipitated silica which may be or may include pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica.

Abstract: A semi-transparent coating material for coating glass or glass ceramics includes at least one sol-gel hybrid-polymer coating system having a hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix, and nanoparticles and nanoscale pigments and/or dyes are added to the hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix.

Abstract: The invention presented concerns a process for the manufacture of coated, nano-scale, hydrotalcites, where the individual, primary, nano-scale hydrotalcite particles are coated. In order to obtain the corresponding hydrotalcite particles in coated, nano-scale form, the additive precipitation reaction is employed invention-related. Every primary particle indicates its own coating in this case. In a further aspect, the registration is directed toward coated primary, nano-scale, hydrotalcite particles, in particular obtainable in accordance with the invention-related process. A further aspect of the invention is directed toward composites containing nano-scale hydrotalcites, in particular hydrotalcites manufactured in accordance with the invention presented. Finally the registration presented is directed towards compositions containing mixtures of magnesium hydroxide and hydrotalcite.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a modified polypropylene comprising from 0.3 to 2 long-chain branches per 1,000 carbon atoms, wherein said long-chain branch has more than 1,000 carbon atoms and 0 to 6% of ethene and/or alpha-olefinic comonomer having 3 to 18 carbon atoms. The polypropylene of the present invention is a homopolymer, a random copolymer, or a heterophasic copolymer. The present invention also relates to large, deep, complex and/or thick articles which are thermoformed from said polypropylene. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the process for thermoforming said modified polypropylene into large, deep, complex and/or thick articles. The present invention also relates to the use of the polypropylene to prepare large, deep, complex and/or thick articles.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the for the preparation of a hardening accelerator composition by reaction of a water-soluble calcium compound with a water-soluble silicate compound, the reaction being carried out in the presence of an aqueous solution which contains a plasticizer suitable for hydraulic binders, characterized in that said reaction is being carried out in the presence of apatite and that the molar ratio of calcium to phosphor in the hardening accelerator is from 25/1 to 400/1.

Abstract: Included are polymer compositions including a polymer and about 0.1% to 25% by weight of a cellulose additive. The polymer composition is in the form of a film and the cellulose additive may be a cellulose ester such as cellulose acetate butyrate.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced composite material obtained by reinforcing a matrix resin with fibers, wherein the matrix resin contains a thermoplastic resin and a carbon black, the fibers are discontinuous carbon fibers, a part of the discontinuous carbon fibers forms fiber bundles, and the thickness of a thinnest part of the matrix resin which is located between an outermost surface of the composite material and the fibers existing in an inside of the composite material is less than 100 ?m. Further, it is preferred that the thermoplastic resin is a polyamide-based resin, that the discontinuous carbon fibers have a length of from 3 to 100 mm, and that the orientation of the discontinuous carbon fibers is random. Furthermore, it is preferred that the size of the primary particle diameter of the carbon black is within a range of 7 to 75 nm.