Abstract: The present invention relates to a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition comprising 20 to 50 mass % of a polybutylene terephthalate resin (A) having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.60 to 1.0 dl/g, 20 to 45 mass % of a fibrous filler (B), 1 to 20 mass % of a polycarbonate resin (C) having a melt volume rate (MVR) of 30 cm3/10 min or more, 3 to 20 mass % of a copolymerized polybutylene terephthalate resin (D), and 0 to 20 mass % of an inorganic filler (E) other than the fibrous filler (B). The polybutylene terephthalate resin composition can form a molding that remedies sink marks, maintains high heat deflection temperature, and has excellent appearance.

Abstract: A molding compound contains polyether block amide (PEBA) based on a subunit 1 made of at least one linear aliphatic diamine having 5 to 15 C atoms and at least one linear aliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid having 6 to 16 C atoms. The PEBA also contains a subunit 2 made of at least one polyether diol having at least 3 C atoms per ether oxygen and primary OH groups at the chain ends. The sum of the C atoms of diamine and dicarboxylic acid is odd and is 19 or 21, and the number-average molar mass of the subunit 2 is 200 to 900 g/mol. A molded object can be created from the molding compound, which can be a molded part, a film, a bristle, a fiber, or a foam.

Abstract: A method for preparing an aramid nanofiber dispersion includes dissolving an aromatic polyamide-based polymer in a solution including a basic material and an aprotic polar solvent, while performing stirring so that a nanofiber is produced, wherein the aromatic polyamide-based polymer is a polymer in a form of a solid which is not spun into a fiber form, the stirring is performed at a temperature of 50° C. or lower and at a speed of 10-1000 rpm so that a time taken for the aromatic polyamide-based polymer to be dissolved and formed into an aramid nano-fiber dispersion is 80 hours or less, an aramid nanofiber in the aramid nanofiber dispersion has an average diameter of 1 to 100 nm and an average length of 0.1 to 100 ?m, and the basic material includes potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.

Abstract: Provided is a polycarbonate resin having excellent solubility in low-boiling-point non-halogenated solvents and having a high glass transition temperature. The polycarbonate resin includes constituent units (A) represented by general formula (1) (for example 4,4?-(4-methylpentane-2,2-diyl)diphenol) and constituent units (B) represented by general formula (2) (for example 4,4?-(1-phenylethane-1,1-diyl)diphenol), the molar ratio of the constituent units (A) to the constituent units (B), A/B, being 45/55 to 95/5, and includes a terminal structure selected from formula (T1) (for example p-t-butylphenol) and/or formula (T2) (for example 3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxyphenethylmethacrylate).

Abstract: A porous refractory in the K2O—SiO2—B2O3 system is formed by chemical direct foaming by heating to over 600° C., resulting in adherent black or white foam. The foam can function as highly porous thermal insulation, a high or low thermal emissivity surface, as a sealant for deteriorated refractory surfaces, as a filler for pockmarks/holes/gaps or as a bonding agent for parts with large gaps between them.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for the chemical modification of microbial derived triglyceride oils, use thereof in polyurethane chemistries, and incorporation thereof as a core material alone or as part of a wood core composite in the production of sporting goods equipment, including, for example, alpine skis, touring skis, cross country skis, approach skis, split boards, snowboards, and water skis.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polyester including residues of formulas (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv): for example, terephthalic acid, for example, ethylene glycol, for example, cyclohexanedimethanol, and for example, tricyclodecane dimethanol, in which R1 is an aromatic group, R2 is a C2-C6 straight-chain hydrocarbon group, * represents a linking bond. Based on 100 mol % of a sum of the residues of the formula (ii), the formula (iii) and the formula (iv), a content of the residue of the formula (iii) ranges from 50 mol % to 85 mol %, and the residue of the formula (iv) ranges from 12 mol % to 40 mol %.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coated composite comprising a seal coat disposed on a composite material wherein the seal coat comprises protective particles and a matrix.

Abstract: Wellbore fluids may contain an aqueous base fluid comprising a monovalent brine, a modified starch, and a metal oxide. Methods of using wellbore fluids may include drilling a subterranean well while circulating a wellbore fluid into the subterranean well, wherein the wellbore fluid contains an aqueous base fluid comprising a monovalent brine, a modified starch, and a metal oxide.

Abstract: The present invention deals with development of a novel process for manufacturing moisture resistant glossy finish hybrid green polymeric composites with variable density in range of 0.2-1.68 g/cc, low water/moisture absorption in the range of 0.1-1.3%, tensile strength and tensile modulus in range of 6.5-105 MPa and 250-6850 MPa, respectively and to the best of our knowledge the fabricated hybrid green composites has not yet developed universally using different types of industrial wastes particulates. Moreover, hybrid composites developed using industrial wastes, natural fibres and epoxy/polyester/polyurethane polymers is a unique materials and have multifunctional applications in wider spectrum as an alternative to wood, synthetic wood, wood plastic composites, screen printing sheet, plastic, fibre and glass reinforced polymer products, including tin sheet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition having excellent heat resistance properties and high toughness, comprising 85 to 99.5 parts by mass of a polybutylene terephthalate resin (A) having an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of 1.0 to 1.3 dl/g, 0 to 13 parts by mass of a polyester elastomer (B), and 0.05 to 2 parts by mass of a talc (C) having an average particle size of 5 ?m or less, based on 100 parts by mass in total of components (A), (B) and (C), wherein in the case where the polyester elastomer (B) is contained, the mass ratio of hard segment/soft segment constituting the polyester elastomer (B) is 85/15 to 50/50.

Abstract: A process for making a polycondensation pre-polyester, a polyester or both, comprising the following steps: following steps: A. Acylation of at least one diacid chloride with at least one alcohol to form at least one diester; B. Partial hydrolysis of the diester product of Step A to form at least one monoacid; C. Esterifying the monoacid of Step B with at least one diol to form a diester; D. Reacting the diester of Step C under acidic conditions to form a diacid; and subsequently, performing either Step E or Step F as follows: E. Bisalkylation of the diacid of Step D with at least one haloalcohol to form a pentamer, or F. Esterifiying the diacid of Step D under esterification conditions with at least one diol to form a pentamer, provided that the diol is not the same as the diol used in Step C.

Abstract: Bulk paint and ceramic powder systems, methods of forming same, and methods of forming a flexible ceramic coating on a metal substrate are disclosed. The systems may include a ceramic composition having between 2 to 30 weight percent of an alkali metal oxide, such as K2O, Na2O, and Li2O or mixtures thereof, between 10 to 74 weight percent SiO2, and between 23 to 79 weight percent B2O3. Additives that are nonwetting with molten metals, such as boron nitride, provide durable coatings for metal processing operations. The ceramic composition may include less than 5 weight percent additional metal oxides. The bulk paint system further may include water and a cellulosic suspension agent to form a bulk paint. The ceramic powder system may be processed to form a uniform powder. The bulk paint or uniform powder may be applied to a metal substrate, such as a ferrous metal substrate, dried, and heated to form a flexible coating on the metal substrate.

Abstract: A biodegradable resin composition is obtained by subjecting an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or an acid component comprising a mixture of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and an aliphatic diol sequentially to esterification, transesterification, polycondensation, chain extension and solid-state polymerization reactions in the presence of a polyfunctional compound represented by the following Formula 1: wherein n is an integer ranging from 1 to 11, and m is an integer ranging from 2 to 30.

Abstract: Various uses of fluoroalkenes, including tetrafluoropropenes, particularly (HFO-1336) in a variety of applications, including as blowing agents for integral skin foams are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to depolymerization of polymers and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods and systems for de-crosslinking polyacrylate salt-based polymers and other polymers and compositions made from de-crosslinking polyacrylate salt-based polymers and other polymers.

Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides well-defined biodegradable poly(lactone-b-propylene fumarate) diblock and triblock polymers formed using a novel one-pot, scalable ring-opening block-order copolymerization (ROBOCOP) technique that utilizes magnesium 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenoxide (Mg(BHT)2(THF)2) to “switch” from the ROP of cyclic esters to the ROCOP of maleic anhydride (MAn) and propylene oxide (PO) to produce PPF based block copolymers for application in additive manufacturing and patient specific regenerative medicine. These block copolymers are fully resorbable and can be photochemically crosslinked in a number of applications, including 3D printing. By adding the lactone block to the PPF polymer, the viscosity of the resulting block copolymer at working temperatures can be precisely controlled and the quantity of the reactive diluent in printable resins can be reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A laminated film having a resin layer laminated on at least one surface of a base film. The laminated film is characterized by: the base film being a semi-aromatic polyamide film that has been at least uniaxially stretched; the resin layer containing fine particles; the thermal shrinkage factor in the longitudinal direction SMD and the thermal shrinkage factor in the width direction STD of the film measured under conditions of 250° C.×5 minutes each being ?1.0 to 1.5%; the tensile elongations at break in the longitudinal direction and in the width direction each being 70% or more; and the haze being 3% or less.