Abstract: The process for synthesizing a poly(amic acid) polymer or a polyimide polymer is improved by using a solvent system consisting essentially of: (A) a first component consisting essentially of at least one of a sulfoxide, e.g., DMSO, and an alkyl phosphate, e.g., triethyl phosphate, and (B) optionally, a second component consisting essentially of at least one aprotic glycol ether, e.g., dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether.

Abstract: Circuit feature casting for manufacture observation is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method includes applying a molding material to a feature of a circuit to substantially cover the feature with the molding material. The method also includes curing the molding material. Further, the method includes separating the molding material from the feature to reveal a cast of the feature of the circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nanoporous micro-spherical polyimide aerogels and a method for preparing the same. The use of the method for preparing polyimide aerogels, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, enables the preparation of the polyimide aerogels through a low-temperature process, and thus can save energy and time when compared with existing preparing methods, can reduce production costs, and can prepare spherical polyimide aerogels, which are micro-sized uniform particles, having excellent chemical stability, thermal insulation characteristics, and absorption-desorption characteristics while having nano-sized pores. The spherical polyimide aerogels can be applied to various fields, such as an insulator, a drug delivery medium, and a catalyst supporter, due to excellent physical properties thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of an aqueous solution of a salt of a diamine and a diacid for the manufacture of polyamide.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene comprising polymerising 1,3-butadiene in the presence of a catalytic system comprising: —at least one pyridyl iron complex having the general formula (I), in which: —R1 represents a hydrogen atom; or a methyl group; —R2 represents a hydrogen atom; or is selected from linear or branched C1-C10 alkyl groups; —X, identical or different to one another, represent a halogen atom; or are selected from linear or branched, C1-C20 alkyl groups, —OCOR3 groups or —OR3 groups in which R3 is selected from linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups; —n is 2 or 3; —at least one aluminoxane having the general formula (II), (R4)2-AI-O-[-AI(R5)—O-]m-AI-(R6)2 (ll) in which R4, R5 and R6, identical or different to one another, represent a hydrogen atom, or a halogen atom; or are selected from linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, cycloalkyi groups, aryl groups, said groups being optionally substituted with one or more silicon atoms or germanium; and m is an integer rangi

Abstract: The present invention presents an ethylene polymer, wherein the ethylene polymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 200,000 or more and 3,000,000 or less, a proportion of a component (?130) with the lowest mobility of 40% or more and 60% or less, and a ratio ?/? of a middle motion component (?) to a component (?) with the highest mobility of 1.0 or more and 4.0 or less when a three-component approximation of free induction decay at 130° C. measured by a solid echo method of pulse NMR is performed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel synthesis route that can be used to access novel statistical, aliphatic-aromatic copolyamides, by means of ring-opening polymerisation and chain-growth polycondensation, as well as to the resulting copolymers.

Abstract: A fluoropolymer composition particles comprising electro-active material, wherein the electro-active material comprises graphite and metal compounds and combinations thereof. The compositions also comprise water and an organic liquid having a boiling point between 70 C and 200 C. Also provided are methods of making a paste and methods of making electrodes and electrodes made with the paste.

Abstract: The invention relates to power cable polymer composition which comprises a thermoplastic polyethylene having a chlorine content which is less than X, wherein X is 10 ppm, a power cable, for example, a high voltage direct current (HV DC), a power cable polymer insulation, use of a polymer composition for producing a layer of a power cable, and a process for producing a power cable.

Abstract: Medium and high molecular weight long chain aliphatic nylons and methods of making the same. A method of making medium and high molecular weight nylons is described, which not only produces consistent products, but products with enhanced properties such as impact resistance and chemical resistance.

Abstract: A polyimide resin of the present invention contains a repeating unit represented by the formula (1). X1 is a tetravalent organic group having at least one ring structure, and each two of four carbonyl groups bonded to X1 form a pair and, together with X1 and a nitrogen atom, form a five-membered ring. R2 is a hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1-9 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms. Y is a divalent organic group having a phenolic hydroxyl group. The polyimide resin of the present invention can be practically used as a thermosetting resin composition or a positive type photosensitive resin composition.

Abstract: A liquid composition comprising (a) a solvent or solvent mixture containing at least 50% by weight, based on the total amount of solvents, of a dioxabicycloalkane derivative, (b) an aromatic tricarboxylic acid anhydride, and (c) an aromatic diisocyanate, can be used as coating composition for metal surfaces.

Abstract: Provided is a method for heating or cooling a liquid or a body by means of a vapor compression circuit containing a heat transfer fluid. The vapor compression circuit element includes at least one layer that includes copolyamide of formula X/10.T/Y, where the structural variables are described herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyimide film which, by having a fluorine structure adopted into a rigid polyamide chain structure, exhibits not only superb heat resistance but also enhanced optical properties. Additionally, the polyimide according to the present invention, by having the particular structure, exhibits excellent transparency, heat-resistance, mechanical strength and flexibility, and thus can be utilized in a variety of functions such as an element substrate, display cover substrate, optical film, integrated circuit (IC) package, adhesive film, multi-layered flexible printed circuit (FPC), tape, touch panel, and protective film for optical disks.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a shape memory polymer into a three-dimensional object is provided. The method includes forming a film of crosslinked poly(amic acid) on a substrate to provide a laminated substrate; forming the laminated substrate into a first configuration that is in a three-dimensional form; curing the cross-linked poly(amic acid) to provide the shape memory polymer having a permanent shape corresponding to the first configuration; and removing the substrate from the laminated substrate to provide the three-dimensional object comprising the shape memory polymer. The formation of the laminated substrate into the three-dimensional object may be based on origami techniques.

Abstract: A polymerizable composition includes an organoborane-base complex that is a complex of an organoborane and a base, a decomplexing agent that at least partially liberates the organoborane from the organoborane-base complex, a polymerizable thiol-containing component comprising at least one polymerizable thiol-containing compound having a plurality of thiol groups in which the sulfur atom of the thiol group is covalently bonded to carbon, a hydroperoxide, and a polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated component comprising at least one polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated compound having a plurality of ethylenically-unsaturated groups. The combined amounts of the thiol-containing and ethylenically-unsaturated compounds total at least 50 percent by weight of all polymerizable material in the polymerizable composition. The composition may be provide as a two-part composition. Polymerized reaction product of the composition and methods of making the composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: A tire tread composition is disclosed. The tire tread composition includes components, by weight of the composition, within the range from: 5 to 75 wt % of a diene elastomer; 0 to 40 wt % of processing oil; 20 to 80 wt % of filler; a curative agent; and 5 to 30 wt % of a propylene-ethylene-diene terpolymer containing from 2 wt % to 40 wt % of ethylene and/or C4-C20 ?-olefins derived units, from 0.5 to 10 wt % of diene derived units, and having a heat of fusion, as determined by DSC, of from 0 J/g to 80 J/g.

Abstract: A polyamideimide copolymer which is an imide of a polyamic acid resulting from copolymerizing an aromatic diamine monomer, an aromatic dianhydride monomer, and an aromatic dicarbonyl monomer and a colorless and transparent polyamideimide film including the polyamideimide copolymer. The polyamideimide copolymer according to the present disclosure makes it possible to provide a polyamideimide film exhibiting excellent scratch resistance while being colorless and transparent.

Abstract: A monomer represented by Chemical Formula 1-1 wherein in Chemical Formula 1-1, Z, L1, L2, R1 to R6, n, m, p, and a to f are the same as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyarylene sulfide having more improved miscibility with other polymer materials or fillers, and a method of preparing the same. At least part of end groups of the main chain of the polyarylene sulfide is carboxyl group (—COOH) or amine group (—NH2).