Abstract: A process for preparing a composition by free-radical polymerization of a monomer composition comprising: a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid containing monomer or anhydride thereof; b) optionally at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from a) but copolymerizable therewith; and c) at least one crosslinking monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups. The monomer composition is polymerized in an organic medium having a solubilizing effect on one or more of the monomeric ingredients, but substantially none on the resulting polymer. The polymerization is conducted in the presence of a free radical forming catalyst and at least one steric stabilizing polymer polymerized from a vinyl lactam and a copolymerizable monomer selected from a short chain alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid, a long chain alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A process to prepare a cyclic polyester oligomer composition having a cyclic polyester oligomer having furanic units, includes the step of reacting a monomer component, for example, 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid and, for example, ethylene glycol, in a ring closing oligomerization at a reaction temperature and reaction time, for example, at 100° C. to 350° C. for 30 to 600 minutes to obtain a cyclic polyester oligomer having furanic units. The process yields a cyclic polyester oligomer composition which can be used in further ring-opening polymerization reactions to produce a polyester polymer. The cyclic polyester oligomer composition has a cyclic polyester oligomer having furanic units and less than 5% linear oligomeric polyester species in the composition.

Abstract: A aircraft component comprises a polycarbonate composition comprising: a first polycarbonate selected from a polycarbonate homopolymer, a poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate), or a combination thereof; a second polymer different from the first polycarbonate, the second polymer comprising a poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer, a polydialkylsiloxane, a silicone graft copolymer, or a combination thereof, wherein siloxane units in the second polymer are present in the polycarbonate composition in an amount of 0.3 to 3 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition; and 10 to 50 wt. % of glass fiber, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition.

Abstract: A molding composition formulation is provided of a thermoset cross-linkable polyol having unsaturated backbone comprising the structure defined by formula 1: (1) a reinforcing filler; and optionally, a flame retardant, a UV stabilizer or a composition comprising one of the foregoing.

Abstract: A microdroplet or microparticle with Janus or core-shell internal morphology, which is obtained under the control of phase separation of high-concentration NIPAAm formed at 25° C. or more in a microfluidic device, is provided. The microdroplet or microparticle shows an anisotropic volume change according to a change in temperature, and can also serve as a fat-soluble/water-soluble carrier, and thus can be used as a new material for medical supplies in the field of various applications in the future.

Abstract: A material for audio equipment housing containing a polylactic acid resin composition containing a polylactic acid resin, a plasticizer, an organic crystal nucleating agent, and an inorganic material, wherein the content of the plasticizer is from 1 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polylactic acid resin; and a vibration-damping material containing a polylactic acid resin composition containing a polylactic acid resin, a plasticizer, an organic crystal nucleating agent, and an inorganic material, wherein the content of the plasticizer is from 1 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polylactic acid resin. The material of the present invention can be suitably used as materials for audio equipment of, for example, speakers, television, radio cassette players, headphones, audio components, or microphones, and manufactured articles, such as electric appliances, transportation vehicles, construction buildings, and industrial equipment, or parts or housing thereof.

Abstract: A method of forming dual melamine/acrylic walled microcapsules having improved physical properties and release control as well as the microcapsules formed by the process wherein the capsule wall is formed by the use of select (meth)acrylate monomers and/or oligomers and/or select self-condensing melamine resins.

Abstract: A continuous process for manufacturing a polyester includes introducing reactant components including a terephthalic acid slurry having an ethylene glycol to terephthalic acid molar ratio of about 2 and a TiO2 slurry to an initial reactor vessel and stirring the reactant components at greater than 0 to 200 rpm to form an oligomer; transferring the oligomer, phosphoric acid, and at least one additive (carbon black, 5-sulfoisophthalic acid, 5-sulfoisophthalic acid dimethyl ester, and/or 5-sulfoisophthalic acid diglycolate) to an intermittent reactor vessel and stirring at 400 rpm to 1000 rpm to form an intermediate, wherein the oligomer, the at least one additive, and the phosphoric acid have a residence time of from 1 minute to 5 minutes in the intermittent vessel; and polymerizing the intermediate in a final reactor vessel at a temperature of 285° C. to 320° C., and in the absence of a polyethylene glycol, to obtain the polyester.

Abstract: A method of forming microcapsules having improved physical properties and release control as well as the microcapsules formed by the process wherein the capsule wall is formed by the concurrent polymerization of monomers, oligomer and/or prepolymers on the inside of the capsule wall and different monomers, oligomers and/or prepolymers on the exterior of the capsule wall as it forms.

Abstract: A colorless varnish for digital printing includes a colorless paste, which is made up of anon-polar carrier fluid and a resin swollen in the non-polar carrier fluid. The resin is present in the paste in an amount ranging from about 20% (w/w) to about 50% (w/w). A solid polar compound is dispersed in the resin. The solid polar compound is present in an amount up to 60 wt. % of solids in the colorless paste.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to process for forming a coating layer curable at ambient temperature. This disclosure is further directed to a process for forming a coating layer using a coating composition comprising a crosslinkable component and a crosslinking component that comprises: (a) one or more alkylated melamines that are essentially unreactive to a polyisocyanate, and (b) a polyisocyanate. The process and the coating composition can be particularly suitable for vehicle coatings.

Abstract: A resin composition is provided. The resin composition includes a thermosetting resin component and a filler, wherein the thermosetting resin component has a dissipation factor (Df) of not higher than 0.006 at 1 GHz, and the filler is selected from the following group: strontium titanate, calcium titanate, barium titanate, magnesium titanate, combinations thereof and the sintered material of any of the combinations. The filler is doped or not doped with one or more elements selected from silicon, cobalt, nickel, manganese, and rare earth elements. The average particle size (D50) of the filler ranges from about 2 ?m to about 10 ?m. The amount of the filler is about 10 parts by weight to about 600 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the thermosetting resin component.

Abstract: Multi-phase polymer films of quantum dots (QDs) are disclosed. The QDs are absorbed in a host matrix, which dispersed within an outer polymer phase. The host matrix is hydrophobic and is compatible with the surface of the QDs. The host matrix may also include a scaffolding material that prevents the QDs from agglomerating. The outer polymer is typically more hydrophilic and prevents oxygen from contacting the QDs.

Abstract: Reduced color epoxidized fatty acid esters are provided which may be used as primary plasticizers for PVC, in replacement of phthalate plasticizers. The reduced color epoxidized fatty acid esters are prepared from natural fats or oils by transesterification and interesterification processes, whereby through the use of borohydride, materials having Pt—Co colors according to ASTM D1209 on the order of 50 and lower are possible.

Abstract: A method of preparing an aqueous emulsion of a sizing agent for use in a papermaking process comprising, emulsifying the sizing agent into an aqueous liquid, in which an aqueous dispersion of a water-soluble polymer of N-vinylformamide and/or N-vinylacetamide units is added to either the sizing agent or the aqueous liquid before, during or after emulsification, wherein the dispersion contains, based on 100 parts by weight of water, (A) from 0.1 to 80 parts by weight of a water-soluble polymer containing N-vinylformamide units and/or N-vinylacetamide units, and (B) from 0.02 to 50 parts by weight of at least one polymeric dispersant.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition is disclosed that includes a polyaryl ester polymer or copolymer and a phthalone compound according to the formula wherein Z1 represents the atoms necessary to complete a 9- to 13-membered single or fused aromatic ring structure, Z2 represents the atoms necessary to complete a pyridine or quinoline ring, each R1 and each R2 can independently be halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an aromatic or aliphatic thioether group, an aromatic or aliphatic carboxylic acid ester group, or an aromatic or aliphatic amide group, a is an integer from 0 to 6, b is an integer from 0 to 4, n is 1 or 2, and X is present only if n=2 and is a single bond or a divalent organic radical bonded to the Z1 ring structure through an ether, ketone, or thio linkage.

Abstract: Various methods and systems of making inorganic fiber/flake reinforced composites having a thermoplastic matrix are disclosed. The methods use systems similar to those used to make inorganic fiber/flake reinforced products having a thermoset matrix, but the systems and methods are modified to use thermoplastic precursor monomer(s) followed by in situ polymerization of the monomer(s) during and/or following forming of the desired shape of the products. These methods permit the manufacture of superior inorganic fiber reinforced thermoplastic matrix composites in large and very large shapes heretofore not possible, or practical.

Abstract: Described herein are the synthesis and polymerization of a series of N-Boc-protected amino acid vinyl ester (BAAVE) monomers. Homopolymers and heteropolymers containing the monomers are described, particularly heteropolymers with vinyl ester monomers such as vinyl acetate. Deprotection can be used to produce hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers that are particular useful in biological applications such as cellular delivery of biological materials.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to curable film-forming compositions comprising acrylic polymers, and to coated substrates comprising the curable film-forming composition applied to at least one surface of the substrates. The acrylic polymers comprise epoxy functional groups and polydialkylsiloxane functional groups. The present invention is also drawn to methods of mitigating dirt build-up on a substrate, comprising applying to at least a portion of the substrate the curable film-forming composition described above and at least partially curing the curable film-forming composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of thermosetting ring-opening metathesis polymerization materials based on norbornene and oxanorbornene dicarboximide moieties containing at least one acetal ester group linkage. The acetal ester group is degradable when subjected to heat or acidic aqueous hydrolysis. The polymerization materials can be used in reworkable thermosetting compositions. R1-Rs, X, and n are defined herein.