Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to thermoplastic elastomer blends comprising at least one non-hydrogenated styrene isoprene block copolymer (SIS) having a Weight Average Molecular Weight (Mw) greater than or equal to 50,000 g/mol and a Tan Delta Peak Temperature greater than or equal to 15° C. and less than or equal to 25° C. at least one of: at least one hydrogenated SIS having an Mw greater than or equal to 75,000 g/mol and a Tan Delta Peak Temperature less than or equal to 20° C.; and a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS) having a Mw greater than or equal to 75,000 g/mol and a Tan Delta Peak Temperature less than or equal to 20° C.; and a tackifier having a softening point greater than or equal to 80° C.

Abstract: This disclosure includes a polymer blend comprising. The polymer blend includes at least 60% by weight olefin-based polymer, and a diblock copolymer comprising an non-polar block and a polar block, wherein the diblock copolymer has a number average molecular weight number (Mn) less than 5000 g/mol as determined by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR); and wherein the non-polar block and the polar block are connected by a thiol linkage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer composition comprising at least the following components A) 20 to 75 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a polymer blend, comprising a1) polypropylene; a2) polyethylene; wherein the weight ratio of a1) to a2) is from 3:7 to 12:1; and wherein the polymer blend A) is a recycled material; B) 25 to 80 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a virgin polypropylene homopolymer. Also disclosed are a process for manufacturing the polymer composition, a process for improving mechanical properties of a polymer blend A) by incorporating B) into A) and articles made from the resulting polymer composition.

Abstract: A curable composition including a silicone copolymer, a fluoropolyether group-containing compound, and a matrix-forming composition, wherein the silicone copolymer has two or more crosslinkable groups; and the crosslinkable group is a group containing a carbon-carbon double bond, a carbon-carbon triple bond, a cyclic ether group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol group, an amino group, an azide group, a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, an isocyanate group, a halogen atom, a phosphoric acid-containing group, or a silane coupling group, or a precursor group thereof. Also disclosed is a film formed from the curable composition, and an article including a substrate and a layer on a surface of the substrate formed from the curable composition.

Abstract: A method may include processing a crosslinked polymer and a catalyst to form a vitrimer during a melt processing operation, the crosslinked polymer comprising at least one monomer selected from a vinyl ester, a C2-C12 olefin, and combinations thereof. A method may include mixing a crosslinked polymer, a catalyst, and a non-crosslinked polymer at a temperature higher than a processing temperature of the non-crosslinked polymer to form a polymer composition; wherein each of the crosslinked polymer and the non-crosslinked polymer comprise at least one monomer selected from a vinyl ester, a C2-C12 olefin, and combinations thereof, and wherein the crosslinked polymer is present in an amount that is at least 15 wt %, relative to the combined total of crosslinked polymer and non-crosslinked polymer.

Abstract: Polymer fine particles having a number average particle diameter of 50 to 450 nm and a CV value of particle diameter on a number basis of 5% or less, or polymer fine particles having a structural color development property when arranged. An acid value of the polymer fine particles is 5 to 38 mg KOH/g. An emulsion in which the polymer fine particles are dispersed in a medium mainly containing water. In addition, a structure in which the polymer fine particles are arranged and develop color.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a system for feeding a liquid organic peroxide to a polymer melt processing equipment. The feeding method comprises transporting at least one liquid organic peroxide (13) in undissolved admixture with an inert liquid cooling carrier (4) from a controlled-temperature section (3) to a polymer melt processing equipment.

Abstract: Polyolefin powder is transferred from a gas-phase polymerization reactor to a solid-gas separator having a relatively low pressure, while an amount of monomer gas discharged from the gas-phase polymerization reactor is kept low. A polyolefin production apparatus includes a gas-phase polymerization reactor 10 that polymerizes an olefin monomer to produce polyolefin powder, a solid-gas separator 20, a circulation pipe LC having both ends connected to the solid-gas separator, and provided with a first compressor CP1, a hopper 30, a first powder-conveying pipe L1 connecting the gas-phase polymerization reactor and the hopper, and provided with a first valve V1 halfway, and a second powder-conveying pipe L2 connecting an outlet of the hopper and the circulation pipe, and provided with a second valve V2 halfway.

Abstract: Provided is a poly(lactic acid-b-3-hydroxypropionic acid) block copolymer, in which various physical properties of polylactic acid, such as tensile strength, etc., are improved by introducing a 3-hydroxypropionic acid-derived monomer into polylactic acid, and thus the application fields in which the polylactic acid can be used is expanded.

Abstract: Free-flowing beads of hydrophobic polymers having high chemical and optical purity are provided. The hydrophobic polymers are homopolymers or copolymers of monomers having a water solubility of less than 0.01 g/100 g H2O. A method to prepare the hydrophobic polymer beads without use of surfactants or micelle forming agents is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resin composition including a base resin including a first graft copolymer, a second graft copolymer and a maleimide-based copolymer; a polyolefin elastomer; a polyolefin graft copolymer; and a polyolefin wax. The present disclosure also relates to a molded product molded from the resin composition.

Abstract: A rubber composition comprising, per 100 parts by mass of a total amount of a rubber component, 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein at least one of R1 to R5 is an —OH group or an —OCH3 group and others are each an —H group or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, A is an unsaturated bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally having an —H group, a —CH3 group, an —NH2 group, an —O— group, or an —OH group, n is an integer of 0 to 10, and B is a —COOH group, an —OH group, or an ?O group and optionally forms a ring structure with adjacent R1 or R5.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an elastic anti-corrosion adhesive, an elastic anti-corrosion adhesive tape and a preparation method thereof, which belongs to the technical field of anti-corrosion adhesive tape materials, comprising: by weight, 5 to 8 parts of elastic rubber, 3 to 5 parts of high molecular weight polyisobutylene, 20 to 35 parts of medium molecular weight polyisobutylene, 5 to 10 parts of elastic fiber, 40 to 60 parts of inorganic powder and 1 to 5 parts of anti-aging agent. The elastic anti-corrosion adhesive provided by the present invention possesses excellent extensibility and resilience. The extensibility thereof allows it to be applied to irregular surfaces, forming a tight bond with the substrate surface, and reducing voids. And the resilience thereof gives the anti-corrosion adhesive self-tightening properties, promoting its penetration into the microscopic surface of the substrate, effectively isolating air and moisture, thereby enhancing its corrosion resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing fluoroelastomers having iodinated/brominated chain ends, notably vinylidene fluoride (VDF)-based fluoroelastomers, in emulsion polymerization whereas no addition of fluorosurfactants or hydrogenated surfactants is required, and to a fluoroelastomers which can be obtained from said method.

Abstract: A composition comprising (A) 40 to 80 wt.-% of a first heterophasic composition (HECO1); (B) 7 to 30 wt.-% of a second heterophasic composition (HECO2); (C) 0 to 12 wt.-% of an HDPE; (D) 2 to 12 wt.-% of a plastomer; and (E) 7 to 25 wt.-%, of talc; wherein HECO1 has a Tm of 150 to 159° C., an MFR2 of 20.0 to 120 g/10 min, a CRYSTEX crystalline fraction of 79.0 to 91.0 wt.-%, a CRYSTEX soluble fraction of 9.0 to 21.0 wt.-%, and an ethylene content of 1.5 to 6.5 mol.-%; HECO2 has an MFR2 of 2.0 to 10.0 g/10 min, a CRYSTEX crystalline fraction of 70.0 to 82.0 wt.-%, a CRYSTEX soluble fraction of 18.0 to 30.0 wt.-% and an ethylene content of 9.0 to 20.0 mol.-%; the plastomer being a C2/C8 or a C2/C4 copolymer having a density of 850 to 900 kg/m3.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic resin composition which includes: a graft polymer including a rubber polymer having a gel content of 0 to 10 wt % and including an aromatic vinyl-based monomer unit and a diene-based monomer unit; and a shell including a (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl-based monomer unit which are grafted to the rubber polymer; and a non-grafted polymer including a (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl-based monomer unit, wherein the refractive indices of the graft polymer and the non-grafted polymer differ by 0.0100 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable resin composition capable of forming a cured product having excellent adhesive strength and easy dismantlability by an oxidizing agent, and capable of imparting excellent dismantlability when used as a primer to pretreat an adherend even when various adhesives, sealants, and coating agents are used. The curable resin composition includes the following components (A) and (B) but free of epoxy resin: Component (A): A compound having one or more (meth)acryloyl groups per molecule. Component (B): A hydrazide compound.

Abstract: A resin composition, including: a resin component containing propylene units, and a resistance-imparting agent, wherein the resistance-imparting agent is a monomer having a phenol skeleton with hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, bonded to at least one of ortho positions to the hydroxyl group of the phenol skeleton, and has a melting point of 215° C. or less and a molecular weight of 200 or more and 500 or less, a content of the resistance-imparting agent is 0.4 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin component, and a content ratio of metal impurities is 0.02% by volume or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a maleimide resin composition containing (A) one or more selected from the group consisting of a maleimide compound having one or more N-substituted maleimide groups and a derivative thereof, and (B) a polymer having a hydrocarbon chain or a polyether chain in a main chain thereof, wherein the component (A) dissolves in an alcohol-based solvent, a ketone-based solvent, an aromatic hydrocarbon-based solvent, an ester-based solvent, or a nitrogen atom-containing solvent in an amount of 30% by mass or more at 25° C. The present invention also relates to a prepreg, a laminate, a resin film, a printed wiring board, and a semiconductor package that are obtained by using the maleimide resin composition.

Abstract: A PTFE aqueous dispersion having low viscosity at high temperature. The PTFE aqueous dispersion contains PTFE and a nonionic surfactant, has a PTFE solid concentration of 50 to 70% by mass, is substantially free from a fluorine-containing surfactant, and has a viscosity at 55° C. of 50 mPa·s or lower. Also disclosed is a method for producing the PTFE aqueous dispersion, a coating film obtained by applying the PTFE aqueous dispersion, an impregnated film obtained by impregnating the PTFE aqueous dispersion, and a coated article containing a coating film obtained by applying the PTFE aqueous dispersion.