Abstract: Disclosed are novel tri-substituted aromatic-alkoxylated polymeric dispersants and related method of preparing. Also disclosed are methods of dispersing at least one pigment comprising the following steps: contacting an aqueous solution containing at least one pigment with the polymeric dispersant copolymers as described herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a modified natural rubber having a good balance of improved fuel economy, heat-aging resistance, processability, and breaking resistance, and a method for producing such a rubber. The present invention also provides a tire rubber composition and a pneumatic tire which are prepared using the modified natural rubber. The present invention relates to a highly purified, modified natural rubber whose pH is adjusted to 2 to 7.

Abstract: Provided is a tire member which is satisfactory in low fuel consumption performance and exhibits higher strength and more excellent abrasion resistance as compared with conventional ones. The tire member is a tire member obtained by subjecting a composition containing a hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer and a crosslinking agent to a crosslinking treatment, wherein the hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer is a hydrogenated product of a conjugated diene polymer that has a structural unit derived from butadiene and has a functional group at one end or both ends and the functional group is one or more groups selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an imino group, a pyridyl group, a phosphino group, a thiol group, and a hydrocarbyloxysilyl group.

Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.

Abstract: A solid bitumen pellet, including a mixture of bitumen and an additive, where the additive operates to increase the viscosity of the mixture. Optionally, the pellet includes a protective shell.

Abstract: Compositions comprising A) 50 to 95 parts by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of aromatic polycarbonate and aromatic polyestercarbonate, B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of at least one branched polyester, the polyester being derived from succinic acid and optionally further dicarboxylic acids and aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic diols, C) 0 to 20 parts by weight of graft polymer, D) 0 to 20 parts by weight of vinyl (co)polymer and/or polyalkylene terephthalate, E) 0.0 to 30 parts by weight of additives, the parts by weight being standardized to the total weight of the composition and also the use of these hydrolysis-stable polycarbonate/polyester compositions for producing shaped bodies, and the shaped bodies themselves, where the polyester in the composition can be obtained or prepared preferably from renewable raw materials.

Abstract: A solid bitumen pellet, including a mixture of bitumen and an additive, where the additive operates to increase the viscosity of the mixture. Optionally, the pellet includes a protective shell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a modified diene elastomer comprising predominantly the entity functionalized in the middle of the chain by an alkoxysilane group, optionally partially or completely hydrolyzed to give silanol, bearing a tertiary amine functional group and the silicon atom of which bonds the two pieces of the chain, the chain ends of the modified diene elastomer being functionalized to at least 70 mol %, with respect to the number of moles of chain end, by an amine functional group.

Abstract: A solid bitumen pellet, including a mixture of bitumen and an additive, where the additive operates to increase the viscosity of the mixture. Optionally, the pellet includes a protective shell.

Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition for a tire tread, which includes 1 or greater parts by mass and less than 20 parts by mass of a millable silicone rubber compound per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber, wherein the millable silicone rubber compound has a storage modulus of 0.3 to 10 kPa at a 450% shear strain at 110° C. and a glass transition temperature and a plasticity with a relationship: 14000<(273+Tg)×Pn<82000, where Tg is the glass transition temperature (° C.) and the Pn is the plasticity at 23° C.

Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition including a rubber component. The rubber component contains at least a polymer that is a synthesized polyisoprene or an isoprene copolymer and that has 20% or less gel fraction.

Abstract: A method comprising contacting at least one metal salt of an organic acid with at least one aromatic compound in a reaction zone under conditions suitable for the formation of a polymer, wherein the metal salt of an organic acid comprises a metal and at least one unsaturated organic acid moiety. A composition comprising polystyrene and a metal salt of cinnamic acid. An article made from a composition comprising polystyrene and a metal salt of cinnamic acid. A composition comprising polystyrene and a salt of a fatty acid. An article made from a composition comprising polystyrene and a salt of a fatty acid.

Abstract: A reduced density article of manufacture, and process for making same, made from a thermoplastic polycarbonate composition. The reduced density article of manufacture has (1) a certain density and (2) a certain micro structure containing from 1% to 20% by volume of voids wherein at least 80% of the voids are high aspect voids and less than 20% of the voids are spherical voids with a diameter of 10 to 100 microns. The polycarbonate thermoplastic composition comprises at least 50 mole % of a certain bisphenol A. The reduced density article of manufacture is made by a monofilament additive manufacturing technique.

Abstract: Preparation process for the dispersion of homopolymer of vinyl chloride with high content of free hydroxyl as adhesive, more precisely, the current patent comes to be the invention of the preparation process for the dispersion of homopolymer of vinyl chloride with high content of free hydroxyl as adhesive where it is used an homopolymer of vinyl chloride of high molecular weight which reacts with a vegetable plasticizer, polyarilic glycolic triester based, biodegradable and non-toxic, in order to reach a certain content of free hydroxyl controlled by the balance of a vegetable ethoxylate surfactant, thus providing, an extreme adherence over different polymeric substrates, or not, due to the high intermolecular forces ‘Van Der Waals’ which indicate the dimension of the action on the surface.

Abstract: A coating composition is disclosed. The coating composition includes a poly(methyl methacrylate) polymer or copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 50,000 grams per mole; monomer comprising at least one of an alkylene diacrylate, alkylene dimethacrylate, cycloalkylene diacrylate, or cycloalkylenedimethacrylate, wherein the at least one of an alkylene diacrylate, alkylene dimethacrylate, cycloalkylene diacrylate, or cycloalkylenedimethacrylate provides at least 80 percent by weight of the monomer; and a stabilizer against ultraviolet light. An article including a coating on a surface of a substrate and a method of making the article are also disclosed. The coating on the surface of the substrate is obtained by curing the disclosed coating composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing storage-stable polyurethane prepregs and to moldings (composite components) produced therefrom. The prepregs and, respectively, components are produced by mixing (meth)acrylate monomers, (meth)acrylate polymers, hydroxy-functionalized (meth)acrylate monomers and/or hydroxy-functionalized (meth)acrylate polymers with uretdione materials. Photoinitiators can also optionally be added. This mixture or solution is applied by known processes to fiber material, e.g. carbon fibers, glass fibers or polymer fibers, and is polymerized with the aid of radiation or of plasma methods. Polymerization, e.g. at room temperature or at up to 80° C., gives thermoplastics or thermoplastic prepregs, and these can subsequently also be subjected to forming processes. The hydroxy-functionalized (meth)acrylate constituents can then be crosslinked with the uretdiones already present within the system, by use of elevated temperature.

Abstract: A fuel-resistant liquid asphalt binder including a composition of fatty amine derivatives for improving the flowability and workability of a bituminous asphalt mix. The fuel-resistant liquid asphalt binder may include 0.4 wt % to 0.7 wt % of a composition of fatty amine derivatives, 2 wt % to 5 wt % styrene-butadiene-styrene, and 2 wt % to 5 wt % high acetate content ethyl vinyl acetate. The fuel-resistant liquid asphalt binder may be mixed with an aggregate to form a bituminous asphalt mix at temperatures ranging from 330° F. to 280° F.

Abstract: The invention provides a rubber composition prepared by mixing, per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component comprising at least 50% by mass of a diene-based rubber, from 20 to 150 parts by mass of a filler, and from 0.05 to 30 parts by mass of a compound A which has a specific guanidine structure and has a functional group reactive with the diene-based rubber. The rubber composition improves both a high elastic modulus and a low tan ?. The invention also provides a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified elastomeric polymer obtained by reacting a living anionic elastomeric polymer and specific chain end modifying compound, wherein the living anionic elastomeric polymer comprises more than 70% and less than 99% by weight of butadiene units and more than 1% and less than 30% by weight of styrene units and has a vinyl bond content of from 2 to less than 10%, based on the polybutadiene fraction of the living anionic elastomeric polymer. The invention further relates to a method of preparing the modified elastomeric polymer and to an elastomeric polymer composition comprising the modified elastomeric polymer.

Abstract: This invention discloses a sulfur free and ZnO free cross-linking composition comprising a multifunctional phosphine crosslinking agent and halobutyl polymers or halogen containing polymers.