Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester composition for a solar battery, which includes a dicarboxylic acid component having terephthalic acid as a main component and a diol component having ethylene glycol as a main component, the polyester composition satisfying the following Formulae (1) to (5): 0.65?intrinsic viscosity?0.90 (1); 0.7?M/P?1.3 (2); 200 ppm?P?600 ppm (3); amount of terminal carboxyl groups?15 eq/t (4); and amount of terminal methoxy groups?10 eq/t (5) (in the Formula (2), M represents the number of moles of an alkaline metal element and/or an alkaline earth metal element per 106 g of a polyester; and P represents the number of elemental phosphorus per 106 g of a polyester).

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions based on polyester, titanium dioxide, and glass fibers, to the use of said compositions for producing short-period-heat-resistant products and also to a process for producing short-period-heat-resistant polyester-based products, in particular polyester-based optoelectronic products.

Abstract: A method of making a shape memory structure includes, commingling elastic material with viscoelastic material, and forming a structure with the commingled materials. Altering a shape of the structure, altering an environment the structure is exposed to, to lock in the altered shape of the structure via hardening of the viscoelastic material until the structure is exposed to another environment that softens the viscoelastic material.

Abstract: The method of foaming and applying a sealing material is characterized by comprising the steps of hot-melting the sealing material; mixing nitrogen gas into the melted sealing material under a predefined pressurization; discharging the resultant mixture at a predefined pressure into the air to thus foam the mixture and simultaneously apply it to a place necessary to seal, thus making a sealing foam; and curing this sealing foam by ultraviolet rays. By this method, the sealing material does not involve flowing after applied, and shows an excellent sealing performance even under severe heat resistance conditions, and also can make good independent cells inside even when used in a foamed condition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising the following components: a) 76.6-99.9 mass % of aromatic polycarbonate, b) 0.5-20 mass % of laser direct structuring additive, c) 0-2.4 mass % of rubber like polymer, and d) 0.01-1 mass % of acid and/or acid salt wherein the mass % is calculated relative to the sum of a), b), c) and d). The invention also relates to a moulded part containing this composition, to a circuit carrier containing such molded part and to a process for producing such circuit carrier.

Abstract: A polymer article includes a meltprocessable blend of a melt-viscid fluoropolymer and a liquid crystalline polymer. Methods are presented for preparing a meltprocessable blend from a melt-viscid fluoropolymer and liquid crystalline polymer.

Abstract: In a method for cleaning an absorptive polyester, the polymer is dissolved in a first solvent (12) and subsequently the polymer solution is brought into tight contact with a second solvent (41) in a turbulent shear field under the influence of strong shear forces. Here, the second solvent (41) represents a non-solvent for the absorptive polyester and is mixable with the first solvent (12) to an unlimited extent. Subsequently, the polymer suspension resulting from the addition of the second solvent (41) is conveyed onto or into a rotating, cylindrical screen body (71) of a drum shear screen (70) and then the moist polymer mass is removed from the screen body (71) and subsequently dried. The method is suitable for the production of absorptive polyester with a high degree of quality and may be performed in a cost-effective fashion on an industrial scale as well.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition for a reflector plate with which it is possible to obtain a molded article having excellent moldability, high mechanical strength, excellent heat resistance and a high reflectance that is stable over time, and it is possible to obtain a reflector plate with which there is little reduction in reflectance due to heating. The thermoplastic resin composition for a reflector of the invention comprises 30 to 80 weight % of a thermoplastic resin (A) having structural units containing carbonyl groups and a melting point or glass transition temperature of 250° C. or higher, 10 to 50 weight % of an inorganic filler (B) containing an inorganic filler (B-1) that comprises a carbonyl structure and has an aspect ratio of 10 to 100, and 5 to 50 weight % of a white pigment (C).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite composition, having: bonding a dispersant to the surfaces of inorganic oxide particles to provide dispersibility in a hydrophobic solvent to the inorganic oxide particles, and then dispersing the inorganic oxide particles in a hydrophobic solvent; substituting the dispersant bonded to the surfaces of the inorganic oxide particles with a surface modifier, which is a polydimethylsiloxane-skeleton polymer having one functional group at one terminal end, in the hydrophobic solvent in which the organic oxide particles are dispersed to bond the functional group of the polydimethylsiloxane-skeleton polymer to the surfaces of the inorganic oxide particles; and conjugating a silicone resin and the inorganic oxide particles obtained in the previous step, wherein the surface thereof is modified by bonding the polydimethylsiloxane-skeleton polymer having one functional group at one terminal end thereof, to obtain a composite composition.

Abstract: Certain aluminum salts of organic phosphorus acids are found to have a strong effect on inhibiting the epoxy cure rate in epoxy formulations. The substances act catalytically and can be used at a low level in an epoxy formulation to adjust the reactivity of a resin formulation to give longer gel times. Compositions and methods of preparing and using the compositions are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for mineral oil extraction by means of Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation comprising at least three ionic surfactants which are different with regard to the alkyl moiety (R1)(R2)—CH—CH2— and are of the general formula (R1)(R2)—CH—CH2—O-(D)n-(B)m-(A)l-XYa?a/bMb+ is injected through injection boreholes into a mineral oil deposit, and crude oil is withdrawn from the deposit through production boreholes. The invention further relates to surfactant formulations of ionic surfactants of the general formula.

Abstract: A modified ground tire rubber based additive includes (a) 30-99 weight percent of ground tire rubber, (b) 0-9-69.9 weight percent of a material selected from a group including a gelling clay, a reactive agent, an elastomer, a plastomer, a handling and agglomerating agent and mixtures thereof and (c) 0.1-5 weight percent compatibilizer.

Abstract: Expanded composite polystyrene-based resin particles having a plurality of cells and cell membranes separating the plurality of cells, said cell membranes including a polystyrene-based resin forming a continuous phase and polyacrylic acid alkyl ester-based resin fine particles dispersed in said continuous phase to form a dispersed phase, and said polystyrene-based resin being complexed with said polyacrylic acid alkyl ester-based resin fine particles, wherein said dispersed phase is present in the form of a plurality of layers in a cell membrane thickness direction in a cell membrane cross-section of said expanded composite polystyrene-based resin particles.

Abstract: Modified polystyrene-based resin particles comprising polyacrylic acid ester-based resin microparticles having an average particle diameter in the range of from 30 to 1,000 nm being dispersed in polystyrene-based resin particles, such that the polyacrylic acid ester-based resin microparticles are present (1) in the area ratio of from 0.1 to 15% in a surface area, which includes areas up to 20 ?m from the surface of each resin particle, and (2) present in the area ratio of from 11 to 50% in the inner area, which includes the area between the center of each resin particle and an point 30% of the radius from the center of each particle.

Abstract: A method of producing a porous molded part includes a mixing process for mixing a granular porous organizer composed of a water-soluble compound, a porous forming assistant agent composed of a polyhydric alcohol, and a cross-linking agent composed of an organic peroxide with a thermoplastic resin composition having a glass transition temperature below 0° C. to obtain a molding material; a cross-linking and forming process for placing the molding material in a molding die and performing a heat press molding thereby progressing coincidentally a cross-linking reaction and a shape forming of a seal face to obtain a molded material; an extracting process for extracting the granular porous organizer from the molded material obtained in the cross-linking and forming process to obtain a porous molded part; and a drying process for drying the porous molded part obtained in the extracting process.

Abstract: A method to generate renewable high performance composites and thermoplastics. These materials can be generated from a renewable phenol (syringaldehyde) that can be derived from lignocellulosic biomass. The use of syringaldehyde as a precursor to composites has the potential to reduce the cost and environmental impact of structural materials, while meeting or exceeding the performance of current petroleum derived resins.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a curable resin composition capable of giving a cured product which is excellent in mechanical properties (such as elastic modulus) and toughness. The curable resin composition contains 60 to 99 parts by mass of an unsaturated ester resin, 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of an epoxy resin, and 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of crosslinked rubber particles having a number average particle diameter of 20 nm to 600 nm. The crosslinked rubber particles are obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of one or more rubber polymers selected from the group consisting of a butadiene rubber, a butadiene-styrene rubber, a butadiene-butyl acrylate rubber, a butyl acrylate rubber and an organosiloxane rubber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for preparing polyurethane-polyacrylate hybrid dispersions, and to the resulting dispersions and their use.

Abstract: A composition for the destruction of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals having a polyoxometalate (POM) attached to an amine, carboxylic acid, or ammonium substituted porous polymer. Also disclosed is a method for attaching a POM to an amine, carboxylic acid, or ammonium substituted porous polymer by (1) dissolving the POM in water or an organic solvent, adding the functionalized porous polymer, whereby the POM ionically attaches to the amine, carboxylic acid or ammonium group, or (2) heating the POM and functionalized polymer in the presence of a dehydrating agent whereby an imide bond is produced between the POM and the functionality on the porous polymer.

Abstract: The instant invention provides a crosslinkable aqueous composition, method of producing the same, crosslinked compositions, and method of producing the same. The crosslinkable composition comprising: an aqueous dispersion comprising; (a) water; (b) a polycarbamate comprising at least an average of 2.0 carbamate functional groups; (c) a polyaldehyde comprising at least two aldehyde groups; (d) an acid catalyst; and (e) optionally one or more surfactants; wherein said aqueous dispersion has a pH in the range of less than 7; and wherein said composition is capable of being crosslinked at a temperature in range of less than 80° C. upon substantial removal of water.