Abstract: Provided is a surface-treated spinel particle (B) including a spinel particle (A) including a magnesium atom, an aluminum atom, and an oxygen atom and a surface treatment layer disposed at least a portion of the surface of the spinel particle (A). The surface treatment layer includes a surface-treating agent including an organic compound or a cured product of the surface-treating agent. The spinel particle (A) further includes molybdenum. The crystallite diameter of the [111] plane of the spinel particle (A) is 220 nm or more. Also provided are a method for producing the surface-treated spinel particle (B), a resin composition including the surface-treated spinel particle (B), and a molded article.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition having excellent processability, a heterocycle-modified glycerin fatty acid ester, and a production method for the heterocycle-modified glycerin fatty acid ester. The present invention includes: a rubber composition containing a rubber, silica, and a heterocycle-modified glycerin fatty acid ester, in which an epoxy group is modified with a heterocyclic compound having a heterocycle having at least one H—N< bond, where the heterocycle is at least one selected from the group consisting of a piperazine ring, a morpholine ring, and a thiomorpholine ring, and the heterocycle may have a substituent; the heterocycle-modified glycerin fatty acid ester; and a production method therefor.

Abstract: Corrosion-resistant coatings and methods of making and using the coatings are provided. The corrosion-resistant coating includes magnetic particles dispersed in a polymer matrix, where the polymer matrix is non-polar and at least partially hydrophobic and the magnetic particles contain an adhesion region comprising a ferromagnetic material, and a polymer interface region surrounding the adhesion region comprising a plurality of ligands, where each ligand comprises an anchoring end and a non-polar end. Methods of producing corrosion-resistant articles are also provided. The methods include applying a corrosion-resistant coating to an article and curing the coating.

Abstract: A radiation shielding material is fabricated by providing a mixture of a polyester polymer and lead oxide. The material can be formed by the open mold cast technique. A nanocomposite material comprising at least 10% lead oxide is used to provide shielding for diagnostic or medium x-rays. A formulation comprising 40% of lead oxide nanofiller embedded in a polyester matrix performed best at attenuation of diagnostic and medium x-ray levels.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method of making cured parts from a composition comprising certain fluoroelastomers and certain bromine-containing compounds under conditions suitable for delivering cured parts possessing outstanding mechanical and sealing properties and incorporating suitable amounts of bromine-containing compounds, so that these cured parts, when submitted to wear/damage would release Br-containing compounds, which can easily detected using appropriate analytical techniques, so as to monitor and anticipate critical failures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon composite, which comprises a polymer resin and a carbon material having specific conditions, thereby controlling a dielectric constant. According to the present invention, the carbon composite and a method for controlling a dielectric constant by using the same can be variously applied to a circuit, an electronic material and the like by establishing a correlation between the specific surface area of the carbon material and the dielectric property of the carbon composite.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprising: a polymer material; and a passivated inorganic chromophore comprising an inorganic chromophore and a passivation layer, wherein the inorganic chromophore has the formula: AM1-xM?xM?yO3+y, wherein A, M, M?, M?, x, and y are as provided herein, and wherein the passivation layer is derived from a passivation material comprising a polysiloxane having at least one functional group that is hydride, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, epoxy, carboxy, amino, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a composition comprising (a) a blend; (b) one or more fillers comprising at least one of carbon black, ferrite magnet powder, calcium carbonate, alumina trihydrate, magnesium hydroxide, talc, titanium dioxide, fibers, marble dust, cement dust, clay, feldspar, silica or glass, fumed silica, alumina, magnesium oxide, antimony oxide, zinc oxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, titanium dioxide, titanates, clay, nanoclay, organo-modified clay or nanoclay, glass microspheres, chalk, or any combination thereof. The cross-linking agents comprise organic peroxide, and the coagents comprise at least one of di- and tri-allyl cyanurates and isocyanurates, liquid and metallic multifunctional acrylates and methacrylates, zinc-based dimethacrylates and diacrylates, and functionalized polybutadiene resins and optionally (c) a cross-linking pack including cross-linking agents and coagents.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a waterborne inorganic anti-doodling ceramic paint for indoor walls and preparation method thereof; the ceramic paint is a dual-coating paint having an under-coating paint and a surface-coating paint. The advantage effects of the present disclosure is that: the main film-forming materials are inorganic materials, the solvent is mostly deionized water, VOC emission is extremely low, thereby having a characteristics of safety, health and environmental protection; overcoming the shortcomings of multi-components of ceramic paint needs to be aged before use, while the under-coating paint and the surface-coating paint of the present disclosure are all single-component and can be directly used, easily to apply and fast; having an anti-doodling effect, when a marker doodling on the walls, it can be easily erased; the coating has a low surface tension which can isolate the outdoor moisture and prevent the walls from getting wet and mildewed.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising: (a) a latex binder, wherein the latex binder comprises: (i) about 1-25% by weight of a monomer having latent crosslinking functionality, (ii) 0.1 to about 15% of an acid functional monomer, (iii) about 1 to about 25% ethylenically functional silica, (iv) and about 35 to 97.9% other monomers; and (b) an aqueous unsaturated silane treated silica dispersion, wherein the unsaturated silane treated silica dispersion comprises colloidal ethylenically unsaturated silica particles having an average particle size less than about 100 nm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for a tire, the rubber composition containing: a diene rubber; silica; and a heterocyclic compound (where, the heterocyclic compound does not have a silicon atom) having a hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 30 carbons and at least one type of heterocycle selected from the group consisting of a piperazine ring, a morpholine ring, and a thiomorpholine ring; an average glass transition temperature of the diene rubber being ?50° C. or higher; a content of the silica being from 80 to 200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber; and a content of the heterocyclic compound being from 0.5 to 20% by mass with respect to the content of the silica. Such rubber composition has excellent processability, exhibits excellent wet grip performance and has low rolling resistance when the rubber composition is formed into a tire.

Abstract: A method for forming a graphene-reinforced polymer matrix composite by distributing graphite microparticles into a molten thermoplastic polymer phase comprising one or more molten thermoplastic polymers; and applying a succession of shear strain events to the molten polymer phase so that the molten polymer phase exfoliates the graphene successively with each event, until tearing of exfoliated multilayer graphene sheets occurs and produces reactive edges on the multilayer sheets that react with and cross-link the one or more thermoplastic polymers; where the one or more thermoplastic polymers are selected from thermoplastic polymers subject to UV degradation.

Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic wave suppression sheet that contains from 400 to 600 parts by weight of a metal magnetic powder having an oxidized coating film formed on a surface thereof, from 1 to 15 parts by weight of a chelating agent, and from 1 to 10 parts by weight of an anti-aging agent, per 100 parts by weight of chlorinated polyethylene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising hedgehog shaped particles, at least one binder, and at least one hydrophobizing agent and/or at least one hydrophilizing agent, a method for controlling the wettability of substrate surfaces using these compositions, as well as a material comprising these compositions.

Abstract: Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition comprising a polycarbonate resin, a black colorant, a yellow colorant, and at least one ultraviolet absorber selected from the group consisting of a benzotriazole-based compound, a benzophenone-based compound, and a triazine-based compound, and an optical molded article composed thereof.

Abstract: A friction material composition containing a binder, an organic filler, an inorganic filler and a fibrous base material, wherein the friction material composition either contains no copper as an element or has a content of copper as an element that does not exceed 0.5% by mass, contains ?-alumina and ?-alumina in a mass ratio within a range from 1:20 to 1:5, contains a silicone-containing phenol resin, contains 20 to 35% by mass of a titanate salt, contains 3 to 7% by mass of a graphite having a median diameter of 1 to 30 ?m, and contains antimony trisulfide.

Abstract: A polymeric material has a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- I and a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; wherein the repeat units I and II are in the relative molar properties I:II of from 65:35 to 95:5; wherein log10 (X %)>1.50-0.26 MV; wherein X % refers to the % crystallinity measured as described in Example 31 and MV refers to the melt viscosity measured as described in Example 30. A process for making the polymeric material comprises polycondensing a mixture of at least one dihydroxybenzene compound and at least one dihydroxybiphenyl compound in the molar proportions 65:35 to 95:5 with at least one dihalobenzophenone in the presence of sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate wherein: (i) the mole % of said potassium carbonate is at least 2.

Abstract: A composition for forming a protective coating on an electronic device that is in the form of a non-Newtonian fluid that exhibits both viscous and elastic properties, and that forms at least one coating that is hydrophobic, oleophobic, or oleophilic is disclosed. The viscous and elastic properties associated with the non-Newtonian fluid allows the composition to redistribute after being applied as a coating an electronic device. Methods for protecting an electronic device from liquid contaminants by applying the disclosed composition and electronic devices comprising the composition are also disclosed. An electronic device, such as a printed circuit board, having a film made of the composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A polyacetal resin composition which exhibits resistance to hot water, and contains 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal resin, 1 to 100 parts by mass, inclusive, of glass fibers subjected to a surface treatment with a blocked isocyanate compound and an aminosilane coupling agent, and 0.001 to 1.0 parts by mass, inclusive, of boric acid.

Abstract: Provided is a curable particulate silicone composition that is hot-meltable, has excellent handling workability, curing properties, and gap fill properties when melted, and gives a cured product having excellent flexibility and resilience from room temperature to high temperatures of about 150° C. Also provided are pellets or the like formed by molding the curable particulate silicone composition. The curable particulate silicone composition comprises: (A) hot-meltable silicone particles that have a softening point of 30° C. or higher and have a hydrosilylatable group and/or a radical reactive group; (B) an inorganic filler (particulates) that is substantially free of coarse particles having an average particle diameter of 10.0 ?m or larger; and (C) a curing agent. When cured, the composition gives a cured product having a storage modulus of 2000 Mpa or lower at 25° C. and of 100 Mpa or lower at 150° C.