Abstract: The present invention deals with a process for producing a multimodal ethylene polymer composition suitable for producing films by blow moulding and comprising the steps of (i) homopolymerising ethylene or copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in a first polymerisation step in the presence of a silica supported Ziegler-Natta catalyst to produce a first ethylene homo- or copolymer (PEI) having a density of from 940 to 980 kg/m3 and a melt flow rate MFR2 of from 2 to 1000 g/10 min, provided that if the first ethylene homo- or copolymer (PE1) is a copolymer, MFR2 thereof is in the range of 2 to 100 g/10 min; (ii) homopolymerising ethylene or copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in a second polymerisation step in the presence of the first ethylene homo- or copolymer to produce a first ethylene polymer mixture (PEM1) comprising the first ethylene homo- or copolymer and a second ethylene homo- or copolymer (PE2), said first ethylene polymer mixture having a density of from 940 to 98

Abstract: The present invention provides a process of producing a modified polymer composition, which composition comprises a free-radical polymeriseable monomer grafted to a polyolefin backbone. The process comprises contacting, in an extruder, an olefin polymer and the free-radical polymeriseable monomer in the presence of a stable radical in an extruder and extruding the composition.

Abstract: An audio reproduction apparatus includes: a signal processing unit that converts an audio signal into N channel signals, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 3; and a speaker array including N speaker elements that respectively output the N channel signals as reproduced sound, wherein the signal processing unit includes: a beam formation unit that performs a beam formation process of resonating the reproduced sound output from the speaker array at a position of one ear of the listener; and a cancellation unit that performs a cancellation process of preventing the reproduced sound output from the speaker array from reaching a position of the other ear of the listener.

Abstract: The present invention deals with a process for producing pellets from olefin copolymers. The process comprises: (i) melting the olefin copolymer in an extruder; (ii) extruding the molten olefin copolymer through a die plate into a pellet water bath in a pelletizer thereby producing strands of the olefin copolymer; (iii) cutting the strands of the olefin copolymer in the pelletizer into pellets; and (iv) drying the pellets. The pellet water in the pelletizer contains from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a colloidal silica based on the weight of the water.

Abstract: An input signal includes a channel-based audio signal and an object-based audio signal, and an audio encoding device includes an audio scene analysis unit configured to determine an audio scene from the input signal and detect audio scene information; a channel-based encoder that encodes the channel-based audio signal output from the audio scene analysis unit; an object-based encoder that encodes the object-based audio signal output from the audio scene analysis unit; and an audio scene encoding unit configured to encode the audio scene information.

Abstract: An input signal includes a channel-based audio signal and an object-based audio signal, and an audio encoding device includes an audio scene analysis unit configured to determine an audio scene from the input signal and detect audio scene information; a channel-based encoder that encodes the channel-based audio signal output from the audio scene analysis unit; an object-based encoder that encodes the object-based audio signal output from the audio scene analysis unit; and an audio scene encoding unit configured to encode the audio scene information.

Abstract: An audio playback device which plays back an audio object including an audio signal and playback position information indicating a position in a three-dimensional space at which a sound image of the audio signal is localized, includes: at least one speaker array; a converting unit which converts playback position information to corrected playback position information which is information indicating a position of the sound image on a two-dimensional coordinate system based on a position of the at least one speaker array; and a signal processing unit which localizes the sound image of the audio signal included in the audio object according to the corrected playback position information.

Abstract: The present invention deals with a process for producing pellets from olefin copolymers. The process comprises: (i) melting the olefin copolymer in an extruder; (ii) extruding the molten olefin copolymer through a die plate into a pellet water bath in a pelletiser thereby producing strands of the olefin copolymer; (iii) cutting the strands of the olefin copolymer in the pelletiser into pellets; and (iv) drying the pellets. The pellet water in the pelletiser contains from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a colloidal silica based on the weight of the water.

Abstract: An input signal includes a channel-based audio signal and an object-based audio signal, and an audio encoding device includes an audio scene analysis unit configured to determine an audio scene from the input signal and detect audio scene information; a channel-based encoder that encodes the channel-based audio signal output from the audio scene analysis unit; an object-based encoder that encodes the object-based audio signal output from the audio scene analysis unit; and an audio scene encoding unit configured to encode the audio scene information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process of producing a modified polymer composition, which composition comprises a free-radical polymeriseable monomer grafted to a polyolefin backbone. The process comprises contacting, in an extruder, an olefin polymer and the free-radical polymeriseable monomer in the presence of a stable radical in an extruder and extruding the composition.

Abstract: An audio reproduction apparatus includes: a signal processing unit that converts an audio signal into N channel signals, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 3; and a speaker array including N speaker elements that respectively output the N channel signals as reproduced sound, wherein the signal processing unit includes: a beam formation unit that performs a beam formation process of resonating the reproduced sound output from the speaker array at a position of one ear of the listener; and a cancellation unit that performs a cancellation process of preventing the reproduced sound output from the speaker array from reaching a position of the other ear of the listener.

Abstract: An input signal includes a channel-based audio signal and an object-based audio signal, and an audio encoding device includes an audio scene analysis unit configured to determine an audio scene from the input signal and detect audio scene information; a channel-based encoder that encodes the channel-based audio signal output from the audio scene analysis unit; an object-based encoder that encodes the object-based audio signal output from the audio scene analysis unit; and an audio scene encoding unit configured to encode the audio scene information.

Abstract: An audio playback device which plays back an audio object including an audio signal and playback position information indicating a position in a three-dimensional space at which a sound image of the audio signal is localized, includes: at least one speaker array; a converting unit which converts playback position information to corrected playback position information which is information indicating a position of the sound image on a two-dimensional coordinate system based on a position of the at least one speaker array; and a signal processing unit which localizes the sound image of the audio signal included in the audio object according to the corrected playback position information.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a polypropylene composition comprising a polypropylene base resin, the polypropylene composition having—a XHU content of less than 1.25 wt. %;—a F30 melt strength of at least 30 cN, determined in the Rheotens test at 200° C.; and—a melt extensibility v30 of at least 200 m/s, determined in the Rheotens test at 200° C. In another aspect the present invention is concerned with a polypropylene composition having an MFR (2.16 kg, 230° C., ISO 1133) of 1.0 to 5.0 g/10 min comprising a polypropylene base resin, the polypropylene base resin being obtainable by producing an intermediate polypropylene having an MFR (2.16 kg, 230° C., ISO 1133) of 0.5 to 2.5 g/10 min in the presence of an asymmetric catalyst; mixing the intermediate polypropylene with peroxide and at least one diene at a temperature of 20 to 90° C. for at least 2 minutes to form a pre-mixed material; melt mixing the pre-mixed material in a melt mixing device at a barrel temperature in the range of 180 to 300° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an acid scavenger to increase the resistance of a polyolefin composition against disinfectant containing water. The present invention further relates to a method for transporting water containing a disinfectant comprising the step of conveying the water through a pipe comprising a polyolefin composition, the polyolefin composition comprising an acid scavenger.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for detecting and disregarding application specific nodes contained in shared XML documents. The techniques described involve determining one or more application specific nodes within XML documents and performing path expression evaluations of the XML documents as if the nodes are not present. In one embodiment, a mechanism is provided by which a user may specify the criterion that determine which subset of node in XML documents are to be ignored from path expression evaluations and evaluating a query that specifies a path operation based on a path and ignoring said identified nodes when evaluating said path operation.

Abstract: Polypropylene composition comprising a polypropylene base resin whereby the polypropylene base resin has a MFR (2.16 kg, 230° C., ISO 1133) of 8 to 24 g/10 min and a LAOS-NLF>2.8 whereby LAOS?NLF=|G?1/G?3| where G?1—first order Fourier Coefficient, G?3—third order Fourier Coefficient.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a polypropylene composition comprising a polypropylene base resin, the polypropylene composition having —a XHU content of less than 1.25 wt.-%; —a F30 melt strength of at least 30 cN, determined in the Rheotens test at 200° C.; and —a melt extensibility v30 of at least 200 m/s, determined in the Rheotens test at 200° C. In another aspect the present invention is concerned with a polypropylene composition having an MFR (2.16 kg, 230° C., ISO 1133) of 1.0 to 5.0 g/10 min comprising a polypropylene base resin, the polypropylene base resin being obtainable by producing an intermediate polypropylene having an MFR (2.16 kg, 230° C., ISO 1133) of 0.5 to 2.5 g/10 min in the presence of an asymmetric catalyst; mixing the intermediate polypropylene with peroxide and at least one diene at a temperature of 20 to 90° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition showing a high melt flow rate and high melt strength while maintaining high impact strength. The composition of the present invention is obtainable by using a low molecular weight linear isotactic polypropylene as melt flow enhancer for a high molecular weight polypropylene having a high melt strength and impact strength. The inventive composition could be used for the production of different articles.

Abstract: Heterophasic polypropylene resin having a MFR (2.16 kg, 230° C.) of at least 1.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133, comprising a propylene random copolymer matrix phase (A), and an ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber phase (B) dispersed within the matrix phase, wherein the heterophasic polypropylene resin has a fraction soluble in p-xylene at 25° C. (XCS fraction) being present in the resin in an amount of 15 to 45 wt % whereby the XCS fraction has an ethylene content of 25 wt % or lower, and a fraction insoluble in p-xylene at 25° C. (XCU fraction), said heterophasic polypropylene resin being characterized by a strain hardening factor (SHF) of 1.7 to 4.0 when measured at a strain rate of 3.0 s?1 and a Hencky strain of 3.0.