Abstract: A polishing layer analyzer is provided, wherein the analyzer is configured to detect macro inhomogeneities is polymeric sheets and to classify the polymeric sheets as either acceptable or suspect.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing chemical mechanical polishing pads is provided, wherein an automated inspection system is configured to detect macro inhomogeneities is skived sheets and to classify the skived sheets as either acceptable or suspect; wherein the acceptable skived sheets are further processed to form polishing layers of chemical mechanical polishing pads.

Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing pad, polishing layer analyzer is provided, wherein the analyzer is configured to detect macro inhomogeneities is polymeric sheets and to classify the polymeric sheets as either acceptable or suspect.

Abstract: A polishing layer analyzer is provided, wherein the analyzer is configured to detect macro inhomogeneities is polymeric sheets and to classify the polymeric sheets as either acceptable or suspect.

Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing pad, polishing layer analyzer is provided, wherein the analyzer is configured to detect macro inhomogeneities is polymeric sheets and to classify the polymeric sheets as either acceptable or suspect.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing chemical mechanical polishing pads is provided, wherein an automated inspection system is configured to detect macro inhomogeneities is skived sheets and to classify the skived sheets as either acceptable or suspect; wherein the acceptable skived sheets are further processed to form polishing layers of chemical mechanical polishing pads.

Abstract: A porous polymer composition including plural linear mixed polarity polymer particles, wherein the particles include a linear poly[(non-polar olefin)-(polar olefin)] and at least one pore, is disclosed, as are those particles further including a catalytic component. A method of forming the plural linear mixed polarity polymer particles is also disclosed. A method of using plural linear mixed polarity polymer particles which include a catalytic component to catalyze polymerization is further disclosed. A porous polymer composition including plural linear non-polar polymer particles and a catalytic component is further disclosed, along with a method of making those linear non-polar polymer particles including the catalytic component and a method of using them to catalyze polymerization.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the catalytic norbornylation of aromatics comprising the steps of contacting norborene and an aromatic hydrocarbon with an acidic solid catalyst containing a Group IVB metal oxide modified with an oxyanion of a Group VIB metal under norbornylation conditions to evolve a product containing norbornylated aromatics.

Abstract: A method for the quantitative determination of oil and gas formation in pyrolysis-gas chromatography. A diamondoid compound, such as adamantane, is used as an internal standard in pyrolysis-gas chromatography to quantitate oil and gas yields from kerogens on pyrolysis. Diamondold compounds are thermally stable and chemically unreactive with pyrolysis reaction products during oil and gas formation.