Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a shaped article having excellent mechanical properties, said article comprising a block copolymer PAX.Y/PE comprising polyamide (PA) blocks alternating with polyether (PE) blocks, prepared from homopolyamide blocks PAX.Y by polycondensation of linear aliphatic diamines where PAX.Y is selected from the group consisting of PA 10,12; PA 6,18; PA 10,14; and PA 12.12, reacted with polyether PE blocks in the presence of a catalyst to produce a block copolymer PAX.Y/PE, wherein said PE blocks are either PE diols, or PE blocks comprising NH2 ends. The articles formed are either a fabric, film, sheet, rod, pipe, injection-molded component, or a shoe sole; the copolymer PAX.Y/PE has an improved flexural modulus of at least 300 MPa greater than a copolymer polyamide 12/polytetrametylene with the same size of PA block and with the same size of PE block respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a shaped article having improved optical properties compared to a polyamide 12/polytetramethylene block copolymer. The article is made from a block copolymer PAX.Y/PE where polyamide (PA) blocks are selected from PA 10,12; PA 6,18; PA 10,14; and PA 12.12; alternating with polyether (PP blocks, selected front the group consisting of: PE blocks comprising hydroxyl ends, and PE blocks comprising NH2 ends; wherein said PE blocks comprise from 0 to 39% by weight of polytrimethylene ether glycol PO3G and/or polyethylene glycol PEG and from 100 to 61% by weight of polyether other than PO3G or PEG. The formed article is a fabric, film, sheet, rod, pipe, injection-molded component, or a shoe sole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a block copolymer derived from at least one tetrahydrofuran monomer containing 14C. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing such a block copolymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a segmented block copolymer including polyamide blocks, polyester blocks and polyether blocks, of general formula: (I) -[BD-BM]n- in which: BD or hard block is a polyamide block; BM or soft block represents a mixture of polyether blocks and polyester blocks; and n is the number of -BD-BM- units in said copolymer, characterized in that the percentage of polyether blocks (PE blocks) is strictly higher than 15 wt % of said copolymer, and in that said polyester blocks (PES blocks) have a glass transition temperature Tg below 10° C.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a segmented block copolymer comprising polyamide blocks, polyester blocks and polyether blocks, of general formula: -[HB-SB]n-??(I) in which: HB or Hard Block represents a polyamide block; SB or Soft Block represents a blend of polyether blocks and polyester blocks; and n represents the number of -HB-SB- units of said copolymer, characterized in that the percentage of polyether blocks (abbreviated to PE blocks) is strictly greater than 15% by weight of said copolymer and that said polyester blocks (abbreviated to PES blocks) have a glass transition temperature Tg below 10° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture comprising by weight, to give a total of 100%, 99-10% a polyamide block and polyether block copolymer (A) predominately consisting of lauryl lactam radicals, 1-99% at least on type of polymer (B) selected from polyamides other than polyamide 12, copolyamides which do not consist of the lauryl lactam radicals and the polyamide block and polyether block copolymers whose polyamide blocks do not predominantly consist of the lauryl lactam radicals. The articles, for example, films, foils, strings and tubes made from the inventive mixture are also disclosed.

Abstract: A subject-matter of the present invention is a copolymer based on amide units and based on ether units, the amide units being composed predominantly of an equimolar combination of at least one diamine and of at least one dicarboxylic acid, the diamine or diamines being predominantly cycloaliphatic and the dicarboxylic acid or acids being predominantly linear aliphatic, it being possible for the amide units optionally to comprise, but to a minor extent, at least one other polyamide comonomer, the respective proportions of monomers of the ether and amide units being chosen so that: the said copolymer exhibits a high transparency which is such that the transmission at 560 nm through a sheet with a thickness of 2 mm is greater than 75%; the said copolymer exhibits a crystallinity such that the enthalpy of fusion during the second heating of an ISO DSC (delta Hm(2)) is at most equal to 30 J/g, the weight being with respect to the amount of amide units present or of polyamide present, this melting corresponding

Abstract: Use of a copolymer comprising polyamide blocks and polyether blocks of the general formula (I) -[PA-PE]n- in which PA represents a polyamide block; PE represents a polyether block; and n represents the number of -PA-PE- units of the said copolymer, and in which at least 10% by weight of the PE blocks originate from polytrimethylene ether glycol, for applications involving the hydrophilic nature and the low melting point of the polytrimethylene ether.

Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer comprising polyamide blocks PA alternated with polyether blocks PE, said PA blocks being formed by homopolyamide blocks PA X.Y obtained by polycondensation of: a linear aliphatic diamine having X carbon atoms, and a carboxylic diacid having Y carbon atoms. Said copolymer is characterized in that the crystallinity of block PA is greater than the crystallinity of a PA block of the same size and/or the PA/PE phase separation is greater than that of a PA12/PTMG copolymer with PA12 blocks of the same size as the PAX.Y blocks and PTMG of the same size as the PE blocks.

Abstract: Copolymer comprising polyamide PA blocks alternating with polyether PE blocks, the PA blocks comprising or being composed of polyamide PA X,Y blocks, optionally PA X,Y/{Z} blocks, obtained by polycondensation of at least one linear aliphatic diamine having X carbon atoms; of at least one dicarboxylic acid having Y carbon atoms; and, if appropriate, of at least one comonomer {Z} chosen from lactams and ?,?-aminocarboxylic acids having Z carbon atoms and equimolar mixtures of at least one diamine having X1 carbon atoms and of at least one dicarboxylic acid having Y1 carbon atoms, (X1, Y1) being different from (X, Y), the said comonomer or comonomers {Z} having being introduced in a proportion by weight ranging up to 50%, preferably up to 20%, more advantageously still up to 10%, with respect to the combined polyamide precursor monomers; the said copolymer being characterized in that the said PA blocks comprise carboxyl ends; X is at least equal to 2; Y is at least equal to 6; the said PE blocks are either PE bl

Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture comprising by weight, to give a total of 100%, 99-10% a polyamide block and polyether block copolymer (A) predominantly consisting of lauryl lactam radicals, 1-99% at least one type of polymer (B) selected from polyamides other than polyamide 12, copolyamides which do not consist of the lauryl lactam radicals and the polyamide block and polyether block copolymers whose polyamide blocks do not predominantly consist of the lauryl lactam radicals. The articles, for example, films, foils, strings and tubes made from the inventive mixture are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions based on a copolymer comprising homo- or copolyamide polyamide blocks (PA blocks), with the exclusion of completely aromatic PA blocks, and polyether blocks comprising: a) 500 to 10 000 ppm of at least one phenolic antioxidant; b) 0 to 5000 ppm of at least one antioxidant based on phosphorus or based on sulphur; c) 0 to 5000 ppm of at least one UV absorber; d) 200 to 3000 ppm of at least one methylated hindered amine light stabilizer or HALS and/or 200 to 1300 ppm of at least one nonmethylated HALS.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a novel method of preparing a composite powder from a porous filler and a thermoplastic. The subject of the invention is also composite porous fillers, especially porous silicas, containing thermoplastics, and their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to copolymers having polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, in which: the polyether blocks essentially consist of PTMG having a number-average molar mass {overscore (M)}n of between 200 and 4000 g/mol; the polyamide blocks are formed from a linear (noncyclic, nonbranched) aliphatic predominantly semicrystalline monomer and from a sufficient amount of at least one comonomer to reduce their crystallinity, while remaining immiscible with the polyether amorphous blocks; and the shore D hardness is between 20 and 70. These copolymers are useful for manufacturing many articles and in particular sports shoes.