Abstract: An injection molding process for forming cross-linked, foamed moldings of an ethylenic polymer by passing a molding composition comprising an ethylenic polymer/cross-linking agent/foaming agent blend through the cylinder of an injection molding machine without substantially decomposing the cross-linking agent and the foaming agent, introducing the molding composition into a molding composition holding chamber provided at the exit end of the cylinder of the injection molding machine to decompose the cross-linking agent and the foaming agent therein, and injecting the molding composition into a mold.The invention also provides apparatus for carrying out the process comprising an injection molding cylinder for conveying and plasticizing the molding composition and a molding composition holding chamber provided at the exit end of the cylinder.

Abstract: A molded foam can be easily obtained by blending pullulan, modified pullulan or a mixture thereof with a foaming agent capable of yielding a gas at below the decomposition temperature thereof, and, if necessary, with a plasticizer or softener, and then molding the resulting mixture according to a conventional thermoplastic resin-molding process at a temperature at which the said pullulan, modified pullulan or mixture thereof is in a plastified state, and at a temperature above the gas-yielding temperature of said foaming agent and below the decomposition temperature of said pullulan, modified pullulan or mixture thereof. The molded foam thus obtained is not only well comparable in mechanical, chemical and physical properties to molded foams composed of conventional thermoplastic synthetic resins, but also has such excellent characteristics that it can spontaneously be decomposed on standing outdoors, and hence can be easily discarded without any such fear as to cause environmental pollution.

Abstract: Elastomeric compositions comprising 1 part by weight of at least one curable elastomer and 0.01 to 100 parts by weight of at least one copolymer having olefin and acrylic ester monomer units as the main constituents, which possess improved properties in tackiness, processability, oil resistance, thermal resistance, weathering resistance and the like.