Abstract: A latex sponge made from a mixture containing the following materials in parts by weight: 100 pts. wt. of a polyether polyol, 35-75 pts. wt. of an isocyanate, 0.5-1.5 pts. wt. of a glycol, 0.2-0.6 pts. wt. of a catalyst, 1.2-1.3 pts. wt. of a silicone oil, and 1.5-3.5 pts. wt. of water that functions as a foaming agent. The isocyanate may be methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI); the polyether polyol may be a graft polyether having a molecular weight about 4,800; and the catalyst may be triethylene diamine.

Abstract: A method of producing a polyurethane foam for cosmetic application by machine foaming using a polyol component, a polyisocyanate component, a catalyst, a foam stabilizer and an inert gas is disclosed. The polyol component used contains 30 mass % or more of bifunctional polyol with a ratio of primary hydroxyl groups to terminal hydroxyl groups of 70% or more and a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 and has an average ratio of primary hydroxyl groups to terminal hydroxyl groups in the whole polyol component of 50% or more. The polyisocyanate component is used at an isocyanate index ranging from 85 to 130. A supply of the inert gas in terms of a volume at 0° C. and 1 atm is adjusted to two to ten times a total supply of liquid materials of the polyol component, polyisocyanate component, catalyst and foam stabilizer.

Abstract: Described are (a) a process for production of polyurethane foam by reacting one or more polyol components with one or more isocyanate components, wherein wax having a congealing point in the range from 40° C. to 90° C. is employed as an additive, (b) a polyurethane foam obtainable by said process, (c) the use of waxes having a congealing point in the range from 40° C. to 90° C. as an additive in the manufacture of polyurethane foams to coarsen the foam structure, and also (d) a polyurethane foam production composition containing a wax having a congealing point in the range from 40° C. to 90° C.

Abstract: This invention relates to foam insulating products, particularly extruded polystyrene foam, with increasing the cell orientation and reducing cell anisotropic ratio, as well as the process method for making the products thereof for improving the insulating properties and for reducing the manufacturing cost of the foam products. Alternatively, foam insulating products having increased cell compressive strength may be made by decreasing the cell orientation and increasing the cell anisotropic ratio.

Abstract: To provide a novel expanded polystyrene-based resin formed product that is excellent in expandability, mechanical strength, hardness, antistatic property, heat resistance and flame retardancy and does not generate squeak noises, and a production method thereof. Provided is expandable polystyrene-based resin particles having rubber and melamine cyanurate on the surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A polysaccharide based aerogel comprising a network of polysaccharide fibers with pores therebetween, wherein the sizes of the pores are in the micrometer range.

Abstract: Porous polymeric particles are provided that can be hydrophilic or hydrophobic. The porous polymeric particles can be used for the storage and delivery of various active agents or for moisture management. Reaction mixtures for forming the porous polymeric particles, methods of making the porous polymeric particles, and articles containing the porous polymeric particles are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is an additive that increases or improves a light resistance (or whiteness) of a non-fluorinated thermoplastic resin (e.g., a super engineering plastic, such as an aromatic polyamide, a liquid crystal polyester, or an aromatic polyetherketone resin). The additive comprises a fluorine-containing resin and an inorganic white pigment (e.g., titanium oxide). The fluorine-containing resin may be, for example, a fluorine-containing resin comprising a tetrafluoroethylene unit as a monomer unit, in particular, may be a tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (e.g., at least one member selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and another fluorinated olefin, a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a fluorinated vinyl ether, and a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, another fluorinated olefin and a fluorinated vinyl ether).

Abstract: A composition containing an oxide of titanium contains a conjugated dienic polymer and the oxide of titanium, wherein the content of the oxide of titanium is 0.10 to 75 ppm by mass in terms of titanium atom, and the average particle diameter of the oxide of titanium is 1.0 to 100 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrospinning solution composition for fabricating a silver nanofiber, and more particularly to an electrospinning solution composition for fabricating a silver nanofiber through a spinning process, the electrospinning solution including a silver precursor, a reducing agent, a viscosity modifier, and a solvent wherein the viscosity modifier includes one selected from the group consisting of dextran, alginate, chitosan, guar gum, starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, xanthan gum, a carboxyvinyl polymer, pectin, sodium alginate, and a combination thereof. According to the present invention, a viscosity suitable for spinning is maintained by using a viscosity modifier to be able to improve quality of a silver nanofiber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process that integrates the oxidation of toluene to benzoic acid with the production of benzoate plasticizers. Toluene is fed to an oxidation vessel in the presence of oxygen and an oxidation catalyst wherein benzoic acid serves as the solvent for the oxidation. The crude benzoic acid produced is not purified and is then reacted with an alcohol in the presence of an esterification catalyst to produce the crude benzoate ester. The oxidation catalyst, esterification catalyst, and other impurities can be mostly removed from the crude benzoate ester in subsequent washing and filtering steps. The benzoate esters produced through this method can be made in fewer steps with both yields and purities above 80%.

Abstract: Cellulose ester plastics may be formulated to have a depressed melt processing temperatures, improved heat resistance, increased mechanical stability, or some combination thereof. For example, in some instances, a cellulose ester plastic comprising: a cellulose ester at about 20% to about 90% by weight of the cellulose ester plastic; and a plasticizer that comprises a carbonate ester, a polyol benzoate, or both, wherein the plasticizer is at about 2% to about 40% by weight of the cellulose ester plastic, wherein the cellulose ester plastic is melt processable.

Abstract: This invention relates to a polymer composition comprising: (A) an acrylic polymer, and (B) a stabilizing composition comprising: (1) a phenolic antioxidant without a long-chain substituent; and (2) a phenolic antioxidant with a long-chain substituent, wherein the phenolic antioxidant (1) has 10 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the phenolic antioxidant (2) has greater than 20 carbon atoms, and wherein the weight ratio of phenolic antioxidant (1) to phenolic antioxidant (2) is from 0.7:1 to 1.3:1.

Abstract: This invention relates to a polymer composition comprising: (A) a copolyester comprising residues of terephthalic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-cyclobutanediol, and (B) a stabilizing composition comprising: (1) a phenolic antioxidant without a long-chain substituent; and (2) a phenolic antioxidant with a long-chain substituent, wherein the phenolic antioxidant (1) has 10 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the phenolic antioxidant (2) has greater than 20 carbon atoms, and wherein the weight ratio of phenolic antioxidant (1) to phenolic antioxidant (2) is from 0.7:1 to 1.3:1.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an oil extended functionalized styrene-butadiene copolymer wherein the functionalized styrene-butadiene copolymer comprises 15 to 50 wt. %, based on 100 wt. % of the copolymer, of repeating units based on styrene, 42 to 80 wt. %, based on 100 wt. % of the copolymer, of repeating units based on butadiene, and 5 to 43 wt. %, based on 100 wt. % of the copolymer, of units based on at least one functional monomer and wherein at least one extender oil is based on vegetable oils, preferably epoxidized vegetable oil.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polyhydroxy ketal adduct obtained by the esterification of a hydrocarbon polyol by at least 1.5 equivalents of a ketocarboxy to produce an intermediate ketocarboxylic ester. The intermediate polyketocarboxylic ester is then ketalized to produce the polyhydroxyketal adduct, which can be used to provide a polymeric composition.

Abstract: Methods for synthesizing stabilized polymers of chlorotrifluoroethylene and products manufactured using such polymers are disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for synthesizing chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE)-based polymers includes reacting, in the presence of an initiator and in a reaction medium at a pH of about 1.5 to about 2.5, one or more monomers comprising CTFE and after an amount of polymerization reaction time has passed, adding a neutralizing agent to the reaction medium to increase the pH of the reaction medium to within a range of about 1.8 to about 6.0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sealing material for a solar cell used in a solar power generation system having a system voltage of 600 V or more. The sealing material is constituted of a heat-crosslinking resin composition comprising an ethylene copolymer, a crosslinking agent and a crosslinking aid that comprises a polyfunctional monomer having 4 or more (meth)acryloyl groups in combination with triallyl isocyanurate.

Abstract: Provided is a flame retardant resin composition excellent in flame retardancy, heat resistance in terms of heat deflection temperature, and processability and handling properties in terms of melt viscosity. The flame retardant resin composition includes 100 parts by mass of a synthetic resin and 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of a mixture of phosphoric esters represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 5. The mixture contains 70% to 75% by mass of the phosphoric ester of formula (1) wherein n=1, with the total of the phosphoric esters of formula (1) wherein n is 1 to 5 being taken as 100% by mass.

Abstract: The silica sol of the invention contains silica particles having a mean primary particle size of 20 to 100 nm and which has a silica particle size/mean primary particle size ratio, determined through dynamic light scattering, of 3.0 or less, wherein the silica particles are surface-treated with an organic silane compound and have an ?-ray emission rate of 0.005 counts/cm2·hr or less and a moisture absorption coefficient, determined after allowing the silica particles to stand for 48 hours at 23° C. and a relative humidity of 50 RH %, of 0.5 mass % or lower.

Abstract: Cellulose ester plastics may be formulated to have a depressed melt processing temperatures, improved heat resistance, increased mechanical stability, or some combination thereof. For example, in some instances, a cellulose ester plastic may include a plasticized cellulose ester at about 1% to about 99% by weight of the cellulose ester plastic, the plasticized cellulose ester consisting of a cellulose ester at about 60% to about 90% by weight of the plasticized cellulose ester and a plasticizer at about 10% to about 40% by weight of the plasticized cellulose ester, wherein the plasticizer comprises a carbonate ester, a polyol benzoate, or both; and a thermoplastic polymer at about 1% to about 99% by weight of the cellulose ester plastic; and wherein the cellulose ester plastic is melt processable.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatic tire that achieves a balanced improvement in wet grip performance, dry grip performance, and abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing a rubber component, a solventless acrylic resin, and a liquid xylene resin, and having a solventless acrylic resin content of 1 to 60 parts by mass and a liquid xylene resin content of 10 to 100 parts by mass, each per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: The instant invention provides an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer composition suitable for blown film applications, and blown films made therefrom. The ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer composition suitable for blown film applications according to the present invention comprises greater than 80 percent by weight of units derived from ethylene and 20 percent or less by weight of units derived from one or more alpha olefin co-monomers, wherein said ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer has a density in the range of from 0.910 to 0.918 g/cm3, a melt index I2 in the range of from 0.5 to 1.1 g/10 minutes, a melt flow ratio I10/I2 in the range of from 8 to 10, a melt strength in the range of from 3 to 6 cN, a highest temperature fraction in the range of from 11 to 14 percent determined by CEF, a highest peak temperature fraction by CEF in range of from 96 to 100° C.

Abstract: The present application relates to a natural fiber plastic composite product comprising thermoplastic polymer and dried deinking sludge containing cellulose fibers and minerals.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to brush block copolymer compositions comprising first and second homopolymers or random copolymers whose presence provides access to photonic bandgaps in the infrared frequency range, their use in this capacity, and methods of making the same. The specific parameters associated with these compositions are described within the specification.

Abstract: To provide a covering material for a heat resistant electric wire, which can cover a core wire without breakage from a weld line and which is excellent in the stress crack resistance at high temperature. A covering material for a heat resistant electric wire, which comprises a fluorinated copolymer composition containing a melt-moldable fluorinated copolymer (A) and a non-fluorinated thermoplastic resin (B1) in a volume ratio of (A)/(B1)=99/1 to 60/40, wherein the non-fluorinated thermoplastic resin (B1) is contained in the fluorinated copolymer composition in the form of fine particles having an average dispersed particle size of at most 8 ?m, and the fluorinated copolymer composition has a storage elastic modulus of at least 90 MPa by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement at 200° C. Instead of the non-fluorinated thermoplastic resin (B1), a non-fluorinated resin (B2) having no melting point at 450° C.

Abstract: A water-decomposable resin composition is provided. The water-decomposable resin composition includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin and a water absorptive resin. The polyvinyl alcohol resin has a melting point and a temperature at which a weight thereof decreases by 10% due to heat, and the difference between the melting point and the temperature is 100° C. or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatic tire that achieves a balanced improvement in initial grip performance, grip performance during running, and abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing a rubber component, a solventless acrylic resin, and a liquid xylene resin, and having a solventless acrylic resin content of 1 to 50 parts by mass and a liquid xylene resin content of 5 to 100 parts by mass, each per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: The present invention is a composition comprising a) a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having one or more structural units of i) a polyurea macromer; and ii) an acrylate, a methacrylate, a vinyl ester, or a styrene monomer, or a combination thereof; and/or b) an aqueous mixture of a i) polyurea macromer polymer particles; and b) acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl ester, or styrenic polymer particles, or a combination thereof, wherein the polyurea macromer is characterized by the following formula I: where A1, A2, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. Compositions prepared using the compound of the present invention can be used to form coatings with excellent balance of low temperature film formation, hardness, and flexibility.

Abstract: There is provided an imprint material that has sufficient adhesion to film substrates and excellent scratch resistance, and can be readily released from a mold at the time of mold release. An imprint material including: (A) a specific acrylamide such as N,N?-dimethylacrylamide; (B) a compound having alkylene oxide units and having 2 to 6 polymerizable groups at the ends of the compound, in which the alkylene oxide units are ethylene oxide units, propylene oxide units, or a combination thereof; and (C) a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition including, by weight, the total being 100%: 50 to 99% of a curable resin and of a curing agent in a molar ratio in the range of 1/5 to 5/1, and 1 to 50% of a mixture: of a polyamide which includes at least one monomer resulting from the condensation of a diacid and of a diamine of formula (1) where: R1 is H or —Z1-NH2 and Z1 is an alkyl, a cycloalkyl or an aryl having up to 15 carbon atoms, and R2 is H or —Z2-NH2 and Z2 is an alkyl, a cycloalkyl or an aryl having up to 15 carbon atoms, R1 and R2 being either identical or different, and of an oligomer made from butadiene and acrylonitrile which are terminated by carboxyl functions or by amine functions, such as the reactive rubbers CTBN or ATBN; the polyamide and the oligomer being present in respective proportions of 1/10 to 10/1 by weight.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a hybridized insulating resin material, in which a viscosity is low to ensure a molding ability and the occurrence of voids is suppressed with respect to a resin material to which 2 to 20 wt % of fine particles of 100 nm or less are added, and a high voltage equipment including the hybridized insulating resin material. The object is achieved by providing a hybridized insulating resin material for a high 1.0 voltage equipment, which contains 2 to 20 wt % of fine particles having a particle size of 100 nm or less and contains a nonion surfactant having an HLB value of 2 to 8, and a high voltage equipment including the hybridized insulating resin material.

Abstract: A resin composition includes a polyester resin, a polycarbonate resin, a flame retardant, and an inorganic fiber coated with a fluorine resin, wherein a weight ratio of a content of the polyester resin and a content of the polycarbonate resin is in a range of 5:95 to 50:50.

Abstract: The polymeric composition of this invention can be used as a temporary support material in the additive manufacturing of three dimensional articles without compromising the quality of the ultimate product, reducing printing speed, increasing cost, increasing the incidence of printer jamming, or requiring printers of increased complexity. This invention more specifically discloses a polymeric composition which is particularly useful as a temporary support material for utilization in three-dimensional printing, said polymeric composition being comprised of a first polymeric component which is suitable for use as a modeling material and a second polymeric component which is immiscible with the first polymeric component, wherein the polymeric composition has a continuous phase, wherein the continuous phase is comprised of the second polymeric component, and wherein the polymeric composition has a Shore A hardness of at least 80.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerizable lactam composition comprising at least one polymerizable lactam and at least one polaryl sulfone. The present invention further relates to a method of using the polymerizable lactam composition in the manufacture of polyamides and/or polyamide moldings.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a polymeric composition comprising a first polymer (in particular HPP) and a liquid crystal thermoset (LCT) network that interpenetrates said first polymer, which LCT network comprises LCT oligomers that are at least partly polymerized, as well as to a method for preparing such. The polymeric composition of the invention does not separate into two distinct polymer phases (first polymer and LCT) over time and has improved thermo-mechanical properties. In particular, the invention may be used to improve the properties of HPP. The polymeric composition can be used as a high-resistant material, in particular having improved heat resistance.

Abstract: A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a mixing unit and a forming unit. The mixing unit is configured to mix fibers and a composite, where a resin and a wax are integrally combined, in air. The forming unit is configured to form a sheet by depositing and heating a mixed material where the fibers and the composite are mixed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a board for building or industry comprising biodegradable resin and wooden flour, which is capable of implementing an excellent physical property and protecting the human body and the environment, and a method of manufacturing the same. A method of manufacturing a board may comprise fabricating wooden flour by pulverizing a raw log or wood chips that are raw materials, inputting biodegradable resin to the wooden flour and fabricating compounds by mulling the biodegradable resin and the wooden flour at high temperature, forming the fabricated compounds in a sheet form through mold forming, and cooling the formed board. Accordingly, there are advantages in that an excellent physical property can be implemented, the human body and the environment can be protected because there is no possibility of environmental pollution when the board is buried due to the biodegradable resin, and a cost related to the disposal of wastes can be reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to effect pigments which are based on flake-form substrates having a circular form factor of 1.2-2 and are coated with at least one high-refractive-index layer, and to the use thereof, inter alia in paints, coatings, printing inks, plastics and in cosmetic formulations.

Abstract: A coating composition capable of forming an acrylic hard coat film contains (A) an acrylate component and (B) a metal oxide, wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of (B) the metal oxide to (A) the acrylate component is from 0.1 to 1.5, (A) the acrylate component comprises components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of the component (a-1), a content ratio Y of the component (a-2) and a content ratio Z of the component (a-3) satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2). Condition (1): in (A) the acrylate component, X is from 40 to 60% by mass, and a total of Y and Z is from 60 to 40% by mass, and condition (2): in the total of Y and Z, Z is 0% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass.

Abstract: A process for producing an anti-adherent semi-paste compound for liquid steel on solid metal, as well as an anti-adherent semi-paste compound for liquid steel on solid metal, are disclosed. The semi-paste compound may include a mixture of sodium tripolyphosphate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium ricinoleate, sodium silicate, benzalkonium chloride, gum, silicone oil, water, isothiazolinone and sulphonic acid. The compound may not include any volatile substances. The compound may be neutralized to a pH of 7.2±0.5.

Abstract: Systems and method for forming a nanocomposite material. One example of a nanocomposite material includes a first sulfur-based nanoparticle material defining a first nanophase and a second sulfur-based nanoparticle material defining a second nanophase, wherein the nanocomposite material is at least partially long-wave infrared (LWIR) transmitting, and the first nanophase and the second nanophase are co-dispersed to form interpenetrating networks with one another and each has a grain structure that is distinct from one another.

Abstract: A water-based surface treatment agent includes an organic-inorganic silicon compound (A) and inorganic particle (B), wherein the organic-inorganic silicon compound (A) is adapted to be a compound that is obtained by mixing a colloidal silica (C) and an organoalkoxysilane (D). In this regard, the ratio (MB/MA) between the solid content mass MA of the organic-inorganic silicon compound (A) and the solid content mass MB of the inorganic particle (B) preferably falls within the range from 0.2 or more and 2.0 or less, the average particle size of the organic-inorganic silicon compound (A) preferably falls within the range of 3 nm or more and 500 nm or less. In addition, the average particle size of the inorganic particle (B) preferably falls within the range of 10 nm or more and 600 nm or less.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a copolymer allowing for an antifouling coating composition used for the formation of an environment-friendly antifouling coating film. The antifouling coating composition gives the coating film increased water resistance and can maintain the stable dissolution property and antifouling performance of the coating film without causing coating film defects such as a crack during long-term seawater treatment. An aspect of the present invention provides a copolymer for an antifouling coating composition, including a copolymer (A) having, on a side chain, a group represented by chemical formula (1) and having, on terminal, at least one of a group represented by chemical formula (2) and a group represented by chemical formula (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition forming an insulating layer, which composition contains a binder, which is based on a compound having electron-deficient carbon multiple bonds and a carbanion-forming compound. By means of the composition according to the invention, the expansion rate of which is relatively high, coatings having the layer thickness required for the particular fire resistance time can be applied easily and quickly, wherein the layer thickness can be reduced to a minimum and nevertheless a great insulating effect can be achieved. The composition according to the invention is suitable especially for fire protection, in particular as a coating of steel components, such as supports, beams and truss members, for increasing the fire resistance time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising carbon nanotubes and a surfactant for forming a thin film on a substrate, and a method of manufacturing a thin film on a substrate by using an aqueous dispersion of the composition comprising carbon nanotubes and a surfactant.

Abstract: Methods for forming silicon thin films and structures with incorporated metals, non-metals, and combinations thereof, liquid precursor compositions useful in such methods, and silicon thin films and structures with embedded heteroatom(s) are described. The compositions are generally liquid at ambient temperature and are comprised of liquid silane(s) and have metal and/or non-metal additives. Metal and non-metal sources include organometallic and organic compounds, respectively. The compositions may also contain a solvent. The compositions may be processed by printing, coating, or spraying onto a substrate and subjected to UV, thermal, IR, and/or laser treatment to form silicon films or structures with embedded heteroatom(s).

Abstract: A method of producing an electrostatic ink composition, the method comprising: providing a precursor ink composition comprising a resin and a pigment dispersed in a liquid carrier; wherein the precursor ink composition comprises 30 wt % or more non-volatile solids; and spraying a lubricating liquid onto the surface of the precursor ink composition to form the electrostatic ink composition.

Abstract: A sustainable material suitable for three-dimensional printing is disclosed. The sustainable material comprises a resin derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate oligomer and a bio-based glycol. The resulting sustainable material provides a robust 3-D printing material.

Abstract: Provided are an ink composition for writing instruments which has a good solubility of a coloring material in an ink solvent and which is less liable to cause bleeding and feathering on the written lines and is improved in a water resistance, and a coloring material used for preparing the above ink composition. The coloring material includes a material obtained by adding at least one selected from a leuco dye, a halochromic dye and a photochromic compound to a compound represented by the following Formula (I): The ink composition for writing instruments is characterized by containing the coloring material described above.