Abstract: A process for making a latex by phase inversion emulsification in an agitated reactor column is described.

Abstract: To obtain an elastomeric composite crumb having a majority of the particle size distribution greater than 0.33 cm, the crumb is obtained by a process whereby the elastomeric composite comprises less than about 0.5 phr of a salt of a C8 to C20 carboxylic acid, or 10 to 20 phr of a tackifying resin or a combination of both an absence of carboxylic acid and the presence of the tackifying resin. The use of one or both methods permits control of crumb particle size distribution in emulsion or solution processes for producing elastomeric nanocomposites. The elastomeric composite is also disclosed.

Abstract: A rubber tyre compound production method having a mixing step, in which at least one cross-linking, unsaturated-chain polymer base, silica, a silane bonding agent, and 0.6 to 5 phr of a chemical of general formula (I) are mixed with one another; and a following mixing step, in which at least stearic acid and a curing system are added to and mixed with the compound being prepared; wherein: R1, R2 and R3, which are the same or different, are chosen from the group consisting of: hydrogen and groups in the alkane, alkene, cycloalkane, heterocyclic compound, aromatic compound, amine, imine, amide, sulphide, alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, ether, ester, nitrile, nitro-derivative, and isocyanate families.

Abstract: A masterbatch of dried distillers solubles and at least one thermoplastic resin and processes for forming the masterbatch, wherein the dried distillers solubles is greater than 70% by weight of the masterbatch are generally disclosed. The masterbatch generally includes compounding a mixture of dried distillers solubles and at least one thermoplastic resin to form a flowable solid medium, wherein the dried distillers solubles is greater than 70% by weight percent based on a total weight of the mixture and has a moisture content of less than 25% by weight of the dried distillers solubles. The article can then be formed by melt processing, direct injection molding or extruding the flowable solid medium (masterbatch) with an additional amount of at least one thermoplastic resin to form the article, wherein the article comprises dried distillers solubles in an amount of less than 50 weight percent based on a total weight of the article.

Abstract: Disclosed are a continuous manufacturing process for a rubber masterbatch and a rubber masterbatch prepared therefrom.

Abstract: A method whereby nanostructures aligned within a matrix material to define an aligned admixture are transferred into a receiving porous medium while substantially maintaining the nanostructure alignment such that the nanostructures may be aligned predominantly in a common direction within receiving porous medium. Resulting composite structures are also provided.

Abstract: Nanocellulose-reinforced cellulose fibers can increase the strength of hardwood fibers or agricultural-residue cellulose fibers, to simulate the strength of softwood fibers in pulp or pulp products (including composites). In some variations, the invention provides a method of reinforcing cellulose fibers, comprising providing cellulose fibers derived from hardwoods, agricultural residues, or a combination thereof; providing a source of nanocellulose comprising cellulose nanofibrils and/or cellulose nanocrystals; and reinforcing the cellulose fibers with the nanocellulose to increase strength of the cellulose fibers. In some embodiments, the nanocellulose is obtained from fractionating biomass in the presence of an acid, a solvent for lignin, and water, to generate cellulose-rich solids and a liquid phase; and then mechanically refining the cellulose-rich solids to generate the nanocellulose.

Abstract: The present document describes a composite material comprising plastic, rock dust and sawdust in predetermined proportions. In embodiments the material comprises recycled plastic, limestone and hemlock or cedar sawdust. There are also disclosed methods for making the composition and shingles made using the composition.

Abstract: Improving processability of homogeneous extrusion blown elastomeric films by compatibilizing impact polystyrene in an effective amount with olefin elastomers and styrenic block copolymers.

Abstract: Provided are a modified vinyl alcohol (VA) having a reduced water content to exhibit a practically-required form stability, a producing method for the same, and an ion exchange membrane. (1) A copolymer (P) including, as structural units, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit (A), a vinylene monomer unit (B), and a polymer unit (C) having a polar group other than a hydroxyl group. (2) A method for producing the copolymer (P) including: providing a copolymer (P?) including a vinyl alcohol polymer unit (A?) and a polymer unit (C) having a polar group other than a hydroxyl group, and heat-treating the copolymer (P?) under an acidic condition to form a polyene structure by dehydration so as to introduce a vinylene monomer unit (B). (3) An ion-exchange membrane containing as a main component a copolymer (PA) in which the polymer unit (C) having a polar group other than a hydroxyl group is a polymer unit (CA) having an ionic group.

Abstract: Provided are a composite carrier for immobilization of a protein, polypeptide or oligopeptide, a preparation method and an application thereof. The composite carrier is a porous material which comprises: (1) a porous organic foam material containing open pores; and (2) a crosslinked product having aldehyde groups and immobilized on the surface of the walls of one or more pores of the porous organic foam material, wherein the aldehyde groups are able to react with the protein, polypeptide or oligopeptide, and the crosslinked product are formed by chitosan via a crosslinking reaction with a polyaldehyde compound.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a composition for forming a polyurethane foam and a method of forming the polyurethane foam using the composition. The polyurethane foam includes a formulated polyol, an isocyanate and a blowing agent. The formulated polyol includes 60 weight percent (wt. %) to 80 wt. % of a polyether polyol and 10 wt. % to 25 wt. % of an aromatic polyester polyol, where the wt. % are based on a total weight of the formulated polyol, and where the formulated polyol has a polyol mixture functionality of 3.8 to 5.5.

Abstract: Microparticles that have a multimodal pore size distribution are provided, Notably, the pore structure of the present invention can be formed without the need for complex techniques and solvent chemistries traditionally employed to form porous microparticles. Instead, the microparticles contain a polymeric material that is formed from a thermoplastic composition, which is simply strained to a certain degree to achieve the desired porous network structure.

Abstract: Prepregs, composites and articles comprising expandable graphite materials dispersed in a thermoplastic layer are described. In some instances, a thermoplastic composite article comprises a porous core layer comprising a plurality of reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic material, and the porous core layer further comprises expandable graphite particles homogeneously dispersed in the porous core layer.

Abstract: An underfill composition comprises a curable resin, a plurality of filler particles loaded within the resin, the filler particles comprising at least 50 weight % of the underfill composition. The filler particles comprise first filler particles having a particle size of from 0.1 micrometers to 15 micrometers and second filler particles having a particle size of less than 100 nanometers. A viscosity of the underfill composition is less than a viscosity of a corresponding composition not including the second filler particles.

Abstract: An injection moulded polymeric household bottle cap made of a polypropylene composition comprising: particulate CaCO3; additive; and polypropylene; wherein the polypropylene composition in its solid form and with average wall thickness T has a flexural modulus, measured according to ASTM D790-07, being at least 95% of the flexural modulus measured on a reference polypropylene composition being substantially free of CaCO3 and having average wall thickness of at least T+10%.

Abstract: A tapered interlayer comprising at least one polymer layer and a having tapered zone with an overall wedge angle of not more than 0.85 mrad is provided. The refractive index of the polymer layer is 1.480 or higher. Multiple layer panels formed from such interlayers may exhibit desirable optical properties, including, for example, less image “ghosting,” when used as part of a heads-up-display (HUD) display panel for use in automotive and aircraft applications.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a fluoroelastomer composition comprising: —at least one fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (A)]; —from 0.1 to 15 weight parts, per 100 parts by weight of said fluoroelastomer (A), of meta-divinylbenzene; —from 0.1 to 10 weight parts, per 100 parts by weight of said fluoroelastomer (A), of at least one peroxide.

Abstract: Production of monodisperse spherical granules of divinylbenzene co-polymers, used as sorbents, utilizes precipitative polymerization of divinylbenzene with substituted styrenes or derivatives of acrylic acid in the environment of acetonitrile in presence of an initiator and a stabilizer at the temperature ranging from 5082° C. to 82° C. and mixing. Amides of aliphatic carbonic acids are used as low-molecular stabilizers, with the common formula: where R1 is an alkyl with 5 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl alkyl with 7 to 10 carbon atoms; R2 R3 is an alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or biradical with 3 to 5 carbon atoms; m is a total number of carbon atoms in the direct or branched chain ranging from 2 to 14; the concentration of the stabilizer in the reaction mixture is from 2·10?3 to 0.2 mole/l; the size of the monodisperse microspheres ranges between 0.2 and 4.0 micron.

Abstract: The present invention relates to symmetric diesters of hydroxyalkyl-4-hydroxy-tetraalkylpiperidine compounds and their use as light stabilizers. They are compatible with and soluble in coating formulations of different polarity.

Abstract: A poly(arylene sulfide) polymer composition comprising a neat poly(arylene sulfide) polymer and a cyclic oligomer nucleating agent, wherein the cyclic oligomer nucleating agent is contacted with the neat poly(arylene sulfide) polymer in an amount of from about 0.25 wt. % to about 1 wt. % cyclic oligomer nucleating agent, based on the total weight of the poly(arylene sulfide) polymer composition, and wherein the poly(arylene sulfide) polymer composition is characterized by a melt crystallization temperature (Tmc) that is greater by at least about 5° C. than a Tmc of the neat poly(arylene sulfide) polymer.

Abstract: A modified polyester resin composition comprises a combination of a PET polyester, a PCT polyester, a CHDM modified copolyester comprising PCTA, PCTG or PETG, and a modified polymer at least comprising TPU or EPDM, wherein the modified polymer accounts for 3-25 wt % and the rest accounts for 97-75 wt %, based on the total weight of the resin; and the modified polyester resin composition is suited for use in a halogen-free, heavy metal-free, and volatile organic compound-free polyester-based plastic floor tile excellent in higher resistance to wear and tear, better tensile strength, more preferable resistance to both lit cigarette e and solvents, and particularly being friendliness to environment and not hazardous to health.

Abstract: An additive for a silicone encapsulant has the structure: (I) R1Ce(OSi—R2) I I a R3 wherein a is 3 or 4, wherein R1 and R2 are each —O—Si(R4)(R5)(R6) and each of R4, R5, and R6 is independently chosen from C1-C10 hydrocarbyl groups, C1-C10 alkyl groups, C2-C10 alkenyl groups, and C6-C10 aryl groups, and wherein R3 is independently chosen from C1-C10 hydrocarbyl groups, C1-C10 alkyl groups, C2-C10 alkenyl groups, and C6-C10 aryl groups. More specifically, the cerium is cerium (III) or (IV). The additive is formed using a method that includes the step of reacting cerium metal or a cerium (III) or (IV) compound with a hydroxyl functional organosiloxane. An encapsulant includes the additive and a polyorganosiloxane. The encapsulant can be utilized to form a device that includes an optoelectronic component and the encapsulant disposed on the optoelectronic component. The device is formed using a method that includes the step of disposing the encapsulant on the optoelectronic device.

Abstract: A colored fluid for use in a display device comprises at least one first pigment, at least one non-polar solvent, and at least one polymeric dispersant comprising the formula: (Z—U)x—P—(V—W)y. P is a residue of a second pigment, which may be the same or different from the first pigment. Each Z is independently a non-polar polymer. Each U and V are various linking groups. Each W is independently selected from H, OH, SH, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, ammonium, alkylammonium, arylammonium, alkali metal, and alkaline earth metal. Each V—W bond is a covalent or ionic bond, x is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and wherein for the colored fluid, at least one polymeric dispersant comprises an ionic (V—W) moiety.

Abstract: A tire tread that comprises a rubber composition based on an elastomer matrix that comprises more than 50% by weight of at least one butyl rubber, on a reinforcing filler and on a plasticizing system that comprises at least one phosphoric acid ester having a glass transition temperature below ?75° C. A tire comprising such a tread has both a low rolling resistance and a strong grip on wet ground.

Abstract: There are provided to a biodegradable composition containing ground cellulose having a diameter of 300 ?m to 1 nm, pulp, and water, a manufacturing method for the same, and a water-proof agent and a molded product using the composition. A molded product manufactured using the biodegradable composition of the present invention has a waterproofing function and an excellent strength for a certain period of time, and when the molded product is discarded, it is biodegraded without damage to the natural environment.

Abstract: A polymer-nanocellulose-lignin composite as disclosed comprises a polymer, nanocellulose, and lignin, wherein lignin forms a hydrophobic interface between the polymer and the nanocellulose.

Abstract: The increase of rubber hardness by the lapse of time is suppressed, and excellent on-ice performance due to porous cellulose particles is suppressed from being decreased. A rubber composition for a tire including 100 parts by mass of a rubber component including a diene rubber, from 0.3 to 20 parts by mass of porous cellulose particles having a porosity of from 75 to 95%, and from 1 to 30 parts by mass of a polymer gel that is crosslinked diene polymer particles having a functional group containing a hetero atom is disclosed. Furthermore, a pneumatic tire having a tread including the rubber composition is disclosed.

Abstract: Rubber composition containing at least 10 parts by mass, in 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, of a polymer component (B) containing a residue of an organic acid (A) added in a production process of the polymer, and containing from 10 to 150 parts by mass of a reinforcing filler (C), and 6 parts by mass or less in total of the residue of an organic acid (A) and an organic acid (D) used on mixing, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, thereby providing a rubber composition and a tire produced by using the composition, by defining the total amount of an acidic component with respect to the total mixed rubber, including an organic acid, such as stearic acid, and an organic acid contained in a residue of an emulsifier added in a production process of emulsion-polymerized SBR.

Abstract: A dip-forming composition which contains a weight average molecular weight 10,000 to 5,000,000 synthetic polyisoprene latex, a polycarboxylic acid and/or salt of a polycarboxylic acid, a sulfur-based vulcanizer, and a vulcanization accelerator is provided. According to the invention, a dip-forming composition which can suppress formation of coarse coagulum during aging and which can give a dip-formed article which is excellent in tensile strength and elongation even when the aging temperature is relatively low and the aging time is relatively short and, further, has excellent safety even when used in contact with the human body can be provided.

Abstract: Field of the Invention The invention relates to rubber compositions containing at least one diene-based elastomer containing dual functionalized styrene/butadiene elastomers and filler reinforcement for the elastomer(s) comprised of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica together with processing aid for the pre-treated precipitated silica comprised of zinc salt of fatty acids. The invention further relates to a pneumatic tire with tread comprised of such rubber composition.

Abstract: A composite polymer composition comprising: the emulsion polymerization product of: (i) an aqueous polyolefin dispersion comprising the melt kneading product of one or more polyolefins, from 2 to 25 wt % of one or more dispersion stabilizing agents and water, and (ii) one or more (meth)acrylic monomers; wherein the one or more polyolefins have a Tg equal to or less than 50° C.; and wherein the melt kneading product (i) comprises polymer particles having a volume average particle size between 150 nm and 2000 nm dispersed in the water; and wherein the one or more (meth)acrylic monomers polymerize onto the polymer particles form composite polymer particles is provided. Also provided is a method of making the composition and impact modifiers comprising the composition.

Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising at least the following components: A) an ethylene-based polymer comprising the following properties: a) a high load melt index (I21) from 10 to 100 g/10 min, b) a density from 0.940 to 0.965 g/cc; B) from 20 ppm to 120 ppm, based on the weight of the composition, of at least one fluoropolymer comprising, in polymerized form, at least one vinylidene fluoride monomeric unit and at least one hexafluoropropylene monomeric unit; C) at least one polyalkylene oxide; and D) from 500 ppm to 2000 ppm, based on the weight of the composition, of at least one metal stearate.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition including a matrix phase and a dispersion phase, the thermoplastic resin composition characterized in that the matrix phase includes (A1) at least one type of polyamide resin having a melting point of 170-210° C., (A2) at least one type of polyamide, resin having a melting point of 210-265° C.

Abstract: A matrix material for a carbon fiber-reinforced composite comprises a matrix resin as a resin component. The matrix resin contains both a first epoxy resin and a second epoxy resin or only the first epoxy resin, further contains a third epoxy resin, and has an average epoxy equivalent weight of 109 to 162. The first epoxy resin contains a polyfunctional glycidylamine-type epoxy resin. The second epoxy resin contains at least one of a p-aminophenol-type epoxy resin and a tetramethylbiphenol-type solid epoxy resin. The third epoxy resin contains a bisphenol A-type epoxy resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 8000.

Abstract: A curable, epoxy-based resin composition that can be combined with reinforcement fibers and then cured to form a cured product that is excellent in toughness and exhibits high Open-Hole Tensile (OHT) strength. According to one embodiment, the resin composition contains a Bisphenol F difunctional epoxy, an anthracyl compound, a tri-functional epoxy, a thermoplastic polymer, and an amine-containing curing agent.

Abstract: The polyester resin composition according to the present invention contains a polyester resin (A) containing, as a diol unit, a unit derived from diol having a cyclic acetal skeleton, and as a dicarboxylic acid unit, a unit derived from dicarboxylic acid having a naphthalene skeleton, and a polyester resin (B) not having a cyclic acetal skeleton; and satisfies following (1) and (2): (1) a refractive index difference between the polyester resin (A) and the polyester resin (B) is 0.005 or less, the refractive index being measured with sodium D radiation as a light source; (2) a glass transition temperature difference between the polyester resin (A) and the polyester resin (B) is 35° C. or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the combination of halogen-free flame retardant additives in a copolyester to improve the flame retardant properties of the copolyester composition while retaining clarity and impact properties, methods of making the copolyester composition and articles made from the copolyester composition. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of a polymeric sulfonyl and phosphonate containing flame retardant compound in copolyester compositions to improve the flame retardant properties while retaining clarity, glass transition temperature, impact properties, methods of making said copolyester compositions and articles therefrom.

Abstract: A polylactic acid resin composition containing (A) a polylactic acid resin, (B) a plasticizer, (C) an organic crystal nucleating agent, and (D) an acrylic/styrene copolymer having an epoxy group, wherein the above (B) plasticizer is an ester compound having two or more ester groups in the molecule, wherein the ester compound contains one or more members selected from the group consisting of an ester compound in which at least one kind of the alcohol component constituting the ester compound is an alcohol reacted with an alkylene oxide having from 2 to 3 carbon atoms in an amount of from 0.5 to 5 mol on average, per one hydroxyl group, and an ester compound represented by formula (I), and wherein the above (D) acrylic/styrene copolymer having an epoxy group is from 0.1 to 0.9 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of (A) the polylactic acid resin.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition including (A) bisphenol A-based polycarbonate, (B) biphenyl group-containing polycarbonate, (C) a biphenyl group-containing or terphenyl group-containing (meth)acryl-based copolymer and (D) a graft copolymer and a molded article manufactured from the same.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition and a molded article using the same is disclosed. The polycarbonate resin composition includes a polycarbonate resin (A); a rubber-modified aromatic vinyl copolymer (B); and an additive for laser directed structuring (C). The polycarbonate resin composition has a heat deflection temperature (HDT) of about 100° C. or more.

Abstract: A poly(phenylene ether) resin composition includes a modified poly(phenylene ether) copolymer, a polymer substance having a weight-average molecular weight larger than that of the modified poly(phenylene ether) copolymer, and a compound compatible with the modified poly(phenylene ether) copolymer. The modified poly(phenylene ether) copolymer is produced by modifying the phenolic hydroxyl group in a molecular terminal of a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer with a compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated double bond. The polymer substance has a structure of at least one selected from a polystyrene framework, a polybutadiene framework, and a methacrylate framework. The polymer substance has a softening temperature not higher than 110° C. The compound compatible with the modified poly(phenylene ether) copolymer includes two or more carbon-carbon unsaturated double-bonds per molecule, and has a melting point not higher than 30° C.

Abstract: A binder composition for sublimation-printing natural fibers of the present invention includes: (A) an aqueous solvent; (B) a moisture evaporation retardant selected from urea, glycerine, and a mixture thereof; (C) a (meth)acrylic polymer; (D) a polyurethane; (E) a blocked polyisocyanate; and (F) a paraffin wax.

Abstract: The invention pertains to filled polyamide compositions [composition (C)] comprising: —at least one polyhydric alcohol-modified polyamide, comprising an amount of polyhydric alcohol (PHA, herein after) residues chemically bonded at least to a part of the polyamide [polyamide (A)] of at least 0.1% wt (based on the total weight of polyamide (A)); —at least one filler [filler (F)]; and —at least one polyamide, different from polyamide (A), more than 50% moles of recurring units thereof being of formula —HN—(CH2)5—CO— [polyamide (PA6)], in an amount of 5 to 50% wt, based on the combined weight of polyamide (A) and polyamide (PA6).

Abstract: The present invention provides a semi-aromatic polyamide resin composition having exceptional impact resistance, fuel barrier properties, and injection moldability, as well as a molded article containing the same, through a semi-aromatic polyamide resin composition containing specific proportions of (A) a semi-aromatic polyamide comprising a dicarboxylic acid component comprising terephthalic acid and adipic acid and a diamine component having a linear aliphatic diamine having 4-10 carbon atoms, (B) a semi-aromatic polyamide comprising a dicarboxylic acid component having isophthalic acid and a diamine component having an aliphatic diamine having 4-15 carbon atoms, (C) an olefin polymer containing a specific amount of functional group structural units, and (D) a fibrous filler.

Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions are described that exhibit heat stability in addition to flexibility. Methods for forming the thermoplastic compositions are also described. The compositions include a polyarylene sulfide, an impact modifier and a heat stabilizer. The composition includes the impact modifier in a relatively large amount in combination with the heat stabilizer to provide long term heat stability to the composition and products formed therefrom such as coated wires and cables.

Abstract: Compounds used as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds can be conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to disinfection of water polluted by microbial pathogens through the use of photosensitizers. The photosensitizer is a porphyrinoid which is part of an adduct comprising a resin, a spacer and said porphyrinoid. An apparatus wherein said adduct is excited by light sources and water is disinfected while flowing inside the apparatus is also provided. A system for the disinfection of water comprising said apparatus and further elements is also within the scope of the invention.

Abstract: Coated particles include a core particle and a hybrid inorganic/organic layer coating the core particle. The hybrid inorganic/organic layer comprises a network of an inorganic component and at least one organofunctional silane component having organic functionalities which have not been polymerised. A method of coating particles comprising combining the particles with a surfactant and a hydrophilic liquid to form an emulsion with a hydrophobic phase containing the particles dispersed in a continuous hydrophilic phase, adding an organofunctional silane and an inorganic component precursor to the emulsion and heating the emulsion, adding a catalyst to the emulsion, and forming a hybrid organic/inorganic layer from the organofunctional silane and the inorganic component precursor on the particles to produce coated particles.

Abstract: A structurally colored pigment is described that contains a plurality of photonic crystal particles dispersed in a medium, where each photonic crystal particles contains a plurality of spectrally selective absorbing components dispersed within the photonic crystal particle. In certain embodiments, each photonic crystal particle has a predetermined minimum number of repeat units of the photonic crystal structure. The structurally colored material provides improved reflectance, long-term stability, and control of the desired optical effects. The fabrication techniques described herein also provide high throughput and high yield allowing use in wide ranging applications from cosmetics, paints, signs, sensors, to packaging material.