Abstract: One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a polyether-modified siloxane having a good thickening property, in particular a good thickening property for an aqueous liquid. The present invention provides a polyether-modified siloxane represented by the following general formula (1): Sx-(CH2)aCOO—(C2H4O)n—(C3H6O)s—CO(CH2)a-Sx ??(1) wherein n is an integer of from 50 to 10000, s is an integer which meets the equation, 0<=s<=n/50, a is an integer of from 2 to 40, and Sx is, independently of each other, an organo(poly)siloxanyl group represented by the following formula (a) or (b): wherein R is, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, m is an integer of from 0 to 350, and m? is an integer of from 0 to 348, wherein a ratio of a total molecular weight of the Sx-(CH2)aCO moieties to a molecular weight of the O(C2H4O)n(C3H6O)s moiety is 0.

Abstract: Disclosed is encapsulated active material product comprising: an active material encapsulated in a sol-gel derived material, the sol-gel derived material including a plurality of alkylsiloxy substituents and the sol-gel derived material obtained from: (a) at least one first alkoxysilane precursor having the formula: (R?O)3—Si—(CH2)n—Ar—(CH2)m—Si—(OR?)3 ??(1) where n and m are individually an integer from 1 to 8, Ar is a single-, fused-, or poly-aromatic ring, and each R? is independently a C1 to C5 alkyl group and (b) optionally, at least one second precursor having the formula: where x is 1, 2, 3 or 4; y is 0, 1, 2, 3; z is 0, 1; the total of x+y+z is 4; each R is independently an organic functional group; each an R? is independently a C1 to C5 alkyl group and R? is an organic bridging group, where the sol-gel derived material is the volume of acetone per mass of the dry sol-gel derived composition, when placed in excess acetone and the sol-gel derived material swellable to at least five times its dry

Abstract: A drag reducing composition comprising at least one non-polyalphaolefin polymer having an average particle size in the range of from about 5 to about 800 micrometers. The non-polyalphaolefin polymer can initially be formed via emulsion polymerization. The initial polymer particles can then be at least partially consolidated and then reduced in size and suspended in a carrier fluid. The resulting drag reducing composition can be added to a hydrocarbon-containing fluid to decrease the pressure drop associated with the turbulent flow of the hydrocarbon-containing fluid through a conduit.

Abstract: Provided are a polyphenylene ether powder that exhibits low susceptibility to pulverization due to particle collisions, suppressed particle flushability, and excellent handleability, and a method for producing this polyphenylene ether powder. The polyphenylene ether powder includes one or more polyphenylene ether particles having an aspect ratio (DL/DS), expressing a ratio of a major diameter (DL) and a minor diameter (DS) of an individual particle, of 2.0 to 7.0.

Abstract: A polymeric composition is disclosed which includes from about 40 to about 99 weight percent of a first polymer and from about 1 to about 60 weight percent of polybutylene(succinate-co-adipate) (“PBSA”). Preferably the first polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polylactic acid, polyhydroxy alkanoates, and mixtures thereof. A method for making the composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer ready for introduction into a kneading machine which is milled with good milling efficiency in a kneading machine and which provides a kneaded mixture with excellent filler dispersion, and a rubber composition and a pneumatic tire containing the polymer. The present invention relates to a polymer ready for introduction into a kneading machine, excluding natural rubber, the polymer having a temperature within the range of ?20° C. to 80° C. and satisfying the following formula (I): (Tip clearance d of kneading machine)3?(Volume V of polymer ready for introduction into kneading machine)?2.0×104 cm3 ?? (I).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a masterbatch and related products which enhance the dispersibility of fillers in rubber to improve rubber physical properties such as tensile strength, rigidity, and fuel economy. Provided is a method for producing a masterbatch, including: step (1) of mixing a rubber latex having a zeta potential of ?100 to ?20 mV with a filler dispersion having a zeta potential of ?90 to ?10 mV to prepare a latex compound; and step (2) of adjusting a zeta potential of the latex compound prepared in step (1) to ?30 to 0 mV.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a masterbatch and related products which enhance the dispersibility of fillers in rubber to improve the balance of tensile strength, rigidity, and fuel economy. Provided is a method for producing a masterbatch, including a step of mixing a rubber latex having a zeta potential of ?100 to ?20 mV with a filler dispersion having a zeta potential of 10 to 90 mV, and preparing a latex compound having a zeta potential of ?20 to 0 mV.

Abstract: Described herein are polymer compositions comprising a matrix polymer component comprising a dynamic cross-linked polymer composition; and a fibrillated fluoropolymer, a fibrillated fluoropolymer encapsulated by an encapsulating polymer, or a combination thereof. Methods of making and using these polymer compositions are also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a material comprising: a first crosslinked polymer forming a network, and a second linear polymer comprising n monomers, each of the monomers having the following formula I: (I), where m varies from 0 to 4, R is selected from hydrogen, an ethyl group and an alkyl group, and n is a non-zero natural integer, said material being such that it forms a semi-interpenetrating network wherein the second linear polymer is entangled in the network of the first polymer.

Abstract: Carbon fiber composites containing lignin carbon fibers are described. The lignin carbon fibers can be derived from organosolv lignin obtained from single source lignocellulosic feedstocks or combinations of such feedstocks or lignin obtained via other pulping or extraction methods. Also described are methods of preparing the carbon fiber composites.

Abstract: A composite material may include at least one thermoplastic resin; and from 5 to 180 parts by weight of granular shive from hemp and/or flax, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the at least one thermoplastic resin, with particles having an average particle size lower than 0.2 millimeters (mm). A method for the manufacture of a composite material may include: melting the at least one thermoplastic resin; mixing the at least one molten resin with from 5 to 180 parts by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the at least one thermoplastic resin, of granular shive from hemp and/or flax with an average particle size lower than 0.2 mm; and cooling the mixture obtained in order to form the composite material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for cold bonding elastomeric rubber substrates to non-elastomeric substrates of a different material, preferably metal, by use of a rubber treatment, preferably a primer composition and a 2k adhesive, preferably a 2k epoxy adhesive as well as the thus obtained bonded substrates.

Abstract: A chief object is to provide a biaxially stretched polypropylene film for capacitors that is excellent in dielectric breakdown resistance at high temperatures and that can be formed into an ultra-thin film. This relates to a biaxially stretched polypropylene film for capacitors that contains a polypropylene resin having ethylene units, wherein the content of the ethylene units is 7.5 mol % or less based on the total amount of propylene units and ethylene units detected from the film.

Abstract: A polymer film has an average film thickness T0 along a straight line D passing through the center of gravity of a two-dimensional projection such that the area of the polymer film is maximized, satisfies equation (a), the average value L of distances 1 from the center of gravity to edges satisfies equation (b), the Young's modulus E satisfies equation (c), and the thickness deviation ? defined by equation (d) satisfies equation (e); and a dispersion liquid and an agglomerate using the same. (a) 10 nm?T0?1000 nm, (b) 0.1 ?m?L?500 ?m, (c) 0.01 GPa?E?4.3 GPa, (d) ?=1?T1/T2, (e) 0.346E×10?9?1.499<?<?0.073E×10?9+0.316.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a water-soluble film, including a mixture of a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol, a plasticizer, and a starch, wherein (a) the starch includes a hydroxypropylated starch in an amount of about 5 phr to about 30 phr; (b) the starch includes a modified starch having a degree of modification greater than about 2%, in an amount of about 2.5 phr to about 30 phr; (c) the starch is an unmodified starch having an amylose content of about 20% to about 80%; or (d) the starch includes a hydroxypropylated starch having an amylose content of about 23% to about 95% and the polyvinyl alcohol includes unmodified polyvinyl alcohol or anionic modified polyvinyl alcohol with the proviso that the anionic modifier is not acrylate. The disclosure further provides a sealed article including a water-soluble film in the form of a pouch defining an interior pouch volume.

Abstract: An anti-fogging and anti-fouling laminate, including: a substrate; and an anti-fogging and anti-fouling layer on the substrate where a surface of the anti-fogging and anti-fouling layer is flat, wherein the anti-fogging and anti-fouling layer is a cured product obtained by curing an active energy ray curable resin composition through an active energy ray, wherein the active energy ray curable resin composition includes a hydrophilic monomer having a radically polymerizable unsaturated group and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein a content of the hydrophilic monomer having a radically polymerizable unsaturated group in the active energy ray curable resin composition is 60% by mass or more, and wherein a surface of the anti-fogging and anti-fouling layer has a pure water contact angle of 90° or more.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a polishing pad includes producing an urethane prepolymer having a viscosity of 20,000 cps (at 25° C.) to 40,000 cps (at 25° C.) by mixing a plurality of polymers, mixing the urethane prepolymer with an inert gas and a low-boiling blowing agent having a boiling point of 60° C. to 150° C., and manufacturing a polishing layer including porous pores by causing a mixture produced at the mixing to be subjected to gelation and curing in a predetermined cast.

Abstract: A foamable, insulating-layer-forming multi-component composition has at least one alkyoxysilane-functional polymer, at least one insulating-layer-forming fire-protection additive, a blowing-agent mixture, and a cross-linking agent. The at least one alkoxysilane-functional polymer contains, as terminal groups and/or as side groups along the polymer chain, alkoxy-functional silane groups of a formula —Si(R1)m(OR2)3-m. In this formula, R1 stands for a linear or branched C1-C16 alkyl moiety, R2 for a linear or branched C1-6 alkyl moiety and m for an integer from 0 to 2. The composition can be a foam-in-place foam or can be used for the manufacture of molded blocks.

Abstract: The cross-linked polyolefin resin foam of the present invention is obtained by cross-linking and foaming a polyolefin resin composition, the composition including a polyolefin resin-containing resin (A), azodicarbonamide (B), and at least one basic magnesium (C) selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide, wherein the amount of basic magnesium (C) included in the polyolefin resin composition is 0.05 to 0.5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (A), and the basic magnesium (C) has an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 15 ?m.

Abstract: Functionalized isocyanate based organic aerogel/xerogel/cryogel comprising: a cross-linked porous network structure made of polyurethane and/or polyisocyanurate and/or polyurea, comprising on their pore surface before functionalization reactive groups (B) and functionalization molecules having a solubility in water <10 g/L at 20° C. chemically attached to the pore surface of the cross-linked porous network structure wherein said molecules have at least one reactive group (A) being capable of binding to said pore surface (by reaction with groups (B)) and at least one functional group (C) providing the pore surface with the desired functionalization.

Abstract: An aerogel is disclosed that includes polyhexahydrotriazine and/or polyhemiaminal species. Methods of making such an aerogel are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a crash pad for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof. In one embodiment, the method for manufacturing the crash pad for the vehicle comprises a step of injecting a skin foam-forming composition between a lower mold having a color coating layer formed thereon and an upper mold having a core layer formed thereon, foaming the injected skin foam-forming composition to form a skin foam layer, wherein the color coating layer is formed by applying the color coating composition to the inside surface of the lower mold and curing the applied color coating composition.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article produced therefrom. The thermoplastic resin composition includes about 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin and about 0.5 to about 30 parts by weight of zinc oxide. The zinc oxide has a peak intensity ratio (B/A) of about 0.01 to less than about 0.1, where A indicates a peak in the wavelength range of 370 nm to 390 nm and B indicates a peak in the wavelength range of 450 nm to 600 nm in photoluminescence measurement. The thermoplastic resin composition can exhibit good properties in terms of deodorization, impact resistance, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stretchable film including: a cured product of a composition which contains (A) a (meth)acrylate compound having silsesquioxane, (B) a (meth)acrylate compound other than the component (A) having a urethane bond, and (C) an organic solvent having a boiling point in the range of 115 to 200° C. at atmospheric pressure; wherein the component (A) is localized in the direction of a surface of the film. The stretchable film of the present invention is excellent in stretchability and strength as well as repellency on the film surface.

Abstract: Scintillant-doped polystyrene core nanoparticles surrounded by a silica shell can be used to quantify low-energy radionuclides. The nanoparticles are recoverable and re-useable, which may reduce waste and allow for sample recovery. Unlike traditional liquid scintillation cocktail (LSC) formulations, the nanoparticles are made from non-toxic and non-volatile components, and can be used without the aid of surfactants, making them a possible alternative to LSC for reducing the environmental impact of studies that employ radioactive tracers. Recognition elements attached to the functionalized silica surfaces of the nanoparticles allow for separation-free scintillation proximity assay (SPA) applications in aqueous samples. Lipid membrane coatings deposited on the nanoparticle surface can significantly reduce the non-specific adsorption of proteins and other biomolecules, and allow for the incorporation of membrane proteins or other membrane associated binding molecules.

Abstract: Provided are compounds and processes of making and using such compounds of the formula: Wherein R=C4 to C15 linear or branched alkyls wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl residue of a C4 to C15 alcohol. Such compounds provide advantageous properties when used as plasticizers in polymer compositions.

Abstract: A golf ball includes a spherical core, and a cover covering the spherical core. The spherical core is formed from a rubber composition including a base rubber, a co-cross-linking agent, a cross-linking initiator, and an unsaturated fatty acid and/or a metal salt thereof, the co-cross-linking agent includes ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof, the unsaturated fatty acid and/or metal salt thereof excludes an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and a metal salt thereof, an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid that forms the unsaturated fatty acid and/or metal salt thereof has a functional group other than a carboxy group and a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, and the rubber composition further includes a metal compound when the co-cross-linking agent is only an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The BOPP film includes a polypropylene, an absence of a nucleating agent, and an additive blended with the polypropylene forming a polypropylene/additive blend, wherein the additive is potassium stearate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition, a resin composition, and methods for preparing the same. The present invention can provide: a plasticizer capable of improving properties, such as plasticization efficiency, transitivity, tensile strength, elongation, and tension/elongation retention, required when a resin composition is used as a plasticizer by improving poor properties caused due to structural limitations; and a resin composition containing the same.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to gas barrier coating compositions comprising a nanocomposite formed from a polymer and a nanoparticulate clay. The gas barrier coatings are applied to packaging materials such as food and pharmaceutical packaging and exhibit improved adhesion and barriers to gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water vapour.

Abstract: A multiple component thermosetting epoxy resin composition comprising (A) at least one cycloaliphatic glycidyl-type epoxy resin without an ester group, (B) at least one curing agent selected from the group aliphatic amine, cycloaliphatic amine, and dicyandiamide, and (C) at least one silanized filler, which, in particular, is suitable for the manufacture of outdoor insulation system articles for electrical engineering by casting, potting, encapsulation, and impregnation processes, wherein said articles exhibit good mechanical, electrical and dielectrical properties, and can be used as insulators, bushings, switchgears and instrument transformers.

Abstract: A rubber bushing composition and an automotive bushing manufactured by molding the composition are provided. The rubber bushing composition has advanced vibration isolation and fatigue endurance conflicting with each other.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for a latex-based packaging material configured to provide a dust-free alternative to vermiculite packaging materials. The latex-based packaging material comprises a portion of a latex-based waste formulated into a recycled latex emulsion, and a portion of particulate material into which the recycled latex emulsion is mixed so as to form a latex-based pulp. In some embodiments, additional components, such as any of various plasticizers, coloring agents, or hardeners, may be included in the latex-base pulp. The latex-based pulp is dispensed and dried so as to form the latex-based packaging material in a variety of desired shapes. Drying may be accomplished by way of unaided atmospheric evaporation, or by way of various conventional drying methods. In some embodiments, the desired shape of the packaging material comprises latex-based packaging peanuts suitable for separating and cushioning forces between containers during transportation in a larger container.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to degradable rubber compositions, such as those, for example, comprising at least one natural rubber; at least one polyurethane; at least one curing agent; and at least one complex using zinc chloride and a disulfide, wherein the degradable rubber composition is degradable in an aqueous composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of silane-modified polybutadienes in rubber mixtures, in particular for improving the rolling resistance of diene rubber tires. In particular, the invention is directed to silane-modified polybutadienes in rubber mixtures, wherein the polybutadiene comprises the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units and wherein the proportion of A in the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 10 to 60 mol %, and wherein the sum of the proportions of B and C in the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 40 to 90 mol %.

Abstract: An acrylic rubber composition comprising 5 to 80 parts by weight, preferably 10 to 60 parts by weight, more preferably 20 to 40 parts by weight, of a styrene-based resin, based on 100 parts by weight of acrylic rubber. A vibration insulation member having an excellent tan ? value at a high temperature and improved vibration insulation properties can be molded by adding a specific ratio of a styrene-based resin to acrylic rubber. This acrylic rubber composition can be effectively used as a molding material for a mount, a grommet, or the like in the vicinity of an automobile engine used in a high temperature environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an environment-friendly material which comprises 60 to 80 wt % of inorganic mineral pellet, 15 to 35 wt % of polyolefin, and 5 to 10 wt % of auxiliary additive. Thus, necessary mechanical properties of producing window covering are fulfilled without using PVC and cost of the environment-friendly material can be controlled easily.

Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising the following: A) a first ethylene-based polymer, formed by a high pressure, free-radical polymerization process, and comprising the following properties: a) a Mw(abs)/Mw(GPC)<2.2; and b) a MS versus I2 relationship: MS?C×[(I2)D], where C=13.5 cN/(dg/min)D, and D=?0.55, c) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.9 g/10 min; and B) a second ethylene-based polymer; and wherein the second ethylene-based polymer has a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 4.0 g/10 min.

Abstract: A polyolefin resin composition includes 15-65% by weight of a polypropylene homopolymer, 5-35% by weight of a polypropylene copolymer, 5-65% by weight of a reinforcing filler, 0.25-5% by weight of a polypropylene compatibilizer, and 1-25% by weight of a surface active agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous dispersion mixture comprising; an aqueous dispersion (A) that comprises a crystalline polyolefin (a) as a dispersoid thereof; an aqueous dispersion (B) that comprises a crystalline polyurethane (b) as a dispersoid thereof; and an aqueous dispersion (C) that comprises a non-crystalline polyurethane (c) as a dispersoid thereof, wherein the crystalline polyolefin (a) is a non-chlorine modified polyolefin, wherein the crystalline polyurethane (b) has a crystal melting heat amount equal to or larger than 3 J/g measured by differential scanning calorimetry, wherein the non-crystalline polyurethane (c) has a crystal melting heat amount smaller than 3 J/g measured by differential scanning calorimetry, and wherein the aqueous dispersion (B) comprises a non-volatile content of 30 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass and the aqueous dispersion (C) comprises a non-volatile content of 20 parts by mass to 80 parts by mass, relative to a non-volatile content of 100 parts by mass of th

Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic molding compounds F containing at least two graft rubbers P-I and P-II which are processed by the co-precipitation of a mixture of the respective emulsions containing P-I and P-II. The present invention further relates to a method for producing such thermoplastic molding compounds F and to molded bodies obtained from a thermoplastic molding compound F according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion comprising (i) dispersed particles of vinyl polymer having a volume average particle size diameter (D50) of from 1 to 30 ?m (microns); (ii) a partially hydrolysed vinyl acetate (co)polymer in an amount of from 2% to 30% by weight, relative to the total amount of monomers used to prepare the vinyl polymer(s) of the dispersed polymeric particles; and (iii) decomposition products of an oil-soluble organic initiator; wherein at least 95 wt. % of the partially hydrolysed vinyl acetate (co)polymer that is present in the aqueous dispersion has a weight average molecular weight Mw from 25 to 500 kDalton and a hydrolysis degree of from 70 to 95 mol %.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing thermoset moldings, to the thermoset moldings themselves, to the use of the thermoset moldings as components and to the use of a thermoplastic polymer having a porosity in the range from 10% to 90% for increasing the toughness of a thermoset.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition includes: about 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; about 1 to about 15 parts by weight of a rubber-modified vinyl copolymer resin; about 10 to about 30 parts by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant; about 3 to about 12 parts by weight of calcium carbonate; about 5 to about 40 parts by weight of talc; and about 0.001 to about 5 parts by weight of a black pigment, wherein a weight ratio of calcium carbonate to talc ranges from about 1:1.5 to about 1:6 and the black pigment has an average particle size of about 10 nm to about 24 nm. The thermoplastic resin composition can realize high gloss and good appearance characteristics, and can exhibit good properties in terms of flowability, impact resistance, thermal resistance, thin film flame retardancy, dimensional stability, and the like.

Abstract: The invention provides a polymer composition comprising from 50 wt % to 99.9 wt % polymer, from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % nanocellulose as a first nucleating agent, and from 0.01 wt % to 5 wt % of a second nucleating agent. In some embodiments, the polymer is polylactide, the first nucleating agent is lignin-containing nanocellulose, and the second nucleating agent is a sulfur-containing, oxygenated aromatic molecule. The oxygenated aromatic molecule may be an aromatic sulfonic acid or salt, such as dimethyl 5-sulfoisophthalate. In other embodiments, the sulfur-containing, oxygenated aromatic molecule is lignosulfonic acid. Other variations provide a polymer composition comprising polymer, lignin-containing nanocellulose as a dispersing agent, and additives selected from nucleating agents, compatibilizers, plasticizers, fillers, antioxidants, colorants, or flame retardants.

Abstract: Flame retardant polyamide compositions comprise (A) a semi-crystalline semi-aromatic polyamide having a melting temperature (TmA) and having a number average molecular weight in the range between 7,500 and 30,000 g/mol; (B) a semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide having a melting temperature (TmB); and having a number average molecular weight in the range between 7,500 and 50,000 g/mol; and (C) a halogen free flame retardant system comprising a metal salt of a phosphinic acid and/or a diphosphinic acid, wherein TmA is higher than TmB and weight ratio of (A):(B) is in the range between 50:50 and 75:25. Process for moulding the flame retardant polyamide composition, and moulded parts made of the flame retardant polyamide composition are also provided.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition having excellent heat resistance and excellent thermal adhesiveness, so as to provide an electric insulating sheet having excellent heat resistance. In order to achieve the aforementioned object, the present invention provides a resin composition which contains a polyether sulfone resin and a resin having a specific melt viscosity, and contains at least a phenoxy resin other than the polyether sulfone resin.

Abstract: Dual temperature curable silicone compositions, articles made from such compositions, and methods for the manufacture and use thereof. In particular, a dual temperature curable silicone composition is manufactured from a composition comprising a vinyl silicone; a silicone hydride-containing crosslinker, a platinum-containing catalyst; and a peroxide catalyst.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a waterproof silicone emulsion, a waterproof board exhibiting excellent crack resistance, and a manufacturing method therefor and, more specifically, to a waterproof silicone emulsion including a silicone oil and an emulsifier, a waterproof board including a cured product of an aqueous gypsum slurry, and a manufacturing method therefor. The aqueous gypsum slurry includes calcium sulfate hemihydrate, a silicone oil and a specific catalyst, and exhibits excellent crack resistance and a low total absorptance.