Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber containing a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including a styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler. (1) The content of bonded styrene is from 5 to 50 wt. %. (2) The total content of styrene of an ozone decomposed component S1 including one styrene-derived unit and an ozone decomposed component S1V1 including one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The total content of styrene of the decomposed component S1V1 is less than 10 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. (3) The integrated intensity of an ozone decomposed component S1V2 including one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 15% of the integrated intensity of all the decomposed components including styrene-derived units. (4) The vinyl content of a butadiene portion is not less than 20% and less than 50%.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-component copolymer comprising conjugated diene units, non-conjugated olefin units and aromatic vinyl units, wherein: a peak top molecular weight of chain parts, divided by the conjugated diene units and each containing one or more of the non-conjugated olefin units and/or one or more of the aromatic vinyl units, is 1,000 or more and less than 40,000. A rubber composition comprising the multi-component copolymer, a crosslinked rubber composition, and a rubber article comprising the crosslinked rubber composition are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition suitable to be used in extrusion coated articles as a heat sealable layer. The polymer composition comprises 10 to 60 wt-% of low density polyethylene and 90 to 40 wt-% of a plastomer, wherein the low density polyethylene has melt flow rate (MFR2), measured according to ISO1133 (190 ° C., 2.16 kg load) of 2.5 to 10 kg/10 min, density 920 kg/m3 or less, and the plastomer is an ethylene copolymer with at least one ?-olefin comonomer of 4 to 10 C-atoms, and has a density of 880 to 915 kg/m3. The invention relates also to the extrusion coated article and preparation thereof, the article comprising a substrate layer, at least one heat sealable layer and optionally at least one additional layer, wherein the at least one heat sealable layer is located on at least one surface of the extrusion coated article.

Abstract: Polymer compositions, for example, recycled polymer compositions, processes for the production thereof, functional fillers for use in the polymer compositions, and articles formed from the polymer compositions.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions. Specifically, ethylene interpolymer products having: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.869 to about 0.975 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 20% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

Abstract: Modified heterophasic composition to improve the surface appearance of automobil parts.

Abstract: The present invention is biaxially oriented film comprising a layer comprising a propylene polymer composition comprising a high isotactic homopolymer of propylene and a polymeric ?-nucleating agent. The composition may also comprise other propylene polymers.

Abstract: A process to prepare a polypropylene, and the polypropylene and films therefrom, comprising combining a high melt strength polypropylene comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, and having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) greater than 6, a branching index (g?vis) of at least 0.95, and a melt strength of at least 20 cN determined using an extensional rheometer at 190° C., and within the range from 20 to 1000 ppm of a long half-life organic peroxide, and isolating the polypropylene, wherein the polypropylene thus formed has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) within a range of from 7 to 22, a z-average molecular weight of less than 1,600,000 g/mole, a branching index (g?vis) of at least 0.95; and a melt strength less than 20 cN.

Abstract: The invention relates to long-chain branched polypropylene composition (b-PPC) comprising at least one long-chain branched propylene homopolymer or copolymer (b-PP) and at least one linear propylene homopolymer or copolymer (1-PP). The long-chain branched polypropylene composition (b-PPC) being suitable for foam application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene resin composition including: a propylene homopolymer (A); a heterophasic propylene polymer material (B) consisting of a propylene-based polymer (I) containing 80% by mass or more of a monomer unit derived from propylene, and a propylene copolymer (II) containing 40% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less of a monomer unit derived from ethylene and the like, and containing a monomer unit derived from propylene; and an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (C), wherein a molecular weight distribution of a crystalline polypropylene component is 6.0 or more, and contents of the component (A), the component (B) and the component (C) are 10 to 55 parts by mass, 10 to 55 parts by mass, and 10 to 40 parts by mass, respectively, with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the component (A), the component (B) and the component (C).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene resin composition comprising a propylene-based polymer (component A) and an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (component B), wherein a content of the component A and a content of the component B are 60 to 90 parts by mass and 10 to 40 parts by mass, respectively, with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the component A and the component B, and a degree of orientation of a b-axis in an ? crystal of the component A in a molded article that is obtained by injection molding the propylene resin composition into a mold cavity of 100 mm (width)×400 mm (length)×3 mm (thickness) under conditions of a cylinder temperature of 220° C., a mold temperature of 50° C. and an injection speed of 23 mm/sec is 85.0% or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene resin composition comprising a propylene-based polymer (component A), an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (component B) and a filler (component C), wherein parameters W, X and Y satisfy 1.46?((Y/X)/W)×100, wherein W and X represent a total content (% by mass) of a xylene-insoluble component and a total content (% by mass) of a xylene-soluble component in the component A and the component B, respectively, based on a total mass of the component A and the component B, and Y represents an amount (% by mass) of a long-duration relaxation component, in the molded article obtained by injection molding a propylene resin composition into a mold cavity of 100 mm (width)×400 mm (length)×3 mm (thickness) under the conditions of a cylinder temperature of 220° C., a mold temperature of 50° C. and an injection speed of 23 mm/sec.

Abstract: To provide a resin composition which is used to coat the substrate surface, thereby to selectively trap a variety of target substances via a ligand which specifically binds to the target substances on the substrate surface.

Abstract: A propylene copolymer composition which comprises —a random copolymer of propylene (A), —a random copolymer of propylene (B), and —optional additive(s), suitable for pressure pipe applications.

Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more poly(vinyl acetal) resins and at least one blending agent or haze reducing agent are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a decorated polymeric material having a copolymer methyl methacrylate (MMA), a copolymer alkyl methacrylate or alkyl acrylate, and an impact resistance modifier. The invention also includes the polymeric material preferably colored and/or decorated obtained in the form of a plate, and to the use thereof, in particular in the field of glass frames or in jewelry.

Abstract: A photocurable composition including a fluorine-based polymeric monomer, a (meth)acrylate monomer, and a photoinitiator. An amount of the fluorine-based polymeric monomer is in a range of about 20 parts to less than 40 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the photocurable composition.

Abstract: An in-situ foam system and process comprises the components one or more inorganic fillers A) at from 50 to 98 wt %, one or more cationic or amphoteric polymers B) at from 1 to 48 wt %, one or more surfactants C) at from 0.5 to 48 wt %, one or more crosslinkers D) capable of reacting with said polymers B) at from 0.01 to 5 wt %, one or more cell regulators E), selected from silicones, siliconates and carbon, at from 0.5 to 10 wt %, one or more additives F) at from 0 to 20 wt %, wherein the weight percentages of said components A) to F) are based on the nonaqueous fractions and the sum total of A) to F) adds up to 100 wt %.

Abstract: A rubber modified vinyl-based graft copolymer of the present invention has a core-shell structure in which a shell is formed by graft-polymerizing a monomer mixture to a core comprising a rubbery polymer, wherein the monomer mixture comprises: an aromatic monomer comprising an ?-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer represented by chemical formula 1 and an aromatic vinyl-based monomer excluding the ?-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer; a cyanovinyl-based monomer; and a maleimide-based monomer. A thermoplastic resin composition containing the rubber modified vinyl-based graft copolymer has excellent impact resistance, heat resistance, appearance characteristics and the like.

Abstract: Provided are a heat dissipation material capable of ensuring stable adhesion while reducing cost, an inlay substrate using the same, and a method for manufacturing the same. A heat dissipation material having adhesive is obtained by coating a portion or the whole of the heat dissipation material with a heat dissipation material adhering composition including a resin component containing an epoxy resin, a curing agent, and an inorganic filler, and having a complex viscosity at 80° C. of 1×103 Pa·s to 5×106 Pa·s.

Abstract: A resin composition includes: a curable compound (?); a curing agent (?); a liquid crystal polymer (?) that forms a liquid crystal phase at 190° C. or lower; and a filler (?). A liquid crystal polymer composition includes: (I) a compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule; (II) a curing agent; (III) a liquid crystal polymer that forms a liquid crystal phase at 190° C. or lower; (IV) a thermal conductive filler; and (V) a solvent. A curable resin composition includes: (A) a thermoplastic resin; (B) a curable resin; (C) a curing agent; (D) an elastomer; and (E) an inorganic filler.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a biodegradable polyester composition, wherein based on a total weight of the biodegradable polyester composition, a weight content of styrene is 0.1 ppm-30 ppm. When the weight content of styrene which is added into a chosen formula of the biodegradable polyester composition based on the total weight of the biodegradable polyester composition is controlled as 0.1 ppm-30 ppm, the present invention may guarantee the biodegradable polyester composition with excellent transmittance and haze effect, and meanwhile may guarantee the biodegradable polyester composition with suitable UV resistance function, without reducing a degradation rate of the biodegradable polyester composition.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a biodegradable polyester composition, wherein based on a total weight of the biodegradable polyester composition, a weight content of glycidyl methacrylate is 0.05 ppm-10 ppm. In the present invention, by adding a trace amount of glycidyl methacrylate into a chosen formula of the biodegradable polyester composition and controlling the weight content of glycidyl methacrylate which finally remains in the biodegradable polyester composition as 0.05 ppm-10 ppm, a compatibility between aliphatic-aromatic polyester and polylactic acid in the biodegradable polyester composition can be greatly enhanced, which enables the biodegradable polyester composition to have excellent surface property of film material, and no fisheye occurs on the film material because of a fluctuation of processing technique.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 99% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester differing from C) B) from 0.1 to 30% by weight of a poly(?-caprolactone) C) from 0.1 to 30% by weight of a biodegradable polyester differing from B) D) from 0.1 to 30% by weight of a phosphinic salt E) from 0 to 20% by weight of a nitrogen-containing flame retardant F) from 0 to 15% by weight of an aromatic phosphate ester having at least one alkyl-substituted phenyl ring G) from 0 to 50% by weight of further additional substances, where the sum of the percentages by weight of components A) to G) is 100%.

Abstract: Provided is a resin molding that uses a resin composition capable of achieving high platability, while being imparted flame retardant by the halogen-containing flame retarder, a method for manufacturing a plated resin molding, and a method for manufacturing an antenna-equipped portable electronic device part. The resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin; 5 to 100 parts by weight of a halogen-containing flame retarder; and, 1 to 30 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive, wherein the laser direct structuring additive contains antimony, and; a content of an antimony-containing flame retarder auxiliary is 0.5 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyamide moulding compound formed from a mixture of partially crystalline, aliphatic polyamides and partially crystalline, partially aromatic polyamides and also fibrous reinforcing materials. The partially crystalline, partially aromatic polyamides are thereby formed from a diamine component, a dicarboxylic acid component and possibly a lactam- and/or ?-amino acid component. The mixture and/or the moulding compound can include further components. Moulded articles produced from these moulding compounds are used, for example, in the automobile sphere, in the household sphere, in measuring, regulating and control technology or in mechanical engineering.

Abstract: A method of manufacture of a polyetherimide copolymer composition includes contacting a substituted phthalic anhydride and an organic diamine in the presence of diphenyl sulfone, sulfolane, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing solvents at a temperature of greater than 130° C. to provide a bis(phthalimide) composition comprising diphenyl sulfone, sulfolane, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing solvents and a bis(phthalimide); and copolymerizing the bis(phthalimide), a substituted aromatic compound, and an alkali metal salt of a dihydroxy aromatic compound in the presence of diphenyl sulfone, sulfolane, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing to form a polyetherimide copolymer. The method does not require any catalyst either for the imidization or the polymerization.

Abstract: A composition and a method for powder injection moulding are provided. The composition includes a powder and a binder. The binder includes an alkane-based primary main binder and a multifunctional secondary main binder. The alkane-based primary main binder composes 20 mass % or more of the binder. The multifunctional secondary main binder is at least partially soluble in the alkane-based primary binder, is soluble in water, is thermally evaporable, possesses a dispersant functionality towards the powder, and increases a feedstock viscosity of the composition at a near zero feedstock shear rate.

Abstract: Compositions for improving fiber cohesion, including a stabilized, encapsulated colloidal silica material and a modified rosin ester composition, together with methods for making and using the same.

Abstract: The invention consists of the copolymer resin compound containing the amino group consisting of polyflavonoid and its derivative compounds, amino compounds (urea, monomethylol urea, dimethylolurea, etc.), formaldehyde and stabilizer agents. The shelf life of the produced copolymer resin composition is 1 to 2 months at 18-20° C. The invention is about the said resin's ability to reduce the formaldehyde level of the wood-based composite products without sacrificing board's performance (physical, mechanical testing) values.

Abstract: Provided are a coloring composition including a compound represented by any one of Formulae (1) to (3) shown in the specification, an ink jet ink including the coloring composition, and a textile printing method.

Abstract: A method of treating particulate titanium dioxide includes providing the particulate titanium dioxide which includes a crystal structure and then treating the particulate titanium dioxide with a coating agent that is an alkylphosphonic acid or an ester thereof, and steam micronizing the particulate titanium dioxide with a steam micronizer so that a vapor exit temperature from the steam micronizer is 150° C. or higher, so as to obtain a micronized particulate titanium dioxide which includes the coating agent at an outer surface. The particulate titanium dioxide includes an aluminum oxide coating and/or includes within the crystal structure aluminum oxide in a molar excess of an amount required to compensate any Nb2O5 in the crystal structure. The alkylphosphonic acid includes a C6-C22 alkyl group.

Abstract: Disclosed are a glossy pigment having a hollow structure and a method for producing the same. The glossy pigment having a hollow structure according to the present invention comprises: a hollow which penetrates through the center of the inside thereof; and a metal oxide coating layer which covers a part or all of the hollow, wherein the metal oxide coating layer has a hollow structure having a thickness of 0.1-3 ?m.

Abstract: To provide a powder coating material excellent in blocking resistance and capable of forming a coating film excellent in color tone and weather resistance in which the occurrence of color unevenness is suppressed, a method for its production, and a coated article having a coating film formed from the powder coating material. The powder coating material comprises a resin powder, a luster pigment and a binder, wherein the resin powder contains a fluororesin and a non-fluororesin, the binder contains a surfactant having a melting point of at least 25° C., and the luster pigment is bonded to the particle surfaces of the resin powder via the binder.

Abstract: Metals across all industries demand anti-corrosion surface treatments and drive a continual need for high-performing and low-cost coatings. Ordered thin films comprising aligned inorganic platelets dispersed in a polyelectrolyte polymer matrix provide a new class of transparent conformal barrier coatings for protection in corrosive atmospheres. For example, films assembled via layer-by-layer deposition, as thin as 90 nm, are shown to reduce copper corrosion rates by >1000× in an aggressive H2S atmosphere. These coatings can provide high-performing anti-corrosion treatment alternatives to costlier, more toxic, and less scalable thin films, such as graphene, hexavalent chromium, or atomic layer deposited metal oxides.

Abstract: The invention discloses an anti-corrosion coating with low through-hole ratio for steel rebars. The composition of coating includes 45-70 weight percent feldspar powder, 15-30 weight percent borax, 10-20 weight percent calcium tetraborate, 5-15 weight percent fluorspar, 4-8 weight percent clay, 1-10 weight percent adhesion agent, and 1-1.5 weight percent thickener. This invention also discloses a coating method using above-mentioned anti-corrosion coating. The method includes seven steps: 1. dry mixing, 2. wet mixing, 3. pretreatment, 4. coating, 5. baking, 6. sintering, 7. cooling down at room temperature. The coating of this invention has outstanding anti-corrosion resistance, extremely high toughness, and good durability.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of antimicrobial materials, in particular to implantable and other medical devices exhibiting antimicrobial activity. Provided is a method for providing a substrate with an antimicrobial coating by immobilizing a quaternary ammonium compound onto the surface of said substrate, comprising the polycondensation of AB2 monomers comprising a secondary amine as A-group and blocked isocyanates as B-groups to obtain a low number average molecular weight polyurea of at least 2500 Da, contacting said polyurea with a surface grafted with coupling agent to covalently anchor the polyurea, and continuing polycondensation to obtain a hyperbranched polyurea coating; followed by immobilizing onto said coating a hydrophobic N-alkylated polyethylenimine (PEI) having antimicrobial properties.

Abstract: A self-healing, scratch resistant slippery surface that is manufactured by wicking a chemically-inert, high-density liquid coating over a roughened solid surface featuring micro and nanoscale topographies is described. Such a slippery surface shows anti-wetting properties, as well as exhibits significant reduction of adhesion of a broad range of biological materials, including particles in suspension or solution. Specifically, the slippery surfaces can be applied to medical devices and equipment to effectively repel biological materials such as blood, and prevent, reduce, or delay coagulation and surface-mediated clot formation. Moreover, the slippery surfaces can be used to prevent fouling by microorganisms such as bacteria.

Abstract: A method includes coating a substrate to provide a flame resistant substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes preparing a solution. The solution includes an anionic material, a cationic material, and water. The method further includes exposing the substrate to the solution to produce a coating on the substrate. The coating has cationic material and anionic material.

Abstract: A wire or cable comprising an insulation layer and a semiconducting shield layer over and in contact with the insulation layer and strippable from the insulation layer, the second semiconducting shield layer made from the composition comprising: (A) 45-52% ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) comprising 28-45% units derived from vinyl acetate (VA) based on the weight of the EVA; (B) 30-45% carbon black having (1) 80-1 15 milliliters per 100 grams (ml/100 g) DBP absorption value, (2) 30-60 milligrams per gram (mg/g) iodine absorption (I2NO), and (3) 0.3-0.6 grams/milliliter (g/ml) apparent density; (C) 5-20% acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) comprising 25-55% units derived from acrylonitrile (AN) based on the weight of the NBR; (D) 0.2-2% phenolic antioxidant; and (E) 0.5-2% organic peroxide.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an anisotropic conductive film including a polymer layer that restricts a movement of conductive particles and a method of manufacturing the same. An anisotropic conductive film (ACF) including a plurality of conductive particles according to an embodiment includes a polymer layer in which the plurality of conductive particles is dispersed and disposed and which restricts a movement of the plurality of conductive particles by capturing the conductive particles and an adhesive layer configured on the upper and lower parts of the polymer layer to assign adhesiveness.

Abstract: A self-healing polymer is described herein, including a first carbon nanotube filled with at least a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the first carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the first carbon nanotube, and a second carbon nanotube filled with at least a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the second carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the second carbon nanotube.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin solution composition containing at least one resin selected from the group consisting of aromatic polysulfones, aromatic polyamideimides, aromatic polyetherimides, aromatic polyimides and aromatic polyamic acids, a sulfone-based solvent, and an ester-based solvent, wherein in this resin solution composition, an amount of the resin, relative to the total mass of the resin solution composition, is at least 10% by mass but not more than 50% by mass, and an amount of the ester-based solvent, relative to the total amount of the sulfone-based solvent and the ester-based solvent, is at least 15% by mass but not more than 85% by mass.

Abstract: Coating compositions, coated substrates, and methods of making a coated article are described. The coating composition comprises an organic solvent; a non-fluorinated polymeric binder; and a fluorochemical material. The fluorochemical material is preferably a compound having the formula: (Rf-L-P)nA, Rf is a fluorinated group; L is independently an organic divalent linking group; P is a catenary, divalent heteroatom-containing carbonyl moiety, such as —C(O)O—; A is hydrocarbon moiety; and n typically ranges from 1 to 3.

Abstract: There is provided an optical apparatus which comprises a lens, and a lens barrel holding the lens, wherein a film is formed on a surface of the lens barrel, the film contains a resin, titanium oxide coated with silica, and an inorganic particle, an average particle size of the inorganic particle is 10 nm or more and 110 nm or less, and an average particle size of the titanium oxide coated with the silica is 0.2 ?m or more. Thus, it is possible to achieve the optical apparatus which, in an anoxic atmosphere, has less discoloration due to sunlight and less reflectance deterioration even when color is thin, and has the high solar reflectance.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising (i) 40% to 98.9% water, by weight based on the weight of the aqueous dispersion, (ii) 1% to 40% hollow polymer particles, by weight based on the weight of the aqueous dispersion, wherein the hollow polymer particles comprise 0.01% to 20% polymerized units of one or more multivinyl monomer, by weight based on the weight of the hollow polymer particles, wherein the hollow polymer particles are dispersed in the water, and (iii) 0.1% to 20% one or more polyol, by weight based on the weight of the aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: A pH-stable dye which allows the penetration of hydrochloric acid into amorphically different carcinogenic fibers used for detection of sprayed asbestos or plastic mineral fibers for fireproofing components, is proposed. In the process, the continuous colored penetration of the fiber layers is achieved synchronously with the decomposition process of the hydrochloric acid. Thus, the progress of the penetration process can be estimated during the reconstruction work, and the task of removing the now spongy layers can be carried out with contrast agents of the following group consisting of organic and inorganic substances such as acridine orange, brilliant cresyl blue, bromophenol blue, eosin Y, erythrosine B, fluorescein, methyl blue, methyl orange, thymol blue resulting in the even penetration of carcinogenic fibers using hydrochloric acid.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to ink compositions including from 1 wt % to 8 wt % pigment load, and a polymer dispersant associated with pigment, the polymer dispersant having hydrophilic moieties and hydrophobic moieties, a molecular weight ranging from 5,000 Mw to 25,000 Mw, and an acid number from about 40 to about 180. The polymer dispersant to pigment weight ratio can be less than 0.33.

Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink composition contains a pigment, propylene glycol, and water, in which the aqueous ink jet ink composition has the viscosity of 3.0 mm2/s or more and 10.0 mm2/s or less at 20° C., the aqueous ink jet ink composition has the pH of 7 or more, the content of the pigment is 5.5% by mass or more and 9% by mass or less based on the total amount of the aqueous ink jet ink composition, and the content of the propylene glycol is 8 parts by mass or more and 100 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the pigment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension comprising 50-95% by weight of the total suspension (w/w) of at least one metallic material and/or ceramic material and/or polymeric material and/or solid carbon containing material; and at least 5% by weight of the total suspension of one or more fatty acids or derivatives thereof. In addition, the invention relates to uses of such suspension in 3D printing processes.