Abstract: A biaxially stretched polypropylene film including a polypropylene resin and satisfying the following: (a) the crystallite size Sa, which is determined using the Scherrer equation from the full width at half maximum of the ?-crystal (040) plane reflection peak as measured by wide-angle x-ray diffraction after treatment for 200 hours at 105° C., is not more than 12.9 nm; and (b) the planar orientation coefficient ?Pa, which is calculated from the birefringence values ?Nyz and ?Nxz with respect to the thickness direction as determined by optical birefringence measurement after treatment for 200 hours at 105° C., is at least 0.013 (?Pa=(?Nyz+?Nxz)/2).

Abstract: A synthetic polymer film has a surface which has a plurality of raised or recessed portions, wherein the synthetic polymer film has a cross-linked structure, and the synthetic polymer film contains an antimicrobial additive which is permitted by law for addition to food and which has an antimicrobial effect.

Abstract: A water-soluble film that shows a small change between a film hardness at the time of its normal state and a film hardness at high temperature at the time of its forming or immediately after the forming, that has satisfactory formability, and that is excellent in pinhole resistance and bag breakage resistance includes: a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) ; and a plasticizer (B), wherein the plasticizer (B) contains a polyhydric alcohol (b1) having a melting point of 80° C. or more, a polyhydric alcohol (b2) having a melting point of 50° C. or less, and a polyhydric alcohol (b3) having a melting point of more than 50° C. and less than 80° C., and wherein a content ratio (X) of the polyhydric alcohol (b3) with respect to a total amount of the polyhydric alcohols (b1), (b2), and (b3) is 15 wt. % or less.

Abstract: Compositions and films are described comprising a polylactic (PLA) polymer and a copolymer comprising a first moiety comprising a C12-C30 alkyl group and a second moiety that is miscible in the composition. Suitable first moieties include a C12-C30 alkyl (meth)acrylate or a polyvinyl alcohol comprising pendent C12-C30 alkyl groups. Suitable second moieties include C1-C10 (meth)acrylic acid or ester thereof, vinyl acetate and ethylene vinyl acetate. The aforementioned composition may be used to form a release layer of an adhesive article such as a pressure sensitive adhesive tape. The films may be a monolithic film or a film layer of a multilayer film. The release layer may be disposed upon a substrate layer that may also comprise PLA. The films are produced by melt extrusion of the aforementioned composition and may be oriented.

Abstract: A wearable device including a body made of an elastic material having a polymeric backbone where a portion of the polymeric backbone is unsaturated. The body has an outer surface that is oxidized on at least one part with at least one functional group where the at least one part of the outer surface is more oleophobic than the body.

Abstract: A polymeric material can be deposited or coated on a surface of a hollow microsphere to produce a sacrificial microsphere. Sacrificial microspheres can provide a cost-effective way to produce lightweight plastics and composites.

Abstract: Provided is a foamable polyamide composition comprising a) at least one polyamide comprising at least one carboxylic group; b) at least one thermoplastic rubber; and c) at least one compound having at least one isocyanate group; and optionally d) at least one filler and e) at least one additive.

Abstract: A liquid resin composition may include a base resin (A) in an amount of 100 parts by weight, a chemical foaming agent (B) in an amount of 2 parts by weight or more and 100 parts by weight or less, and water (C) in an amount of 1 part by weight or more and 30 parts by weight or less. The base resin may be a polymer that includes a hydrolyzable group bonded to a silicon atom, at least one reactive silicon group that is capable of being crosslinked by forming a siloxane bond, and a main chain that is constituted by an oxyalkylene-based monomer unit. The chemical foaming agent (B) may include a bicarbonate (B-1) and an acidic compound (B-2) having an acid dissociation constant pKa of 3.0 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a foam molded body capable of improving damping properties and sound insulation properties of a panel and realizing weight reduction of a panel, a dam rubber, a complex of a dam rubber and a panel, and a method for increasing a sound transmission loss. The present invention is concerned with a foam molded body of a resin composition containing a block copolymer (I) which is a block copolymer having a polymer block (A) composed mainly of a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and other polymer block (B), exhibits a peak top temperature of tan ?, as measured under a condition of a thickness of a test piece of 1 mm, a strain amount of 0.1%, a frequency of 1 Hz, a measurement temperature of ?70 to 70° C., and a temperature rise rate of 3° C./min in conformity with JIS K7244-10 (2005), of ?50 to 50° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to PUR rigid foams which can be obtained by reacting an organic polyisocyanate component B) in a specified viscosity range with a hydrogen-containing component A) which is reactive to isocyanate groups, at least containing a polyol component, water, and optionally stabilizers, catalysts, and other auxiliary agents and additives, in the presence of suitable propellants and to a method for producing same, having the steps of a) providing a mold, b) introducing the foam-forming reaction mixture of component A), the polyisocyanate component B), and propellants T) into the mold, and c) foaming the reaction mixture.

Abstract: In a filler for tires containing silica particles and an aggregation inhibitor inhibiting the aggregation of the silica particles, the aggregation inhibitor contains at least one kind selected from the group consisting of phosphate and derivative thereof, amino alcohol, cationic surfactant, water-soluble aminosilane, nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, nonionic surfactant, tertiary amine compound, polyvinyl alcohol, non-zinc soap, saturated fatty acid ester, and glycerine fatty acid ester.

Abstract: A molded article includes a polycarbonate resin, an ultraviolet (UV) absorbing component, a heat stabilizer component, and a colorant. The molded article, when tested using a 2.5 mm color plaque, includes a color difference delta E* (dE*) of less than about 0.6 following molding under abusive molding conditions as compared to a reference article molded under standard processing conditions. The molded article may include a color difference delta b* (db*) of less than about 0.3 after being molded under the abusive molding conditions as compared to a reference article molded under standard processing conditions. The UV absorbing component may include a benzotriazole compound. Methods for forming a molded article in accordance with the above are also described.

Abstract: An exotherm stopper mixture for controlling the exotherm between epoxy-amine thermosetting resins and a hardener, comprising water, at least one high-boiling solvent, at least one exothermicity stopping reactant, and an excipient mixture comprising a surfactant, an emulsifier, a disperser, a co-solvent or a combination thereof.

Abstract: For a fiber compound resin composition, a melt-kneading process is performed together with a base resin 1, a dispersant, etc. without performing a pretreatment through wet dispersion for the purpose of defibration treatment and modification treatment of a fibrous filler 2. As a result, each fiber of the fibrous filler 2 is defibrated from end portions in a fiber length direction, while a dispersant component put in at the same time is more selectively adsorbed to defibrated portions 3 at the end portions defibrated and increased in surface area. As a result, hydrophobization of the defibrated portions 3 is promoted as compared to a non-defibrated portion 4, so that a difference in hydrophobicity is formed in the fiber length direction of the fibrous filler 2. Therefore, even when the fibrous filler 2 is added in large amount, a melt viscosity during molding may be lowered without reducing a strength of a molded article.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bio-based polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) composition suitable as a binder for fiber based materials, textiles, woven and nonwoven materials, said PEC composition comprising cationic biopolymer, anionic biopolymer, acid and a preservative, and wherein the net charge of the PEC is cationic, the charge ratio of the anionic polymer and the cationic polymer is ?1, the cationic biopolymer is chitosan, the anionic biopolymer is a polyanion derived from nature, the acid is a Brønsted acid and/or a Lewis acid, wherein the Brønsted acid is selected from any organic and/or inorganic acids, and wherein the Lewis acid is selected from any cationic mono- or multivalent atom, the weight ratio between cation and anion is 1:0.1 to 1:20, the weight ratio between the cation and acid is 1:0.01 to 1:30, chitosan has a degree of deacetylation being 66-100%, the pH is less than 7, and wherein said composition further comprises one or more fatty compounds as well as methods and use thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rubber composition for footwear. The rubber composition may comprise from 3 phr to 90 phr of a first rubber component, from 5 phr to 100 phr of a second rubber component, from 1 phr to 10 phr of a tackifying resin, from 10 phr to 60 phr of a reinforcing filler component, from 1 phr to about 10 phr of a plasticizer component, from 0.1 phr to 5 phr of a curing component. The rubber composition may exhibit a wet coefficient of friction of from 0.4 to 0.65 when tested in accordance with SATRA TM144, a dry coefficient of friction of from 0.76 to 0.90 when tested in accordance with SATRA TM144, and a DIN abrasion of 140 to 300 when tested in accordance with DIN 53616.

Abstract: This invention relates to a phenolic resin composition comprising a phenolic resin admixed with and/or modified by one or more functionalized organosulfur compounds. This invention also relates to a rubber composition comprising (i) a natural rubber, a synthetic rubber, or a mixture thereof; (ii) one or more phenolic resins; and (iii) one or more functionalized organosulfur compounds. The interaction between the component (i) and the components (ii) and (iii) reduces the hysteresis increase compared to a rubber composition without the component (iii), upon curing the rubber composition. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the phenolic resin composition, a process for preparing the rubber composition, and a process for reducing the hysteresis increase caused in a rubber composition when a phenolic resin is added to a rubber composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process of mixing a phenolic resin and one or more functionalized organosulfur compounds into a rubber composition comprising a rubber component. The interaction between the phenolic resin component and the functionalized organosulfur compound component with the rubber component reduces the hysteresis increase compared to a rubber composition without the functionalized organosulfur compound component, upon curing the rubber composition. The invention also relates to a rubber composition prepared according to this process and a rubber product formed from the rubber composition.

Abstract: A rubber compound for making a pneumatic tyre structural component comprising a cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, a reinforcing filler, a thermosetting resin and a vulcanization system. The thermosetting resin comprises functionalized lignin with —OR groups wherein R is an alkyne group with a number of carbon atoms of between (3) and (18).

Abstract: An anti-vibration rubber composition includes the following components (A) to (C) and a sliding agent, wherein the sliding agent includes the following component (D), and wherein a content of the component (C) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the component (A) falls within a range of from 0.1 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight: (A) a diene rubber; (B) carbon black; (C) a white filler; and (D) an organopolysiloxane-modified polypropylene. The anti-vibration rubber composition can eliminate a reduction in sliding property due to a temperature environment or continuous use, and can effectively suppress an increase in frictional resistance against a mating member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrogenated nitrile-diene-carboxylic ester copolymers, to the production thereof, to vulcanizable mixtures containing hydrogenated nitrile-diene-carboxylic ester copolymers and the production thereof, and also to vulcanizates based on hydrogenated nitrile-diene-carboxylic ester copolymers and to the use thereof in belts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a tyre, wherein the tyre comprises a metal component, a textile component and a cured rubber based component bonded together by means of curing, and wherein the cured rubber based component comprises lignin that has been treated by hydrothermal carbonization. The invention further relates to use of lignin that has been treated by hydrothermal carbonization in a rubber based component of a pneumatic tyre.

Abstract: Rotomolded compositions and articles made therefrom using metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin polymers and at least one adhesion promoter are provided.

Abstract: The invention provides formulations and masterbatches of a polymeric material and XRF-identifiable markers, for producing transparent elements including a polymer and at least one XRF-identifiable marker for a variety of industrial uses.

Abstract: A polyethylene composition for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from greater than 0.957 to 0.965 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183-1 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 12 to 25; 3) MIF from 18 to 40 g/10 min.; 4) Mw equal to or greater than 230,000 g/mol; 5) ?0.02 from 35,000 to 55,000 Pa·s; 6) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.55; and 7) ratio (?0.02/1000)/LCBI from 55 to 75.

Abstract: High flow nucleated heterophasic polyolefin compositions comprising a matrix comprising a propylene homo- and/or copolymer and an elastomeric alpha-olefin copolymer phase dispersed in the matrix, which have rather high melt flow rate, improved impact strength but also an excellent impact/stiffness balance and a process for the preparation of such a heterophasic polyolefin composition, articles made therefrom and uses of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.

Abstract: For purposes of providing a thermoplastic resin composition that imparts excellent impact resistance comparable to that of PA11 even with a polyamide resin having a short chain structure, a method for producing the thermoplastic resin composition, and a molded body, the present thermoplastic resin composition is a thermoplastic resin composition formed by compounding a polyolefin resin, a polyamide resin, and a modified elastomer having a group reactive with the polyamide resin, wherein the polyolefin resin has a number average molecular weight of 350000 or more, and the polyamide resin has a structure in which a carbon number of a linear-chain part of hydrocarbon group sandwiched between adjacent amide bonds in a main chain is 5 or less. The molded body is made of the thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by melt-kneading a melt-kneaded product of a polyamide resin and a modified elastomer, and a polyolefin resin.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polypropylene composition (C) comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and an inorganic filler, the use of said polypropylene composition (C) for the production of a foamed article and a foamed article obtained from said polypropylene composition (C).

Abstract: A composition including (a) propylene/ethylene interpolymer having a density from 0.860 to 0.870 g/cc; (b) a propylene-based polymer selected from the group consisting of a homopolymer polypropylene, a random propylene/?-olefin interpolymer and any combination thereof and wherein the propylene-based polymer has a density ?0.885 g/cc; (c) a plasticizing agent; and (d) a third polymer selected from the group consisting of the following (i) a styrenic ethylene/butylene triblock copolymer having a Tg (rubber block) greater than, or equal, ?40° C., (ii) less than, or equal to, 15 wt %, based on the weight of the composition, of an ethylene/?-olefin/diene interpolymer, or an ethylene/propylene copolymer, (iii) an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and (iv) any combination thereof is provided. Further provided is an injection molded article comprising the composition and a process for making an injection molded article.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a film made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 25-50% by weight, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units; and C) 30-60% by weight, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units.

Abstract: A polyolefin composition made from or containing: (A) from 97.0 to 45.0 wt % of a propylene-1-hexene random copolymer, (B) from 2.0 to 50.0 wt % of fibers, and (Q) from 0.3 wt % to 5.0 wt % of a compatibilizer, the sum (A)+(B)+(Q) being 100, wherein (i) the copolymer has a content of 1-hexene derived units ranging from 0.6 wt % to 3.0 wt % with respect to the copolymer, (ii) the copolymer has the melt flow rate (MFR) measured according to the method ISO 1133 (230° C., 2.16 kg) ranging from 0.2 up to 40 g/10 min, (iii) the fibers are selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, carbon fibers, metal fibers, mineral fibers, ceramic fibers, and polymer fibers.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an unsaturated group-containing ester compound which can be used as a raw material of a curable composition using transesterification reaction and which is inexpensive and has a good curability, and a polymer, a thermosetting resin composition, and a curable composition which containing the unsaturated group-containing ester compound, respectively.

Abstract: A nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition containing a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (A) having a Mooney viscosity [ML1+4, 100° C.] of 50 to 200, a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (B) having a Mooney viscosity [ML1+4, 100° C.] of 5 to 45, and staple fibers (C) having an average fiber length of 0.1 to 12 mm is provided. According to the present invention, a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition which can give cross-linked rubber which is extremely high in tensile stress and is excellent in low heat buildup property and has good workability can be provided.

Abstract: A method of producing a structure containing a phase-separated structure, including using a resin composition for forming a phase-separated structure including a block copolymer having a period L0 and an ion liquid containing a compound (IL) having a cation moiety and an anion moiety to form a BCP layer containing a block copolymer and having a thickness of d (nm) on a substrate; and vaporizing at least a part of the compound (IL), and phase-separating the BCP layer to obtain a structure containing a phase-separated structure, wherein, in step (i), the BCP layer is formed such that the period L0 (nm) of the block copolymer and the thickness d (nm) of the BCP layer satisfies the following formula (1): Thickness d/Period L0=n+a ??(1) wherein n represents an integer of 0 or more; and a is a number which satisfies 0<a<1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition that contains conductive particles, a resin component and a curing agent. The conductive particles contain solder, and the resin component contains an epoxy resin and a phenoxy resin. The curing agent contains a first compound having at least one thiol group and a second compound having an amino group.

Abstract: Provided is a gas barrier material having superior gas barrier properties. This gas barrier material 1 comprises a matrix resin 2, and a carbon material 3 disposed in the matrix resin 2, wherein the carbon material 3 contains a partially exfoliated graphite having a structure in which graphite is partially exfoliated.

Abstract: A molded article includes a polycarbonate resin and a colorant, and the molded article, when tested using a 3 mm color plaque, includes a color difference delta E (dE*) of less than about 0.6 following molding under abusive molding conditions as compared to a reference article molded under standard processing conditions. The molded article may include a color difference delta b (db*) of less than about 0.3 after being molded under the abusive molding conditions. The molded article may also exhibit a shift in wavelength of maximum absorbance of less than about 5 nm after being molded under the abusive molding conditions and/or a difference in absorbance intensity of less than about 15% after being molded under the abusive molding conditions as compared to a reference article molded under standard processing conditions. Methods for forming a molded article in accordance with the above are also described.

Abstract: An article includes a polycarbonate composition comprising up to 60 wt % of a bisphenol A homopolycarbonate; 7-25 wt % of a poly(carbonate-siloxane); 10-70 wt % of a polycarbonate copolymer having a glass transition temperature of 170° C. or higher; 0.05-1.5 wt % of a flame retardant salt; 5-15 wt % of glass fibers; 0-0.2 wt % of an anti-drip agent; optionally, up to 10 wt % of an additive composition; wherein a molded sample of the polycarbonate composition has a Vicat B120 softening temperature of at least 150° C., an Izod notched impact strength of 10 kJ/m2 or greater, measured at 23° C., a flame test rating, when measured according to UL-94 at 0.8 millimeters thickness, of V2, and a probability of first time pass for V2 greater than 0.7.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a PC/ABS-based thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article thereof excellent in impact resistance. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: a polycarbonate (A); at least one resin (B) selected from the group consisting of an ABS resin, an ASA resin, an AES resin and a SAN resin; an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride-based copolymer (C); and an additive (D), wherein the additive (D) has a function promoting hydrolysis of polycarbonate, and with a content of (C) is 2 to 25 parts by mass.

Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition for use with high frequencies is provided. The composition includes: (a) a polyphenylene ether having two or more unsaturated substituent groups selected from the group consisting of the vinyl group and the allyl group at both ends of the molecular chain thereof, or an oligomer of said polyphenylene ether; (b) three or more different types of cross-linking curing agents; and (c) a flame retardant. It is possible to provide a printed circuit board for use with high frequencies which simultaneously exhibits, inter alia, an outstanding low dielectric loss characteristic and good moisture-absorption heat resistance, low thermal expansion characteristics, thermal stability and outstanding working properties.

Abstract: Described herein are polyamide compositions comprising poly alpha-1,3-glucan in combination with a compatibilizer and processes for preparing such compositions. Such polyamide compositions exhibit improved elongation at break compared to polyamide compositions which lack a compatibilizer. These polyamide compositions exhibit an elongation at break of at least 9 percent when measured according to ASTM D638 after exposure to water at 120° C. at 2 atm pressure for 192 hours.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting resin composition containing an inorganic filler (A1) containing a nanofiller (a), a thermosetting resin (B), and an elastomer (C); and a thermosetting resin composition containing an inorganic filler (A2), a thermosetting resin (B), and an elastomer (C), wherein the inorganic filler (A2) has at least two peaks of a first peak and a second peak in a particle size distribution measured according to the laser diffraction scattering method, and a peak position of the first peak appears at 0.3 to 0.7 ?m, while a peak position of the second peak appears at 0.7 to 1.2 ?m.

Abstract: The low temperature cracking and high temperature rutting of polymer-modified asphalt concrete pavement can be reduced. The composite includes asphalt and at least one polymer that expands at low temperature, triggered by cooling-induced tensile stress, to reduce thermal cracking. The composite includes at least one polymer that expands at high temperature, so that the composite recovers after compression induced by traffic loading at higher temperatures, thereby reducing rutting. The system reduces thermal stress, and reduces or even eliminates thermal cracking and rutting. Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are used to improve asphalt compositions so that they better resist both thermal cracking and rutting. The SMP(s) can be incorporated into the asphalt, or a portion of fine aggregates can be replaced with SMP particles or SMP fibers, or aggregate replacement and asphalt modification can be combined.

Abstract: The present invention relates to photochromic polyfused naphthopyrans having very long-wave absorption of the closed form extending well into the visible wavelength range, and to the use thereof in all kinds of plastics, especially for ophthalmic purposes, preferably in driving glasses.

Abstract: The invention concerns a silicate coating, comprising at least one basic silicate, at least one filler and/or pigment, at least one water-soluble carbohydrate, water in order to produce a liquid or pasty consistency, optionally at least one organic binder, and optional conventional additives.

Abstract: The invention concerns a storage-stable polymer-bonded composition for the formation of coatings on buildings and the like, comprising at least one organic binder, at least one filler and/or pigment, water in order to produce a pasty consistency in the composition, a buffer system which comprises at least one basic silicate, at least one substance which retards the condensation of the basic silicate, as well as optional conventional additives.

Abstract: Use of a coating composition on a chromium free tinplate substrate, the coating composition comprising: a polyester material, and benzoguanamine or a derivative thereof, wherein the coating composition is substantially free of bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-bacterial and anti-dust coating for air ducting. In one embodiment, the anti-bacterial and anti-dust coating comprises: a polymer emulsion; a cross linking agent; a film forming agent; a filler and anti-dust agent; an anti-bacterial agent; hardener nanoparticles; a defoamer; and water. The anti-bacterial agent can be in powder or in liquid form. The coating can be applied on the inner surface of metal air ducting to reduce dust aggregation and prevent growth of bacteria, mold and mildew that causes stains and odors inside air ducting. With the aids of nanotechnology, various specific nanoparticles are added in the waterborne polymer emulsion to provide the anti-bacterial, anti-dust, anti-acid, anti-alkali, good flexibility and hardness for the coating. The product is also tested to be flame retardant and water resistance for increased safety in air ducts.

Abstract: There is provided herein a composition containing (A) a phosphorus-containing aromatic polyester of the general formula (I) described herein which has a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 20,000 and which is concurrently a flame retardant O and an active ester curing agent, and, (B) a solvent, such as a solvent commonly used in thermosetting resin formulations and copper-cias laminate preparation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are electrochemical systems, comprising three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide film electrodes. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through the direct preparation of three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide films by filtration and freeze casting.