Abstract: A synthetic resin formulation can be made using a styrenic polymer created via the depolymerization of a polystyrene feedstock. In some embodiments the polystyrene feedstock contains recycled polystyrene foam. In some embodiments, the styrenic polymer has a molecular weight similar to virgin polystyrene. In some embodiments, the styrenic polymer has a higher molecular weight and reduces the amount of virgin polystyrene needed for a synthetic resin formulation. In some embodiments, the styrenic polymer has a lower molecular weight and increases the amount of recycled polystyrene that can be used in a synthetic resin formulation by increasing and homogenizing the melt flow of the recycled polystyrene. The synthetic resin formulation can be used to make expanded, extruded, and/or graphite polystyrene foam products, as well as rigid polystyrene and ABS products.

Abstract: A composition including a composite particle and a fluorine-containing polymer, wherein the composite particle comprises a polymer and an inorganic particle dispersed in the polymer, and the polymer contains an acid group-containing monomer unit. Also disclosed is a molded article obtained from the composition.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a vehicle composition for inorganic fine particle dispersion which has excellent decomposability at low temperature and enables degreasing in a short time, an inorganic fine particle-dispersed slurry composition containing the vehicle composition for inorganic fine particle dispersion, and a method for producing an inorganic fine particle-dispersed sheet with the inorganic fine particle-dispersed slurry composition. The present invention relates to a vehicle composition for inorganic fine particle dispersion, containing a binder resin, an organic solvent, and an organic compound having a boiling point at normal pressure of 200° C. or higher and lower than 400° C.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of farming orthodontic appliances without the use of a separating later between the orthodontic appliance and a dental model. Also disclosed herein are dental models having non-adhesive surfaces useful in the formation of orthodontic appliances, as well as curable compositions, kits and cured polymer products useful in the formation of the dental models.

Abstract: A styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer, a method for manufacturing the same, a composition, and an adhesive composition using the same are provided. The styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer includes a first polystyrene block, a polyisoprene block, and a second polystyrene block. Based on 100 wt % of the styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer, the content of the first polystyrene block and the second polystyrene block is 30-50 wt %, and the content of the polyisoprene block is 70-50 wt %. The weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer is 40,000-75,000.

Abstract: The invention provides an amorphous copolymerized polyester raw material for a film, wherein the copolymerized polyester raw material (1) contains ethylene terephthalate as a main constituent component, and neopentyl glycol by 15-30 mol % when a total amount of glycol component in a total polyester resin component is taken as 100 mol %, (2) contains a constituent unit derived from diethylene glycol by 7-15 mol % in the total amount of glycol component 100 mol % in the total polyester resin component, (3) has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.60 dl/g or more and less than 0.70 dl/g, and (4) has a glass transition temperature of 60-70° C. The invention also provides a heat-shrinkable polyester-based film containing the amorphous copolymerized polyester raw material, as well as a heat-shrinkable label and a packaging bag.

Abstract: A polyester sheet includes at least one modified layer made from a polyester composition including a polyester, a polyester-polyether copolymer, a slip agent which has a solubility parameter ranging from 17 MPa1/2 to 22 MPa1/2, and an anti-blocking agent. Based on 100 parts by weight of the polyester, the polyester-polyether copolymer is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 part by weight to 5 parts by weight, the slip agent is present in an amount ranging from 0.02 part by weight to 0.5 part by weight, and the anti-blocking agent is present in an amount ranging from 0.05 part by weight to 0.6 part by weight.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer blend compositions, and methods of making and using such compositions.

Abstract: A biodegradable polymer composition, according to the present invention, comprises polyhydroxybutyrate and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) blended with thermoplastic starch, one or more compatibilizers selected from the group consisting of dihexyl sodium sulfosuccinate and maleic anhydride, and one or more additives selected from the group consisting of micro-crystalline cellulose and cellulose. Methods of producing a biodegradable polymer use processed cannabis waste as a carbon source.

Abstract: Provided a resin sheet excellent in both flame retardancy and impact resistance. The resin sheet according to the present invention is a resin sheet including an aromatic polycarbonate resin; an inorganic filler; a phosphorus-containing compound; and a silicon-containing compound, the resin sheet having a first surface on one side in a thickness direction; and a section in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, the section having segmentation areas of the inorganic filler, and the resin sheet having a ratio of a standard deviation of the segmentation areas to an average of the segmentation areas, the ratio being 0.53 or less, the segmentation areas each calculated by a segmentation method.

Abstract: Provided is a laser marking multilayer film that includes: a layer (X) at least as an outermost layer, the layer (X) being made from a resin composition (x) containing a bisphenol-based polycarbonate (A) and a polyester (B), the polyester (B) containing a predetermined compound as a diol component, the resin composition (x) containing the predetermined compound in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mass %; and at least one layer (Y) made from a resin composition (y) containing the bisphenol-based polycarbonate (A) and a laser beam energy absorber (C). The multilayer film does not contaminate equipment such as a T-die and rolls in melt extrusion molding, brings about good laser marking performance. On the multilayer film, laser-marked information does not fade even in long-term use. In the multilayer film, the base material does not deteriorate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel (per)fluoropolyether (PFPE) polymer derivatives, a method for their manufacture and their use as intermediates for the synthesis of a variety of functional derivatives, including notably silane-group containing derivatives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, preparation and use thereof, and a product coated with the composition. The composition comprises: (a) a polyurethane polymer which is a reaction product comprising the following components: (a1) a polyisocyanate, (a2) a compound having an isocyanate-reactive group, which comprises a polymer polyol selected from one or more of the following: a polyether polyol and a polyolefin polyol, (a3) optionally an emulsifier, (a4) optionally a solvent, and (a5) optionally a reactive diluent; (b) an organic antioxidant in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 2.4 wt %, based on the total weight of solid components of the composition; (c) a chelating agent; and (d) water. The composition according to the present invention has good high-temperature yellowing resistance.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of aqueous dispersion adhesives on the basis of a mixture of aqueous polyurethane or polyurethane-urea dispersions for bonding foam substrates according to the spray coagulation method.

Abstract: Polyamide pre-expanded particles of this disclosure have a peak temperature of a maximum endothermic peak of 150-275° C. on a DSC curve obtained while being heated from 30° C. to 280° C. at a heating rate of 10° C./min using a DSC. The width of the peak is 30-80° C. when a straight line approximating the DSC curve on a high-temperature side relative to the peak after an end of melting is used as a baseline. The width corresponds to a difference between an extrapolated melting start temperature which is a temperature at an intersection point between a tangent line at an inflection point of the peak on a low-temperature side and the baseline, and an extrapolated melting end temperature which is a temperature at an intersection point between a tangent line at an inflection point of the peak on a high-temperature side and the baseline.

Abstract: A reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition comprising 20-80 weight percent of a poly(phthalamide) component comprising 15-55 weight percent of a crystalline poly(phthalamide), and 5-45 weight percent of an amorphous poly(phthalamide); 0.5-60 weight percent of a reinforcing filler; and 0.1-50 weight percent of an additive composition; wherein weight percent is based on the total weight of the reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition and totals 100; and wherein the reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition has a capillary melt viscosity, measured according to ASTM D3835 (2015) at 320° C., at 5000 s?1, that is at least 10% lower than that of the same reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition without the amorphous poly(phthalamide), and a warpage that is at least 15% lower than that of the same reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition without the amorphous poly(phthalamide).

Abstract: This silicone gel composition contains (A) an organopolysiloxane having one or more silicon atom-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) an organohydrogen polysiloxane having two or more silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, (C) a platinum group metal-based curing catalyst, (D) an isocyanuric acid derivative having two trialkoxysilyl groups and one crosslinkable vinyl group and/or an isocyanuric acid derivative having three trialkoxysilyl groups, and (E) a ketenesilylacetal-type compound, and provides a cured product having a specific penetration.

Abstract: A composition for forming a silicone elastomer is disclosed. The composition comprises: A) a linear organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; B) a linear organohydrogensiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; C) at least one cross-linker; and D) a hydrosilylation catalyst. The cross-linker C) is selected from the group consisting of: C1) an organopolysiloxane having at least three silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; and C2) an organopolysiloxane having at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule. At least one of the silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated groups of component C1) has a lower reactivity relative to the silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated groups of component A). Moreover, at least one of the silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms of component C2) has a lower reactivity relative to the silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms of component B).

Abstract: A polymer composition that includes a blended resin having a viscosity below 10 pascal-seconds before exposure to actinic radiation is provided. The blended resin includes a first base component that is photocurable, and the first base component includes (i) a first siloxane polymer including a plurality of thiol groups and (ii) a second siloxane polymer including a plurality of functional groups with unsaturated carbon-carbon bond. The blended resin also includes a photoinitiator, a second base component that is condensation curable, and a catalyst. The first base component is configured to polymerize into a primary polymer network and the second base component is configured to polymerize into a secondary polymer network. Furthermore, the primary and secondary polymer networks together form an interpenetrating polymer network.

Abstract: A thermally conductive polysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a thermally conductive filler; (B) a polyorganosiloxane resin having a curable functional group in the polysiloxane molecule, the polyorganosiloxane resin comprising at least one polysiloxane (b1) having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof; (C) a siloxane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a linear siloxane structure; (D) a hydrogenpolyorganosiloxane; and (E) a platinum catalyst, wherein the content of the polysiloxane (b1) having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof in the polyorganosiloxane resin (B) is more than 80% by mass.

Abstract: An elastomer composition including (a) an elastomer blend component; (b) at least one first odor-reducing component; and (c) at least one second odor-reducing component; the elastomer component (a) including a hydrogenated block copolymer, a propylene polymer, a maleic anhydride grafted polymer, a mineral oil, and a filler, and/or a nucleating agent. The elastomer composition can be particularly suitable for fabricating injection molded non-carpet vehicle flooring with a reduced amount of undesirable odor.

Abstract: Nail sealable materials comprising a matrix material and bentonite embedded within the matrix material are described herein in accordance with non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the nail sealable material comprises a sufficient amount of bentonite, such that the nail sealable material passes ASTM D1970 at a specified nail sealable material test thickness. Some embodiments relate to systems and methods utilizing the nail sealable materials described herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparation of a high temperature-resistant bismuth yellow pigment. The method comprises: mixing an oxide which served as a matrix and dopan with a bismuth source, a vanadium source, or a molybdenum source, and then placing the mixture into a mill for grinding to obtain a precursor; further calcining and crushing the precursor to obtain the high temperature-resistant bismuth yellow pigment powder. The bismuth yellow pigment has a bright color, a b* value greater than 90, a stable performance, and a high heat-resistance above 800° C. The method is environmentally friendly without waste, and reaction conditions are simple. Doping of BiVO4 crystal lattices by incorporation of oxides can be achieved, so that the particle size and distribution of the bismuth yellow pigment can be effectively controlled while the color performance of the bismuth yellow pigment is greatly improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic-inorganic composite particle that is excellent in the reflectivity of visible light and near infrared light, and has high light diffusing property and opacifying property, a method for producing the same, and use thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to an organic-inorganic composite particle comprising an outer shell composed of a crosslinked polymer, and a cavity that is partitioned with the outer shell, wherein the composite particle contains, inside the cavity, a porous structure in which silica particles as a first inorganic particle are interconnected, and a second inorganic particle other than a silica particle, and has a volume average particle diameter of 0.5 to 100 ?m, a method for producing the same, and use thereof.

Abstract: A method for preparing carbon black from pyrolysis char of waste tires by a molten salt thermal treatment and a product thereof are provided. The method includes heating one or two groups of a metal chloride salt group and a metal sulfate group to obtain a molten salt; adding pyrolysis char of waste tires into the molten salt and subjecting same to a molten salt thermal treatment under a preset reaction atmosphere; after the reaction is complete, separating the reaction product to obtain a secondary molten salt and treated pyrolysis char, washing the treated pyrolysis char with hot water and then drying same so as to obtain carbon black, and at the same time, recycling the secondary molten salt.

Abstract: An insulating coating treatment liquid for forming a chromium-free insulating coating on a surface of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, the insulating coating treatment liquid including at least one phosphate salt selected from phosphate salts of any of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al, and Mn and including colloidal silica and particles of a metal-element-containing compound. A content of the colloidal silica in terms of SiO2, on a solids basis, is 50 to 120 parts by mass, and a content of the particles of a metal-element-containing compound in terms of elemental metal is 5 to 60 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the at least one phosphate salt, and the insulating coating treatment liquid has a thixotropic index (TI) of 1.00 or greater and 10.00 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a polymer, polymers and metal-polymer composites produced by the method. The method comprises providing one or more polymerisable monomers and providing a substrate comprising an activated metal surface, the activated metal surface comprising one or more compounds capable of initiating polymerisation of the one or more polymerisable monomers. The method comprises contacting the activated metal surface and the one or more polymerisable monomers to polymerise the one or more polymerisable monomers, thereby producing the polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed are an anti-glare coating resin composition and an anti-glare coating film including the same. Specifically, provided are an anti-glare coating resin composition that includes a siloxane resin containing an epoxy group and an acrylic group, and further includes organic or inorganic particles, and thus ensures hardness, scratch resistance and processability, and provides anti-glare property by introduction of particles, and an anti-glare coating film produced using the same. Also, it is possible to realize hardness, abrasion resistance and anti-glare property of a film resin prepared using the resin composition and a film produced using the same.

Abstract: Coating compositions for coating fluid handling components, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of a fluid handling component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition and to a method of manufacturing a composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coating film including a structure represented by formula (I)-1, a multilayer coating film including said coating film and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] an aqueous composition for ink-jet printing, containing a carbodiimide compound, a polyester resin and water; [2] a ink set for ink-jet printing containing an aqueous composition a containing a carbodiimide compound and water, and an aqueous composition b containing a polyester resin; [3] an ink set for ink-jet printing, containing the aforementioned aqueous composition for ink-jet printing and a water-based ink containing a colorant; and [4] an ink-jet printing method including the step 1 of ejecting a carbodiimide compound, a polyester resin, a colorant and water onto a surface of a printing medium by an ink-jetting method to print characters or images thereon; and the step 2 of subjecting the resulting printed characters or images to heat treatment at a temperature of 50 to 200° C. According to the aqueous composition of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a printed material that is excellent in rub fatness.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided. The composition includes a binder material and at least one narrow band emission phosphor being uniformly dispersed throughout the composition, wherein the narrow band emission phosphor has a D50 particle size from about 0.1 ?m to about 15 ?m and is selected from the group consisting of a green-emitting U6+-containing phosphor, a green-emitting Mn2+-containing phosphor, a red-emitting phosphor based on complex fluoride materials activated by Mn4+, and a mixture thereof. A device is also provided.

Abstract: Graphene-based conductive ink and a preparation thereof. The graphene-based conductive ink includes a modified graphene nanomaterial, a first solvent and an ink binder. The modified graphene nanomaterial is prepared by subjecting a mixture of sodium sulfanilate, a natural flake graphite and a second solvent to liquid phase exfoliation. The second solvent is a mixture of water and a second alcohol.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to support structures for three dimensional (3D) printing, methods of preparing the support structures, and methods of using the support structures. In particular, the support structures comprise a hydrogel comprised of a cellulose derivative. Preferably, the support structures are biodegradable and easily removed without generating toxic waste.

Abstract: Described herein are optically transparent and semipermeable windows composed of at least one layer of an amorphous crosslinked fluorinated copolymer. Also disclosed are a process and apparatus for three-dimensional continuous liquid interface production (CLIP) printing using the windows described herein. The amorphous crosslinked fluorinated copolymers have improved mechanical properties, thereby reducing the susceptibility of the window to brittle failures such as cracking and crack propagation. The gas permeable windows have superior durability and reliability compared with other available structures and compositions.

Abstract: A coating composition includes a primary adhesive, a modifier, a smoothing agent, a filler, a secondary adhesive, and a pigment. The primary adhesive is in an amount of about 65.0-85.0 wt % based on the total weight of the coating composition. The modifier is in an amount of about 5.0-15.0 wt % based on the total weight of the coating composition. The smoothing agent is in an amount of about 5.0-15.0 wt % based on the total weight of the coating composition. The filler is in an amount of about 1.0-3.0 wt % based on the total weight of the coating composition. The secondary adhesive is in an amount of about 0.5-10.0 wt % based on the total weight of the coating composition. The pigment is in an amount of about 1.0-10.0 wt % based on the total weight of the coating composition.

Abstract: Provided is a window cover film and a flexible display panel including the same. More particularly, a window cover film including a substrate layer and a hard coating layer and a flexible display panel including the same are provided.

Abstract: Method of making golf ball comprising providing subassembly and forming at least one layer thereabout comprised of a thermoset polyurethane created using prepolymer prepared by: reacting stoichiometric excess of first isocyanate with at least one long chain polyol and/or polyamine soft segment to create first isocyanate-terminated first prepolymer with (% NCO)FIRST PREPOLYMER; and adding stoichiometric excess of additional isocyanate to the first isocyanate-terminated first prepolymer to produce modified-first prepolymer with (% NCO)MODIFIED-FIRST PREPOLYMER; wherein (% NCO)MODIFIED-FIRST PREPOLYMER>(% NCO)FIRST PREPOLYMER.

Abstract: Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.

Abstract: Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a functional polyorganosiloxane and the use thereof, in particular, as adhesion promotor in curable silicone compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for forming a hard coat layer, which is capable of forming a hard coat layer that exhibits excellent adhesion to an adjacent layer, while having excellent hardness. A composition for forming a hard coat layer according to the present invention contains: a (meth)acrylate which has at least one group that is selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid group and a sulfonic acid group; a silsequioxane which has a radically polymerizable group; and metal oxide particles.

Abstract: An active-energy-ray-curable adhesive composition comprises at least radical polymerizable compounds. The radical polymerizable compounds comprise a component A having a log Pow of ?2 to 2, and a component B having a log Pow more than 7, each of these log Pow values representing an octanol/water distribution coefficient. The component A preferably comprises at least one nitrogen-containing monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylamide derivatives, amino-group-containing monomers, and nitrogen-containing and heterocycle-containing vinyl monomers. The component B preferably comprises an alkyl (eth)acrylate having 18 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A decorative ornament for use on wrapping paper or the like includes an ornamental element, such as a ribbon flower or bow. The ornament for includes an attachment element for securing the ornament to wrapping paper. The attachment element includes a stack of adhesive pads. By peeling away the pads one at a time to selectively expose the next underlying adhesive pad, the decorative ornament can be used multiple times.

Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive for reinforcing a conductor terminal of a flexible flat cable, said hot-melt adhesive comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of (P1) a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound, wherein the content of a structural unit derived from the aromatic vinyl compound is not more than 65 mass % relative to the sum of the content of the structural unit derived from the aromatic vinyl compound and the content of a structural unit derived from the conjugated diene compound, (P2) a hydrogenated product of a random copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound, (P3) an acid-modified hydrogenated product of a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound, and (P4) an amine-modified hydrogenated product of a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound; and a reinforcing tape wherein a layer of the hot-melt adhesive is formed on one surface

Abstract: A protective film of the present invention is used at the time of performing heat bending on the resin substrate, and includes a base material layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to a resin substrate, in which the base material layer includes a first layer which is positioned on an opposite side of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer and has a melting point of 150° C. or higher, and includes a second layer which is positioned on a pressure sensitive adhesive layer side and has a melting point of lower than 150° C., the pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a melting point of lower than 150° C., and MFR of a thermoplastic resin contained in the second layer, which is measured in conformity with JIS K7210, is in a range of 0.5 g/10 min to 4.0 g/10 min.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive composition is described comprising a first block copolymer comprising polyvinyl aromatic end block and poly(vinyl aromatic/butadiene) copolymer block; at least 20 wt. % of a second polystyrene-polyisoprene-poly styrene block copolymer; and solid tackifying resin. The total amount of block copolymer typically ranges from 40-65 wt. % and plasticizing oil and liquid tackifying resin are present in a total amount of less than 20 wt.-% based on the total weight of organic components of the pressure sensitive adhesive composition. Also describe are adhesive articles and methods.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electroconductive adhesive composition which has excellent thermal conductivity and which, even when repeatedly undergoing fluctuations in temperature, is less apt to cause adherend separation. The present invention relates to an electroconductive adhesive composition which contains: an electroconductive filler (A) containing metal particles (a1) having an average particle diameter of 0.5-10 ?m and silver particles (a2) having an average particle diameter of 10-200 nm; and particles (B) of a thermoplastic resin which is solid at 25° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metal particle-containing composition contains at least one thermosetting resin (R), a hardening agent (H), and at least three types of metal particles (P) different from one another. The metal particles (P) contain a solder alloy particle (P1) containing a tin alloy containing at least one metal (A), wherein the metal (A) is a metal that forms a eutectic crystal with tin at a eutectic temperature of 200° C. or lower, at least one metal particle (P2) containing a metal (B) having a melting point exceeding 420° C. in a bulk, the metal particle (P2) having a melting point higher than a solidus temperature of the solder alloy particle (P1), and at least one metal particle (P3) containing a metal (C) that forms an intermetallic compound with a metal contained in the solder alloy particle (P1).