Abstract: A polyethylene composition particularly suited for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from 0.948 to 0.960 g/cm3; 2) ratio MIF/MIE greater than 125; 3) MIF from 20 to 40 g/10 min.; 4) ER values from 5 to 10.

Abstract: A polyethylene composition particularly suited for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from more than 0.955 to 0.965 g/cm3; 2) ratio MIF/MIE from 60 to 125; 3) MIF from 15 to 40 g/10 min.; 4) ER values from 3.0 to 5.5; 5) 110.02 equal to or lower than 150,000 Pa·s.

Abstract: A polyethylene composition particularly suited for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from 0.948 to 0.955 g/cm3; 2) ratio MIF/MIE from 60 to 120; 3) MIF from 15 to 45 g/10 min.; 4) ER values from 2 to 5.0; said composition being obtainable by contacting a precursor polyethylene composition with a radical initiator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-weight composite composition and a method for preparing a light-weight composite. The light-weight composite composition according to the present invention has a significant reduction in weight and an enhancement in mechanical properties compared with a raw material by comprising 50-80 wt % of a polyolefin resin, 10-30 wt % of an inorganic additive, 5-10 wt % of a reinforcing member, and 3-10 wt % of a compatibilizer.

Abstract: Mixed-plastics polypropylene blend including mainly polypropylene being benzene free with defined CIELAB color.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a recycled polypropylene composite material resin composition and a washing machine including the same. A glass fiber-reinforced recycled polypropylene resin composition includes, in weight percent of the glass fiber-reinforced recycle polypropylene resin composition, about 10 to 30% of waste glass fiber mat-reinforced thermoplastic (GMT), about 35 to 47% of a homo-polypropylene base resin, about 30 to 45% of long glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene, and about 0.5 to 3.0% of a compatibilizer, and a weight average molecular weight of the composition may be about 250,000 g/mol or more.

Abstract: A polymer composition made from or containing: A) from 70 wt % to 95 wt % of a propylene polymer composition made from or containing: A1) from 15 wt % to 35 wt % of a propylene 1-butene copolymer; and A2) from 65 wt % to 85 wt % of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer; and B) from 5.0 wt % to 30.0 wt % of a copolymer of 1-butene and ethylene containing from 3.0 wt % to 4.2 wt % of ethylene derived units, based upon the total weight of the copolymer of 1-butene and ethylene, wherein the sum of the amounts of A) and B) being 100 wt %.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polymeric composition that can include at least 95 wt. % of a polypropylene copolymer, and 50 ppm to 2000 ppm of an aryl amide containing clarifying agent, a phosphate ester salt containing clarifying agent, or a combination thereof. The polymeric composition can have a haze value of A after being extruded once and a haze value of B after being extruded 2 times, wherein the ratio of A to B is 1 to 1.35, wherein A is less than 25%, and wherein A and B are determined in accordance with ASTM D1003, at a thickness of about 40 mil.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of obtaining films with higher dielectric breakdown strength at high temperatures and folding resistance. A resin composition comprises (1) a syndiotactic polystyrene resin, (2) a polyphenylene ether resin, and (3) at least one member selected from the group consisting of styrene-based thermoplastic elastomers and atactic polystyrene resins, wherein the content of the polyphenylene ether resin in the resin composition is 6 mass % or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recycled polystyrene (PS) plastic film prepared from 100% of a waste PS plastic or prepared from a waste PS plastic and a modification material, where a content of the waste PS plastic is greater than or equal to 1% and less than 100% and a content of the modification material is greater than 0% and less than or equal to 99%. The preparation of the recycled PS plastic film with the waste PS plastic can save resources. In addition, the waste PS plastic is modified by the modification material to improve the performance of the plastic, which is conducive to preparation of an acousto-magnetic (AM) anti-theft label housing with excellent performance. Also disclosed are a preparation method of the recycled PS plastic film, an AM anti-theft label housing made of the recycled PS plastic film and a preparation method thereof, and a corresponding AM anti-theft label.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition (P) comprising: (A) 81.1 to 99.7 wt. -% of at thermoplastic polymer composition (A) comprising: (A-1) graft copolymer (A-1), and (A-2) thermoplastic matrix (A-2) based on vinylaromatic copolymers; (B) at least one hindered amine light stabilizing composition (B) comprising: (B-1) 0.2 to 0.9 wt.-%, of at least one hindered amine light stabilizer having a dipiperidine structure with at least one alkyl group at each of the 2 and 6 positions of the dipiperidine structure and (B-2) 0.1 to 0.9 wt.-%, of a hindered amine light stabilizer mixture having a monopiperidine structure with at least one alkyl group at each of the 2 and 6 positions of the monopiperidine structure and (B-3) 0 to 2 wt.-%, of at least one hindered amine light stabilizer having a polymeric structure comprising piperidine groups with at least one alkyl group at each of the 2 and 6 positions of the piperidine groups, (C) 0 to 10 wt.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modifier and a preparation method thereof, and a modified acrylic resin and a preparation method and use thereof, and relates to the technical field of leather auxiliaries. In the present disclosure, the modifier includes an acylate and/or a hyperbranched esterified polymer; where raw materials of the acylate include a first hydroxyl organic amine and maleic anhydride; and raw materials of the hyperbranched esterified polymer include a second hydroxyl organic amine, the maleic anhydride, and an acidic catalyst. The modifier has multiple reactive functional groups such as a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, and a double bond. During the preparation of the modified acrylic resin with the modifier, the reactive functional groups in the modifier are copolymerized with a vinyl group of acrylic acid, thereby increasing degrees of branching and crosslinking of the modified acrylic resin.

Abstract: Provided is a thermosetting resin composition that can satisfy both low transmission loss and radiation performance even under the same curing conditions as those for conventional substrate materials for high-frequency applications, and also provided are an adhesive sheet, a prepreg, and a laminate. The thermosetting resin composition comprises a maleimide compound having at least two maleimide groups per molecule, a polyphenylene ether compound having at least two reactive organic groups per molecule, a curing accelerator, and an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler is low-sodium aluminum oxide, and the low-sodium aluminum oxide has an Na+ ion content of 10 ppm or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiphase suspension of at least one synthetic water-soluble polymer with a weight-average molecular weight greater than or equal to 1 million daltons. The present invention also relates to the use of this multiphase suspension for the treatment of industrial water, the treatment of municipal water, enhanced oil recovery in deposits, hydraulic fracturing, the treatment of mining effluents, drilling operations in civil engineering, drilling operations in the oil industry, drilling operations in the gas industry, the manufacture of paper or cardboard sheets, agriculture, textiles, detergents, or cosmetics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable two-part resin system having a resin part containing at least one cycloaliphatic epoxy resin and a hardener part containing (i) at least one alicyclic anhydride, and (ii) a block-copolymer having polysiloxane blocks and organic blocks, and containing greater than 60 wt % of an inorganic filler.

Abstract: The invention encompasses biodegradable compositions (e.g., biodegradable plastics) and methods of preparation and use thereof, and disposable products made from the claimed compositions. Raw materials for preparing the biodegradable plastic include one or more polymers and thermoplastic starch, fiber, starch, a plasticizer, and a coupling agent. The biodegradable composition has the advantages of short degradation cycle, good mechanical properties, and a low manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A polymer is formed by capping a copolymer-graft-polylactone with an alcohol, wherein the copolymer is copolymerized from an anhydride monomer with a double bond, a monomer with a double bond, and an initiator. The polymer can be mixed with an organic solvent and pigment powder to form a dispersion. The dispersion can be mixed with a binder to form a paint.

Abstract: A Polymer blend and composition comprising predominantly (by weight percent) an aliphatic polyester being in particular polylactic acid (PLA) derived from natural or sustainable sources such as plant matter. The present blend and composition includes further components also derived primarily from sustainable sources including further specific polyesters. In particular, the present blend and composition includes distinct forms of polylactide including poly-LD-lactide (PLA) and poly-D-lactide (PDLA).

Abstract: The present specification generally relates an aliphatic polyester material and a process for converting said aliphatic polyester material into a textile that is preferable for use as an artificial leather substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a copolymer comprising first polymerized units of the formula (1): wherein: R1 is H or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl group; and R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 alkyl group that optionally includes one or more of —O—, —S—, —N—, —C(O)—, or —C(O)O—, —N—C(O)—, —C(O)—NR—; wherein R is H or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl group; and second polymerized units of the formula (2): wherein: R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl group that optionally includes one or more of —O—, —N—, —S—, —C(O)—, or —C(O)O—; wherein the first polymerized units and the second polymerized units are chemically different, and the copolymer is free of fluorine.

Abstract: A material includes a thermoplastic elastomer and a polymer additive substantially uniformly distributed within the material. The polymer additive has hydrophilic segments and hydrophobic segments. The concentration of the polymer additive in the material is less than or equal to about 40% by volume and greater than or equal to about 1% by volume.

Abstract: To provide a poiyamide type composition excellent in impact resistance. A composition comprising a polyamide and a fluorinated polymer, wherein the fluorinated polymer has a glass transition temperature of less than 30° C. and has no melting point, and the fluorinated polymer is dispersed in the polyarnide, and the average dispersed particle diameter of the fluorinated polymer is less than 12 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-strength and high-heat-resistant bio-based polyamide composition, which consists of the following parts of materials by mass: 43.50-89.95% of bio-based polyamide resin slices; 10-50% of reinforcements; 0.01-2% of rare earth compounds; 0.01-1% of copper salt antioxidant combinations; 0.01-1% of free-radical scavengers; 0.01-0.5% of heat-conducting masterbatches; 0.01-1% of stabilizers; and 0-1% of dispersants. The advantage of the present invention is presented in that: the bio-based polyamide resin slice is prepared through a stepwise polycondensation process of pentanediamine and adipic acid, or through a stepwise polycondensation process of pentanediamine, adipic acid and terephthalic acid and the pentanediamine is prepared through fermentation of starch, so the prepared polyamide resin pertains to an environmentally-friendly engineering plastic.

Abstract: A silicone composition comprising (A) an electrically conductive filler, (B) a polydiorganosiloxane polymer, (C) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane, (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst, (E) a polymer additive, and optionally (F) a hydrosilylation reaction inhibitor has a low complex viscosity upon admixing and upon cure provides a high electrical conductivity and good electrical conductivity retention after heat aging.

Abstract: A siloxane composition, includes: (a) at least one organopolysiloxane containing two alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms at both ends of the chain per molecule, (b) at least one organopolysiloxane containing at least three alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms per molecule, (c) at least one organopolysiloxane containing two hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms at both ends of the chain per molecule, and (d) at least one hydrosilylation catalyst, with the proviso that component (c) is in an amount of greater than or equal to 30 wt % based on the total weight of the composition, and component (e) at least one organopolysiloxane containing at least three hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms per molecule is in an amount of less than or equal to 0.01 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: Paving compositions and method of producing the same are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a paving composition includes a binder, where the binder includes bitumen, recycled plastic, and a performance enhancement additive. The performance enhancement additive is selected from the group of low molecular weight polyolefin, a glycidyl compound, and a combination thereof. The low molecular weight polyolefin has a weight average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 30,000 Daltons. The glycidyl compound includes an ethylene glycidyl (meth)acrylate polymer with a weight average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 30,000 Daltons.

Abstract: The present invention relates to fluorescent dyes of formula (I), including salts thereof, and extracellular vesicles and cells labelled with the fluorescent dyes. The present invention also relates to methods, uses and kits thereof.

Abstract: Particles with suitable properties may be generated using systems and methods provided herein. The particles may include carbon particles.

Abstract: A composite particle of the present invention includes an inorganic particle and a graphene oxide particle that coats at least a part of the inorganic particle, and the graphene oxide particle is a modified graphene oxide particle having a surface modified with a hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent.

Abstract: A mesoporous carbon container comprising an embedded organic corrosion inhibitor and having an organic polymeric coating is described. Further described are a coating comprising such a container and a method for producing such a container.

Abstract: A method for preventing buildup of synthetic fibers and lint and the human-harming microbes that grow thereon along the inside of a dryer. The method embodies coating the dryer components and other associated equipment with a non-stick surface to prevent buildup of synthetic fibers and lint. The method further includes coating silver ionic producing material along the inside of the dryer components and other operatively associated equipment like vents, fans, and ducts.

Abstract: Provided is a wood preservation treatment liquid including: an organic solvent containing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; and a wood preservative.

Abstract: Systems and methods for sealing concrete are provided. An exemplary multilayer concrete sealant includes a first layer disposed over a concrete surface, wherein the first layer includes an epoxy nanocomposite, and a second layer disposed over the epoxy nanocomposite, wherein the second layer includes a polyurethane microcomposite.

Abstract: To provide a board material processing composition allowing for production of a board material laminate that is non-combustible and is excellent in adhesion performance. In order to solve this problem, a board material processing composition inhibiting combustion of a board material due to heating, comprises: a carbonization promotion component, being inorganic, promoting carbonization of an organic component within the board material at the heating; a chain inhibition component, being inorganic, inhibiting a reaction chain to a neighboring component due to a product of endothermic decomposition generated at the heating; and binder particles, being inorganic and hydrophobic, bonding the organic component within the board material to the carbonization promotion component and the chain inhibition component, wherein the carbonization promotion component includes boric acid, the chain inhibition component includes ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, and the binder particles include silica sand.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an ink composition, a layer manufactured using the ink composition, an electrophoresis device including the layer, and a display device including the layer. The ink composition includes a semiconductor nanorod, and a solvent that satisfies Equation 1: |?1??2|/?1*100?10??[Equation 1] In Equation 1, ?1 is a dielectric constant of the solvent at 50 Hz, and ?2 is a dielectric constant of the solvent at 50 kHz.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit for improving food shelf life comprising a sheet-like element component and an alkaline component. The sheet-like element component comprises a particulate filler comprising surface-reacted calcium carbonate, a binder and an oxygen scavenger. The oxygen scavenger is a compound comprising at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups, which can be deprotonated by the alkaline component, thus activating the oxygen scavenger. Further aspects of the present invention relate to an activated sheet-like element formed from the inventive kit, a process for the manufacture of a kit for improving shelf life, a process for the manufacture of a sheet-like element component, a process for activating the sheet-like element component, a supply device comprising the activated sheet-like element, a food packaging comprising the activated sheet-like element and the use of the kit or the activated sheet-like element in a food packaging and for prolonging food shelf life.

Abstract: A coating composition including: about 50 wt % to 99 wt % of at least one thermoplastic polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of about 15,000 to about 60,000; and about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of at least one metal-containing oxide chosen from iron oxides, zinc oxides, and mixtures and combinations thereof; and wherein the coating composition is meltable to form a coating on at least one portion of a substrate formed into a side seam of a container.

Abstract: 3D printable inks are disclosed which include one-part room temperature vulcanized (RTV) silicone and carbon particles such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Butyl acetate may be used as a solvent to disperse the CNTs in the silicone in the ink precursor. The one-part nature of the inks (i) enables to print without prior mixing and cures under ambient conditions; (ii) allows directly dispensing 100 ?m resolution printability on nonpolar and polar substrates; and (iii) forms both self-supporting and high-aspect-ratio structures, key aspects in additive biomanufacturing that eliminate the need for sacrificial layers; and (iv) lends efficient, reproducible, and highly sensitive responses to various tensile and compressive stimuli.

Abstract: A radiation curable inkjet ink comprising a polymerizable compound, a phenolic resin and a thermal cross-linking agent, characterized in that the phenolic resin includes at least one structural moiety according to Formula I, Formula I wherein L represents a divalent linking group having no more than 10 carbon atoms; n represents 0 or 1; R1 and R2 independently from each other represent a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted (hetero)aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group.

Abstract: To provide a laminate having an inorganic nanoparticle-containing wear-resistant layer formed by low viscosity ink and an inorganic nanoparticle-containing radiation-curable ink having low viscosity. A laminate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure contains: a substrate, and a wear-resistant layer containing a cured product of a radiation-curable ink, the radiation-curable ink containing inorganic nanoparticles, a compound represented by Formula (1) below, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a radiation-curable polymerizable oligomer and a radiation-curable polymerizable monomer: R1—R2—Si(OR3)3 Formula (1). In Formula (I), R1 is an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group, R2 is an alkylene group having from 5 to 12 carbon atoms, and R3 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An object is to provide an active energy ray-curable inkjet printing ink composition characterized in that the ink composition has low viscosity and no odor, offers excellent storage stability, discharge stability, and curability, and generates no curing wrinkles when cured, while the cured coating film exhibits excellent bending tolerance property, rub resistance, and water resistance. A solution is an active energy ray-curable inkjet ink composition satisfying requirements A to D below: A: an amine-modified oligomer is contained by 1.0 to 20.0% by mass in all active energy ray-polymerizable components; B: alkoxy group-containing (meth)acrylates are contained by 2.0 to 20.0% by mass in all active energy ray-polymerizable components; C: a (meth)acrylate containing an alkyl group with 10 to 20 carbon atoms is contained by 2.0 to 25.

Abstract: An ink jet composition is an ink jet composition including a compound represented by Formula (1), a dispersant, and water, in which the dispersant contains a compound containing a sulfonic acid group. Further, in Formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a cyano group.

Abstract: A UV curable inkjet ink containing covert or overt ultraviolet or infrared reactive material. The ultraviolet or infrared reactive materials are processed in acrylate monomer or combination of acrylate monomer and acrylate oligomer media, along with photoinitiators and surfactants to produce an inkjet ink for printing on non-porous substrates such as plastic, glass, ceramic or metal with high adhesion, scratch and chemical resistance and providing a security feature responsive to ultraviolet or infrared radiation.

Abstract: A fluid set for inkjet printing comprising a fluid having a compound functionalized with at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of a primary amine and a secondary amine, and an aqueous inkjet ink comprising a colorant and a polymeric particle comprising an oligomer or polymer comprising at least three repeating units functionalized with a functional group selected from the group consisting of a 1,3-diketone, a 0-keto-aldehyde and a 1,3-dialdehyde, with the proviso that the active methylene is functionalized with at least one hydrogen. The fluid is preferably a pre-treatment liquid or over coat liquid.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous coating composition capable of forming a fluororesin coating film layer with excellent electrical properties and surface physical properties, and good adhesive properties. A coating composition containing 2 or more kinds of fluororesins, wherein at least 1 kind of the fluororesin, a fluororesin (I), has a number of functional groups of 30 to 1,000 per 106 main-chain carbon atoms, and the coating composition further contains an inorganic filler, a surfactant, a liquid medium, and a non-fluororesin.

Abstract: Disclosed are voided latex particles, useful as opacifying agents for coating compositions containing organic solvents. The particles have a hollow interior, which substantially maintains its integrity after the particles are placed in contact with an organic solvent at 25° C. for 30 days. The particles also have a hydrophilic polymeric interior shell surrounding the hollow interior that is swellable with an aqueous swelling solution. The particles have first and second polymeric intermediate shells, surrounding the interior shell, formed from polymers that are different from each other and different from the interior shell polymer. Finally, the particles have an outer polymeric shell, surrounding the interior shells, which is formed from up to 100% by weight, as polymerized units, of methyl methacrylate. The interior shells and the outer shell each have a Tg greater than 60° C. Also disclosed is a multi-stage emulsion process for making the particles.

Abstract: Waterborne dispersions including crosslinkable multistage polymeric particles useful in coating compositions are provided. The multistage particles have a last-formed layer that includes a diketone functionality that is capable of crosslinking via a dihydrazide component also included in the dispersion. Another embodiment of the waterborne dispersion further includes crosslinkable latex particles having a diketone functionality that are capable of crosslinking with each other and/or the multistage particles via the dihydrazide component. An emulsion polymerization process for forming the multistage particles also is provided. Also provided are coating compositions that contain either embodiment of the waterborne dispersions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multi-layered elastomer-based liners. In at least one embodiment, a coated substrate includes a substrate and a first elastomer coating disposed on the substrate. The first elastomer coating is substantially free of sulfur and includes a first elastomer selected from the group consisting of a polyurea, a polyurethane, a polyurea-polyurethane copolymer, and combinations thereof. The coated substrate includes a second elastomer coating disposed on the first coating. The second elastomer coating includes a second elastomer selected from the group consisting of a polyurea, a polyurethane, a polyurea-polyurethane copolymer, and combinations thereof. The first elastomer is the same as or different than the second elastomer and at least one of the first elastomer or the second elastomer is a polyurea-polyurethane copolymer.

Abstract: A coating composition comprises a urethane resin, a water absorbent polymer, and a curing agent. The urethane resin is obtained by reaction of an isocyanate reactive compound having multi-epoxide functionality and an isocyanate. When applied to a substrate and thermally cured, the coating composition forms a transparent and smooth coating having permanent anti-fog property.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for forming a polymeric object. The systems and methods can use monomers having a first type of functional group that is capable of polymerizing upon exposure to radiation and a second type of functional group that is capable of polymerizing at a second condition. The monomers can be polymerized such that the polymeric object has a first and a second network of linkages.