Abstract: A slurry for forming an insulating layer of the present invention includes heat-resistant insulating fine particles, a thickening agent, and a dispersion medium. The insulating fine particles are dispersed in the dispersion medium. The slurry for forming an insulating layer has a viscosity of 5 to 500 mPa·s. The proportion of particles with a particle size of 1 ?m or less in the insulating fine particles is 30 vol % or more and the proportion of particles with a particles size of 3 ?m or more in the insulating fine particles is 10 vol % or less. An electrochemical device of the present invention includes a separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention that is produced using the slurry for forming an electrochemical device of the present invention.

Abstract: A prefabricated, faced roofing board composite includes a first board layer made of a polymeric material or a predominantly polymeric material and a fire and weather resistant fiberglass-based facer bonded to a top major surface of the first board layer and forming a top major surface of the composite. The fiberglass-based facer is substantially impervious to the passage of hot gases of combustion, water, and water vapor through the thickness of the fiberglass-based facer. The faced composite can be a cover board, an insulation board; can include cover board and insulation board layers; and can include cover board, insulation board, and baseboard layers. A second fiberglass-based facer that is substantially impervious to the passage of hot gases of combustion through its thickness can form a bottom major surface of the composite.

Abstract: An article for tooling composite materials, including a carbon foam, a sealant attached to the carbon foam so as to form a monolithic fine-grain graphite-like surface; and a skin of facesheet materials. The facesheet materials include: a spray-deposited coating of metal; more preferably, a thermal or plasma spray-deposited metal; and most preferably, a plasma sprayed Invar metal. The facesheet materials may optionally include a flash coating. The facesheet materials alternately include plastics, resinous materials and carbon-carbon composite materials.

Abstract: There are provided a fluororesin thin film which is composed of a fluororesin, which has a thickness of 20 ?m or less and a Gurley's number of 300 seconds or more, and which includes no defects, such as voids and/or cracks; a method for manufacturing the fluororesin thin film in which after a fluororesin dispersion including a dispersing medium and a fluororesin powder dispersed therein is applied on a flat and smooth foil, the dispersing medium is dried, and the fluororesin powder is sintered; the fluororesin dispersion; a fluororesin composite including a porous base material and the fluororesin thin film; a manufacturing method thereof a porous fluororesin composite formed by stretching the fluororesin composite; and a separation membrane element using the porous fluororesin composite.

Abstract: A photocurable coating composition is provided comprising (1) porous or hollow inorganic oxide fine particles, (2) a hydrolytic condensate of a bissilane compound or a cohydrolytic condensate of a bissilane compound and another hydrolyzable organosilicon compound, and (3) a photoacid generator. Due to the presence of voids in the resin, the cured coating has a low refractive index.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for modifying at least one property of a porous membrane. The method comprises the steps of providing a porous membrane. The method also includes exposing the membrane to a fluid at supercritical conditions. At least one property of the membrane is modified while the membrane is exposed to the fluid at supercritical conditions. The condition of the fluid is changed in such a manner that the porous membrane retains the modified property. The present invention is also sheet material that is water-resistant, moisture vapor transmissive and air permeable. The sheet material comprises a membrane having an open pore structure including surfaces defining a plurality of interconnecting pores extending through the membrane and between major sides of said membrane in which the pores have an average pore size. The membrane is made from a material tending to absorb oils and contaminating agents.

Abstract: A wall and/or ceiling polymer-based composite structural sheathing board has a polymer material or predominantly polymer material core layer with a density between 1.6 lbs/ft3 and 25 lbs/ft3. A facer overlays at least one of the major surfaces of the core layer. The facer is generally coextensive with and bonded to the overlaid major surface of the core layer and enhances the integrity and fastener pull through strength of the polymer-based composite structural sheathing board as well as other desired physical and performance characteristics of the polymer based composite structural sheathing board. A wall and/or ceiling system of a building structure includes a plurality of the polymer-based composite structural sheathing boards overlaying and secured to a structural wall and/or ceiling frame and forming a wall and/or ceiling sheathing layer over the structural frame.

Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of crosslinked emulsion polymers comprising tertiary ester groups, comprising (a) at least 50% by weight of an ester derived from a tertiary alcohol and an ethylenically unsaturated C3 to C5 carboxylic acid, (b) 0.001% to 5.0% by weight of at least one compound having at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds, and (c) 0% to 49.999% by weight of at least one other monoethylenically unsaturated compound in interpolymerized form and having an average particle size of not more than 1000 nm, and water-absorbing materials obtainable by coating a backing material with the aqueous dispersion described of crosslinked emulsion polymers comprising tertiary ester groups, drying and heating the thus treated backing material to a temperature of at least 140° C. to form carboxyl groups from the tertiary ester groups of the emulsion polymer and at least partly neutralizing the carboxyl groups, and also the use of the water-absorbing materials as an absorbent for water and aqueous fluids.

Abstract: The subject invention relates to a facer which is comprised of a breathable film and a glass-mat, wherein the breathable film and the glass mat are bonded together with an adhesive, wherein the breathable film is comprised of a breathable polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, nylons, polyesters, and thermoplastic elastomers, and wherein the facer is water resistant. The facers of this invention can be employed in manufacturing construction board, such as polyisocyanurate boards, polystyrene boards, or gypsum boards.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cellulosic particle body comprising interconnected cellulosic small particles with small interparticle spaces and to a method of producing said cellulosic particle body which comprises dispersing cellulosic small particles in an alkaline medium and contacting the resulting suspension with a coagulating solution. In this specification, the above technology will be referred to as the first invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet roll of a porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane in which during production a winding-up operation is easy and a cutting operation also is easy, as well as a tape roll of a porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane that is difficult to lose its shape. The present invention provides a sheet roll comprising a laminate of a porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and a support, wherein the laminate is wound up, as well as a tape roll comprising a laminate of a porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and a support, wherein the laminate is wound up. The latter tape roll can be obtained by cutting the former sheet roll.

Abstract: An antireflection film comprises: at least one layer containing fine pores; and an antistatic layer, wherein the antistatic layer and one of said at least one layer containing fine pores are the same or different; and wherein, when a surface of the antireflection film is brought into contact with water for 15 minutes, a wiped portion of the surface shows a chromaticity change, ?E, of 0.45 or less in the CIE 1976 L*a*b* color space measured under a standard illuminant D65.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cushioning material for a polishing pad, which hardly suffers swelling deformation caused by water because it is extremely low in water-absorbing characteristics and water-swelling characteristics. The cushioning material for a polishing pad includes a polyurethane foam capable of polishing even a semiconductor wafer having an undulated surface or a wafer having a local step that is formed during circuit forming process so that the undulation or step becomes smaller by uniformly polishing an entire surface of the wafer along the undulation or step. The cushioning material for a polishing pad is characterized by including a polyurethane foam obtained by reacting polyol and polyisocyanate with each other, the polyurethane foam having a contact angle with water of 90° or more. The polyurethane foam is preferably made by using hydrophobic polyol, and preferably has a self-skin layer formed thereon.

Abstract: A reflecting sheet of the invention includes at least a surface layer portion and an inner layer portion, where the surface layer portion contains at least 0.3 g/m2 to 20 g/m2 of an inorganic powder and a polyolefin resin (C), the inner layer portion contains a polyolefin resin (A) and at least one kind of resins (B) incompatible with the polyolefin resin (A) at temperatures enabling stretching of the polyolefin resin(A), the surface layer portion meets (n1?n2)/n2?0.20 (n1: refractive index of the inorganic powder, n2: refractive index of the polyolefin resin (C)), and the inner layer portion has voids.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a foam thermal interface material comprising a foamed film, the film comprising a blend of polymeric hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive having a number average molecular weight of greater than 25,000 and at least 25 percent by weight of thermally conductive filler, said film having a void volume of at least 5 percent of the volume of said foamed film.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a polymer composite foam with a treated filler and methods for making the same. The polymer composite foam includes a polymer capable of being formed into a polymeric foam and a treated filler, wherein the polymer defines a plurality of cells dispersed therethrough and the treated filler is dispersed throughout the polymer. The filler is treated by techniques which exfoliate, delaminate or intercalate the filler particles into individual micro and/or nano size particulates and platelets. Ideally, the treated filler has a median particle size ranging from about 0.1 nm-10 ?m. The treated filler enhances the rigidity, barrier properties, heat deflection temperature, nucleation characteristics, fire retardant characteristics and impact properties of the foam. The products fabricated from the polymer composite foam include containers, cups, sleeves, bags, plates, bowls, protective packaging, boards, sheets, void fillers, storageware, dinnerware and cookware.

Abstract: The invention relates to an interior panel component and the method for making the component. The interior panel component for use with a vehicle includes a skin layer, and a resilient layer secured to the skin. The resilient layer is made from a polymeric MDI, a pure MDI, and a polyol. The polyol is less than 50 pphr of a soy-based polyol. The resilient layer is secured to a substrate to form the interior panel component.

Abstract: A building flooring system includes a plurality of polymer-based composite structural underlayment boards overlaying and secured to a building subfloor to form an underlayment layer over the building subfloor and a nonstructural finish-flooring layer overlaying and bonded to the underlayment layer. The polymer-based composite structural underlayment boards each have a polymer material core layer or a predominantly polymer material core layer that typically contains from 1% to 40% by weight filler(s) and a density between 1.6 lbs/ft3 and 25 lbs/ft3. At least the top or bottom major surface of each of the polymer-based composite structural underlayment boards is overlaid by a facer that reinforces and strengthens the polymer-based composite structural underlayment board and that is generally coextensive with and bonded to the overlaid major surface of the polymer-based composite structural underlayment board.

Abstract: This invention relates to composites comprising a substrate and a multi-stage latex polymer emulsion film.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polymeric sheet that includes a first polymeric layer; and a second foamed layer; the first polymeric layer being in operative communication with the second foamed layer; the polymeric sheet having a percent light transmission as measured according to ASTM D 1003 of about 3% to about 80% at a thickness of greater than or equal to about 1,000 micrometers. Disclosed herein too is a method that includes disposing a first polymeric layer upon a second foamed layer to form a polymeric sheet; the first polymeric layer being in operative communication with the second foamed layer; the polymeric sheet having a percent light transmission as measured according to ASTM D 1003 of about 3% to about 80% at a thickness of greater than or equal to about 1,000 micrometers.

Abstract: A multilayer film 1 free of halogens for use in the manufacture of ostomy pouches or the like pouches, which is impermeable to aroma compounds, comprising at least one aroma barrier layer 3; 15, and at least one sealable skin layer 2, 4; 12, 14, wherein the aroma barrier layer comprises thermoplastic stiff polyurethane (TPU) or cyclic polyolefin (COC) and/or sulphur absorber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of pseudobioaffinity adsorbent and process for purification of immunoglobulin G from immunoglobulin containing solutions such as but not limited to plasma, serum, cell culture supernatant, ascites fluids. The adsorbent consists of a solid support and ligand. The ligand may be attached to the matrix or be part of matrix. The ligand is selected from a group of hydrophobic amino acids such as alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, tryptophan and tyrosine and the support material being preferably a synthetic hydrophilic polymer of methacrylate or acrylate species, or any of its derivatives. The adsorbent is cheap and stable to harsh conditions such as 1.0 M NaOH used during regeneration of adsorbents. Moreover there is no problem of toxic leachables typically associated with biological ligands. The nature of the adsorbent also allows high flow rate operations at relatively low pressures.

Abstract: A resin composition that is storable at ambient temperatures. The resin composition forms a cured resin when exposed to a curing agent and heated to a curing temperature that is relatively close to ambient temperature. The resin composition includes a resin component that is composed of a liquid part that is made up of one or more liquid thermosetting resins and a solid part that includes particles of one or more solid thermosetting resins. The liquid part further includes a gelation agent that is present in a sufficient amount to maintain the particles in suspension within the liquid part at ambient temperatures. The viscosity of the resin component changes from a high viscosity state to a low viscosity state when the temperature is increased from ambient temperature to the curing temperature. The high viscosity state is substantially more viscous than the low viscosity state.

Abstract: A tool for use in forming moulded articles, the tool comprising a tool body formed of a foamed material, a resinous material on the tool body and elastomeric material between said tool body and resinous material to inhibit the movement of resin from the resinous material into the tool body. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a tool, a method of moulding articles using such a tool, and elastomeric material for use in forming a tool. One particular application of the tools of the present invention is in the formation or manufacture of moulded articles using curable, resinous composite materials.

Abstract: This invention comprises a film useful as an adhesive, a composition useful to make the film, and a laminate comprising the film contiguous with at least one metal substrate, at least one foam substrate or combination thereof. The composition comprises (a) at least one anhydride grafted olefin polymer, (b) at least one high density polyethylene, and (c) at least one elastomer which preferably has a tensile elongation at break of at least about 585%, a density of at most about 0.900 g/cm3 or a combination thereof. The anhydride grafted olefin polymer or combination thereof is preferably present in an amount of from about 20 to about 40 weight percent, the high density polyethylene or combination thereof is preferably present in an amount of from about 40 to about 60 weight percent, and the elastomer or combination thereof is preferably present in an amount of from about 17 to about 30 weight percent.

Abstract: An elastomeric urethane composition that is substantially free of particulates includes the reaction product of a resin composition, including a polyetherol, and an isocyanate. The resin composition and the isocyanate are reacted, in the presence of a catalyst, to form a polyurethane elastomer. The catalyst includes a metal selected from the group of titanium, zirconium and hafnium. The elastomeric urethane composition is used in a method of making an article in a mold. The method includes reacting the resin composition and the isocyanate to form the elastomeric urethane composition, applying the elastomeric urethane composition to the mold cavity, and allowing the elastomeric urethane composition to cure to form a first layer. The method also includes applying a urethane composition, different from the elastomeric urethane composition, to the mold to form a second layer. The method further includes curing the article in the mold and de-molding the article from the mold.

Abstract: A composite material, wherein the composite material comprises, in firmly bonded form, (i) a top layer based on a plastic dispersion and (ii) a substrate layer selected from a film based on thermoplastic polyurethane, a nonwoven based on thermoplastic polyurethane and/or polyurethane foam.

Abstract: A sliding member has a porous sintered base and a resin composition. The porous sintered base is constructed of a porous sintered compact. The resin composition is coated onto the surface of the porous sintered base. The resin composition has a maximum resin layer thickness equal to a pore depth plus at least 10 ?m or more to the pore depth t2. The pore depth is a maximum depth of the pores exposed on the surface of the porous sintered base before the resin composition is coated onto the surface of the porous sintered base.

Abstract: Polyethyleneimine and polyalkylene biguanide ligand functionalized substrates, methods of making ligand functionalized substrates, and methods of using functionalized substrates are disclosed.

Abstract: Process for manufacturing composite sheets based on PVC and a network of long fibers, said process comprising the following steps: dispersing PVC in powder form in said network; subjecting the dispersion to an alternating electric field with a sufficient intensity and for a sufficient time in order to distribute the powder in the network; and heating the dispersion under pressure until the powder forms a continuous matrix.

Abstract: A package comprising an article and a selectively permeable protective structure and a method for limiting damage to the article due to corrosion or mold growth, comprising wrapping or covering the article in the selectively permeable protective structure. The selectively permeable structure comprises a membrane that may have a moisture vapor permeation value of at least 800 g-mil/m2/24 h and barrier to liquid water, and optionally a supporting substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite element composed of rigid polyurethane foam and of two outer layers, wherein at least one outer layer is a molding modified with microcapsules, and the microcapsules comprise a polymer as capsule wall and a capsule core composed mainly of latent-heat-accumulator material.

Abstract: A composite material comprised of polymeric beads and adhesive, primarily intended for use in constructing buildings, athletic fields, waste pond covers, packaging, contact sports gear and medial equipment, is comprised of a plurality of electrical excitation zone-treated beads having average diameters between about 1 mm and about 10 mm that are substantially coated with the adhesive material and used in quantities such that void spaces constitute at least about 10 percent by volume of the total volume of the composite material. Upon curing, said adhesive preferably has hardness levels ranging from about Shore A 20 to about Shore A 95.

Abstract: Porous sintered anode bodies for capacitors formed from valve metals are treated by electrolysis to form a dielectric layer and coated with cathode layers. When standard parallelpiped shapes are used, cathode coverage at the edges and corners is non-uniform and failures occur at those locations. Rectangular prisms, obround prisms and cylindrical prisms are formed with transition surfaces at edges and corners, such as chamfers and curves, to enhance cathode layer uniformity. The transition surface greatly enhances the application of polymer slurries.

Abstract: The present invention provides a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including: a plastic film substrate; a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer A provided on one side of the substrate; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer B provided on the other side of the substrate, in which the layer A is formed from an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a crosslinking agent and a (meth)acrylic polymer composed of, as essential monomer components, a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 6, a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group having a carbon number of 7 to 12, a carboxyl group-containing monomer and a hydroxyl group-containing monomer and has a gel fraction of 5 to 40%, and the layer B is formed from an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a crosslinking agent and a (meth)acrylic polymer composed of, as essential monomer components, a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 12, a car

Abstract: The present invention is directed an oriented, foamed article having an ink-receptive surface, and a method of making the article. The invention provides a printable substrate comprising at least one high melt-strength, oriented polypropylene foam layer having an ink-receptive surface. The high melt-strength polypropylene having a melt strength of 25 to 60 cN at 190° C. The ink-receptive surface may comprise and oxidizing treatment, such as corona or flame-treatment of the foam surface, or may comprise an ink-receptive coating, such as a primer coating, on the foam surface. The oriented foam article is particularly useful in the preparation of printed security documents such as currency, stock and bond certificates, birth and death certificates, land titles and abstracts and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a titania composite membrane for separating water/alcohol mixtures and a method of preparation thereof, and more particularly to the titania composite membrane and the method of preparation thereof, wherein a surface of a porous support is modified with silica xerogel and ?-alumina sol and titania sol is coated on the modified surface to form a titania surface layer and then the obtained titania surface layer is dried and calcined to optimize performance of separation and promote thermal stability. The titania composite membrane of the present invention has excellent properties such as thermal stability, mechanical strength and good perm-selectivity for water molecule in water/alcohol mixtures due to the hydrophilic property of the titania surface layer, thus being applicable to the membrane for separating water/alcohol mixtures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inorganic monolithic mouldings whose surface is coated with physi- or chemisorbed organic polymers, and to processes for the production of materials of this type. The materials according to the invention are highly suitable as sorbents for chromatography, in particular for high pressure liquid chromatography of biological materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides porous media or membranes having a surface coating that includes a cross-linked terpolymer which has a superior combination of properties, including heat stable biomolecule resistant adsorptive properties, resistance to strong alkaline solutions, and low levels of extractable matter. In some preferred embodiments, the porous media is a porous membrane.

Abstract: Composite panel which comprises a layer of foamed material having a density of less than 100 kg/m3 which layer is sandwiched between 2 layers of fiber reinforced polyisocyanurate material.

Abstract: The interior material article for an automobile of the present invention comprises sequentially a skin layer (A), a crosslinked foam layer (B) and a base layer (C), and is composed of an integrated combination of a laminated sheet in which the skin layer (A) and the crosslinked foam layer (B) are joined and the base layer (C) by vacuum molding method. The skin layer (A) comprises a polyolefin-based resin (a1), and the crosslinked foam layer (B) is a layer in which a crosslinking and foaming resin composition is crosslinked and foamed, the composition comprising a polylactic acid-based resin (b1), a polyolefin-based resin (b2) comprising a monomer unit based on ethylene and a monomer unit based on propylene, a modified polyolefin (b3) having an ester bond at its side chain, and a crosslinking aid (b4).

Abstract: A composite membrane and moisture adjustment module using the same is disclosed. The composite membrane includes a moisture-permeable resin layer interposed between porous membranes that constitute a pair; and the mean thickness of the moisture-permeable resin layer is 5 ?m or less.

Abstract: A copolymer comprises a first monomer including a hydrophilic group and a hydrophobic group linked to the hydrophilic group, and a second monomer polymerized to the first monomer. The hydrophobic group is oil-repellant. A receding contact angle of a low surface energy fluid on the copolymer is greater than an advancing contact angle of a high surface energy fluid on the copolymer.

Abstract: A composite article, in an exemplary embodiment, includes a porous membrane formed from a first material, a coating formed from a second material applied to at least a portion of the porous membrane, and a third material covering at least a portion of the porous membrane. The third material is substantially incompatible with the first material. The second material of the coating is compatible with the first material and the third material. The coating is positioned between the first material and the third material The third material is connected to the first material by the coating on the porous membrane.

Abstract: Metal foams are impregnated with resins. The metal foam/polymer composite formed upon curing has excellent acoustic dampening and structural properties. Foams of various metals, such as aluminum, titanium, nickel, copper, iron, zinc, lead, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, and alloys based on these metals, may be used. The polymer component may be any polymeric resin, for example, epoxy, natural rubber, acrylic, or phenolic.

Abstract: Paper for card, characterized in that it has a laminate structure of a porous white film (A) symmetrically put on both faces of a masking layer (B) and the surface and the back thereof have a pencil hardness of from 4H to 9H. The card paper has good flexibility and stability, curls little and has good scratch resistance, maskability and printability.

Abstract: The invention provides composite porous membranes comprising a porous hydrophobic substrate coated with difunctional surface-modifying molecules. The difunctional surface-modifying molecules provide a hydrophilic surface without forming branches of interconnected polymer molecules in the pores. The invention also provides a method for making composite porous membranes, such as a composite hydrophilic membrane with reduced concentration of surface modifying molecules required to coat a hydrophobic substrate.

Abstract: Multilayer microporous films comprise first and second microporous film layers. The first film layer has a first maximum pore size and the second film layer has a second maximum pore size different from the first maximum pore size. In a more specific embodiment, the multilayer microporous films comprise coextruded first, second and third microporous film layers. One of the first, second and third film layers has a maximum pore size smaller than the respective maximum pore sizes of the remaining layers of the multilayer film or larger than the respective maximum pore sizes of the remaining layers of the multilayer film, and the one layer does not have an unconstrained surface in the multilayer film. Methods for producing multilayer microporous films provide a first film layer having a maximum pore size upon stretching which is different from that of a second film layer upon stretching.

Abstract: An art surface and a method for preparing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a coating is disposed on a thermoplastic compatible surface of a substrate. The coating includes a reaction product of a thermoplastic, aluminum oxide, and acetone. Further, the coating is able to accept one or more artistic media such as acrylic, chalk, charcoal, colored pencil, conte, dyes, egg tempera, oil, pastel, or water color, for example.

Abstract: The present application provides improved fenestration products and improved methods of making fenestration products. The product may include (a) an elongated vinyl polymer foam body having a length, a first surface extending the length of the foam body, and a second surface extending the length of the foam body; and (b) an elongated fiber reinforced polymer pultrusion support engaging the foam body and substantially entirely covering the first surface, wherein at least a portion of the second surface is exposed. The method may include (a) providing an elongated vinyl polymer foam body; (b) covering a first surface extending the length of the body with an elongated fiber reinforced polymer pultrusion support; and (c) applying traditional woodworking processes to a second exposed surface extending the length of the body.