Abstract: A nanoporous material exhibiting a lamellar structure is disclosed. The material comprises three or more substantially parallel sheets of an organosilicate material, separated by highly porous spacer regions. The distance between the centers of the sheets lies between 1 nm and 50 nm. The highly porous spacer regions may be substantially free of condensed material. For the manufacture of such materials, a process is disclosed in which matrix non-amphiphilic polymeric material and templating polymeric material are dispersed in a solvent, where the templating polymeric material includes a polymeric amphiphilic material. The solvent with the polymeric materials is distributed onto a substrate. Organization is induced in the templating polymeric material. The solvent is removed, leaving the polymeric materials in place. The matrix polymeric material is cured, forming a lamellar structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polylactide stereocomplex with improved thermal stability and thus improved processability and a method for preparing the same. In order to confer flexibility to polymer chains, D-type polylactide polymer containing a small amount of caprolactone (poly D-lactide-caprolactone copolymer) is synthesized and it is uniformly mixed with L-type single-phase polylactide to prepare a flexible polylactide stereocomplex. Since the polylactide stereocomplex having flexible polymer chains has superior heat resistance and mechanical stability and experiences little decrease of the degree of stereocomplex formation even after thermal processing, the polylactide stereocomplex having improved thermal stability can be advantageously used for engineering plastics requiring high strength and good thermal stability, alternative materials for general-use plastics, high-performance medical materials, or the like because of its remarkably improved processability.

Abstract: A bonded microporous synthetic rubber, used in the manufacturing of pre-inked stamps and more specifically in the manufacturing of flash preink stamps, is disclosed. The bonded microporous synthetic rubber is made by gluing synthetic rubber with a polypropylene foam using synthetic glue. A tracing sheet containing the image of the desired text of the stamp is placed on the microporous synthetic rubber and it is exposed in a flash stamp system (with Xenon tubes) which delivers an intense burst of light that seals the non- printing area, thereby producing an image of precise resolution. After producing the image, the bonded microporous synthetic rubber is glued to a refillable stamp mount/pocket stamp mount. The refillable stamp mount includes an inking tube through which flash ink is poured. The bonded microporous synthetic rubber has good ink absorption and retention and thus in turn supports a greater number of impressions per inking.

Abstract: Polymeric foam and polymeric foam products that contain a foamable polymer material, at least one blowing agent, a polystyrene/polyethylene oxide copolymer, and optionally, an infrared attenuating agent, are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the blowing agent includes at least one hydrofluorocarbon blowing agent. The maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer grafted with polyethylene oxide provides a water vapor permeability of 1.1 perm inch or greater in the extruded foam product without detrimentally affecting physical or thermal properties of the product. Additionally, the copolymer of maleic anhydride-styrene grafted with polyethylene oxide has a positive affect on the processability of the blowing agent(s) in the composition by both widening the process window and enhancing the solubility of the blowing agent in the polymer melt. Thus, the polystyrene/polyethylene oxide copolymer present in the inventive composition acts as a cell enlarger, a plasticizer, and a processing aid.

Abstract: Olefin polymer-based, durable, open-cell foam compositions, structures and articles derived from same; methods for preparation of such foams; and use of the dry durable foams in various applications are disclosed. Further described is use of the foams and structures and articles made of same in absorption, filtration, insulation, cushioning and backing applications, and in particular for odor removal, hygiene and medical applications due to, among other properties, good absorption capabilities, softness and/or flexibility of the foams and their recyclable nature.

Abstract: An object is to provide a resin foam sheet having good reformability, and a method for easily producing such a resin foam sheet. Provided are a resin foam sheet formed by extrusion foaming with an extruder a polypropylene-based resin composition mainly composed of a polypropylene-based resin component containing a polypropylene-based resin and a high melt tension polypropylene resin having a higher melt tension than that of the polypropylene-based resin, wherein the high melt tension polypropylene resin has a melt tension after being passed through the extruder of 4 cN or more and 10 cN or less, and a rate at breakage after being passed through the extruder of 12 m/min or higher and 26 m/min or lower, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a film containing a thermoplastic resin, the method comprising: a step of feeding a material containing a thermoplastic resin and having a pair of opposed flat portions to between a pair of rollers with the thermoplastic resin in a molten state, and a step of rolling, with the pair of rollers, the pair of flat portions being stacked, thereby welding the flat portions to each other to form a united film, wherein the material to be fed to between the rollers is two separate films each having a flat portion or one flat cylindrical film having a pair of opposed flat portions linked together by connecting portions at their end portions.

Abstract: Polymeric foam and polymeric foam products that contain a foamable polymer material, at least one blowing agent, an infrared attenuating agent, and a polystyrene/polyethylene oxide copolymer are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the blowing agent contains an HFC. The maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer grafted with polyethylene oxide increases the cell size of the polymer foam and offsets or even negates the decreased cell size caused by an HFC blowing agent and/or infrared attenuating agents. In addition, the copolymer of maleic anhydride-styrene grafted with polyethylene oxide has a positive affect on the processability of the blowing agent(s) in the composition by both widening the process window and enhancing the solubility of the blowing agent in the polymer melt. Thus, the polystyrene/polyethylene oxide copolymer present in the inventive composition acts as a cell enlarger, a plasticizer, and a processing aid. A method of forming an extruded foam product is also provided.

Abstract: A self-adhesive silicone rubber composition includes a silicone rubber forming base and at least one adhesive agent mixed in the silicone rubber forming base prior to curing of the silicone rubber forming base.

Abstract: A self-adhesive silicone rubber composition includes a silicone rubber forming base and at least one adhesive agent mixed in the silicone rubber forming base prior to curing of the silicone rubber forming base.

Abstract: A product, and a method for forming a product, that includes a composite material having a polymeric carrier resin and a shape memory polymer material capable of transformation between a temporary shape and a permanent shape in the presence of an external stimuli, wherein said transformation from said temporary shape to said permanent shape changes at least one property of said composite material.

Abstract: A resin composition for cross-linking foam molding having a polymer composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of the following component (A) and 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of the following component (B); a foaming agent; and a cross-linking agent, wherein the component (A) is an ethylene-based polymer satisfying the following conditions (a1) to (a2): (a1) the density is 860 to 935 kg/m3, and (a2) the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.1 to 10 g/10 minutes, and the component (B) is an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying the following conditions (b1) to (b3): (b1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (b2) the intrinsic viscosity [?] determined in a tetralin solution is 4 to 15 dL/g, and (b3) the activation energy of flow (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol.

Abstract: Disclosed is a porous film for a bag-constituting member prepared by stretching an unstretched film to be porous. The unstretched film is made from a material composition essentially including a linear low-density polyethylene; an olefinic copolymer having a Vicat softening point of from 20° C. to 50° C. and a density of less than 0.900 g/cm3; and an inorganic filler. The porous film excels in low-temperature heat sealability and gives a bag-constituting member for a body warmer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curable composition including an organic polymer containing a crosslinkable silyl group, an ultraviolet ray absorbing agent having a triazine skeleton and a hindered amine based light stabilizer. The composition exhibits improved weather resistance in a thin layer and thick layer portion. Further, disclosed is a curable composition including an organic polymer containing a crosslinkable silyl group, a (meth)acrylic polymer containing an epoxy group, a divalent tin organic carboxylate and an organic amine compound. The composition exhibits excellent properties. Also, disclosed is a curable composition and sealing material including a reactive organic polymer containing at least one crosslinkable silyl group in one molecule thereof, a reactive organic polymer containing less than one crosslinkable silyl group in one molecule thereof, and thermally expandable hollow spheres. The composition has good physical properties. Also, disclosed is a fire-resistant structure forming method.

Abstract: A porous thin-film polymer separator for use in a lithium ion battery may be formed by a phase separation method in which hydrophobic-treated ceramic particles are used to help induce the formation of a tortuous, interconnected network of pores coextensively across the thickness of the separator. As part of the phase separation method, a wet thin-film layer is formed from a polymer slurry that comprises a polymer solvent in which a polymer material is dissolved and the hydrophobic-treated ceramic particles are dispersed. The wet thin-film layer is subsequently exposed to a polymer non-solvent to form a solvent-exchanged thin-film precipitated polymer layer which is then heated to produce the separator.

Abstract: Foaming polypropylene resin compositions are excellent in balance between melt tension and flowability, can give injection-molded foams having superior mechanical strength such as impact resistance, and are suited for the production of automobile parts or the like. Processes of the invention produce injection-molded foams from the compositions. A foaming polypropylene resin composition according to the present invention includes a polypropylene resin (A) and an ethylene/?-olefin having 3-10 carbon atoms copolymer (B) in a specific ratio; the ethylene/?-olefin having 3-10-carbon atoms copolymer (B) includes a higher molecular weight component (B-H) having MFR190 of 1 to 10 g/10 min and a lower molecular weight component (B-L) having MFR190 of 20 to 50 g/10 min; and the weight ratio between (B-H) and (B-L), (B-H):(B-L), is in the range of 6:4 to 2:8.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a rigid foamed synthetic resin, wherein, as a blowing agent, a hydrocarbon compound and water are used, and a rigid foamed synthetic resin provided with dimensional stability, heat insulating properties, and possibly reduced weight can be obtained. The process involves reacting a polyol (P) with a polyisocyanate (I) in the presence of a blowing agent, a foam stabilizer and a catalyst, wherein the blowing agent has at least a C2-8 hydrocarbon compound and water; the polyol (P) has a specific polyesterpolyol (A), a specific polyetherpolyol (B), and a polymer-dispersed polyol (Z) having fine polymer particles (M) dispersed; and the isocyanate index of the polyol (P) and the polyisocyanate (I) is over 200 and at most 400.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyether polyol composition for the preparation of polyurethane foams, comprising: (a) a polyether polyol having a hydroxyl functionality of 2, an OH number within a range of from 50 to 65 mg of KOH/g and a proportion of primary hydroxyl groups within a range of from 40 to 80%, based on the total number of primary and secondary hydroxyl groups, having a PO content of from 45 to 55% by weight and an EO content of from 40 to 55% by weight; (b) a dispersion of a polymer in a polyether polyol, wherein the OH number of the dispersion is within a range of from 10 to 30 mg of KOH/g and the polyether polyol has a hydroxyl functionality of 3, a proportion of primary hydroxyl groups within a range of from 70 to 90%, based on the total number of primary and secondary hydroxyl groups, a PO content of from 70 to 90% by weight and an EO content of from 10 to 30% by weight; (c) a polyether polyol having a hydroxyl functionality of 3, an OH number within a range of from 220 to 290 mg of KOH/g a

Abstract: A foam composition comprising about 50 to about 95 parts by weight of at least one polypropylene polymer having a density of about 85 to about 125 kg/m3, wherein the composition has blister rating of 1-2, an unaged peel tear strength of at least about 34 N and a heat aged peel tear strength of at least about 28 N when laminated to a support layer.

Abstract: Extrusion blown film comprising a polypropylene composition, said polypropylene composition comprises a random propylene copolymer, a high melt strength polypropylene, a polypropylene and optionally a clarifier, wherein • the random propylene copolymer comprises units derived from propylene and at least another C2 to C20 ?-olefin, • the high melt strength polypropylene has a branching index g? of less than 1.0, the polypropylene (B) has a MFR2 (230° C.) of at least 400 g/10 min, • the clarifier comprises at least one ?-nucleating agent, and wherein further • the branching index g? of the random propylene copolymer and the branching index g? of the polypropylene are higher than the branching index g? of the high melt strength polypropylene, • the random propylene copolymer has lower melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) than the polypropylene, • the extrusion melt blown film and/or the polypropylene composition (i) fulfill(s) the equation (I) Tm?Tc<30 (I) wherein Tm is the melting tempareture [° C.

Abstract: Provided is a microporous film formed of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of (a) a polyolefin resin and from 5 to 90 parts by mass of (b) a polyphenylene ether resin; the microporous film having a sea-island structure with the polyolefin resin as a sea portion and with the polyphenylene ether resin as an island portion and having a air permeability of from 10 sec/100 cc to 5000 sec/100 cc. The microporous film does not break easily even at high temperatures and has good heat resistance.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for grafting silane or silicone functionality onto a polyolefin, comprising reacting the polyolefin with an unsaturated monomer (A) containing an olefinic —C?C— bond or acetylenic —C?C— bond and a reactive functional group X in the presence of means capable of generating free radical sites in the polyolefin and with an organosilicon compound (B) having a functional group Y which is reactive with the functional group X of the unsaturated monomer (A), characterized in that the unsaturated monomer (A) contains an aromatic ring or a further olefinic double bond or acetylenic unsaturation, the aromatic ring or the further olefinic double bond or acetylenic unsaturation being conjugated with the olefinic —C?C— or acetylenic —C?C— unsaturation of the unsaturated monomer (A).

Abstract: Adhesive compositions comprising a high molecular weight acrylic copolymer and a low molecular weight copolymer are disclosed. Adhesive articles and methods of making adhesive compositions and articles are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connecting apparatus used for connecting underground pipes and to a composition for preparing a foamed sheet for the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a sheet composition for pipe connection which comprises 1 to 10 parts by weight of a masterbatch including low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, a maleic anhydride graft copolymer, a metallocene polyethylene elastomer, a foaming agent, and an additive, based on 100 parts by weight of a base resin including low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, a maleic anhydride graft copolymer, and a metallocene polyethylene elastomer. When using the composition according to the present invention, a non-foamed sheet is produced during melt extrusion, and a foamed sheet is obtained at a high temperature by laminating the non-foamed sheet with a heater line and applying electricity thereto. Therefore, the sheet composition can be fused and filled into a pipe.

Abstract: In the present invention a composite particle including: a first polymeric particle having a diameter of from 100 nm to 3.5 microns including a core and a shell: the core including, when dry, at least one void; and the shell polymer having a calculated glass transition temperature (“Tg”) greater than 50° C.; and a second polymeric particle disposed on the surface of the first polymeric particle, the second polymeric particle having a minimum film-forming temperature of greater than 20° C.; wherein the ratio of the diameter of the first polymeric particle to the diameter of the second polymeric particle is from 1 to 50; and wherein the ratio of the weight of the first polymeric particle to the weight of the second polymeric particle is from 0.1 to 40, is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for recycling multiphase moldings.

Abstract: Provided is a microporous film which is made of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by mass of a polypropylene resin and (b) 5 to 90 parts by mass of a polyphenylene ether resin, and which has a sea island structure comprising a sea portion comprising the polypropylene resin as a principal component and an island portion comprising the polyphenylene ether resin as a principal component, wherein pores are formed at an interface between the sea portion and the island portion and within the sea portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing rigid polyurethane foams by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups in the presence of c) blowing agents, wherein at least one graft polyol b1) which can be prepared by in-situ polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers in a polyether alcohol b1i), where the polyether alcohol b1i) has a functionality of from 2 to 4 and a hydroxyl number in the range from 100 to 250 mg KOH/g, its polyether chain comprises propylene oxide and up to 20% by weight, based on the polyether alcohol b1i), of ethylene oxide, and acrylonitrile and styrene in a weight ratio of acrylonitrile:styrene of from >1:1 to 4:1 are used as olefinically unsaturated monomers, is used as compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups b), and the reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one compound b1ii) which has at least one olefinic double bond an

Abstract: This invention relates to a tissue expander for use in medical, veterinary and dental applications. The tissue expander comprises a self-inflating polymer network and a biodegradable polymer having a non-degraded state and a degraded state which in the non-degraded state constrains the inflation of the self-inflating polymer network and in the degraded state allows inflation of the self-inflating polymer network. In a preferred embodiment, the self-inflating polymer network and the biodegradable polymer form an interpenetrating polymer network or a semi-interpenetrating polymer network. Alternatively or in addition, the self-inflating polymer network forms a core and the biodegradable polymer forms coating which partially or fully surrounds the core.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reactive mixture, comprising poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) or copolymer thereof and a reactive composition adapted such that a relatively rubbery phase is formed once reacted. Preferably the reactive composition is polymeric and comprises at least first and second reactable components which preferably contain epoxide moieties and carboxylic moieties respectively. The present invention also relates to a method for providing a reactive mixture, the method comprising the steps of combining poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) or copolymer thereof, a first polymer having epoxide moieties and a second polymer having carboxylic moieties. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the melt viscosity of a polymeric mass during melt processing.

Abstract: A poly(siloxane) copolymer composition comprising: a first polymer comprising a first repeating unit, and a poly(siloxane) block unit, a second polymer different from the first polymer and comprising of bromine; and optionally, one or more third polymers different from the first polymer and second polymer; wherein siloxane units are present in the composition in an amount of at least 0.3 wt %, and bromine is present in the composition in an amount of at least 7.8 wt %, each based on the sum of the wt % of the first, second, and optional one or more third polymers; and further wherein an article molded from the composition has an OSU integrated 2 minute heat release test value of less than 65 kW-min/m2 and a peak heat release rate of less than 65 kW/m2, and an E662 smoke test Dmax value of less than 200.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of thermoplastic auxetic foams comprising the steps of: a) taking conventional thermoplastic foam; b) subjecting said foam to at least one process cycle wherein the foam is biaxially compressed and heated; c) optionally subjecting the foam to at least one process cycle wherein the biaxial compression is removed and the foam mechanically agitated prior to reapplying biaxial compression and heating; d) cooling said foam to a temperature below the softening temperature of said foam; and e) removing said compression and heat.

Abstract: The present invention provides a closed-cell foamed rubber sheet whose sealability is less likely to decrease even after long-time use and which has excellent water resistance. The closed-cell foamed rubber sheet of the present invention comprises a rubber-based resin, and is provided by the steps of: providing a foamable resin composition containing the rubber-based resin and a foaming agent; irradiating the foamable resin composition with ionizing radiation to cross-link the foamable resin composition; and foaming the cross-linked foamable resin composition. In the case where the foamable resin composition further contains 0.5 parts by weight or more of a powdery additive other than the foaming agent per 100 parts by weight of the rubber-based resin, the rubber-based resin preferably contains a rubber-based resin ingredient which is in a liquid state at normal temperature.

Abstract: The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising first and second components, the first component being polymer and the second component being aliphatic paraffin having a backbone and pendent groups. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes, e.g., as battery separator film.

Abstract: Certain brominated polymers compounds are effective FR additives for combustible organic polymers. These FR additives include: i) a copolymer having styrene and 2,3-dibromopropylmaleimide repeating units; ii) a brominated polyester having aliphatically bound bromine; iii) an allyl ether of a ring-brominated novolac resin; iv) a 3-bromo-2-hydroxypropyl ether of a novolac resin; v) a 2,3-dibromopropyl ether of a cresol novolac resin; and vi) a brominated ROMP polymer or copolymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to microporous membranes having one or more layers comprising polymer and inorganic molecules. The invention also relates to methods for producing these membranes, and the use of these membranes as battery separator film.

Abstract: A silicone composition is described that includes components having SiH/SiOH groupings and that can be polymerized/cross-linked by a dehydrogenative condensation reaction in the presence of a non-metal tri- or tetrasubstituted non-silylated guanidine catalyst and requiring a low activation temperature.

Abstract: A silicone composition is described that includes components having SiH/SiOH group and that can be polymerized/cross-linked by a dehydrocondensation reaction in the presence of a catalyst such as an iron-based complex or salt, requiring a low activation temperature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin resin foam which includes a polyolefin resin composition includes: (A) a rubber and/or a thermoplastic elastomer; (B) a polyolefin resin; and (C) at least one aliphatic compound selected from an aliphatic acid, an aliphatic acid amide and an aliphatic acid metallic soap, the compound having a polar functional group and having a melting point of 50 to 150° C., in which a content of the aliphatic compound is 1 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the rubber and/or thermoplastic elastomer and the polyolefin resin. The polyolefin resin foam of the invention is excellent in flexibility and cushioning properties, and has good processability, especially excellent cutting processability.

Abstract: A foamed composition adapted to seal to a substrate is provided. The foamed composition includes a radiation curable rubber, a photoinitiator, a blowing agent, a styrene-ethylene/butylene block copolymer, a light mineral oil, rheology modifier, a tackifier, and one of a radiation curable monomer and radiation curable oligomer, and wherein the composition is foamed upon application to the substrate.

Abstract: The present discloser provides a battery separator, including: a porous hyper-branched polymer which undergoes a closed-pore mechanism at a field effect condition, wherein the field effect condition includes at least one of a temperature being above 150° C., a voltage being 20V, or a current being 6 A; and a porous structure material. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the battery separator and a secondary battery having the battery separator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous membrane which contains aromatic polysulfone resin that has a reduced viscosity of 0.56-0.78 dL/g, and a hydrophilic polymer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a foaming vinyl chloride resin composition having excellent foaming properties and providing a foam molded product with an excellent appearance by enhancing the melt strength of the vinyl chloride resin composition. A processability improver for foam molding according to the present invention includes a (meth)acrylic polymer powder with a weight average molecular weight of 2,000,000 to 7,000,000, wherein the (meth)acrylic polymer powder includes 1 to 20% by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer (A) with a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 300,000, and 80 to 99% by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer (B) with a weight average molecular weight of 2,000,000 to 7,000,000.

Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane that may serve as a separator for a lithium ion battery is a single-layer or laminated structure and includes a film that forms a surface layer and contains organosilicone particles.

Abstract: A metal adsorbent which can adsorb a wide variety of metals, can conform to various uses, and adsorbs metals in large amounts. Metal adsorbents in various forms, which have the property of highly efficiently adsorbing metals, are produced by (a) a method in which a polyamine polymer is chemically bonded and immobilized to a porous support, (b) a method in which a polyamine polymer is blended into a solution of a raw material for fibers and the mixture is formed into fibers by wet-spinning or dry spinning, and (c) a method in which a polyamine polymer is blended into a solution of a film-forming polymer and the mixture is formed into a film by a method of film formation from solution.

Abstract: A foamable fluoropolymer composition containing foam cell nucleating agent is provided, wherein the fluoropolymer comprises melt-fabricable tetrafluoroethylene-/hexafluoropropylene copolymer and tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer, wherein the alkyl contains 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein the melting temperature of said tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer is no more than 35° C. greater than the melting temperature of said tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer, and/or wherein said tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer and said tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer each have a melt flow rate (MFR) within the range of 1 to 40 g/10 min and the MFR of one of said copolymers is at least twice that of the other of said copolymers.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a polyurethane resin moulding for a vehicle interior part, includes: adding at least one of a polyol mixture and a polyisocyanate compound to at least one of microencapsulated paraffin waxes and shirasu balloons, followed by polymerizing the polyol mixture and the polyisocyanate compound. The polyol mixture contains a polyol, a catalyst, a chain extender and an auxiliary agent. A melting point of the microencapsulated paraffin waxes is 60° C. to 80° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to soft, closed cell polyolefin foams showing a good combination of high temperature resistance and softness as well as a laminate and uses thereof.

Abstract: Composite moulded product comprising of at least one polyamide-reinforcement layer consisting of a polyamide matrix and reinforcement fibres, characterised in that the polyamide-reinforcement layer is porous due to the consolidation using a pressurised steam process.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition with improved flame resistance, to articles made from the composition, and to methods that include processing the composition. The composition can include from 15 to 85 percent by weight of a polyetherimide (PEI), from 15 to 85 percent by weight of a polyphenylsulfone (PPSU), a polyetherimide-siloxane copolymer in an amount up to 12 percent by weight, and from 0 to 0.30 percent by weight of a stabilizer.