Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (II): CB-O-ROS-GC-Zn (II) where CB represents the white filler, O represents one or more oxygen bridge bonds, ROS represents an organo-silane residue, GC represents one or more coordinating groups forming a chelate with zinc in ionic form represented by linear, branched or cyclic alkyl chains, comprising one or more heteroatoms inside or at the end of the alkyl chain, and Zn represents zinc in ionic form coordinated with the coordinating groups, a process for the preparation thereof, and the use thereof in the vulcanisation process of elastomeric compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a block (1) for the CAD/CAM machining of a dental prosthetic element: an insert (2) wherein the dental prosthetic element is intended to be machined, a polymeric layer (5) covering at least one surface of the insert, a mandrel (6) fixed to the insert (2), characterised in that the insert (2) comprises two parts (3, 4) connected to one another, of which: a first part (3) intended to be machined to form an inlay-core, said first part comprising a composite material comprising one-directional reinforcing fibres, a second part (4) intended to be machined to form a crown, said second part having no reinforcing fibres and comprising a material comprising one or more mineral fillers.

Abstract: A rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler predominantly comprising a filler covered at least partially by silica and a crosslinking system. The dispersion of the filler in the elastomeric matrix has a Z score greater than or equal to 70, and the composition is devoid of agent for coupling the filler with the elastomer.

Abstract: Floor panel, wherein this floor panel comprises at least a substrate and a decor provided thereon, wherein said substrate substantially consists of thermoplastic material and/or filler materials, wherein the substrate encloses one or more glass fiber cloths, wherein the total weight of glass fiber cloths is more than 85 grams per square meter. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing floor panels which enclose a glass fiber cloth.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of PMMI copolymers for reducing the molecular weight degradation of the polymer induced by oxides such as titanium dioxide or silicon dioxide in compositions based on aromatic polycarbonate. The mechanical, optical and rheological properties of the thermoplastic composition remain good and are in some cases even improved despite the addition of the PMMI copolymer.

Abstract: There is provided a modified zirconium phosphate tungstate which effectively suppresses the elution of phosphorus ions even when it contacts with water, can develop the performance excellent as a negative thermal expansion material, and can be dispersed in a polymer compound such as a resin, and use of which enables a low-thermal expansive material containing a negative thermal expansion filler to be well produced. The surface of a zirconium phosphate tungstate particle is coated with an inorganic compound containing one or two or more elements (M) selected from Zn, Si, Al, Ba, Ca, Mg, Ti, V, Sn, Co, Fe and Zr. The BET specific surface area of the zirconium phosphate tungstate particle is preferably 0.1 m2/g to 50 m2/g.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcement member comprising a heatcurable structural adhesive on a carrier member, wherein the carrier member comprises a fiber-reinforced polyester material. The invention further relates to a method to produce such a reinforcement member and its use.

Abstract: Various methods and techniques for enhancing a silicon-containing anode for a battery cell are presented. The methods may include providing a silicon-containing anode having reversible electrochemical capabilities including a silicon-containing material and an anode material compatible with a lithium-ion battery chemistry having porous and conductive mechanical properties. The methods may also include enriching a surface layer of the silicon-containing anode with sodium ions to intersperse the sodium ions between silicon atoms of the silicon-containing matieral. The methods may also include displacing the sodium ions with potassium ions to form a comrpession layer in the silicon-containing anode. The potassium ions may place the silicon atoms of the silicon-containing material in a pre-compressive state to counteract internal stress exerted on the silicon-containing material.

Abstract: A material for use in a fused filament fabrication (FFF) printer comprises a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) having an amorphous morphology. In some embodiments, the material also includes a PAEK having a semi-crystalline morphology.

Abstract: This invention relates to a highly flame-retardant adhesive for high-polymer materials. The adhesive contains a phenolic hydroxyl flame retardant which is prepared from organic amino compounds by one-step reaction with simple and controllable synthesis conditions and high synthesis efficiency; and then the highly flame-retardant adhesive can be obtained by blending the flame-retardant and the adhesive. The highly flame-retardant adhesive synthesized in the invention can be directly used as an adhesive for polymer materials to produce high adhesion strength, or used as a basic formula and prepared into composite adhesives through the addition of other fillers, or used as a primer agent to modify surfaces of polymer materials, so as to meet different needs on various special occasions.

Abstract: An injection molded article comprising a thin-walled body portion formed from a polymer-based resin derived from cellulose, wherein the thin-walled body portion comprises: i. a gate position; ii. a last fill position; iii. a flow length to wall thickness ratio greater than or equal to 100, wherein the flow length is measured from the gate position to the last fill position; and iv. a wall thickness less than or equal to about 2 mm; and wherein the polymer-based resin has an HDT or at least 95° C., a bio-derived content of at least 20 wt %, and a spiral flow length of at least 3.0 cm, when the polymer-based resin is molded with a spiral flow mold with the conditions of a barrel temperature of 238° C., a melt temperature of 246° C., a molding pressure of 13.8 MPa, a mold thickness of 0.8 mm, and a mold width of 12.7 mm.

Abstract: A method of installing a trench for containing a cryogenic spill, including the step of constructing multiple precast concrete sections at a first location, each section preferably having a bottom wall and spaced apart side walls connected to and extending up from the bottom wall. Each section preferably has end portions that enable connection to another said concrete section. The method includes (at the first location) preparing multiple panels of polymeric concrete material by filling one or more molds with a slurry or liquid polymeric concrete material and after time allowing the material to cure and harden. The mold can have a cavity that is lined with a release material. At the first location, one or more of the panels can be adhered to the bottom wall and side walls of each concrete section preferably using an adhesive. After adhering of the panels to the concrete sections, the concrete sections can be transported from the first location to a second location that is remote from the first location.

Abstract: Disclosed are an artificial marble composition having a natural marble texture, and a method for producing artificial marble using the same. The artificial marble composition according to the present invention comprises: a first resin mixture; and a second resin mixture which is added to the first resin mixture and has a viscosity different from the first resin mixture, wherein each of the first and second resin mixtures comprises a base resin and an inorganic filler, and wherein the second resin mixture further comprises a thixotropic agent.

Abstract: An electrically conductive filler comprises particles having a base substrate and a conductive coating. In some embodiments, the base substrate is a metal, plastic, glass, natural or synthetic graphite, carbon, ceramics, fiber or fabric. In some embodiments, the coating provides improved electrical conductivity, and the coated particle has lower electrical resistance than the uncoated base particle. Other embodiments and methods of making and using the electrically conductive filler are also disclosed.

Abstract: A solid surface comprises (i) from 45 to 80 volume fraction percent of polymethylmethacrylate or unsaturated polyester or a combination of both, (ii) from 25 to 55 volume fraction percent of inorganic filler particles distributed evenly throughout the solid surface, and (iii) from 0.75 to 8 volume fraction percent of a siloxane fluid, wherein, when the filler has a major dimension of from 30-50 micrometers, the siloxane has a molecular weight of from 40,000 to 150,000 or when the filler has a major dimension of from 10-15 micrometers, the siloxane has a molecular weight of from 25,000 to 100,000 or when or when the filler has a major dimension of from 1-10 micrometers, the siloxane has a molecular weight of from 5,000 to 100,000.

Abstract: Polydicyclopentadiene (PDCPD) is a polymer of growing importance in industrial applications. Frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) offers a means to rapidly cure PDCPD with minimal input energy owing to a propagating reaction wave sustained by the exothermic polymerization. The disclosure provides methods for the rapid fabrication of fiber reinforced composites that is less restrictive and more energy efficient than conventional methods.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an example of a white ink. The ink includes an aqueous ink vehicle and from 5 wt % to 60 wt % of a white flocculated colorant mass. The white flocculated colorant mass can include white metal oxide pigment having an average particulate size from 100 nm to 2,000 nm, silica coated on the white metal oxide pigment to form a silica-coated pigment, and a polymeric dispersant associated with a surface of the silica-coated pigment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising (A) at least one carboxy-functional polyester having an acid number in the range from 20 to 250 mg KOH/g, prepared using at least one difunctional monomer (a1) with aliphatic groups having 12 to 70 carbon atoms between the functional groups, and also (B) at least one synthetic layered hydroxide, where the at least one layered hydroxide (B) is prepared in the presence of the polyester (A). The present invention further relates to the preparation of the composition and also to the use of the composition as coating material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel vinylsilane compounds which are useful as modifying monomers in the polymerization of conjugated diene monomers, optionally together with aromatic vinyl monomers, thus producing polymers, specifically elastomeric polymers, which can favorably be used in rubber articles such as tires.

Abstract: A barrier coating composition including: a monomer combination including a first monomer having at least two thiol groups at its terminal end and a second monomer having at least two carbon-carbon unsaturated bond-containing groups at its terminal end; and a plurality of organo-modified clay particles dispersed in the monomer combination, wherein the organo-modified clay particles include a compound having a hydrocarbyl group linked to a heteroatom, and wherein the compound is a primary, secondary, or tertiary amine, a quaternary organoammonium salt, a primary, secondary, or tertiary phosphine, a quaternary organophosphonium salt, a thiol including an amine group, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition includes (A) a polyester resin, (B) inorganic fillers, and (C) a white pigment, wherein at least one of the (B) inorganic fillers and the (C) white pigment is subjected to surface treatment with a silicone compound, and silicon is present in an amount of about 0.3 wt % to about 2 wt % based on the total weight of (A), (B), and (C).

Abstract: The present invention relates to redispersible nanoparticles, to processes for the production thereof, and to the use thereof in formulations, surface coatings, paints and plastics.

Abstract: A flame retardant coating composition comprising poly(dopamine) and either tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane) or gaseous ammonia, as well as an article comprising a substrate and the flame retardant coating composition, is provided. In various embodiments, the poly(dopamine) is substantially water insoluble. The coating composition can further comprise at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of melamine, an anionic clay, a phosphorus-containing compound, an amine-containing compound, aluminosilicates, silicon oxides, and combinations thereof. Also provided are methods for forming the flame retardant coating composition and methods for increasing flame retardant properties of a substrate.

Abstract: Curable compositions containing thiol-terminated polythioethers and encapsulated polyepoxy curing agents are disclosed. The compositions exhibit extended pot life.

Abstract: Insulation materials have a coating of a partially cured polymer on a plurality of fibers, and the plurality of coated fibers in a cross-linked polymeric matrix. Insulation may be formed by applying a preceramic polymer to a plurality of fibers, heating the preceramic polymer to form a partially cured polymer over at least portions of the plurality of fibers, disposing the plurality of fibers in a polymeric material, and curing the polymeric material. A rocket motor may be formed by disposing a plurality of coated fibers in an insulation precursor, curing the insulation precursor to form an insulation material without sintering the partially cured polymer, and providing an energetic material over the polymeric material. An article includes an insulation material over at least one surface.

Abstract: An aqueous acidic polymerization liquid comprising polymerizable monomers or oligomers with carboxylate and/or carboxylic acid moiety or moieties, and edge modified clay that is homogenously dispersable in said liquid is provided, and also methods for making such liquids, and also edge-modified-clay linked water-absorbing polymers made by with said liquids and methods, and disposable absorbent articles comprising such edge-modified-clay linked water-absorbing polycarboxylate/polycarboxylic acid polymers.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for bonding an electrostatic chuck to a component of a substrate support are provided herein. In some embodiments, an adhesive for bonding components of a substrate support may include a matrix of silicon-based polymeric material having a filler dispersed therein. The silicon based polymeric material may be a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) structure having a molecular weight with a low molecular weight (LMW) content ? D3-D10 of less than about 500 ppm. In some embodiments, the filler may comprise between about 50 to about 70 percent by volume of the adhesive layer. In some embodiments, the filler may comprise particles of aluminum oxide (Al2O3), aluminum nitride (AlN), yttrium oxide (Y2O3), or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the filler may comprise particles having a diameter of about 10 nanometers to about 10 microns.

Abstract: An aqueous acidic polymerization liquid comprising polymerizable monomers or oligomers with carboxylate and/or carboxylic acid moiety or moieties, and basal surface modified clay that is homogenously dispersable in said liquid is provided, and also methods for making such liquids, and also surface-modified-clay linked water-absorbing polymers made with said liquids and methods, and disposable absorbent articles comprising such surface-modified-clay linked water-absorbing polycarboxylate/polycarboxylic acid polymers.

Abstract: Curable polymer mixtures comprising at least one oligomeric addition product with hydrolyzable silane groups and additional functional groups as the mediator additive, and a curable polymer system having epoxy group-carrying polymers and curing agents, fillers and optionally addditives; polymer concrete mixtures and molded bodies produced therefrom.

Abstract: The method for the preparation of epoxy-clay nanocomposites uses high shear mixing of Nanomer I.30 E nanoclay into the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy by optimization of high shear mixing speeds, mixing times and degassing temperature. The results showed that the optimum high shear mixing speed and mixing time for optimal clay dispersion were 6000 rpm and 60 min, respectively. Increasing the degassing temperature from 65° C. to 100° C. for the first two hours of the degassing process enhanced nanoclay dispersion, resulting in nanocomposites with a morphology dominated by disorder intercalation with some exfoliated structure. This enhancement in nanocomposite morphology can be attributed to the improvement in epoxy diffusion into the intergallery spacing between clay layers due to temperature rise.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thickeners that are the polymerization product of a monomer mixture comprising: (a) at least one C3 to C30 olefin; (b) at least one monomer that contains at least one carboxylic acid group; (c) at least one ethylenically unsaturated ester monomer; and (d) one or more crosslinking compounds. Optionally, the above multi-purpose polymer compositions can further include any combination of one or more of: (e) at least one functional monomer; (f) at least one associative hydrophobic monomer; and/or (g) at least one chain transfer agent (CTA) and/or at least one polymeric stabilizer. The thickeners of the present invention are useful in a variety of products including, but not limited to, personal care products, health care products, household care products, institutional and industrial care products, and industrial applications.

Abstract: Polymer compositions are described containing a poly(1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol terephthalate) polymer in combination with a white pigment and optionally one or more reinforcing fillers. In accordance with the present disclosure, the composition also contains one or more reactive viscosity stabilizers. In order to prevent against yellowing, the composition is free of various aromatic epoxy resins, such as novolac epoxy resins. The polymer composition has excellent reflectance properties making the composition well suited for producing reflectors for light sources, such as LED assemblies.

Abstract: Compositions comprising surface-modified nanocalcite particles dispersed in a curable resin, and to coatings and fibrous composites incorporating such compositions are described. The surface-modifying agents include a binding group ionically associated with the calcite and a compatiblizing segment, compatible with the curable resin. The surface-modifying agent may also include a reactive group capable of reacting with the curable resin. Methods of preparing nanocalcite composites and coating a fibrous composites prepared from such nanocalcite composites are also described.

Abstract: A molded article, such as, a kitchen sink, a wash basin, a work surface, or the like, is produced from a composite material comprising a cured polymer binder and filler particles by molding. The surface of a visible face of the molded article, that is substantially horizontal when the molded article is in use, exhibits irregularities formed by pores. More than 30% and less than 90%, in particular more than 40% and less than 80%, and preferably more than 50% and less than 65% of the surface of the visible face is formed by pores with an average width of more than 0.1 mm and less than 1 mm, an average depth of more than 10 ?m and less than 50 ?m, and the average ratio of depth to width of the pores of more than 1:4 and less than 1:30.

Abstract: Aluminosilicate pigments enriched by zirconium treatment, and methods of making the pigments, are disclosed. Such zirconium-containing aluminosilicate pigments can have a unique combination of small particle size, high surface area, low oil absorption, and neutral pH. These pigments can be used in various paint and coating applications, such as a TiO2 extender, offering improved properties to the finished paint or coating.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are self-healing systems that include corrosion inhibitors and self-healing materials that are capable of repairing themselves without any external intervention when they are damaged. The self-healing materials and corrosion inhibitors may be microencapsulated, and damage to a matrix containing the microcapsules may rupture the microcapsules and cause the self-healing materials and corrosion inhibitors to be released into the site of damage. The self-healing materials then may polymerize and restore the functional capabilities of the matrix, and the corrosion inhibitors may work in concert with the self healing materials to prevent corrosion at the site of damage.

Abstract: The invention relates to metallic effect pigments with coating, comprising a platelet-shaped substrate, where the coating comprises at least one hybrid inorganic/organic layer, the hybrid layer having at least partly an inorganic network that has one or more inorganic oxide components, and having at least one organic component, the organic component being at least partly an organic oligomer and/or polymer which is covalently bonded at least partly to the inorganic network via one or more organic network formers. The invention further relates to a method of producing these metallic effect pigments, and to their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to platelet-shaped pearlescent pigments that are coated with at least one mixed inorganic/organic layer for improving their application properties, and of these, particularly their mechanical properties, and to methods for the production thereof and to the use thereof. The said mixed inorganic/organic layer comprises at least one at least partially crosslinked inorganic metal-oxide component and an organic component. The organic component is at least one organic oligomer and/or polymer, which is covalently bonded, at least in part, to the inorganic network via network formers, wherein the coating comprises at least one mixed inorganic/organic layer, which mixed layer comprises, at least in part, an inorganic network having one or more inorganic oxide component(s) and at least one organic component, the organic component being, at least in part, an organic oligomer and/or polymer covalently bonded, at least in part, to the inorganic network via one or more organic network formers.

Abstract: A dispersion, comprising 0.1 to 25% by weight hydrophobized silica, 8 to 90 wt % of at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol, 7 to 89 wt % of water, 0 to 30% by weight solvent immiscible with water, and 0.04 to 5 wt % of at least one carboxyvinyl polymer present in neutralized form, can be applied to a surface using a non-drip application method and, by modifying the surface with hydrophobized silica, imparts water-repelling and self-cleaning properties to the surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a precipitated silica, pretreated by at least one organosilane hydrophobic compound or one hydrophobic silicone oil, as a reinforcing filler for silicone elastomer, the pretreated silica being incorporated in the silicone elastomer by cold mixing and having the following features: —a BET specific surface ranging from 50 to 450 m2/g, —a water wettability lower than 80, —a sulfur content lower than 0.1% by weight. The invention is directed to the curable silicone elastomer composition thus obtained.

Abstract: A method of forming a solid-state polymer can include grafting a graft polymer to nanoparticles to provide grafted nanoparticles, and dispersing the grafted nanoparticles in a polymer matrix to provide a specified loading of the grafted nanoparticles within the polymer matrix to form a solid-state polymer. A solid-state polymer can include grafted nanoparticles comprising a polymer graft grafted to nanoparticles, and a polymer matrix, in which the grafted nanoparticles are dispersed to form a solid-state polymer, the dispersion configured to provide a specified loading of the grafted nanoparticles within the solid-state polymer.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprising from 30 to 89.5 wt. % of an aromatic polycarbonate, from 0.5 to 20 wt. % of an impact modifier, from 0 to 25 wt. % of an aromatic vinyl copolymer, from 6 to 35 wt. % of a mineral filler, and from 4 to 20 wt. % of a titanium dioxide, wherein the titanium dioxide is coated with silicone or siloxane, based on the total weight of the composition, has been found to exhibit improved mechanical properties and other characteristics and less degradation than filled thermoplastic compositions without the particular coated titanium dioxide. The composition optionally comprises an acid or acid salt. An article may be formed by molding, extruding, shaping or forming such a composition to form the article.

Abstract: A silicone composition comprises (a) a curable silicone resin, (b) an inorganic particle having a polymeric surface coating formed thereon, and (c) a cross-linking compound. The (a) curable silicone resin comprises units having a functional group R1 selected from an aryl group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and hydrogen. The polymeric surface coating comprises an organopolysiloxane. The organopolysiloxane comprises units selected from R23SiO1/2, R22SiO2/2, R2SiO3/2, and combinations thereof. R2 is selected from an aryl group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, hydrogen, and combinations thereof, and R1 equals R2. The (c) cross-linking compound is reactive with at least one of (a) and the polymeric surface coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrophobic gypsum and to a process for making gypsum hydrophobic, in particular it relates to a powdered hydrophobing additive, a hydrophobic gypsum composition and method for preparing same using granules containing organosilicon compounds as hydrophobing additives. The invention provides a granulated additive for rendering gypsum material hydrophobic, comprising a particulate carrier on which is deposited an organosilicon component, a binder polymer and an emulsifier for the organosilicon component. Such a granulated hydrophobic additive is able to provide a high initial hydrophobicity to gypsum materials to which it is applied and that the obtained hydrophobicity can last during a long period of time.

Abstract: In a fibrous planar structure in which fibers are embedded in a matrix, an increase in mechanical resistance is achieved by improving the adhesion between the fiber and the matrix.

Abstract: The invention relates to a modified nanoparticle including a nanoparticle and a diblock copolymer covalently attached to the nanoparticle, the diblock copolymer comprising a first block polymer of molecular weight greater than 1000 attached to the nanoparticle and a second block polymer of molecular weight greater than 1000 covalently linked to the first block polymer, wherein at least one of the first block polymer and second block polymer comprises repeating units having an azide, acetylene or triazole side chain. Nanocomposites incorporating modified nanoparticles, as well as methods of making modified nanoparticles and nanocomposites are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer composites prepared from a host polymer and particles. Specifically, this invention is concerned with the organic modification of the particles. More specifically, the particles are organically modified with at least two organic modifiers that are different and have specific chemical and physical properties.

Abstract: The reinforced thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention includes: 50 to 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin (A); 10 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer mixture (B) (provided that a total amount of the component (A) and the component (B) accounts for 100% by weight) which is obtained by graft-polymerizing an aromatic alkenyl compound monomer unit (a) and a vinyl cyanide compound monomer unit (b) onto a rubber polymer (B1); and 6 to 22 parts by weight of an inorganic filler (D) which has been surface-treated with a water-soluble polyamide, relative to the total of 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the graft copolymer mixture (B). There is provided a reinforced thermoplastic resin composition exhibiting excellent moldability, generates a minimal amount of gas during molding, and also being capable of improving the rigidity of the resulting molded article and the impact resistance when dropping the product.

Abstract: The reinforced thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention includes: 50 to 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin (A); 10 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer mixture (B) (provided that a total amount of the component (A) and the component (B) accounts for 100% by weight) which is obtained by graft-polymerizing an aromatic alkenyl compound monomer unit (a) and a vinyl cyanide compound monomer unit (b) onto a rubber polymer (B1); and 6 to 22 parts by weight of an inorganic filler (D) which has been surface-treated with a water-soluble polyamide, relative to the total of 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the graft copolymer mixture (B). There is provided a reinforced thermoplastic resin composition exhibiting excellent moldability, generates a minimal amount of gas during molding, and also being capable of improving the rigidity of the resulting molded article and the impact resistance when dropping the product.

Abstract: Aqueous suspensions of silicate shell microcapsules are disclosed wherein a first portion of the silicate shell micro-capsules contain an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and a hydrosilylation catalyst as Part A of a curable siloxane composition, and a second portion of the silicate shell microcapsules contain an organohydrogensiloxane as Part B of the curable siloxane composition.