Abstract: A curable resin composition including (I) at least one thermoset resin composition; and (II) at least one hardener; wherein the powder coating has a balance of properties including a combination of high glass transition temperature and low water absorption.

Abstract: A laminate which has a cured layer formed on a base and made from a curable composition containing (A) a heat- and/or ultraviolet ray-curable resin and (B) inorganic microparticles having a functional group capable of binding to the component (A), in which the absorbance ratio PC?O/PSi—O of the peak absorbance PC?O around a wavelength of 1,730 cm?1 to the peak absorbance PSi—O around a wavelength of 1,100 cm?1 falls within the range from 0.15 to 0.35 as measured by a single reflection ATR method using an infrared spectrophotometer.

Abstract: Pressure sensitive adhesives produced from naturally occurring fats and oils are described. Also described are methods of producing the pressure sensitive adhesives. Generally, one or more naturally occurring fats or oils are epoxidized, and then reacted with certain alcohols or amines to thereby obtain the noted pressure sensitive adhesives.

Abstract: A polyalkylene carbonate resin composition with interpenetrating network structure includes an aliphatic polycarbonate obtained through a reaction of carbon dioxide with at least one epoxide compound selected from the group consisting of (C2-C10)alkylene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen or alkoxy, (C4-C20)cycloalkylene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen or alkoxy, and (C8-C20)styrene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen, alkoxy, alkyl or aryl, at least one compound selected from a polyol compound, an epoxy compound and an acryl compound, and a curing agent for polymerization or networking.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition in the form of a physical gel for glass strands which contains 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one texturing agent chosen from xanthans, guars and succinoglycans, 2 to 8% by weight of at least one film-forming agent, 0.1 to 8% by weight of at least one compound chosen from plasticizing agents, surface-active agents and dispersing agents, 0.1 to 4% by weight of at least one coupling agent, and 0 to 6% by weight of at least one additive. Another subject-matter of the present invention is glass strands coated with the abovementioned sizing composition and the composite materials containing an organic or inorganic material reinforced with the said glass strands.

Abstract: A liquid carbon precursor composition including (a) at least one aromatic epoxy resin; and (b)(i) at least one aromatic co-reactive curing agent or (b)(ii) at least one catalytic curing agent, or (b)(iii) a mixture thereof; wherein the liquid composition prior to adding optional components and curing, has a neat viscosity of less than 10,000 mPa-s, at 25° C.; and wherein the liquid precursor composition has a neat viscosity of less than 10,000 mPa-s at 25° C. prior to adding optional components, prior to curing, and prior to carbonizing; and wherein the liquid precursor composition being cured has a carbon yield of at least 35 weight percent as measured in the absence of optional components; a cured liquid carbon precursor composition; a carbonized material made from the above liquid carbon precursor composition; and processes for producing the above compositions.

Abstract: A composition for the manufacture of a gelcoat includes a main component and a curing component. The main component comprises at least one epoxide resin selected from the group consisting of glycidyl ethers of bisphenol A, glycidyl ethers of bisphenol F, trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ethers, and mixtures thereof, and up to 5 wt.-% of at least one of a filler and a pigment based on a total weight of the main component. The curing component comprises at least one cycloaliphatic amine. The main component or the curing component further comprises at least one polytetrahydrofurane polyol.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid curing agent composition comprising at least 50% by weight of a polyamine and 0.2% to 10% by weight of dicyandiamide, the amine/epoxy composition and the product from the cured amine/epoxy composition.

Abstract: Provided is a polyalkylene carbonate blend composition containing: aliphatic polycarbonate obtained by reacting carbon dioxide with one or at least two different kinds of epoxide compounds selected from a group consisting of (C2-C10)alkylene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen or alkoxy, (C4-C20)cycloalkylene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen or alkoxy, and (C8-C20)styrene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen, alkoxy, alkyl, or aryl; and poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA).

Abstract: Powder coating compositions that include an epoxy resin composition and a curing agent are described. The powder coating compositions can be applied at low application temperatures of about 165° C. to 185° C. The coating compositions can be used to form fusion-bonded single layer and dual-layer epoxy pipe coatings, and demonstrate optimal corrosion resistance and flexibility with reduced cathodic disbondment.

Abstract: A curable composition including (a) at least one divinylarene dioxide; (b) at least one phenol, wherein the phenol is unsubstituted at a 2-, 4-, or 6-phenolic ring position; and (c) at least one acid compound-related cure catalyst; and a cured product made from the above curable composition.

Abstract: A curable composition including (a) at least one divinylarene dioxide; (b) at least one polyol; and (c) at least one latent cure catalyst.

Abstract: This invention relates to an epoxy resin composition and its application in marine maintenance and repair coating with improved overcoatability.

Abstract: A curable composition including (a) at least one cyclic diamine, (b) at least one non-heterocyclic amine that has a pKa value of approximately 9.5 to about 12 at 25° C. for the most basic amine group in the non-heterocyclic amine molecule, (c) at least one epoxy resin, and (d) at least one alkylated phenol; (i) wherein the equivalents of the amine hydrogens from the cyclic diamine compared to the total amine hydrogens from both the cyclic diamine and the non-heterocyclic amine in the composition are greater than about 5%; (ii) wherein the ratio of the equivalents of the total amine hydrogens in the composition to the equivalents of the total epoxies in the composition is greater than or equal to about 1; and (iii) wherein the alkylated phenol is in an amount greater than about 10 wt % of the curable composition.

Abstract: An entry sheet comprising polymer material for drilling printed circuit boards is provided. The entry sheet is suitable for use with a broad range of diameters, including commonly available drill diameters. The entry sheet comprises an adhesive epoxy configured to, among others, resist drill deflection, resist mechanical damage, and reduce to dust such that the entry sheet may increase drilling accuracy, protect printed circuit board from damage, minimize entry burrs, and may addresses other issues such as fliers, bird nesting, and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition for electric insulation which contains an epoxy resin; a hardening agent; and fine particles, in which the fine particles form a plurality of threadlike agglomerates and the agglomerates have a dendritic structure when the epoxy resin, the hardening agent, and the fine particles are mixed and hardened, a base material of the fine particle is formed of silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, or boron nitride, and hydrophilic groups and hydrophobic groups are present together on a surface of the base material. Thus improvement of the electric characteristics and the mechanical characteristics of the insulation material and suppression of viscosity of the resin composition are made compatible.

Abstract: An electrical insulation body for a high-voltage rotary machine is provided. The electrical insulation body has a synthetic resin which is produced by reacting an epoxy with a hardener, and to which a filler component comprising particles is added, wherein the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxy is less than 100 ppm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to curable compositions comprising a thermolatent amidine base and an organic material which is polymerizable or crosslinkable with a basic or nucleophilic catalyst. In particular, the invention relates to curable coating compositions, especially powder coating compositions, and curable adhesive compositions, as well as to the use a thermolatent amidine base as a curing catalyst for thermally induced base-catalyzed polymerization or crosslinking reactions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to encapsulant materials, a method of making thereof and the use thereof for maintaining the electrical and mechanical integrity of solder connections between electronic devices and substrates. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to reflow encapsulant materials with fluxing properties and a method of making thereof. The present disclosure further relates to a method of manufacturing flip-chip assemblies using the reflow encapsulant materials of the present disclosure wherein only one heating cycle is utilized.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for encapsulating electronic components that contains a phenol resin curing agent and an epoxy resin, in which either the phenol resin curing agent or the epoxy resin has a biphenyl structure; a resin composition for encapsulating electronic components that contains a phenol resin curing agent and an epoxy resin, in which a glass transition temperature of a cured material is equal to or higher than 200° C., and a weight reduction rate of the cured material is equal to or lower than 0.3%; and an electronic device that includes an electronic component encapsulated with the resin composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides an overcoat film which has excellent degree of planarization by optimizing the molecular weight of a binder resin included in a thermally curable resin composition for a protective film and the content of each component including the same. In a color filter according to the present invention, it is not necessary to light up all the red, green, and blue (RGB) pixels for eliciting a white light and perform a separate application process of a white portion because an overcoat film according to the present invention may serve as the white portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phenolic-free composition containing a benzoxazine, epoxy resin and acid anhydride. The phenolic-free composition, upon curing, renders void free cured articles having well balanced thermal, chemical and mechanical properties. The phenolic-free composition may be used in a variety of applications, such as in coatings, structural composites and encapsulating systems for electronic and electrical components.

Abstract: To provide a hard coating composition which forms a hard coat layer that has high visibility and good hardness, while having stretchability. To provide a technique which is capable of effectively preventing blocking phenomenon in a layered product such as a resin film without adversely affecting the visibility. The present invention provides a hard coating composition which contains (A) a phenolic novolac acrylate that has two or more acrylate groups and (B) an aromatic group-containing mono or poly(meth)acrylate compound that contains 1-2 mol of an alkylene oxide structure having two or three carbon atoms in each molecule. This hard coating composition contains 60-85 parts by mass of the phenolic novolac acrylate (A) and 15-30 parts by mass of the (meth)acrylate (B) per 100 parts by mass of the resin component contained in the hard coating composition.

Abstract: A roll cover is produced, in particular for use in a machine for producing and/or processing a fibrous web such as a web of paper or cardboard. The roll cover includes least one layer of a resin matrix that is filled with at least one particulate filler. The filler particles are produced in a polymer component of the resin matrix and/or introduced into the resin matrix from a dispersion via matrix exchange.

Abstract: There is provided an epoxy group-containing silicone condensate that yields cured products with excellent transparency, thermal resistance and gas barrier properties. An epoxysilicone condensate which is the product of hydrolytic condensation of an epoxy group-containing alkoxysilane compound represented by formula (1): and an alkoxysilane compound represented by formula (2): Si(OR12)mR134-m??(2) wherein when the number of moles of the epoxy group-containing alkoxysilane compound (1) is x and the number of moles of the alkoxysilane compound (2) is y, 0.2?my/nx?0.7, a curable composition comprising the condensate, and a cured product of the composition.

Abstract: A homogeneous solid composition includes an aromatic epoxy resin and a poly(phenylene ether) having a number average molecular weight of 600 to 2000 atomic mass units and an average of 1.5 to 3 hydroxyl groups per molecule. The molecular weight and hydroxyl functionality of the poly(phenylene ether) allow it to be dissolved in the epoxy resin at relatively low temperature, and remain dissolved as the solution is cooled and solidified. The homogeneous solid composition facilitates incorporation of the poly(phenylene ether) into powder coating compositions that exhibit reduced water absorption in the cured state.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), (Ia) or (Ib) wherein A1, and A? is for example (II) is 1 or 2; X is C1-C4 alkylene or CO; Y is for example O, O(CO), O(CO)O, R1 is for example hydrogen, d-dsalkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl, biphenylyl, fluorenyl or C3-C20heteroaryl, all of which optionally are substituted; R2 and R3 for example are C1-C10haloalkylene which is optionally substituted, or R2 and R3 are phenylene, which optionally is substituted; R4 is a group (A) or a group (B); R5 and R6 for example are C1-C20alkyl; or R4 and R5 or R4 and R6 together form a straight-chain C2-C6alkylene, R5 and R6 together form a straight-chain C2-C6alkylene; R7, R8, R9 and R10 ifor example are C1-C20alkyl; M for example is C1-C20alkylene, C2-C20alkenylene, C2-C20alkynylene; R25 and R26 are for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl; R27, R28, R29, R30 and R31 are for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C3-C20cycloalkyl, or two radicals R27 and R28, R28 and R29, R29 and R30 and/or R30 and R31 toget

Abstract: The present invention includes an electrical steel sheet with an insulation coating having a large interlaminar insulation resistance when laminated; a coating material for forming the insulation coating that is used for the electrical steel sheet and the coating material for forming the insulation coating, which includes apart from a solvent an aqueous carboxy group-containing resin as component (A), an aluminum-containing oxide as component (B), and at least one crosslinking agent as component (C) selected from the group consisting of melamine, isocyanate and oxazoline. There are component (A); 100 parts by mass; 40 parts by mass<component (B)<150 parts by mass; 20 parts by mass<component (C)<100 parts by mass.

Abstract: This invention relates to epoxy resin formulations for preforms to be used in molding processes, especially resin transfer molding processes and to methods for preparing the performs. The epoxy formulation is based on liquid or solid epoxy resins blended, with medium to high molecular weight, phenoxy resins. These formulations are highly compatible with epoxy curable injection resins, and more over are reacted in the polymeric matrix, without reducing the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the cured composite material.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition which enables the formation of a roughened surface having a low roughness degree on the surface of an insulation layer in a printed wiring board material when used on the insulation layer regardless of the roughening conditions employed and also enables the formation of a conductive layer having excellent adhesion properties, heat resistance, heat resistance under absorption of moisture, thermal expansion properties and chemical resistance on the roughened surface. A resin composition comprising (A) an inorganic filler that is soluble in an acid, (B) a cyanic acid ester compound and (C) an epoxy resin.

Abstract: A coating material is provided that includes a sol-gel coating system, pigments, and chain-like or fibrous nanoparticles. The coating system is stable at high temperatures and is suitable for glass or glass-ceramic substrates having a low thermal expansion coefficient.

Abstract: Thermosetting resins are provided that are toughened with an irradiated thermoplastic toughening agent and which have reduced levels of solvent-induced micro crack formation. The thermoplastic toughening agent is treated with a sufficient amount of high-energy radiation (e.g. electron beam or gamma rays) to cause a reduction in solvent-induced micro crack formation in the cured resin when compared to the same toughened thermosetting resin in which the non-irradiated version of the thermoplastic toughening agent is used.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a molding composition for a semiconductor package including a liquid crystal thermosetting polymer resin and graphene oxide to thereby effectively decrease coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and warpage and maximize an effect of thermal conductivity, and a semiconductor package using the same.

Abstract: A composition for forming a resist underlayer film for lithography, including a polymer having a repeating structural unit of Formula (1): R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and Q1 is a group of Formula (2) or Formula (3): (wherein R2, R3, R5, and R6 are independently a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 4, R4 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R7 is a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 6, a C1-4 alkoxy group, a C1-4 alkylthio group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, or a nitro group, w1 is an integer of 0 to 3, w2 is an integer of 0 to 2, and x is an integer of 0 to 3), and v1 and v2 are independently 0 or 1; and an organic solvent.

Abstract: To provide a room temperature-curable coating composition that has superior weatherability, in which cracking over time is suppressed due to by-products not being produced when curing, and the environmental burden is low due to an organic solvent not being included. This invention relates to a room temperature-curable coating composition comprising (A) an epoxy-functional organopolysiloxane and (B) an amino-functional organopolysiloxane.

Abstract: Compositions having i) at least one mercaptosilane MS, as well as ii) at least one polysilane PS, as well as iii) at least one aromatic secondary aminosilane AS, as well as iv) at least one organotitanium compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable coating composition, comprising: (a) a curable coating resin comprising thiol-reactive groups, (b) a thiolated norbornene curing agent for the curable coating resin, the thiolated norbornene curing agent comprising on average at least 1.0 thiol group per molecule, and (c) an accelerator for accelerating the reaction between the thiol reactive-groups on the curable coating resin and the thiol groups on the thiolated norbornene curing agent. These coating compositions can be cured at ambient temperature and provide a coated surface that can be walked on after only a couple of hours. The coating compositions in general have a VOC below 250 g/L. The coating compositions can be used for the protection of large steel structures, such as ships, buildings, bridges, industrial plants, and oil production installations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amine curable epoxy resin composition comprising: (A) epoxy resin component comprising: 8-31 wt % of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, 3-14 wt % of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F, 1-5 wt % of monoglycidylether, 0.6-5 wt % of alkylsulphonic phenyl ester, 0.16-1 wt % of wetting and dispersing agent, 0.

Abstract: This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer, for use in coating compositions. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided. The invention further provides powder coating compositions including the polymer, which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide surface compositions and methods for repairing durable and/or load-bearing surfaces including roadway voids, manhole structures, and/or safety flooring. Compositions and methods may comprise utilizing a liquid binder, catalyst, and/or primer to provide durable, waterproof, and/or long-lasting surface compositions to dispose within the roadway voids and/or to coat flooring. The surface compositions may cure rapidly through an internal exothermic reaction process to form the repair and/or the safety flooring. In some embodiments, filler materials may be disposed within the liquid binders to provide elasticity, compression, slip resistance, heat transfer, reduced cure time, and/or a desired surface texture to the surface composition.

Abstract: A curable resin composition including (I) at least one thermoset resin composition; and (II) at least one hardener; wherein the powder coating has a balance of properties including a combination of high glass transition temperature and low water absorption.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amine composition comprising linear triethylenetetramine and one or more amine compounds selected from the group consisting of tertiary amines derived from the condensation of ethylenediamine and methyl-substituted compounds derived from linear triethylenetetramine as well as a method of production for said composition. The present invention also relates to the use of linear triethylenetetramine or an amine composition according to the invention as amine curing agents. The present invention also relates to amine curing agent compositions comprising linear triethyienetetramine as well as to curable compositions comprising linear triethylenetetramine and to a method for producing said curable compositions. Additionally, the present invention relates to a cured epoxy resin comprising linear triethylenetetramine, especially a reinforced composite, and a method for producing said cured epoxy resins.

Abstract: A resin composition for reflecting light of the present invention includes an epoxy resin B having a unit structure X of alicyclic acid anhydride and a unit structure Y of hydrogenated bisphenol, and a colorant. The epoxy resin B preferably further has a unit structure Z of bisphenol-type epoxy. In addition, the resin composition for reflecting light of the present invention preferably further includes an epoxy resin A having a structure represented by the following formula (1). Then, when a content of the epoxy resin A is M [% by mass], and a content of the epoxy resin B is N [% by mass], it is preferable to satisfy a relationship of 0.1?M/N?10. (In the formula (1), R represents a monovalent organic group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 3 to 50.

Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions with at least one dry-erase characteristic and methods thereof. In some embodiments, provided paint composition comprising a resin part comprising an epoxy, a polysiloxane and an organooxysilane; and a cure part comprising one or more amino-silanes; the resin part and the cure part being designed and selected such that, when combined together, they cure to form a surface coating that demonstrates at least one thy-erase characteristic.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polyglycidyl ethers of the formula: where R, m, Q, p and Z are as defined here. Also disclosed are methods of forming said polyglycidyl ethers and methods of using said polyglycidyl ethers to make epoxy resin oligomers and polymers, including powder coatings.

Abstract: This invention describes a composite molded material consisting of granular ceramic or ceramic coated material and liquid epoxy or urethane resin or vinyl ester resin or polyester resin or mixtures thereof in various ratios by weight and the processes by which the invention is produced. This invention results in a composite material of two or more dissimilar materials which improves the characteristic properties, such as wear, stain and abrasion resistance, oxidation resistance, corrosion resistance, heat resistance, electrical and thermal conductivity, and mechanical strength for which a monolithic material is not satisfactory.

Abstract: Biosourced epoxide resins are provided, including the product of the reaction of one or more biosourced epoxide lipid derivatives with at least one cross-linking agent in the presence of at least one co-reagent selected from among the glycidyl ether derivatives of biosourced polyols or the product of the reaction of one or more glycidyl ether derivatives of biosourced polyols with at least one cross-linking agent.

Abstract: In a non-aqueous pigment ink that includes pigment, a non-aqueous solvent, and a non-aqueous resin that functions to disperse pigment dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, the non-aqueous solvent includes a hydrocarbon based non polar solvent at 50% by mass or more with respect to the total amount of solvent. The non-aqueous resin is an acrylic polymer having a comb shaped structure, in which alkyl groups having carbon numbers from 8 to 18 and urethane groups form side chains on a (meth)acrylate main chain. The acrylic polymer is a copolymer of an alkyl(meth)acrylate (A) having alkyl groups with a carbon number from 8 to 18, a reactive (meth)acrylate (B) having functional groups that react with amino groups, and a monomer (C) having ?-diketone groups or ?-keto acid ester groups, into which the urethane groups are introduced by reactions between the functional groups that react with amino groups, amino alcohol, and a multivalent isocyanate compound.

Abstract: This invention relates to high hydrocarbon resistant chemically cross-linked aromatic polyimide polymers, membranes and methods for making and using these polymers and membranes. The high hydrocarbon resistant chemically cross-linked aromatic polyimide membrane described in the present invention comprises a plurality of repeating units of a first aromatic polyimide comprising hydroxyl groups cross-linked with a second aromatic polyimide comprising carboxylic acid groups via covalent ester bonds. These membranes exhibit high permeability and selectivity in separation of mixtures of gases and liquids.

Abstract: Mechanical strength of a composite material is enhanced by a simple process. In a composite material comprising a resin or a rubber and an oxide glass, the resin or the rubber is dispersed in the oxide glass, or the oxide glass is dispersed in the resin or the rubber. The composite material has a function that the oxide glass is softened and fluidized by electromagnetic waves.