Abstract: A resin composition comprising 3.0 to 7.0 parts by weight of an acryl-modified polyorganosiloxane (component B) obtained by graft copolymerizing a specific polyorganosiloxane (component B1) with a (meth)acrylic ester based on 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (component A), and a molded article thereof. The resin composition is excellent in slidability, impact resistance, heat resistance and dimensional stability and has a good surface appearance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer foam with density in the range from 5 to 120 kg/m3 composed of a polymer component including at least one styrene polymer and from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a flame retardant mixture including at least one phosphorus compound of the formula PR1R2R3. A process for producing the polymer is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides a fiber reinforced resin composition comprising a melt-kneaded product (A) prepared by melt-kneading a first resin (A1) and a second resin (A2) that has a reactive functional group as well as a third resin (B) and a fibrous filler (C), wherein, with respect to the contents of the components, the first resin (A1), the second resin with a reactive functional group (A2), and the third resin (B) account for 0.1 to 75 wt %, 0.1 to 15 wt %, and 10 to 99.8 wt %, respectively, to form a resin composition while said fibrous filler (C) accounts for 0.1 to 300 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said resin composition, said first resin (A1) and said third resin (B) forming a matrix resin, said second resin (A2) being dispersed as particles in said matrix resin, and said particles having a number average particle diameter of 10 to 1,000 nm.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to polysulfone compositions whose residual phenolic monomers or phenolic degradation products exhibit little or no estradiol binding activity. Also disclosed are methods for making the disclosed polysulfones and articles of manufacture comprising the disclosed polysulfones.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antifoaming agent for vinyl chloride resin slurry. The agent of the present invention may prevent generation of Fish eyes and deteriorate in production efficiency caused by slurry foams without inhibiting inherent transparency of vinyl chloride resins, in the process of preparing the vinyl chloride resins by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing vinyl chloride as a main component in a polymerization reactor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for defoaming a vinyl chloride resin slurry. The agent of the present invention may prevent generation of Fish eyes and deteriorate in production efficiency caused by slurry foams without inhibiting inherent transparency of vinyl chloride resins, in the process of preparing the vinyl chloride resins by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing vinyl chloride as a main component in a polymerization reactor.

Abstract: A composition comprising a mixture of at least two different alkylaryl phosphites, wherein some alkyl groups have a different number of carbon atoms than other alkyl groups and wherein the mixture is a liquid at ambient conditions.

Abstract: A positive displacement pump and methods of making a positive displacement pump having a component, the component having a density ranging from more than 0 to 3 g/cm3, a glass transition temperature (Tg) greater than or equal to 150° C., and a yield strength retention greater than 90% after soaking in engine oil for 7 days at 150° C.

Abstract: An ethylene/?-olefin copolymer comprising units derived from ethylene; and units derived from at least one ?-olefin; wherein the ethylene/?-olefin copolymer has a density in the range of from 0.90 to 0.94 g/cc; a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.05 to 50 dg/min; an Mw/Mn of from 3 to 5; and from 300 to 500 vinyl unsaturations per 1,000,000 carbon atoms in the ethylene/?-olefin copolymer is provided. Also provided is a process for producing an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer comprising: (1) polymerizing ethylene and one or more ?-olefins in a polymerization reactor; (2) thereby producing an enhanced melt strength ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having from 300 to 500 vinyl unsaturation units per 1,000,000 carbon atoms, a density in the range of from 0.90 to 0.94 g/cc; a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.05 to 50 dg/min; and a Mw/Mn of from 3 to 5.

Abstract: A flame retardant capsule may contain a flame retardant, a polymer shell encapsulating the flame retardant, and at least one functional group orthogonal to the surface of the polymer shell. This flame retardant capsule may be covalently bonded into a polymeric material by the orthogonal functional group. The flame retardant capsules may be formed through microencapsulation.

Abstract: There is provided a resin composition that comprises a polycarbonate resin derived from an ether diol such as isosorbide and that is excellent in flame retardancy, heat resistance, thermal stability, rigidity, transparency and moldability. The resin composition is a flame-retardant resin composition comprising 1 to 60 parts by weight of phosphorus compound (component B) having a thermal decomposition temperature of not higher than 340° C.

Abstract: A flame retardant polymer composition is described. The composition includes at least one polymer and a hypophosphite salt, wherein the hypophosphite salt is heat stabilized so that when it is heated for 3 hours at 298° C. under a flow of argon flushing at rate 58 mL/min, it generates less than 0.5 mL of phosphine per gram of hypophosphite salt. The flame retardant polymer composition can also include at least one additive that improves the flame retardant properties of the composition.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions exhibiting a UV resistance of ?E ranging from more than 0 to less than or equal to 10 units after exposure to ultraviolet light for 300 hours, per ASTM D-4459 protocol. The compositions can include at least 15 wt. % of a polyetherimide; at least 35 wt. % of a polycarbonate; a polyetherimide siloxane; and optionally, at least one UV stabilizer. The disclosure also relates to methods of shaping such compositions and articles produced from such compositions.

Abstract: A process for producing an aliphatic polyester resin composition, wherein an aliphatic polyester resin is melt-kneaded with a phosphoric acid ester having a reduced moisture content of 1.5 wt. % or less. As a result, an aliphatic polyester resin composition having an improved moisture resistance is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-retardant thermoplastic polyurethane based on at least one diisocyanate and on at least one substance reactive toward isocyanate, and preferably on at least one chain extender, and also optionally on at least one catalyst, and comprising at least one flame retardant, and also optionally additives and/or auxiliaries, where one flame retardant is a metal hydroxide at least to some extent surrounded by a coating, and the metal hydroxide is aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide hydroxide, or a mixture of said hydroxides, and also to an associated production process and use.

Abstract: The viscosity of solutions of nonionic synthetic associative thickeners is controlled by adding organophosphates to the solution of associative thickeners. The associative thickeners are hydrophobically modified polymers and the organophosphates include one or more hydrophobic groups.

Abstract: An etch-resistant composition is provided. The etch-resistant composition comprises a polymer and a first organic solvent. The polymer is prepared by copolymerizing a polymerization unit comprising styrene-based monomer(s) and acrylate-based monomer(s), and has a weight average molecular weight of at least about 35,000. Based on the total weight of the etch-resistant composition, the amount of the polymer is about 20.0 to about 60.0 wt % and the amount of the solvent is about 40.0 to about 80.0 wt %. The etch-resistant composition can be used for preparing a selective emitter of a solar cell.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a product including a coating comprising (a) a primary resin and a blocked isocyanate, and (b) at least one bio-diesel fuel degradation product neutralizing material.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic elastomer resin composition and a connector, which can be processed by mold forming and are excellent in the recycling property. The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer resin composition including 100 parts by weight of a base resin containing from 60 to 80 wt % of an acid-modified styrene-based elastomer and from 40 to 20 wt % of a syndiotactic polystyrene, and from 0 to 20 parts by weight of a hydrogenated dicyclopentadiene; and a connector using the composition.

Abstract: Provided is an item made of a polypropylene resin composition that is suppressed from the emission of volatile organic compound components, examples of which item include a container, a cap of a container, an item for packaging, stationery, a toy, a miscellaneous daily item, an item for furniture, fiber, an agricultural film, an item for automobiles, an item for household electric appliances, an item for medical applications, or an item for building applications. The polypropylene resin composition includes a specific propylene polymer, a specific sugar compound, and a specific compound having a hydroxyphenyl group.

Abstract: Durable hydrophilic compositions comprising aliphatic polyester, an anionic surfactant, and in some embodiments, a carrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a color stable thermoplastic composition comprising a copolyester elastomer; and a stabilizer comprising (i) an aromatic amine; and (ii) a di-substituted imidazoline, wherein the color lightness (L*) of the composition is greater than 50. The invention also relates to the molded articles produced from the color stable thermoplastic compositions and the use thereof in automotive applications.

Abstract: A flameproof thermoplastic resin composition can include (A) about 5 to about 40% by weight of an epoxy group-containing rubber modified aromatic vinyl copolymer resin, (B) about 30 to about 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin, (C) about 1 to about 50% by weight of a polyester resin and (D) about 5 to about 30 parts by weight of a phosphorus-containing flame retardant, per 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising (A), (B) and (C).

Abstract: In various embodiments, provided are novel curable silicone compositions; films and adhesives comprising one or more cured products of said compositions, the films and adhesives exhibiting properties of mechanical flexibility and low flammability. Additionally, the films and adhesives may exhibit one or more of high transparency, low haze, and high refractive index.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composition that includes a poly(arylene ether), a radial block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene, a linear block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene, one or more optical enhancing agents, and a hydrocarbon resin. The composition is characterized by at least one of the following properties: a multiaxial impact of at least 20 joules as measured by ASTM D 3763-08, a percent haze of 15 percent or less as measured by ASTM D 1003-00, and a percent transmittance of 75 percent or more as measured by ASTM D 1003-00.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an additive and a method for terminating polymerization and/or reducing viscosity of polymer solution. The additive comprises a carboxylic acid, an alcohol, a salt chosen from alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts, ammonium salts, and any combination thereof, and optionally, water. The method of the present disclosure comprises adding the additive according to present disclosure into a polymer solution and mixing the resulting mixture. The additive of the present disclosure can terminate living polymer chain ends efficiently and can destroy catalytic active centers and can substantially reduce the viscosity of a polymer solution.

Abstract: A polyvinyl chloride composition having polyvinyl chloride resin and a plasticizer ester selected from di-butyl terephthalate, di-isobutyl terephthalate, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides a spectacle lens excellent in hue, and provides a spectacle lens formed from a resin composition containing (1) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin, (2) 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of a fatty acid ester mold release agent that is at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) an ester of a monohydric alcohol having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 10 to 30 carbon atoms and (ii) a full ester of glycerin and a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, and that has a metal potassium content of 15 ppm or less and a metal sodium content of 30 ppm or less, (3) 0.1 to 0.25 part by weight of a benzotriazole ultraviolet absorbent, (4) 0.1 to 0.3 part by weight of a hindered phenol antioxidant, and (5) 0.005 to 0.1 part by weight of a phosphorus heat stabilizer, and a process for the production thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flame retardant composition, which comprises a) At least one ester of a phosphorus containing oxo acid selected from the group consisting of phosphonous and phosphorous acid; b) At least one flame retardant component based on a nitrogen compound; particularly melamine cyanurate, and c) A polyurethane polymer base.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antifoaming agent for vinyl chloride resin slurry. The agent of the present invention may prevent generation of Fish eyes and deteriorate in production efficiency caused by slurry foams without inhibiting inherent transparency of vinyl chloride resins, in the process of preparing the vinyl chloride resins by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing vinyl chloride as a main component in a polymerization reactor.

Abstract: Halogen-free TPU compositions comprise in weight percent based on the weight of the composition: A. 1 to 99% thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), B. 1 to 50% tris(2-butoxyethyl)phosphate (TBEP), C. 1 to 70% metal hydrate, and D. 1 to 70% organic phosphate ester other than tris(2-butoxyethyl)phosphate. These compositions exhibit better smoke suppression as compared with conventional organic phosphate flame retardant TPU compositions such as those based on resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate) (RDP) and bisphenol-A bis(diphenyl phosphate) (BPADP) in the absence of TBEP.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to polyetherimide compositions whose residual phenolic monomers exhibit little or no estradiol binding activity. Also disclosed are methods for making the disclosed polyetherimides and articles of manufacture comprising the disclosed polyetherimides.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to polycarbonate compositions whose hydrolysis products and residual monomer content, if any, exhibit little or no estradiol binding activity. Also disclosed are methods for making the disclosed polycarbonates and articles of manufacture comprising the disclosed polycarbonates.

Abstract: A flame retardant composition is provided which contains at least one phosphate ester containing at least one acidic substance resulting from the process of its manufacture, at least one acidity-reducing hydrotalcite and, optionally, at least one acidity-reducing oxetane. The flame retardant composition is especially useful for addition to resins that are susceptible to hydrolytic degradation such as polyesters and polycarbonates, and to resin blends (alloys) containing one or more of such resins, e.g., a blend of polycarbonate and acrylonitrile butadiene-styrene terpolymer.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 98.9% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of B1) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate having an OH number of from 1 to 600 mg KOH/g of polycarbonate (to DIN 53240, part 2), or B2) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of the AxBy type where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1 or mixtures thereof C) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one carbodiimide, D) from 0 to 60% by weight of further additives, the sum of the percentages by weight of components A) to D) adding up to 100%.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition, comprising 10 to 98.99% of a thermoplastic polyester, 0.01 to 20% of a hyperbranched polycarbonate, and/or hyperbranched AxBy polyester, wherein Ax and By are different monomers and indices x and y are functional groups in A and B, x is at least 1.1 and y at least 2.1; 1 to 60% of a graft polymer comprising 20 to 80% of a graft base comprising an elastomeric polymer based on alkyl acrylates, 20 to 80% of a graft of 60 to 95% of styrene or of substituted styrenes of formula 1 R is an alkyl radical or hydrogen, R1 is an alkyl radical, n is 1-3, and 5 to 40% by weight of an unsaturated nitrite, 0 to 60% of a copolymer comprising, 60 to 95 of styrene and/or substituted styrenes of formula 1, 5 to 40% of an unsaturated nitrile, 0 to 60% of other additives.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising A) from 10 to 98% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of B1) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate with an OH number of from 1 to 600 mg KOH/g of polycarbonate (to DIN 53240, Part 2), or B2) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of AxBy type, where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1, or a mixture of these, C) from 1 to 40% by weight of an impact-modifying polymer, D) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to D) is 100%.

Abstract: An odorless curable composition containing a hydrolyzable silyl group-containing urethane compound with good storage stability is provided. A curable composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a polymer (P) obtained by a urethane-forming reaction of a polymer (pP) having a polyoxyalkylene chain and hydroxyl groups and a compound (U) represented by the following formula (I): Si(X1)m(R1)3-m-Q-NCO ??(I) (wherein Q is a C2-20 bivalent linear hydrocarbon group, X1 is a C1-6 alkoxy group, R1 is a C1-6 alkyl group, and m is an integer of from 1 to 3) in the presence of a urethane-forming catalyst and from 0.0001 to 0.1 part by mass of an inorganic acid or an organic acid having an active hydrogen bonded to an oxygen atom.

Abstract: The present invention which is directed to a composition comprising: (a) a poly(arylene ether); (b1) a radial block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene; wherein the radial block copolymer has about 50 to about 70 weight percent of repeating units derived from the alkenyl aromatic monomer and a number average molecular weight of about 50,000 to about 70,000 atomic units; (b2) a linear block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene; wherein the linear block copolymer has about 55 to about 70 weight percent of repeating units derived from the alkenyl aromatic monomer; wherein the ratio of (b1) to (b2) is 0.

Abstract: A sterilized article comprising a hydrogen peroxide plasma or hydrogen peroxide vapor sterilized polymer composition, the polymer composition comprising from 20 to 80 weight % of a polyphenylene ether sulfone; and from 20 to 80 weight % of a polyetherimide. When sterilized with a hydrogen peroxide plasma, or hydrogen peroxide vapor, the articles have surprisingly improved resistance to changes in color and clarity as well as resistance to loss of mechanical properties.

Abstract: A sterilized article comprising a sterilized or hydrogen peroxide vapor-sterilized polymer composition, the polymer composition comprising a polyetherimide, wherein after exposure to 100 cycles of the hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization using a mixture of hydrogen peroxide vapor and hydrogen peroxide plasma for 30 minutes at 20 to 55° C., the color of the polymer composition of the article exhibits a color shift of delta E of 10 units or less relative to the color of the polymer composition color before the first hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization cycle, wherein delta E is measured in accordance with ASTM D2244.

Abstract: A method of controlling a moisture resistance of polyglycolic acid resin, by controlling a total carboxyl group-source concentration including a contribution of residual glycolide. As a result, a moisture resistance governing the change of strength with time of the polyglycolic acid resin is controlled at a good accuracy.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising A) from 10 to 98% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polymer, B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of B1) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate having an OH number of from 1 to 600 mg KOH/g of polycarbonate (to DIN 53240, Part 2), or B2) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of AxBy type, where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1, or a mixture of these, C) from 1 to 40% by weight of a halogen-free flame retardant, selected from the group of the phosphorus-containing or nitrogen-containing compounds, or of the P—N condensates, or a mixture of these, D) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to D) is 100%.

Abstract: An aliphatic polyester resin composition of improved moisture resistance formed by adding a phosphoric or phosphorous acid ester having a basicity of at most 1.4 of a saturated aliphatic alcohol having 8-24 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Mixtures of three types of linear, branched or cyclic phosphates are useful flame retardants, especially for thermoplastic resins or as functional additives in polymer matrices.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 99.99% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of a highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of AxBy type where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1 C) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100%.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a latex particulate having a plurality of polymerized monomers and a dispersing agent incorporated therein. The dispersing agent can have the structure X—CH2(R)—SO3M, X—CH2(R)—PO3M2, or mixtures thereof, wherein X is SH, Cl or Br; R is independently C1 to C19 alkyl; and M is independently Li, Na, or K. The dispersing agent can comprise from about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % of the latex particulate.

Abstract: A rotation molded body obtained by rotation molding of a polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin and a phosphite of the formula (I).

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a blend of aromatic polycarbonate and polylactic acid, the method for preparing the same and the use thereof. In the present invention a transesterification catalyst is added during the preparing process with regard to the blend of aromatic polycarbonate and polylactic acid to improve the compatibility of the components in the blend. The blend of aromatic polycarbonate and polylactic acid is provided with the good mechanical properties, thermal processibility and flame retardance properties, and can be widely applied to mechanical product or parts, electronic equipments and/or parts, construction material and/or commodities.

Abstract: There is described an intermediate transfer member comprising a seamless layer comprising a polyphenylsulfone and a polysiloxane having dispersed therein carbon black particles. The composition used to manufacture the seamless intermediate transfer member is also described.