Abstract: The invention provides a film comprising at least one layer formed from a composition comprising a propylene-based polymer and a saturated compound, selected from the group consisting of aliphatic amides, hydrocarbon waxes, hydrocarbon oils, fluorinated hydrocarbons, siloxanes, and combinations thereof; and wherein the propylene-based polymer has less than 0.01 mole percent total unsaturations, as determined by 1H NMR.

Abstract: This invention relates to a coating formulation, a coating formulation for manufacturing an electrode plate and an undercoating formulation, and their use. These coating formulations are all characterized by containing, in a polar solvent, a hydroxyl-containing resin and an organic acid and/or a derivative thereof. The hydroxyl-containing resin is at least one of (1) a polyvinyl acetal resin, (2) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, (3) a modified and/or unmodified polyvinyl alcohol, and (4) a cyanoethyl-containing polymer. According to the present invention, there is provided a coating formulation capable of forming a coating of excellent adhesion and solvent resistance on a surface of a metal material such as an aluminum material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyamide moulding compound containing 70 to 99.5% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyamide and 0.5 to 30% by weight of at least one polyamide oligomer with linear or branched chain structure with a number average molar mass of 800 to 5000 g/mol with basic end groups which are at least partially NH2 end groups, and carboxyl end groups, one of these end groups being present in excess and the concentration of the end group present in excess being at most 300 mmol/kg.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, single-layer microporous film which has a shut-off function and is made of propylene homopolymer, propylene block copolymer I and ?-nucleation agent. The melting range of the propylene block copolymer I starts at a temperature ranging from 50 to 120° C. The invention also relates to using the film as a separator in primary or secondary battery.

Abstract: Compositions of vinyl halide polymers such as PVC are rendered compostable by a prodegradant system of a monomeric adduct of an organotitanate or zirconate and an organotin. PVC sheets and composites are compostable in landfills.

Abstract: Polymer compositions having poly(lactic acid) and methods of making the polymer compositions are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides polyoxyalkylene ammonium imide or methide salts and their use as antistatic agents. Another embodiment provides articles comprising these salts, and processes for making and using these salts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the continuous production of a biodegradable polyester based on aliphatic or aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and on aliphatic dihydroxy compounds, where a mixture composed of the aliphatic dihydroxy compounds, of the aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids, and, if appropriate, of further comonomers (component C) is mixed, without addition of a catalyst, to give a paste, or, as an alternative, the liquid esters of the dicarboxylic acids are fed into the system, as also are the dihydroxy compound and, if appropriate, further comonomers, without addition of any catalyst, and i) in a first stage, this mixture, together with the entire amount or with a portion of the catalyst, is continuously esterified or, respectively, transesterified; ii) in a second stage, the transesterification or, respectively, esterification product obtained in i) is continuously precondensed if appropriate with the remaining amount of catalyst to an intrinsic viscosity of from

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal polyester resin composition and a printed circuit board using the composition. The composition comprises a liquid crystal polyester, a polybenzimidazole and an aprotic solvent. The composition exhibits good thermal stability and has a low dielectric constant. The composition can be advantageously used as a material for printed circuit boards (PCBS) used in semiconductor packages, mobile devices and LCD devices.

Abstract: Provided are a nanocomposite including a layered inorganic material and a random copolymer containing a hydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilic monomer, a polymer composition including the nanocomposite, and a method for preparing the polymer composition. The random copolymer can be prepared at a low cost in a simple process and function as a compatibilizer in small amounts to maintain excellent properties of the nanocomposite including excellent mechanical characteristics such as abrasion resistance, hardness, tensile modulus and tear resistance, excellent thermal characteristics, high liquid and gas permeability, and low flammability.

Abstract: Disclosed are blown films prepared from poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) compositions comprising a poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid), an ethylene ester copolymer, and a nucleator.

Abstract: Cationic thermosetting resins and especially resins having azetidinium functional groups, such as polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrin resins, are stabilized against premature gelation by the addition of (1) a low molecular weight, non-aldehyde, non-ionic, water soluble organic stabilizing compound (preferably one that is reactive with the cationic moiety), preferably in combination with (2) a water soluble, inorganic complexing metal salt.

Abstract: The invention provides uncharged water-soluble silica-adsorbing polymers for suppressing electroendoosmotic flow and to reduce analyte-wall interactions in capillary electrophoresis. In one aspect of the invention, one or more of such polymers are employed as components of a separation medium for the separation of biomolecules, such as polynucleotides, polysaccharides, proteins, and the like, by capillary electrophoresis. Generally, such polymers are characterized by (i) water solubility over the temperature range between about 20° C. to about 50° C., (ii) concentration in a separation medium in the range between about 0.001% to about 10% (weight/volume), (iii) molecular weight in the range of about 5×103 to about 1×106 daltons, and (iv) absence of charged groups in an aqueous medium having pH in the range of about 6 to about 9.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin composition having improved heat resistance (high crystallinity) and transparency without impairing rigidity intrinsic to a polylactic acid based resin, a molded body formed from the resin composition, and a new polylactic acid based resin used in the resin composition. A polylactic acid based resin (A) according to the present invention is characterized by having a specific structural moiety and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 to 1,000,000. A polylactic acid based resin composition according to the present invention is characterized by containing the above-described polylactic acid based resin (A).

Abstract: The invention relates to the use as sagging controlling agent (SCA) in coating compositions of rheology control agents obtainable by reacting one or more polyisocyanates with one or more optically active amines or by reacting one or more polyamines with one or more optically active isocyanates. The invention also relates to rheology control agents obtainable as described above using specific polyisocyanates or polyamines. In addition the invention relates to the use of these rheology control agents in various applications.

Abstract: Ink formulation comprising liquid medium and colorant dispersed in the liquid medium wherein the liquid medium comprises an unsaturated resin derived from natural sources. Also, writing instruments containing such ink formulation.

Abstract: A polymer composition comprises a polyolefin and a nucleating or clarifying agent dispersed or dissolved in the polyolefin. Methods for producing the polymer composition and method for producing articles from the polymer composition are also described. Molded polymer articles and polymer film may be manufactured using the compositions of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a particulate solid, an organic medium and/or water and a compound of Formula (1) and salts thereof; wherein R is C1-50-optionally substituted hydrocarbyl; Y is C2-4-alkyleneoxy; T is C2-4 alkylene; A is the residue of a dibasic acid or anhydride thereof; Z is the residue of a polyamine and/or polyimine; W is the residue of an oxide, urea or dibasic acid or anhydride thereof; x is from 2 to 60; and v represents the maximum available number of amino and/or imino groups in Z which does not carry the group RO—(Y)x-T-NH-A-. The invention further discloses the composition as a dispersant for an organic media.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making polyacetal compositions and molded articles of these, which comprise at least one mineral filler that has not been previously coated before being mixed into the compositions.

Abstract: A phase change ink that includes a colorant and a phase change ink carrier. The phase change ink carrier includes a diblock or tri-block co-oligomer wax of the formula H3C(CH2)m(CX1X2)nCX3X4X5, or CX3X4X5 (CX1X2)n H2C(CH2)m(CX1X2)n CX3X4X5, wherein at least one of X1, X2, X3, X4 and X5 are atoms selected from group VII of the periodic table and any remaining one of X1, X2, X3, X4 and X5 are hydrogen, wherein m is an integer of from about 5 to about 50, and wherein n is an integer of from about 3 to about 40. The phase change ink has a property of the phase change ink of providing a surface of a printed portion of the ink having a lower coefficient of friction to glass if the diblock co-oligomer wax was not included in the ink formulation.

Abstract: A film comprising at least one layer which comprises a propylene-alpha-olefin copolymer, greater than or equal to 0.10 wt % of a first modifier, and greater than or equal to 0.50 wt % of a second modifier, based on the weight of the layer. The propylene-alpha-olefin copolymer comprises propylene-derived units and from 5 to 35 wt %, based on the weight of the copolymer, of units derived from ethylene and/or C4 to C10 alpha-olefins. The first modifier comprises a first unsaturated amide-containing slip agent. The second modifier is selected from: i) a second unsaturated amide-containing slip-agent, which may be the same or different than the first unsaturated amide-containing slip-agent; ii) a saturated amide-containing slip agent; iii) an antiblock; and iv) a mixture of any two or more of i, ii, and iii. The film exhibits reduced tackiness and reduced roll blocking.

Abstract: Disclosed are hot-melt adhesives prepared from aromatic-aliphatic polyesters containing terephthalic acid in combination with adipic acid, glutaric acid, or a mixture thereof, as diacid components and a diol component containing 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, or a combination thereof. These adhesives set up rapidly within a well-defined temperature window. The hot-melt adhesives can be used in a variety of applications, but are especially suited as seaming adhesives for roll-applied labels. These adhesives have melting temperatures and crystallization properties that allow their application at temperatures cool enough to prevent curling and premature shrinkage of the shrink label during seaming, and yet produce strong label seams that can withstand the elevated temperatures of a shrink tunnel without sacrificing line speed. Also disclosed are labeled containers and a process for applying a roll-on, shrink label to a container using the hot-melt adhesives of the invention.

Abstract: An aliphatic polyester-based sheet including at least Layer A including an aliphatic polyester, wherein XA of the Layer A is 3-60% and the Layer A contains a crystal nucleating agent and a compound having hydrogen bonding properties with the crystal nucleating agent, and haze of the entire sheet is less than 10%.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising antioxidants and stabilizers, such as, acid scavengers or organic phosphorus stabilizers, and optionally further comprising co-stabilizers. The disclosed compositions are useful as stabilizers for polyolefins and other polymeric materials. The disclosed compositions and methods generally provide longer shelf lives and better oxidative resistance to materials than currently available antioxidants.

Abstract: Polymer compositions and articles formed therefrom are described herein. The compositions include a random copolymer and a radiation additive, wherein the random copolymer includes propylene and less than 2 wt. % ethylene and exhibits a melt flow rate of from about 300 to 100 dg/min., the polymer composition exhibits a flexural modulus of from about 160 kpsi to about 200 kpsi and the polymer composition is adapted to produce a polymer article exhibiting low plate out, a haze at 20 mils of no greater than 15%, radiation stability and autoclavability.

Abstract: A fire-retardant formulation for styrene-containing polymers comprising tris(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)-s-triazine (FR-245), antimony trioxide and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), wherein the bromine concentration in said fire-retardant formulation is from about 9.0 to about 10.5 wt. %, said antimony trioxide concentration being lower than about 3.2 wt. %.

Abstract: Disclosed are a mixture of at least two amide-based compounds represented by General Formula (1): wherein a represents an integer of 2 to 6, R1 represents a C2-30 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic polycarboxylic acid residue, and the aliphatic polycarboxylic acid has a valency of 2 to 6, and two to six R2 groups are the same or different, and each represent a trans-2-alkylcyclohexylamine residue or a cis-2-alkylcyclohexylamine residue, the mixture having a content of a trans-2-alkylcyclohexylamine residue of at least 70 mole % but less than 100 mole % of the total 2-alkylcyclohexylamine residues in the mixture, or an all-trans amide-based compound wherein all of the 2 to 6 R2 groups represent a trans-2-alkylcyclohexylamine residue; a polyolefin resin nucleating agent comprising the mixture or the all-trans amide-based compound; a polyolefin resin composition containing the amide-based compound or the mixture; a molded article obtainable by molding the composition.

Abstract: The present invention is method of manufacturing a wax dispersion. The method includes forming a solution of a solvent and a dispersant, the dispersant being a polymer of partially or fully hydrogenated styrene butadiene wherein the styrene to butadiene ratio is from 20 to 90. Wax is added to the solution to form a slurry. The particle size of the wax is reduced through communition of the slurry. The wax dispersion can be sued for the manufacture of toner particles.

Abstract: The instant invention concerns a composition comprising a base polymer, at least one compound of the formula E-(L-E)x wherein: E is and L is a linking group; and at least one transition metal in a positive oxidation state. The invention also concerns packages containing walls comprising such compositions, methods of forming such packages, and methods of packaging an oxygen-sensitive item within such a package.

Abstract: Fine fluoropolymer powders substantially fluorinated surfactant free, in particular fluorinated ionic surfactants, preferably perfluorooctanoic acid or its salts, comprising an anionic polyelectrolyte.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a propylene-based interpolymer and a saturated compound selected from the group consisting of aliphatic amides, hydrocarbon waxes, hydrocarbon oils, fluorinated hydrocarbons, and siloxanes, and wherein the propylene-based interpolymer comprises (a) greater than 50 mole percent propylene, based on the total moles of polymerizable monomers, and (b) ethylene, or ethylene and more unsaturated comonomers, or one or more unsaturated comonomers, and wherein the propylene-based interpolymer has at least one of the following properties: (i) 13C NMR peaks corresponding to a regio-error at about 14.6 and about 15.7 ppm, the peaks of about equal intensity, and (ii) a DSC curve with a Tme that remains essentially the same, and a TMax that decreases as the amount of comonomer in the interpolymer is increased. The invention also provides for articles, such as films, comprising at least one component formed from an inventive composition, and for methods of making the same.

Abstract: A polyimide tube composed of a polyimide resin composition in which 5 to 23.5 volume percent of boron nitride and 1 to 15 volume percent of an acicular substance are dispersed as a filler in a polyimide resin on the basis of the total volume of the composition, a method of producing the tube, a method of producing a polyimide varnish used for producing the tube, and a fixing belt including the tube as a base member are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyacetal resin composition having excellent processability and stability, significantly suppressing the amount of formaldehyde generated from the molded article thereof, and preventing the bleeding of blending components. Specifically, to 100 parts by weight of (A) a polyacetal copolymer having 1.0 mmol/kg or less of hemiformal terminal group, 0.5 mmol/kg or less of formyl terminal group, and 0.5% by weight or less of unstable terminal group, there are blended: 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of (B) a hindered phenol-based antioxidant; 0.05 to 1 part by weight of (C) at least one compound selected from a guanamine compound and a triazine compound; and 0.01 to 1 part by weight of (D) a compound selected from an isocyanate compound, an isothiocyanate compound, and a modified compound thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a particulate solid, an organic medium and/or water and a compound of Formula (1) and salts thereof: Formula (1) wherein R and R? are independently H or C1-30-optionally substituted hydrocarbyl; or R is H or C1-30-optionally substituted hydrocarbyl and R? is R?C?O (an acyl group where R? is hydrogen, alkyl or an optionally substituted alkyl or aryl or an optionally substituted aryl); Y is C2-4-alkyleneoxy; T is C2-4 alkylene; A is the residue of a dibasic acid or anhydride thereof; Z is the residue of a polyamine and/or polyimine; W is the residue of an oxide, urea or dibasic acid or anhydride thereof, or mixtures thereof; x is from 2 to 90; and v represents the maximum available number of amino and/or imino groups in Z which does not carry the group RR?N-T-O—(Y)X-T-NH-A-.

Abstract: A process for improving the flow properties of a melt containing a thermoplastic polymer, which comprises incorporating 0.005% to 0.5% by weight, relative to the weight of the thermoplastic polymer, of one or more additives selected from the group consisting of organic and inorganic compounds with needle-like morphology in their solid state into said thermoplastic polymer prior to or during melt processing.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that enable excellent hardness in coating applications, the compositions containing one or more copolymer having as copolymerized units one or more acrylic monomer with a phosphorus acid-functional group, a polymeric side chain containing multi-acid functional groups, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof, one or more polyurethane dispersion made from a high molecular weight polyol, and one or more coalescent having a normal boiling point of 190° C. or higher. The compositions may be ambient curable.

Abstract: To provide a lactic acid polymer composition excellent in transparency, heat resistance and productivity, a molded article, a sheet and a multilayer sheet each of which comprises the composition, a thermoformed article obtained by secondary-forming the sheet or the multilayer sheet, and a process for producing the thermoformed article with excellent productivity. The lactic acid polymer composition of the invention comprises 100 parts by weight of a lactic acid polymer (A), 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an organic crystal nucleating agent (B) comprising an aliphatic carboxylic acid amide having an amide bond, and 0.1 to 7 parts by weight of a crystallization accelerator (C). The thermoformed article of the invention is obtained with excellent production efficiency by thermoforming the sheet comprising the composition of the invention at a temperature of 60 to 130° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoset plastic material, comprising a three-dimensional matrix containing sulphur atoms and at least one anti-plasticizing additive which is unreactive toward said matrix.

Abstract: A film that is both elastic and water-sensitive (e.g., water-soluble, water-dispersible, etc.) in that it loses its integrity over time in the presence of water is provided. To achieve these dual attributes, the film contains an olefinic elastomer and a water-soluble polymer. Although these polymers are normally chemically incompatible due to their different polarities, the present inventors have discovered that phase separation may be minimized by selectively controlling certain aspects of the film, such as the nature of the polyolefin, water-soluble polymer, and other film components, the relative amount of the film components, and so forth. For example, certain water-soluble polymers may be selected that have a low molecular weight and viscosity to enhance their melt compatibility with nonpolar polyolefins. This, in turn, may result in a film that is generally free of separate phases, which would otherwise limit the ability of the water-soluble polymer to contact water and disperse.

Abstract: A composition having a polyurethane, a hydrophilic polyisocyanate, a wetting agent, and a fluoropolymeric additive can be disposed on a substrate such as a fabric to provide water-repellant characteristics. The urethane-coated substrate can then be fabricated into a water storage container.

Abstract: A polyamide resin composition contains a resin component containing at least a polyamide (X) and a fatty acid metallic salt having from 10 to 50 carbon atoms, and contains arbitrarily an additive (A) and/or an additive (B). The polyamide (X) is obtained through melt polycondensation of a diamine component containing 70% by mol or more of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component containing 70% by mol or more of an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid. The additive (A) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a diamide compound obtained from a fatty acid having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms and a diamine having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a diester compound obtained from a fatty acid having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms and a diol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and a surfactant, and the additive (B) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a metallic hydroxide, a metallic acetate salt, a metallic alkoxide, a metallic carbonate salt and a fatty acid.

Abstract: A water-based ink composition that has high ejection stability even when it is used in an ink jet recording method that involves a high driving frequency and that can achieve high-resolution printing, a pigment dispersion for use in the water-based ink composition, and a method for producing the pigment dispersion are provided. Moreover, an inkjet recording method and a recorded matter using the water-based ink composition are provided. A pigment dispersion of the present invention is a pigment dispersion at least containing a pigment, a water-insoluble polymer that coats the pigment to make the pigment dispersible in water, a wetting agent, and water, wherein the pigment dispersion is prepared by heating a dispersion at least containing the pigment, the water-insoluble polymer, and 0.1 mass % to 10 mass % of the wetting agent relative to the total amount of the dispersion.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use as a sag control agent (SCA) in coating compositions of a rheology modification agent obtainable by reacting one or more polyisocyanates with one or more derivatives of optically active amino acids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to microemulsions of immiscible fluids stabilized by reactive ionic liquid surfactant wherein the ionic liquid surfactant has a melting point less than 80° C. The invention also relates to composite materials comprising a copolymer of ethylenically reactive species, wherein one of the species is a reactive ionic liquid surfactant having a melting point less than 80° C., and wherein the material also comprises non-reactive Class I fluid. The invention further relates to methods for synthesizing the composite materials comprising preparing a microemulsion of immiscible Class I fluid and Class II fluid stabilized by reactive ionic liquid surfactant wherein the ionic liquid surfactant has a melting point less than 80° C., and polymerizing the microemulsion to form a composite material.

Abstract: A novel cycloolefin copolymer that can be employed in the production of molding with fewer defects, for example, fewer gel particles (fish eyes). There is provided a cycloolefin copolymer comprising 80 to 20 mol % of repeating units derived from an ?-olefin monomer and 20 to 80 mol % of repeating units derived from at least one cycloolefin monomer selected from the group consisting of monomer of the general formula (I), monomer of the general formula (II), monomer of the general formula (III), monomer of the general formula (IV) and monomer of the general formula (V), wherein with respect to the repeating units derived from cycloolefin monomer, the proportion thereof being present in the form of dimer (Rd) is 50 mol % or below and the proportion thereof being present in the form of trimer (Rt) 5 mol % or above.

Abstract: A composition for coating steel belts used in constructing a radial medium truck (RMT) tire, having improved tensile strength and modulus retention, increased dynamic stiffness, increased fracture and tear resistance, and improved reversion resistance.

Abstract: It is disclosed an over-coating agent for forming fine patterns which is applied to cover a substrate having thereon photoresist patterns and allowed to shrink under heat so that the spacing between adjacent photoresist patterns is lessened, with the applied film of the over-coating agent being removed substantially completely to form or define fine trace patterns, further characterized by containing either a water-soluble polymer and an amide group-containing monomer or a water-soluble polymer which contains at least (meth)acrylamide as a monomeric component. Also disclosed is a method of forming fine-line patterns using any one of said over-coating agents. According to the invention, the thermal shrinkage of the over-coating agent for forming fine patterns in the heat treatment can be extensively increased, and one can obtain fine-line patterns which exhibit good profiles while satisfying the characteristics required of semiconductor devices.

Abstract: Disclosed is a phase change ink comprising a colorant, an initiator, and a phase change ink carrier, said carrier comprising (A) a urethane which is the reaction product of a mixture comprising (1) an isocyanate; and (2) an alcohol selected from the group consisting of 1,4 butanediol vinyl ether, 2-allyloxy ethanol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol vinyl ether, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, di(ethylene glycol) vinyl ether, and mixtures thereof; (B) a compound which is the reaction product of a mixture comprising (1) an isocyanate; and (2) a component comprising (a) an amine having at least one ethylenic unsaturation; (b) an acid having at least one ethylenic unsaturation; (c) a mixture of an amine having at least one ethylenic unsaturation and an alcohol having at least one ethylenic unsaturation; (d) a mixture of an acid having at least one ethylenic unsaturation and an alcohol having at least one ethylenic unsaturation; or (e) mixtures thereof; or (C) a mixture of (A) and (B); said ink being curable upon exposure t

Abstract: The present invention provides a production process of a heat shrinkable film which is transparent, excellent in the balance of physical properties such as rigidity, elongation and shrink properties in both MD and TD, especially has a uniform film thickness and good stability in extrusion molding film while utilizing an inflation method; a block copolymer or hydrogenated product thereof, or a composition composed thereof excellent in tensile properties, optical properties, hardness, stretch properties, molding processability, shrink properties and solvent resistance and therefore suited for extrusion, injection molding and foams. The production process of a heat shrinkable film has a first inflation step of forming a tube having a thickness of from 0.05 to 0.5 mm by using a block copolymer having a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon content of from 65 to 95 wt. % and a conjugated diene content of from 5 to 35 wt.

Abstract: A spray-on ultra violet light absorbing composition for application on bird decoys and related bird hunting and bird watching apparatus, and the process for making the composition. The composition is made in three phases each separately mixed and thereafter combined. In phase A, a thickener, optionally a preservative, a pH adjuster and distilled water are combined and mixed. In phase B, a disperser, a solvent, a film forming polymer and a pH buffer are combined and mixed. The mixtures of phase A and phase B are heated, combined and mixed. In phase C, a UV absorbent, a wetting agent, emulsifiers, and optionally a surface smoother, are combined and mixed. The mixture of phase C is heated and added to the heated phase A and phase B mixture. The mixture is thereafter cooled, diluted and homogenized.