Abstract: A method of making an adhesive for an ice protection assembly includes mixing ferrous nanoparticles into the adhesive. Removal of the adhesive for ice protection assembly inspection or repair includes heating the ferrous nanoparticles in the adhesive to soften the adhesive and allow for easy removal or repositioning of the ice protection assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to use of a polyester comprising monomer repeating units from (A) a hydrogenated bisphenol, (B) a diol, (C) a dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride as a tackifier of an adhesive composition, wherein (C) comprises (C1) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride.

Abstract: A tread of a tire includes a plurality of blocks including a center block located on an equator plane and a side block located outward of the center block in an axial direction. Each of the plurality of blocks includes a land surface that forms a part of a tread surface. In the tread surface, a total area of the land surfaces is smaller than a total area of a portion other than the land surfaces. A complex elastic modulus at a maximum strain amplitude of 1% and a temperature of 70° C. of each block is not less than 10.0 MPa. A 300% modulus at a temperature of 75° C. of each block is not greater than 6.0 MPa.

Abstract: Provided is a tire manufacturing feature in which even when an electronic component is embedded in a tire, damage due to impact load during traveling on the road surface is inhibited and the durability of the tire is prevented from deteriorating. A pneumatic tire provided with: a bead reinforcing layer provided in the tire-axial-direction outer side of the carcass of a bead part the bead reinforcing layer reinforcing the bead part from the outer side of the carcass; a clinch member provided on the tire-axial-direction outer side of the bead reinforcing layer; and an electronic device. The clinch member has a rigidity lower than that of the bead reinforcing layer, and the electronic component is embedded between the bead reinforcing layer and the clinch member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a two-component curable polymeric system having increased viscosity. One component contains a homogeneous blend of a polyisocyanate and a homopolymer or copolymer of vinyl acetate. This component has a higher viscosity than the polyisocyanate alone, thereby increasing the viscosity of the two-component curable system. The other component of the two-component curable system is a composition containing an isocyanate reactive component. The polyisocyanate and the isocyanate reactive component react together (“cure”) to form a polymer. Typically, but not always, the isocyanate reactive component is a polyol or polyamine that is capable of reacting with the polyisocyanate, thereby forming a polyurethane (polyol) or polyurea (polyamine).

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-performance repair tape for a backboard of a photovoltaic module. The tape comprises a base material layer, a functional adhesive layer, and a release material layer provided in sequence from top to bottom; the base material layer is formed of a polyester thin film material; the functional adhesive layer is formed of a high weather-resistance adhesive.

Abstract: A flux containing 0.1 to 20 wt % of 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid as an activator, 10 to 60 wt % of a cationic surfactant and 5 to 60 wt % of a nonionic surfactant. A solder paste contains a flux containing 0.1 to 20 wt % of 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid as an activator, 10 to 60 wt % of a cationic surfactant, and 5 to 60 wt % of a nonionic surfactant and a metal powder.

Abstract: An aqueous polymer dispersion with an average particle size of less than 1000 nm comprising a) a polymer carrier prepared by heterophase radical polymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of b) an oil-soluble organic UV absorber selected from the class of p-aminobenzoic acid derivatives; salicylic acid derivatives; benzophenone derivatives; diphenyl acrylate derivatives; benzofuran derivatives; polymeric UV absorbers, comprising one or more organosilicon radicals; cinnamic acid derivatives; camphor derivatives; s-triazine derivatives; trianilino-striazine derivatives; menthyl anthranilates; and benzotriazole derivatives; wherein the weight ratio of the oil-soluble organic UV absorber (b) to polymer carrier (a) is greater than 50 parts UV absorber per 100 parts of carrier; and c) a surfactant selected from c1) a nonionic surfactant selected from c11) the condensation product of a C6 to C18 fatty alcohol or C6 to C18 fatty acid and a mono- or disaccharide; and c2) an anioni

Abstract: Provided is a PSA sheet that allows installation of a protection sheet with good shape precision on the surface of an object to be protected. The PSA sheet provided by this invention comprises a substrate whose primary component is a resin film and a PSA layer placed on one face of the substrate. The PSA sheet comprises a protection sheet part which is adhered to an adherend to protect it, a marginal part bounded from the protection sheet part by a tear-off line surrounding the protection sheet part, and a tear-aiding structure provided along the tear-off line. The PSA sheet is configured so that after the protection sheet part is adhered to the adherend, when the marginal part is pulled in a direction in which the PSA sheet is peeled off the adherend, the marginal part is torn off the protection sheet part.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and thermal solutions for such electronic packages. In an embodiment, an electronic package comprises, a package substrate with a first surface, a second surface opposite from the first surface, and a sidewall surface connecting the first surface to the second surface. In an embodiment, the electronic package further comprises a heat spreader, where a first portion of the heat spreader is attached to the first surface of the package substrate and a second portion of the heat spreader is attached to the second surface of the package substrate. In an embodiment, a third portion of the heat spreader adjacent to the sidewall surface of the package substrate connects the first portion of the heat spreader to the second portion of the heat spreader.

Abstract: An absorbent article having a liquid permeable interior layer, a liquid impervious exterior layer, an absorbent layer therebetween, and a hot melt adhesive composition having an amorphous polyolefin composition and a heterophase polyolefin copolymer composition with a first set of comonomer units and a second set of comonomer units, wherein the first set of comonomer units are propene.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, such as varnishes, ink vehicles, and finished inks, having high bio-renewable carbon (BRC) content. The compositions comprise protein and colophony.

Abstract: Disposable absorbent articles assembled from a collection of components using an adhesive having an amorphous polyolefin composition with a random butane-?-olefin copolymer and a heterophase polyolefin copolymer composition with a first set of comonomer units and a second set of comonomer units, wherein the first set of comonomer units are propene.

Abstract: Disclosed a no-added formaldehyde composite wood product binder, a no-added formaldehyde composite wood product manufactured by same, and a preparation method for the composite wood product. The no-added formaldehyde composite wood product binder comprises an agent A and an agent B. The agent A is an isocyanate-based binder, and the agent B is an aqueous dispersion of polyester based aliphatic polyurethane and/or a modified polyester-based aliphatic polyurethane. The no-added formaldehyde composite wood product is formed under hot-pressing after a wooden and/or straw material is mixed with the no-added formaldehyde composite wood product binder. The composite wood product manufactured by the no-added formaldehyde composite wood product binder has excellent water-proof and mechanical properties and a good saw cutting performance, and the amount of isocyanate used is also reduced, thereby reducing costs.

Abstract: Cationic polymers are provided that comprise monomeric units of Formula (V). (V) Each asterisk (*) indicates an attachment position to another monomeric unit; R is hydrogen or methyl; each R2 is each independently an alkyl, aryl, or a combination thereof; L is a linking group comprising an alkylene group; and +R3 is a cationic nitrogen-containing group free of any N—H bonds. Membranes formed from said cationic polymers, devices including such membranes, and methods of making such cationic polymers are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide methods for disassembling an apparel product. The methods include exposing an adhesive of the apparel product to a composition having an acidic or basic pH. The adhesive is disposed at least partially between a major component and a minor component of the apparel product. The adhesive includes a material having a thioester bond. The major component forms a base portion of the apparel product and is configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer. The minor component forms a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component with the adhesive. The methods include separating the major component from the minor component adjoined by the adhesive.

Abstract: A foundry mix includes a major amount of a foundry aggregate and an effective binding amount of a binder system. The binder system cures in the presence of sulfur dioxide and a free radical initiator. The binder system may include (1) 10 to 70 parts by weight of an epoxy novolac resin; (2) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of resorcinol; (3) 20 to 70 parts by weight of a monomeric or polymeric acrylate; and (4) an effective amount of a free radical initiator. Notably, (1), (2), (3) and (4) are separate components or mixed with another of said components, provided (4) is not mixed with (3) until a foundry mix is to be created, where said parts by weight are based upon 100 parts of the binder system.

Abstract: A system is provided for producing a die that forms a sheet metal blank into a workpiece for a stamped vehicle component. The system includes a processor receiving design data associated with the workpiece. The processor produces a computer simulation based on the data and determines a stretching index of the workpiece. The processor compares the stretching index to an index threshold. The processor generates a stretching failure signal when the stretching index is above the index threshold. The processor generates a stretching acceptance signal, and a display device indicates that the workpiece has a fracture when the stretching index is below the index threshold. The display device indicates that the workpiece does not have the fracture, when the display device receives the stretching acceptance signal, such that a die manufacturing device transforms a tool material into the die.

Abstract: Embodiments provide methods for assembling an apparel product. The methods include applying a composition to a portion of a major component of the apparel product or a portion of a minor component of the apparel product. The methods include applying the portion of the minor component with the portion of the major component via the composition. The major component forms a base portion of the apparel product and is configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer. The minor component forms a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component with an adhesive. The methods include converting the composition to the adhesive to form the apparel product. The adhesive includes a material having a thioester bond.

Abstract: The invention belongs to the technical field of binders, and particularly relates to an environment-friendly anti-oxidation carton adhesive and a preparation method thereof. The adhesive comprises the following components: dry starch, p-aminophenol epoxy resin, hydrogen peroxide, borax, sodium dicyandiamide, dimethyl carbonate, phthalic anhydride polyester polyol, polyethylene terephthalate, triethanolamine and antioxidant. The anti-oxidant is a compound of hindered phenol, phosphite ester, and a metal ion chelating agent. The adhesive not only has high bonding strength, but also has the effects of non-discoloring, mildewing and the like when used for a long time.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a biobased metal-working fluid (MWF) composition and method for making same, and more particularly metal-working fluid with biobased lubricants with improved emulsion stability. At least 50 wt. % of the base oil component in the MWF concentrate is a plant-derived liquid decarboxylated rosin acid oil (“DCR”). The DCR comprises 50 to 100 wt. % of tricyclic compounds having 18-20 carbon atoms, one or more C?C groups, and m/z (mass/charge) value of 220-280; an oxygen content of <5%; a density of 0.9 to 1.0 g/cm3 at 20° C.; and an acid value of <10 mg KOH/g. The resulting MWF is characterized as having comparable if not better performance compared to a MWF containing only mineral oil (e.g., Group I or Group II).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method (1000) of assembling an electrical circuit comprising one or more copper electrical conductors, the method comprising plating (1010) a surface of the one or more conductors with a layer comprising tin; annealing the plating; applying (1020) solder to at least a portion of the one or more electrical conductors, wherein said solder comprises tin and copper; and annealing the electrical circuit.

Abstract: A polymer made by: (A) initially reacting poly(propylene glycol) with tolylene diisocyanate to form an intermediate product, and (B) subsequently reacting the resulting intermediate product with at least one polyol, wherein the polyol was derived from, or is, a plant oil.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing boiling performance of chip surface comprising steps of mounting a heat pipe directly above the surface of the chip, and forming a porous structure for increasing the vaporization core on an upper surface of the heat pipe. Performing an enhancing treatment in boiling of the upper surface of the heat pipe by mounting the heat pipe directly above the chip makes a temperature field of the boiling surface uniform, increases the boiling area and vaporization core, strengthens the boiling heat transfer, and reduces the core temperature of the chip.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment a composition is provided and includes: (A) a propylene-based interpolymer having the following: (i) a density from 0.850 g/cc to 0.900 g/cc; and (ii) a melt viscosity, at 177° C., less than, or equal to, 10, 000 mPa·s.; and (B) a rosin ester containing the following: (i) greater than, or equal to, 75 mol % aliphatic carbon, based on total moles of carbon in the rosin ester; and (ii) less than, or equal to, 3.0 mol % ester group carbon, based on total moles of carbon in the rosin ester.

Abstract: A resin composition for soldiering is provided. The resin composition includes 1 wt % or more and 40 wt % or less of a dimer acid, a trimer acid, or a combination thereof, 30 wt % or more and 99 wt % or less of a rosin, and 0 wt % or more and 13 wt % or less of a solvent. The dimer acid is selected from a dimer acid that is a reaction product of oleic acid and linoleic acid, a hydrogenated dimer acid obtained by adding hydrogen to a dimer acid that is a reaction product of oleic acid and linoleic acid, and a combination thereof. The trimer acid is selected from a trimer acid that is a reaction product of oleic acid and linoleic acid, a hydrogenated trimer acid obtained by adding hydrogen to a trimer acid that is a reaction product of oleic acid and linoleic acid, and a combination thereof.

Abstract: The example embodiments relate to a lid packing material for food container, and a lid packing material for food container according to an aspect of the example embodiments includes: a substrate layer; and a heat-adhesion layer formed on the substrate layer, wherein the heat-adhesion layer includes at least two types of wax having different melting points.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance and having a good shot feeling on long iron shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core, at least one intermediate layer covering the core and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein the core is formed from a core rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber containing a polybutadiene, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a terpene-based resin, and a material hardness (Hm) of the intermediate layer is higher than a material hardness (Hc) of the cover, and the material hardness (Hc) of the cover is 50 or more in Shore D hardness.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core composed of an inner core layer and an outer core layer, and at least one cover covering the spherical core, wherein the inner core layer is formed from an inner core layer rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a terpene-based resin.

Abstract: Provided are an adhesive resin composition having high adhesiveness and high strength in acid resistance, and a laminate including the same. Provided is an adhesive resin composition including an acid-modified polyolefin resin component (A) having a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or more and 150,000 or less, a resin component (B) having an epoxy group in a molecule, a resin component (C) having an amino group at a molecular end, and a solvent (S), in which a content of the resin component (B) is 1 part by mass or more and 30 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the acid-modified polyolefin resin component (A), and a content of the resin component (C) is 0.5 parts by mass or more and 15 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the acid-modified polyolefin resin component (A).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance and having a good shot feeling and durability on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core, at least one intermediate layer covering the core and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein the core is formed from a core rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber containing a polybutadiene, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a terpene-based resin, and a material hardness (Hm) of the intermediate layer and a material hardness (Hc) of the cover satisfy an equation of Hm?Hc.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance and having a good shot feeling on long iron shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core, at least one intermediate layer covering the core and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein the core is formed from a core rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber containing a polybutadiene, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a terpene-based resin, and a material hardness (Hm) of the intermediate layer is higher than a material hardness (Hc) of the cover, and the material hardness (Hc) of the cover is less than 50 in Shore D hardness.

Abstract: A process for preparing a flexible packaging material (6) by laminating at a temperature greater or equal to 50° C. a printed substrate coated with a primer (4) comprising poly(acrylic acid) and/or poly(methacrylic acid) with another substrate coated with a thermal active material (2), to prepare a high performance flexible packaging multilayer material (6) showing improved shelf-life, without requiring curing stage of intermediate layers.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent shot feeling on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and at least one cover covering the core, wherein the core is formed from a core rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber containing a polybutadiene, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a terpene-based resin.

Abstract: A two-component solventless adhesive composition is disclosed, the adhesive composition comprising an isocyanate component comprising at least one isocyanate, and a polyol component comprising at least one amine-initiated polyol having a functionality of from 3 to 8 and a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 1,000, wherein the first and second components are formulated to be applied to separate substrates before being brought together. Further, a method for forming a laminate is disclosed, the method comprising uniformly applying the isocyanate component to a first substrate, uniformly applying the polyol component to a second substrate, bringing the first and second substrates together, thereby mixing and reacting the isocyanate component and the polyol component to form an adhesive between the first and second substrates, and curing the adhesive to bond the first and second substrates. Still further, a laminate formed by the method is disclosed.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a hot melt composition including a modified thermoplastic polymer having an alkoxysilyl group in a molecule; a softener; and a catalyst.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a semi-finished product with a strip of sealing compound for building tyres, having at least one unsaturated styrene thermoplastic elastomer, one bonding resin and one cross-linking agent is described.

Abstract: The inventors have discovered that certain hot melt adhesives can be used to form a stable stacked pallet that can limit the need for additional packaging materials e.g. inter-layer and pallet wrap.

Abstract: Provided is a PSA sheet that provides highly reliable adhesion and great stretch removability from adherends. This invention provides a PSA sheet. The PSA sheet exhibits a shear adhesive strength of 0.5 MPa or greater, a tensile strength at break of 10 MPa or greater, and an elongation at break of 300% or greater.

Abstract: An adhesive tape, especially for wrapping cables, consisting of a preferably textile carrier and of a pressure-sensitive adhesive which is applied on at least one side of the carrier and is in the form of a dried polymer dispersion, the polymer being synthesized from: e) 90% to 99% by weight of n-butyl acrylate and/or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate f) 0% to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acid or acid-anhydride function g) 10% to 1% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomers different from (a) and (b) h) 0% to 1% by weight of a difunctional or polyfunctional monomer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising between 15 and 100 parts by weight of a tackifier (based on the mass of the dried polymer dispersion).

Abstract: An adhesive composition, which exhibits excellent adhesion to base films made from polyimide resins and the like or copper foils, as well as superior electrical properties, and a laminate having an adhesive layer, which is low in warpage when the adhesive layer is in the B stage, and which is excellent in storage stability of the laminate, are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to an edge strip, especially for panels of pieces of furniture, comprising a hot-melt layer which consists of at least one easy-flow polyolefin and the rheological behavior of which can be controlled by means of the melt flow rates of the polyolefins used in hot-melt layer. The invention further relates to a method for producing an edge strip of said type as well as to a panel for pieces of furniture that is connected to an edge strip of said type.

Abstract: Golf ball incorporating an HNP composition consisting of a mixture of: at least one ethylene acid copolymer; sufficient amount of cation source to neutralize greater than about 100% of all acid groups present; and a highly diverse mixture of at least four organic acids having different characteristics such as relating to: carbon chain lengths, number of double bonds on carbon chains, positioning of double bonds on carbon chains, number of branches, types of branches, positioning of branches on carbon chains, positioning of acid groups on carbon chains, configurations (cis/trans), functional groups on carbon chains, being saturated/unsaturated, being conjugated/non-conjugated; presence/absence of functional group(s) on carbon chain; being aliphatic/aromatic, or combinations thereof. No organic acid is present in highly diverse mixture in a concentration greater than 80%, or, in some embodiments, greater than 60%, or greater than 40%.

Abstract: Rubber compositions having a modified rubber component selected from a modified polybutadiene rubber, a modified styrene-butadiene rubber, or combinations thereof, the modification being with a functional group having a hydrogen bond acceptor atom. Such functional group may be selected from a pyridine, a pyrrolidone, an ether, a ketone or an epoxide, the rubber composition having a Tg of between ?80° C. and ?110° C. The rubber composition may include an efficient plasticizing resin, which when included in a mixture consisting of the modified rubber component and 67 phr of the efficient plasticizing resin, causes a Tg of the mixture to be at least 14° C. higher than the Tg of the modified rubber component. The rubber composition may described as having the hydrogen bond acceptor atom located at least two covalent bond lengths or alternatively three covalent bond lengths from a backbone of the modified rubber component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hot melt adhesive being highly environmentally-friendly, and as well having sufficient pressure-sensitive adhesiveness, adhesion, thermal stability and the like. The present invention relates to a hot melt adhesive comprising (A) a polar functional group-modified polymer, (B) an aliphatic polyester-based resin, (C) a tackifier resin and (D) a thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: A hot melt adhesive material and articles made using the hot melt adhesive to assemble structures in an article. The adhesive material typically is manufactured by blending amorphous polymer with a heterophase polymer having crystallinity into an adhesive composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive composition based on renewable raw materials, more particularly to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, as well as to the use thereof.

Abstract: Disposable absorbent articles assembled from a collection of components using an adhesive comprising an amorphous polyolefin composition and a heterophase polyolefin composition comprising amorphous character and crystalline blocks.

Abstract: A hot melt adhesive material and articles made using the hot melt adhesive to assemble structures in an article. The adhesive material typically is manufactured by blending amorphous polymer with a heterophase polymer having crystallinity into an adhesive composition.

Abstract: The instant invention relates to rubber compositions comprising silica, an organomercaptosilane having a bulky group and/or a polyether group bound to the silicon atom and a rosin-containing material. The instant invention also relates to tires comprising such rubber compositions, to methods of preparation of such rubber compositions or tires thereof, and to the use of rosin-containing materials for improving the Mooney viscosity and mechanical properties of rubbers comprising the same (e.g. in a tire).