Abstract: The disclosure relates to a synthetic closure for a product-retaining container constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container, said closure comprising at least a core member comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, and at least one peripheral layer at least partially surrounding and intimately bonded to at least one surface of the core member, said peripheral layer comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, wherein the synthetic closure is formed by extrusion, and at least one of the core member and the peripheral layer comprises a plurality of cells, and wherein the synthetic closure comprises cork powder.

Abstract: Provided are: a polycarbonate resin composition which has excellent mechanical properties and wet heat resistance while being free from the problem of mold contamination due to mold deposits; and a production method which is capable of producing this polycarbonate resin composition with high productivity. A polycarbonate resin composition containing 60% to 95% by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A) and 40% to 5% by mass of an emulsion polymerized styrene-based resin (B), based on 100% by mass of a total of (A) and (B), wherein the emulsion polymerized styrene-based resin (B) is a graft copolymer of a styrenic monomer-vinyl cyanide monomer and/or an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer-rubbery polymer; and a total amount of gas in a case where the resin composition is heated at 280° C. for 10 minutes is 3000 ppm or less in terms of mass of decane.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoplastic elastomer composition and a composite molded body. Specifically disclosed is a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing the following component (A1), component (B1) and component (C1). Component (A1): 70-90% by weight of a propylene polymer unit (?1) obtained in a first step by polymerizing a monomer mainly composed of propylene, and an ethylene copolymer unit obtained in a second step by copolymerizing ethylene with propylene and/or an ?-olefin having 4 or more carbon atoms Component (B1): an ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 125° C.) of 20-100 and a weight ratio between the monomer unit derived from ethylene and the monomer unit derived from propylene of from 30/70 to 75/25 Component (C1): an ethylene copolymer as a copolymer of ethylene and an ?-olefin having 4 or more carbon atoms.

Abstract: Polyolefin compositions having improved properties comprise oligomeric poly(phenylene ether) as an organic filler. The composition comprises specific amounts of polyolefin, oligomeric poly(phenylene ether), and optionally a compatibilizer. The polyolefin can be a polyethylene homopolymer, an ethylene-containing copolymer, a polypropylene homopolymer, a polypropylene-containing copolymer, or a combination thereof. The oligomeric poly(phenylene ether) can be monofunctional or bifunctional. The compositions can have increased flexural modulus, heat deformation resistance, and flame resistance, compared to compositions without the oligomeric poly(phenylene ether). A compatibilizer can partially restore elongation when high levels of oligomeric poly(phenylene ether) are present.

Abstract: Golf balls that have at least one layer formed from a cationic polyurea material. In particular, the compositions of the invention, which include a polymer backbone including urea linkages with cationic groups, may be formed from an isocyanate-containing component and an isocyanate-reactive component, at least one of which includes precursor cationic groups, in the presence of an alkylating, quaternizing, or ternarizing agent.

Abstract: A polymer comprising a conducting or semiconducting segment coupled to a polymer segment having an insulating polymer backbone, the polymer further comprising a RAFT functional group coupled to the polymer segment, wherein there is no RAFT functional group in between the conducting or semiconducting segment and the polymer segment.

Abstract: A dynamically vulcanized alloy contains at least one isobutylene-containing elastomer and at least one thermoplastic resin, wherein the elastomer is present as a dispersed phase of small vulcanized or partially vulcanized particles in a continuous phase of the thermoplastic resin. The dynamically vulcanized alloy also contains an anhydride functionalized oligomer. The alloy maintains a high Shore A hardness value while obtaining improved flowability for processing.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a liquid resin composition with low viscosity while containing polymer particles. Further, another object of the invention is to provide a liquid resin composition containing a large quantity of polymer particles without increasing the viscosity of the liquid resin composition. A liquid resin composition of the invention is comprising a liquid resin component and polymer particles each having an elastic core layer, an intermediate layer formed with a monomer having two or more double bonds and coated on the core layer, and a shell layer coated on the intermediate layer; wherein the polymer particles are dispersed at a ratio of their volume average particle diameter (Mv) to their number average particle diameter (Mn) of 3 or lower.

Abstract: A composition includes 15 to 35 weight percent of a poly(phenylene ether) having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.29 to 0.43 deciliter per gram, and 65 to 85 weight percent of a rubber-modified polystyrene. The composition exhibits improved heat resistance relative to acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) while maintaining comparable levels of melt flow, impact resistance, and tensile strength. Articles such as electrical housings can be molded from the composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic polycarbonate compositions comprising a first polycarbonate component, a second polycarbonate component comprising an isosorbide/resorcinol/bisphenol-A polycarbonate terpolymer, and at least one impact modifier. The disclosed compositions have, among other characteristics, improved Notched Izod Impact strength, tensile modulus, tensile strength, and multi-axial impact strength. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: An electron-beam cured poly(arylene ether) composition exhibits an excellent balance of flexibility, chemical resistance, and resistivity per unit volume. The chemical resistance of the composition is substantially improved by electron beam curing. The electron-beam cured poly(arylene ether) composition is useful for the fabrication of extruded articles, including insulation for automotive wire and cable.

Abstract: An aromatic vinyl-based thermoplastic resin composition includes a rubber-modified acrylic graft copolymer and a branched aromatic vinyl copolymer resin including a silicon compound.

Abstract: An uncoated, highly reflective, impact-resistant injection-molded article which comprises a rubber ingredient (A) and a thermoplastic resin (B), characterized in that (1) the rubber ingredient (A) has been dispersed in the thermoplastic resin (B), (2) the rubber ingredient (A) has a coefficient of linear expansion of 12.5×10?5 to 19×10?5/° C., (3) the surface of the injection-molded article has a reflected-image clarity of 60-100%, and (4) the injection-molded article has a notched Charpy impact strength of 5-60 kJ/m2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent impact resistance at a low temperature, while maintaining high transparency; this thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by compounding an impact resistance improver into a thermoplastic resin, the impact resistance improver being composed of a graft copolymer which is obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer component in the presence of a polymer mixture containing a polymer having butadiene units as an essential component and a polymer having styrene units as an essential component, the polymer mixture containing 45 to 65% by mass of the butadiene units and 35 to 55% by mass of the styrene units.

Abstract: A method of sealing a semiconductor element which involves applying an epoxy resin composition including an epoxy resin and a phenolic resin obtained by reacting phenol, a biphenyl compound represented by the general formula (3) and benzaldehyde to a semiconductor element and curing the composition to seal the semiconductor element: wherein X in the formula (3) is a halogen, an OH group or an OCH3 group. The molar ratio of the total of the biphenyl compound and benzaldehyde relative to the phenol is from 0.27 to 0.40, and the molar ratio of benzaldehyde/biphenyl compound is from 5/95 to 40/60.

Abstract: To provide a structure material having excellent mechanical characteristics and a functional material having excellent regularity, provided are a polymer alloy which is composed of at least two components of thermoplastic resins and of which the structure can be controlled finely and evenly dispersed and a production method of the polymer alloy. With respect to a polymer alloy composed of at least two or more components of thermoplastic resins, a precursor (A) of at least one thermoplastic resin among the thermoplastic resin components composing the polymer alloy is chemically reacted in the co-presence of the remaining thermoplastic resin component (B1) and/or a precursor (B2) of the thermoplastic resin component to induce spinodal decomposition, so that it is made possible to obtain a polymer alloy having excellent regularity and of which the structure is finely controllable and the structure is evenly dispersed.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising: (i) 5-45 wt. % of an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA) graft copolymer or acrylate-modified ASA, (ii) 2-82 wt. % of at least one polyestercarbonate which is a block polyestercarbonate comprising organic carbonate blocks alternating with arylate blocks, said arylate blocks comprising ester structural units derived from at least one 1,3-dihydroxybenzene moiety and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and having a degree of polymerization of at least about 4; and (iii) 5-60 wt. % of at least one rigid thermoplastic polymer comprising structural units derived from styrene and acrylonitrile; alpha-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile; alpha-methylstyrene, styrene, and acrylonitrile; styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate; alpha-methyl styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate; or alpha-methylstyrene, styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate, or mixtures thereof, wherein wt.

Abstract: A silicon chip surface mounted via balls attached to its front surface, wherein the front and rear surfaces of the chip are covered with a thermosetting epoxy resin having the following characteristics: the resin contains a proportion ranging from 45 to 60% by weight of a load formed of carbon fiber particles with a maximum size of 20 ?m and with its largest portion having a diameter ranging between 2 and 8 ?m, on the front surface side, the loaded resin covers from 45 to 60% of the ball height, on the rear surface side, the loaded resin has a thickness ranging between 80 and 150 ?m.

Abstract: An injection molded article, such as a washing machine top, exhibiting an improved balance of heat resistance, ductility, and absence of molding-related defects is formed from a poly(arylene ether)-block copolymer composition. The composition includes specific amounts of a poly(arylene ether) having particular molecular weight characteristics, a hydrogenated block copolymer, and an organophosphate ester flame retardant.

Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition having rubbery polymer particles dispersed therein of the present invention, that does not precipitate the thermosetting resin rubbery polymer particles over a long period of time, has excellent fluidity, is easily cured and molded, and sufficiently exhibits original properties of the thermosetting resin, comprises 100 parts by weight of a thermosetting resin, and 1 to 80 parts by weight of rubbery polymer particles, the rubbery polymer particles being dispersed in the form of a primary particle, wherein the solid content concentration is 60% to 90% by weight, and the water concentration is 3% by weight or less, and can efficiently be produced industrially in the state that the rubbery polymer particles are maintained in a stable state.

Abstract: A poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) prepared using a morpholine-containing polymerization catalyst has a monomodal molecular weight distribution with a reduced content of very high molecular weight species. It also exhibits increased morpholine incorporation in the high molecular weight fraction. Compared to commercially available poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) prepared using a di-n-butylamine-containing polymerization catalyst, the poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) of the invention exhibits reduced odor. Compared to other poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) prepared using a morpholine-containing polymerization catalyst, the poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) of the invention exhibits improved molecular weight build during compounding and improved compatibilization with polyamides.

Abstract: A method of preparation for a layer of material for use with a power and/or telecommunications cable includes mixing a composition including a thermoplastic polymer matrix and a phenolic resin. The phenolic resin is selected from the group consisting of novolac phenol-formaldehyde resins and novolac cyanate ester resins. The phenolic resin is hardened within the thermoplastic polymer matrix to obtain nodules of hardened phenolic resin dispersed throughout the material.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprising recovered poly(arylene ether), less than or equal to 0.1 weight percent based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composition of a second recovered thermoplastic that gives off greater than or equal to 10 percent by mass of volatiles at a processing temperature for the thermoplastic composition; 0.025 to 4.0 weight percent, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composition, of a third recovered thermoplastic selected from the group consisting of polyolefin, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, polycarbonate, polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene blend, polymethyl methacrylate, polyamide, polyester, polycarbonate/polyester blend and combinations of two or more of the foregoing third recovered thermoplastics, wherein combinations of two or more of the foregoing third recovered thermoplastics are present in an amount of less than or equal to 10 weight percent, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composition; and an optional virgin thermoplastic.

Abstract: A breathable film includes at least one polymer (a) taken from the group comprising an ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer (a1), an optionally neutralized ethylene/ (meth)acrylic acid copolymer (a2), an ethylene/vinyl monomer copolymer (a3), the (a1)/(a2) blend, the (a1)/(a3) blend, the (a2)/(a3) blend and the (a1)/(a2)/(a3) blend, and/or includes at least one functionalized polyethylene (b); and at least one copolymer (c) having copolyamide blocks or polyester blocks and polyether blocks.

Abstract: A poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) prepared using a morpholine-containing polymerization catalyst has a monomodal molecular weight distribution with a reduced content of very high molecular weight species. It also exhibits increased morpholine incorporation in the high molecular weight fraction. Compared to commercially available poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) prepared using a di-n-butylamine-containing polymerization catalyst, the poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) of the invention exhibits reduced odor. Compared to other poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) prepared using a morpholine-containing polymerization catalyst, the poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) of the invention exhibits improved molecular weight build during compounding and improved compatibilization with polyamides.

Abstract: Disclosed is a phenolic resin having flame retardance, fast curing property and low melt viscosity, which is useful for a curing agent for epoxy resin-based semiconductor sealing materials. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a phenolic resin and use of such a phenolic resin. Specifically disclosed is a phenolic resin obtained by reacting a phenol, a bismethylbiphenyl compound and an aromatic aldehyde at such a ratio that the molar ratio of the total of the bismethylbiphenyl compound and the aromatic aldehyde relative to the phenol is 0.10-0.60, and the aromatic aldehyde/the bismethylbiphenyl compound (molar ratio) is from 5/95 to 50/50. Also specifically disclosed is an epoxy resin composition composed of such a phenolic resin and an epoxy resin.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition can include (A) about 30 to about 99 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing styrenic polymer comprising (A1) about 5 to about 100% by weight of an epoxy group-containing vinyl copolymer and (A2) about 0 to about 95% by weight of a rubber modified styrenic copolymer resin; and (B) about 1 to about 70 parts by weight of a polyester resin. The resin composition may further comprise (C) about 3 to about 20 parts by weight of a bromine-containing flame retardant, per 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising (A) and (B); and (D) about 0.1 to about 6 parts by weight of a flame retardant aid, per 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising (A) and (B).

Abstract: A polycarbonate composition and its use as a molded article and as housing or a part of electronic device are disclosed. The polycarbonate composition includes a polycarbonate resin, a liquid crystalline polymer resin, a core-shell grafted copolymer and a low molecular weight polyolefin. The composition has an impact strength of at least about 68 kg·cm/cm when a specimen of the composition is subject to a chemical treatment and the chemically treated specimen is tested according to the standard ASTM D256 (?? notched). The composition has an impact resistance of exhibiting substantially no cracking when a specimen of the composition is subject to a chemical treatment and the chemically treated specimen is tested at 0.6 m according to the standard ASTM D3029. The chemical treatment includes submerging the specimen in paint thinner for 20 seconds and thereafter drying the specimen at 70° C. for 5 minutes.

Abstract: An adhesive formulation comprising i) an adduct of an epoxy resin and an elastomer, ii) a phenoxy resin; a core/shell polymer; iv) a curing agent which provides a structural adhesive with improved low temperature impact strength particularly useful for bonding metal especially in the automotive industry.

Abstract: To provide a curable composition which is quickly cured, with which objects to be bonded can be sufficiently bonded even if gaps are formed between the objects, if the size of the gaps is at a level of at most 100 ?m. A curable composition which comprises at least one organic peroxide, an accelerator which reacts with the organic peroxide to accelerate polymerization of monomers, a monofunctional (meth)acrylate and a multifunctional (meth)acrylate, wherein the organic peroxide is encapsulated in microcapsules. Preferably the above curable composition, wherein the monofunctional (meth)acrylate contains a (meth)acrylate having a carboxylic group and a (meth)acrylate having an alicyclic hydrocarbon.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition containing a resin component prepared by blending a graft copolymer with an engineering plastic, wherein the above graft copolymer is a graft copolymer satisfying (a) to (e) shown below: (a) a graft rate is 1 to 150% by mass, (b) a weight average molecular weight measured by GPC is 500 to 400000, (c) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is 1.5 to 4, (d) a main chain is a polymerization chain containing 1 to 100% by mass of a monomer unit having a functional group interacting with the engineering plastic and (e) a side chain is a homopolymerization chain of a single kind selected from ?-olefins having 3 to 28 carbon atoms or a copolymerization chain of two or more kinds selected therefrom or a copolymerization chain comprising an ?-olefin unit having 3 to 28 carbon atoms and an ethylene unit which accounts for 50% by mass or less, and a mesopentad ratio [mmmm] of the polymerization chain is 30 to 80 mole %.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a thermoplastic vulcanized olefin elastomer (A) and an aromatic vinyl random copolymer (B), wherein the (A) component is a thermoplastic vulcanized elastomer composed of an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (A-1) and a thermoplastic non-vulcanizable polymer (A-2) and the (B) component is a hydrogenated copolymer rubber composed mainly of random bonding which has an olefinic double bond hydrogenation ratio of 50% or more and comprises 10 to 49% by weight of a conjugated diene monomer and 51 to 90% by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method of synthesizing new improved reactive terpolymer, S-MMA-X (styrene/modified maleic anhydride/X) wherein X is any type of polymers. The method involves synthesizing styrene-modified maleic anhydride complex (SMMA) with the ability to react with all kinds of polymers to produce new reactive terpolymer with formation of nano particles inside them. The nanoparticle formations improve the physio-chemical, thermal and mechanical properties of the newly formed reactive terpolymer when compared to natural rubber, their derivatives, EPDM or other known polymer etc. Depending on the property of the end product polymers produced by the invention, the end use can be varied. In one embodiment, the polymer X is natural rubber (NR) and the end product terpolymer is used as bitumen modifier. In another embodiment, the polymer X is ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and the end product terpolymer behaves like a smart particle and absorbs oil and water contaminants.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition suitable for producing article having improved surface quality is disclosed. The composition includes A) at least one polymeric resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyester carbonate, polyamide, polyalkylene terephthalate and polyoxymethylene, and B) a co-precipitated mixture of graft polymer B.1 the preparation of which entailed redox initiation and graft copolymer B.2 the preparation of which entailed persulfate initiation.

Abstract: Provided is a method comprising reacting the anionic living end of a polymer with a compound selected from the group consisting of tin halides and silicon halides to produced a polymer with a homolytically cleavable group containing a Sn—C bond or a Si—C bond. An engineered plastic may then be produced by adding the polymer containing a homolytically cleavable group containing a Sn—C bond or a Si—C bond to a solvent comprising at least one vinyl monomer; (b) optionally adding at least one additional inert solvent; (c) optionally adding additives selected from the group consisting of extender oils, modifiers, and antioxidants; and (d) initiating polymerization of the at least one vinyl monomer by the use of an initiator and/or heat, wherein a free radical is produced from the polymer containing a homolytically cleavable group containing a Sn—C bond or a Si—C bond.

Abstract: A gear for an electric power steering device for reducing the rotation speed of an electric motor for steering assist with a reduction gear mechanism and transmitting the rotation to a steering mechanism, the gear being incorporated and used in the reduction gear mechanism, wherein at least the teeth of the gear are formed from a resin composition of a non-reinforced type comprising (a) a polyamide resin having a carboxyl group at least at a terminal end; (b) 0.5-5 wt. % a polycarbodiimide compound, and (c) 3-15 wt. % an elastic material modified with a reactive functional group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel molding compositions based on semicrystalline engineering thermoplastics which, in conventional processing techniques, give moldings with reduced surface gloss. A feature of the molding compositions is that they comprise, in a polymer matrix, if appropriate with the usual additives, polymer particles with a median size d50 of from 0.1 ?m to 100 ?m, and comprise at least one other incompatible or semicompatible polymer which has not been chemically crosslinked, and also, if appropriate, comprise salt-like additives. The invention further relates to moldings which are produced by means of conventional processing techniques, in particular via injection molding, from these matt-effect molding compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conjugated polymer with provided thereon at least one molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) and a method for preparing such a polymer. The conjugate polymer provided with at least one MIP according to the invention combines both transducer properties and selectivity properties in one single material. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for use in chemo- or bio-sensors. Furthermore, the conjugate polymer provided with at least one MIP may be used in electronic devices and in chromatography, molecular recognition, selective sample enrichment or in catalysis.

Abstract: This invention is a polyester resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a resin composition consisting of 60 to 95 wt % of (a) a polyester resin and 5 to 40 wt % of (b) an olefin-based resin, and 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of (c) one or more resins selected from polyphenylene sulfide resins and liquid crystal resins, wherein said olefin-based resin (b) is composed of (b-1) a functional group-containing olefin copolymer having at least one kind of functional groups selected from carboxylic acid groups, carboxylic anhydride groups, carboxylic ester groups, metal carboxylate groups and epoxy groups and (b-2) an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and an a-olefin with 3 to 20 carbon atoms; and the polyester resin (a) forms a continuous phase, while the olefin-based resin (b) is dispersed as particles with an average particle size of 0.01 to 2 ?m in the composition.

Abstract: A thermoplastic vulcanizate comprising of a dynamically-cured rubber; and a thermoplastic phase, where the thermoplastic phase includes fiber and the reaction product of a methylene donor and a methylene acceptor. The thermoplastic phase could include a functionalized thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet comprising at least one heat-activatable adhesive based on a blend of at least one nitrile rubber S1 and at least one nitrile rubber S2, said at least one nitrile rubber S1 having an acrylonitrile fraction of not more than 25% by weight and said at least one nitrile rubber S2 having an acrylonitrile fraction of not less than 30% by weight, and at least one reactive resin.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprises a polycarbonate, an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate terpolymer, and a low gloss additive, wherein the 60° gloss is measured to be less than or equal to 90 GU according to ASTM D2457. The thermoplastic composition has excellent low gloss performance and mechanical performance. A method of making the thermoplastic composition, and an article comprising the thermoplastic composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: A transparent antimicrobial thermoplastic molding composition is disclosed. The composition contains aromatic polycarbonate resin and 0.01 to 3.8 of an antimicrobial compound conforming to formula (I) AgaM1bM22(PO4)3??(I) wherein M1 is at least one ion selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion, ammonium ion and hydrogen ion, M2 a tetravalent metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr and Sn, and where a and b are positive numbers where a+mb=1 where m is a valence of M1, the percent being relative to the weight of the polycarbonate. The composition is suitable for molding articles having good appearance and surface qualities.

Abstract: A core-shell particle including a core with poly(arylene ether) and a shell with an ethylenically unsaturated copolymer is described. Also described are a method of forming the particle, a composition including the particle, and an article including such a composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising: (i) 5-45 wt. % of an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA) graft copolymer or acrylate-modified ASA, (ii) 2-82 wt. % of at least one polyestercarbonate which is a block polyestercarbonate comprising organic carbonate blocks alternating with arylate blocks, said arylate blocks comprising ester structural units derived from at least one 1,3-dihydroxybenzene moiety and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and having a degree of polymerization of at least about 4; and (iii) 5-60 wt. % of at least one rigid thermoplastic polymer comprising structural units derived from styrene and acrylonitrile; alpha-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile; alpha-methylstyrene, styrene, and acrylonitrile; styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate; alpha-methyl styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate; or alpha-methylstyrene, styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate, or mixtures thereof, wherein wt.

Abstract: Oligomer-modified anionically polymerized polymers, reinforced materials made with the polymers and articles made from the reinforced materials are provided. The oligomer-modified polymers are made by reacting anionically polymerized polymers with low molecular weight acrylic oligomers. The oligomer-modified polymers may be used as adhesives, compatibilizers, reinforcing agents and impact modifiers.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising (A) 70 to 98% by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin or a mixture of a polyphenylene ether resin and a polystyrene-based resin, (B) 1 to 15% by weight of a hydrogenated product of an aromatic vinyl-conjugate diene block copolymer having an aromatic vinyl content of 50 to 80% by weight, and (C) 1 to 15% by weight of a hydrogenated product of an aromatic vinyl-isoprene block copolymer having an aromatic vinyl content of 15 to 45% by weight is excellent in injection moldability (fluidability and productivity), heat resistance, impact resistance and chemical resistance, can provide a molded article excellent in appearance and rigidity even in a thin-walled portion, and can be suitably used for applications in which the molded article is used in contact with water or under conditions of high temperature and high humidity, particularly in a portion which comes into contact with an organic solvent contained in skin lotion or the like.

Abstract: A vulcanizable rubber composition including an unsaturated rubber, core-shell particles, and a vulcanizing agent is described. The core-shell particles include a core with poly(arylene ether) and a shell with an ethylenically unsaturated copolymer. Also described are a vulcanized rubber composition and an article that includes it.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition characterized in that its 60° gloss is lower than 40 is disclosed. The composition contains 10 to 94.5 pbw aromatic (co)polycarbonate, 4 to 40 pbw rubber graft (co)polymer containing EP(D)M or (co)polyacrylate as graft base and a grafted phase compatible with said aromatic (co)polycarbonate, and 0.05 to 10 pbw siloxane (co)polymer. The siloxane (co)polymer contains siloxane structural units that contain epoxy functionalities (SG) and optionally siloxane units that contain no epoxy functionalities (SNG) at a ratio of (SG) units to the total (SG)+(SNG) units greater than 0.05.

Abstract: A process for efficiently producing an agglomerate resulting from removal of impurities from a water-base latex of rubbery polymer particles or dry Powder thereof and producing a dispersion having rubbery polymer particles dispersed in an organic solvent, and a process for efficiently producing a resin composition of low impurity content, in which the state of dispersion of rubbery polymer particles is excellent, from the above dispersion. In particular, a rubbery polymer particle agglomerate of low impurity content is obtained by first mixing a water-base latex of rubbery polymer particles with an organic solvent exhibiting partial solubility in water, bringing the resultant mixture into contact with water to thereby form a rubbery polymer particle agglomerate, and thereafter separating the water phase from the agglomerate/water phase mixture.