A push-in earplug is provided. The push-in earplug comprises an elongate core comprising a core material. The push-in earplug also comprises an outer layer comprising a foam material, the outer layer covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the elongate core. The push-in earplug also comprises a channel extending through the elongate core from a first end of the elongate core to the second end of the elongate core.

A curable composition comprising a fluorinated amorphous fluoropolymer, and a blend of polysulfonamide and polyol crosslinking agents.

Methods and equipment for the recycling of carpet are disclosed that produce a clean fiber product suitable for industrial use. The methods allow the recovery of face fiber material, for example a polyester, polyolefin, or a polyamide, from carpets that includes a face fiber material, a polypropylene backing material, and an adhesive, and include the steps of mechanically impacting the carpet to break the bonds between the adhesive and the fibrous components, treating the fibrous components to remove adhesive granules from the fibrous components, and optionally separating the polypropylene backing from the face fiber. A clean adhesive/calcium carbonate product can also be produced from this process.

A thermoplastic resin composition resin composition contains: 1 to 50 parts by mass of a specific polycarbonate resin (A) containing an isosorbide structure; 10 to 45 parts by mass of a graft copolymer (B) obtained by graft polymerizing a rubbery polymer (a) with a monomer (b) containing an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer; 5 to 49 parts by mass of an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer (C) obtained by copolymerizing a monomer (c) containing an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer; and 0 to 40 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (D). (A total of the polycarbonate resin (A), the graft copolymer (B), the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer (C), and the aromatic polycarbonate resin (D) is 100 parts by mass.) A molded article obtained by molding this thermoplastic resin composition.