Disclosed is a modified biopolymer having the formula A-XY wherein: (a) A is a starting material selected from the group consisting of a polysaccharide, a protein and a cellulose; (b) X is a first moiety bearing a functionality co-reactive with A; (c) Y is a second moiety covalently bound to X, capable of undergoing free radical polymerization and bearing at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups; (d) the starting material A and the first moiety X are linked covalently through linkages selected from the group consisting of an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a sulfonate ester, a phosphate ester and an ether; and (e) a degree of substitution of the starting material A with the first moiety X is less than 0.5 but more than 0.1. Compositions including the modified biopolymer and methods for making them are also disclosed.

Disclosed is a modified biopolymer having the formula A-XY wherein: (a) A is a starting material selected from the group consisting of a polysaccharide, a protein and a cellulose; (b) X is a first moiety bearing a functionality co-reactive with A; (c) Y is a second moiety covalently bound to X, capable of undergoing free radical polymerization and bearing at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups; (d) the starting material A and the first moiety X are linked covalently through linkages selected from the group consisting of an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a sulfonate ester, a phosphate ester and an ether; and (e) a degree of substitution of the starting material A with the first moiety X is less than 0.5 but more than 0.1. Compositions including the modified biopolymer and methods for making them are also disclosed.

Disclosed is a modified biopolymer having the formula A-XY wherein: (a) A is a starting material selected from the group consisting of a polysaccharide, a protein and a cellulose; (b) X is a first moiety bearing a functionality co-reactive with A; (c) Y is a second moiety covalently bound to X, capable of undergoing free radical polymerization and bearing at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups; (d) the starting material A and the first moiety X are linked covalently through linkages selected from the group consisting of an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a sulfonate ester, a phosphate ester and an ether; and (e) a degree of substitution of the starting material A with the first moiety X is less than 0.5 but more than 0.1. Compositions including the modified biopolymer and methods for making them are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to packaging material comprising a plastic substrate comprising at least one surface, and a barrier layer for hydrophobic substances, wherein the barrier layer is in contact with the at least one surface of the plastic substrate, wherein the barrier layer comprises a copolymer, a surface-reacted calcium carbonate, and a mineral material selected from natural ground calcium carbonate and/or precipitated calcium carbonate, as well as a method for producing the same and its use.

The present invention relates to packaging material comprising a plastic substrate comprising at least one surface, and a barrier layer for hydrophobic substances, wherein the barrier layer is in contact with the at least one surface of the plastic substrate, wherein the barrier layer comprises a copolymer, a surface-reacted calcium carbonate, and a mineral material selected from natural ground calcium carbonate and/or precipitated calcium carbonate, as well as a method for producing the same and its use.

The present invention relates to packaging material comprising a plastic substrate comprising at least one surface, and a barrier layer for hydrophobic substances, wherein the barrier layer is in contact with the at least one surface of the plastic substrate, wherein the barrier layer comprises a copolymer, a surface-reacted calcium carbonate, and a mineral material selected from natural ground calcium carbonate and/or precipitated calcium carbonate, as well as a method for producing the same and its use.

The present application relates to the technical field of wastewater treatment and rapid pollutant detection, in particular to a chitosan-polyacrylamide composite porous hydrogel, preparation and use thereof, and a metal ion-adsorbing and detecting reagent and method. The chitosan-polyacrylamide composite porous hydrogel of the present application is prepared by in situ polymerization of a chitosan sol, an acrylamide, a crosslinking agent and a surfactant into a mixed solution comprising liquid droplets, followed by steps of curing, washing, and freeze-drying. The present application further provides a metal ion-detecting reagent, which is obtained by adsorbing a color developing agent into the chitosan-polyacrylamide composite porous hydrogel as described above, wherein the color developing agent is a dye that changes color when encountering metal ions. The chitosan-polyacrylamide composite porous hydrogel of the present application has balanced mechanical properties and porosity.

The present application relates to the technical field of wastewater treatment and rapid pollutant detection, in particular to a chitosan-polyacrylamide composite porous hydrogel, preparation and use thereof, and a metal ion-adsorbing and detecting reagent and method. The chitosan-polyacrylamide composite porous hydrogel of the present application is prepared by in situ polymerization of a chitosan sol, an acrylamide, a crosslinking agent and a surfactant into a mixed solution comprising liquid droplets, followed by steps of curing, washing, and freeze-drying. The present application further provides a metal ion-detecting reagent, which is obtained by adsorbing a color developing agent into the chitosan-polyacrylamide composite porous hydrogel as described above, wherein the color developing agent is a dye that changes color when encountering metal ions. The chitosan-polyacrylamide composite porous hydrogel of the present application has balanced mechanical properties and porosity.

A supramolecular star-shaped polymer with β-CD as a core and a preparation method thereof. The supramolecular star-shaped polymer with β-CD as a core has a β-cyclodextrin-modified branched monomer F-β-CD that serves as a core and is grafted with acrylamide, acrylic acid, hydrophobic monomers and surface-active macromolecular monomers to form a supramolecular star-shaped polymer. The hydrophobic monomer is one or more of N-benzyl-N alkyl (meth) acrylamide and N-phenethyl-N alkyl (meth) acrylamide; the surface-active macromolecular monomer is one or more of allyl polyoxyethylene ether, alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (meth)acrylate, allyl alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether, alkyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether (meth)acrylate and allyl alkyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether. The method has cheapness and easiness to obtain raw materials, ease to control synthesis conditions, and high yield. The present invention has excellent tackifying performance, temperature resistance, salt resistance and hydrolysis resistance, so that it shows good application prospects in the aspect of enhancing recovery ratios and hydraulic fracturing in oilfields.

A supramolecular star-shaped polymer with β-CD as a core and a preparation method thereof. The supramolecular star-shaped polymer with β-CD as a core has a β-cyclodextrin-modified branched monomer F-β-CD that serves as a core and is grafted with acrylamide, acrylic acid, hydrophobic monomers and surface-active macromolecular monomers to form a supramolecular star-shaped polymer. The hydrophobic monomer is one or more of N-benzyl-N alkyl (meth) acrylamide and N-phenethyl-N alkyl (meth) acrylamide; the surface-active macromolecular monomer is one or more of allyl polyoxyethylene ether, alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (meth)acrylate, allyl alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether, alkyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether (meth)acrylate and allyl alkyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether. The method has cheapness and easiness to obtain raw materials, ease to control synthesis conditions, and high yield. The present invention has excellent tackifying performance, temperature resistance, salt resistance and hydrolysis resistance, so that it shows good application prospects in the aspect of enhancing recovery ratios and hydraulic fracturing in oilfields.