The molecular weight of a semi-crystalline polyester including ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate units is increased in a process, including heating the semi-crystalline polyester during a solid state polymerization period. The temperature is at least 180 C. and is kept below the melting point of the semi-crystalline polyester whilst the semi-crystalline polyester is either under a flow of inert gas or under vacuum to obtain a solid state polymerized polyester. The temperature is continuously or periodically increased during the solid state polymerization period.

The present invention relates to a copolyester having intrinsic viscosity greater than 0.50 dL/gm, comprises: terephthalate polyester composition; and a modified transparent polybutylene naphthalate, wherein the modified polybutylene naphthalate comprises naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, 1,4-butane diol, and isophthalic acid or monoethylene glycol or diethylene glycol or cyclohexane dimethanol or polyethylene naphthalate, nucleating agent, and a modified nanoclay.

A thermoplastic polyester including: at least one 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol unit (A); at least one cyclic diol unit (B) other than cyclohexanedimethanol units and 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol units (A); and at least one aromatic carboxylic diacid unit (C), the polyester being free from ethylene glycol units. It also relates to the production method and use of same.

The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising at least one polyamide, of which at least one is a semicrystalline copolyamide comprising at least one minor motif resulting from the polycondensation of: at least one diamine with at least one polymerised fatty acid, in particular a fatty acid dimer; or at least one diamine dimer with at least one carboxylic acid; or at least one amino acid dimer; or mixtures of same, as a sealing coating in a pipe containing oil or gas, said pipe being used in the operation of offshore oil or gas deposits.

Described herein is a thermosetting resin composition, obtained from the reaction of at least: a polycarbodiimide (i), where the number of carbodiimide groups per molecule is in the range of from 1 to 10; a mixture of crystalline and amorphous polyols (ii), where the molar ratio of carbodiimide groups in the polycarbodiimide according to (i) to hydroxyl groups in the mixture according to (ii) is in the range of from 1:2 to 2:1 and where at least 25 weight-% of the mixture according to (ii) consists of at least one crystalline polyesterol, based on the overall weight of the mixture being 100 weight-%. Also described herein is a method of using the thermosetting resin composition as an adhesive, as well as processes for preparation of adhesives, an element including an adhesive layer on at least one substrate, and an adhesive film, obtained from one of the processes.

A liquid crystal polyester composition containing a liquid crystal polyester and a glass fiber is provided. The amount of the glass fiber is at least 10 parts by mass but not more than 70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the liquid crystal polyester, and the glass fiber contains a glass fiber (1) having a number average fiber diameter of at least 15 ?m but not more than 25 ?m and a glass fiber (2) having a number average fiber diameter of at least 10 ?m but not more than 12 ?m.

Provided is a thermoresponsive material containing bubbles and has improved durability. A thermoresponsive material 1 whose state changes, depending on a change in temperature, comprises a matrix 2 in which bubbles 4 having an average diameter of 30 to 400 m are dispersed. Satisfied is D/a0.7, where D represents the standard deviation of diameters of the bubbles 4, and a represents the average diameter of the bubbles 4. Satisfied is 0.3V.sub.1/V.sub.20.9, where V.sub.1 represents the volume of the bubbles 4 at room temperature, and V.sub.2 represents the apparent volume of the matrix 2 at room temperature. The matrix 2 contains a liquid crystalline polyurethane.

A liquid crystal polyester composition which includes liquid crystal polyester and a plate-like inorganic filler is provided. The ratio of signal strength of iron with respect to signal strength of silicon in the plate-like inorganic filler is 1 to 2.5, in a case where a signal of a component included in the plate-like inorganic filler is detected and strength of the signal is acquired for each component by X-ray fluorometry. A molded body obtained by molding the liquid crystal polyester composition and a connector obtained by molding the liquid crystal polyester composition are also provided. The molded body has high bending strength.

Disclosed herein are ropes containing bundles of filaments, where each bundle includes at least 70% by volume of liquid crystal polymer filaments, and where at least one bundle includes liquid crystal polymer filaments of at least 10 denier per filament in size. Also disclosed herein are methods of pulling or lifting an object by applying tension to such a rope connected to the object, where the rope is arranged over a sheave or a non-rotating guide surface, and a ratio of a diameter of the sheave or an effective diameter of the non-rotating guide surface, D, to a diameter of the rope, d, is at least 20:1.

A polymer composition for use in an electric circuit protection device is provided. The polymer composition comprises a polymer matrix that includes a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer. The polymer composition exhibits an in-plane thermal conductivity of about 3.5 W/m-K or more as determined in accordance with ASTM E1461-13 and a melt viscosity of from about 1 to about 100 Pa-s as determined in accordance with ISO Test No. 11443:2014 at a temperature 15? C. higher than the melting temperature.