A thermoplastic polyolefin composition which is capable of being shaped and repeatedly recycled, comprises propy-lene-based polymers, said composition being modified with 0.01-5 wt % of organic oligomeric silanes selected from partially hydrolyzed alkoxy substituted vinyl, allyl or methacryl silanes, and blends thereof, and 0.0005-0.5 wt % of a compound capable of generating free radicals

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer/biological entities alloy, comprising a step of mixing a polymer and biological entities that degrade it, during a heat treatment, said heat treatment being performed at a temperature T above room temperature and said biological entities being resistant to said temperature T, characterized in that said biological entities are chosen from enzymes that degrade said polymer and microorganisms that degrade said polymer.

The present invention provides a polyformaldehyde composite material, in parts by weight, including the following components: 70 to 95 parts of a polyformaldehyde; 5 to 20 parts of a SEBS; wherein, the SEBS is acid modified or amine modified. Due to modification by acid or amine, and presence of a polystyrene segment, a compatibility of the SEBS with the polyformaldehyde reduces because of a steric hindrance effect, which reduces an ability of a POM molecular chain to arrange regularly. When injection molded into a product or template, an incompatibility of the material itself will form a micro-rough effect on a surface of the material. When an incident light reaches the micro-rough surface, a reflection direction of the light will change and thus a diffuse reflection occurs, and a low-gloss material is obtained.

To provide a resin composition that allows the effect of cellulose fibers added to be exerted sufficiently and allows a molded body having good mechanical strength to be produced, a method for producing the resin composition, a cellulose fiber composition, and a molded article using the resin composition. The resin composition of the present invention contains: an olefin-based polymer (A); cellulose fibers (B); an amide compound (C) having at least one hydrocarbon group; and an acrylic-based polymer (D) that contains a first structural unit based on an alkyl (meth)acrylate and a second structural unit based on an acrylic monomer having an amido group and has a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 100,000.

The invention relates to a gel comprising a first gelatin component and a second gelatin component in an aqueous medium, wherein the first gelatin component comprises gelatin particles comprising chemical cross-links and dehydrothermal cross-links; and the second gelatin component comprises a dissolved gelatin comprising chemical cross-links and at least one polysaccharide.

The present invention is directed to a polyethylene-polypropylene composition comprising a blend (A) being a recycled material, said blend comprising polypropylene and polyethylene, and a compatibilizer (B) being a C.sub.2C.sub.3C.sub.4 terpolymer. Further, the present invention is directed to an article comprising said polyethylene-polypropylene composition and a process for preparing said polyethylene-polypropylene composition. The present invention is also directed to the use of a compatibilizer (B) being a C.sub.2C.sub.3C.sub.4 terpolymer for improving the impact-stiffness balance and the morphology of the blend (A).

An improved method forms and employs a wax to modify asphalt. The method includes: (a) selecting a solid polymeric material, (b) heating the solid polymeric material in an extruder to produce a molten polymeric material, (c) filtering the molten polymeric material, (d) placing the molten polymeric material through a chemical depolymerization process in a reactor to produce a depolymerized polymeric material, and (e) adding the depolymerized material to a pre-wax mixture to produce a polymer-modified asphalt. The addition of wax reduced the mixing time necessary to achieve improved polymer dispersion compared to the control formulation modified bitumen and reduced the viscosity of the neat bitumen. Pre-polymer addition of wax is detrimental to most properties of the resulting modified asphalt. Post-polymer addition improved viscosity reduction, higher softening point and improved dimensional stability.

The present invention relates to a multicomponent plastic product comprising at least two different thermoplastic materials, wherein a first thermoplastic material comprises a first thermoplastic polymer, and a second thermoplastic material comprises at least a second thermoplastic polymer and at least one degrading enzyme able to degrade the first thermoplastic polymer. The second thermoplastic material has a transformation temperature lower than the transformation temperature of the first thermoplastic material, and the first and second plastic materials are at least partially adjacent in the multicomponent product.

The invention pertains to a polymer composition possessing improved resistance towards degradation and discolouring phenomena induced by UV radiation, said composition comprising at least one aromatic sulfone polymer; at least one organic UV absorber and at least one basic compound selected from the group consisting of (i) basic oxides and hydroxides of divalent metals and (ii) salts of a weak acid, and to methods for its manufacture and to shaped articles obtained therefrom.

The invention pertains to a polymer composition possessing improved resistance towards degradation and discolouring phenomena induced by UV radiation, said composition comprising at least one aromatic sulfone polymer; at least one organic UV absorber and at least one basic compound selected from the group consisting of (i) basic oxides and hydroxides of divalent metals and (ii) salts of a weak acid, and to methods for its manufacture and to shaped articles obtained therefrom.