A composition comprising at least the following components: A) an olefin multi-block copolymer; and B) a silicone rubber that comprises pendant vinyl groups, and optionally comprises terminal vinyl groups.

In one embodiment, a mixture includes a polyfunctional monomer having at least one functional group amenable to polymerization, a porogen, and a polymerization initiator. In another embodiment, a product includes a porous three-dimensional structure formed by additive manufacturing, where the porous three-dimensional structure has ligaments arranged in a geometric pattern, the ligaments defining pores therebetween. The pores have an average diameter greater than about 10 microns, where an average length scale of the ligaments is greater than 100 nanometers. The ligaments are nanoporous, where at least 80% of a volume measured according to outer dimensions of the porous three-dimensional structure corresponds to the pores.

A process for recycling polyolefins comprising the steps of extruding used polyolefin material, producing granules from the polyolefin material exiting from the extrusion into a liquid cooling medium, separating the cooling medium to obtain a dry polyolefin granulate, and treating the dry polyolefin granulate in a treatment space with a treatment gas, preferably by counter-current flow, immediately after separation of the cooling medium, the dry polyolefin granules still have a granule temperature (T2) which is above a temperature (T1) of the liquid cooling medium and in the range of 71 C.-20020 C., preferably 80 C.-160 C., but below the melting point of the granules, and at least 75% of the dry polyolefin granules, in the treatment space, have a dry temperature (T3) which is in the range of granule temperature (T2)20 C., but below the melting point of the granules.

Disclosed herein is a novel method to fabricate magnetic silica nanomembranes using thin polymer cores based on silica deposition and self-wrinkling induced by thermal shrinkage. These micro- and nano-scale structures have vastly enlarged the specific area of silica, thus the magnetic silica nanomembranes can be used for solid phase extraction of nucleic acids. The magnetic silica nanomembranes are suitable for nucleic acid purification and isolation and demonstrated better performance than commercial particles in terms of nucleic acid recovery yield and integrity. In addition, the magnetic silica nanomembranes may have high nucleic acid capacity due to significantly enlarged specific surface area of silica. Methods of use and devices comprising the magnetic silica nanomembranes are also provided herein.

The present disclosure relates to a molded article provided with a resin part formed with a thermoplastic resin composition containing 5 to 70 parts by mass of cellulose based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin and containing an organic peroxide, wherein a tensile strength of a resin molded body formed with the thermoplastic resin composition measured in accordance with JIS K 7161 is 40 MPa or more.

The disclosure relates to a method for modifying the rheology of a polymer and a polymeric composition obtained by the method. The composition comprises at least one organic peroxide and water in emulsion form. The polymer may comprise a polyolefin. The method comprises extruding a molten polymer and the composition and removing volatile compounds from the molten polymer.

A method for recycling of packaging material (300) is disclosed. The packaging material (300) comprises a multiple layer material (10) comprising a metal layer (50), at least one polymer layer (20, 40, 60) and, optionally, a paperboard layer (30). The method comprises placing the residual waste in a vat (360) comprising a separation fluid (375) to produce a mixture of metal shreds from the metal layer (50), plastic shreds from the polymer layer (20, 40, 60) and residual components. The separation fluid comprises a mixture comprising at least one swelling agent and at least one carboxylic acid.

This invention relates to eco-friendly dip formable solutions and dispersions for making dip formed articles. Some embodiments of the invention include coatable, dip formable, or emulsifiable solution composition comprising one or more styrenic block copolymers in cyclic natural terpenes, such as citrus peel extract which can be used to form an article. In some embodiments dip formable solutions and dispersions comprise of styrenated block copolymers and polyolefins. In some embodiments the styrenated block copolymers are saturated, unsaturated, or a blend. In some embodiments, the styrenated block copolymers comprises an oil or a plasticizer. In some embodiments the articles are made from an emulsion. In some embodiments the articles are made from a plastisol.

A photovoltaic thermal collector is provided with: glasses disposed on both a sunlight receiving surface side and an opposite surface side thereto; a hot-water producing portion and a power generating portion. An olefinic rubber sealing member (A) is disposed on at least one surface side of a power generating element of the power generating portion, and an olefinic rubber sheet (B) including carbon black is disposed on an opposite surface side thereto. In addition, a resin pipe as a channel of the hot-water producing portion is made of cross-linked polyethylene or polybutene; the resin pipe is sandwiched in the olefinic rubber sheet (B); and the olefinic rubber sheet (B) is further disposed in a side portion of the resin pipe and in a gap between one resin pipe and another resin pipe.

A composite is prepared through extrusion by supplying a thermoplastic resin to a main feeder, followed by supplying a plurality of carbon fiber groups to a side feeder, wherein the carbon fiber groups include a plurality of carbon fiber single yarns having a length of about 6 cm to about 8 cm and unidirectionally aligned.