Three-dimensional (3D) printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions are made using 3D printing methods. The 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions comprise a fluoropolymer and a reactive metal or metal oxide. The total weight percentage of the fluoropolymer and the reactive metal or metal oxide is 70-100% of the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic composition, and the weight percentage of the reactive metal or metal oxide is 5-85 wt % of the total weight of the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic material. The 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic material has a thickness of at least 200 μm.

A plastic preform apparatus is disclosed that is suitable for forming a bottle. The plastic preform apparatus features a neck portion adapted to engage a closure and includes a support ring at its lowermost point. The neck portion features a first wall thickness, and an elongated body portion including a cylindrical wall portion and an end cap. An upper segment of the body portion adjacent to the support ring features a second wall thickness substantially similar to the first wall thickness and less than a third wall thickness in a lower segment of the body portion.

In an embodiment a method for preparing a laminate includes forming a cured film by coating a source material composition including a polymer for a base layer and an inorganic particle for forming a pore, obtaining a porous base layer having a spherical pore derived from the inorganic particle by removing the inorganic particle from the cured film through an etching process and forming a coating layer, which has a repeated pattern, on a surface of the porous base layer.

Provided is a method for producing a resin molded article, capable of reducing deterioration of resin during melt extrusion. The method includes passing a resin fed from a hopper for resin through a molding machine provided with the hopper, an extruder, and a pressure control device in this order, to produce a resin molded article, the resin pressure between a tip of the extruder and an inlet port for resin of the pressure control device being 15.0 MPa or lower.

Disclosed are preforms which incorporate improvements in the region of the neck and upper segment of the body to allow the production of lightweight containers, such as bottles suitable for containing water or other beverages. In accordance with certain embodiments, the improvements include a thinner neck finish area than conventional bottles, where the thinner area is extended into the upper segment of the body portion below the support ring. Reducing the thickness in these areas of the bottle allows for less resin to be used in forming the preform and bottle.

Described is a peelable heat shrink tube composed of a fluororesin and having a determination coefficient calculated from [Equation 1] below using an elastic modulus ratio (%) of more than 0, but 0.90 or less: $\begin{array}{cc}\mathrm{Determination}\mathrm{coefficient}={\left(\mathrm{correlation}\mathrm{coefficient}\right)}^2={\left[\frac{\left(\mathrm{covariance}\right)}{\left(\mathrm{standard}\mathrm{deviation}\mathrm{of}X\right)\left(\mathrm{standard}\mathrm{deviation}\mathrm{of}Y\right)}\right]}^2& \left[\mathrm{Equation}1\right]\end{array}$
where X, Y and covariance represent the following: X: Proportion of the position of each point, where the elastic modulus was measured, from the interior of the tube Y: Elastic modulus ratio in each region Covariance: Average of the product of deviations of X and Y.

The invention relates to a method for recycling respiratory protection masks comprising a plurality of layers manufactured from a single thermoplastic polymer chosen from polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polylactic acid, homopolymers and copolymers of polyamide 6 (PA6) and long-chain polyamides such as PA11 or PA12, and comprising a filtration layer made of polyvinylidene fluoride.

A mechanically and piezoelectrically anisotropic polymer thin film may be formed by gel casting a solution that includes a crystallizable polymer and a liquid solvent. The solvent may be configured to interact with the polymer to facilitate chain alignment and, in some examples, create a higher crystalline content within the cast thin film. The thin film may also include up to approximately 90 wt. % of an additive and may be characterized by a bimodal molecular weight distribution of a crystallizable polymer where the molecular weight of the additive may be less than the molecular weight of the crystallizable polymer. In some examples, the polymer(s) and the additive(s) may be independently selected from vinylidene fluoride, trifluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, hexafluoropropene, vinyl fluoride, etc. The anisotropic polymer thin film may be characterized by an electromechanical coupling factor (k.sub.31) of at least 0.1.