A method for manufacturing a crosslinked polyolefin separator and a separator are provided. The method includes putting a polyolefin and a polyolefin elastomer into an extruder first, and putting an alkoxy silane containing a carbon-carbon double bond functional group, an initiator and a crosslinking catalyst to form the separator. The crosslinked polyolefin separator has high meltdown temperature and low shutdown temperature.

A wood polymer composite additive includes at least one maleic anhydride grafted polymer coupling agent, a second coupling agent that is at least one of a silane and siloxane, at least one peroxide crosslinking agent; and an amine compound. A wood polymer composite includes the additive, a thermoplastic polymer and cellulosic material. A wood polymer composite article is formed by extruding the composite material.

A wood polymer composite additive includes at least one maleic anhydride grafted polymer coupling agent, a second coupling agent that is at least one of a silane and siloxane, at least one peroxide crosslinking agent; and an amine compound. A wood polymer composite includes the additive, a thermoplastic polymer and cellulosic material. A wood polymer composite article is formed by extruding the composite material.

A method for producing a dip-molded article, the method including steps of immersing a mold for dip molding in a coagulant solution to deposit the coagulant on the mold for dip molding; providing a latex composition containing a carboxy-modified conjugated diene polymer latex which is a dispersion of carboxy-modified conjugated diene polymer particles having a volume average particle size of 500 to 2,000 nm in water; and immersing the mold for dip molding having the coagulant deposited thereon in the latex composition to obtain a dip-molded article having a thickness of 0.02 to 0.19 mm.

A method for producing a dip-molded article, the method including steps of immersing a mold for dip molding in a coagulant solution to deposit the coagulant on the mold for dip molding; providing a latex composition containing a carboxy-modified conjugated diene polymer latex which is a dispersion of carboxy-modified conjugated diene polymer particles having a volume average particle size of 500 to 2,000 nm in water; and immersing the mold for dip molding having the coagulant deposited thereon in the latex composition to obtain a dip-molded article having a thickness of 0.02 to 0.19 mm.

Provided is a hollow resin particle that can reduce the dielectricity and dielectric loss tangent of a resin layer by introducing an empty area thereinto, and can be obtained by forming a hollow portion in a simple manner. Also provided is a method of producing such hollow resin particle in a simple manner. A hollow resin particle according to an embodiment of the present invention is a hollow resin particle including a shell portion and a hollow portion surrounded by the shell portion, wherein the shell portion contains an aromatic polymer (P1) obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition containing an aromatic crosslinkable monomer (a), an aromatic monofunctional monomer (b), and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based monomer (c) having a specific structure.

Provided is a hollow resin particle that can reduce the dielectricity and dielectric loss tangent of a resin layer by introducing an empty area thereinto, and can be obtained by forming a hollow portion in a simple manner. Also provided is a method of producing such hollow resin particle in a simple manner. A hollow resin particle according to an embodiment of the present invention is a hollow resin particle including a shell portion and a hollow portion surrounded by the shell portion, wherein the shell portion contains an aromatic polymer (P1) obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition containing an aromatic crosslinkable monomer (a), an aromatic monofunctional monomer (b), and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based monomer (c) having a specific structure.

An amphiphilic polymeric material which has a straight or branched chain polymer backbone and a multiplicity of side chains attached to the backbone, wherein the backbone is a copolymer of at least one ethylenically-unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon monomer and maleic anhydride, or is a terpolymer of maleic anhydride, ethylene, and a further ethylenically unsaturated monomer. A method of synthesizing said polymeric material is also provided, together with chewing gum bases, compositions and emulsions comprising amphiphilic polymeric materials.

An amphiphilic polymeric material which has a straight or branched chain polymer backbone and a multiplicity of side chains attached to the backbone, wherein the backbone is a copolymer of at least one ethylenically-unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon monomer and maleic anhydride, or is a terpolymer of maleic anhydride, ethylene, and a further ethylenically unsaturated monomer. A method of synthesizing said polymeric material is also provided, together with chewing gum bases, compositions and emulsions comprising amphiphilic polymeric materials.

A catalyst for hydrosilylation is provided. The catalyst comprises a nanoparticle having a surface and a plurality of ligands are tethered to the surface of the nanoparticle. Each ligand includes an independently selected cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group having one unsaturated moiety. Platinum is bonded to the unsaturated moiety the cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group in the catalyst. A method of preparing the catalyst is also provided. The method comprises mixing a ligand functionalized nanoparticle and a platinum mixture to give the catalyst.