Curable compositions are prepared using polyisocyanates, hydrophobic hydroxyl-terminated polymers (such as hydroxyl-terminated polyfarnesenes and hydroxyl-terminated polydienes) and organically-modified nanoclays, optionally in combination with chain extenders and/or urethane catalysts. When cured, the compositions yield polyurethane-based sealants useful in insulating glass units which have improved (lowered) moisture vapor transmission rate values as a consequence of the inclusion of the organically-modified nanoclays.

Provided are a modified hydrocarbon resin that can provide a hot-melt adhesive composition with low odor, low Gardner color and high peel adhesion, a method for producing the resin, and the hot-melt adhesive composition. A modified hydrocarbon resin comprising a 1,3-pentadiene monomer unit, a C4-C6 alicyclic monoolefin monomer unit, a C4-C8 acyclic monoolefin monomer unit, an alicyclic diolefin monomer unit, and an aromatic monoolefin monomer unit, and containing a carboxyl group or acid anhydride group, wherein a weight average molecular weight (Mw), a Z average molecular weight (Mz), a ratio (Mz/Mw), a Gardner color scale of a 50 mass % toluene solution, a softening point, and an acid value are in specific ranges.

Provided are a modified hydrocarbon resin that can provide a hot-melt adhesive composition with low odor, low Gardner color and high peel adhesion, a method for producing the resin, and the hot-melt adhesive composition. A modified hydrocarbon resin comprising a 1,3-pentadiene monomer unit, a C4-C6 alicyclic monoolefin monomer unit, a C4-C8 acyclic monoolefin monomer unit, an alicyclic diolefin monomer unit, and an aromatic monoolefin monomer unit, and containing a carboxyl group or acid anhydride group, wherein a weight average molecular weight (Mw), a Z average molecular weight (Mz), a ratio (Mz/Mw), a Gardner color scale of a 50 mass % toluene solution, a softening point, and an acid value are in specific ranges.

The present invention provides an olefin-based polymer which satisfies the following conditions of (1) to (4) and is capable of exhibiting improved impact strength without degrading mechanical properties such as tensile strength: (1) density (d): from 0.850 to 0.910 g/cc, (2) melting index (MI, 190 C., 2.16 kg load conditions): from 0.1 to 100 g/10 min, (3) molecular weight distribution (MWD): from 1.5 to 3.0, and (4) two peaks are shown in a temperature range of 20 C. to 120 C. when taking measurements of temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF), and a relation of T(90)T(50)60 C. is satisfied (where T(90) is a temperature at which 90 wt % of the olefin-based polymer is eluted, and T(50) is a temperature at which 50 wt % of the olefin-based polymer is eluted).

Provided is a process of making a polyphenylene oxide prepolymer, comprising a step of reacting a reactive cycloolefin and a vinyl-containing polyphenylene oxide in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst. The reactive cycloolefin may be selected from dicyclopentadiene monomer, dicyclopentadiene oligomer, dicyclopentadiene polymer, norbornene monomer, norbornene oligomer, norbornene polymer, and a combination thereof; the vinyl-containing polyphenylene oxide may be selected from divinylbenzyl polyphenylene oxide resin, vinylbenzyl-modified polyphenylene oxide resin, methacrylic polyphenylene oxide resin, and a combination thereof; the ruthenium catalyst may be a Grubbs catalyst. Also provided are a polyphenylene oxide prepolymer made by the process, a resin composition containing the polyphenylene oxide prepolymer, and a product made from the resin composition.

Provided is a process of making a polyphenylene oxide prepolymer, comprising a step of reacting a reactive cycloolefin and a vinyl-containing polyphenylene oxide in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst. The reactive cycloolefin may be selected from dicyclopentadiene monomer, dicyclopentadiene oligomer, dicyclopentadiene polymer, norbornene monomer, norbornene oligomer, norbornene polymer, and a combination thereof; the vinyl-containing polyphenylene oxide may be selected from divinylbenzyl polyphenylene oxide resin, vinylbenzyl-modified polyphenylene oxide resin, methacrylic polyphenylene oxide resin, and a combination thereof; the ruthenium catalyst may be a Grubbs catalyst. Also provided are a polyphenylene oxide prepolymer made by the process, a resin composition containing the polyphenylene oxide prepolymer, and a product made from the resin composition.

A hydrocarbon polymer modifier (HPM) is an interpolymer of (i) a vinyl cyclohexene component (ii) a piperylene component; and (iii) a C.sub.8-C.sub.12 vinyl aromatic component; and wherein the interpolymer comprises (a) a softening point from 40 C. to 160 C., (b) Mn greater than 400, (c) Mz less than 15,000, and (d) at least 8 mole percent aromatic hydrogen, based on the total moles of hydrogen in the interpolymer.

A hydrocarbon polymer modifier (HPM) is an interpolymer of (i) a vinyl cyclohexene component (ii) a piperylene component; and (iii) a C.sub.8-C.sub.12 vinyl aromatic component; and wherein the interpolymer comprises (a) a softening point from 40 C. to 160 C., (b) Mn greater than 400, (c) Mz less than 15,000, and (d) at least 8 mole percent aromatic hydrogen, based on the total moles of hydrogen in the interpolymer.

A method for using a saturated paraffinic process oil may include: curing an ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) composition to form an EPDM article, wherein the EPDM composition comprises EPDM rubber and a saturated paraffinic process oil, wherein the saturated paraffinic process oil comprises: a kinematic viscosity at 100 C. in a range of 14 cSt to 45 cSt; a sulfur content of less than 0.03 wt. %; a saturates content of at least 90 wt. %; a T5 distillation point of at least 480 C.; an aniline point in a range of about 130 C. to about 150 C.; a refractive index at 20 C. in a range of 1.460-1.490; and a sum of terminal/pendant propyl groups and terminal/pendant ethyl groups of at least 1.7 per 100 carbon atoms of the composition

A resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) and a hydrogenated block copolymer (II), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer (P) containing a polymer block (A) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) containing 1 to 100% by mass of a structural unit (b1) derived from farnesene and 99 to 0% by mass of a structural unit (b2) derived from a conjugated diene other than farnesene, wherein the hydrogenation rate of carbon-carbon double bonds in the structural unit derived from a conjugated diene in the block copolymer (P) is 70 mol % or more, and in the resin composition, the content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) is 40 to 95% by mass and the content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is 5 to 60% by mass.