The invention relates to a composition comprising carbon fibers and an additive agent having a molecular weight of at least 200 g/mol and comprising at least one functional group (A) which is an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group, and at least one functional group (B) comprising at least one group selected from secondary amine, tertiary amine, salt of secondary or tertiary amine, and quaternary ammonium, and wherein groups (A) and groups (B) are connected via covalent bonds, and wherein the covalent bonds include at least one ester group.

A scavenger composition comprising a carrier and an active metal, wherein the carrier is present in an amount of about 1.0 wt % to about 99.0 wt. %, based on total weight of the composition, and the active metal is present in an amount of about 1.0 wt % to about 99.0 wt. %, based on total weight of the composition, wherein the active metal is a metal salt or metal chelate, and wherein the metal is chosen from iron, copper, molybdenum and zinc.

The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

A scavenger composition comprising a carrier and an active metal, wherein the carrier is present in an amount of about 1.0 wt % to about 99.0 wt. %, based on total weight of the composition, and the active metal is present in an amount of about 1.0 wt % to about 99.0 wt. %, based on total weight of the composition, wherein the active metal is a metal salt or metal chelate, and wherein the metal is chosen from iron, copper, molybdenum and zinc.

A method for producing a stabilizer composition for a polymer and a stabilizer composition produced by the method. At least one carboxylic acid is reacted with at least one metal compound, such as at least one metal hydroxide and/or at least one metal oxide and/or at least one metal carbonate, thereby forming a metal carboxylate of the carboxylic acid. The reaction of the carboxylic acid with the metal compound is carried out in a continuous manner in an extruder while reaction water being formed is discharged out of the extruder.

The invention relates to a polymeric composition, comprising: at least one thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of at least about 220 C.; inorganic particulates having an average particle size in the range up to about 100 nanometers dispersed in the thermoplastic resin, the inorganic particulates having an index of refraction in the range from about 1.4 to about 3; and an effective amount of at least one dispersant to disperse the inorganic particulates in the thermoplastic resin. The polymer composition may be a high temperature thermoplastic suitable for forming, such as by molding, optical articles such as lenses.

The invention relates to a polymeric composition, comprising: at least one thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of at least about 220 C.; inorganic particulates having an average particle size in the range up to about 100 nanometers dispersed in the thermoplastic resin, the inorganic particulates having an index of refraction in the range from about 1.4 to about 3; and an effective amount of at least one dispersant to disperse the inorganic particulates in the thermoplastic resin. The polymer composition may be a high temperature thermoplastic suitable for forming, such as by molding, optical articles such as lenses.

A method for preparing a preblend of nanostructured carbon, such as nanotubes, fullerenes, or graphene, and a particulate solid, such as polymer beads, carbon black, graphitic particles or glassy carbon involving wet-mixing and followed by optional drying to remove the liquid medium. The preblend may be in the form of a core-shell powder material with the nanostructured carbon as the shell on the particulate solid core. The preblend may provide particularly improved dispersion of single-walled nanotubes in ethylene--olefin elastomer compositions, resulting in improved reinforcement from the nanotubes. The improved elastomer compositions may show simultaneous improvement in both modulus and in elongation at break. The elastomer compositions may be formed into useful rubber articles.

A compounding material for rubber kneading including: a sealing pouch (A) having an outer layer with a thickness of 30 to 100 ?m that is made of a polymer (a) with a melting point of 60 to 140? C., and a liquid diene-based rubber (B) sealed inside the sealing pouch (A). Also a sealed package including: a sealing container with low water vapor permeability, and the compounding material for rubber kneading sealed inside the sealing container.

The invention relates to the reduction of the burning rate of di-(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl)-peroxydicarbonate (BCHPC) by adding desensitizers as well as to the use of BCHPC preparations having a reduced burning rate as an initiator in chemical reactions.