Polymer compositions containing an ethylene polymer, 50-1500 ppm by weight of a glycerol stearate, and 250-7500 ppm by weight of an antioxidant selected from a phenolic antioxidant, a phosphite antioxidant, a thioester antioxidant, or any combination thereof, are described. These polymer compositions have improved initial color, improved color after long-term aging, or improved color after multi-pass extrusion processing.

Provided are a resin composition and masterbatch pellets, which enable a molded resin composition product to improve both flexural modulus and Izod impact strength, and a molded resin composition product having both improved flexural modulus and improved Izod impact strength, and a method for producing the same. The resin composition includes 45 to 95 mass % of an olefin polymer, 1 to 50 mass % of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate, 0.00001 to 0.8 mass % of spherical silica particles, and 0.1 to 10 mass % of a lubricant. Also, the masterbatch pellets are for production of the resin composition by kneading the masterbatch pellets with a diluent containing olefin polymer, and the masterbatch pellets contain 10 to 50 mass % of an olefin polymer, 35 to 80 mass % of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate, 0.00005 to 5.0 mass % of spherical silica particles, and 0.5 to 10 mass % of a lubricant.

In an embodiment, a slit film tape composition includes a propylene-based elastomer comprising 1-16 wt % ethylene based on a total weight of the propylene-based elastomer, the propylene-based elastomer having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 1-50 g/10 min; a polypropylene comprising 10-100 mol % propylene based on a total weight of the polypropylene, the polypropylene having a MFR of 2-35 g/10 min; and a filler. In another embodiment, a slit film tape composition includes a propylene-based elastomer comprising from 5-30 wt % ethylene based on a total weight of the propylene-based elastomer, the propylene-based elastomer having a MFR of 35-60 g/10 min; a polypropylene comprising 10-100 mol % propylene based on a total weight of the polypropylene, the polypropylene having a MFR of 2-35 g/10 min; and a filler.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, polyethylene formulations and modified polyethylene compositions are provided. Embodiments of the polyethylene formulation may include a free radical generator; and a multimodal polyethylene composition. The multimodal polyethylene composition may include a peak in a temperature range of 95° C. to 120° C. in the elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (iCCD), wherein a polyethylene fraction area is an area in the elution profile beneath the peak of the polyethylene fraction between 95° C. and 120° C., and wherein the polyethylene fraction area comprises at least 20% of the total area of the elution profile and a molecular weight (M.sub.w) of less than 80,000 g/mol in the temperature range of from 95° C. to 120° C. on an elution profile via iCCD. The modified polyethylene composition may be the reaction product of the free radical generator and the multimodal polyethylene composition.

The present application discloses a polyvinyl alcohol composition, as well as a preparation method and polyvinyl alcohol medical catheter containing thereof, wherein raw materials include the following components: 60-90 parts of polyvinyl alcohol; 0.1-3 parts of glutaraldehyde; and the polyvinyl alcohol composition is made by mixing the polyvinyl alcohol in molten state with the glutaraldehyde in an acidic environment.

A composition contains the following components: (a) 15 to 49.8 volume-percent of a first polysiloxane that is has a viscosity in a range of 50 centiStokes to 550 Stokes as determined according to ASTM D4283-98; (b) 0.2 to 5 volume-percent of an organoclay; (c) 50-74 volume-percent roundish or crushed thermally conductive fillers including: (i) 5 to 15 volume-percent small thermally conductive fillers having a median particle size in a range of 0.1 to 1.0 micrometers; (ii) 10 to 25 volume-percent medium thermally conductive fillers having a median particle size in a range of 1.1 to 5.0 micrometers; (iii) 25 to 50 volume-percent large thermally conductive fillers having a median particle size in a range of 5.1 to 50 micrometers; and (d) 0 to 5 volume-percent of an alkoxy functional linear polysiloxane different from the first polysiloxane and/or an alkoxy functional linear silane; where volume-percent values are relative to composition volume.

A fluororubber composition that is a kneaded mixture of a carbon nanotube masterbatch comprising 4 to 20 parts by weight of multilayer carbon nanotubes, which are fibrous carbon nanostructures that do not contain monolayer carbon nanotubes, based on 100 parts by weight of a fluororubber polymer, and a fluororubber raw material comprising at least a fluororubber polymer and a reinforcing filler, in which the multilayer carbon nanotubes are compounded in an amount of 0.5 to 6 wt. % in the kneaded mixture. The kneading is performed using a roll or a kneader when the fluororubber composition is produced. The fluororubber composition can provide a fluororubber crosslinked molded article that exhibits abrasion resistance and blister resistance.

A method of producing embolic particles includes forming a master batch of embolic particles, wherein the master batch of particles includes a plurality of negatively charged loading sites. The method also includes modifying the master batch of particles to form an activated batch of particles by reacting the master patch of particles with a bridging agent. The activated batch of particles includes a plurality of activated loading sites configured to bond to a negatively charged drug.

A biodegradable composition, a biodegradable wrap film and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The biodegradable wrap film includes an inner layer, at least one interlayer formed on the inner layer, and an outer layer formed on the interlayer. The inner layer, the at least one interlayer formed on the inner layer, and the outer layer are respectively formed by the biodegradable composition. The biodegradable composition includes 50 to 98.9 wt % of a polyolefin resin, 1 to 49.9 wt % of a biodegradable polymer and 0.1 to 5 wt % of an organic degradation aid.

The invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition comprising an additive formulation, the use of said formulation as a liquid additive concentrate in a thermoplastic resin composition, methods for improving specific properties of additives in a thermoplastic resin composition, the use of specific carriers for improving said properties, and a kit of parts for preparing a thermoplastic resin composition. In particular, specific carrier substances enhance the technical efficiency of additives, if these are introduced into polymers derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, such as polyolefins.