Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising: obtaining a base formulation, obtaining an activator formulation, mixing the base formulation with the activator formulation, so as to result in a liquid applied roofing formulation, applying the liquid applied roofing formulation to at least one steep slope roof substrate, and solidifying the formulation, so as to form at least one coating layer on the at least one steep slope roof substrate. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a liquid applied roofing formulation comprising a first part and a second part. In some embodiments, the first part comprises the base formulation and the second part comprises the activator formulation.

The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition including a base resin (A) including a polyalkylene terephthalate and a polycarbonate, an impact modifier (B) having a core-shell structure, a halogenated epoxy-based flame retardant (C), a compatibilizer (D), and a transesterification inhibitor (E) in a predetermined content ratio, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition has a melt flow index (250° C., 5 kg) of 7.0 g/10 min or more and has a WOM value of 70% or more as measured according to UL 746C (f1 Class), and a molded article including the thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition of the present disclosure may have excellent mechanical strength, molding processability, flame retardancy, hot water resistance, and weather resistance.

A paint system comprising a first component and a second component wherein said first and second components are separate compositions, wherein said first component is a removable paint composition comprising: (i) an organic solvent component comprising or consisting of one or more organic solvent(s); (ii) a polymeric component comprising a polymeric binder; (iii) a pigment component; and (iv) optionally one or more acid(s), and wherein said second component is a remover composition for removing said first component from a surface of a substrate wherein said remover composition comprises: (i) water and (ii) a base.

Compositions including a plurality of particles that may be prepared from a chitosan salt and methods for preparing the same. The plurality of particles may have an average diameter ranging from about 100 μm to about 750 μm, such as from about 150 μm to about 500 μm; a steepness value ranging from about 30 to about 90; and an average aspect ratio greater than 0.6. The plurality of particles may be substantially spherical in shape, for example. Methods of preparation include electrospraying a chitosan salt solution through a needle.

An extruded thermoplastic composition includes: (a) from about 20 wt % to about 75 wt % of a ceramic fiber component; (b) from about 15 wt % to about 70 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) component including a high molecular weight PBT and a low molecular weight PBT; (c) from about 5 wt % to about 23 wt % of a polycarbonate component; and (d) from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a compatibilizer component. Methods of making the extruded thermoplastic composition are also described.

Described herein is a process for the production of a pultrudate by mixing (a) di- or polyisocyanates, (b) compounds having at least two groups reactive toward isocyanates, (c) catalyst, (d) mold-release agent, and optionally, (e) other auxiliaries and additional substances, to give a pultrusion resin system, and wetting and hardening a fiber material therewith, where the di- and polyisocyanates (a) are mixed with a polyol component (B) including compounds (b) having at least two groups reactive toward isocyanates, catalysts (c) mold-release agents (d) and optionally other auxiliaries and additional substances (e), and the pH of the polyol component (B) is in the range from 6.5 to 8.5. Also described herein is a pultrudate obtainable by this process.

An opaque high-impact methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene polymer (MBS) for improving impact resistance of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) including the following components by mass: 80-95% of core layer, 4-20% of shell layer and 0.001-0.05% of protective colloid, where the core layer is a butadiene (B) and styrene (S) polymer, the shell layer is one or a copolymer of two or three of S, acrylate and methyl methacrylate (MMA), and the protective colloid includes one or a compound of two or three of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), gelatin and hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC), may solve the problems of low impact resistance in the existing MBS product and difficult coagulation or spraying in the post-treatment process.

A process for the preparation of a coated substrate is described, in which a substrate is coated with a coating mixture containing a polymer and an amino acid-modified layered double hydroxide. The process of the invention is markedly simpler than conventional techniques for affording coated substrates having reduced permeability to degradative gases. The coated substrates obtainable by the process are particularly useful in packaging applications, notably in the food industry.

A water-based process was developed for the synthesis of aminated lignin copolymers with high MW, thermal stability and solubility in water over a wide range of p H values. The cationic lignin copolymer described herein comprises: a grafting ratio of (weight of cationic amine compound)/(weight of lignin) of 70 to 200% and a charge density of +1.4-3.0 meq/g. This cationic lignin copolymer can be used as a flocculant in numerous wastewater streams including municipal and industrial systems and sludge dewatering in the pulp & paper, mining and oil industries.

The disclosure provides three-dimensional cross-linked polymer networks transport channels, arrays comprising the networks, processes for making the networks, and uses of the networks and arrays.