The disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for treating a substrate, for example for preventing or inhibiting corrosion of metal substrates. The compositions comprise (a) at least one cross-linkable, partially hydrolyzed polymer, and (b) at least one particular crosslinking agent.

A cyclic olefin-based resin composition contains a cyclic olefin-based copolymer (A), an azo compound (B) which has an azo group in a molecule and includes no heteroatom other than a nitrogen atom constituting the azo group, and a hindered phenol compound (C), in which an iodine value of the cyclic olefin-based copolymer (A) is in a range of equal to or more than 20 g/100 g and equal to or less than 120 g/100 g, and a number-average molecular weight Mn of the cyclic olefin-based copolymer (A) is in a range of equal to or more than 3,000 and equal to or less than 30,000.

The present invention relates to a gas barrier layer, to a nanocomposite lacquer suitable for producing the gas barrier layer and to a process for the production thereof. The gas barrier layer consists of a polymeric material into which platelet-shaped nanoparticles are embedded, wherein the nanoparticles are silicates, in particular phyllosilicates. The nanoparticles in the polymeric material have a homogeneous size distribution such as is obtained in an exfoliation of montmorillonites as nanoparticles at a rotational speed of 400 rpm for more than 30 minutes in a ball mill operated with a zirconium dioxide container and zirconium dioxide balls having a ball diameter of less than 50 mm. The proposed gas barrier layer is highly functional, is cost-effective to produce, ensures durable barrier properties on flexible films and moving components and is simple to apply and to dry.

A process includes combining a copolymer and mono- or di-valent metal ions to form a mixture, wherein the copolymer has from about 70 to about 98 wt % of an alpha-olefin moiety and about 2 to about 30 wt % of a (meth)acrylate moiety; reactively extruding the mixture to form a neutralized copolymer having a melt flow index of from about 5 to about 1500 g/10 min, wherein about 2 to about 50 wt % of the (meth)acrylate moiety is neutralized to form a mono- or di-valent metal salt present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 20% based on the total (meth)acrylic acid content of the copolymer; and grinding the neutralized copolymer to form the powder having a Dv50 particle size of from about 10 to about 600 m as determined using ASTM D5861, wherein the process is free of utilizing a liquid and/or a slurry.

A material restoration system for restoring material surfaces, the material restoration system comprising: a first composition including at least fifty percent alcohol by volume; at least twenty percent cutting oil by volume; denatured alcohol; C9-11 Pareth-8; Sodium C14-16; Sodium laureth sulfate; Sodium chloride; and Sodium xylenesulfonate.

An aqueous dispersion composition according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a first ethylene-based copolymer having a melting temperature of 84 C. or higher and a second ethylene-based copolymer having a melting temperature of less than 80 C., wherein a content of the second ethylene-based copolymer is 70 wt % to 90 wt % based on a total weight of the first ethylene-based copolymer and the second ethylene-based copolymer, and a total content of the first ethylene-based copolymer and the second ethylene-based copolymer is 50 wt % or more based on a total solid content weight of the aqueous dispersion composition.

This disclosure provides novel nanocomposites having monomodal, bimodal, and multimodal mineral particles dispersed within the polymer matrix to provide high performance nanocomposite barrier layer(s). The nanocomposite barrier layer enhances barrier performance to include moisture, water, and oxygen barrier characteristics used in consumer and industrial packaging applications. Mineral fillers, such as clay nanoparticles combined with micro and colloidal diatomaceous earth, such as calcium carbonate being one example. Bimodal and multi-modal particle combinations can play a significant role in improving intercalation and exfoliation of nanoparticles within the thermoplastic matrix during the compounding and extrusion. The present disclosure includes descriptions of nanocomposites as part of blown films, paper extrusion coatings, and extrusion laminations. The barrier layers may be part of single and multi-layer thermoplastic layers used as films and paper coatings in the range of about 6 to 500 g/m2.

This disclosure provides novel nanocomposites having monomodal, bimodal, and multimodal mineral particles dispersed within the polymer matrix to provide high performance nanocomposite barrier layer(s). The nanocomposite barrier layer enhances barrier performance to include moisture, water, and oxygen barrier characteristics used in consumer and industrial packaging applications. Mineral fillers, such as clay nanoparticles combined with micro and colloidal diatomaceous earth, such as calcium carbonate being one example. Bimodal and multi-modal particle combinations can play a significant role in improving intercalation and exfoliation of nanoparticles within the thermoplastic matrix during the compounding and extrusion. The present disclosure includes descriptions of nanocomposites as part of blown films, paper extrusion coatings, and extrusion laminations. The barrier layers may be part of single and multi-layer thermoplastic layers used as films and paper coatings in the range of about 6 to 500 g/m2.

An aqueous coating composition including: an aqueous dispersion (A) of a polyolefin resin that includes a polypropylene (A1); a crosslinking agent (B) that has a carboxyl group-reactive functional group; an aminosilane (C); and an organic solvent (D) with a water solubility of 0.01-5.0 g/100 g and a boiling point of 120-250 C.

The present disclosure provides a coating agent containing a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer.