Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions encompassing a latent organo-ruthenium compound, a photosensitizer and one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said composition is exposed to suitable actinic radiation to form a substantially transparent film or a three dimensional object. Surprisingly, the compositions are very stable at ambient conditions to temperatures up to 80° C. for several weeks and undergo mass polymerization only when subjected to actinic radiation under inert atmosphere such as for example a blanket of nitrogen. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various opto-electronic applications, including as 3D printing materials, coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, among others.

Modified thermoplastic hydrocarbon thermoplastic resins are provided, as well as methods of their manufacture and uses thereof in rubber compositions. The modified thermoplastic resins are modified by decreasing the relative quantity of the dimer, trimer, tetramer, and pentamer oligomers as compared to the corresponding unmodified thermoplastic resin polymers, resulting in a product that exhibits a greater shift in the glass transition temperature of the elastomer(s) used in tire formulations. This translates to better viscoelastic predictors of tire tread performance, such as wet grip and rolling resistance. The modified thermoplastic resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the modified thermoplastic resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, snow performance, and wet braking performance.

A cyclic olefin-based copolymer resin composition includes a cyclic olefin-based copolymer (M); and a maleimide compound (L), in which the cyclic olefin-based copolymer (M) includes a cyclic olefin-based copolymer (m) including a repeating unit represented by a specific general formula, the maleimide compound (L) has a solubility parameter (SP value) obtained by Fedors method of 19J.sup.1/2/cm.sup.3/2 or more and 26J.sup.1/2/cm.sup.3/2 or less and includes a maleimide compound (1), which is a bismaleimide compound having at least two maleimide groups in a molecule, and when a total of the cyclic olefin-based copolymer (M) and the maleimide compound (L) is 100 parts by mass, a content of the maleimide compound (L) is 1 part by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less.

A phase difference film formed of a resin containing a polymer having crystallizability, wherein: a coefficient of variation CV(Re) of an in-plane retardation of the phase difference film at a measurement wavelength of 590 nm is 1.0% or less.

A layered film includes first, second, and third layers formed of first, second, and third resins, respectively, and provided in this order. The second resin contains an alkoxysilyl group-modified product of a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer; has 0.020% by weight or less of a moisture content as measured by the Karl-Fischer method after immersed in water at 37° C. for 24 hours and then allowed to stand at 23° C. and a humidity of 70% for 24 hours; and has a flexural modulus lower than flexural moduli of the first and third resins. One or both of the first and third resins contain a polymer containing an alicyclic structure. The first resin has a specific water vapor transmission rate. A ratio of a sum of thicknesses of the first and third layers relative to a thickness of the second layer is in a specific range.

A phase difference film formed of a resin containing a polymer having crystallizability, wherein: an NZ factor thereof is less than 1.0; and a haze thereof is less than 1.0%.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions encompassing a latent organo-ruthenium compound, a photosensitizer and one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said composition is exposed to suitable actinic radiation to form a substantially transparent film or a three dimensional object. Surprisingly, the compositions are very stable at ambient conditions to temperatures up to 80° C. for several weeks and undergo mass polymerization only when subjected to actinic radiation under inert atmosphere such as for example a blanket of nitrogen. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various opto-electronic applications, including as 3D printing materials, coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, among others.

Disclosed are polymers derived from biomass. More specifically described are δ-pinene-based polymers, copolymers and compositions comprising δ-pinene-based polymers. Also disclosed are methods of making the same.

This invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials, pre-treating substrate materials to improve the adhesion of resin compositions to the substrate materials, and/or controlling gel formation of resin compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) compositions to substrate materials using adhesion promoters containing isocyanate groups in a resin composition. The invention also relates to methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials by pre-treating substrate materials with adhesion promoters containing isocyanate groups. The invention further relates to a method of providing a gel-modified ROMP composition, in which a hydroperoxide is added to a ROMP polymerizable resin composition in order to control gel formation of the polymerizing resin. An improved ROMP composition is further disclosed, comprising a cyclic olefin, a ROMP metathesis catalyst, an adhesion promoter, and an added hydroperoxide gel modifier. The polymer products produced via ROMP reactions of the invention may be utilized for a wide range of materials and composite applications. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and polymer and materials chemistry and manufacture.

Provided is a mixture which can be subjected to a Diels-Alder reaction, comprising polymer (I) and polymer (II), wherein the structures of the polymer (I) and the polymer (II) are as shown in (I), ##STR00001## wherein x1, y1, x2, y2, z1 and z2 are percentage molar contents; said x1 is >0, x2 is >0, y1 is >0, y2 is >0, z1 is ≥0, and z2 is ≥0; x1+y1+z1=1, and x2+y2+z2=1; Ar1, Ar2, Ar2-1, Ar3, Ar4 and Ar4-1 are each independently selected from: an aryl, or heteroaryl group containing 5-40 ring atoms; R1 and R2 are each independently a linking group; D is a conjugated diene functional group, and A is a dienophilic functional group; and n1 is greater than 0, and n2 is greater than 0. The mixture for a Diels-Alder reaction has a very good optical performance.