A process for producing a thermoformable and/or -embossable fiber/polymer composite using a fibrous lignocellulosic substrate S and a polymer P, which contains i) homogeneously mixing the substrate S and the polymer P, then ii) converting the substrate S/polymer P mixture to a fiber web, and then iii) compacting the resultant fiber web at a temperature not less than the glass transition temperature of the polymer P [Tg.sup.P] to give a thermoformable and/or -embossable fiber/polymer composite, wherein a) the substrate S comprises acetylated lignocellulosic fibers, and b) the polymer P is thermoplastic and has a Tg.sup.P20 C. The invention relates to a fiber/polymer molding obtainable by the process and a component in motor vehicle construction, in built structures and in furniture which contains the fiber/polymer molding.

A thermally conductive, electrical insulating nonwoven material is described that comprises 20 wt. %-50 wt. % organic components, wherein the organic components comprise wherein the organic components comprise organic drawn fibers, organic bi-component binder fibers, and a polymer latex binder comprising at least one of an acrylic latex, an acrylic copolymer latex, a nitrile latex, and a styrene latex; and 50 wt. %-80 wt. % inorganic components wherein the inorganic components comprise a blend of thermally conductive fillers and clay. The organic bi-component binder fibers have a polymeric core and a sheath layer surrounding the polymeric core wherein the sheath layer has a lower melting point than the core.

This vinyl polymer powder, which contains a vinyl polymer, has a glass transition temperature of at least 0 C. (where if there are a plurality of glass transition points, all of the glass transition temperatures are at least 0 C.), has no greater than 350 ppm of the total content of magnesium ions, calcium ions, aluminum ions, barium ions, and zinc ions, has no greater than 100 ppm of the content of ammonium ions, has an acid number of no greater than 2.5 mgKOH/g, and has a bulk density of 0.10-0.60 g/cm.sup.3.

The invention relates to a thermoplastic formulation having a thermoplastic matrix and 1-40 percent by weight of a high molecular weight acrylic processing aid, with a weight average molecular weight of greater than 100,000 g/mol. The formulation has a high melt strength, yet is processable under typical melt processing conditions. The formulation is useful for melt-processed products, including extruded products such as extruded sheet, foam, co-extruded profiles, blown films, and other objects typically formed by a heat processing operation.

There is provided a thermosetting resin composition. A resin composition, comprising: (A) component, (B) component, and a solvent, wherein the content of the (B) component is 0.1 to 5.0% by mass with respect to the content of all components of the resin composition, except the solvent: (A) component: a self-crosslinking copolymer having a structural unit of Formula (1) below and a structural unit of Formula (2) below (B) component: a compound of Formula (3) below ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.0 is each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X is O or NH, R.sup.1 is a single bond or an alkylene group, R.sup.2 is an alkyl group, a is an integer of 1 to 5, b is an integer of 0 to 4, R.sup.3 is a divalent organic group having an ether bond and/or an ester bond, R.sup.5 is an alkyl group, f is an integer of 1 to 5, g is an integer of 0 to 4, R.sup.6 is a single bond or an alkylene group, Y is a single bond or an ester bond, A is a mono- to tetra-valent organic group which optionally contain at least one hetero atom, or a hetero atom, and h is an integer of 1 to 4.

There is provided a porous polyimide film in which the pore distribution width A represented by the following formula is 1.15 or less, the average pore diameter is within a range of 0.50 m to 3.0 m, and the air permeation speed is 30 seconds or less:

A=(D.sub.84/D.sub.16).sup.1/2 wherein D.sub.16 is the pore diameter at 16% cumulation from the small diameter side of pores, and D.sub.84 is the pore diameter at 84% cumulation from the small diameter side of pores.

The application relates to an expandable polymeric composition with an enhanced processability, which comprises a polymeric base, an expanding agent, and an additive with a plasticizing effect; said polymeric composition being characterized in that: the molecular mass at the maximum peak Mp of (i) ranges from 130 kDa to 190 kDa and the centrifugal average molecular mass Mz of (i) ranges from 430 kDa to 900 kDa, the difference in the glass-transition temperature (DTg) measured between a vinyl aromatic polymer having a molecular weight distribution (MWD) of (i) and composition of the vinyl aromatic fraction alone of (i), and a polymeric composition consisting of (i) and (iii), ranges from 1 C. to 8 C.

Expandable polystyrene-based resin particles may include a styrene-based monomer, a polysiloxane-containing macro monomer, and a coating composition having a melting point of 40 C. or greater. A coefficient of static friction of a foamed molded product, obtained by pre-expanding the expandable polystyrene-based resin particles and molding the pre-expanded expandable polystyrene-based resin particles, may be 4.0 or less. The expandable polystyrene-based resin particles may have a surface layer part that contains polysiloxane as a main component.

A method for producing expandable polystyrene-based resin particles, the method including producing polystyrene-based resin particles that comprise a styrene-based monomer and a polysiloxane-containing macro monomer, and impregnating an expanding agent into the polystyrene-based resin particles to produce the expandable polystyrene-based resin particles. The production of the polystyrene-based resin particles comprises the simultaneous addition of an initiator and the polysiloxane-containing macro monomer. The initiator causes the generation of one or more of an alkoxy radical and a carbonate radical.

The present invention relates to a pigment water dispersion containing a pigment, a crosslinked polymer and water, in which the crosslinked polymer is prepared by crosslinking a carboxy group-containing polymer with a crosslinking agent, and has an acid value of not less than 70 mgKOH/g and not more than 300 mgKOH/g; and the pigment water dispersion further contains a formaldehyde-releasing compound. The pigment water dispersion of the present invention is excellent in storage stability even when being stored under high-temperature conditions for a long period of time.