An object of the present disclosure is to provide a rubber composition from which a crosslinked rubber molded product having good softness and excellent resilience performance can be obtained. The present disclosure provides a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a salt of a benzothiazole derivative, wherein (d) the salt of the benzothiazole derivative includes a compound represented by the formula (1) in which a sulfur atom S.sup.2 constituting a thiocarbonyl group has a Mulliken charge of −0.190 or more.

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[In the formula (1), R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are identical to or different from each other, and represent an electron-withdrawing group or a hydrogen atom, S.sup.1 and S.sup.2 represent a sulfur atom, X represents a cation component, n is an integer ranging from 1 to 4, and at least one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 bonding to the identical benzene ring is an electron-withdrawing group when n is 2 or more.]

According to the invention, a high strength heat resistant rubber composition having both excellent strength and heat resistance, comprising: 80 to 85 parts by mass of a rubber base material; 5 to 11 parts by mass of attapulgite; 40 to 50 parts by mass of a linear low-density polyethylene; 4 to 6 parts by mass of a ceramic powder; 2 to 6 parts by mass of a cross-linking agent; 5 to 9 parts by mass of a filler; 5 to 9 parts by mass of a cross-linking aid; 8 to 13 parts by mass of rosin; 12 to 16 parts by mass of bismaleimide; and 7 to 12 parts by mass of yttrium oxide and a process for producing a high strength heat resistant rubber product using the composition are provided.

A polymeric composition includes a diene elastomer; an azodicarboxy compound; and a reinforcing filler comprising silica. The composition is not foamed. A method for preparing a polymeric composition includes mixing in one or more steps: a diene elastomer; an azodicarboxy compound; and a reinforcing filler. The mixing temperature is less than 160° C. in mixing steps in which the azodicarboxy compound is present. In an embodiment, the mixing temperature is kept below the decomposition temperature of the azodicarboxy compound.

An addition reaction curing type polyorganosiloxane composition for bonding poly(phenylene sulfide) resins includes (A) a polyorganosiloxane containing two or more alkenyl groups in the molecule, (B) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having, in the molecule, three or more silicon-atom-bonded hydrogen atoms, (C) a platinum-based catalyst, (D) an oxide or carbonate of a metal selected from among the metals in Groups 2 and 12 of the periodic table, and (E) an adhesion promoter, the content of the ingredient (D) being 0.1-20 wt % with respect to the whole composition.

The invention provides a method of dismantling an adhesion structure including a pair of adherends made of the same material or different materials and a dielectric adhesive sheet interposed between the pair of adherends and bonding the pair of adherends to each other. The method includes: a first step of heating the dielectric adhesive sheet by dielectric heating; and a second step of applying an external force to at least one of the pair of adherends or the dielectric adhesive sheet to separate the pair of adherends from the dielectric adhesive sheet.

Provided is a composition for an acoustic wave probe including a polysiloxane mixture containing at least polysiloxane having a vinyl group and a phenyl group, polysiloxane having two or more Si—H groups in a molecular chain, and zinc oxide, a silicone resin for an acoustic wave probe, the acoustic wave probe, an acoustic wave measurement apparatus, an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, an ultrasound probe, a photoacoustic wave measurement apparatus, and an ultrasound endoscope.

Disclosed are an adhesive film, an anti-PID encapsulation adhesive film, a composition forming the adhesive film, and a photovoltaic module and laminated glass. The composition includes: an ethylene copolymer matrix resin, an amide organic compound, a metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide, the metal oxide is selected from one or more of the components aluminum oxide, calcium oxide, zinc oxide, banum oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, tin oxide, vanadium oxide, antimony oxide, tantalum oxide, niobium oxide, layered transition metal oxide, or ZnO-doped Al.sub.2O.sub.3, CaO/SiO.sub.2-doped Al.sub.2O.sub.3, MgO-doped Al.sub.2O.sub.3, SiO.sub.2-doped ZrO.sub.2, and TiO.sub.2-doped ZrO.sub.2, and the metal hydroxide is selected from one or more of the components calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, zinc hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, iron hydroxide and barium hydroxide. Alternatively, the composition includes: a matrix resin, a metal ion trapping agent and an organic co-crosslinker. The adhesive film has a better anti-PID effect, photoelectric conversion efficiency and encapsulation performance.

Processes for producing supported zinc dimolybdate hydroxide/silica complexes include the steps of reacting a zinc compound (such as zinc oxide) and molybdenum trioxide in an aqueous system to form a reaction mixture, and contacting the reaction mixture with silica to form the supported zinc dimolybdate hydroxide/silica complex. The resulting supported zinc dimolybdate hydroxide/silica complexes contain silica and zinc dimolybdate hydroxide at an amount in a range from 3 to 20 wt. % zinc, and generally, at least 80 wt. % of the zinc dimolybdate hydroxide is present in the form Zn.sub.3Mo.sub.2O.sub.8(OH).sub.2. These supported zinc dimolybdate hydroxide/silica complexes are useful in polymer compositions, such as PVC-based and epoxy-based formulations.

Provided are an ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) copolymer and a method of preparing the same. An EPDM copolymer which has more improved miscibility with inorganic fillers such as carbon black, may further facilitate dispersibility in mixing to further decrease the viscosity of a compound composition, and may provide a compound composition having excellent processability and mechanical properties. A method of preparing the same is also provided.

A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a thermoplastic resin containing a rubber-modified vinyl-based graft copolymer and an aromatic vinyl-based copolymer resin; zinc oxide; zinc phosphate; a surface-coated zinc oxide, of which a portion or the entirety of a surface is coated with zinc phosphate. The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent acid resistance and antibacterial properties.