The present invention relates to a polymer composition, to an article comprising the polymer composition, preferably to an article which is a photovoltaic (PV) module comprising at least one layer element (LE) comprising the polymer composition and to a process for producing said article, preferably said photovoltaic (PV) module.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition, to an article comprising the polymer composition, preferably to an article which is a photovoltaic (PV) module comprising at least one layer element (LE) comprising the polymer composition and to a process for producing said article, preferably said photovoltaic (PV) module.

A copolymer of a 1,3-diene and of an olefin selected from the group consisting of -monoolefins, ethylene and mixtures thereof is provided. The copolymer bears, at one of its chain ends, an alkoxysilyl or silanol function, functional group F.sup.1, and the copolymer is different from a copolymer of a 1,3-diene and a vinylaromatic monomer.

A copolymer of a 1,3-diene and of an olefin selected from the group consisting of -monoolefins, ethylene and mixtures thereof is provided. The copolymer bears, at one of its chain ends, an alkoxysilyl or silanol function, functional group F.sup.1, and the copolymer is different from a copolymer of a 1,3-diene and a vinylaromatic monomer.

Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 99.7% by weight of a polyamide, B) from 1 to 30% by weight of an impact modifier, C) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a copolymer of C.sub.1) from 50 to 95% by weight of styrene or substituted styrenes of the general formula I or a mixture of these ##STR00001## in which R is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom and R.sup.1 is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and n has the value 0, 1, 2, or 3, and C.sub.2) from 5 to 50% by weight of structural units derived from one or more dicarboxylic anhydrides, D) from 0.001 to 20% by weight of iron powder, E) from 0.05 to 3% by weight of a copper-containing stabilizer, F) from 100 ppm to 5% by weight of a phosphorus-containing, inorganic acid or salts thereof or ester derivatives thereof or a mixture thereof, G) from 0 to 2% by weight of a polyethyleneimine homo- or copolymer, H) from 0 to 60% by weight of further additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of A) to H) is 100%.

Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 99.7% by weight of a polyamide, B) from 1 to 30% by weight of an impact modifier, C) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a copolymer of C.sub.1) from 50 to 95% by weight of styrene or substituted styrenes of the general formula I or a mixture of these ##STR00001## in which R is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom and R.sup.1 is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and n has the value 0, 1, 2, or 3, and C.sub.2) from 5 to 50% by weight of structural units derived from one or more dicarboxylic anhydrides, D) from 0.001 to 20% by weight of iron powder, E) from 0.05 to 3% by weight of a copper-containing stabilizer, F) from 100 ppm to 5% by weight of a phosphorus-containing, inorganic acid or salts thereof or ester derivatives thereof or a mixture thereof, G) from 0 to 2% by weight of a polyethyleneimine homo- or copolymer, H) from 0 to 60% by weight of further additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of A) to H) is 100%.

The invention relates to an aqueous polyolefin dispersion comprising a. from 50 to 100 wt. % of an aqueous dispersion A comprising the following ingredients: i. from 60.0 to 98.9 wt. % of A1, a copolymer of polyethylene and (meth)acrylic acid [E(M)AA] or a mixture of different copolymers of polyethylene and (meth)acrylic acid, ii. from 1.0 to 39.0 wt. % of A2, another polymer or a mixture of other polymers, not being a copolymer of polyethylene and (meth)acrylic acid, selected from the group consisting of copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA) and copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA) modified with maleic anhydride, iii. from 0.1-10.0 wt. % of a silicate component A3 (wt. % refers to the relevant SiO2 content) and iv. from 0-20 wt. % of additive not being A1, A2 or A3,b. from 0 to 50 wt. % of a compound B, where compound B is a material dispersable or soluble in water and different from any of the ingredients of dispersion A whereinthe wt. % of A and B is based on the solid content of the whole aqueous polyolefin dispersion, the wt % of the ingredients of dispersion A is based on the solid content of dispersion A, the sum of the wt. % of ingredients i to iv) of dispersion A is 100%.

A method of preparing the thermoelectric materials includes coating a thin film of a material having a Seebeck coefficient of V/K or greater on one surface of a substrate, coating a polymer precursor solution for forming a polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about 50 C. or greater on a top surface of the material thin film, forming a polymer layer on the top surface of the material thin film by curing the polymer precursor solution, and preparing the self-standing flexible thermoelectric composite structure by separating the polymer layer formed on the top surface of the material thin film from the substrate.

An ethylene/1,3-butadiene copolymer containing ethylene units, butadiene units and UD units of cyclic, 1,2-cyclohexanediyl structure, and bearing, at one of its chain ends, an alkoxysilyl or silanol function, functional group F.sup.1 is provided. The UD units of cyclic structure are of the following formula:

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An ethylene/1,3-butadiene copolymer containing ethylene units, butadiene units and UD units of cyclic, 1,2-cyclohexanediyl structure, and bearing, at one of its chain ends, an alkoxysilyl or silanol function, functional group F.sup.1 is provided. The UD units of cyclic structure are of the following formula:

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