A thermoplastic material includes one or more thermoplastic polymers in the form of particles having a specified average particle size distribution (e.g., less than 1000 microns or another range) measured by mechanical sieving. Such thermoplastic material may be incorporated in a cork composite material that includes cork, such as in the form of cork particles. The thermoplastic material and cork may be used to produce an article of manufacture, such as a closure for a product retaining container, the closure being constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container.

A surface treatment liquid composition for a substrate includes a nonionic resin particle and a multivalent metal salt.

The present invention is directed to a water borne coating composition. The composition according to the present invention comprises an emulsified binder, wherein the binder is a polymer selected from the group consisting of polymers prepared by emulsion polymerization of unsaturated vinyl, acrylate and/or methacrylate monomers, alkyd, polyurethane, and epoxy, 0.3% to 10% by weight of a second polymer selected from one or more of the group consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol) and water-soluble copolymers having repeat units of vinyl alcohol, wherein, if the second polymer is poly(vinyl alcohol), at least 85 wt % of the second polymer has a number of repeat units not less than 2,000, and 0% to 15% by weight of a cellulose-based filler, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the weight ratio of second polymer to binder is in the range of from 1:100 to 1:1. The composition maybe used in various applications to form a decorative coating which has special visual and tactile effect.

The present invention is directed to a water borne coating composition. The composition according to the present invention comprises an emulsified binder, wherein the binder is a polymer selected from the group consisting of polymers prepared by emulsion polymerization of unsaturated vinyl, acrylate and/or methacrylate monomers, alkyd, polyurethane, and epoxy, 0.3% to 10% by weight of a second polymer selected from one or more of the group consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol) and water-soluble copolymers having repeat units of vinyl alcohol, wherein, if the second polymer is poly(vinyl alcohol), at least 85 wt % of the second polymer has a number of repeat units not less than 2,000, and 0% to 15% by weight of a cellulose-based filler, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the weight ratio of second polymer to binder is in the range of from 1:100 to 1:1. The composition maybe used in various applications to form a decorative coating which has special visual and tactile effect.

Provided herein are back sheets comprising and/or otherwise made from thermoplastic vulcanizates, PV modules comprising such TPV-based back sheets, and methods for forming the TPV back sheets and PV modules. TPV-based back sheets provide particular advantages over incumbent back sheets, including increased flexibility, greater electrical insulation properties, and more desirable barrier properties. The TPV-based back sheets of some embodiments provide PV modules improved endurance, particularly under the changing and often harsh environmental conditions in which PV modules are often deployed. The TPV-based back sheets of some embodiments also enable efficient construction of unusual PV module geometries, such as non-planar (e.g., curved and/or hinged) geometries.

An ink jet recording method includes first attaching an ink composition to fabric so as to have an attached amount of 10 mg/inch.sup.2 to 30 mg/inch.sup.2, and second attaching the ink composition to the fabric so as to have an attached amount of 90 mg/inch.sup.2 to 250 mg/inch.sup.2, in which the ink composition includes a pigment and a resin dispersion, and a content of a resin included in the resin dispersion is 0.5 parts by mass to 2.5 parts by mass with respect to 1 part by mass of the pigment.

A protective film is disposed on a surface of a workpiece has a hardness in a range from 0.0093 GPa to 0.13 GPa. A protective film agent includes a water-soluble resin, a light absorbing agent, a plasticizer, and a solvent in which the water-soluble resin, the light absorbing agent, and the plasticizer are dissolved. The ratio of the mass of the plasticizer to a mass of the water-soluble resin is in a range from 15% to 53%, and a protective film formed from the protective film agent has a hardness in a range from 0.0093 GPa to 0.13 GPa.

In the present disclosure, a joint compound composition is disclosed. The joint compound composition comprises water, a cementitious filler, a mineral filler, and an elastomer wherein the joint compound composition exhibits a viscosity of 50 poise or less when measured at a temperature of 23? C. and shear rate of 100 s.sup.?1 and/or a yield stress of 1,500 dynes/cm.sup.2 or less. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of making a joint compound composition. The method comprises combining and mixing water, a cementitious filler, a mineral filler, and an aqueous dispersion including an elastomer.

In the present disclosure, a joint compound composition is disclosed. The joint compound composition comprises water, a cementitious filler, a mineral filler, and an elastomer wherein the joint compound composition exhibits a viscosity of 50 poise or less when measured at a temperature of 23? C. and shear rate of 100 s.sup.?1 and/or a yield stress of 1,500 dynes/cm.sup.2 or less. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of making a joint compound composition. The method comprises combining and mixing water, a cementitious filler, a mineral filler, and an aqueous dispersion including an elastomer.

A thermally expandable composition, including at least one polymer, cross-linkable by peroxide, at least one peroxide, preferably at least one antioxidant, at least one chemical blowing agent, and at least one activator, wherein the activator includes at least one compound selected from formula (I),

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wherein radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 represent hydrogen atoms or monovalent alkyl radicals with 1 to 10 carbon atoms which optionally include oxygen atoms; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent hydrogen atoms or monovalent alkyl radicals with 1 to 10 carbon atoms which optionally include oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms, and/or aromatic moieties or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form a divalent alkyl radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms which optionally includes oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms or aromatic moieties. The composition shows excellent properties in terms of expansion stability over a wide temperature range, can be expanded at temperatures below 150 C. and is suitable for baffle and/or reinforcement elements.