A liquid-repellent structure includes a surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; a foundation layer having a surface and disposed to face the surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; and a liquid-repellent layer disposed to face the surface of the foundation layer, wherein the foundation layer contains an acid-modified polyolefin, the liquid-repellent layer contains a fluorine-containing resin and particles, and the fluorine-containing resin contains a hydrophilic structural unit having at least one of an amino group and an amide group. A packaging material has the liquid-repellent structure disposed to face a product. The packaging material can also be applied to a product that is a selected one of hand soap, body soap, shampoo, rinse, creams, and cosmetics and that contains a surfactant.

A wire or cable comprising an insulation layer and a semiconducting shield layer over and in contact with the insulation layer and strippable from the insulation layer, the second semiconducting shield layer made from the composition comprising: (A) 45-52% ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) comprising 28-45% units derived from vinyl acetate (VA) based on the weight of the EVA; (B) 30-45% carbon black having (1) 80-1 15 milliliters per 100 grams (ml/100 g) DBP absorption value, (2) 30-60 milligrams per gram (mg/g) iodine absorption (I2NO), and (3) 0.3-0.6 grams/milliliter (g/ml) apparent density; (C) 5-20% acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) comprising 25-55% units derived from acrylonitrile (AN) based on the weight of the NBR; (D) 0.2-2% phenolic antioxidant; and (E) 0.5-2% organic peroxide.

The invention relates to the use of mixtures that contain an aqueous dispersion of a vinyl acetate polymer and an aqueous dispersion of a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer for carpet coating compositions, and corresponding carpet coating compositions, as well as carpets which are coated with such carpet coating compositions.

A rubberless, strippable, semiconducting composition that includes an ethylene-(carboxylic ester) copolymer having a low comonomeric unit content, carbon black, and a strippability additive combination comprising an amide wax and a silicone oil. Also provided are a cured product made from the composition, methods of making and using same, and articles containing same.

A building assembly can include a substrate and a water barrier coating film. The water barrier coating film can include a thermoplastic polymer and microporous particles, such as microporous glass beads. The water barrier coating film can provide a good protection towards liquid water but may allow water vapor flow from the substrate through the coating film. The water vapor permeability of the water barrier coating film can be at least 2 US perms as tested according to ASTM E96 (2014) at 21 C. and 50% average relative humidity.

The invention relates to an aqueous vinyl acetate-ethylene-copolymer dispersion for carpet coating compositions, which is obtained by means of radical-initiated emulsion polymerization, in an aqueous medium, of vinyl acetate and ethylene and optionally additional ethylenically unsaturated comonomers, characterized in that, for stabilization of the dispersion, 5 to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the comonomers, of one or a plurality of partially saponified and low-molecular polyvinyl alcohols having a hydrolysis degree of 80 to 95 mol % and a Hppler viscosity, in 4% aqueous solution, of 1 to 5 mPas (method according to Hppler at 20 C., DIN 53015) are contained.

A process for preparing a waterborne heat seal coating composition comprising the steps of: a) melt blending ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, at least one tackifier, and optionally a surfactant in a mixing and conveying zone to form a melt blend; b) contacting the melt blend with an initial aqueous stream comprising a neutralizing agent, water, and optionally a surfactant in an emulsification zone to form a dispersion; and c) diluting the dispersion with water in a dilution zone to form the waterborne heat seal coating composition wherein the process is a continuous process, is disclosed.

An anisotropic conductive film including conductive particles arranged uniformly in a single layer and capable of supporting fine-pitch connection is produced by: drying a coating film of a particle dispersion in which conductive particles are dispersed in a dilute solution of a thermoplastic resin that forms a coating after drying, whereby a conductive particle-containing layer is formed in which the coated conductive particles coated with the dried coating of the dilute solution of the thermoplastic resin and arranged in a single layer stick to the dried coating film; and laminating an insulating resin layer onto the conductive particle-containing layer.

A method for producing a coating liquid, the method including: a preparation step of preparing an emulsion containing a polymer-based emulsifier, a binder resin, and a liquid medium, and aerogel particles; and a mixing step of mixing the emulsion and the aerogel particles prepared in the preparation step to agglomerate at least a portion of the aerogel particles, and obtaining a coating liquid containing agglomerates of the aerogel particles, the polymer-based emulsifier, the binder resin, and the liquid medium.

A method for producing a coating liquid, the method including: a preparation step of preparing an emulsion containing a polymer-based emulsifier, a binder resin, and a liquid medium, and aerogel particles; and a mixing step of mixing the emulsion and the aerogel particles prepared in the preparation step to agglomerate at least a portion of the aerogel particles, and obtaining a coating liquid containing agglomerates of the aerogel particles, the polymer-based emulsifier, the binder resin, and the liquid medium.