The invention relates to a method for producing a hydrocarbon resin, in which method a monomer mixture which contains an aromatic component containing indene and/or C.sub.1-4 alkylindene and a cyclic diolefin component containing a cyclic diolefin compound is polymerized by heating to a polymerization temperature of at least 180? C. to obtain a product stream containing hydrocarbon resin, wherein oligomers which contain units originating from the cyclic diolefin compound and/or units originating from the aromatic component are separated from the product stream and returned to the monomer mixture, and wherein the hydrocarbon resin is heated in an annealing step to a temperature of 150? C. to 300? C. for a period of 15 minutes to 240 hours. The invention also relates to a hydrocarbon resin that is obtainable by the method, to a hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin, and to the use of the hydrocarbon resin and the hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin.

A hot melt adhesive composed of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer, a tackifying resin, and a liquid plasticizer. The preferred ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content between 8 and 28 percent by weight, and the preferred hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer is a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene having about 30% styrene content and essentially no diblock. The hot melt gives excellent peel strength when used as a construction adhesive for disposable nonwoven articles. It can also be formulated to exhibit very low bleed through and blocking characteristics when used on low basis weight nonwoven fabrics.

A hot melt adhesive composed of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer, a tackifying resin, and a liquid plasticizer. The preferred ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content between 8 and 28 percent by weight, and the preferred hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer is a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene having about 30% styrene content and essentially no diblock. The hot melt gives excellent peel strength when used as a construction adhesive for disposable nonwoven articles. It can also be formulated to exhibit very low bleed through and blocking characteristics when used on low basis weight nonwoven fabrics.

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

Provided are a film and an electric device comprising the same. The film comprises at least one modified polyolefin resin layer. A resin forming the modified polyolefin resin layer comprises 1-100% of modified polyolefin resin. A main chain in the modified polyolefin resin is an ethylene--olefin copolymer. A grafted branched chain in the modified polyolefin resin is selected from a compound formed by a vinyl monomer comprising one or more of anhydride group, hydroxyl, ester group, carbonyl, acylamino, pyridyl, epoxy, pyrrolidonyl and glycidyl. A molecular weight of the grafted branched chain is 150-8000 g/mol. The film prepared from the modified POE layer with the main chain and the grafted branched chain has excellent anti-PID performance. The layers have a better adhesive property without a laminated interface therebetween. The co-extruded film further has an excellent water vapor barrier property, a relatively high insulating property and a relatively high light transmittance.

A high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive configured to bond three or more adherends is provided. The high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive contains a thermoplastic resin and a dielectric filler configured to generate heat upon application of a high-frequency electric field. MVR of the high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive in a range from a lower-limit temperature TL to an upper-limit temperature TU is in a range from 1 to 300 cm.sup.3/10 min, where the lower-limit temperature TL (unit: degrees C.) is defined by a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 11) below and the upper-limit temperature TU (unit: degrees C.) is defined by a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 12) below,

TL=(softening temperature TM of the high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive)+10 degrees C.(Numerical Formula 11)

TU=(thermal decomposition temperature TD of the high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive)10 degrees C.(Numerical Formula 12).

A high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive configured to bond three or more adherends is provided. The high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive contains a thermoplastic resin and a dielectric filler configured to generate heat upon application of a high-frequency electric field. MVR of the high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive in a range from a lower-limit temperature TL to an upper-limit temperature TU is in a range from 1 to 300 cm.sup.3/10 min, where the lower-limit temperature TL (unit: degrees C.) is defined by a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 11) below and the upper-limit temperature TU (unit: degrees C.) is defined by a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 12) below,

TL=(softening temperature TM of the high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive)+10 degrees C.(Numerical Formula 11)

TU=(thermal decomposition temperature TD of the high-frequency-dielectric-heating adhesive)10 degrees C.(Numerical Formula 12).

Process for producing a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising expanded microballoons, wherein the constituents for forming the adhesive are mixed in a first mixing assembly, the mixed adhesive is transferred into a second mixing assembly into which, at the same time, unexpanded microballoons are fed, the microballoons are expanded in the second mixing assembly or on exit from the second mixing assembly, the adhesive mixture with the expanded microballoons is shaped to a layer in a shaping assembly in which expanded microballoons which have broken through the surface are pressed into the layer surface and the layer of adhesive mixture together with the expanded microballoons are optionally applied to a weblike backing material.

Process for producing a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising expanded microballoons, wherein the constituents for forming the adhesive are mixed in a first mixing assembly, the mixed adhesive is transferred into a second mixing assembly into which, at the same time, unexpanded microballoons are fed, the microballoons are expanded in the second mixing assembly or on exit from the second mixing assembly, the adhesive mixture with the expanded microballoons is shaped to a layer in a shaping assembly in which expanded microballoons which have broken through the surface are pressed into the layer surface and the layer of adhesive mixture together with the expanded microballoons are optionally applied to a weblike backing material.