Certain configurations are described herein of a thermoplastic sheet or article comprising a plurality of porous layers coupled to each other. In one configuration, the thermoplastic article may comprise a core layer, a first layer disposed on one surface of the core layer and a second layer disposed on another surface of the core layer. In some instances, each of the core layer, the first layer and the second layer may comprises a web of open celled structures formed by a plurality of reinforcing materials bonded together with a thermoplastic material and optionally may also include a lofting agent. The lofting capacity in different layers can be selected or tuned to provide desired properties.

A method for preparing titanium dioxide-based synthetic paper capable of degrading organic pollutants, including: adding thermoplastic polyurethane particles and N,N-dimethylformamide or N,N-dimethylacetamide in a reactor, heating, and stirring to fully dissolve the thermoplastic polyurethane particles in a solvent to obtain a polyurethane solution; adding titanium dioxide powder having photocatalytic degradation property in the polyurethane solution, stirring uniformly to obtain a solid-liquid mixture, and standing for defoaming; uniformly coating the solid-liquid mixture onto a piece of release paper, soaking the release paper coated with the solid-liquid mixture into an aqueous solution of sliver nitrate having photocatalytic degradation property, completely curing the solid-liquid mixture to form a film, and soaking the release paper and the film into an aqueous solution of sodium chloride; drying, cooling, removing the release paper, and cutting the film to a proper size to obtain the titanium dioxide-based synthetic paper.

A method for preparing titanium dioxide-based synthetic paper capable of degrading organic pollutants, including: adding thermoplastic polyurethane particles and N,N-dimethylformamide or N,N-dimethylacetamide in a reactor, heating, and stirring to fully dissolve the thermoplastic polyurethane particles in a solvent to obtain a polyurethane solution; adding titanium dioxide powder having photocatalytic degradation property in the polyurethane solution, stirring uniformly to obtain a solid-liquid mixture, and standing for defoaming; uniformly coating the solid-liquid mixture onto a piece of release paper, soaking the release paper coated with the solid-liquid mixture into an aqueous solution of sliver nitrate having photocatalytic degradation property, completely curing the solid-liquid mixture to form a film, and soaking the release paper and the film into an aqueous solution of sodium chloride; drying, cooling, removing the release paper, and cutting the film to a proper size to obtain the titanium dioxide-based synthetic paper.

In order to provide electrical insulating paper and an electrical insulating sheet including the same which exhibit excellent dielectric breakdown strength, excellent hygroscopic dimensional stability and thermal dimensional stability, and excellent tear strength and wear durability, a nonwoven fabric is fabricated wherein the fabric is a wet nonwoven fabric containing a meta-aramid fiber and a polyphenylene sulfide short fiber and a proportion of the polyphenylene sulfide short fiber at least partially fused in the wet nonwoven fabric is 40% or less, and the wet nonwoven fabric has a dielectric breakdown strength of 17 kV/mm or more.

In order to provide electrical insulating paper and an electrical insulating sheet including the same which exhibit excellent dielectric breakdown strength, excellent hygroscopic dimensional stability and thermal dimensional stability, and excellent tear strength and wear durability, a nonwoven fabric is fabricated wherein the fabric is a wet nonwoven fabric containing a meta-aramid fiber and a polyphenylene sulfide short fiber and a proportion of the polyphenylene sulfide short fiber at least partially fused in the wet nonwoven fabric is 40% or less, and the wet nonwoven fabric has a dielectric breakdown strength of 17 kV/mm or more.

This precursor sheet for a fuel cell separator comprises a conductive substrate sheet, a dense layer including first graphite particles, and a conduction layer including second graphite particles, wherein the dense layer and the conduction layer include a resin, the first graphite particles have a volume resistivity of 20 m?.Math.cm or greater and a bulk density of 1.7 g/cm.sup.3 or greater when compressed at 30 MPa, and the second graphite particles have a volume resistivity of less than 20 m?.Math.cm and a bulk density of 1.5 g/cm.sup.3 or greater when compressed at 30 MPa. This precursor sheet for a fuel cell separator provides a fuel cell separator that has excellent shapability and good mechanical strength, conductivity, and gas impermeability.

This precursor sheet for a fuel cell separator comprises a conductive substrate sheet, a dense layer including first graphite particles, and a conduction layer including second graphite particles, wherein the dense layer and the conduction layer include a resin, the first graphite particles have a volume resistivity of 20 m?.Math.cm or greater and a bulk density of 1.7 g/cm.sup.3 or greater when compressed at 30 MPa, and the second graphite particles have a volume resistivity of less than 20 m?.Math.cm and a bulk density of 1.5 g/cm.sup.3 or greater when compressed at 30 MPa. This precursor sheet for a fuel cell separator provides a fuel cell separator that has excellent shapability and good mechanical strength, conductivity, and gas impermeability.

Disclosed herein are polycarbonate fibers and fibrous substrates, such as papers, containing such fibers. The polycarbonate fibers are produced from a polymeric composition comprising a cross-linkable polycarbonate containing endgroups derived from a monofunctional benzophenone or containing repeating units derived from a difunctional benzophenone. The polycarbonate fibers can be combined with other fibers to form the fibrous substrate. Upon exposure to ultraviolet light, crosslinking of the polycarbonate fibers will occur, improving various properties of the fibrous substrate.

Disclosed herein are polycarbonate fibers and fibrous substrates, such as papers, containing such fibers. The polycarbonate fibers are produced from a polymeric composition comprising a cross-linkable polycarbonate containing endgroups derived from a monofunctional benzophenone or containing repeating units derived from a difunctional benzophenone. The polycarbonate fibers can be combined with other fibers to form the fibrous substrate. Upon exposure to ultraviolet light, crosslinking of the polycarbonate fibers will occur, improving various properties of the fibrous substrate.

A laminated body that exhibits heat resistance, chemical resistance, good interfacial adhesion, good varnish-impregnation and also has a three-dimensional formability and results in low variability in the shapes of the products in a forming process and an excellent forming process yield. The laminated body includes a thermoplastic resin sheet layer having a heat of crystallization of 10 J/g or more and a wet-laid nonwoven layer including polyphenylene sulfide fibers and having a heat of crystallization of 10 J/g or more, the wet-laid nonwoven layer being stacked on at least one surface of the thermoplastic resin sheet layer without an adhesive therebetween.