Provided are compounds of the following: ##STR00001##
wherein R.sub.1 is a saturated or unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon optionally substituted with an alkyl and/or an OXO-ester, and R.sub.2 is a C.sub.4 to C.sub.14 hydrocarbyl, preferably the residue of a C.sub.4 to C.sub.14 OXO-alcohol. Also provided are processes for making the compounds and plasticized polymer compositions containing said compounds.

[Problem] To provide an insulation material that has an excellent volume resistivity while retaining the balance among various capabilities including the mechanical strength, the heat resistance, the oil resistance, the bleed-out resistance, the plasticizer migration resistance, and the like, equivalent to a resin composition containing an ordinary phthalate ester.

[Solution] An insulation material containing a resin composition containing: an ester (i) having one or more constitutional unit represented by the following formula (A) (wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms); and a resin (ii).

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The present invention relates to materials for making cable jackets, particularly for riser and plenum cables. The materials provide low flammability and allow the cable to meet UL 910 or NFPA-262 or UL 1666 specifications. The composition contains polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, a plasticizer, ammonium octamolybdate, a molybdate compound, a stabilizer, a lubricant, aluminum trihydrate, and either i) metal oxide particles, ii) a polytetrafluoroehtylene (PTFE), iii) an intumescent compound, or iv) combinations thereof.

The present invention relates to polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of halogen containing polymer, 10 to 70 parts by weight of plasticizer, 2 to 10 parts by weight of stabilizer, 1-15 parts by weight of a layered double hydroxide (LDH) having the formula (I) wherein M and M′ are different and each is at least one metal cation, z=1 or 2; y=3 or 4, 0<x<0.9, b=0 to 10, c=0 to 10, X is an anion, n is the charge on the anion, and a=z(1−x)+xy−2; solvent is organic solvent with a hydrogen bond donor or acceptor function; as well as an article comprising the polymer composition.
[M.sup.z+.sub.1−xM′.sup.y+.sub.x(OH).sub.2].sup.a+(X.sup.n−).sub.a/n.bH.sub.2O.c(solvent)  (I)

The present invention provides a UV-crosslinked hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive used for a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulation adhesive tape, made by mixing a polymer of vinyl monomers, functional monomers, special soft monomers, and photoinitiators with a tackifying resin and an antioxidant in certain proportions; the composition of the photoinitiator polymer contains a copolymer of one or more polymerizable photosensitive initiators and acrylate monomers, or a mixture of oligomers of one or more polymerizable photosensitive initiators and acrylate high polymers. The PVC adhesive tape made using such a pressure-sensitive adhesive has the advantages of excellent mechanical properties, bonding performance, and resistance to high temperatures, and is energy-saving and environmentally friendly; the present invention overcomes the defect of the prior art that a relatively long thermal oven is needed to volatilize a solvent in the glue when coating a PVC adhesive tape, which is applicable for wrapping and strapping cable bundles in different positions of the body of an automobile, can satisfy the requirement for uses on high temperature-resistant positions of an engine inside the automobile, and reaches a long-term temperature resistance level of 125° C.

A cable with a plurality of twisted pair wires arranged in a core. The cable also has a floating shield that surrounds the core. The floating shielding includes an electrically connective layer enclosed between inner and outer dielectric layers. The cable also includes a jacket that surrounds the floating shield.

A flame retardant, flexible polyvinyl chloride mixture includes a trio of plasticizers and molybdate-based smoke suppressant for use in wire and cable articles.

A conductor assembly including an electrically conductive material defining a longitudinal axis, a microporous membrane surrounding the electrically conductive material defining a series of pores, and a ceramic material within at least a first portion of the series of pores.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a high temperature-resistant polyvinyl chloride adhesive tape, and more particularly to a method and a production process for manufacturing a high temperature-resistant adhesive tape by applying a UV-crosslinkable hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive to a high temperature-resistant polyvinyl chloride film. The high temperature-resistant polyvinyl chloride film is a high temperature-resistant material containing a liquid polymeric plasticizer, a solid polymeric plasticizer, and a heat stabilizer. The hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive can be directly coated onto the high temperature-resistant polyvinyl chloride film at 130-150° C.; and then crosslinked and cured by UV irradiation, to make a high temperature-resistant polyvinyl chloride adhesive tape. Compared with conventional polyvinyl chloride adhesive tapes, the high temperature-resistant polyvinyl chloride adhesive tape manufactured using the method for manufacturing a novel high temperature-resistant polyvinyl chloride adhesive tape provided in the present invention has the advantages of non-volatility and resistance to high temperature and is highly environmentally friendly.

The invention relates to reinforced electric wires, particularly reinforced electric wires as used in holiday lighting such as Christmas light strings. In some embodiments, the reinforced electric wire has a conductor, a reinforcing string or one or more reinforcing threads, and an insulator jacket. In some embodiments, the conductor has a single conductor strand. In some embodiments, the conductor has a plurality of conductor strands. In some embodiments, the wire has an insulator jacket having a plurality of channels therein, where a conductor is passed through the center channel, and reinforcing threads are passed through the other channels.