As a molded article that has gas barrier properties even if a gas barrier layer is not provided and that also has molding stability and biodegradability, there is proposed a molded article containing an aliphatic polyester-based resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (B) as main component resins, wherein the molded article has a resin phase-separated structure having a continuous phase including the aliphatic polyester-based resin (A) as a main component, and a ribbon-like dispersed phase including the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (B) as a main component.

The present disclosure relates to a filament (1,13,24) for printing a washing or cleaning agent product (12,28,31), comprising a filament matrix and at least one washing or cleaning agent component bound in the filament matrix, the filament matrix is formed, at least essentially, by at least one water-soluble plastic and the at least one washing or cleaning agent component is received in the filament matrix.

Disclosed is a mold release film that is to be placed between a stock solution that serves as a raw material for artificial marble and a shaping apparatus when the stock solution is fed to the shaping apparatus, and then solidified and molded. The mold release film is a polyvinyl alcohol film and is characterized by being a polyvinyl alcohol mold release film for artificial marble molding use that satisfies the following formula (1). Due to this, it is possible to provide a polyvinyl alcohol mold release film for artificial marble molding use capable of, even in the production of wide artificial marble, suppressing wrinkles or curls generated at both end parts to prevent the surface shape of the resulting artificial marble from being defective, and simplifying the step of grinding and polishing artificial marble, and a method for producing artificial marble using the same.

4.6×10.sup.−3≥Δn(MD).sub.0−1.4×10.sup.−3≥Δn(TD).sub.0≥1.0×10.sup.−3  (1) in the formula (1), Δn(MD).sub.0 represents a value determined from a birefringence index of the polyvinyl alcohol mold release film in the machine direction at the center part of the transverse direction of the film by averaging the birefringence index along the thickness direction of the film, and Δn(TD).sub.0 represents a value determined from a birefringence index of the polyvinyl alcohol mold release film in the transverse direction at the center part of the transverse direction of the film by averaging the birefringence index along the thickness direction of the film.

A method of and apparatus for sinter forging a precursor powder to form a film may reduce or eliminate the stress in the film and may facilitate processing of continuous length of films such as ceramic films for use in batteries. The precursor powder can be provided on a substrate and is simultaneously heated and pressed in a pressing direction parallel to a thickness of the film so as to sinter and densify the precursor powder to form the film in a sinter forging area. Notably, in a plane perpendicular to the pressing direction, there are no lateral constraints on the sinter forging area or the material received therein.

A method for preparing an intelligent antibacterial and antioxidative film involves preparing a PVA solution; adding nano-TiO.sub.2 to the PVA solution to obtain a PVA-TiO.sub.2 solution; determining the optimal amount of nano-TiO.sub.2; preparing a PSPC solution; preparing a PSPC-TiO.sub.2-PVA solution; and producing a PSPC/TiO.sub.2/PVA film. The film has better mechanical performance than saccharide and protein films. Shelf life of food is prolonged as the film possesses antibacterial and antioxidative properties. Furthermore, the film shows different colors in various pH environments. The film has a wide range of applications in food packaging owing to the integration of color development and antibacterial and antioxidative properties.

An improved method for molding a plastic container within a mold including an RFID tag to generate a container which leaves a mold having an RFID tag bonded between the container and a label. This method provides for an improved integrally, extrusion blow molded container, label and RFID tag combination.

A husk plastic composite comprises a composition including: PVC 10 to 20 wt %; vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate (VC/VAC) copolymer 10 to 30 wt %; styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) 1 to 5 wt %; chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) 1 to 5 wt %; rice husk powder 10 to 40 wt %; inorganic filler 10 to 40 wt %; internal lubricant 0.1 to 1 wt %; external lubricant 0.1 to 1 wt %; and heat stabilizer 1 to 5 wt %. The VC/VAC copolymer in the husk plastic composition can allow the composition to be processed by relatively lower processing temperature to save energy consumption, prevent the husk powder from being burnt or decomposed due to high temperature during the heating process to allow this natural material being added in a large amount in the composition and can reduce the amount of PVC through a large amount of filling additives but still maintain in good product mechanical properties.

A process for making a layered multi-material structural element having controlled mechanical failure characteristics. The process includes the steps of: supplying a cementitious layer and forming a polymer layer on the cementitious layer by additive manufacture such that the polymer layer has a first thickness and the cementitious layer has a second thickness, wherein the polymer layer comprises a polymer and the cementitious layer comprises a cementitious material; and allowing the polymer from the polymer layer to suffuse into the cementitious layer for a period of time to obtain a suffused zone in the cementitious layer such that the suffused zone has a third thickness that is less than half the second thickness.

A process for making a layered multi-material structural element having controlled mechanical failure characteristics. The process includes the steps of: supplying a cementitious layer and forming a polymer layer on the cementitious layer by additive manufacture such that the polymer layer has a first thickness and the cementitious layer has a second thickness, wherein the polymer layer comprises a polymer and the cementitious layer comprises a cementitious material; and allowing the polymer from the polymer layer to suffuse into the cementitious layer for a period of time to obtain a suffused zone in the cementitious layer such that the suffused zone has a third thickness that is less than half the second thickness.

A process for making a layered multi-material structural element having controlled mechanical failure characteristics. The process includes the steps of: supplying a cementitious layer and forming a polymer layer on the cementitious layer by additive manufacture such that the polymer layer has a first thickness and the cementitious layer has a second thickness, wherein the polymer layer comprises a polymer and the cementitious layer comprises a cementitious material; and allowing the polymer from the polymer layer to suffuse into the cementitious layer for a period of time to obtain a suffused zone in the cementitious layer such that the suffused zone has a third thickness that is less than half the second thickness.