The present invention relates to a biodegradable multi-layer packaging element, such as a foil or wrap, for a food product, a food packaging unit comprising such multi-layer and a method for manufacturing such biodegradable multi-layer, with the multi-layer comprising: —an inner cover layer comprising an amount of a biodegradable aliphatic polyester; —a first intermediate layer of a biodegradable material for connecting and/or sealing adjacent layers; —a functional layer comprising a vinyl alcohol polymer; —a second intermediate layer of a biodegradable material for connecting and/or sealing adjacent layers; and —an outer cover layer comprising an amount of a biodegradable aliphatic polyester.

Provided are a thermosetting epoxy resin composition and a prepreg, laminated board and printed circuit board using the thermosetting epoxy resin composition. The thermosetting epoxy resin composition comprises the following components in parts by weight: 2-10 parts of a phosphorus-containing anhydride, 5-40 parts of a phosphorus-free anhydride, 5-45 parts of an epoxy resin, 40-70 parts of a filler, and 0-15 parts of a phosphorus-containing flame retardant, with the total part by weight of all these components being 100 parts, wherein the phosphorus-containing anhydride has a structure as represented by formula I or II, and the epoxy resin is selected from one of or a combination of at least two of a bisphenol A epoxy resin, a bisphenol F epoxy resin and a biphenyl epoxy resin. The thermosetting epoxy resin composition also has good heat resistance, discoloration resistance and dimensional stability after curing while ensuring V-0 grade flame resistance, and can be used for the preparation of printed circuit board substrates in the field of LEDs.

A preformed material for use in fiber-reinforced composite materials, the preformed material including one or more fiber rovings including parallel fibers wherein the fiber rovings include one or more folds in a direction parallel to the direction of the fibers and wherein the unfolded width of the fiber rovings have a width included in a range from 0.3 mm to 5 mm. The fiber density by volume may be included in a range from 10% to 75% of fibers. The thickness of a fiber roving may be included in a range from 50 .Math.m to 2 mm. The fiber rovings may include from 500 to 12000 fibers. The fiber rovings may include a thermoplastic polymer that forms a first bond within the one or more folds and a second bond between a first fiber roving and a second adjacent fiber roving.

A multilayer structure for storing hydrogen, including, from the inside, at least one sealing layer and at least one composite reinforcement layer, an innermost composite reinforcement layer being welded to an outermost adjacent sealing layer, the sealing layers being a composition predominantly of: at least one semi-crystalline polyamide thermoplastic polymer P1i, i=1 to n, n being the number of sealing layers, excluding an amide polyether block (PEBA), up to 50% by weight of impact modifier relative to the total weight of the composition, up to 1.5% by weight of plasticizer relative to the total weight of the composition, and at least one of the composite reinforcement layers of a fibrous material in the form of continuous fibers, which is impregnated with a composition predominantly of at least one semi-crystalline polyamide polymer P2j, j=1 to m, m being the number of reinforcement layers.

The present invention relates to fiber composite plastic (11, 13) comprising a polymer (40, 41) and at least one textile (50), which has at least one palpably inhomogeneous surface (60, 61) with a textile structure and is entirely surrounded by polymer (40, 41), wherein the fiber composite plastic (11, 13) has at least one palpably inhomogeneous surface (60, 61), wherein inhomogeneities of this fiber composite plastic surface are caused by the textile structure, and a method for producing the fiber composite plastic (11, 13).

A method and system for the characterization of equibiaxial compressive strength in 2D woven composites, such as carbon fiber reinforced laminate composites, is disclosed using induced biaxial flexure, the strain measurements from which are used to determine the equibiaxial compressive strength of the composite.

An object of the present invention is to obtain a fiber-reinforced composite material achieving both lightweight properties and mechanical properties at a high level. The present invention provides a fiber-reinforced composite material including a resin (A) and a reinforcing fiber (B), and having: a porous structure portion having micropores with an average pore diameter of 500 μm or less as measured by a mercury intrusion method; and a coarse cavity portion defined by the porous structure portion and having a maximum length of more than 500 μm as a cross-sectional opening portion.

The present invention relates to the field of air filtration, in particular to a polytetrafluoroethylene composite filter material. The polytetrafluoroethylene composite filter material comprises a supporting layer and a polytetrafluoroethylene film layer, wherein the supporting layer is a silver-plated carbon nanomaterial-modified meltblown nonwoven fabric. The polytetrafluoroethylene composite filter material is prepared by fiberizing a resin material modified by silver-plated carbon nanomaterial on the surface of a polytetrafluoroethylene film by a melt-blowing method. The polytetrafluoroethylene composite filter material of the present invention combines filtering and sterilizing functions, has higher filtering efficiency and filtering precision, has the functions of sterilizing and killing viruses, has a good isolation effect, and greatly prolongs the service life of the filter material.

The disclosure provides an interior trim part for a motor vehicle having a sliding or panoramic roof comprising a headliner and a stiffening frame attached to the headliner and enclosing and stabilizing an opening in the headliner enclosing the sliding or panoramic window, the stiffening frame being made of a fiber-reinforced composite material comprising a fiber mat and a textile lattice material, the textile lattice material being applied over a surface of the fiber mat and impregnated together therewith.

Provided is a heating device including: a heating unit that heats a laminate which includes a plurality of sheet-like composite materials including reinforced fiber and thermoplastic resin, and heats, via a first contact surface disposed in contact with the laminate, the thermoplastic resin included in the laminate being in contact with the first contact surface to a softening temperature or higher; a cooling unit that cools, via a second contact surface disposed in contact with the laminate, the thermoplastic resin included in the laminate located outside of the second contact surface to a temperature lower than the softening temperature; and a pressing unit that applies a predetermined pressure to the laminate via the first contact surface and the second contact surface, the second contact surface being disposed so as to surround the first contact surface.