This invention relates to a nonwoven material consisting of one or more layers of nonwoven webs of essentially continuous cellulosic filaments, characterized in that within each layer each of the three bonding mechanisms: a) hydrogen bonding, b) filament intermingling and c) merged filament bonding occur for bonding the essentially continuous cellulosic filaments. Further it relates to a process for the manufacture and to various uses of this material.

Waterproof engineered floor and wall planks have a veneer layer bonded with a plastic composite core, and an underlayer, preferably an underlayer of cork.

Abstract: A label (1; 50) for a tyre (100) of vehicle wheels comprises: at least a first layer (4) which is made of an elastomer material which is compatible with the elastomer material of a sidewall (102) of the tyre, an external surface (2) which is intended to remain visible when the label is coupled to the sidewall, a plurality of recesses (10) which are formed at the external surface (2) and which are capable of generally defining at least one portion of information which is set out on the label (1; 50). The elastomer material of which the first layer (4) is made comprises a quantity of a halogenated isobutylene polymer greater than 5 phr.

Composite materials are described herein. An example composite material may comprise a shell fiber layer. The example composite material may comprise a membrane disposed adjacent the shell fiber layer.

The invention relates to multilayer polymer structures having at least three layers. These layers include a polar capstock layer other than an acrylic, an olefinic substrate layer, and a tie layer. The tie layer is selected from olefinic acrylate copolymers, a block copolymer of vinyl aromatic monomer with an aliphatic conjugated diene or a derivative thereof, a copolymer of olefin and (meth)acrylic acid partially or fully in the salt form, a high impact polystyrene, and/or a vinyl cyanide-containing compound. Each layer could contain multiple sub-layers. The multilayer structure exhibits excellent structural integrity, excellent surface appearance, high impact strength, high scratch resistance, and excellent resistance to UV rays.

A material can have a layered structure with at least a first layer, including a carbon-based material or a substrate of a material other than a carbon-based material, a second layer, including a carbon-based material, and a third, intermediate layer that separates and interconnects the first and second layers. The carbon-based material includes at least 50 at. % carbon, has a hexagonal lattice and the layer or layers including the carbon-based material has/have a thickness of 1-20 times the size of a carbon atom. The intermediate layer is a layer that includes a salt having ions that include at least two separate cyclic, planar groups that are capable of forming π-π-stacking with the material of the second layer and that the third, intermediate layer is connected to at least the second layer by π-π-stacking caused by said cyclic planar groups of the salt ions.

One aspect of the invention provides a system including: a length of energy-dissipative tubing; a first sealing device coupled to a first end of the length of energy-dissipative tubing; and a second sealing device coupled to a second end of the length of energy-dissipative tubing. Exposure to one or more selected from the group consisting of: fault currents or lightning strikes at an exposure point along the length of energy-dissipative tubing will produce arcs at the exposure point and at least one of the first end and the second end.

This invention relates to a thin and texturized film that can be applied onto a non-smooth surface to improve hardness, corrosion resistance and wear resistance properties of the surface while maintaining the underlying profile of the non-smooth surface. An additive overlaying process can be employed to produce the thin and texturized film on the non-smooth surfaces without substantial alteration or degradation of the underlying surface texture or profile of the non-smooth surfaces so as to sufficiently preserve the underlying surface texture or profile. The thin and texturized film fully covers the non-smooth in a uniform manner and maintains the surface profile.

A label (1; 50) for a tyre (100) of vehicle wheels comprises: an external surface (2) which is intended to remain visible when said label (1; 50) is coupled to a sidewall (102) of the tyre, an internal surface (3) which is opposite the external surface (2), a plurality of recesses (10) which are formed at the external surface (2) and which are not open at said internal surface (3) and which are capable of generally defining at least one portion of information which is set out on the label. The plurality of recesses (10) are formed on a first layer (4) of the label (1; 50) which is made of an elastomer material which is compatible with the elastomer material of the sidewall (102). The first layer (4) is partially vulcanized and has a degree of vulcanization corresponding to a value between T.sub.30 and T.sub.60.

The invention relates to a floor. The polymer solid wood composite flooring includes a SPC stone plastic layer, and a solid wood veneer layer or plywood layer forming the main body of the floor is arranged under the SPC stone plastic layer; the physical and chemical performance index of the polymer solid wood composite flooring is: color fastness≥Grade 6; average peel strength≥75 (N/50 mm), pollution resistance≥grade 5, heating dimensional change rate≤0.25%, heating warpage≤2.0 mm, moisture content 6-10%. The preparation process of polymer solid wood composite flooring includes: preparation of SPC stone plastic layer; preparation of solid wood veneer layer or plywood layer; composite pressing; first balance treatment; Slitting; second balance treatment; slotting; UV layer preparation. Thereby, the polymer solid wood composite flooring with good foot feeling, not easy to deform and crack, and small dimensional change rate is produced.