A method of manufacturing a composite material that is used to make blocks, bricks, tiles, or payers. The method comprises of making a liquid conglomerate material, of making a solid conglomerate material, of mixing the liquid conglomerate material and the solid conglomerate material together to make the composite material, and lastly of pressing the composite material into either a block, a brick, a tile, or a paver.

This disclosure relates to blended polymeric membranes containing a polyimide polymeric matrix blended with a crosslinked polymer of intrinsic microporosity and methods of using the membranes for gas separation applications, such as removal of CO.sub.2 from natural gas.

Disclosed are co-continuous immiscible polymer blends of a polysulfone and a polyaryletherketone optionally reinforced with carbon fiber. A method of preparing such a co-continuous immiscible polymer blend of a polysulfone and a polyaryletherketone reinforced with a carbon fiber is also disclosed.

A modified asphalt binder with improved elastic properties and methods of making such modified asphalt binder. The modified asphalt binders may include one or more of an asphalt binder, a solvent deasphalted (SDA) pitch, a polymeric material, and optionally, a ground tire rubber. The disclosed modified asphalt binders exhibit properties consistent with decreased susceptibility to rutting and thus may be used in asphalt concrete applications.

A method for making polymeric pellets and films therefrom is disclosed. The polymeric pellets and films include a mixture of at least three distinct polymeric materials along with a compatibilizer and a rheology modifier.

Disclosed herein are various cable gel seal arrangements and thermoplastic gels useful therein. The thermoplastic gels are prepared from a composition including a styrene triblock copolymer, a styrene diblock copolymer, an oil extender, and an additive selected from poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide), a C9 resin, poly(alpha-methylstyrene), a coumarone-indene resin, and combinations thereof, wherein the additive has a T.sub.g from about 95° C. to about 200° C. The thermoplastic gels advantageously exhibit low compression set.

An impact-resistant polystyrene resin includes a continuous phase and a plurality of particles dispersed in the continuous phase. The average particle size of the particles is about 0.1 to 4.0 μm, and the average distance between the particles is about 0.3 to 5.0 μm. The impact-resistant polystyrene resin is made from a polystyrene composition including a polystyrene plastic, a styrene block copolymer, a processing aid, and an antioxidant.

The present invention relates to a composition for use as an adhesive, paint, coating, resin, (surface) size, composite, gel or hydrogel, said composition comprising microfibrillated cellulose (“MFC”). In addition to microfibrillated cellulose, these compositions comprise at least one solvent, said solvent preferably comprising or consisting of water, and at least one compound that is (a) capable of polymerizing, or has already partly or fully, polymerized, and that (b) has at least two groups available for hydrogen bonding, preferably OH groups, that are capable of crosslinking with at least one functional group of the microfibrillated cellulose. In these compositions, the microfibrillated cellulose primarily functions as a crosslinking agent (while it is by no means excluded that the microfibrillated cellulose additionally has other functionalities, such as acting as viscosity modifier and/or thixotropic additive), integrating the compound that (a) is capable of polymerizing or that has already partly or fully, polymerized, and that (b) has at least two groups available for hydrogen bonding, into a gel-like three-dimensional network.

Disclosed herein are polysaccharide-elastomer masterbatch compositions and processes for preparing the masterbatch compositions. One method comprises a step of a) mixing i) an aqueous polysaccharide dispersion, or ii) a basic aqueous polysaccharide solution, with a rubber latex solution containing a rubber component to form a mixture. The method further comprises the steps of: b) coagulating the mixture obtained in step a) to produce a coagulated mass; and c) drying the coagulated mass obtained in step b). The masterbatch compositions are useful in preparing rubber-containing articles.

One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide an SiH group-containing polysiloxane emulsion composition having a less risk of expansion of a container due to the dehydrogenation reaction with time during storage, causing less deterioration in its performance, and having an excellent shelf life. Another purpose of the present invention is to provide an addition-curable silicone emulsion composition comprising the aforesaid emulsion composition and having excellent curability. Another purpose is to provide a cured film obtained by curing the aforesaid addition-curable silicone emulsion composition and having excellent light releasability from an adhesive. The present invention provides an emulsion composition comprising components (A), (B), (C) and (E): 100 parts by mass of (A) organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom (i.e., SiH group) in one molecule, 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of (B) a nonionic surfactant, 0.01 to 50 parts by mass of (C) a buffer solution having a pH in a range of 4.0 to 6.0 at 25° C., and 30 to 10000 parts by mass of (E) water.