Mixed-plastic-polyethylene composition having a melt flow rate (ISO 1133, 2.16 kg, 190° C.) of from 0.2 to 0.7 g/10 min; and a density of from 956 to 965 kg/m.sup.3, preferably from 958 to 964 kg/m.sup.3.

Embodiments are directed to polymer compositions and foams including polymer compositions. Embodiments of the polymer composition may include at least 55 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of a polyolefin elastomer having an ethylene content of from greater than 50 wt. % to less than 80 wt. % and a cross-linkable blend comprising: (i) from 1 wt. % to 99 wt. %, based on the total weight of the cross-linkable blend, of an E/X/Y polymer and (ii) from 1 wt. % to 99 wt. %, based on the total weight of the cross-linkable blend, of an epoxycontaining polymer.

The present invention provides methods for preparing the nut waste composites from a nut waste component, one or more binders, and an oil using a compounder/extruder.

The rubber composition comprises at least one phenol/aldehyde resin based on:

at least one aromatic polyphenol comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two hydroxyl functions in the meta position relative to one another, the two positions ortho to at least one of the hydroxyl functions being unsubstituted, and

at least one aldehyde of formula (A):

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in which:

X comprises N, S or O,

R represents —H or —CHO.

A flame-retardant single-, or multi-layered, fibre-matrix semi-finished product has a polyamide-based fibre-matrix that includes at least one organic phosphinic acid salt and/or a diphosphinic acid salt. A process for the production thereof includes impregnating a fibre ply, or plies, and consolidating the ply or plies into a composite.

A rubber composition capable of manufacturing a sheet transport roller having an excellent friction coefficient and wear resistance. A sheet transport roller rubber composition contains an ethylene-α-olefin-diene copolymer as a base rubber, a sulfur-based crosslinking agent, and a coumarone-indene resin. It is preferable that the sheet transport roller rubber composition be obtained by mixing the base rubber and the coumarone-indene resin at a temperature equal to or higher than a softening point of the coumarone-indene resin to prepare a mixture, and then mixing this mixture with a sulfur-based crosslinking agent.

A process for producing a styrene-butadiene diblock copolymer-containing blend that is not an agglomeration, that involves mixing a styrene-butadiene multiblock thermoplastic elastomer solution with a styrene-butadiene diblock copolymer solution. Blends comprising a styrene-butadiene diblock copolymer and a styrene-butadiene multiblock thermoplastic elastomer, which blends are not an agglomeration.

The present invention provides a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane that enables the production, by an industrially advantageous method for an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane in which the inclusion amount of a cyclodextrin does not increase with time and which can provide a crosslinked polyrotaxane having sufficient stretchability and breaking strength. The present invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane containing pseudopolyrotaxane particles in which a polyethylene glycol is included in a cavity of a cyclodextrin molecule in a skewered manner, the method including: an inclusion step of mixing a polyethylene glycol and a cyclodextrin in an aqueous medium to include the polyethylene glycol in a cavity of a cyclodextrin molecule, wherein in the inclusion step, a basic compound is added.

A thermoplastic elastomer composition includes about 80 parts by weight of an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) including 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB) and polyethylene, about 30 parts by weight to about 70 parts by weight of polypropylene, about 20 parts by weight to about 40 parts by weight of a filler, and about 60 parts by weight to about 90 parts by weight of a plasticizer.

The present invention relates to a weather-resistant thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. More particular, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin including a) a hard core having a refractive index of 1.530 to 1.590; b) a crosslinked rubber layer that surrounds the hard core, has an average thickness of 30 to 80 nm, and is prepared by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate compound and a crosslinking agent; and c) a non-crosslinked hard shell that surrounds the crosslinked rubber layer and is prepared by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, a thermoplastic resin composition including the thermoplastic resin, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. In accordance to the present disclosure, a weather-resistant thermoplastic resin having superior rigidity and impact resistance, particularly excellent surface gloss and coloring properties, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition may be provided.