The present disclosure provides, among other things, surface coverings with a protective coat applied thereto a rubber material. As provided herein, in some embodiments, a surface covering has or includes an exposed surface that is no-wax. The present disclosure further provides methods of making, and methods of using. Such surface coverings have surprising and beneficial attributes. They are particularly advantageous as resistant to soiling and abrasion. These surface covering are also resistant to crumbling under load. Such surface coverings would be useful as flooring products with desirable properties. In particular, such abrasion and soil resistant surfaces could be useful as a rubber flooring product.

Disclosed are thermoset/thermoplastic composites that include a thermoset component directly or indirectly bonded to a thermoplastic component via a crosslinked binding layer between the two. The crosslinked binding layer is bonded to the thermoplastic component via epoxy linkages and is either directly or indirectly bonded to the thermoset component via epoxy linkages. The composite can be a laminate and can provide a route for addition of a thermoplastic implant to a thermoset structure.

Intumescent flame-retardant formulations and their application to mass timber substrates.

A method of making a homogeneous mixture of polyolefin solids and liquid additive without melting the polyolefin solids during the making. The method comprises applying acoustic energy at a frequency of from 20 to 100 hertz to a heterogeneous mixture comprising the polyolefin solids and the liquid additive for a period of time sufficient to substantially intermix the polyolefin solids and the liquid additive together and while maintaining temperature of the heterogeneous mixture above the freezing point of the at least one liquid additive and below the melting temperature of the polyolefin solids, thereby making the homogeneous mixture without melting the polyolefin solids.

A method of forming a pre-cure solution for a structured organic film (SOF) is described, including contacting at least one type of segment and at least one type of pre-linker with a bio-based solvent. The method also includes dissolving the at least one type of segment and the at least one type of pre-linker within the bio-based solvent. The method also includes where the bio-based solvent has a viscosity above 0.92 MPa-s. A composition including a bio-based solvent is also disclosed.

A method for producing a home compostable biopolyester blown film including a biopolyester and enzymes for improved compostability. Enzymes are added during the extrusion process. To maintain temperature, the blown film process is enclosed and uses a climate control system to maintain temperature and climate within the enclosures.

A method of making a homogeneous mixture of polyolefin solids and a particulate solid additive without melting the polyolefin solids or the particulate solid additive during the making. The method comprises applying acoustic energy at a frequency of from 20 to 100 hertz to a heterogeneous mixture comprising the polyolefin solids and the particulate solid additive for a period of time sufficient to substantially intermix the polyolefin solids and the particulate solid additive together and while maintaining temperature of the heterogeneous mixture below the melting point of the at least one particulate solid additive and below the melting temperature of the polyolefin solids, thereby making the homogeneous mixture without melting the polyolefin solids or the at least one particulate solid additive.

A self-assembled film forming composition for forming a phase-separated structure of a block copolymer layer on a substrate, containing a block copolymer and a solvent, and is configured such that: the block copolymer is obtained by bonding a silicon-free polymer to a silicon-containing polymer that contains, as a constituent unit, styrene that is substituted by a silicon-containing group; the silicon-free polymer contains a structure derived from formula [1-1] or formula [1-2]; and the silicon-containing group contains one silicon atom. [In formula [1-1] or formula [1-2], each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms; and each of R.sup.3-R.sup.5 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, a cyano group, an amino group, an amide group or a carbonyl group.]

The disclosure provides a method for treating a surface of a carbon fiber composite material, comprising the steps of: (1) pretreating a carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material; (2) spraying transparent powder to the surface of the carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material and curing it; (3) polishing the surface of the carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material after the transparent powder is cured; (4) spraying transparent powder to the surface of the carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material after the transparent powder thereon is cured and curing it; (5) polishing, cleaning and baking; and (6) spraying a clear lacquer to the surface of the carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material after the transparent powder is cured and curing it.

The present disclosure provides a compressible gasket, an electronic product comprising the compressible gasket and a method for preparing the compressible gasket. The compressible gasket of the present disclosure comprises an open-cell foam matrix and a filling medium which fills and is cured in the open cells of the open-cell foam, the filling medium comprising a curable adhesive and one or more types of micrometer particles dispersed therein. The one or more types of micrometer particles comprise at least one of thermally conductive micrometer particles and thermally and electrically conductive micrometer particles, and optionally comprise at least one of flame retardant micrometer particles, electrically conductive micrometer particles and electromagnetic wave absorption micrometer particles. The compressible gasket of the present invention can provide shock and vibration absorption and sealing functions and also meet requirements on system thermal management design and/or electromagnetic compatibility design.