The present invention relates to a molding made of reactive foam, wherein at least one fiber (F) is arranged partially inside the molding, i.e. is surrounded by the reactive foam. The two ends of the respective fiber (F) not surrounded by the reactive foam thus each project from one side of the corresponding molding. The reactive foam is produced by a mold foaming process. The present invention further provides a panel comprising at least one such molding and at least one further layer (S1). The present invention further provides processes for producing the moldings according to the invention from reactive foam/the panels according to the invention and also provides for the use thereof as a rotor blade in wind turbines for example.

Prepregs and laminates made from resin compositions having a free resin portion and a resin impregnated reinforcing material portion where the resin includes one or more base resins and one or more high Dk materials wherein the one or more high Dk materials are present in the resin composition in an amount sufficient to impart the resin composition with a cured Dk.sub.W that matches the Dk.sub.WR of a resin impregnated reinforcing material to which the resin composition is applied to within plus or minus () 15%.

A prepreg including: a thermosetting resin composition (C) containing a thermosetting resin (A) and an inorganic filler (B); and a glass cloth (D) impregnated or coated with the thermosetting resin composition (C); wherein the glass cloth (D) satisfies the following expressions (I) to (III),
(x+y)95(I)
1.9<(X+Y)/(x+y)(II)
t<20(III) wherein the glass cloth (D) is defined by X (threads/inch) representing number of warp yarn per inch; Y (threads/inch) representing number of weft yarn per inch; x (threads) representing number of filament per the warp yarn; y (threads) representing number of filament per the weft yarn; and t (m) representing a thickness, and wherein the content of the inorganic filler (B) in the thermosetting resin composition (C) is from 110 to 700 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting resin (A).

A method of manufacturing a flexible intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite controlling for an effective pore size using removable pore-forming substances and physically incorporated, non-leaching antimicrobials. A flexible intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite controlled for an effective pore size composited physically incorporated, high-surface area, non-leaching antimicrobials, optionally in which the physically incorporated non-leaching antimicrobial exposes nanopillars on its surface to enhance antimicrobial activity. A kit that enhances the effectiveness of the intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite by storing the composite within an antimicrobial container.

The present invention relates to the use of a thermosetting polymeric powder composition in a Selective Laser Sintering process to produce a 3D duroplast, wherein the composition comprises at least one curable polymeric binder material and wherein during each pass of the SLS process said polymeric binder material is at least partially cured within the layer thus formed and also at least partially crosslinked with the previous layer. The invention furthermore relates to a SLS process using such a thermosetting polymeric powder composition and a 3D-printing product obtained when using such a thermosetting polymeric powder composition.

A concentrate carrier system for adding colorants and/or other additives to resin formulations over a broad range of processing temperatures is described. The carrier system includes at least 20 wt. % of a base acrylate copolymer, such as ethyl-methyl acrylate, provided in combination with less than 30 wt. % of polycarpolactone, or a similar ring-opened cyclic ester or ether derivatives. The remainder, which may include an optional organic plasticizer such as epoxidized soybean oil, is dedicated to an additive package that may include colorants, property enhancers, and/or non-property fillers.

A method of separating an inorganic material, the method comprising in the following order: a contact process of contacting a processing solution with a composite material, the composite material including a first organic substance that is decomposable by the processing solution, a second organic substance that is not decomposable by the processing solution, and an inorganic material; and a separation process of separating the inorganic material from the processing solution including a decomposition product of the first organic substance and the second organic substance, the contact process and the separation process including adjusting the processing solution to have a temperature that is equal to or greater than a softening point of the second organic substance.

The present invention relates to a method of continuously recycling thermoset plastic waste. The method includes crushing the thermoset plastic waste into pieces with a diameter size suitable for being fed into an extruder. The method also includes purifying the thermoset plastic waste by cleaning the thermoset plastic waste using a cleaning agent to remove contaminants from the thermoset plastic waste. The method also includes extruding the thermoset plastic waste by using supercritical solvent.

A method of separating an inorganic material, the method comprising in the following order: a contact process of contacting a processing solution with a composite material, the composite material including a first organic substance that is decomposable by the processing solution, a second organic substance that is not decomposable by the processing solution, and an inorganic material; a separation process of separating the processing solution including a decomposition product of the first organic substance, from a recovered product including the inorganic material and the second organic substance; and a thermal treatment process of subjecting the recovered product to a thermal treatment at a temperature that is equal to or greater than a temperature at which the second organic substance is eliminated.

The invention relates to the field of composite materials and can be used for the manufacture of parts and structures made of composite materials, such as brackets, fittings, basic parts, wearable products, mesh and honeycomb structures for use in aviation, rocket and space technology, medicine, automotive industry, etc. The reinforcing composite filament which contains a roving of reinforcing fibers impregnated with a thermosetting binder and has a cross section in the shape of a circle 0.1-0.7 mm in diameter or an ellipse with ellipticity from 1 to 2 and the largest diameter of 0.1-0.7 mm; and the impregnated roving is subjected to heat or other treatment right up to a complete curing of the thermosetting binder. With the help of the claimed composite filament, a prepreg can be made by adding a thermoplastic binder. And also the tape can be produced by connecting the claimed filament or prepreg with the use of cross-links made of thermoplastic material. The filament is produced in the machine containing a bobbin holder, which is fitted with at least one bobbin with a roving of reinforcing fibers or reinforcing and functional fibers, an impregnator that impregnates the roving with a thermosetting binder, two heat treatment chambers for a complete curing of the thermosetting binder (the temperature is 70-130 C. in the first chamber, and 160-400 C. in the second chamber), a finished filament receiver fitted with at least one receiving bobbin driven by a drive that ensures the pulling of the roving through all the elements of the machine. To manufacture a prepreg, the machine is fitted with an applicator to apply a thermoplastic coating on a completely cured roving impregnated with a thermosetting binder. The invention makes it possible to reduce the complexity of the manufacture of parts with a thermoplastic matrix, which leads to a significant reduction in the cost of manufacturing parts with a thermoplastic matrix (many times lower); to reduce the time of manufacture of a product due to the lack of need for long-term polymerization of a binder; to increase the shelf life of starting materials (prepreg) and to improve the efficiency of manufacture of products from composite materials. The invention is especially useful for implementation in additive processes of the manufacture of parts from composite materials, such as 3D-printing.