A foam made of a specific material having superior properties and cosmetic products including the foam are disclosed.

A resin composition, optionally for a semiconductor package, and a prepreg and a metal clad laminate using the same are provided. The resin composition according to the present invention may exhibit excellent flowability although being packed with a high content of an inorganic filler, and may provide a prepreg and a metal clad laminate having excellent adhesive strength for a metal foil, and low relative permittivity and a low dissipation factor.

A coated rubber composition includes a rubber composition coated with a liquid refresh agent selected from the group consisting of one or more liquid terpenes, limonene, carvone, pinene, pine needle oil, citral, orange oil, C9-C15 aliphatics, C9-C15 cycloaliphatics, ethyl lactate, dipentene, 1,8-cineole, eucalyptol, citronellol, geraniol, citronellene, terpinen-4-ol, and combinations thereof. A method of application and a coated rubber composition are also disclosed.

Provided are an abrasion resistance improver for inorganic filler-containing rubber composition capable of giving high abrasion resistance to a rubber composition containing an inorganic filler, a rubber composition containing the abrasion resistance improver for rubber composition, a tire using the rubber composition, and a method for producing the abrasion resistance improver for rubber composition. The present invention are concerned with [1] an abrasion resistance improver for inorganic filler-containing rubber composition, including, as an active ingredient, lignin having an aldehyde yield rate by alkaline nitrobenzene oxidation of 12% by mass or more; [2] a rubber composition containing the abrasion resistance improver as set forth above in [1], a rubber, and an inorganic filler; [3] a tire using the rubber composition as set forth above in [2]; [4] a method for producing an abrasion resistance improver for inorganic filler-containing rubber composition, including, as an active ingredient, lignin having an aldehyde yield rate by alkaline nitrobenzene oxidation of 12% by mass or more, the method including steps (A-1) to (A-3); and [5] a method for producing an abrasion resistance improver for inorganic filler-containing rubber composition, including, as an active ingredient, lignin having an aldehyde yield rate by alkaline nitrobenzene oxidation of 12% by mass or more, the method including steps (B-1) and (B-2).

Provided is a polymer composite material which has a high proton spin polarization even though it is a polymer composite material containing carbon black. The present invention relates to a polymer composite material for .sup.1H dynamic nuclear polarization experiments, containing carbon black, having a thickness of 0.8 mm or less, and being doped with a paramagnetic radical compound.

Crumb rubber obtained from recycled tires is subjected to an interlinked substitution process. The process utilizes a reactive component that interferes with sulfur bonds. The resulting treated rubber exhibits properties similar to those of the virgin composite rubber structure prior to being granulated, and is suitable for use in fabricating new tires, engineered rubber articles, and asphalt rubber for use in waterproofing and paving applications.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a rubber composition for tires and a method for producing same, wherein the rubber composition for tires includes: carbon nanotubes including structural defects on at least a portion of the surface and having a thermal decomposition temperature equal to or less than 600 C.; and a rubber matrix.

A flexible material for thermal and acoustical insulation comprising an expanded polymer (blend) based on at least one elastomer, wherein expansion is achieved by decomposition of a mixture of at least two chemical blowing agents, comprising the exothermic chemical blowing agent 4,4-Oxybis(benzenesulfonyl hydrazide) (OBSH) and at least one endothermic blowing agent.

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.

Crumb rubber obtained from recycled tires is subjected to an interlinked substitution process. The process utilizes a reactive component that interferes with sulfur bonds. The resulting treated rubber exhibits properties similar to those of the virgin composite rubber structure prior to being granulated, and is suitable for use in fabricating new tires, engineered rubber articles, and asphalt rubber for use in waterproofing and paving applications.