Provided is a resin composite material in which a carbon material with a graphene structure is dispersed in a synthetic resin and which has a high mechanical strength and a low linear expansion coefficient and a method for producing the resin composite material. A resin composite material contains a synthetic resin and a carbon material with a graphene structure dispersed in the synthetic resin, wherein the synthetic resin is grafted onto the carbon material and the grafting ratio thereof onto the carbon material is 5% to 3300% by weight. A method for producing a resin composite material includes the steps of: preparing a resin composite containing a synthetic resin and a carbon material with a graphene structure dispersed in the synthetic resin; and grafting the synthetic resin onto the carbon material concurrently with or after the step of preparing the resin composite.

The invention refers to a method for recycling polyolefin containing waste by using a solvent with a specific Hansen parameter and contacting this mixture with a liquid filtration aid before separating the polyolefm from the mixture. The method comprises the following steps: Mixing the polyolefm containing waste with a solvent having a Hansen parameter .sub.H from 0.0 to 3.0 M Pa.sup.1/2; Contacting this mixture with a liquid filtration aid having a Hansen parameter .sub.H>4.0 M Pa.sup.1/2; and Separating the polyolefin from the mixture.

An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for a molded foam containing a peroxide and a blowing agent, in which cellulose fibers are uniformly dispersed in a resin for a foam molding material having high hydrophobicity such as a thermoplastic resin and a rubber, and a foam excellent in mechanical properties which is obtained by reaction of the composition for a molded foam during foam molding. The composition for a molded foam contains a modified cellulose fiber (A) having an unsaturated bond, a thermoplastic resin and/or a rubber (B), a peroxide (C), and a blowing agent (D).

Polymer compositions, for example, recycled polymer compositions, processes for the production thereof, functional fillers for use in the polymer compositions, and articles formed from the polymer compositions.

The present invention is to provide a resin film having both water impermeability and moisture permeability. The polyolefin stretched porous film according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a polyolefin-based resin and a fine filler having an average primary particle size of 0.05 to 0.8 m, and has a communicating void. Furthermore, the polyolefin stretched porous film according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a hydrophobizing agent, a water permeability measured in accordance with JIS Z 0221 is from 10000 to 85000 seconds, and a moisture permeability measured in accordance with JIS Z 0208 is from 300 to 2500 g/m2.Math.24 h.

The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide a block copolymer that can be used in a neutral solvent atmosphere and can produce a solid polymer membrane including nanoparticles.

The problem is solved by a block copolymer represented by formula (1) below.

##STR00001## wherein in the formula, R.sub.1 represents a C1-20 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group, C6-20 aryl group, or C7-20 aralkyl group; R.sub.2 represents a group having a functional group having an acid dissociation constant pKa of from 0.5 to 7; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 each show H or a C1-20 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group; R.sub.6, R.sub.7, and R.sub.8 each represent a hydrogen, hydroxyl group, nitro group, carboxy group, or carbonyl group; X represents an amide or ester, but may not be included; Y represents an amide or ester, but may not be included; p represents an integer of 1-10, but may not be included; n represents an integer of 3-1000; m represents an integer of 3-1000; and t represents an integer of 3-1000, but n may not be included; the arrangement of n, m, and t is arbitrary, but n and m are adjacent when n is included.

A material includes a base polymer, cellulose fibers dispersed through the base polymer, a pigment coloring the base polymer and the cellulose fibers, and a sealant selected from epoxidized soybean oil and polyolefin. The sealant coats and seals the cellulose fibers.

A solvent based recycling process for recycling waste polymer material, the waste polymer material comprising at least one polyolefin, the process comprising the steps of obtaining the waste polymer material comprising the at least one polyolefin; contacting the waste polymer material with at least one dissolving solvent yielding a slurry stream of polymer solution and undissolved solids; screening the slurry stream yielding the undissolved solids and a stream of the polymer solution; vapor-liquid separating the stream of the polymer solution into a polymer-lean vapor stream and a polymer-rich condensed stream; recovering the at least one polyolefin from the polymer-rich condensed stream; wherein the at least one dissolving solvent has a boiling point temperature at 1 bar of equal to or more than 70? C.

Components for articles of footwear and athletic equipment including a foam are provided. The foam portion of the components and articles include a composition which includes a thermoplastic copolyester, the composition having a foam structure. A polymer layer is provided on at least on surface of the foam portion. The polymer layer can control or reduce the water uptake of the foam portion. Methods of making the compositions, foams, and components are provided, as well as methods of making an article of footwear including one of the foam components. In some aspects, the foams and foam components can be made by injection molding, or injection molding followed by compression molding.

A method comprising at least a step (1) of preparing a silane master batch by melt-kneading, all or part of a polyolefin resin, an organic peroxide, an inorganic filler containing a metal hydrate and a metal carbonate, and a silane coupling agent, at a temperature equal to or higher than the decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide, and a step (3) of mixing the silane master batch and a silanol condensation catalyst or a catalyst master batch; a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body and a heat-resistant silane crosslinkable resin composition prepared by the method, and a silane master batch and a heat-resistant product.