A self-adhesive material for a wood board is described. The self-adhesive material is formed of polyolefin film having a melt index is 4 g/10 min (measured at 190 C. and 2.16 kg), and the polyolefin film contains reactive groups with OH groups of the wood for forming self-adhesive properties. Further, a wood board in which the self-adhesive material is used as a coating and/or as a glue-line material is described.

A functionalized microporous, mesoporous, or nanoporous membrane, material, textile, composite, laminate, or the like, and/or a method of making or using such functionalized membranes. The functionalized porous membrane may be a functionalized microporous, mesoporous, or nanoporous membrane that has a functional molecule attached, such as a functional polymer, to the surface and/or internal fibrillar structure of the membrane.

In one aspect there is provided a foam comprising: a polymeric matrix comprising polyethylene grafted polymerized siloxane, and a plurality of cells formed in the polymeric matrix and containing a blowing agent comprising carbon dioxide. In another aspect there is provided a method of making a foam comprising: grafting polymerized siloxane to polyethylene to form a grafted intermediate; molding the grafted intermediate to form a molded intermediate; and foaming the molded intermediate using high-pressure CO.sub.2 to form the foam, wherein the foam has a porosity greater than 75%.

To obtain a modified polypropylene-based resin which shows specific viscoelasticity and from which an expanded sheet having a low open cell ratio can be obtained.

The present invention is directed to a new class of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and processes for making them. In some embodiments of the present invention, the end groups of the multi-arm PIB copolymer is a conjugated diene, whereas the other component is a multi-functional dienophile. The components of the TPE of the present invention are chemically connected via the well-known Diels-Alder reaction which is thermally reversible (by the retro-Diels-Alder reaction) at moderately elevated temperatures. The reversibility of the Diels-Alder retro-Diels-Alder reactions allows the recovery of the original components of the TPE and thus its recyclability and also gives the TPE the ability to be reshaped or reformed.

Provided are a recycled-carbon-fiber-containing thermoplastic resin composition and molded body that have exceptional production properties and exceptional impact resistance even when recycled carbon fibers are used. This thermoplastic resin composition contains recycled carbon fibers (A) and a thermoplastic resin (B). In a thermoplastic resin composition according to one embodiment thereof, the oxygen content of the recycled carbon fibers (A) is 5.0 mass % or greater, and the thermoplastic resin (B) has an average solubility parameter of 10-15 and includes a polyamide resin (i-B).

The present invention is related to a high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) comprising units derivable from at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid, a process for preparing said high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP), as well as an article comprising said high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP).

Provided are a preparation method of a superabsorbent polymer, and a superabsorbent polymer prepared thereby. The preparation method of the superabsorbent polymer according to the present disclosure enables preparation of the superabsorbent polymer which is excellent in absorption properties such as centrifuge retention capacity and absorbency under pressure, and also has improved permeability. In addition, the preparation method exhibits excellent operability during the preparation (in particular, surface crosslinking of the polymer) and excellent productivity due to low production of coarse particles and fine particles.

A functionalized microporous, mesoporous, or nanoporous membrane, material, textile, composite, laminate, or the like, and/or a method of making or using such functionalized membranes. The functionalized porous membrane may be a functionalized microporous, mesoporous, or nanoporous membrane that has a functional molecule attached, such as a functional polymer, to the surface and/or internal fibrillar structure of the membrane.

The present invention provides a modified polyolefin resin that can form a coating that exhibits excellent adhesion to a low-polarity base material, especially a poorly adherable polyolefin base material with no surface treatment even when being dried at low temperatures and has flexibility (bendability). Provided is a modified polyolefin resin that is a modified product of a polyolefin resin having a melting point (Tm) by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of 60 to 165 C. with a modifier comprising the following (A): (A) a monomer mixture comprising Monomer Group (A-1) and Monomer Group (A-2) with a weight ratio of Monomer Group (A-1) to Monomer Group (A-2) ((A-1)/(A-2)) of 30/70 to 50/50.