A combined sealing member is provided that includes a composition comprising two or more polyolefin elastomers selected from the group consisting of a dense, a micro-dense and a dynamic silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer having a respective density of less than 0.90 g/cm.sup.3, less than 0.70 g/cm.sup.3, and less than 0.60 g/cm.sup.3. The combined sealing member exhibits a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70 C.).

A footwear article is provided. The footwear article includes a shoe sole. The shoe sole includes a crosslinked foam polyolefin elastomer having a density less than 0.88 g/cm.sup.3, the crosslinked foam polyolefin elastomer including: a silane-grafted polyolefin elastomer, a silane-grafted olefin block copolymer, a polyolefin elastomer (POE), an olefin block copolymer (OBC), or a combination thereof; an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer; a crosslinker; a condensation catalyst; and a foaming agent. The shoe sole exhibits a compression set of from about 1.0% to about 50.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (48 hrs @ 50 C.).

A static sealing member is provided that includes a composition having a silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer with a density less than 0.90 g/cm.sup.3. The static sealing member can exhibit a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70 C.). The silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer can include a first polyolefin having a density less than 0.86 g/cm.sup.3, a second polyolefin having a crystallinity less than 40%, a silane crosslinker, a grafting initiator, and a condensation catalyst.

A microdense sealing member is provided. The microdense sealing member includes a composition having a foamed silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer with a density less than 0.70 g/cm.sup.3. The microdense sealing member can exhibit a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0% measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70 C.). The foamed silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer can be produced from a blend including a first polyolefin having a density less than 0.86 g/cm.sup.3, a second polyolefin having a crystallinity less than 60 C., a silane crosslinker, a grafting initiator, a condensation catalyst, and a microencapsulated foaming agent.

This invention relates to a solar-cell module backing layer obtained by co-extruding obtained by melt co-extruding (i) a first polymer composition comprising (a) a polyamide, (b) an elastomer and (c) an elastomer that contains groups that bond chemically and/or interact physically with the polyamide, and wherein the first polymer composition comprises from 10 to 90 wt. % of the polyamide (a) and from 10 to 90 wt. % of the elastomer (b) and (c) (of the total weight of polyamide (a) and elastomer (b) and (c) present in the first polymer composition) and (ii) a second polymer composition comprising from 50-98 wt. % of elastomer and from 0.15-5 wt. % of groups (based on the total weight of the second polymer composition) that bond chemically and/or interact physically with the solar cell and optionally with the first polymer composition.

Polyamide moulding composition in particular for railway applications consisting of: (A) from 50 to 90% by weight of a polyamide matrix consisting of (A1) polyamide 12 and optionally (A2) up to 85% by weight of polyamide elastomer based on polyamide 12; (B) from 7 to 28% by weight of flame retardant consisting of (B1) at least one metal phosphinate, and also optionally (B2) up to 40% of a nitrogen-containing synergist and/or at least one nitrogen- and phosphorus-containing flame retardant; (C) from 3 to 15% by weight of plasticizer; (D) from 0 to 15% by weight polyolefin; (E) from 0 to 10% by weight of additives and/or particulate fillers, with exclusion of fibrous reinforcing materials;
where the entirety of (C) and (D) is from 3 to 20% by weight, based on the entire moulding composition, and where the entirety of (A) to (E) provides 100% by weight.

A method to make a high melt strength amorphous poly alpha olefin (APAO) includes blending APAO with a free radical initiator using a residence time from 0.1 minutes to 10 minutes at a temperature range from 300 degrees Fahrenheit to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, thereby forming an intermediate. A graftable monomer may then be added to the intermediate in a ratio from 0.1:100 to 2:100 at a temperature range from 225 degrees Fahrenheit to 400 degrees Fahrenheit using a residence time from 0.1 to 20 minutes, thereby forming a functionalized APAO. A multifunctional monomer in an amount ranging from 0.1% to 5% by weight of the functionalized APAO can be added to the functionalized APAO for 0.1 to 20 minutes at 200 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, thereby forming a cross-linkable APAO. An acid neutralizer may be added to initiate crosslinking, making a crosslinked APAO with various degrees of crosslinking as observed by the changes in the melt viscosity. An amine coupling agent may be added to the cross-linkable APAO to control crosslinking.

A laminate film comprising a substrate film and a cured film that is a cured curable composition disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the substrate film is disclosed. The substrate film is a film containing a cyclic olefin resin, and the curable resin composition comprises: (A) an acrylic resin having a polymerizable double bond; (B) a multifunctional polymerizable compound having three or more polymerizable double bonds, and having one or more monovalent groups represented by the following formula (2-1) or (2-2) as a group containing the polymerizable double bond; and (C) an alkylene oxide modified bisphenol A di(meth)acrylate. ##STR00001##

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.

A combined sealing member is provided that includes a composition comprising two or more polyolefin elastomers selected from the group consisting of a dense, a micro-dense and a dynamic silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer having a respective density of less than 0.90 g/cm.sup.3, less than 0.70 g/cm.sup.3, and less than 0.60 g/cm.sup.3. The combined sealing member exhibits a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70 C.).