A high gloss acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) sheet includes an ABS substrate, an intermediate film of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophen)-polystyrene sulfonate formed on top of the ABS substrate, and a fluorinated resin film of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) formed on top of the intermediate film. A method of preparing the high gloss ABS sheet is also disclosed.

A water dispersible sulfopolymer for use as a material in the layer-wise additive manufacture of a 3D part made of a non water dispersible polymer wherein the water dispersible polymer is a reaction product of a metal sulfo monomer, the water dispersible sulfo-polymer being dispersible in water resulting in separation of the water dispersible polymer from the 3D part made of the non water dispersible polymer.

To provide a metal gloss design member provided with a light reflection film such as a silver thin film having satisfactory weather resistance even in outdoor use. A silver coating film 10 provided at least with a silver thin film 14 and with a topcoat layer 16 formed on the outer side in the stacking direction relative to the silver thin film 14 is formed on a substrate 3 and then the topcoat layer 16 has ultraviolet absorbability.

Shielding coatings are applied to polymer substrates for selective metallization of the substrates. The shielding coatings include a primer component and a hydrophobic top coat. The primer is first applied to the polymer substrate followed by application of the top coat component. The shielding coating is then selectively etched to form an outline of a desired current pattern. A catalyst is applied to the patterned polymer substrate followed by electroless metal plating in the etched portions. The portions of the polymer substrate which contain the shielding coating inhibit electroless metal plating. The primers contain polyamines and the top coat contains hydrophobic alky organic compounds.

One embodiment provides a molded body that includes a resin substrate and in which: a part or all of the surface of the substrate is coated with a hard coat; a first hard coat is formed from a coating material that does not contain inorganic particles and that contains (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (B) 0.01-7 parts by mass of a water-repelling agent, and (C) 0.01-10 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent; and a second hard coat is formed from a coating material containing (A) 100 parts by mass of the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and (D) 50-300 parts by mass of fine inorganic particles having an average particle size of 1-300 nm. Another embodiment provides a molded body that includes a resin substrate and in which a part or all of the surface of the substrate is coated with a hard coat, a first hard coat is formed from a coating material that does not contain inorganic particles, a second hard coat is formed from a coating material containing inorganic particles, (i) the total light transmittance is 85% or more, and (ii) the pencil hardness of the surface of the first hard coat is 5H or more.

A high gloss acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) sheet includes an ABS substrate, an intermediate film of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophen)-polystyrene sulfonate formed on top of the ABS substrate, and a fluorinated resin film of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) formed on top of the intermediate film. A method of preparing the high gloss ABS sheet is also disclosed.

A method for screening a solvent for extracting acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) from waste using the following Equation 1:

E.sub.Score=X.sub.1 exp(mixE)+x.sub.2[log(x.sub.3Mvol.sup.a)+log(x.sub.4HSP.sup.b)]+c,

where mixE is the mixing energy between ABS and the solvent, Mvol is the molar volume of the solvent, HSP is the Hansen solubility parameter, x.sub.1, x.sub.2, x.sub.3, and x.sub.4 are each a real number from 1 to 1, a and b are each a real number from 0 to 1, and c is a real number from 10 to 10. A method for recycling waste having ABS is also provided. Additionally, a recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer and a recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer composition_are provided.

A method for screening a solvent for extracting acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) from waste using the following Equation 1:

ABS solubility score=x.sub.1 Log.sub.10Molecular Weight+x.sub.2IAC_Mean

where Molecular Weight is the molecular weight of the solvent, IAC_Mean is the average information by an atomic number, and x.sub.1 and x.sub.2 are each a real number from 0 to 5. A method for recycling waste having ABS including screening the solvent using Equation 1 and extracting the ABS from the waste using the screened solvent is also provided. Additionally, a recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer and a recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer composition are provided.

The invention is directed to a process for producing a ABS composition comprising 30-80 wt.-% of copolymer A, 19.99-60 wt.-% of ABS-copolymer B, 0-40 wt.-% of polymer C and 0.01-20 wt.-% of additives D, having the steps: a) mixing the components A, B and D and optionally C, by using an extruder comprising: a first feeding zone FZ1, a preheating zone PZ, a mechanical dewatering zone DZ, in which component B is mechanically dewatered, and wherein: the mechanical dewatering zone DZ comprises at least one dewatering aperture, in particular for liquid water; in a second feeding zone FZ2, at least part of component A and optionally part of component D are fed, preferably in melt and/or solid form, to the ex-truder, in a degassing zone DG component A and/or component B are degassed, and b) removing the ABS molding composition from a discharge zone CZ of the extruder.

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.