Disclosed are extruded foam comprising an extruded thermoplastic, closed-cell foam having at least a first surface and comprising: (i) thermoplastic polymer cell walls formed by an extrusion step, with the walls being comprised of at least about 0.5% by weight of ethylene furanoate moieties and optionally one or more co-monomer moieties; (ii) blowing agent contained in at least a portion of said closed cells; and a material different than said thermoplastic, closed-cell foam attached to and/or integral with at least a portion of said first foam surface.

Disclosed are extruded foam comprising an extruded thermoplastic, closed-cell foam having at least a first surface and comprising: (i) thermoplastic polymer cell walls formed by an extrusion step, with the walls being comprised of at least about 0.5% by weight of ethylene furanoate moieties and optionally one or more co-monomer moieties; (ii) blowing agent contained in at least a portion of said closed cells; and a material different than said thermoplastic, closed-cell foam attached to and/or integral with at least a portion of said first foam surface.

Described herein is a polyester-polyurethane-poly(meth)acrylic hybrid dispersion obtainable by esterifying at least one polyurethane containing carboxyl groups, the at least one polyurethane having an acid number of more than 200 mg KOH/g to 400 mg KOH/g and at least one or more terminal carboxyl groups; with at least one polyester containing hydroxyl groups, the polyester having a hydroxyl number of 50 mg KOH/g to 300 mg KOH/g, to obtain a polyester-polyurethane; followed by polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers at least including (meth)acrylic monomers by radical polymerization in the presence of the polyester-polyurethane where one or more solvents are present and/or employed, thereby obtaining the polyester-polyurethane-poly(meth)acrylic hybrid dispersion.

The present disclosure relates to polymers having Structure (I),

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where m is between 8 and 20, n is between 2 and 5,000, and is a covalent bond, methods of making the polymer, compositions that include the polymer, and methods of using the compositions.

A composition with improved adhesive and sealant properties comprises a) a pre-polymer comprising a polymeric unit of the general formula (-A-B-).sub.n, wherein A represents a substituted or un-substituted ester, B represents a substituted or un-substituted acid ester comprising at least two acid ester functionalities, and n represents an integer greater than 1; wherein the content of grafted anhydride in the composition is less than 0.05 mol/mol of polyacid.

The present invention provides a block copolymer composition capable of preventing a decrease in transparency of a resin to be obtained while maintaining a property of imparting impact resistance, in which a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit are contained in a mass ratio of 70/30 to 50/50, and an active oxirane oxygen concentration calculated from an epoxy equivalent measured in accordance with JIS K7236: 2001 is 0.05 mass % to 0.5 mass %. The present invention also provides a block copolymer resin composition containing the block copolymer composition, and a molded article, a sheet and a film molded from a molding material containing the block copolymer resin composition.

Provided herein is a blown film material comprising base polymer and an active agent that acts on, interacts or reacts with a selected material. The active agent may be a desiccant material capable of absorbing moisture. The resulting blown film material will have useful applications. Also provided herein are related methods of manufacture.

The present disclosure provides a method for curing vinyl ester resin, which comprises: (a) providing a first composition comprising a vinyl ester monomer; (b) adding a photosensitizer and a peroxide as a co-initiator to the first composition to form a second composition; and (c) irradiating the second composition with an actinic ray to cure the second composition.

A low profile additive composition is provide that includes thermoplastic particles and a hydrogen bonding monomer in which the thermoplastic particles are dispersed and forming hydrogen bonding with the thermoplastic particles. The hydrogen bonding monomer has at least two of: a boiling point of greater than 210 C., a viscosity of less 140 cps at 25 C., or vapor pressure lower than 5 mm Hg at 20 C. An article produced therefrom is also provided. A method of forming a low VOC low profile additive composition is also provided.

One aspect is a method for producing a first intermediate product. A feedstock is provided that comprises a first polyester. The feedstock is contacted with a first amount of a first organic compound in a volume section V1 to obtain a first initial mixture. The first amount is in the form of a liquid. The first polyester is contacted with a further organic compound to obtain a further initial mixture. A weight average molar mass of the first polyester is reduced to obtain a first intermediate mixture. The first intermediate mixture has a first intermediate product, the further organic compound. A mass ratio of the feedstock to the first organic compound in the volume section V1 is in the range of 0.02 to 3.