Disclosed herein is a process for the production of a moulded article (MA). Additionally disclosed herein is a method of using at least one blowing gas (C) in the production of a moulded article (MA) for reducing the warpage of the moulded article (MA), where the moulded article (MA) includes at least one thermoplastic polymer (A) and at least one reinforcing fibre (B). Further disclosed herein is the moulded article (MA) obtained by the process.

The present invention provides a method for producing a polyamide with controlled activator addition, and a polyamide produced thereby, the method allowing a polymerization conversion rate and a polydispersity index (PDI) to be enhanced by controlling the addition of an activator so as to prevent a gelation phenomenon that occurs during anionic polymerization.

A process for chemically modifying a polymeric part in order to provide it with flame retardancy properties or to enhance the properties, the process comprising a step of reacting at least one polymeric part comprising at least one polymer of which the reactive groups comprise amine groups and/or hydroxyl groups with a flame retardant compound comprising at least one group that reacts, by nucleophilic substitution or nucleophilic addition, with some or all of the amine groups and/or hydroxyl groups of the polymer or polymers, the reaction being carried out with the compound in gaseous form.

Recycled carbon fibers are processed by rotational tumbling in a mixture with binder material to prepare fiber-containing particles having a dual-tapered shape and general alignment of fibers with a longitudinal direction of the particles. Bulk products including such fiber-containing particles are compounded with polymer and pelletized to prepare fiber-reinforced composite pellets, which are useful for applications such as injection molding to prepare molded products of carbon fiber-reinforced composite material with recycled carbon fibers.

Optical absorber-containing thermoplastic polymer particles (OACTP particles) may be produced by methods that comprise: mixing a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a carrier fluid that is immiscible with the thermoplastic polymer, and optionally an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polymer and at a shear rate sufficiently high to disperse the thermoplastic polymer in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to below the melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polymer to form solidified particles comprising the thermoplastic polymer; separating the solidified particles from the carrier fluid; and exposing the solidified particles to an optical absorber to produce the OACTP particles.

Optical absorber-containing thermoplastic polymer particles (OACTP particles) may be produced by methods that comprise: mixing a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a carrier fluid that is immiscible with the thermoplastic polymer, and optionally an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polymer and at a shear rate sufficiently high to disperse the thermoplastic polymer in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to below the melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polymer to form solidified particles comprising the thermoplastic polymer; separating the solidified particles from the carrier fluid; and exposing the solidified particles to an optical absorber to produce the OACTP particles.

A thermoplastic prepreg is disclosed having fully impregnated filaments. The prepreg is formed by having a plurality of continuous fibers that are substantially oriented in a longitudinal direction, the continuous fibers constituting from about 30 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the prepreg, a first resinous matrix that contains a first set of one or more thermoplastic polymers and within which the continuous fibers are embedded, wherein the thermoplastic polymers constitute from about 30 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the prepreg, and a second resinous matrix that contains a second set of one or more thermoplastic polymers, wherein the second set of thermoplastic polymers constitute from about 30 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the prepreg.

The present invention is aimed to provide a carbon fiber reinforced resin processed product which is almost free from the problems described above on a processed surface subjected to cutting or the like and has an end surface where generation of a burr is suppressed, has favorable surface properties, and surface nature, and particularly smoothness is excellent; and provides a carbon fiber reinforced resin processed product having an end surface which has fibers and a resin, wherein the end surface has a surface roughness (Rz) within a range from 5 μm to 50 μm.

A thermoplastic prepreg includes a mat, web, or fabric of fibers and hollow glass microspheres that are positioned atop the mat, web, or fabric of fibers or dispersed therein. The thermoplastic prepreg also includes a thermoplastic polymer that is fully impregnated through the mat, web, or fabric of fibers and the hollow glass microspheres so that the thermoplastic prepreg has a void content of less than 3% by volume of the thermoplastic prepreg. The thermoplastic material is polymerized monomers and oligomers in which greater than 90% by weight of the monomers or oligomers react to form the thermoplastic material.

A method for producing an electronic device includes a first step of pasting a support to an organic substrate having a thickness of 1000 μm or less, with a temporary fixing material interposed therebetween, to obtain a laminated body; a second step of heating the temporary fixing material of the laminated body; a third step of mounting a semiconductor chip on the organic substrate of the laminated body that has been subjected to the second step; a fourth step of sealing the semiconductor chip mounted on the organic substrate with a sealing material; and a fifth step of peeling the support and the temporary fixing material from the organic substrate of the laminated body that has been subjected to the fourth step.