Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.

A thermal management composite, comprising a phase change material within a carbon or graphite matrix. The matrix is coated with a polymer coating to improve flexibility. The matrix can be a molded carbon or graphite material or a carbon or graphite cloth.

Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.

Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.

A process for producing an aqueous polymeric dispersion may include coextruding a copolymer of an -olefin and an ,-unsaturated carboxylic acid to form a combined polymer, and a wax. The process may include emulsifying the combined polymer and wax to form a dispersion, and adding an adhesion promoter to the dispersion. Also disclosed are coatings including the aqueous polymeric dispersion and coated glass articles having the aqueous polymeric dispersion coated thereon.

A glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition has a sheathed continuous multifilament strand including a core that extends in the longitudinal direction and a polymer sheath which intimately surrounds the core, wherein the core has an impregnated continuous multifilament strand having at least one continuous glass multifilament strand, wherein the at least one continuous glass multifilament strand is impregnated with an impregnating agent, the polymer sheath is a thermoplastic polymer composition including a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the thermoplastic polymer contains a polyester having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 to 80,000 Daltons as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using polystyrene standard and as measured by differential scanning calorimetry with a heating rate of 20 C./minute on first heating according to ASTM D3418-08, at least one crystalline melting point (Tm) of 200 to 290 C.

A method of encapsulating modifiers in a depolymerized product is disclosed. In some embodiments the material undergoing depolymerization is one of polypropylene, polystyrene, and/or polyethylene. In some embodiments, the material is composed, at least partially, of recycled material. In some embodiments, the encapsulated modifiers are added to a formulation such as an asphalt, plastic lumber, plastic wood composite, a plastic formulation, a rubber formulation, an ink formulation, a coating formulation, and/or an adhesive formulation.

A method of encapsulating modifiers in a depolymerized product is disclosed. In some embodiments the material undergoing depolymerization is one of polypropylene, polystyrene, and/or polyethylene. In some embodiments, the material is composed, at least partially, of recycled material. In some embodiments, the encapsulated modifiers are added to a formulation such as an asphalt, plastic lumber, plastic wood composite, a plastic formulation, a rubber formulation, an ink formulation, a coating formulation, and/or an adhesive formulation.