A polymer composition includes a polymer (A) having, when composition ratios (molar ratios) of a structural unit represented by formula (1), a structural unit represented by formula (2), a structural unit represented by formula (3), and a structural unit represented by formula (4) in the polymer (A) are p, q, r, and s, respectively, a value α represented by formula (i) of 0.60 or more:

##STR00001## with a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1.0×10.sup.5 to 2.0×10.sup.6 in terms of polystyrene measured by gel permeation chromatography, and a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; and a paraffin wax (B) having a melting point of 70° C. or more.

Disclosed herein are modified diene-containing (co)polymers, in particular, modified styrene-butadiene copolymer, which can be used as flame retardants for expandable polystyrene polymer compositions. In particular, disclosed is a modified diene-containing (co)polymer, a method for preparing it, and use as a flame retardant for expandable polystyrene. The modified diene-containing (co)polymer claimed in the invention is characterized by high thermostability, namely, a 5% weight loss temperature of at least 180° C., a molecular weight of at least 1500 g/mol and a halogen content of at least 35 wt. %; the content of tertiary and/or allyl halogenides is in the range from 0 to less than 1.5 wt. %, and also does not affect the polymerization process and the formation of polystyrene granules either, and allows to obtain polystyrene granules with a yellowness index of 2 to 6 units, comparable to the yellowness index of polystyrene granules containing HBCD (from 0 to 3 units).

A high-modulus asphalt binder of the present application includes 100 parts by weight of asphalt consisting of natural asphalt and petroleum asphalt in a weight ratio of 20-50:80-50, and 1-10 parts by weight of a modifier, wherein the ash content of the natural asphalt is as high as 60 wt % based on the weight of the natural asphalt, and trichloroethylene insoluble particles having a particle size of 10 microns or more in the asphalt binder are in a volume ratio of 5% or less.

An ultra-light graphene-rubber foam particle for soles is prepared from, by weight, 60-65 parts of natural rubber, 8-12 parts of isoprene rubber, 8-12 parts of butadiene rubber, 6-8 parts of styrene butadiene rubber, 0.8-1.0 parts of modified graphene, 0.08-0.12 parts of poly(N-vinylacetamide), 0.8-1.0 parts of silicone oil, 3.0-3.5 parts of inorganic nano-particles, 1.2-1.5 parts of activated zinc oxide, 0.8-1.0 parts of zinc stearate, 1.0-1.2 parts of stearic acid, 0.8-1.0 parts of cross-linking agents, 2.0-3.0 parts of flow promotors, and 1.5-1.8 parts of foaming agents. According to the invention, the modified graphene is uniformly dispersed into the rubber materials, so that the ultra-light graphene-rubber foam particle has good thermal stability, wear resistance and tensile strength, the permanent compressive-deformation performance and thermal contraction resistance are improved, and the weight is reduced by over 50%.

A protective film of the present invention is used at the time of performing heat bending on the resin substrate, and includes a base material layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to a resin substrate, in which the base material layer includes a first layer which is positioned on an opposite side of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer and has a melting point of 150° C. or higher, and includes a second layer which is positioned on a pressure sensitive adhesive layer side and has a melting point of lower than 150° C., the pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a melting point of lower than 150° C., and MFR of a thermoplastic resin contained in the second layer, which is measured in conformity with JIS K7210, is in a range of 0.5 g/10 min to 4.0 g/10 min.

A polyphenylene ether resin composition includes a modified polyphenylene ether copolymer, a high-molecular-weight compound, and a crosslinking agent for the modified polyphenylene ether copolymer. The modified polyphenylene ether copolymer includes a substituent having a carbon-carbon unsaturated double bond at a molecular chain end of the modified polyphenylene ether copolymer. The high-molecular-weight compound has a glass transition temperature (Tg) measured by differential scanning calorimetry of 20° C. or lower and has a number-average molecular weight Mn ranging from 1000 to 10000, inclusive. The crosslinking agent includes at least two carbon-carbon unsaturated double bonds per molecule, and includes at least one of dicyclopentadiene acrylate and dicyclopentadiene methacrylate. In a cured state of the polyphenylene ether resin composition, the modified polyphenylene ether copolymer is phase separated from the high-molecular-weight compound.

The present invention relates to a co-solubilization process for preparation of a polymer modified bitumen/asphalt and emulsified polymer modified bitumen/asphalt from bitumen, polymer, emulsifier etc. The present invention further relates to a polymer modified bitumen comprising bitumen and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) linear co-polymer having high softening point. The present invention also relates to the use of the polymer modified bitumen and its emulsion in in micro-surfacing for maintenance of pavements.

A resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of an unsaturated C═C double bond-containing polyphenylene ether resin; 15 parts by weight to 40 parts by weight of a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer; 1 part by weight to 20 parts by weight of a compound of Formula (1); and 0.001 part by weight to 0.5 part by weight of a compound of Formula (2), a compound of Formula (3), a compound of Formula (4) or a combination thereof. Moreover, an article may be made from the resin composition, including a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board. ##STR00001##

A laminate body of a rubber layer and a resin layer made of a resin, wherein the rubber layer includes a surface-treated superficial layer 4 directly united with the resin layer without any intervening adhesive layer.

A foamed resin molded article (1) including: a foamed resin layer (30) comprising a first resin which is a copolymer including a rubber component, a vinyl cyanide monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit, and a blowing agent; and a non-foamed resin layer (50) covering the foamed resin layer (30), wherein: the non-foamed resin layer (50) comprises a second resin which is a copolymer including a rubber component, a vinyl cyanide monomer unit, and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit; and the amount of the rubber component in the non-foamed resin layer (50), determined by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (PGC/MS), is 1% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less, based on the total mass of the second resin.