A monolayer film is provided which contains ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH), contamination from dirt and a compatibilizer, that can be used for producing trash bags and the like, as well as a method to successfully recycle fumigation films containing EVOH and contamination from dirt into such a monolayer film.

The present disclosure provides a toughened resin composition, which includes: (A) a toughened and modified compound, which includes a polybenzoxazine compound, an anhydride grafted olefin polymer, and a diisocyanate compound; and (B) a thermosetting polymer; wherein, in the toughened and modified compound, the diisocyanate compound forms a bond with the polybenzoxazine compound and the anhydride grafted olefin polymer, respectively. The present disclosure has high toughness and excellent mechanical properties; thus, it may have a wide range of applications in the fields of electronics, aerospace, and the like.

A polymer composition for producing gel extruded articles is described. The polymer composition contains polyethylene particles combined with a plasticizer and one or more surface tension reducing techniques. In one aspect, the surface tension reducing technique includes adding a filler or chemical component to the polyethylene polymer for increasing wettability. Alternatively, the surface tension reducing technique can be a surface treatment, such as a plasma treatment. Polymer articles made in accordance with the present disclosure can have dramatically increased wettability properties. In one embodiment, the polymer composition is used to form a porous membrane for use as a separator in electronic devices.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising between 30 and 45 wt. % of polyamides and/or ethylene vinyl alcohols and between 70 and 50 wt. % of polypropylenes, based on the combined weight of polyamides and/or ethylene vinyl alcohols and polypropylenes; wherein the polypropylene forms a first phase having a first melting endotherm in differential scanning calorimetry and wherein the polyamides and/or ethylene vinyl alcohols form a second phase having a second melting endotherm in differential scanning calorimetry; wherein the tallest differential scanning calorimetry exothermic crystallisation peak (T.sub.pc) has an area under the curve of at least 80% of the total area under the curve between a temperature of 200 and 50° C.; wherein the temperature of the tallest differential scanning calorimetry exothermic crystallisation peak (T.sub.pc) is between 85° C. and 110° C.

The present disclosure relates a low-toxicity flame-retardant polyolefin-based insulating resin composition, a low-toxicity flame-retardant polyolefin-based insulated electric cable, and a method of manufacturing the insulated electric cable. The low-toxicity flame-retardant polyolefin-based insulating resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin and 120 to 140 parts by weight of a flame retardant. The base resin includes 20% to 40% by weight of polyethylene ethyl acrylate, 20% to 40% by weight of polyolefin elastomer, and 30% to 40% by weight of a linear low-density polyethylene resin grafted with maleic anhydride. The flame retardant is magnesium hydroxide that is surface-treated with a silane coupling agent. With the use of the composition, the low-toxicity flame-retardant insulated wire exhibiting good electrical insulation and anti-scratch characteristics and having good appearance can be obtained.

This resin composition includes: a polyolefin; carbon fibers having an average fiber length of 0.1 to 2.5 mm; a resin including at least one among an amide bond and an imide bond, the content of the resin with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin being greater than 20 parts by mass and less than or equal to 100 parts by mass; and a compatibilizer.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerant transporting piping having high barrier properties, flexibility, and good extrusion processability. The thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerant transporting piping is composed of: a matrix containing a thermoplastic resin; and a domain containing a rubber dispersed in the matrix, and is characterized in that the thermoplastic resin has a melting point of 150° C. or higher, the rubber is a butyl-based rubber or an olefin-based rubber, the matrix contains a viscosity stabilizer, the thermoplastic resin composition contains a processing aid and at least one selected from the group consisting of a phenylenediamine-based anti-aging agent, a quinoline-based anti-aging agent, and a trihydric alcohol having a triazine skeleton, and at least a portion of the rubber is crosslinked.

The present invention provides a hard coat film having excellent adhesion to a hard coat layer when a cycloolefin polymer film is used as a base material.

The hard coat film of the present invention comprises a hard coat layer containing an ionizing radiation curable resin laminated on at least one surface of a cycloolefin polymer base film through a primer layer. This primer layer contains a modified polyolefin resin in which a polyolefin resin is graft-modified with an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and a (meth)acrylic acid ester. In this modified polyolefin resin, the graft weight of the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof is 0.4 to 7 wt. % when the amount of the modified polyolefin resin is taken as 100 wt. %.

The present invention relates to a composite preform comprising a multistage polymer. The present invention further relates to a method for making a composite preform comprising a fibrous material and a multistage polymer and its use in making composite articles. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing a composite preform comprising a fibrous material and a multistage polymer and its use for producing fibre reinforced impact modified composites.

Films for medical devices and/or packaging include polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymers (PE-g-PEO) in their base polymer formulations of polyethylene and poly(ethylene oxide). The films may be treated to include a nitric-oxide releasing agent incorporated into the PE-g-PEO. Also, microbial agents for inclusion in medical devices are provided, which comprise: an olefin-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer, wherein a portion of the poly(ethylene oxide) comprises end groups converted to a nitric oxide-releasing agent. The amphiphilic graft copolymer of the microbial agents may comprise a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO), a polypropylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PP-g-PEO), or mixtures thereof.