The present invention provides methods for preparing the nut waste composites from a nut waste component, one or more binders, and an oil using a compounder/extruder.

The present invention provides methods for preparing the nut waste composites from a nut waste component, one or more binders, and an oil using a compounder/extruder.

A polymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and/or a repeating unit represented by Formula (2), and a repeating unit represented by Formula (3) and/or a repeating unit represented by Formula (4), where a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (2) is greater than 0 mol % but ?100 mol %; a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (3) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (4) is ?0 mol % but less than 100 mol %; a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (3) is ?20 mol %; and a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (2) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (4) is ?80 mol %. ##STR00001##

The present disclosure relates to tires, at least one internal layer of which exhibits good mechanical properties and reduced rolling resistance, the said internal layer comprising a rubber composition based on at least 80 to 100 phr of an isoprene elastomer, a reinforcing filler predominantly comprising carbon black, 1 to 45 phr of reinforcing resin, a salt of an alkaline earth, alkali or lanthanide metal, and a crosslinking system.

A polytetrafluoroethylene resin composition comprising 67 to 75 volume %, preferably 69 to 72 volume %, of a polytetrafluoroethylene resin and 33 to 25 volume %, preferably 31 to 28 volume %, of a filler having an average particle diameter of 45 to 80 m, preferably 50 to 75 m. The seal ring obtained from the polytetrafluoroethylene resin composition of the present invention can prevent the cut cross-sections of the seal ring abutting portion from being pressed by oil pressure and fixing to each other. Therefore, the seal ring is effectively used as an oil seal ring used as a sealing material applied to vehicle CVTs and power steering devices.

A foam includes a cellular structure and having a density of at most 0.50 g/cm.sup.3, where the cellular structure is provided by a solid material that includes humins. Such a foam is prepared in a process, which includes: providing a starting material containing humins; and heating the starting material to a temperature in the range of 150 to 450 C. The foam can be used in articles for a variety of applications such as substrate for plant growth, as adsorbent for treating waste water or waste gases, as support for solid catalysts, as insulation material, or packaging material.

As the sealant material composition forming a sealant layer of a pneumatic tire provided with the sealant layer on a tire inner surface, the sealant material composition prepared by blending from 0.1 parts by mass to 20 parts by mass of a crosslinking agent, from 0.1 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass of an organic peroxide, and from 10 parts by mass to 400 parts by mass of a liquid polymer per 100 parts by mass of a butyl rubber is used.

A method may include: introducing a water-based drilling fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a branched polyvinyl alcohol shale stabilizer into a drill string; extending a wellbore using the drill string through a subterranean formation comprising a shale; and allowing the branched polyvinyl alcohol shale stabilizer to interact with the shale to at least partially inhibit the shale.

A method for producing an engineered crumb rubber asphalt additive may comprise the steps of adding a non-elastomeric liquid to a plurality of structural particles and mixing the non-elastomeric liquid and the plurality of structural particles for a short period of time so that the non-elastomeric liquid coats a least a portion of the surface of the plurality of the structural particles. The structural particles may be crumb rubber particles.

The present application relates generally to bio-adhesive components isolated from bio-oil prepared from animal waste, methods of preparation of the bio-adhesive components and uses thereof. Such uses include, but are not limited to, asphalt bio-binders, bio-adhesion promoters, asphalt bio-rejuvenators, asphalt bio-extenders, bio-asphalt as well as uses in roofing, soil stabilization, crack and joint sealing and flooring adhesives.