The present invention is directed to moulding compounds comprising polyarylene ether ketones and glass particles, with the glass particles being broken, irregularly shaped particles.

This disclosure generally relates to compositions with omniphobic properties, and methods of preparing the compositions thereof. The omniphobic compositions can be used as coatings to make omniphobic materials, which can be used to manufacture a variety of apparatuses such as wearable devices, e.g., hearing aids.

Aqueous cathodic electrocoating compositions, methods for preparing aqueous cathodic electrocoating compositions, and methods for electrodepositing coatings from aqueous cathodic electrocoating compositions are provided. An aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition having a binder resin and a crosslinking agent is provided. In the aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition, a bismuth-sugar solution is used to provide a catalytic amount of a bismuth compound dispersed in the electrocoating composition.

A method for producing a fluoropolymer of the invention which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer. The surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a surfactant represented by R.sup.1a—CO—R.sup.2a—CO—R.sup.3a-A.sup.a and a surfactant represented by R.sup.1b—CO—(CR.sup.2b.sub.2).sub.n—(OR.sup.3b).sub.p—(CR.sup.4b.sub.2).sub.q-L-A.sup.b.

Provided is a molded product which exhibits an excellent jet black color in a case where a light source is turned off, can exhibit a specific color tone in a case where the light source is turned on, and has a high solar transmittance. The molded product of the present invention is a molded product comprising a transparent resin, in which an L* value of reflected light is 35 or less, in a wavelength range of 430 nm or more and 700 nm or less, a wavelength at which a maximum value of a light transmittance is shown is in a wavelength range of 430 nm or more and less than 680 nm, and a light transmittance at a wavelength of 770 nm is 0.5% or more.

Disclosed is a composite from about 50 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin comprises a polycarbonate polysiloxane copolymer; and from about 10 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a carbon-based filler. The composite exhibits a dielectric constant ε′ of between 5 and 20 and a dissipation loss ε″ of between 0.1 and 6, measured at frequencies between about 10 and 120 GHz.

The invention provides a stabilising composition for a polyol and/or a polyurethane, comprising: a) a first derivatised phenolic antioxidant having a molecular weight of at least about 400 g/mol and a melting point of less than about 100° C.; b) a second derivatised phenolic antioxidant having lower steric hindrance than the first derivatised phenolic antioxidant, which is a solid at ambient conditions; and c) a secondary antioxidant comprising a phosphite and/or a thioester,
and also disclosed is a fire retardant blend comprising the stabilising composition and a fire retardant.

A chloroprene-based block copolymer, a latex, a latex composition, and a rubber composition that can produce a product with excellent flexibility and tensile properties without the use of a vulcanizing agent or a vulcanizing accelerator. A chloroprene-based block copolymer, includes 5 to 30% by mass of a polymer block (A) and 70 to 95% by mass of a chloroprene-based polymer block (B), wherein: the polymer block (A) is derived from a monomer; when the monomer is polymerized alone, a polymer with a glass transition temperature of 80° C. or higher can be obtained; the chloroprene-based polymer block (B) includes a chloroprene monomer; and the chloroprene-based block copolymer has a toluene insoluble content of 20 to 100% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the chloroprene-based block copolymer.

A polymer composition that comprises from about 50 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of a polymer matrix and from about 10 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of silica particles is provided. The polymer matrix includes a liquid crystalline polymer containing repeating units derived from naphthenic hydroxycarboxylic and/or dicarboxylic acids in an amount of about 15 mol. % or less of the polymer. The silica particles have a median particle size of about 4 micrometers or less. The polymer composition exhibits a tensile modulus of 11,000 MPa or more as determined in accordance with ISO Test No. 527:2019.

The introduction of graphene as an additive in rubber compounds is disclosed. The product shows increased barrier protection for tire innerliners, with no tradeoffs in other characteristics. A rubber compound is disclosed herein including butyl rubber and graphene plate, wherein the graphene plate has a thickness of less than about 3.2 nm, a particle size of between about 50 nm and about 10 μm, and contains greater than about 95% carbon.