Provided is a curable resin composition exhibiting reduced or controlled shrinkage on curing. The composition includes (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a latent curing agent, and (C) a compound represented by formula (1):

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wherein X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are connected to each other to represent a divalent group to form a ring.

The present disclosure relates to depolymerizable poly(aldehydes) and systems and methods of efficiently synthesizing the same. An exemplary method of making a polymer comprises continuously flowing a polymerization solution through at least a portion of a reactor, and generating a poly(aldehyde) polymer from the polymerization solution.

Removing stimulus responsive polymers (SRPs) includes exposure to high energy metastable species, generated in a noble gas plasma, at an elevated temperature. The metastable species have sufficient energies and lifetimes to scission bonds on the polymer or other residues. At temperatures greater than the ceiling temperature of the SRP, there is a strong thermodynamic driving force to revert to volatile monomers once bond scissioning has occurred. The metastable species are not chemically reactive and do not appreciably affect the underlying surface. The high energy metastable species are effective at removing residues that remain after exposure to other stimuli such as heat.

A method of producing wood-base panels, especially OSB wood-base panels is provided. The method including the steps of providing wood strands, applying at least one adhesive system to the wood strands having at least one polymer adhesive and at least one nanoparticle below 500 nm, and pressing the wood strands admixed with the adhesive system to form wood-base panels.

A method of producing wood-base panels, especially OSB wood-base panels is provided. The method including the steps of providing wood strands, applying at least one adhesive system to the wood strands having at least one polymer adhesive and at least one nanoparticle below 500 nm, and pressing the wood strands admixed with the adhesive system to form wood-base panels.

A plasticizer composition, a resin composition and methods of preparing the same are disclosed. The compositions and methods comprise a terephthalate-based material, which has two alkyl groups bound to a diester group, and a dibenzoate-based material. The compositions and methods have a weight ratio of the terephthalate-based material to the dibenzoate-based material of 99:1 to 1:99.

A plasticizer composition, a resin composition and methods of preparing the same are disclosed. The compositions and methods comprise a terephthalate-based material, which has two alkyl groups bound to a diester group, and a dibenzoate-based material. The compositions and methods have a weight ratio of the terephthalate-based material to the dibenzoate-based material of 99:1 to 1:99.

A polymeric material includes a semi-crystalline polymer and a secondary material wherein when the secondary material is combined with the semi-crystalline polymer to form a blend having an enthalpy that is between about 2 J/g heat of fusion and about 80% of the heat of fusion of the neat semi-crystalline material, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) when cooling from a melting temperature to a hot crystalline temperature at a rate of 10° C./min.

A polymeric material includes a semi-crystalline polymer and a secondary material wherein when the secondary material is combined with the semi-crystalline polymer to form a blend having an enthalpy that is between about 2 J/g heat of fusion and about 80% of the heat of fusion of the neat semi-crystalline material, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) when cooling from a melting temperature to a hot crystalline temperature at a rate of 10° C./min.

A conveyor module, small fragments of which are detectable by X-ray and/or magnetic sensors, is formed from a compounded mixture of a polyketone resin, a ferrous metal powder, and, optionally, a barium sulfate powder. The ferrous metal powder is preferably 400 series stainless steel powder, or alternatively, a 300 series stainless steel powder, iron powder, or other iron alloy powder.