A laminate which sequentially includes, on at least one surface of a substrate film, an inorganic compound layer and a protective layer in this order from the substrate film side. This laminate is characterized in that: the protective layer contains a vinyl alcohol resin; and the vinyl alcohol resin contains a cyclic compound structure that has a carbonyl group in a cyclic structure. This laminate has excellent oxygen and water vapor barrier properties even after a high-temperature hydrothermal treatment.

The present invention discloses a modified polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin and a method of making thereof. The PVC paste resin is prepared by mixing a PVC paste resin with polysiloxane (PBP), for example polyborodimethylsiloxanes.

The present invention discloses a modified polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin and a method of making thereof. The PVC paste resin is prepared by mixing a PVC paste resin with polysiloxane (PBP), for example polyborodimethylsiloxanes.

A thermally insulating composition comprising hollow spherical silica particles and a coating of a material having a thermal conductivity of less than 0.3 W/m.Math.K on surfaces of said silica particles. In particular embodiments, the low conductivity coating material may be a polymer, such as polystyrene or polyvinylpyrrolidone, or the low conductivity coating material may be a quaternary ammonium salt of the Formula (1), i.e., R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3R.sup.4N.sup.+A.sup., with at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 being an alkyl group containing at least ten carbon atoms (and A.sup. is a counter anion), or the low conductivity coating material may be phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester covalently bound to the hollow spherical silica particles. Also described herein is a method of thermally insulating a surface by applying a coating of the thermally insulating composition, described above, onto the surface.

A thermally insulating composition comprising hollow spherical silica particles and a coating of a material having a thermal conductivity of less than 0.3 W/m.Math.K on surfaces of said silica particles. In particular embodiments, the low conductivity coating material may be a polymer, such as polystyrene or polyvinylpyrrolidone, or the low conductivity coating material may be a quaternary ammonium salt of the Formula (1), i.e., R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3R.sup.4N.sup.+A.sup., with at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 being an alkyl group containing at least ten carbon atoms (and A.sup. is a counter anion), or the low conductivity coating material may be phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester covalently bound to the hollow spherical silica particles. Also described herein is a method of thermally insulating a surface by applying a coating of the thermally insulating composition, described above, onto the surface.

Resins for 3D printing of a preceramic composition loaded with a solid polymer filler, followed by converting the preceramic composition to a 3D-printed ceramic material, are described. Some variations provide a preceramic composition containing a radiation-curable liquid resin formulation and a solid polymer filler dispersed within the liquid resin formulation. The liquid resin formulation is compatible with stereolithography, UV curing, and/or 3D printing. The solid polymer filler may be an organic polymer, an inorganic polymer, or a combination thereof. The solid polymer filler may itself be an inorganic preceramic polymer, which may have the same composition as a polymerized variant of the liquid resin formulation, or a different composition. Many compositions are disclosed as options for the liquid resin formulation and the solid polymer filler.

An object of the present invention is to improve the water dispersibility of the PVA-based resin and also to suppress the swelling of the PVA-based resin. The object is achieved by organic-inorganic composite particles, which have an average particle size of preferably 1 m to 3,000 m, including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a component having a three-dimensional siloxane crosslinked structure that is derived from a hydrolysis-polycondensation product of an alkoxysilane and/or a low condensate thereof, wherein the alkoxysilane includes a T unit and/or a Q unit as a structural unit (s), and a Si content with respect to a total weight of the composite particles is 0.1 wt % or more and 23 wt % or less in terms of SiO.sub.2.

An object of the present invention is to improve the water dispersibility of the PVA-based resin and also to suppress the swelling of the PVA-based resin. The object is achieved by organic-inorganic composite particles, which have an average particle size of preferably 1 m to 3,000 m, including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a component having a three-dimensional siloxane crosslinked structure that is derived from a hydrolysis-polycondensation product of an alkoxysilane and/or a low condensate thereof, wherein the alkoxysilane includes a T unit and/or a Q unit as a structural unit (s), and a Si content with respect to a total weight of the composite particles is 0.1 wt % or more and 23 wt % or less in terms of SiO.sub.2.

An insulation material includes a matrix comprising a reaction product formed from a silicon carbide precursor resin and a silicon dioxide precursor resin. At least one filler, such as hollow glass microspheres and/or carbon fiber is dispersed within the matrix. A rocket motor includes a case, the insulation material within and bonded to the case, and a solid propellant within the case. An insulation precursor includes a silicon carbide precursor resin, a silicon dioxide precursor resin, and the at least one filler. Related methods are also disclosed.

An insulation material includes a matrix comprising a reaction product formed from a silicon carbide precursor resin and a silicon dioxide precursor resin. At least one filler, such as hollow glass microspheres and/or carbon fiber is dispersed within the matrix. A rocket motor includes a case, the insulation material within and bonded to the case, and a solid propellant within the case. An insulation precursor includes a silicon carbide precursor resin, a silicon dioxide precursor resin, and the at least one filler. Related methods are also disclosed.