Disclosed is a method for the use, as fire-retardant, of an aqueous composition including chitosan and at least one mineral filler, the inorganic filler being for example chosen from the group of mineral fillers in laminae, in particular chosen from the group consisting of talc, montmorillonite, saponite, sepiolite, bentonite, smectite, hectorite, kaolinite, halloysite and mica, and mixtures thereof.

The invention relates to an aqueous viscoelastic solution comprising: at least one polymer selected from among hyaluronic acid and the salts thereof, and cellulosic derivatives and the salts thereof, in particular hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and the salts thereof; and at least one water-soluble polymer of the polyether-polyurethane or polyether-polyester-urethane type, and to the use thereof in a device intended for the injection of an intraocular implant.

An aqueous dispersion comprising (i) multistage polymeric particles comprising structural units of a specific polymerizable surfactant and (ii) from zero to 5%, by weight based on the weight of the multistage polymeric particles, of a metal salt; and a coating composition comprising such aqueous dispersion and providing coating films with good tannin blocking, early block resistance and sandability properties.

The present invention relates to a novel stable colloidal polysaccharide suspension containing α(1.fwdarw.3)-glucan, a cost-effective method for its preparation, and possible uses of these polysaccharide suspensions.

Disclosed are a composite cellulose nanosheet with excellent transparency and strength and manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of a composite cellulose nanosheet includes: preparing a dispersion including a cellulose nanofiber and a cellulose nanocrystal; preparing a nanosheet support with the dispersion; contacting the nanosheet support with a crosslinking agent; and placing the nanosheet support that has contacted the crosslinking agent between two sheets of barrier materials such as two sheets of glass plate.

Dust suppression compositions include at least one cationic or zwitterionic (meth)acrylate-based copolymer and at least one solvent, where the solvent can be water, an aqueous mixture, or one or more non-water solvents. The dust suppression composition can also include a plasticizer, generally glycerol. The dust suppression compositions are suitable for use with sand mixtures, especially silica sand mixtures.

The invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising an aqueous polymer dispersion which comprises at least one polymer with monomeric units from a monomeric composition comprising (by weight): a) 60 to 95% of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate; b) 0.1 to 15% of butyl (meth)acrylate; c) 0.5 to 5% of a vinyl aromatic monomer; d) 0.1 to 4% of at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid; e) 0 to 20% of a vinylic ester of C2-C8 carboxylic acid; f) optionally, a monomer different from a), b), c), d) and e); g) at least 0.005% with respect to the total weight of monomers a)+b)+c)+d)+e)+f) of at least one chain transfer agent; the sum of a)+b)+c)+d)+e)+f) being equal to 100%, wherein said monomeric composition does not comprise any C1-C2 alkyl (meth)acrylate.

An aqueous ionomer dispersion, and method of manufacturing thereof, comprising an ionomer composition and water, wherein the ionomer composition comprises: a) at least 20 wt. %, based on the total weight percent of the ionomer composition, of an ionomer; and b) up to 80 wt. %, based on the total weight percent of the ionomer composition, of a polyolefin.

An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer may have an ethylene unit content of 1 mol % or more and less than 15 mol %, a saponification degree of 85 mol % or more and less than 99.9 mol %, and a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 200 or more and less than 3000. The copolymer may contain a molecule containing a structure (I)

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Y being H or —CH.sub.3, at an end; and a molecule containing a structure (II)

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Z being H or —CH.sub.3, at an end, a total content of the structure (I) and the structure (II) in all monomer units is 0.001 mol % or more and less than 0.1 mol %, and a molar ratio R [I/(I+II)] of the structure (I) to the total of the structure (I) and the structure (II) satisfies formula (1):

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}R<0.92-\mathrm{Et}/100,& \left(1\right)\end{array}$

Et being ethylene unit content (mol %).

Disclosed herein are asphalt compositions containing a block-copolymer additive, for example for use as a dispersant. In some embodiments, the asphalt compositions can include asphalt, a block-copolymer dispersant, and an SBR latex. The block-copolymers have a molecular weight exceeding 5000 g/mol with a polybutyl acrylate hydrophobic block that attaches to the asphalt particle and a sodium polystyrene sulfonate hydrophilic block for stability, wherein the block copolymer has a first block comprising of alkyl acrylate and a second block comprising units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer with sulfonic acid groups.

The asphalt compositions can include asphalt in an amount of from 50 wt. % to 95 wt. %, based on the weight of the asphalt composition. In some embodiments, the asphalt compositions can include a styrene-butadiene copolymer in an amount of from 0.05 wt. % to 10 wt. %, based on the weight of the asphalt composition. Methods of making and using the asphalt compositions are also disclosed.