A method for synthesising polyurethane foam compositions convenient for use in areas wherein rigidity and lightness are required together in automotive sector and including the steps of: conduct of polyol dosage adjustment, adding inflating reaction catalyser onto polyol of convenient amount and mixing at mechanical mixture, adding glycerine while mixing is continued, adding surfactive while mixing is continued, adding gelling reaction catalyser while mixing is continued, adding cell opening agent while mixing is continued, adding cell opening agent while mixing is continued, adding at least an inflating agent selected from a group consisting of n-pentane, cyclo-pentane, C.sub.3H.sub.8O.sub.2 gas and C.sub.2H.sub.4O.sub.2 gas while mixing is continued, conduct of temperature adjustment of polyol base mixture, conduct of isocyanide dosage adjustment in a separate place, injecting polyol base mixture into reaction container from one side and isocyanides from other side, conduct of temperature control during reaction and opening mold and removing final product.

Provided is a sheet not generating feeding failure in a device having a heat setting process even when a large amount of an inorganic filler is included and a thermoplastic resin composition for forming the sheet. The thermoplastic resin composition may include at least a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler, in which the thermoplastic resin includes polypropylene having no long chain branch (B) and polypropylene having a long chain branching structure (A) in a mass ratio of 80:20 to 98:2.

Expanded polypropylene beads comprising a polypropylene composition (C) having: a) a melt flow rate (MFR2) in the range from 1.5 to 15.0 g/10 min; b) a melting temperature (Tm) in the range from 135 to 158° C.; and c) a loss tangent (tan δ) in the range of 2.00 to 4.00 wherein the polypropylene composition (C) comprises more than 90.0 wt.-%, of a long chain branched copolymer of propylene (c-PP) comprising up to 8.0 wt.-% of comonomer(s) selected from ethylene and C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 alpha olefins, a method for the preparation of said beads, in addition to a method of forming molded articles from said beads, and the molded articles obtained thereby.

Embodiments are directed to polymer compositions and foams including polymer compositions. Embodiments of the polymer composition may include at least 55 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of a polyolefin elastomer having an ethylene content of from greater than 50 wt. % to less than 80 wt. % and a cross-linkable blend comprising: (i) from 1 wt. % to 99 wt. %, based on the total weight of the cross-linkable blend, of an E/X/Y polymer and (ii) from 1 wt. % to 99 wt. %, based on the total weight of the cross-linkable blend, of an epoxycontaining polymer.

The disclosure provides a low-density PVC plastics flooring and a preparation method thereof, which belongs to the technical field of films for floor. The disclosure provides a low-density PVC plastics flooring, which is prepared from components including, in parts by mass, 100 parts of PVC, 300-380 parts of calcium carbonate, 7-12 parts of a stabilizer, 2-8 parts of processing aid ACR, 12-16 parts of a foaming regulator, 0.1-0.5 parts of a foaming agent, 2-4 parts of G60 lubricant, and 2-4 parts of PE wax. In the disclosure, the density of the PVC plastics flooring is reduced to 1.4-1.6 g/cm.sup.3 even increasing the amount of calcium carbon, thereby greatly reducing the production cost and improving the economic efficiency.

The present disclosure provides a modified starch composition. The modified starch composition includes starch with a terminal siloxane having 100 parts by weight, water having 30-70 parts by weight, and a polyol having 5-35 parts by weight. The present disclosure also provides a starch composite foam material and method for preparing the same.

Provided is a crosslinked polyolefin foam is made by crosslinking and foaming the composition, wherein a product of 25% compressive strength (kPa) and tensile strength (MPa) of the crosslinked polyolefin foam at normal temperature is 35 to 65.

A polymer composition for use in the removal and recovery of oil slicks or spills floating on the surfaces of bodies or water or present on land, such as beaches comprising a foam of a blend of polyethylene and an ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer and a process for using such foams in the selective removal of oil from fresh water or salt water and the recovery of the absorbed oils from the foams is disclosed. The polymer composition is also for use in other applications in which absorption of liquids is desired.

A composition comprising an ethylene copolymer comprising units derived from ethylene, at least one C.sub.3-C.sub.20 α-olefin, and at least one non-conjugated diene, wherein the copolymer contains (i) up to and including 58% by weight based on the total weight of the copolymer of units derived from ethylene, preferably from 35 to 56% by weight and more preferably from 38 to 52% by weight; (ii) up to and including 57% by weight, preferably from 17 to 55% by weight, based on the total weight of the copolymer of units derived from the at least one C.sub.3-C.sub.20 α-olefins, preferably from propylene; wherein the ethylene copolymer has from about 80 up to about 125 units derived from the one or more diene per polymer chain and wherein the ethylene copolymer is mixed with the oil and the total amount of oil in the composition is 29 phr or less and wherein the composition contains from 60% by weight to 100% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition which is 100%, of ethylene copolymer and oil. Also provided are rubber compositions and rubber compounds and articles comprising the copolymer, and methods of making such articles, compositions and compounds.

The present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid, a method for preparing the same, and a polyvinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid having a core-shell structure comprising the core and shell comprise a polymer prepared by copolymerizing a methyl methacrylate monomer and an alkyl acrylate monomer having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and wherein the core comprises the polymer having a weight-average molecular weight ranging from 10,000,000 to 18,000,000 g/mol, a method for preparing the same, and a polyvinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same.