A method for using a modifier that includes mixing 0.5 parts by mass or more but 70 parts by mass or less of the modifier per 100 parts by mass of a first polyolefin resin. The modifier is composed of a continuous phase (A) containing a second polyolefin resin, and a dispersed phase (B) dispersed in the continuous phase (A) and containing a polyamide resin and a modified elastomer. The dispersed phase (B) is composed of a melt-kneaded product of the polyamide resin and the modified elastomer having a reactive group that reacts with the polyamide resin. When a total of the continuous phase (A) and the dispersed phase (B) is 100% by mass, a content of the dispersed phase (B) is 80% by mass or less.

A resin composition is comprised of an epoxy resin comprised of a solid epoxy resin and a liquid polyurethane toughener that is dissolved in the epoxy resin and, upon curing of the liquid epoxy resin, the liquid polyurethane toughener phase separates into particles having a particle size of 50 nm to 2 micrometers, an epoxy hardener; and an epoxy soluble latent catalyst. The resin composition provides a more homogeneous infusion of the resin into a fibrous material for forming a prepreg and ultimately an epoxy fiber reinforced composition with improved toughness without sacrificing speed of impregnation or uniformity of the epoxy matrix within the composite.

This invention relates to a process for forming a long-chain branched polymer and a long-chain branched polymer resulting from the process. The process comprises reacting (a) a polyolefin base polymer with (b) a coupling agent comprising a polymeric coupling agent, optionally blended with a molecular coupling agent, the polymeric coupling agent being a modified polyolefin having a reactive coupling group at one or more terminal ends of the modified polyolefin chain, to couple the polyolefin base polymer (a) with the coupling agent (b) to form a long-chain branched polymer having a long-chain branching and/or higher surface energy relative to the polyolefin base polymer.

A thermoplastic resin composition containing an olefin-based polymer and a hydrogenated block copolymer, wherein: with respect to the olefin-based polymer, an amount of heat of crystal fusion (ΔH) is less than 80 J/g; the hydrogenated block copolymer is a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer composed of a first polymer block consisting of a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a second polymer block consisting of a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound; the content of the first polymer block in the hydrogenated block copolymer is 1 to 60% by mass; a proportion of a vinyl bond amount of the second polymer block is 50 to 95 mol %; and the content of the hydrogenated block copolymer in the thermoplastic resin composition is from 1 to 30 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the olefin-based polymer and the hydrogenated block copolymer.

A powder coating composition can include: a polyester polymer comprising carboxylic acid functional groups; a crosslinker reactive with the carboxylic acid functional groups of the polyester polymer; and a thermoplastic fluoropolymer unreactive with the polyester polymer and crosslinker. The powder coating composition is substantially free of an isocyanate functional crosslinker.

An epoxy dual cure resin useful for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects includes: (i) a photoinitiator; (ii) monomers and/or prepolymers that are polymerizable by exposure to actinic radiation or light; (iii) optionally, a light absorbing pigment or dye; (iv) an epoxy resin; (v) optionally, but in some embodiments preferably, an organic hardener co-polymerizable with the epoxy resin; (vi) optionally but preferably a dual reactive compound having substituted thereon a first reactive group reactive with said monomers and/or prepolymers that are polymerizable by exposure to actinic radiation or light, and a second reactive group reactive with said epoxy resin (e.g., an epoxy acrylate); (vii) optionally a diluent; (viii) optionally a filler; and (ix) optionally, a co-monomer and/or a co-prepolymer. Methods of using the same in additive manufacturing are also described.

Disclosed herein are a molded body having a continuous phase (A) containing a first polyolefin resin and a second polyolefin resin and a dispersed phase (B) containing a polyamide resin and a modified elastomer, wherein the dispersed phase (B) is composed of a melt-kneaded product of the polyamide resin and the modified elastomer, and wherein when a total of the continuous phase (A) and the dispersed phase (B) is 100% by mass, a content of the dispersed phase (B) is 70% by mass or less, and when a total of the first polyolefin resin and the second polyolefin resin is 100% by mass, a content of the second polyolefin resin is 70% by mass or less, and a method including the steps of: obtaining a molded body raw material by mixing a first polyolefin resin and an impact-resistant resin obtained by melt-kneading a second polyolefin resin and a melt-kneaded product of a polyamide resin and a modified elastomer; and obtaining a molded body.

The present invention relates to a process for the production of an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) composition in a reaction vessel comprising the following steps in this order: (a) supplying a quantity of a first composition comprising an ethylene copolymer or a propylene copolymer and a first peroxide to the reaction vessel; (b) supplying a quantity of a second composition comprising EPDM and a second peroxide to the reaction vessel; or (a) supplying a quantity of a second composition comprising EPDM and a second peroxide to the reaction vessel; (b) supplying a quantity of a first composition comprising an ethylene copolymer or a propylene copolymer and a first peroxide to the reaction vessel; and (c) exposing the contents of the reaction vessel under stirring to a temperature of 100-200 C.; wherein the ethylene copolymer is a copolymer comprising polymeric units derived from ethylene and polymeric units derived from a mono-olefinic compound comprising 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and wherein the propylene copolymer is a copolymer comprising polymeric units derived from propylene and polymeric units derived from a mono-olefinic compound comprising 2 carbon atoms or 4-10 carbon atoms. Such process allows for the production of an oil-extended EPDM composition having a certain high Mooney viscosity whilst still using an EPDM as obtained from the polymerisation process having a relatively moderate Mooney viscosity.

A powder coating composition can include: a polyester polymer comprising carboxylic acid functional groups; a crosslinker reactive with the carboxylic acid functional groups of the polyester polymer; and a thermoplastic fluoropolymer unreactive with the polyester polymer and crosslinker. The powder coating composition is substantially free of an isocyanate functional crosslinker.

The present disclosure relates to self-healing siloxane elastomers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to self-healing siloxane elastomers comprising at least one siloxane polymer reversibly crosslinked to a second siloxane oligomer or polymer.