A polymer composition may include a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, optionally vinyl acetate (VA), and a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). A method of preparing a polymer composition may include blending a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and an ethylene based polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally vinyl acetate (VA); and to form a blended mixture; and extruding the blended mixture to form the polymer composition

The invention relates to a resin comprising A) a polyolefin, B) a polyester and C) a compatibilizer which is a transesterified product of a functionalized polyolefin containing hydroxyl functional groups and a polyester and to a process to do such resin.

The present invention relates to a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition having excellent flame retardancy and hydrolysis resistance and a molded article produced therefrom and, more specifically, to a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition and a molded article produced therefrom, the polybutylene terephthalate resin composition having hydrolysis resistance and heat resistance that are improved by melt-processing a polybutylene terephthalate resin by using polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin, and simultaneously having flame retardancy and impact resistance that are improved by using a phosphorus-based flame retardant and a compatibilizer.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composite material or a thermoplastic resin composite material particle that includes cellulose fibers, can be used to obtain a molded article excellent in mechanical properties such as strength, and is so excellent in fluidity during melting as to be excellent in molding processability. A thermoplastic resin composite material including cellulose fibers, a compatibilizer, and a thermoplastic resin, wherein the cellulose fibers substantially include only fibers having a fiber diameter of 1 to 50 μm and a fiber length of 10 to 400 μm, a composition ratio by mass of the cellulose fibers to the thermoplastic resin is 10:90 to 80:20, and arbitrary 10 sections of the thermoplastic resin composite material have a standard deviation of a proportion of an area occupied by the cellulose fibers per predetermined area, the standard deviation being 15% or less.

The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition comprising 5.0 to 57 wt.-% ABS graft copolymer (A); 30.5 to 80 wt.-% SAN copolymer (B) 1.5 to 9.5 wt.-% copolymer (C) with epoxy, maleic anhydride or maleic imide functions; 5 to 29 wt.-% of hollow glass microspheres (D); 6 to 12 wt.-% of glass fibers (E); 0 to 5 wt.-% additives and/or processing aids (F), having a low density and high strength, and a process for its preparation, shaped arti-cles thereof, and its use in the electronics sector.

A breathable and waterproof membrane is made from a modified thermoplastic polyester elastomer. The breathable and waterproof membrane has a moisture permeability of greater than or equal to 25000 g/m.sup.2.Math.day. The modified thermoplastic polyester elastomer is formed from a thermoplastic polyester elastomer, a regenerated polyethylene terephthalate, and a compatibilizer. Based on a total weight of the modified thermoplastic polyester elastomer being 100 phr, a content of the regenerated polyethylene terephthalate is greater than 0 phr and up to 50 phr. Based on a total weight of the thermoplastic polyester elastomer being 100 wt %, the thermoplastic polyester elastomer includes 25 wt % to 75 wt % of hard segments and 25 wt % to 75 wt % of soft segments.

The present invention provides amphiphilic comb polymer compositions of phosphorus acid group containing backbone polymers of methacrylic anhydride having hydrophobic alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or polyolefin ester or amide side chain groups formed on the backbone polymers and comprising from 75 to 100 wt. %, based on the total weight of monomers used to make the backbone polymer, of methacrylic acid polymerized units, wherein in the backbone polymer from 20 to less than 70 wt. %, preferably from 50 to 67 wt. % of the methacrylic acid polymerized units comprise methacrylic anhydride groups as determined by titration of the backbone polymer. As polymeric additives, the polymers can compatibilize polyolefins and polar polymers like polyesters.

This present disclosure relates to durable polymers blends comprising a polyamide polymer, a polyester polymer, and an epoxy-based compatibilizer. The present disclosure further relates to devices, processes, methods and uses involving such polymers.

A biodegradable composite comprising a polymeric matrix including but not limited to poly lactide (PLA), poly (butylene succinate) 20 (PBS), poly(butylene succinate adipate) (PBSA), including bio-based PBSA (BioPBSA), poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), polycaprolactone (PCL), polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA(s)), poly(3-hydroxy)butyrate (PHB), poly(3-hydroxy-butyrate-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), copolyester of the monomers 1.4-butanediol, adipic acid and terephthalic acid (Ecoflex™) and polypropylene carbonate (PPC), and biocarbon, a.k.a. biochar or pyrolyzed biomass as a sustainable filler. The biodegradable composite achieves high oxygen barrier with balanced water barrier. Also, a method of manufacturing the biodegradable composite and articles of manufacturing comprising the biodegradable composite. The articles of manufacturing have application in limiting gas permeation into a package and extending shelf life of a material.

Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a propylene based polymer; a polymeric ethylene ionomer; a vulcanizing agent that is a crosslinker and that is reactive with the polymeric ethylene ionomer; and a compatibilizer that is a crystalline block composite including (1) a crystalline ethylene based polymer, (2) a crystalline alpha-olefin based polymer derived from a C.sub.3-10 α-olefin, and (3) a block copolymer comprising 10 to 90 wt % of a crystalline ethylene block comprising at least 85 wt % of units derived from ethylene and 10 to 90 wt % of a crystalline alpha-olefin block comprising at least 90 wt % of units derived from the C.sub.3-10 α-olefin.