The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition including a (meth)acrylate graft copolymer and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. According to the present invention, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a graft copolymer (A) containing an alkyl acrylate rubber core and an alkyl methacrylate compound (co)polymer shell surrounding the alkyl acrylate rubber core; and a matrix resin (B). In this case, the rubber core has an average particle diameter of 40 to 100 nm, the graft copolymer (A) has a grafting degree of 20 to 100%, and the thermoplastic resin composition has a refractive index of greater than 1.46 and less than 1.49 and a blackness (L value) of less than 25.0.

The present invention relates to a biphasic superabsorbent and partially biodegradable material comprising a biodegradable and/or compostable polymeric phase and a non-biodegradable superabsorbent cross-linked polymer phase. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for the production of said superabsorbent material and the use thereof to contain and/or absorb and/or separate liquids, in particular aqueous liquids, preferably contaminated ones, and/or biological fluids.

This invention relates to a polymeric composition suitable for greenhouse film applications, and greenhouse films made therefrom. The polymeric composition suitable for greenhouse film applications according to the present invention comprises a) 50 to 99 percent by weight of a continuous polymeric phase comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin, a polyolefin copolymer, an ethylene propylene copolymer with an acrylic ester, an ethylene or propylene copolymer with a vinyl acetate, and combinations thereof; and b) 1 to 50 percent by weight of polymeric particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 10 μm; a refractive index from 1.474 to 1.545; an average particle hardness from 1.2367E+10 N/m.sup.2 to 8.4617E+10 N/m.sup.2; and at least 60% polymerized acrylic monomer units.

Polymer compositions may include a polymer matrix containing a polyolefin, one or more polymer particles dispersed in the polymer matrix, wherein the one or more polymer particles include a polar polymer selectively crosslinked with a crosslinking agent, and wherein the one or more polymer particles has an average particle size of up to 200 μm. Processes of preparing a polymer composition may include mixing a polyolefin, a polar polymer, and a crosslinking agent; and selectively crosslinking the polar polymer with the crosslinking agent in the presence of the polyolefin. Methods may include increasing stress cracking resistance of a polyolefin by mixing a polar polymer with the polyolefin; and selectively crosslinking the polar polymer in the presence of the polyolefin with a crosslinking agent to form crosslinked polar polymer particles dispersed in the polyolefin.

Polymer compositions may include a polymer matrix containing a polyolefin, one or more polymer particles dispersed in the polymer matrix, wherein the one or more polymer particles include a polar polymer selectively crosslinked with a crosslinking agent, and wherein the one or more polymer particles has an average particle size of up to 200 μm. Processes of preparing a polymer composition may include mixing a polyolefin, a polar polymer, and a crosslinking agent; and selectively crosslinking the polar polymer with the crosslinking agent in the presence of the polyolefin. Methods may include increasing stress cracking resistance of a polyolefin by mixing a polar polymer with the polyolefin; and selectively crosslinking the polar polymer in the presence of the polyolefin with a crosslinking agent to form crosslinked polar polymer particles dispersed in the polyolefin.

The invention relates to a process of preparing a polyolefin polylactic acid polymer blend comprising the steps of i) providing a polyolefin selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, and mixtures and copolymers thereof, ii) providing polylactic acid, iii) providing a polyolefin selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, and mixtures and copolymers thereof grafted with at least one epoxide-functional monomer, iv) providing a polylactic acid grafted with at least one carboxylic acid or carboxylic anhydride functional monomer, v) mixing the components i) to iv) at elevated temperature in a range from 150° C. to 260° C., and wherein component i) is provided in an amount of 5.0 to 50.0% by weight, component ii) is provided in an amount of 40.0 to 90.0% by weight, component iii) is provided in an amount of 1.0 to 20.0% by weight, and component iv) is provided in an amount of 1.0 to 15.0% by weight, calculated on the sum of components i) to iv).

Microstructured composite material, comprising a matrix, comprising at least one sort of a thermoplastic plastic material and, distributed homogenously in the matrix, at least one sort of lignin and/or at least one lignin derivative, characterized in that the at least one sort of lignin and/or at least one lignin derivative is present in particulate form and the cross-sectional area of the particles has a round, approximately round, circular, approximately circular, elliptical or approximately elliptical geometry.

A light diffuser includes: a thermoplastic resin base which has a thermal expansion coefficient of at least 4×10.sup.−5/K and at most 8×10.sup.−5/K; and a light diffusion layer which is disposed on a surface of the thermoplastic resin base and includes an acrylic resin film and an acrylic resin particle, the acrylic resin film including one or more acrylic resins having a glass transition temperature of at least 30° C. and at most 50° C., the acrylic resin particle being included in the acrylic resin film and having an average particle size of at least 1 μm and at most 15 μm.

A heterophasic polypropylene composition comprises a matrix based on a propylene-random copolymer and a linear low density polyethylene dispersed in the matrix. The heterophasic polypropylene composition has both improved impact strength and reduced amount of fraction soluble in cold xylene (XCS), while maintaining optical properties. Further, the heterophasic polypropylene composition has an optimised ratio of impact strength to the amount of fraction soluble in cold xylene (XCS).p.

The platability improver of the present invention comprises heterophasic-polymer particles having a coefficient of variation in particle diameter of 40%-90%. It is preferable that the proportion of polymer particles each having a particle diameter of 0.05 μm or larger be 80% by volume or more with respect to all the heterophasic-polymer particles and the proportion of polymer particles each having a particle diameter of 0.05 μm or larger but smaller than 0.15 μm be 10%-60% by volume with respect to all the heterophasic-polymer particles.