Provided is a method for preparing a latex composition, comprising providing an ethylene copolymer comprising copolymerized units of ethylene and copolymerized units of at least one polar comonomer; dissolving the ethylene copolymer with one or more latex monomers to prepare a solution; mixing the solution with water; optionally adding a surfactant or protectant colloid to form an aqueous emulsion; and polymerizing the latex monomer in the emulsion to form a latex composition comprising the ethylene copolymer and a latex polymer. Further provided are the emulsion polymerization product and the mini-emulsion polymerization product of at least one ethylene copolymer substantially dissolved in at least one latex monomer, such as an acrylic, styrene or vinyl monomer. Finally, formulated products comprising or produced from the emulsion or mini-emulsion polymerization product and articles comprising or produced from the formulated products are provided.

This disclosure describes polymerization processes and processes for quenching polymerization reactions using reactive particulates, such as high molecular weight functionalized olefin copolymers, as quenching agents, typically in solution or bulk polymerization processes.

This disclosure describes polymerization processes and processes for quenching polymerization reactions using reactive particulates, such as high molecular weight functionalized olefin copolymers, as quenching agents, typically in solution or bulk polymerization processes.

A process for preparing a TPU alloy material through in-situ compatibilization includes: 1) adding a premixed TPU raw material to a feeding port of a twin-screw extruder; injecting a mixture of an alloy component and a dual-active substance into the twin-screw extruder through a lateral feeding port; adding an auxiliary reagent to the TPU raw material or the mixture of the alloy component and the dual-active substance, wherein the alloy component is a polyolefin or a thermoplastic polymer material having reactivity, wherein the dual-active substance is a substance containing a group reactive with the TPU raw material and a group reactive with the alloy component, and the auxiliary reagent includes an initiator; 2) controlling a temperature of a reaction zone of the twin-screw extruder at 50 C. to 250 C., and granulating an extruded material by underwater cutting; and 3) drying the granulated product to obtain the TPU alloy material.

Cyanoacrylate compositions, methods for forming same, and applications thereof are disclosed. The compositions demonstrate improved thermal ageing performance, including improved tensile strength performance after heat ageing in high humidity.

Cyanoacrylate compositions, methods for forming same, and applications thereof are disclosed. The compositions demonstrate improved thermal ageing performance, including improved tensile strength performance after heat ageing in high humidity.

The present application relates to compositions comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate polymer, a graft copolymer comprising a copolymer based on ethylene as graft base and one or more polyalkyl(meth)acrylate polymer(s) grafted thereon, and at least one non-grafted ethylene-based copolymer, as well as to the use of such compositions to improve the performance, especially the cold flow properties and injector nozzle coking tendency of middle distillates, especially diesel fuels, biodiesel and blends thereof.

The present application relates to compositions comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate polymer, a graft copolymer comprising a copolymer based on ethylene as graft base and one or more polyalkyl(meth)acrylate polymer(s) grafted thereon, and at least one non-grafted ethylene-based copolymer, as well as to the use of such compositions to improve the performance, especially the cold flow properties and injector nozzle coking tendency of middle distillates, especially diesel fuels, biodiesel and blends thereof.

A method of producing a sliane cross-linked polyethylene is disclosed which includes maleating a polyethylene polymer to form a maleated polyethylene and reacting the maleated polyethylene with a primary or secondary amino silane to form a silane-grafted polyethylene. The method further includes treating the silane-grafted polyethylene in a moisture curing process to form the silane cross-linked polyethylene.

A reactive PSA film that includes: (a) a polymeric film former matrix; (b) one or more reactive components; and (c) a reagent selected from an initiator, a curing agent and an activator. The component (b) is present at a mass fraction of 30%, as based on the sum of (a), (b) and (c). Further, 50 wt % of the film former matrix is a crystallizable polymer which: (i) exhibits a crystallization enthalpy of <1 J/g in a DSC measurement on cooling at 10K/min from at least 30K above a peak temperature of the melting peak of the polymer or 100 C., whichever is greater; and (ii) exhibits a crystallite fusion enthalpy of 15 mJ/mg in its pure state in a first heating curve of a DSC measurement at 10K/min and after storage for one month from 15 to 25 C. and relative humidity from 30 to 70%.