An ethylene bis-12-hydroxystearamide grafted glycidyl citrate (EBH-g-ECA) and a preparation method thereof are provided; the EBH-g-ECA can be used as a multifunctional auxiliary agent in a polymer material, and particularly has a chain extension and a crystal nucleation effect in a polyester polymer material. A heat-resistant polylactic acid continuously-extruded foamed material containing EBH-g-ECA is further provided. The continuous foaming technology can be realized by using the heat-resistant polylactic acid foamed material, and the prepared foamed product has a high heat resistance, a uniform appearance, a low density, and complete biodegradation. A polylactic acid foamed material preparation method for a heat-resistant is provided, which is easy to be industrialized and has a great significance for realizing the large-scale replacement of petroleum-based plastic disposable foamed products such as PP and PS.

Fatty acid polyester derivatives of polyglycosides formed from a polyol having between 2 and 10 hydroxy functions, the 2 hydroxy functions or at least 2 of these hydroxy functions being bound to the anomeric carbon of a reducing carbohydrate that is identical or different for each hydroxy group and selected from the monosaccharides and disaccharides, in which at least one of the other hydroxy groups of the monosaccharide or the disaccharide is esterified by a lipid derivative bearing at least one double bond optionally originating from a vegetable or animal oil, from a mixture of vegetable or animal oils, the double bond or the at least one of the double bonds of the lipid derivative being functionalized by a group selected from the epoxy, amine, alcohol and acid groups, and use thereof in particular in reaction formulations for the production of polymer materials.

A rubber composition contains: an elastomer matrix comprising at least one diene elastomer comprising epoxide functions, at least one reinforcing filler, and a system for crosslinking said polymer, comprising at least one organopolyphosphorus compound of general formula (I)

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in which A represents a covalent bond or a hydrocarbon group comprising at least 1 carbon atom, which is optionally substituted and which optionally comprises one or more heteroatoms, and the Rs represent, independently of one another, a hydrocarbon group comprising at least 1 carbon atom or a hydrogen atom.

To provide 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl methacrylate that is highly pure and that is useful as a raw material for functional materials or optical members having excellent transparency and heat resistance. An alicyclic epoxy compound product having a purity of 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl methacrylate of 98.0 wt. % or greater and a total content of a compound represented by Formula (a) below and a compound represented by Formula (b) below of 1.3 wt. % or less. This alicyclic epoxy compound product preferably has a Hazen color number of 25 or less.

A resin composition for a printed circuit board and an integrated circuit (IC) package, and a product using the same is provided. The resin composition includes an epoxy resin composite comprising an epoxy group, the epoxy resin composite including 5 to 20 parts by weight of a bisphenol A type epoxy resin, 30 to 60 parts by weight of a cresol novolak epoxy resin, 20 to 35 parts by weight of a phosphorus-based flame-retardant epoxy resin, and 5 to 30 parts by weight of a rubber-modified epoxy resin, based on 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin composite, an aminotriazine-based hardener, a hardening accelerator, a filler, and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a surface improving agent based on 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin composite.

A fluorine-containing epoxy resin for an electronic component represented by the following formula (E) wherein n is an integer of 0 or greater, an average value of n is 0.18 or smaller, and M is a group represented by the following formula (E1), a group represented by the following formula (E2), or a group represented by the following formula (E3) wherein Z is hydrogen or a C2-C10 fluoroalkyl group. The formula (E) being: ##STR00001##
the formula (E1) being: ##STR00002##
the formula (E2) being: ##STR00003##
the formula (E3) being: ##STR00004## Also disclosed is a method for producing the fluorine-containing epoxy resin as well as a curable composition containing the fluorine-containing epoxy resin and a curing agent.

The present disclosure relates to the field of epoxide resin, and more particularly to an epoxide with a low total chlorine content and no heavy metal residues, and a preparation method thereof. Disclosed is an epoxide prepared from raw materials including an unsaturated cycloaliphatic compound containing a double bond, hydrogen peroxide, an organic acid compound, a solvent and an alkaline salt; wherein a molar ratio of the organic acid compound to the unsaturated cycloaliphatic compound containing a double bond is (1-1.5):1. The obtained epoxides obtained in the present disclosure have a high purity, a high yield, a low solvent content, low chroma, and a low chlorine and metal ion content; the reaction system is simple, environmentally friendly, safe and controllable, and the production cost is low, which can meet the technical and economic requirements and are suitable for large-scale industrial production.

Provided is a curable composition capable of giving a lens that has excellent transfer accuracy from a mold and offers heat resistance and optical properties at excellent levels. The curable composition according to the present invention for lens formation contains a cycloaliphatic epoxide (A) represented by Formula (a), a cationic-polymerization initiator (B), and a polysiloxane (C) represented by Formula (c). The curable composition contains the polysiloxane (C) in an amount of 0.01% to 5% by weight based on the total amount of the curable composition. The curable composition according to the present invention for lens formation may further contain a siloxane compound (D) containing two or more epoxy groups per molecule. ##STR00001##

The present invention concerns a process for the preparation of poly(limonene)dicarbonate (PLDC) from poly(limonene)carbonate, proceeding via the epoxidized intermediate, as well as the resulting PLDC products having an unusually high glass transition temperature.

The present disclosure is directed to a plasticizer composition, polymeric compositions containing the plasticizer composition, and coated conductors comprising the polymeric composition. The plasticizer composition comprises an epoxidized fatty acid alkyl ester having an APHA color value of less than 100, a triepoxide content of at least 6.5 weight percent, and an oxirane oxygen content of at least 5 grams oxirane per 100 grams of epoxidized fatty acid alkyl ester.