The polyurethane material is prepared from a polyol, butanediol, and an isocyanate. The protective cover is adapted to be attached along at least a part of a longitudinal edge of the wind turbine blade by adhesion of an inside of the protective cover to a surface of the longitudinal edge of the wind turbine blade. The protective cover is elongated in a longitudinal direction and has an at least substantially U-formed cross-section. The protective cover includes a central cover section extending in the longitudinal direction and two peripheral cover sections extending in the longitudinal direction at either side of the central cover section, respectively. The central cover section has a minimum thickness of at least 1 millimetre, and each peripheral cover section has a thickness decreasing from a maximum thickness of at least 1 millimetre to a minimum thickness of less than 1/2 millimetre.

A sanitary covering is retrofit over an existing handle or railing, particularly a shopping cart handle A stability-enhancing element in the form of compression foam is adhesively secured to an existing handle. A metal cover, such as of anodized aluminum, with a pathogen-eliminating outer surface (such as a biocidal or antimicrobial coating), jackets the compression foam. The cover may be in two parts having elements interlocking them together so as to be securely attached together and securely engage the compression foam. A method of retrofitting a sanitary covering over an existing handle or rail is also provided utilizing a stability-enhancing element and a metal cover with a biocidal or antimicrobial outer coating.

A method for surface preparation of composite substrates prior to adhesive bonding. A curable surface treatment layer is applied onto a curable, resin-based composite substrate, followed by co-curing. After co-curing, the composite substrate is fully cured but the surface treatment layer remains partially cured. The surface treatment layer may be a resin film or a removal peel ply composed of resin-impregnated fabric. After surface preparation, the composite substrate is provided with a chemically-active, bondable surface that can be adhesively bonded to another composite substrate to form a covalently-bonded structure.

A black-color polymer composite film comprising a phthalocyanine compound dispersed in a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyamide, polyoxadiazole, polybenzoxazole, polybenzobisoxazole, polythiazole, polybenzothiazole, polybenzobisthiazole, poly(p-phenylene vinylene), polybenzimidazole, polybenzobisimidazole, and combinations thereof, wherein the phthalocyanine compound occupies a weight fraction of 0.1% to 50% based on the total polymer composite weight. Preferably, the phthalocyanine compound is selected from copper phthalocyanine, zinc phthalocyanine, tin phthalocyanine, iron phthalocyanine, lead phthalocyanine, nickel phthalocyanine, vanadyl phthalocyanine, fluorochromium phthalocyanine, magnesium phthalocyanine, manganous phthalocyanine, dilithium phthalocyanine, aluminum phthalocyanine chloride, cadmium phthalocyanine, chlorogallium phthalocyanine, cobalt phthalocyanine, silver phthalocyanine, a metal-free phthalocyanine, or a combination thereof.

The present invention relates to a polyurethane laminating adhesives, methods for producing a multilayer laminate by laminating at least two films with a polyurethane laminating adhesive, and multilayer laminates obtainable by these methods wherein the polyurethane laminating adhesive comprises an NCO-terminated polyurethane prepolymer obtainable by reacting a polyol mixture comprising: 0.1 to 20.0 wt % relative to the total weight of the polyol mixture of at least one polybutadiene polyol; and 5.0 to 99.9 wt % relative to the total weight of the polyol mixture of at least one polyether polyol, wherein the at least one polyether polyol comprises at least one polyether polyol with a number average molecular weight M.sub.n in the range of >1000 g/mol to 10000 g/mol; with at least one polyisocyanate, wherein the at least one polyisocyanate is used in an amount such that the isocyanate groups are present in molar excess relative to the hydroxyl groups of the polyol mixture. Also encompassed are the use of the described adhesives for laminating two or more films, and the multilayer laminates obtainable by the described methods.

A resin molded article includes an insert component and a synthetic resin member sealing the insert component. The insert component is provided by a primary molded product of a thermosetting resin, or a metal component, and has a functional group. The synthetic resin member is provided by a synthetic resin including a base polymer of a thermoplastic resin and a bonding component bonding with the functional group included in the insert component. The synthetic resin member has a sea structure formed of a continuous phase including the base polymer, and at least a part of the bonding component is present as a dispersed component in the sea structure. The dispersed component bonds with the functional group included in the insert component.

Methods for forming a TPE-skinned composite include forming a skin layer having at least one surface and having a thermoplastic elastomer and an adhesive promoting agent; providing a foam layer; and forming the foam layer onto the said surface of the skin layer to form the TPE-skinned composite. Optional additives such as an organo-silane compound may be added to further improve the adhesion between the skin layer and the foam. The present disclosure also provides a TPE-skinned composite including a skin layer having a thermoplastic elastomer present in an amount of greater than 90 wt. %; and an adhesive promoting agent present in an amount of from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. % based upon the total weight of the skin layer.

A gas-barrier composition including nanocellulose containing at least one of a sulfuric acid group, a sulfo group, or a phosphoric acid group; and a reactive crosslinking agent.

The present invention relates to a polymeric composition suitable for watercrafts or nautical applications. The present invention relates also the use of a transparent polymeric composition for watercrafts. More particularly the present invention relates to a transparent (meth)acrylic polymer composition and relates also to a process for preparing such a (meth)acrylic polymer composition, its use in watercrafts and watercraft comprising it.

The present invention provides a light curable (meth)acrylate resin composition for thermoplastic elastomer bonding. The light curable (meth)acrylate resin composition of the present invention comprises: a (meth)acrylic monomer, a polyolefin (meth)acrylate oligomer having a viscosity of 200 000 to 2 500 000 mPa*s at 25° C., and a photoinitiator. The present invention also provides a cured product of the light curable (meth)acrylate resin composition and a use of the composition.