Provided is a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer, which enables preparation of the superabsorbent polymer exhibiting an improved absorption rate while maintaining excellent absorption performances by minimizing a surface damage phenomenon of the superabsorbent polymer in a pneumatic conveying process during the preparation process of the superabsorbent polymer or in a pneumatic conveying process of the finally prepared superabsorbent polymer.

A method for releasing an adherend of the present invention includes a first step and a second step. In the first step, a bonded product (100) including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (10), and an adherend (20) bonded thereto is prepared. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (10) includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive component and a heat-expandable agent. In the second step, an energy ray (R) is irradiated from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (10)-side of the bonded product (100) toward the adherend (20). A transmittance of the energy ray (R) in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (10) is 60% or more. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention is a composition used for forming the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (10) in the method.

Polymer composite materials and methods of preparation are discussed. The composite material may comprise a polyurethane foam and a plurality of inorganic particles dispersed in the polyurethane foam. The composite material may have moisture movement properties, such that (a) a sample of the composite material having a length of 48 inches has a moisture movement of less than 0.15% along the length, and/or (b) a sample having a length of 6 inches has a moisture movement of less than 0.8% along the length, when submerged in 45° C. distilled water for 14 days.

Provided are rapidly cross-linkable silicone foam compositions, kits, and methods for filling implanted medical devices in situ or in vivo, the implanted medical devices, including for example, body implants and tissue expanders, the compositions including a platinum divinyl disiloxane complex; a low viscosity vinyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane; a low viscosity hydride terminated polydimethylsiloxane; a silicone cross-linker; and a gas and/or gas-filled microcapsules, where the rapidly cross-linkable silicone foam composition has a viscosity of ≤150 cPs for ≥1 min. post-preparation and ≤300 cPs≤5 min. post-preparation, at ambient temperature.

Described herein are physically crosslinked, closed cell continuous multilayer foam structures that includes a foam layer comprising polypropylene, polyethylene, or a combination of polypropylene and polyethylene and a polyamide cap layer. The multilayer foam structure can be obtained by coextruding a multilayer structure comprising at least one foam composition layer and at least one cap composition layer, irradiating the coextruded structure with ionizing radiation, and continuously foaming the irradiated structure.

A molded body is produced from a molding material including a continuous phase and a dispersed phase by a three-dimensionalization step, a curing step, and a peeling step. The continuous phase of the molding material is a water phase containing a curable compound. In the three-dimensionalization step, the molding material is placed in a container. In the curing step, the curable compound is cured to form a cured product after the three-dimensionalization step. In the peeling step, the container and the cured product are separated after the curing step. In the dispersed phase removal step, the dispersed phase of the cured product is removed after the curing step.

The present disclosure relates to a super absorbent polymer and a preparation method of the same. More specifically, it relates to a super absorbent polymer having a reduced extractable content without deterioration in absorption performance, and to a preparation method of the super absorbent polymer capable of producing the above-described super absorbent polymer by performing a polymerization reaction in the presence of a foaming agent and a carboxylic acid-based additive having a specific structure.

The present invention is concerned with expanded beads that are olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer expanded beads containing a coloring agent, wherein an apparent density of the expanded beads is 40 to 300 g/L, and an average surface layer membrane thickness (a) is 3 to 25 μm, and a molded article thereof, and is able to provide expanded beads capable of producing an expanded beads molded article which is excellent in in-mold moldability and excellent in tensile characteristics and an expanded beads molded article using the expanded beads.

The invention disclosed herein is an automotive acoustic panel including a porous sound-absorption material made from a polymer and an expanded perlite. One or more silane compounds may be coupled or coated onto the expanded perlite while a coupling agent and a chemical foaming agent may additionally be added to the automotive acoustic panel.

A superabsorbent polymer having optimized gel strength and exhibiting an improved absorption rate without increasing a specific surface area by chemical foaming or a physical method, and a preparation method thereof, are provided.