There is provided herein a curable polysiloxane composition comprising a reactive polysiloxane having the general structural formula (I):

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as described herein. There is provided a method of making the polysiloxane. In addition, there is provided a curable composition including the polysiloxane.

Plasticizers are purified by contact with a coalescing filter to effect removal of ions, metals, monohydric alcohols, and polyhydric alcohols. The resulting purified plasticizer compositions are suitable for use in PVC due to their low levels of impurities that reduce PVC utility.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the flexural rigidity of laminated glass can be enhanced and the sound insulating properties of laminated glass can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a thermoplastic resin, and has a smallest value of the shear storage elastic modulus in a temperature region of 10° C. or more and 40° C. or less measured at a frequency of 0.5 Hz of 3 MPa or more, a ratio of a shear storage elastic modulus at 20° C. measured at a frequency of 0.5 Hz to a shear storage elastic modulus at −30° C. measured at a frequency of 0.5 Hz of 0.01 or more and 0.8 or less, a glass transition temperature falling within the range of −20° C. or more and 0° C. or less, and a largest value of tan δ in a temperature region of −20° C. or more and 0° C. or less of 0.1 or more.

A plasticized nylon and a medical device including plasticized nylon. The medical device may be a dilatation balloon. Also disclosed are methods of plasticizing nylon.

A plasticizer composition including a cyclohexane-1,2-diester-based material and diisononyl terephthalate. The plasticizer composition is superior to existing phthalate-based plasticizer products in terms of plasticization efficiency, volatile loss, and heat aging elongation retention rate, and can replace phthalate-based plasticizer products.

A plasticizer composition including a cyclohexane-1,2-diester-based material and diisononyl terephthalate. The plasticizer composition is superior to existing phthalate-based plasticizer products in terms of plasticization efficiency, volatile loss, and heat aging elongation retention rate, and can replace phthalate-based plasticizer products.

Tires and tire components are provided having improved fire properties, as well as the vulcanizable compositions for making the tires and tire components. A vulcanizable composition is provided that includes at least one vulcanizable polymer, a curative, a halogenated hydrocarbon, and expandable graphite. The tires and tire components have improved properties including one or more of improved flame retardancy, reduced smoke density and/or toxicity, and reduced heat release.

The invention concerns a polymer composite comprising: a. polymer in an amount of 1-99% by weight of the overall weight; b. biscuit cereal meal in an amount of at least 1% by weight of the overall weight; c. optional plasticizer in an amount from 0-50% w/w of component b); d. optional filler, and e. optional additive.

The invention also concerns a process for its preparation, an intermediate, and a solid article comprising the polymer composite.

The present invention relates to a coating tape and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a coating tape in which an inorganic layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of an electrode is formed in the form of an adhesive tape so as to be attached to a battery, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Provided is a cable having a sheath composition having flame retardancy and water resistance, and a sheath layer formed of the sheath composition. Specifically, the present invention relates to a sheath composition for simultaneously improving flame retardancy and water resistance of a sheath layer of a cable, which are in a trade-off relation with each other, and physical properties such as heat resistance, hardness, and wear resistance, improving appearance, and reducing manufacturing costs; and a cable having a sheath layer formed of the sheath composition.