A sealing material composition for LED has excellent heat-resistant transparency, adhesion, and crack resistance, and low sulfur gas permeability. A sealing material composition for LED has the following (A), (B), (C), and (D):

(A): polysiloxane containing units (1-1), (1-2), and (1-3):

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wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-12 alkyl or C.sub.6-20 aryl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, or Si constituting main chain of polysiloxane as (A); (B): polysiloxane containing units (2-1), (2-2), and (2-3):

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wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, or Si constituting main chain of polysiloxane as (B); (C): adhesive; and (D): condensation catalyst for silanol group.

A sealing material composition for LED has excellent heat-resistant transparency, adhesion, and crack resistance, and low sulfur gas permeability. A sealing material composition for LED has the following (A), (B), (C), and (D):

(A): polysiloxane containing units (1-1), (1-2), and (1-3):

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wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-12 alkyl or C.sub.6-20 aryl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, or Si constituting main chain of polysiloxane as (A); (B): polysiloxane containing units (2-1), (2-2), and (2-3):

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wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, or Si constituting main chain of polysiloxane as (B); (C): adhesive; and (D): condensation catalyst for silanol group.

This invention relates to shape memory block copolymers comprising: at least one switching segment having a T.sub.trans from 10 to 70° C.; and at least one soft segment, wherein at least one of the switching segments in linked to at least one of the soft segments by at least one linkage, and wherein the copolymer transforms from a first shape to a second shape by application of a first stimulus and the copolymer transforms back to the first shape from the second shape by application of a second stimulus. The shape memory block copolymers may be biocompatible and biodegradable.

This disclosure relates to functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and polymeric membranes containing the functionalized POSS. This disclosure also relates to methods of using the membranes for natural gas liquid recovery, such as removal and recovery of C.sub.3+ hydrocarbons from natural gas.

This disclosure relates to functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and polymeric membranes containing the functionalized POSS. This disclosure also relates to methods of using the membranes for natural gas liquid recovery, such as removal and recovery of C.sub.3+ hydrocarbons from natural gas.

The present invention relates to an adhesive system, comprising an adhesion promoter composition, containing at least one mercaptosilane, at least one polysilane, at least one transition metal complex comprising substantially only monodentate ligands, and at least one nonalcoholic solvent, and an adhesive, wherein the adhesive, within an hour after application and storage at 23° C. and 50% relative air humidity, has a tensile shear strength of at least 3 MPa, as measured according to ISO 4587, and/or, within an hour after application and storage at 23° C. and 50% relative air humidity, has at least 50%, preferably at least 60%, of the tensile shear strength achievable after application and storage for 7 days at 23° C. and 50% relative air humidity, as measured according to ISO 4587. The adhesive system according to the invention is suited, for example, for bonding glass panes in transport means and also builds up strength very quickly at low temperatures. The present invention further relates to an adhesion promoter system having a liquid container comprising a manually actuable output apparatus, and an adhesion promoter composition, as disclosed above.

The present invention relates to an adhesive system, comprising an adhesion promoter composition, containing at least one mercaptosilane, at least one polysilane, at least one transition metal complex comprising substantially only monodentate ligands, and at least one nonalcoholic solvent, and an adhesive, wherein the adhesive, within an hour after application and storage at 23° C. and 50% relative air humidity, has a tensile shear strength of at least 3 MPa, as measured according to ISO 4587, and/or, within an hour after application and storage at 23° C. and 50% relative air humidity, has at least 50%, preferably at least 60%, of the tensile shear strength achievable after application and storage for 7 days at 23° C. and 50% relative air humidity, as measured according to ISO 4587. The adhesive system according to the invention is suited, for example, for bonding glass panes in transport means and also builds up strength very quickly at low temperatures. The present invention further relates to an adhesion promoter system having a liquid container comprising a manually actuable output apparatus, and an adhesion promoter composition, as disclosed above.

The present technology provides a rubber composition wherein from 1 to 100 parts by mass of carbon black and/or from 10 to 150 parts by mass of inorganic filler, from 1 to 30 parts by mass of sulfur-containing compounding agent, and from 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of tin oxide compound, are blended per 100 parts by mass of sulfur-crosslinkable diene rubber; and a pneumatic tire that uses this rubber composition in a cap tread.

The present technology provides a rubber composition wherein from 1 to 100 parts by mass of carbon black and/or from 10 to 150 parts by mass of inorganic filler, from 1 to 30 parts by mass of sulfur-containing compounding agent, and from 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of tin oxide compound, are blended per 100 parts by mass of sulfur-crosslinkable diene rubber; and a pneumatic tire that uses this rubber composition in a cap tread.

The present technology provides a rubber composition wherein from 1 to 100 parts by mass of carbon black and/or from 10 to 150 parts by mass of inorganic filler, from 1 to 30 parts by mass of sulfur-containing compounding agent, and from 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of tin oxide compound, are blended per 100 parts by mass of sulfur-crosslinkable diene rubber; and a pneumatic tire that uses this rubber composition in a cap tread.