Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted or pressed and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.

A bioplastic resin (BIOSYN) includes corn flour; a biodegradable plasticizer selected from the group consisting of: vegetable oil, polyesters made from glycerin, glycerin, and derivatives of glycerin; and polylactic acid (PLA); further, the bioplastic resin has been subjected to trace element extraction. A second, biodegradable resin includes PLA and acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC). A syringe includes a bioplastic plunger and needle cap made from BIOSYN, and a biodegradable barrel and tip made from the PLA/ATBC resin.

The present invention relates to an additive to improve processability in the manufacture of ethylene, propylene and diene compounds, comprising Ethylene Propylene Diene type M (EPDM) and paraffinic mineral oil, and a method for producing additive to improve processability in the manufacture of ethylene, propylene and diene compounds, comprising the steps of: a) heating one fifth of paraffinic mineral oil until reaching a temperature of 100° C.±5° C.; b) once the paraffinic mineral oil portion reaches the indicated temperature, add Ethylene Propylene Diene type M (EPDM), maintaining constant temperature and stirring until complete dissolution to generate Mixture 1; c) Add the remaining four fifths of the paraffinic mineral oil to Mix 1 and continue stirring until dissolution is complete while maintaining the temperature; and d) once complete integration of Blend 1 and the remaining four fifths of the paraffinic mineral oil is achieved, filtering the additive to remove any remnants and/or impurities.

Polymer compositions comprising styrene butadiene block-copolymers (SBC) can be used for shrink-wrap films, a stiff star-shaped SBC block copolymer A having two short branches of a single copolymer block (B/S).sub.Ai and two long branches of the structure S.sub.t-[(B/S).sub.A].sub.n-(B/S).sub.Ai or [(B/S).sub.A].sub.n-(B/S).sub.Ai are used in said polymer composition, and the production of shrink-wrap films and of multilayer films is described.

This invention relates to eco-friendly dip formable solutions and dispersions for making dip formed articles. Some embodiments of the invention include coatable, dip formable, or emulsifiable solution composition comprising one or more styrenic block copolymers in cyclic natural terpenes, such as citrus peel extract which can be used to form an article. In some embodiments dip formable solutions and dispersions comprise of styrenated block copolymers and polyolefins. In some embodiments the styrenated block copolymers are saturated, unsaturated, or a blend. In some embodiments, the styrenated block copolymers comprises an oil or a plasticizer. In some embodiments the articles are made from an emulsion. In some embodiments the articles are made from a plastisol.

The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of a living anionic elastomeric polymer and a polymerization terminator of formula I ##STR00001##
where X is Cl, Br, or I;
m is an integer from 0 to 2, n is an integer from 1 to 3, with the proviso that n+m=3;
R.sup.1, R.sup.2 are independently C1 to C18 alkyl, aryl, or a combination thereof, or R.sup.1, R.sup.2 are independently —SiR.sub.3 where R is independently alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or disubstituted amino, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 taken together with their common nitrogen atom and optionally a sulfur or oxygen heteroatom to form a five to eight membered ring;
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, or C1 to C18 alkyl, aryl, or a combination thereof, or R.sup.3 is —SiR.sub.3 where R is independently alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or disubstituted amino, or R.sup.3 is —R.sup.6—R.sup.7, where R.sup.6 is C1 to C3 alkanediyl and R.sup.7 is selected from the following structures
—S—Z, —N(R.sup.8)(R.sup.9), —O(Y), or Si(OR.sup.10).sub.3, where R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independently C1 to C18 alkyl, aryl, or a combination thereof,
Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of methoxymethyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tert-butyl, allyl, 1-ethoxyethyl, benzyl, triphenylmethyl, triethylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl, trimethylsilyl, tert-butyl dimethyl silyl, tert-butyl diphenyl silyl, and isopropyldimethylsilyl, and
R.sup.10 are independently C1 to C4 alkyl;
or when m=1, the polymerization terminator may have the formula II ##STR00002##
where R.sup.4, R.sup.5 are independently C1 to C18 alkyl, aryl, or a combination thereof, or R.sup.4, R.sup.5 are independently —SiR.sub.3 where R is independently alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or disubstituted amino, X and R.sup.3 are as defined previously, and k is an integer from 0 to 10.

The invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a vulcanization rubber composition, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising: from 30 to 90 phr of a first functionalized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature Tg1 ranging from −70 to −50° C.; from 10 to 50 phr of a second functionalized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature Tg2 ranging from −110 to −70° C.; wherein Tg2−Tg1 is at least 10° C.; from 0 to 40 phr of at least one additional elastomer; from 50 to 150 phr of silica; from 0 to 50 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; and from 10 to 50 phr of an oil.

A filling composition comprises (A) a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity from 80 cSt to 100 cSt at 40° C.; (B) a styrene-ethylene/propylene diblock copolymer; and (C1) a propylene/ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (M.sub.w) from 5,000 to 200,000 or (C2) an ethylene/propylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (M.sub.w) from 5,000 to 200,000. The filling composition is used as a filling composition in a buffer tube.

A conductive thermoplastic elastomer composition includes: a specific elastomer component; a clay; a paraffin oil; and a carbon-based filler having a BET specific surface area of 50 m.sup.2/g or more, wherein a content ratio of the clay is 20 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the elastomer component, and a content ratio of the paraffin oil is 1 to 65% by mass relative to a total amount of the composition.

Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted or pressed and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.