The invention relates to an aqueous polyolefin dispersion comprising a. from 50 to 100 wt. % of an aqueous dispersion A comprising the following ingredients: i. from 60.0 to 98.9 wt. % of A1, a copolymer of polyethylene and (meth)acrylic acid [E(M)AA] or a mixture of different copolymers of polyethylene and (meth)acrylic acid, ii. from 1.0 to 39.0 wt. % of A2, another polymer or a mixture of other polymers, not being a copolymer of polyethylene and (meth)acrylic acid, selected from the group consisting of copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA) and copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA) modified with maleic anhydride, iii. from 0.1-10.0 wt. % of a silicate component A3 (wt. % refers to the relevant SiO2 content) and iv. from 0-20 wt. % of additive not being A1, A2 or A3,b. from 0 to 50 wt. % of a compound B, where compound B is a material dispersable or soluble in water and different from any of the ingredients of dispersion A whereinthe wt. % of A and B is based on the solid content of the whole aqueous polyolefin dispersion, the wt % of the ingredients of dispersion A is based on the solid content of dispersion A, the sum of the wt. % of ingredients i to iv) of dispersion A is 100%.

The present invention provides moldable, fully scalable cellulose silica-based hydrogels for use as low-cost and safe carriers and aqueous viscosity modifiers in various industrial and medical applications.

The present invention provides moldable, fully scalable cellulose silica-based hydrogels for use as low-cost and safe carriers and aqueous viscosity modifiers in various industrial and medical applications.

Soft feel coatings having improved haptic qualities are obtained by curing a coating composition containing at least one radiation-curable compound, at least one photoinitiator, at least one surface conditioner additive selected from the group consisting of particulate surface modification agents slip additives using a multistage curing procedure, involving exposing the coating composition to a long wavelength ultraviolet radiation source and then a short wavelength ultraviolet radiation source.

A method for forming zeolite nanosheets includes forming a mixture including a layered zeolite precursor and a functionalized polymer and exfoliating the layered zeolite precursor to provide the zeolite nanosheets.

Methods for preparing porous carbon hollow spheres are disclosed. The method includes contacting one or more polymer hollow spheres with a SiO.sub.2 precursor to form one or more SiO.sub.2-containing polymer hollow spheres; carbonizing the one or more SiO.sub.2-containing polymer hollow spheres to form one or more SiO.sub.2-containing carbon hollow spheres; and removing SiO.sub.2 from the one or more SiO.sub.2-containing carbon hollow spheres to form one or more porous carbon hollow spheres. The prepared porous carbon hollow spheres may be filled with liquid metal salts and treated at elevated temperatures to form filled porous carbon spheres. Methods of filling the porous carbon hollow spheres and compositions that include the filled porous carbon spheres are also disclosed.

A rubber compound containing silicon dioxide for the production of tires and comprising a polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain, a filler comprising silicon dioxide, a silane bonding agent and a vulcanization system. The filler further comprises a composite mineral consisting of a mineral of the zeolite family, onto which a layer of silicon dioxide has been deposited.

A thermoplastic composition including a resin phase and 10% to 55%, especially 25% to 45% of glass fibers by weight of the composition is disclosed. The resin phase includes a polysiloxane block copolymer including polydimethylsiloxane blocks and polycarbonate blocks derived from bisphenol A. The resin phase further includes a polycarbonate and has between 2.0 wt % and 10 wt % by weight of siloxane. The thermoplastic composition has (i) a notched Izod impact strength of at least 150 Joules per meter measured at 23 C. according to ASTM D256, (ii) a tensile strength greater than 95 MPa as determined by ASTM D638, (iii) a tensile modulus greater than 10,900 MPa as determined by ASTM D638 and (iv) an unnotched Izod impact strength greater than 775 Joules per meter measured at 23 C. according to ASTM D256.

The present invention provides moldable, fully scalable cellulose silica-based hydrogels for use as low-cost and safe carriers and aqueous viscosity modifiers in various industrial and medical applications.

A rubber compound containing silicon dioxide for the production of tyres and comprising a polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain, a filler comprising silicon dioxide, a silane bonding agent and a vulcanization system. The filler further comprises a composite mineral consisting of a mineral of the zeolite family, onto which a layer of silicon dioxide has been deposited.