A PSA composition comprising a block copolymer of a monovinyl-substituted aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, a tackifier resin, and a softening agent is provided. The tackifier resin comprises a natural product-based tackifier resin (A) having a softening point higher than 80° C. and containing no aromatic ring, and a petroleum-based tackifier resin (B) having a softening point higher than 100° C. and containing an aromatic ring. The content of the tackifier resin (A) is 40 to 120 parts by weight, the content of the tackifier resin (B) is 5 to 40 parts by weight, the total amount of the tackifier resin is 60 to 160 parts by weight, and the content of the softening agent is 5 to 40 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the block copolymer, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the block copolymer.

An adhesive film is formed of an adhesive composition that includes a monomer mixture including a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate and a comonomer, and nanoparticles. The adhesive film has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about −20° C. or less, an index of refraction of about 1.40 to about 1.55, and a haze of about 3% or less at a thickness of 100 μm.

An adhesive film is formed of an adhesive composition that includes a monomer mixture including a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate and a comonomer, and nanoparticles. The adhesive film has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about −20° C. or less, an index of refraction of about 1.40 to about 1.55, and a haze of about 3% or less at a thickness of 100 μm.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to photovoltaic module for use on a roof. In some embodiments, the photovoltaic module may include a solar cell and a polymeric continuous fiber tape. In some embodiments, the polymeric continuous fiber tape comprises a polymer and glass fiber. In some embodiments, the glass fiber is present in an amount greater than about 50% by weight based on a total weight of the polymeric continuous fiber tape. In some embodiments, the polymeric continuous fiber tape comprises an elastic modulus greater than 1 GPa and an optical transmission greater than 80%.

A pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition comprises (A) a silicate resin that is a liquid at 25° C. in the absence of any solvent. The (A) silicate resin includes an average of at least one silicon-bonded ethylenically un saturated group per molecule. The PSA composition further comprises (B) an organosilicon compound having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule. In addition, the PSA composition comprises (C) a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst. The (A) silicate resin is miscible in the PSA composition in the absence of any solvent. The PSA composition can be at least partially cured to give a PSA.

A pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition comprises (A) a silicate resin that is a liquid at 25° C. in the absence of any solvent. The (A) silicate resin includes an average of at least one silicon-bonded ethylenically un saturated group per molecule. The PSA composition further comprises (B) an organosilicon compound having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule. In addition, the PSA composition comprises (C) a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst. The (A) silicate resin is miscible in the PSA composition in the absence of any solvent. The PSA composition can be at least partially cured to give a PSA.

The present invention provides a UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, comprising: 81 to 97.5 parts of (meth)acrylate polymer having a carboxyl functional group by weight, the amount of the carboxyl functional group in the (meth)acrylate polymer having the carboxyl functional group being equal to or greater than 40 mmol/100 g; 2.5 to 19 parts of an epoxy resin by weight; 0.3 to 6 parts of a polyol by weight; and 0.05 to 5 parts of a photoinitiator by weight. The UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition has good anti-repulsion. The present invention further provides a UV-curable adhesive tape comprising the UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition.

A block copolymer consists mainly of structural units each derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and has at least one mercapto group. The block copolymer has an Mn of 5,000-500,000 and has a block structure, which is an A-B-A triblock structure or a star-shaped block structure of [A-B]qX. The q is an integer of 2-6. The polymer block (A) has a glass transition temperature of 20° C. or higher. The polymer block (B) of the triblock structure has a glass transition temperature lower than 20° C., and the [polymer block (B)]qX of the star-shaped block structure has a glass transition temperature lower than 20° C. The X is an initiator residue or/and a coupling-agent residue or is a derivative thereof.

A block copolymer consists mainly of structural units each derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and has at least one mercapto group. The block copolymer has an Mn of 5,000-500,000 and has a block structure, which is an A-B-A triblock structure or a star-shaped block structure of [A-B]qX. The q is an integer of 2-6. The polymer block (A) has a glass transition temperature of 20° C. or higher. The polymer block (B) of the triblock structure has a glass transition temperature lower than 20° C., and the [polymer block (B)]qX of the star-shaped block structure has a glass transition temperature lower than 20° C. The X is an initiator residue or/and a coupling-agent residue or is a derivative thereof.

Provided is a fiber for rubber reinforcement that can be produced using a bio-derived raw material and hardly breaks even when compounded with a rubber material. A first fiber for rubber reinforcement uses a protein fiber containing a hydrophobic protein. A second fiber for rubber reinforcement uses a protein fiber having an initial tensile modulus of elasticity of 2.0 GPa or more when wet. These fibers for rubber reinforcement preferably have a coating layer made of a water-based adhesive composition on the surface thereof.