Compositions include a plurality of polymer particulates comprising a matrix polymer and one or more types of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of biopolymer nanoparticles, biomineral nanoparticles excluding biomineralized silica alone, and any combination thereof. Illustrative examples of such nanoparticles may include cellulose nanoparticles, hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, or any combination thereof associated with the matrix polymer. The polymer particulates may be prepared by melt emulsification. Methods include depositing such polymer particulates in a powder bed; and heating a portion of the powder bed to consolidate a portion of the polymer particulates into a consolidated part having a specified shape. The matrix polymer may be biodegradable and lose at least about 40% mass in six days in a phosphate buffer solution (0.2 M, pH 7.0) containing 0.2 mg/mL of lipase obtained from Pseudomonas cepacia (≥30 U/mg) and incubated at 37° C.

A composition suitable for making edible films or coatings, the composition comprising a conjugate of bio fiber gum and whey protein isolate and at least one food grade antimicrobial.

An acrylic rubber including: a polymer composition of: 70 to 99.9% by weight of a bonding unit derived from at least one (meth) acrylic acid ester selected from (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester and (meth) acrylic acid alkoxyalkyl ester; 0.1 to 10% by weight of a bonding unit derived from a monomer containing a reactive group; and 0 to 20% by weight of a bonding unit derived from other monomer, wherein ash content is 0.15% by weight or less, total amount of sodium and sulfur in the ash is 60% by weight or more, a ratio of sodium to sulfur by weight ratio is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5, ratio of Z-average molecular weight to weight average molecular weight is 1.3 or more, and weight average molecular weight is in the range of 1,000,000 to 5,000,000.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for mixing a resin composition for manufacturing a polishing pad including: a raw material mixer preparing a mixed raw material including a prepolymer and a foaming agent; a filter connected to the raw material mixer for filtering the mixed raw material; and a pad composition mixer connected to the filter to prepare a curable mixture including the mixed raw material after being filtered and a curing agent, wherein the raw material mixer includes a plurality of rotators having different rotation speeds.

A golf ball material contains (i) fine particles that have an average particle size of less than 300 μm and are composed of a crosslinked multi-component copolymer having conjugated diene units, non-conjugated olefin units and aromatic vinyl units; and (ii) a thermoplastic resin. The conjugated diene units include butadiene units, the non-conjugated olefin units include units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene and 1-butene units, the aromatic vinyl units include styrene units, and the content of the conjugated diene units in the multi-component copolymer is 5 wt % or more. This golf ball material is soft, has an excellent rebound resilience and also has a good processability.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing a hot-melt adhesive, comprising: introducing a fluid into a heating kneader while or after kneading a hot-melt adhesive material in a liquid state, at an amount of 0.3 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hot-melt adhesive material; and performing vacuuming while heating stirring or dispersing the hot-melt adhesive material and the fluid so as to come into contact with each other.

Apparatus for mixing polymer, the apparatus comprising (i) a mixer housing including an internal chamber, said internal chamber having first and second sections in fluid communication with each other through a passageway; (ii) a first ram received in said first section; and (iii) a second ram received in said second section, where the apparatus is adapted to receive a composition including polymer within said internal chamber and move said composition between said first and second chambers through said passageway by operation of said first and second rams.

Polymer particles that comprise a thermoplastic polymer and a nucleating agent may be useful in additive manufacturing methods where warping may be mitigated. For example, a method of producing sais polymer particles may comprise: a thermoplastic polymer, a nucleating agent, a carrier fluid, and optionally an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature at or greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polymer to emulsify a thermoplastic polymer melt in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to form polymer particles; and separating the polymer particles from the carrier fluid, wherein the polymer particles comprise the thermoplastic polymer, the nucleating agent, the emulsion stabilizer, if included, and wherein the polymer particles have a crystallization temperature that is substantially the same as a crystallization temperature of the thermoplastic polymer prior to mixing.

A graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate composition is provided for forming graphene-PET containers. The graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate composition includes a continuous matrix comprising polyethylene terephthalate and a dispersed reinforcement phase comprising graphene nanoplatelets. The graphene nanoplatelets range in diameter between 5 μm and 10 μm with surface areas ranging from about 15 m.sup.2/g to about 150 m.sup.2/g. In some embodiments, the graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate comprises a concentration of graphene nanoplatelets being substantially 3% weight fraction of the graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate. The graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate is configured to be injection molded into a graphene-PET preform suitable for forming a container. The graphene-PET preform is configured to be reheated above its glass transition temperature and blown into a mold so as to shape the graphene-PET preform into the container.

A temperature sensor (10) for measuring a temperature of a mixture being mixed in an internal mixer includes a fixed part having a substantially cylindrical body (12) and a removable part (16) of domed shape arranged inside a conduit of the body. The temperature sensor also includes a blowing stem (14) in communication with a source of compressed air that extends along a conduit (12c) of the body and terminates at an outlet end (14a) disposed in the removable portion (16), whereby the compressed air exits the blowing stem (14) and passes uninterruptedly through a temperature measuring element or elements at a contact end (16b) of the removable portion. A combination of an internal mixer and a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of a mixture being mixed in the internal mixer is also disclosed.