A transparent acrylic-based polymer composition has an increased resistance to alcohols, oils and fats. The polymer composition contains: (A) a copolymer of alkyl(meth)acrylates, aromatic vinyl monomer and unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride; (B) a copolymer containing aromatic vinyl monomer and a vinyl cyanide monomer; and (C) a particulate core-shell type graft copolymer containing a butadiene-based core as a rubbery phase and a copolymer containing alkyl(meth)acrylates and, optionally, aromatic vinyl monomer as a hard phase. The components A and B form a polymer matrix and the particulate core-shell type graft copolymer C is dispersed in said polymer matrix.

An algae-elastomer composite including an elastomer matrix; algae; and a mixing additive sufficient to achieve a desired property. The algae can be present in a milled condition having a particle size value of between about 10 and 120 microns. The algae is mixed with the elastomer matrix in a dry condition having a moisture content of below about 10%. A method of preparing the algae-based elastomer composite is provided that includes the steps of: premixing an elastomer matrix; adding an algae filler; adding a mixing additive that includes a plasticizer; forming an elastomer-algae blend by blending the algae and elastomer to a temperature sufficient to be further mixed, wherein the temperature is about 10 C. higher than the temperature sufficient for the elastomer alone; adding and mixing a curing or vulcanizing agent for the elastomer dispersing the elastomer-algae blend; and heating and curing the elastomer-algae blend into a final form.

Films, fibers, filaments, yarns and textiles including thermoplastic elastomeric compositions are described, as are methods of making the films, fibers, filaments, yarns and textiles. These films, fibers, filaments, yarns and textiles can be used to make articles of apparel, footwear, and sporting equipment. When thermoformed, the thermoplastic elastomeric compositions can impart abrasion resistance, traction, and other advantageous properties to the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

To provide a thermoplastic resin composition for fused deposition modeling, capable of obtaining a modeled body which is excellent in modeling performance and antistatic performance, which can be colored into various colors, and which has diverse design properties, a modeled body which is obtained with the thermoplastic resin composition by fused deposition modeling, and which not only is excellent in antistatic performance and but also has excellent design properties by coloration, and a method for producing the modeled body. A thermoplastic resin composition for fused deposition modeling, containing 3 to 45 parts by mass of one or more kinds of a polymeric compound (G) having the following polyether segment (A) and polymer segment (B), based on 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin: Polyether segment (A): a polyether segment derived from a compound (a) having one or more ethyleneoxy groups and having a hydroxyl group at each of both ends; Polymer segment (B): one or more polymer segments selected from the group consisting of a polyester segment (D) and a polyamide segment (E).

A rubber product that includes a cylindrical molded body having a plurality of reinforcing layers coaxially layered between inner and outer layers. In producing/vulcanizing the molded body, a rubber product including a cylindrical portion, each of multiple reinforcing layers composed of cord fabrics including a large number of fiber cords aligned and subjected to a predetermined adhesion treatment and coating rubber layers covering both surfaces of the cord fabric, and a bias structure in which the fiber cords of the reinforcing layers extend in an intersecting direction is formed. Each of the cord fabrics has: a tensile strength of 4320 N/cm in a cord extension direction and a weight of 950 g/m.sup.2, each of the cord fabrics has a bending hardness of 30 g/cm after the predetermined adhesion treatment, and each of the coating rubber layers has a layer thickness of 0.2 mm and 1 mm.