The present disclosure is directed to articles that include one or more coated fiber(s) (i.e., fiber(s) with a cured coating disposed thereon), where the coating includes a matrix of crosslinked polymers and optionally a colorant (e.g., pigment particles or dye or both). The cured coating is a product of crosslinking a coating composition including uncrosslinked polymers (e.g., a dispersion of uncrosslinked polymers in a carrier, wherein the uncrosslinked polymers are crosslinked to form the matrix of crosslinked polymers). The present disclosure is also directed to articles including the coated fibers, methods of forming the coated fibers and articles, and methods of making articles including the coated fibers.

Disclosed are modified expanded polystyrene (EPS) particles and a modification method thereof, and concrete containing the modified EPS particles and a preparation method thereof, relating to the technical field of inorganic building materials. The modification method of the EPS particles includes following steps: (1) spraying adhesive materials on surfaces of the EPS particles in a stirring state, and obtaining the EPS particles with the adhesive materials attached to the surfaces; and (2) mixing the EPS particles attached with the adhesive materials with inorganic mixed materials to obtain the modified EPS particles. The preparation method of modified EPS concrete includes: mixing the modified EPS particles with a cementitious material, adding an admixture and water, and uniformly stirring to obtain the modified EPS concrete.

The present invention relates to a method for polymerising an aqueous suspension of styrene using at least one organic hemiperoxyacetal peroxide, the method comprising a step a) of keeping the aqueous suspension of styrene comprising the organic hemiperoxyacetal peroxide at a temperature below the 1-hour half-life temperature of the organic hemiperoxyacetal peroxide, preferably at 5 to 25° C. below the 1-hour half-life temperature of the organic peroxide, for at least 30 minutes.

A process for the production of a geopolymer composite. The disclosure further relates to a geopolymer composite, and the use of a geopolymer, a geopolymer in combination with an athermanous additive, or the geopolymer composite in expanded vinyl polymer, preferably vinyl aromatic polymer. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a process for the production of expandable vinyl aromatic polymer granulate, and expandable vinyl aromatic polymer granulate. Finally, the disclosure relates to expanded vinyl foam, preferably vinyl aromatic polymer, and to a masterbatch comprising vinyl polymer and a), b), or c).

The invention relates to a process for producing small-cell foams from a styrene-polymer component (S) and an additive of formula (I), wherein Z represents a C.sub.1-C.sub.5-alkylene group or an oxygen or sulfur atom, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent, e.g., a C.sub.3-C.sub.12-alkyl residue, C.sub.3-C.sub.12-cycloalkyl residue or benzyl residue; and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent hydrogen or a C.sub.1-C.sub.6-alkyl residue, comprising the steps of: —heating at least a styrene-polymer component (S) to obtain a molten, polymeric molding compound, —introducing a propellant (T) into the molten molding compound to form a foamable composition (Z), and—foaming the foamable composition to obtain a foamed molding, the molten polymeric molding compound containing at least one carboxylic acid derivative of the general formula (I).

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Provided herein is a resin composition containing milled fibreglass and graphene. Also provided herein is a composite material containing cured resin composition, fibreglass reinforced resin containing the composite material and further fibreglass, a laminate including a layer of the fibreglass reinforced resin, and methods of making the resin composition, composite material and fibreglass reinforced resin. The composition, composite material and fibreglass reinforced resin and laminate find use in, for example, the construction of swimming pools and spa pools.

A polymeric composition containing at least one polymer and halloysite nanotubes is disclosed. At least a portion of the halloysite nanotubes is loaded with a phase change material and each of the loaded halloysite nanotubes contains at most one kind of phase change material. In addition, a preparation method and use of the polymeric composition are further provided.

The present invention provides a flame-retardant styrene polymer composition comprising an organic bromine compound, zinc stearate and calcium stearate, the use for preparing styrene polymer films or foams and a process for recycling of styrene polymer-containing scrap.

Disclosed are a core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor and a preparation method therefor, wherein the core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor has a core emulsion obtained via emulsion polymerization, and a shell structure obtained via ultraviolet-light grafting functional monomers. The preparation method has first preparing a core by using an emulsion polymerization process, adding a reactive photo-initiator in the later stage of polymerization, so that the reactive photo-initiator is grafted on the surface of the core, and finally initiating the polymerization of functional monomers by means of ultraviolet light to obtain a core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor. The surface structure of the core is modified, such that a large number of ionizable groups are grafted on the surface thereof, and thus, a large number of scaling ions such as Ca2+, Mg2+ and Al3+ can be adsorbed.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a composite material laminate excellent in impact resistance and vibration damping property. The present disclosure is a composite material laminate including a metal substrate, an adhesive layer formed on a surface of the metal substrate, and a foamed body layer formed on a surface of the adhesive layer, wherein a shear fracture strength (S) at an interface between the metal substrate and the adhesive layer is 1.0 MPa or more, and (S/F) determined by dividing the shear fracture strength (S) at the interface by a bending elastic modulus (F) of the foamed body layer is 0.007 or more and 0.5 or less.