Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.

Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.

A method for the preparation of a labelled polymer is presented. The method comprises mixing polymer precursors with a marker and polymerizing the polymer precursors to form a labelled polymer or, alternatively, mixing a polymer with a marker to form a labelled polymer. The method is characterized in that the marker comprises or consists of particles, which comprise or consist of a metal and/or a semimetal, the marker having at least three atomic species having a different atomic number. A marker and a labelled polymer are also provided. In addition, uses of the marker according to the invention are proposed. The marker according to the invention does not significantly affect the properties of the polymer and allows coded information in a wide variety of polymers to be read out in a simple and rapid manner and over long polymer lifetimes.

Provided is an electrode mixture containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide; a conductive additive; a binder; and an organic solvent, wherein the conductive additive comprises at least one nanocarbon material selected from the group consisting of a multilayer carbon nanotube, a carbon nanohorn, a carbon nanofiber, a fullerene, and a graphene, the binder comprises a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising vinylidene fluoride unit and a fluorinated monomer unit, provided that vinylidene fluoride unit is excluded from the fluorinated monomer unit, and a content of vinylidene fluoride unit in the fluorine-containing copolymer is more than 50 mol % and 99 mol % or less with respect to all monomer units.

Provided is an electrode mixture containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide; a conductive additive; a binder; and an organic solvent, wherein the conductive additive comprises at least one nanocarbon material selected from the group consisting of a multilayer carbon nanotube, a carbon nanohorn, a carbon nanofiber, a fullerene, and a graphene, the binder comprises a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising vinylidene fluoride unit and a fluorinated monomer unit, provided that vinylidene fluoride unit is excluded from the fluorinated monomer unit, and a content of vinylidene fluoride unit in the fluorine-containing copolymer is more than 50 mol % and 99 mol % or less with respect to all monomer units.

A quantum dot composite material, and an optical film and a backlight module using the same are provided. The quantum dot composite material includes a curable polymer and a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the curable polymer. Based on the total weight of the curable polymer being 100%, the curable polymer includes 15 wt % to 40 wt % of monofunctional group acrylic monomer, 15 wt % to 40 wt % of multifunctional group acrylic monomer, 5 wt % to 35 wt % of mercaptan functional group monomer, 1 wt % to 5 wt % of photoinitiator, 10 wt % to 30 wt % of acrylic oligomer, and 5 wt % to 25 wt % of scattering particles.

A quantum dot composite material, and an optical film and a backlight module using the same are provided. The quantum dot composite material includes a curable polymer and a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the curable polymer. Based on the total weight of the curable polymer being 100%, the curable polymer includes 15 wt % to 40 wt % of monofunctional group acrylic monomer, 15 wt % to 40 wt % of multifunctional group acrylic monomer, 5 wt % to 35 wt % of mercaptan functional group monomer, 1 wt % to 5 wt % of photoinitiator, 10 wt % to 30 wt % of acrylic oligomer, and 5 wt % to 25 wt % of scattering particles.

The invention relates to a composition containing at least one catalyst (C1) containing at least one atom of an element (M1) chosen from: Al, Sc, Ti, Mg, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Sn, Hf, Pb, Si, Sb and In; a catalyst (C2) comprising at least one atom of an element (M2) chosen from alkali metals and alkaline-earth metals; a thermosetting resin and/or a hardener for a thermosetting resin. The invention also relates to the use of this composition for rendering a resin which is in the thermoset state hot-deformable and nevertheless free of any residual stress after the deformation thereof; such a resin will advantageously retain its shape even if it is subsequently subjected to high temperatures. The invention relates, moreover, to kits for preparing the composition, to a thermoset-resin-based object obtained from a composition of the invention, to a process for manufacturing objects, to a process for hot-deformation of objects and to various possible uses of the compositions and objects of the invention.

A method of forming a three-dimensional object, wherein said three-dimensional object is an insert for use between a helmet and a human body, is described. The method may use a polymerizable liquid, or resin, useful for the production by additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object, comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from said first component.

A method of forming a three-dimensional object, wherein said three-dimensional object is an insert for use between a helmet and a human body, is described. The method may use a polymerizable liquid, or resin, useful for the production by additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object, comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from said first component.