A foam is formed from a composition comprising at least 50 wt.% of an ethylene/alphaolefin copolymer, an olefin block copolymer, or a blend thereof; from 30 wt.% to 50 wt.% of an E/X/Y/Z epoxy-containing ethylene interpolymer, where E is an ethylene monomer comprising greater than 50 wt.% of the interpolymer, X is an (meth)acrylate, alkyl (meth)acrylate, or vinyl acetate comprising from 0 to 40 wt.% of the interpolymer, Y is glycidyl methacrylate and comprises 0.5 to 13 wt.% of the interpolymer, and Z is a copolymer unit derived from comonomers selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and acrylonitrile and comprises from 0 to 10 wt.% of the interpolymer; from 0.5 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a blowing agent; from 0.1 wt.% to 1 wt.% of an activator; and less than 0.05 wt.% of a curing agent.

The present disclosure concerns foamed thermoplastic compositions exhibiting improved multi-axial impact strength. The foamed thermoplastic compositions can be employed in a number of requiring impact strength and flame performance.

A thermosetting silicone resin composition contains the following components (A-1) to (D): (A-1) an alkenyl group-containing linear organopolysiloxane; (A-2) a branched organopolysiloxane shown by (R.sup.1.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.a(R.sup.2.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.b(SiO.sub.4/2).sub.c (1); (B-1) a branched organohydrogenpolysiloxane shown by (HR.sup.2.sub.2SiO.sub.1/2).sub.d(R.sup.2.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.e(SiO.sub.4/2).sub.f (2); (B-2) a linear organohydrogenpolysiloxane shown by (R.sup.2.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.2(HR.sup.2SiO.sub.2/2).sub.x(R.sup.2.sub.2SiO.sub.2/2).sub.y (3); (C) an adhesion aid which is an epoxy group-containing branched organopolysiloxane; and (D) a catalyst containing a combination of a zero-valent platinum complex with a divalent platinum complex and/or a tetravalent platinum complex. This provides a thermosetting silicone resin composition which causes little contamination at a gold pad portion and has excellent adhesiveness to a silver lead frame.

The present invention relates to a foamed polypropylene composition comprising (A) from 60.0 to 95.0 wt % of a linear propylene homopolymer and (B) from 5.0 to 40.0 wt % of a low density polyethylene, based on the total weight of the polypropylene composition, wherein the polypropylene composition before foaming has a melt flow rate MFR.sub.2 of from 0.1 to 5.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 at a load of 2.16 kg and a temperature of 230° C., and a F.sub.30 melt strength of from 0.1 to 2.0 cN, determined according to ISO 16790:2005, a sheet comprising said foamed polypropylene composition, an article comprising said sheet, a process for producing said sheet and the use of said foamed polypropylene composition or said sheet for producing an article.

The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising —10 to 50 wt. % of recycled polypropylene (R-PP) and/or linear polypropylene (L-PP); —40 to 89.95 wt. % of a high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) having an F30 melt strength of more than 25.0 cN and a v30 melt extensibility of more than 205 mm/s, wherein the F30 melt strength and the v30 melt extensibility are determined according to ISO 16790:2005; and —0.05 to 10 wt. % of a nucleating agent (NA); a foamed sheet formed from the polypropylene composition; an article comprising the foamed sheet and a process comprising the step of forming the polypropylene composition. Furthermore, the invention is further directed to the usage of the polypropylene composition for the formation of foamed sheets.

The present invention aims to provide a masterbatch for foam molding which can be suitably used in molding involving high shear force or molding requiring low molding temperature and which can provide a foam molded article having a high expansion ratio and good appearance quality. The present invention also aims to provide a foam molded article formed from the masterbatch for foam molding. Provided is a masterbatch for foam molding, containing: a base resin; and a thermally expandable microcapsule, the masterbatch having a true specific gravity of 0.80 g/cm.sup.3 or more and a Mooney viscosity ML 1+4 (100° C.) of 20 to 90, the base resin containing an EPDM resin, the masterbatch containing the thermally expandable microcapsule in an amount of 40 to 300 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the base resin.

The present invention relates to a foam formed solid composite, comprising: a matrix phase consisting of a mixture of nanocellulose, at least one foaming agent, and optional additives, and a dispersed phase consisting of solid low-density particles having a density of less than 1.2 kg/dm.sup.3. The present invention further relates to a method and a liquid foam composition for manufacturing the solid composite.

The invention relates to a panel, in particular a decorative panel, a floor panel, a ceiling panel or a wall panel. The invention also relates to a covering consisting of a plurality of mutually coupled panels according to the invention, in particular a floor covering consisting of a plurality of mutually coupled panels, according to the invention.

Disclosed is a polyolefin thermal insulation foam and use thereof, and to a method for preparing a physically foamed polyolefin thermal insulation foam, which can be recycled well and which has excellent flexibility characteristics.

The application discloses cellulose ester compositions comprising two or more miscible blends of cellulose ester each comprising a plurality of propionyl substituents having tunable rheology and physical properties not achievable by any one of the cellulose esters alone. These cellulose ester compositions can be further processed, with or without other materials such as plasticizers, flame retardants, and blowing agents, and converted into articles. These cellulose ester compositions have higher modulus and have low to no butyryl/butyric acid content relative to cellulose acetate butyrate (“CAB”) cellulose ester compositions made from CABs having a butyryl content of greater than 30 wt %.