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Sep 03, 2010 -
Compatibilizers for LLDPE Composites - Technical Paper
This paper investigates the effects of two kinds of macromolecular compatibilizers on the properties of linear low-density polyethylene...
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Sep 02, 2010 -
Ultrasound Radiation to Make Antibacterial Nanocomposite Textiles - Technical Paper
Ultrasound irradiation was applied for coating cotton bandages with MgO and Al2O3 commercially obtained nanoparticles. The homogeneous distribution of...
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Sep 01, 2010 -
Flame Retardant Non-Halogen PLA Resin Blends - Patent
This patent claims a non-halogen containing flame-retardant polymer blend composition having an excellent balance of heat-resistance, mechanical...
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Aug 31, 2010 -
Hard and Flexible Nanocomposite Coatings - Technical Paper
The combination of hardness, scratch resistance, and flexibility is a highly desired feature in many coating applications. The aim of this study is to...
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Aug 30, 2010 -
Flexible, Transparent Nanocomposite Film with High Clay Loading - Technical Paper
A flexible, transparent nanocomposite (NC) film with 57 wt % inorganic components was obtained by the simple casting of a solution of Laponite and...
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Aug 27, 2010 -
Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites - Patent
This invention relates to sizing compositions for glass fibers used in reinforced polymeric composites produced by reactive processing techniques. In...
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Aug 26, 2010 -
Applications for nanofibers - Technical Paper
Nanofiber-based non-wovens can be prepared by electrospinning. The chemical modification of such nanofibers or chemistry using nanofibers opens a...
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Aug 25, 2010 -
Effect of the combination of UV absorber with thermal stabilizers on the weatherability of PVC - Technical Paper
Sometimes combinations of additives can be detrimental as the additives interact and react with each other. This article investigates the performance...
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Aug 24, 2010 -
Selectively Controlling Surface Properties of Thermoplastic Articles - Patent
This invention achieves the goal of light-weighting, and achieving environmentally friendly manufacturing processes for automotive and aerospace...
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Aug 23, 2010 -
Improved NON-HAL flame retardants - Patent
The invention relates to flame retardant compositions formed from a mixture of hydroxyalkyl phosphine oxides and a polyphosphate salt of a...
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Aug 20, 2010 -
Simple Method to Prepare PS-PEO Block Copolymers - Technical Paper
Polystyrene-polyethylene oxide (PS-PEO) block copolymers are fining utility in a variety of applications. For example, PS-PEO are useful as polymer...
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Aug 19, 2010 -
Novel Clay-Based Nanobiocomposites of Biopolyesters with Synergistic Barrier to UV Light, Gas, & Vapor - Technical Paper
This article presents novel PLA, polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate (PHBV), and PCL with enhanced barrier properties to UV light, oxygen, and water by...
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Aug 18, 2010 -
Development of Intumescent Halogen-Free FR Polystyrene - Technical Paper
PS was flame retarded with a polymeric intumescent flame retardant, poly(diaminodiphenyl methane spirocyclic pentaerythritol bisphosphonate) (PDSPB),...
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Aug 17, 2010 -
Seed Oil-Based Epoxy Resins - Technical Paper
Exhaustion of fossil fuels, tremendous increase of materials demand, and unpredictable prices of petroleum based products demand sustainable...
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Aug 16, 2010 -
Natural Coating Provides Improved Barrier Resistance - Patent
This invention provides methods for obtaining coatings of natural origin with innovative properties and their applications on substrates. According to...
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Aug 13, 2010 -
New Biomaterials with Modified Optical Properties - Patent
Naturally derived and synthetic biomaterials have proven to be useful in a variety of applications, including for example cardiovascular surgery,...
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Aug 12, 2010 -
Novel Polyol Blends for Making Polyurethanes - Patent
Polyols have been prepared from renewable resources, namely natural oils, preferably seed oils in a number of ways including epoxidation,...
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Aug 11, 2010 -
Novel Halogen-Free Flame Retardants - Patent
The invention provides novel phosphorus-containing polycarbonate polyol useful reactive flame-retardant agents. The phosphorus-containing...
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Aug 10, 2010 -
Improving Barrier Properties of Containers - Patent
The invention provides containers having greatly improved barrier properties toward migration of gases and chemicals through the walls of the...
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Aug 09, 2010 -
PLA Films - Patent
PLA is receiving significant consideration as an environmentally friendly resin. PLA is a biomass-derived resin that is classified as a renewable...
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Aug 06, 2010 -
Non-Halogen Flame-Retardant PP Nanocomposites - Technical Paper
Ammonium polyphosphate/montmorillonite nanoclays were prepared and compounded with PP. The crystal forms and morphologies of the nanocomposites were...
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Aug 05, 2010 -
Improved PVC Formulations - Patent
Thermoplastic processable mixtures based on PVC have to be stabilized against heat and/or UV-radiation in order to reduce chemical decomposition....
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Aug 04, 2010 -
Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polyolefins - Patent
The invention relates to polyolefin compositions comprising cellulose fibers of very high modulus to improve the mechanical performance while...
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Aug 03, 2010 -
Improved Dispersing Agents for Nanoclays - Patent
The invention provides a method of preparing a hyperbranched organic modifier for nanoclays. The modified nanoclays uniformly exfoliate and disperse...
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Aug 02, 2010 -
Non-Halogen Flame Retarded PET & PBT - Patent
This invention claims a combination of two different sources of phosphorous and a source of nitrogen from a nitrogen-containing compound that provides...
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Jul 30, 2010 -
Polycarbonate Blends with Improved Processability - Patent
PC is used in numerous applications, such as electrical, engineering and automotive applications. Typically, high molecular weight PC (e.g. Mw of...
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Jul 29, 2010 -
Flame Retardants for PLA - Technical Paper
This article describes a fully bio-based PLA composite with improved flame retardancy, utilising the unique properties of sepiolite nanoclay and...
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Jul 28, 2010 -
Natural Fiber/Polymer Composites - Technical Paper
Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites (NFPCs) provide the customers with more alternatives in the material market due to their unique...
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Jul 27, 2010 -
Production of Nanocomposite Material - Patent
The invention provides a process for the production of nanocomposite materials. Traditionally composites have consisted of a micron-scale...
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Jul 26, 2010 -
Fire-resistant Plasticizer for the Plastics - Patent
This patent claims a novel class of plasticizers to be used as additives for plasticizing polymer mixtures containing fire-retardant additive such as...
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Jul 23, 2010 -
Resin Modifier - Patent
A resin modifier is obtained by reacting a polyolefin having a group which reacts with a carbodiimide group, and a carbodiimide group-containing...
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Jul 22, 2010 -
Manufacture of multiwall carbon nanotubes from plastic waste - Patent
This invention provides a single step process for converting plastic waste into carbonaceous products via thermal decomposition of the plastic waste...
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Jul 21, 2010 -
Halogen free flame retarded epoxy resins - Technical Paper
The pyrolysis and flammability of phosphonium-modified layered silicate epoxy resin nanocomposites were evaluated when layered silicate was combined...
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Jul 20, 2010 -
Ecologically Safe Storage and Transporting System - Patent
It is recognized in the Plastics Industry that plastic films used in the manufacture of bags and containers are superior in transparency and heat...
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Jul 19, 2010 -
Seaweed as novel biofiller in polypropylene composites - Technical Paper
There are considerable on-going R&D efforts aimed at the development of biomaterials including biofillers and fibers. This article explores seaweed...
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Jul 16, 2010 -
Additive offers improved toughness and flow of PVC - Technical Paper
Correlations of the stress-strain behavior and impact strength of PVC blends with different amounts and chlorine contents of solid-state-chlorinated...
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Jul 15, 2010 -
Flame retardant reinforced polyester - Patent
This patent application claims a new halogen free composition of matter containing a PBT copolymer that is derived from a PET component; from 5 to 35...
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Jul 14, 2010 -
Bio-based flame retardant PLA natural fiber nanocomposites - Technical Paper
This article describes the development of a fully bio-based PLA composite with improved flame retardancy, utilising the unique properties of sepiolite...
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Jul 13, 2010 -
Tough PLA nanocomposites - Technical Paper
The objective of the work is to develop novel toughened PLA nanocomposites. The effects of the addition of LLDPE and nanoclay on mechanical, thermal...
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Jul 12, 2010 -
Flame retardant nanocomposites - Technical Paper
The addition of many inorganic nanoparticles to plastics improves the flame retardant properties and improves the efficiency of other fire retardants...
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Jul 09, 2010 -
Nanostructure material - Patent
This invention claims a nanostructured material comprising carbon nanotubes fused together to form a three-dimensional structure. Methods of making...
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Jul 08, 2010 -
Polymer foams with treated fillers - Patent
The invention is a polymer composite foam with a treated filler and methods for making the same. The polymer composite foam includes a polymer capable...
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Jul 07, 2010 -
High performance additive packages - Patent
This patent claims new compositions consisting of polyphosphonates and specific additive compositions that exhibit superior resistance to degradation...
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Jul 06, 2010 -
A novel efficient halogen-free flame retardant system for PC - Technical Paper
A novel silicon- and phosphorus-containing flame retardant (FR) was synthesized. Its chemical structure was confirmed by FTIR. TGA showed the FR had...
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Jul 05, 2010 -
Transparent alumina reinforced polycarbonate nanocomposite - Technical Paper
Transparent nanocomposite films were fabricated by blending a concentrated nanocomposite formed by in-situ polymerization of PC in the presence of...
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Jun 29, 2010 -
Synthesis and applications of silver nanoparticles - Technical Paper
This article reviews different ways of manufacturing silver nanoparticles by splitting and detailing the physical approach (such as...
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Jun 28, 2010 -
Additive for improving the separation of PET and PE - Patent
This invention provides an additive for helping the separation of PET and PE duirng recycling operations. The additive is added to the tanks where the...
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Jun 25, 2010 -
Barrier Properties of Biodegradable Nanocomposites - Technical Paper
There is growing interest in developing bio-based polymers and innovative process technologies that can reduce the dependence on fossil fuel and move...
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Jun 24, 2010 -
Cellulose Ester Plastics - Technical Paper
Plastics based on cellulose acetate were firstdeveloped about 100 years ago. These plastics are gaining renewed interest because they are derived...
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Jun 23, 2010 -
Effect of nanoclay addition on fatigue behavior - Technical Paper
This article describes the effect of nanoclay (NC) addition on the fatigue response of Nylon 6 (PA6). The fatigue performance was investigated under...
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Jun 22, 2010 -
Chemical modification of PVC - Technical Paper
PVC has continued to be a research topic in polymer science since its discovery in the early 19th century. Its internal structural defects, which stem...
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Jun 21, 2010 -
Additive for release coating composition providing durable slippery performance, and cookware having the cured coating layer - Patent
This invention claims a thermally stable silicone additive for release coating compositions. The additive contains 100 parts by weight of a...
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Jun 18, 2010 -
Design of fibre-reinforced composites - Technical Paper
This article reviews the surface treatment and sizing of reinforcing fibres used for manufacturing composites. Carbon fibre surface treatment and...
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Jun 17, 2010 -
Antimicrobial laminants - Patent
The invention claims methods for making and using antimicrobial laminates comprising an antimicrobial layer and optionally, an adhesive layer. The...
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Jun 16, 2010 -
Fabrication of Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites - Patent
This article summarizes the recent progress in fabrication methodologies and functional modulations of nano-composites. On the basis of the...
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Jun 15, 2010 -
PVC free flexible materials and films - Patent
This invention provides a PVC free composition that is useful for use in making a flexible film. The composition includes a vinyl acetate containing...
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Jun 14, 2010 -
Biobased additives for PVC - Technical Paper
Novel biobased PVC stabilizer additives were prepared from rubber seed oil. Divalent metal (barium and cadmium) soaps of rubber seed oil were prepared...
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Jun 11, 2010 -
Improved manufacture of macrocyclic compounds - Patent
Macrocyclic compounds have great potential as additives for plastics and also as reactive materials for conversion to and insertion into linear...
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Jun 10, 2010 -
Dispersion of carbon nanofibers - Patent
The invention claims: 1) a method of solubilizing/dispersing carbon nanotubes;
2) compositions of matter formed using the dispersant treated...
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Jun 09, 2010 -
Antibacterial effects of silver nanomaterials and potential implications for human health and the environment - Technical Paper
This article provides a review of the antibacterial effects of silver nanomaterials, including proposed antibacterial mechanisms and possible toxicity...
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Jun 08, 2010 -
Flame retardant PLA - Technical Paper
This article describes the development of a fully bio-based PLA composite with excellent flame retardancy, utilising the unique properties of nanoclay...
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Jun 07, 2010 -
Nano titanium dioxide coated with smart polymers - Technical Paper
Commercial TiO2 nanoparticles from Degussa (P25) were coated with pH-stimuli responsive smart polymer (SP). Compared with the...
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Jun 04, 2010 -
Additive that improves the wear of UHMWPE - Technical Paper
UHMWPE is used extensively in applications requiring long term durability and good wear performance. This paper studies the influence of poly(ethylene...
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Jun 03, 2010 -
Accelerated biodegradation of LDPE - Technical Paper
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with size ranging 10-40 nm were synthesized and characterized through XRD, FT-IR spectra, simultaneous...
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Jun 02, 2010 -
Polypropylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites - Technical Paper
In the last few years, extensive research has been devoted to the preparation of PP nanocomposites using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) due to the tremendous...
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Jun 01, 2010 -
Controlled degradation of PHAs to produce useful new materials - Patent
The invention relates to a process for producing PHA oligomers and/or polymers of reduced molecular weight by reacting PHA with a carbonate salt at a...
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May 31, 2010 -
Nanocomposite biomaterials - Technical Paper
Due to their abundance, high strength and stiffness, low weight and biodegradability, nano-scale cellulose fiber materials (e.g., microfibrillated...
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May 28, 2010 -
Fluorinated thermoplastic polymer additives to reduce the coefficient of friction of non-fluorinated polymers - Patent
This invention provides additives that modify the surface properties of plastics resulting in improved surface slip properties. The additives are...
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May 27, 2010 -
Biodegradable agricultural growth management tools - Patent
This invention provides agricultural growth management tools that are biodegradable. The compositions can either be made using a biodegradable polymer...
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May 26, 2010 -
The development of anti-microbial PLA packaging films - Technical Paper
A major gap is the lack of biorenewable packaging materials that can provide the release of active compounds at rates suitable for a wide range of...
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May 25, 2010 -
Novel processing additives for extrusion of PE allowing higher production rates - Technical Paper
PE extrusion utilizes fluorinated polymer processing additives (PPA) to delay the onset of shark-skin to higher rates of extrusion of PE resins. Yet...
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May 24, 2010 -
Antimicrobial PVC - Technical Paper
In this article a quaternary ammonium antimicrobial compound and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid ester were blended with PVC to make a flexible PVC...
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May 21, 2010 -
Comparison of the biodegradability of various PE films - Technical Paper
The biodegradability of high density polyethylene films (HDPE), low density polyethylene films (LDPE) and linear low density polyethylene films...
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May 20, 2010 -
Biodegradation of PE films - Technical Paper
Synergistic effects of sunlight exposure, thermal aging and fungal biodegradation on the oxidation and biodegradation of LLDPE films containing...
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May 19, 2010 -
Halogen-free Flame Retardant PU Foam - Technical Paper
Water blown rigid polyurethane foam (PUF) was prepared with melamine polyphosphate (MPP) and melamine cyanurate (MC) as fire retardant...
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May 18, 2010 -
Additives for modifying surface gloss - Patent
Most applications utilizing plastics have specific surface gloss requirements. It would be especially convenient if there was a commercially availalbe...
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May 17, 2010 -
Improved flame retardant additives for extruded foam - Patent
There is currently great interest in the development of improved flame retardant additives and additives that are derived from renewable resources....
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May 14, 2010 -
Reactive esters as plasticizers for elastomers - Patent
This invention is directed to plasticized elastomer compositions and methods of preparing plasticized elastomers. The plasticized elastomer...
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May 13, 2010 -
New trends in PLA-based materials - Technical Paper
Starting from gypsum, a by-product of lactic acid fabrication process, novel “green” composites have been produced by melt-blending PLA and this...
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May 12, 2010 -
Biodegradable proline-based polymers - Patent
The invention provides sequential poly(ester amide)s derived from Proline and that are synthesized by a two-step method, involving a final thermal...
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