7826 results about "Polystyrene" patented technology

Compositions, methods, and systems for manufacturing articles, particularly containers and packaging materials, having a particle packed, highly inorganically filled, cellular matrix are disclosed. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together a starch-based binder, a solvent, inorganic aggregates, and optimal admixtures, e.g., fibers, mold-releasing agents, rheology-modifying agents, plasticizers, coating materials, and dispersants, in the correct proportions to form an article which has the desired performance criteria. The inorganically filled mixtures have a predetermined viscosity and are heated between molds at an elevated temperature and pressure to produce form-stable articles having a desired shape and a selectively controlled cellular, structure matrix. The molded articles may be placed in a high humidity chamber to obtain the necessary flexibility for their intended use. The articles may be manufactured to have properties substantially similar to articles presently made from conventional materials like paper, paperboard, polystyrene, plastic, or other organic materials. They have especial utility in the mass-production of containers, particularly food and beverage containers.

A multi-layer, flexible, gas-permeable film (10) suitable for forming a cell culture container (20), the film (10) comprising a first layer (12) composed of a polystyrene having a thickness within the range of 0.0001 inches to about 0.0010 inches and, a second layer (14) adhered to the first layer (12) composed of a polyolefin having a thickness within the range of 0.004 inches to about 0.015 inches.

Compositions, methods, and systems for manufacturing articles, particularly containers and packaging materials, having a highly inorganically filled matrix. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together an organic polymer binder, water, one or more aggregate materials, fibers, and optional admixtures in the correct proportions in order to form an article which has the desired performance criteria. The inorganically filled mixtures are molded to fashion a portion of the mixture into a form stable shape for the desired article. Once the article has obtained form stability, such as by heating to remove water by evaporation, the article is removed from the mold and allowed to harden to gain strength. The articles may have properties substantially similar to articles presently made from traditional materials like paper, paperboard, polystyrene, plastic, or metal. They have especial utility in the mass production of containers, particularly food and beverage containers.

The invention relates to a composite comprising a weight fraction of single-wall carbon nanotubes and at least one polar polymer wherein the composite has an electrical and/or thermal conductivity enhanced over that of the polymer alone. The invention also comprises a method for making this polymer composition. The present application provides composite compositions that, over a wide range of single-wall carbon nanotube loading, have electrical conductivities exceeding those known in the art by more than one order of magnitude. The electrical conductivity enhancement depends on the weight fraction (F) of the single-wall carbon nanotubes in the composite. The electrical conductivity of the composite of this invention is at least 5 Siemens per centimeter (S/cm) at (F) of 0.5 (i.e. where single-wall carbon nanotube loading weight represents half of the total composite weight), at least 1 S/cm at a F of 0.1, at least 1×10^{−4 S/cm at (F) of 0.004, at least 6×10−9} S/cm at (F) of 0.001 and at least 3×10⁻¹⁶ S/cm (F) plus the intrinsic conductivity of the polymer matrix material at of 0.0001. The thermal conductivity enhancement is in excess of 1 Watt/m-° K. The polar polymer can be polycarbonate, poly(acrylic acid), poly(acrylic acid), poly(methacrylic acid), polyoxide, polysulfide, polysulfone, polyamides, polyester, polyurethane, polyimide, poly(vinyl acetate), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl chloride), poly(vinyl pyridine), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), copolymers thereof and combinations thereof. The composite can further comprise a nonpolar polymer, such as, a polyolefin polymer, polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene, polyisobutene, polyisoprene, polystyrene, copolymers thereof and combinations thereof.

Methods for fabricating a random graft PS-r-PEO copolymer and its use as a neutral wetting layer in the fabrication of sublithographic, nanoscale arrays of elements including openings and linear microchannels utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. In some embodiments, the films can be used as a template or mask to etch openings in an underlying material layer.

A flame retardant smoke resistant wood plastic composite material relates to a wood plastic composite material, which solves the disadvantages of low flame retardant performance, big smoke mass, large addition of flame retardants, increased cost and decreased mechanical property of existing wood plastic composite materials. The product of the invention is mainly formed by polystyrene and/or polyvinyl chloride fortified with heat stabilizers, lignocellulose, intumescent flame retardant, compatibilizer, lubricant. The flame retardant and smoke-resistant performance of the product of the invention is greatly improved. For wood powder/ polystyrene composite material, compared with no addition of flame retardant, the average heat release rate is decreased by 48 percent, the quantity of smoke yield is reduced by 30 percent and the CO yield is decreased by 28 percent during combustion. The product of the invention has high oxygen-index, long ignition time and no droplet, which greatly reduces the fire hazard of the material, and the appearance of the material is similar with wood. The product of the invention also has low cost, wide application range and good creep resistance, forming performance and mechanical property.

High-molecular compounds comprising repeating units represented by the general formula (1) or (2) and having number-average molecular weights of 10³ to 10⁸ in terms of polystyrene: (1) [wherein Ar¹ and Ar² are each independently a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a trivalent heterocyclic group; and X¹ and X² are each independently O, S, C(═O), S(═O), SO₂, C(R¹)(R²), Si(R³)(R⁴), N(R⁵), B(R⁶), P(R⁷), or P(═O)(R⁸), with the provisos that X¹ and X² must not be the same and that X¹ and Ar² are bonded respectively to the adjacent carbon atoms constituting the aromatic ring of Ar¹, and X² and Ar¹ are bonded respectively to the adjacent carbon atoms constituting the aromatic ring of Ar²] (2) [wherein Ar³ and Ar⁴ are each independently a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a trivalent heterocyclic group; and X³ and X⁴ are each independently N, B, P, C(R⁹), or Si(R¹⁰), with the provisos that X³ and X⁴ must not be the same and that X³ and Ar⁴ are bonded respectively to the adjacent carbon atoms constituting the aromatic ring of Ar³, and X⁴ and Ar³ are bonded respectively to the adjacent carbon atoms constituting the aromatic ring of Ar⁴].

The present invention provides polymer nanoparticles with a controlled architecture of nano-necklace, nano-cylinder, nano-ellipsoid, or nano-sphere. The polymer nanoparticle comprises a core polymerized from multiple-vinyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbons, a shell polymerized from alkyl-substituted styrene, and a polystyrene layer between the core and the shell. The present invention also provides a method of preparing the polymer nanoparticles and a rubber article such as a tire manufactured from a formulation comprising the polymer nanoparticles.

A method of forming a device including a plurality of micron or sub-micron sized features is provided. A master having a surface contour defining a plurality of features is provided. The surface contour of the master is coated with at least one layer of material to form a shell. The master is removed from the shell to form a negative image of the surface contour in the shell. The negative image in the shell is filled with material, for example, polycarbonate, polyacrylic, or polystyrene, to form a device having features substantially the same as the master. The negative image may be filled using injection molding, compression molding, embossing or any other compatible technique.

Interpolymer resin particles comprised of 20% to 80% by weight polyolefin, e.g. polyethylene and 80% to 20% by weight of an in situ polymerized vinyl aromatic resin, e.g. polystyrene or poly(styrene-butyl acrylate) and forming an interpenetrating network of polyolefin and vinyl aromatic resin particles. The interpolymer particles are impregnated with a volatile hydrocarbon blowing agent, and limonene, e.g. d-limonene, ranging from about 0.1 to about 5 parts, preferably 0.1 to 1 part by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the interpolymer particles, for improved expandability and a pleasant fragrance.

The invention discloses a composite fibre membrane with an unidirectional water permeable performance and a preparation method of the composite fibre membrane, belonging to the field of functional micron/nano composite fibre materials; the composite fibre membrane is composed of a two-layer structure; a hydrophile layer is a nano-scale fibre membrane composed of hydrophile polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose acetate, polyacrylate and the like; fibre diameter is 100-800nm; thickness is 25-35 microns; a lyophobic layer is the micron-scale fibre membrane composed of lyophobic polymers such as polyurethane, polystyrene, polymethylmethacrylate or polycaprolactone and the like; thickness is 5-10 microns; and fibre diameter is1.0-3.0 microns. The composite fibre membrane can be controlled by regulating technical parameters and has hydrophile/lyophobic differences and an excellent directional water permeable performance; and the preparation method is characterized by simple operation, low energy consumption, high efficiency and is widely used for fields of perspiring-type waterproof dress materials, fuel cell electrolyte membranes, unidirectional liquid transmission and separation and the like.

The invention relates to a polymer mixture, comprising a) a polymer matrix which is composed of a (meth)acrylate(co)polymer or of a mixture of (meth)acrylate(co)polymers with a Vicat softening point VSP (ISO 306-B50) of at least 104° C. and/or of a (meth)acrylimide(co)polymer, b) an impact modifier which is based on crosslinked poly(meth)acrylates and which does not have covalent bonding to the polymer matrix a), c) from 1 to 15% by weight of plastics particles composed of crosslinked polymers based on polymethyl methacrylate, on polystyrene and/or on polysilicones. The polymer mixture can be used to obtain injection mouldings with matt surfaces and Vicat softening points VSPs (ISO 306-B50) of at least 90° C.

The invention discloses a flexible current collector for a lithium battery and a preparation method thereof. The flexible current collector comprises a flexible substrate layer, a metal conductive plated layer and a conductive anti-oxidization layer which are combined tightly in sequence, wherein the flexible substrate layer is one of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polydimethylsiloxane and polyimide; the thickness of the flexible substrate layer is 1-20 microns; the metal conductive plated layer is one of Cu, Al, Ni, Au and Ag and the thickness of the metal conductive plated layer is 0.1-5 microns; and the conductive anti-oxidization layer is at least one of conductive graphite, graphene, carbon nanotubes and carbon nano-fibers, and the thickness of the conductive anti-oxidization layer is more than 0 and smaller than 1 micron. The flexible current collector disclosed by the invention has high machinability and relatively high thermal stability and anti-oxidization energy; and the quality density of a whole body is small.

The invention relates to a preparation method for an expanded material of polylactic acid; the polylactic acid, a tackifying modifier, a chemical inhibitor, a vesicant, a foaming accessory ingredient, a abscess stabilizer and a parting agent are mixed under high temperature according to a certain proportion to obtain a basic mixture; then the basic mixture is arranged in a die to carry out moulding foaming on a vulcanizing machine with a certain temperature and a certain pressure to manufacture the foaming material of polylactic acid. The foaming material of polylactic acid manufactured by the method of the invention has excellent performances of being biodegradable, controllable density, easy processing as well as good barrier property, has similar foaming shaping performance and shock-absorbing capacity with polystyrene, can replace the foaming material of polystyrene, can be used as the materials for heat isolating, sound isolating and shock absorption and has broad application in the fields of cushion packaging, transportation, electric apparatus, refrigeration, agriculture and forestry and gardening.

The invention discloses a foam concrete and a preparation method, belonging to the technical field of building materials and construction, comprising the following components of cement, ore powder, fly ash and water, and further comprising a waterproof agent, fibers, an accessory and a foaming agent. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: adding 50-200 parts by weight of the cement, 10-100 parts by weight of the ore powder, 10-150 parts by weight of the fly ash, 60-250 parts by weight of the water, 0-3 parts by weight of the waterproof agent, 0.3-1 part by weight of fiber and 0.1-3 parts by weight of accessory to a container, evenly stirring the components by a stirring machine, adding 6-20 parts by weight of the foaming agent, mixing and stirring the mixture, quickly paving the obtained material on the construction surface for natural smoothing, standing for finishing foaming within 2-30min to obtain the desired strength after 24h, and maintaining to form the formed foam concrete. The invention has high strength, light quantity, low head conductivity coefficient, simple formula, convenient construction and low cost due to the utilization of industrial and mining waste materials, and the invention can partially replace polyvinyl benzene foam boards, extruded sheets and slurry particle insulating boards of a heat insulating system; in addition, the invention is applied to the field construction of a foam concrete heat insulating system of floors and roofs and the production of the foam concrete blocks and heat insulating slabs in a factory by using moulds.

A syringe for use in a pressurized injection of a fluid includes a syringe barrel including a polymeric material having undergone expansion via blow molding. An inner diameter of the syringe barrel can, for example, be sufficiently constant (over at least a portion of the axial length of the syringe) that a plunger slidably positioned within the syringe barrel and in generally sealing contact with an inner wall of the syringe barrel can be used within the syringe barrel to generate a pressure of at least 1 psi within the syringe barrel. In several embodiment, the inner diameter of the syringe barrel is sufficiently constant to generate a pressure of at least 100 psi, at least 300 psi, or even at least 500 psi within the syringe barrel. A method of forming a syringe includes the steps of: injection molding at least one polymeric material to form a preform; placing the preform into an blow mold die; and expanding at least a portion of the preform while heating the preform within the die to form a barrel of the syringe. The syringes can be formed to withstand relatively high pressures as described above. The at least one polymeric material can, for example, be polyethyleneterephthalate, cyclic olefin polymer, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene napthalate and/or nylon.

This invention relates to a thermally stable brominated polystyrene having less than 100 ppm total Cl-, above about 68 wt % bromine and less than about 6,000 ppm hydrolyzable halide. The brominated polystyrene exhibits little or no polymer cross-linking or chain cleavage relative to the starting polystyrene.

Compositions comprising a matrix polymer and a mixture of monomers are used for making polymer mixtures containing the matrix polymer and a second polymer formed from the monomer mixture. Preferably, the matrix polymer comprises a polyester, polystyrene, polyacrylate, thiol-cured epoxy polymer, thiol-cured isocyanate polymer, or mixtures thereof. Preferably, the monomer mixture comprises a thiol monomer and at least one second monomer selected from the group consisting of ene monomer and yne monomer. The compositions may be used to fabricate optical elements such as lenses.

In a method of making insulated concrete tilt-up panels, an insulating material such as polystyrene is formed into a desired shape corresponding to the panel shape. Attachment grooves are formed across the surface of the insulating material. Preferably, the attachment grooves have a substantially triangular cross-section. The insulating material is laid groove-side-up in a concrete form and wet concrete is poured into the form. The concrete fills the grooves, attaching the insulation to the concrete panel. When the concrete is cured, the panel may be stood up and set in place so that the insulating material forms the exterior surface of the panel. A finishing material may be applied to the exterior surface of the panel. A panel set for use in constructing low-income residential housing includes four concrete tilt-up panels. The insulating material and concrete forms may be prepared in the quantity desired for the entire construction project and transported to a casting area at the construction site. The panels may be rapidly cast and assembled, reducing the time and labor required to complete the project.

A thermally insulated beverage glass is provided as an insulated drinking glass made from glass with an interstitial space in the sides and bottom. The sides and bottom of the glass are double-walled, forming an interstitial space for insulating purposes. The interstitial space can be left filled with air, or filled with an insulating material such as Styrofoam(R). The interstitial space not only reduces or eliminates condensation from forming on the exterior of the glass when filled with cold liquid on hot, humid days, but it also helps keep the liquid cooler. Alternately, when the glass is filled with hot liquid it also aids in keeping the liquid hotter, longer.

A rubber composition for tires which comprises 100 parts by mass of (A) copolymer (a) which is a styrene-butadiene copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 4.0×10⁵ to 3.0×10⁶; as obtained in accordance with gel permeation chromatography and expressed as the value of corresponding polystyrene, a content of the bound styrene St(a) of 10 to 50% by mass and a content of the vinyl unit in the butadiene portion of 20 to 70%; 10 to 200 parts by mass of (B) copolymer (b) which is a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 5.0×10³ to 2.0×10⁵, as obtained in accordance with gel permeation chromatography and expressed as the value of corresponding polystyrene, a content of the bound styrene St(b) which is in the range of 25 to 70% by mass and satisfies a relation expressed by equation (I) and a fraction of hydrogenated double bond in the butadiene portion of 60% or greater and (C) at least one substance selected from resins providing tackiness to the rubber composition and liquid polymers having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 50,000.

St(b)≧St(a)+10   (I)

A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprised of (a) a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene ether, polypropylene, polyethylene, and polystyrene, (b) a block copolymer selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene butylene-styrene, styrene-ethylene propylene-styrene, hydrogenated polybutadiene, hydrogenated polyisoprene, hydrogenated styrene-isoprene random copolymer, styrene-ethylene propylene block copolymer, styrene-ethylene ethylene propylene-styrene and hydrogenated styrene-butadiene random copolymers, (c) a core-shell polymer comprised of a polymeric core and a polymeric shell with the proviso that the polymeric core and/or the polymeric shell may be crosslinked, and (d) an oil.

A composition comprised of a core and thereover a polymer of (1) polystyrene/alkyl methacrylate/dialkylaminoethyl methacrylate, (2) polystyrene/alkyl methacrylate/alkyl hydrogen aminoethyl methacrylate, (3) polystyrene/alkyl acrylate/dialkylaminoethyl methacrylate, or (4) polystyrene/alkyl acrylate/alkyl hydrogen aminoethyl methacrylate.

The invention is a styrene or alpha olefine polymerization catalyzer, the synthesizing method and the use. The catalyzer is a pyridyl di-imine back-transition metal suitable matter, synthesized by pyridyl di-imine and back-transition metal compound and can catalyze the polymerization of styrene or alpha-olefine. The product is mainly ruleless polystyrene.

A low cost process of making modified cellulosic materials by melt blending with at least 30% recycled and commingled plastic waste stream at higher temperature and pressure where at least 70% of plastics melts and encapsulate the filler. The plastic encapsulated filler can be used as a feed stock for continuous or discontinuous process of compression, extrusion, coextrusion and injection molded structural (e.g. profiles, stake, panel) and non-structural (e.g. sheet, thin-board) articles by mixing with a thermoplastic (e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene) or a hybrid mixture of said thermoplastics, bonding agents, plastic processing additives, impact modifiers, colorant and with/without a lightner.

A shrink film comprises a skin layer and a base layer. The skin layer may comprise polystyrene or modified polyester. The base layer may comprise alpha-olefin/cyclic-olefin copolymer or alpha-olefin/vinyl aromatic copolymer. The film has a free shrink at 100° C. of at least about 10%. The film is useful for shrink sleeve applications.

The invention discloses a fire-proof adhesive and application thereof. The fire-proof adhesive comprises the following components by parts: 100 parts of high-temperature bonding agent, 10-70 parts of fire retardant, 0.5-50 parts of flame retardant synergist, 5-50 parts of strength enhancer, 0.05-20.0 parts of water-proof modifying agent and 0.01-2.0 parts of curing modifying agent. By adopting the fire-proof adhesive and a preparation method of a fire-retardant EPS (Expandable Polystyrene) foam heat-insulating plate, the combustion performance and physicochemical performance of the fire-retardant EPS foam heat-insulating plate can be improved remarkably. For example, the heat-conducting coefficient can be lowered below 0.055w/m.k, the specific gravity can be lower than 150Kg/M<3>, the compressive strength is higher than 150KPa, and the heat value is less than 3MJ/kg.

The invention discloses an efficiency oil and water separation composition fiber film and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of functional nanometer fiber materials. Hydrophobic polymers such as polyurethane, polystyrene and polymethyl methacrylate or polycaprolactone are used as the main raw materials of the fiber film, the main raw materials are dissolved in an organic solvent to form a polymer solution, hydrophobic nanometer particles are added into the polymer solution in the preparation process, after the mixture is evenly mixed, electro-spinning is conducted on the mixed solution by means of the electrostatic spinning method, and then a fiber film material which is formed by micro-nanometer composite structures and is in the shape of non-woven fabric is obtained. The electro-spun fiber film of the micro-nanometer structure has super-hydrophobic/super-oleophylic property in the air and excellent oil adsorption performance, and the contact angle to oil is nearly zero. The efficient oil and water separation composite fiber film is simple in preparation method, low in energy consumption, high in efficiency, high in oil and water separation speed, and capable of being widely used in the fields such as oily water efficient purification.

A composite foam comprising a top layer of latex foam and a second layer of a foam selected from polyolefin, polyurethane, polystyrene or polyester or visco-elastic latex or mixtures thereof. A bedding such as a mattress or topper comprising said composite foam

Provided is a resin composition for sealing LED elements, including (i) an organopolysiloxane with a polystyrene equivalent weight average molecular weight of at least 5×10³, represented by an average composition formula (1): R¹_a(OX)_bSiO_(4-a-b)/2, in which, each R¹ represents, independently, an alkyl group, alkenyl group or aryl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, each X represents, independently, a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkoxyalkyl group or acyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a represents a number within a range from 1.05 to 1.5, b represents a number that satisfies 0<b<2, and 1.05<a+b<2), and (ii) a condensation catalyst. Also provided are a cured product produced by curing the composition and a process for sealing LED elements with the cured product. The composition exhibits excellent thermal resistance, ultraviolet light resistance, optical transparency, toughness and adhesion.