In methods of preparing asphalt and elastomeric polymer compositions crosslinked with phenol aldehyde resins and sulfur, such as polymer modified asphalt (PMA), it has been discovered that the MP1 compatibility may be improved by adding certain ionic metal oxides. Suitable ionic metal oxides include, but are not necessarily limited to, zinc oxide, cadmium oxide, and the like. Acceptable elastomeric polymers include, but are not necessarily limited to, styrene-butadiene copolymers. Additional sul...

Temperature switchable pressure sensitive adhesives comprising an elastomer and a crystallizable abietic acid derivative as tackifier are described. These pressure sensitive adhesives exhibit a sharp reduction in peel strength when the temperature is raised above the switching temperature. The adhesive properties of these adhesives may be readily tuned by adjusting the ratio of the elastomer and the crystallizable tackifier, and by altering the crystallizabe group on the tackifier. The temperatu...

A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer of carboxylic acid monomer units, acrylate monomer units, and N-alkyl acrylamide units. The copolymer is neutralized at least to the point where it is water soluble. The binders are particularly suitable for strengthening non-woven fibrous webs in disposable articles such as wet-wipes, personal care products, diapers, and the like.

A graft polymer containing a cyclic structure comprised of a polymer containing a cyclic structure graft-modified with an unsaturated compound containing a polar group, having a graft ratio of 10 to 150 mol %, having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000, and having a gel content of not more than 0.1 wt % or having a ratio (Ha/La) of high molecular weight side area (Ha) and low molecular weight side area (La) divided by a vertical line suspended from a peak top of a differentia...

Toughened poly(lactic acid) resin compositions comprising poly(lactic acid) and an impact modifier comprising an ethylene copolymer made from monomers (a) ethylene; (b) one or more olefins of the formula CH.sub.2.dbd.C(R.sup.1)CO.sub.2R.sup.2, where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 2-8 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group with 1-8 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl, or butyl; and (c) one or more olefins of the formula CH.sub.2.dbd.C(R.sup.3)CO.sub.2R.sup.4, where R.sup.3 is hydr...

A photo-setting and thermosetting resin composition comprises (I) a partial adduct of epoxy resin with unsaturated aliphatic acid, (II) (meth)acrylates, (III) a photocrosslinking agent, (IV) liquid epoxy resin, and (V) a latent curing agent. The resin composition can be easily charged and plugged into a through-hole, does not drip down, and can be effectively photo-set and thermoset. A photo-set product prepared of the resin composition can be easily polished. A plugged-through-hole printed wiri...

Provided is an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition excellent in pressure sensitive adhesive characteristics and removability and a pressure sensitive adhesive tape using the acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition. An acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic polymer obtained by at least copolymerizing a (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester with an alkyl group having 2 to 14 carbon atoms and a carboxyl group containing unsaturated monomer copolymerizabl...

The present invention includes compositions suitable for tire treads or sidewalls and other articles where abrasion resistance and flexibility are desirable. The invention includes a tire tread or sidewall made by combining a filler; a sulfur cure system; optionally at least one secondary rubber; and at least one halogenated terpolymer of C.sub.4 to C.sub.8 isoolefin derived units, C.sub.4 to C.sub.14 multiolefin derived units, and p-alkylstyrene derived units. Examples of suitable fillers inclu...

The present invention provides an aqueous non-melt processible polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion comprising non-melt processible polytetrafluoroethylene particles in an amount between 30 and 70% by weight based on the total weight of the dispersion and one or more non-ionic surfactants and wherein at least a part of said non-melt processible polytetrafluoroethylene particles comprise polytetrafluoroethylene polymer chains having repeating units comprising ionic groups. The invention further pro...

A composition and method of associating stabilizer functionalities with latex particulates is provided. The composition can comprise a latex particulate configured for inclusion in an ink-jet ink to provide improved humidfastness of an image printed by the ink-jet ink, wherein the latex particulate has a molecular weight from 10,000 Mw to 10,000,000 Mw, and has a particle size from 10 nm to 2 .mu.m; and an image stabilizer configured for improving durability of the image, wherein the image stabi...