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A polymer composition containing (a) a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) component with a block copolymer grafted to polystyrene, a rubbery conjugated diene content of one to seven weight percent based on HIPS weight, less than 10 weight-percent gel concentration, an average rubber particle size of between one and 0.01 micrometers, about 40 to about 90 volume percent of the rubber particles have diameters of less than about 0.4 microns and from about 10 to about 60 volume percent of the rubber particles have diameters between about 0.4 and about 2.5 microns, a majority of rubber particles with a core/shell morphology and a concentration that accounts for 10 to 70 weight-percent of the total polymer composition weight and one to five weight-percent rubbery diene based on total polymer composition weight; (b) from 10 to 70 weight percent of a general purpose polystyrene and from about 2 to about 80 weight-percent of a styrene block copolymer component, both based on total polymer composition weight. In a film, preferably oriented, wherein the polymer composition accounts for at least 95 weight-percent of the film, with the balance of the film or film composition weight being additives. Shrink labels are made from the film.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dispersion of a polyurethane polymer excellent in strength properties, heat resistance, low temperature flexibility and weather resistance. SOLUTION: There are provided a polyurethane dispersion and products produced therefrom wherein the dispersion contains a polyurethane prepolymer produced from the a reaction of an excess of a polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive molecule, and the isocyanate comprises (i) trans-1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane or (ii) an isomeric mixture of two or more of cis-1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, trans-1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, cis-1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane and trans-1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane (wherein the isomeric mixture contains at least about 5 wt.% of the trans-1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane). COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a method and catalyst for hydro-oxidation of an olefin having three or more carbon atoms (such as propylene) to form an olefin oxide (such as propylene oxide). SOLUTION: The method involves contacting the olefin with oxygen under reaction conditions in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst. The catalyst contains oxidized gold dispersed on a titanium-containing support, preferably, a support having a plurality of titanium coordination environments, (for example, titanium grafted onto a titanosilicate). Selectivity to olefin oxide is high at good conversion of the olefin. The catalyst uses hydrogen efficiently and exhibits a long lifetime. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an extremozyme expression system which is commercially practicable on an industrial scale. SOLUTION: There are disclosed an extremozyme overexpression system in which a Pseudomonas bacterium and allied bacterium are used as a host cell, a method and kit for using it, and an extremozyme expressed therefrom. There is disclosed a recombinant bacterial host cell which can characteristically overexpress the coding sequence so as to produce the extremozyme with total productivity of at least 1 g/L in the case of making the host cell grow on a medium under a condition enabling expression. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce a large amount of MHAC extremely economically, while certainly and simultaneously performing actions of removing generated heat to avoid local temperature peaks; controlling pressure rise safely; nearly preventing accumulation of products at the product changeover; suppressing side reaction products; and obtaining products with uniform substitution patterns. SOLUTION: The apparatus for industrially producing methyl hydroxyalkyl celluloses (MHACs) by the reaction of cellulose with an alkali metal hydroxide and subsequent reaction with an alkyl halide and a hydroxy alkylating agent includes a reactor which has an L/D ratio of less than 2.5. The reaction is carried out batchwise in a reactor in which the unmixed regions are minimized and the batch reactor is preceded at the inlet by a continuously operated cellulose milling facility and is followed at the outlet by a continuously running plant for milling and drying the products. The product is transported by the action of gravity. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a copolymer useful as an active component in electronic devices including light emitting diodes, photocells, photoconductors, and field effect transistors; and to provide an electronic material derived from the copolymer. SOLUTION: The fluorene copolymer (a) comprises at least 10% (in residual monomeric units) of a 9-substituted and/or 9,9-disubstituted fluorene moiety and at least two other monomeric units containing a delocalized p-electron. An electronic device (b) comprises one or more films (such as for polymer light emitting diodes) derived from the copolymer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polyethylene resin having multimodal molecular weight distribution. SOLUTION: This polyethylene resin having multimodal molecular weight distribution is characterized in that it has about 0.925-about 0.950 g/ccm density, about 0.05-about 5 g/10 min melt index (I 2 ), and contains at least one high molecular weight (HMW) ethylene interpolymer and at least one low molecular weight (LMW) ethylene polymer. A composition including such a resin, a shaped article including the resin or composition, especially a pipe, are provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide dramatic effects on ST and UST limits of a blended compound composed of at least one elastomeric EAO polymer or EAO polymer blended compound with a high melting point polyolefin such as PP without effect on ST or UST limit of the EAO polymer, and further to provide an STI surpassing STI of a blended compound of (a) a rheology-modified EAO polymer or EAO polymer blended compound, or (b) the same high melting point polyolefin without modification of rheology and the EAO polymer or the EAO polymer blended compound. SOLUTION: The TPE composition with modified rheology is prepared by a peroxide modification of a fused blended compound of an EAO polymer or an EAO polymer blended compound, and a high melting point blended compound such as polypropylene or a propylene/α-olefin copolymer. The resultant composition has an elastomeric and non-elastomeric phase, and certain characteristics surpassing the physical properties of the similar rheology non-modified composition or the composition having same physical properties prior the modification of rheology. The blended composition can be used for production of various products such as automobile parts, non-automobile parts, roof films and shafts of boots by conventional procedures. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT