Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for preparing an amine adduct, in which a polyamine component (A), a polyester component (B) and a hydrocarbon component (C) are reacted. The amine adduct is particularly useful as wetting agent and dispersant, in particular for surface coating and plastics applications.
Abstract:
Compositions are provided in which dendrimers and/or nanoparticles are synthesized with multi-photon responsive elements and self-immolative oligomers. The compositions may be utilized to selectively deliver Payloads within tissue by irradiating the compositions. The compositions may also be used to amplify sensitivity to irradiation.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a biodegradable thermoplastic elastomer having the general formula A-B-A wherein each A is an amorphous polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg)>40° C. or a semi-crystalline polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) and/or melting temperature (Tm)>40° C.; B is a copolymer of -caprolactone (CL) and at least one additional monomer selected from the group consisting of L-lactic acid (LLA), trimethyl carbonate (TMC), and glycolic acid (GA), or B is different to A and is lactic-co-glycolic acid (LGA); and wherein the molar ratio of CL to the at least one additional monomer in the copolymer B is in the range between about 1:0.09 to about 1:1.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a lactide copolymer having good flexibility in addition to excellent properties such as mechanical properties and processability and preferably being applicable as a packaging material, a preparation method thereof, and a resin composition including the same. The lactide copolymer includes two or more specific block copolymerized repeating units that the hard segments of polylactide repeating units are connected to both ends of the soft segments of polyether polyol repeating unit, and the block copolymerized repeating units are connected to each other through the intermediation of urethane connecting groups derived from polyvalent isocyanate compound of which the average equivalent of isocyanate group per a molecule is more than 2 and less than 3.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a process for manufacturing a thermoformable plasticized composite containing cellulose fiber and polylactide by blending the dry cellulose fiber and a compatibilizer in a compactor into pellets, and subsequently reacting the reactive compatibilizer and the mixture of cellulose fiber and polylactide by compounding. The invention also concerns a composite manufactured using said process, as well as further processed products.
Abstract:
The invention relates to polyester quaternary ammonium salts, including amine, amide, and ester salts, processes for making them, and their use as additives, including their use in fuels, such as diesel fuel and fuel oils. The invention particularly relates to the use of polyester quaternary ammonium salts as detergents in fuels and the methods of making them.
Abstract:
A method for producing a polylactic acid block copolymer constituted by a segment(s) composed of L-lactic acid units and a segment(s) composed of D-lactic acid units, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a mixture by mixing poly-L-lactic acid and poly-D-lactic acid one of which has a weight average molecular weight of 60,000 to 300,000 and the other of which has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 50,000, the mixture having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 90,000 and a degree of stereocomplexation (Sc) satisfying the Inequality below: Sc = ΔHh / ΔHl + ΔHh × 100 > 60 (wherein ΔHh represents the heat of fusion of stereocomplex crystals (J/g), and ΔH1 represents the heat of fusion of crystals of poly-L-lactic acid alone and crystals of poly-D-lactic acid alone (J/g)); and subsequently subjecting the mixture to solid-phase polymerization at a temperature lower than the melting point of the mixture. By the production method of the present invention, a polylactic acid block copolymer that forms a polylactic acid stereocomplex having a high molecular weight and a high melting point can be obtained.