Disclosed herein is a process to produce a film comprising poly(vinyl alcohol), wherein the poly (vinyl alcohol) solution has been purified utilizing an ion exchange resin. An approximate 50 micrometer thick film produced from the purified aqueous poly(vinyl alcohol) solution has an APHA color value of 50 or less after the film has been heated at 150° C. for 60 minutes.

A curable laminate epoxy composition comprising (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an amphiphilic block copolymer containing at least one epoxy resin miscible block segment and at least one epoxy resin immiscible block segment; wherein the immiscible block segment comprises at least one polyether structure provided that the polyether structure of said immiscible block segment contains at least one or more al...

A polypropylene film comprising 70-90 wt. % polymer (a), 2-10 wt. % polymer (b), 2-10 wt. % polymer (c) and 3-20 wt. % polymer (d) and having a haze of 8-30% (wherein the polymer (a) is a block copolymer prepared by producing a polymer part (component a1) by polymerizing in a first step monomers composed mainly of propylene in the absence of an inert solvent and producing an ethylene/propylene cop...

This invention relates to a coated polymeric film for use in a method of wrapping a ream of paper in a packaging film using a high speed, wrapping machine which is provided with tucker plates, the film having a coating on each major surface, each coated surface having a film to film COF in the range Dyn 0.30 to 0.50, one major coated surface having a coated surface to paper COF value that is great...

A hydrophilic ester polyurethane foam is flame laminated to a substrate using a thin sacrificial layer, preferably a sacrificial foam layer. The sacrificial layer in the resulting laminate structure has a thickness of 1.5 mm or less, and preferably is substantially burnt away. The resulting laminate exhibits good bond strength along its length and width without loss of liquid wicking and absorptiv...

The invention aims to provide a film for a pressure roller, without requiring an adhesive layer and capable of maintaining or improving conventionally obtained characteristics such as a tensile strength, a tear strength and an excellent releasing property with a recording material. The invention provides a film for a pressure roller, including a polyimide layer in which fluorinated resin powder is...

Recreational application programs are offered for execution through players' terminals. Said recreational application programs involve at least one of playing and gambling. The system comprises an event model ( 301 ), which is a process adapted to represent a sequence of subevents in a target event ( 202, 203, 204 ) in real time. The system is adapted to offer the execution of a recreational appli...

In a drive train of a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, at least one electrical machine which can be operated at least as a motor or as a generator, and a stepped automated manual transmission and at least one control device for controlling the internal combustion engine, the at least one electrical machine (P 1 , P 2 ) and the stepped automated manual transmission and a meth...

The present disclosure is directed generally to polyester fiber reinforced polypropylene resin pellets and methods for producing therein. The polyester fiber reinforced polypropylene resin pellets include at least 25 wt % polypropylene based polymer; from 10 to 40 wt % polyester fiber; from 0 to 60 wt % inorganic filler; and from 0 to 0.2 wt % lubricant. The polyester fiber is incorporated into th...

The present invention relates to a process for producing postcrosslinked water-absorbing polymeric formations, comprising the steps of contacting water-absorbing polymeric formations P₁ obtained by polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomers or salts thereof in the presence of a crosslinker with a fluid F₁ comprising a postcrosslinker, heating the wat...

Process for removing unconverted residual monomers from polyoxymethylenes, wherein a devolatilization step is carried out in an extrudate devolatilizer.

A superabsorbent foam comprising from 0.01% by weight to 10% by weight of fibers composed of woodpulp or waste paper, based on the dry weight of the foam.

Treating biological tissue can include selecting parameter for electromagnetic radiation based on at least one parameter of a target region within the biological tissue. Treating biological tissue also includes methods, systems, and kits for delivering the electromagnetic radiation through a surface of the biological tissue to the target region to induce within the target region a sub-surface ther...

The present invention relates to an apparatus for cosmetic skin rejuvenation treatment, comprising a continuous wave light source accommodating a high-intensity discharge lamp ( 104; 204; 304; 604 ) which has at least one predominant spectral peak between 600 and 700 nm.

The present invention relates to methods for making cross-linked, oxidatively stable, and highly crystalline polymeric materials. The invention also provides methods of treating irradiation-cross-linked antioxidant-containing polymers and materials used therewith.

A method for controlling and reducing the load on an automated clutch. Based on a variety of parameters, a conclusion based on the load status of the clutch or the friction elements regarding thermal load or wear is obtained. A clutch control module compares the load values, determined in this way, to the associated threshold values. If these threshold values are exceeded, the clutch control modul...

A method and an apparatus are disclosed for processing a variability model of a product line, wherein a decision is derived on the basis of a predetermined negotiation model. In one embodiment, an instance of a variability meta-model which models a variability in domain requirements is identified on the basis of a QOC-rationale model. In a further embodiment, a decision for a question on an instan...

A method of marking a biological sample carrier by transferring information from a first information medium forming part of the sample carrier to a second information medium. The first information medium is optically readable and the second information medium is electronically readable. The method comprises the steps of determining first information from the first information medium, associating t...

An invention relates to a device enabling face-to-face contacts between persons immediately or almost immediately when their profiles match, i.e. when the persons have similar requirements or interests. The device may be an accessory of a mobile phone and it comprises a power source such as a battery or an accumulator. The device further comprises a first radio and a second radio that use differen...

The invention provides a method for updating a user profile on a server ( 2 ) based on user content items on a client ( 1 ), the server ( 2 ) being able to communicate with the client ( 1 ) via a communication network ( 3 ), comprising the following steps: a) for each of at least a part of said user content items on the client ( 1 ), providing characteristic information suitable to identify a resp...