1. A fibrous carbon manifold assembly comprising:
carbonized fibrous bodies; and
a number of graphite filaments on surfaces of said fibrous bodies, in the inside of each of said fibrous bodies and in between adjacent ones of said fibrous bodies.
2. A fibrous carbon manifold assembly comprising:
carbonized fibrous bodies; and
a number of graphite filaments on surfaces of said fibrous bodies, in the inside of each of said fibrous bodies and in between adjacent ones of said fibrous bodies; and
chaff charcoal powder or marine algae or bacteria containing a micro-crystal structure of cellulose on said surfaces of said fibrous bodies, in the inside of each of said fibrous bodies and in between adjacent ones of said fibrous bodies.
3. A fibrous carbon manifold assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said graphite filaments are hollow.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A polymer of Formula 1:
where:
R1 and R\u20321 are each independently hydrogen or C1-4alkyl, conveniently H or methyl,
R2, R\u20322 and R3 are each independently optionally substituted organo group, conveniently optionally substituted hydrocarbo, more conveniently optionally substituted C1-36hydrocarbylene; for example C1-8alkylene;
R4 is a divalent random block copolymeric moiety (=\u2018backbone\u2019) of Formula 2:
where:
A\u2032 is an organo residue obtained andor obtainable from one or more polyols comprising at least one activated unsaturated moiet(ies), where the polyol(s) are monodisperse compounds of low molecular weight and preferably hydrophilic;
B\u2032 is an organo residue obtained andor obtainable from one or more polyols comprising at least one activated unsaturated moiet(ies); where the polyol(s) are polymers of high molecular weight and preferably hydrophobic;
m and n are independent integers; and
p is from about 2 to about 100.
2. A polymer of Formula 1A:
where:
R1 is hydrogen or methyl;
R2 is a divalent residue derived from alkyl or alkoxy hydroxy (meth) acrylate(s); more preferably an alkyl or alkoxy residue;
R3 is a divalent residue derived from aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, heterocyclic andor aromatic diisocyanate(s);
R4 is a divalent random block copolymer backbone of Formula 2A:
where:
A is a divalent residue derived from one or more acrylic-derived polyol(s);
B is a divalent residue derived from one or more rubber-derived polyol(s);
m and n are independently an integer from 1 to 20; and
p is from about 2 to about 50.
3. A polymer as claimed in either preceding claim having a z-average molecular weight (Mz) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) from about 50 to about 5,500 kilo Daltons (kDa).
4. A polymer as claimed in either claim 1 or 2 having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) measured by GPC from about 1 to about 1,000 kDa.
5. A polymer as claimed in either claim 1 or 2 having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from about 1 to about 100 kDa.
6. A polymer as claimed in either claim 1 or 2 having a density of radiation curable functional groups (measured as molecular weight per group) from about 1 to 150 kDa.
7. A method of preparing a UV curable urethane (meth)acrylate polymer by reacting a hydroxyl functional ethylenically unsaturated polymer precursor with one or more di-isocyanates, where the hydroxyl functional ethylenically unsaturated polymer precursor is a copolymer obtained andor are obtainable from (a) one or more C1-14alkyl(meth)acrylate(s) (b) one or more polybutadiene derived polyol(s); hydrogenated polybutadiene derived difunctional polyol(s); poly(ethylenebutylene) derived difunctional polyol(s); non-crystalline polyether glycol(s); and (c) one or more poly-functional compounds comprising hindered, tertiary carboxylic acid group(s) therein and a plurality of reactive, primary hydroxy groups.
8. A polymer obtained or obtainable by the method of claim 7.
9. A radiation curable adhesive formulation comprising (by weight) 100 parts of one or more polymer(s) as claimed in any of claims 1, 2 and 8; together with from about 1 to about 120 parts, preferably from about 20 to about 80 parts of one or more tackifier(s):
10. A film laminate comprising a plurality of layers between at least two of is a polymer as claimed in claims 1, 2 or 8 or a formulation as claimed in claim 9.