Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous binder for a heat-insulating and sound-absorbing inorganic fiber material, the aqueous binder comprising a polymer having a carboxy group and a crosslinking agent for the polymer, wherein the crosslinking agent comprises an alkanol monoamine and a polyamine having an imino group, the polyamine has an amine value of 1200 to 1650 mg KOH/g, and a ratio of the total number of moles of amino groups and imino groups in the crosslinking agent with respect to the total number of moles of hydroxyl groups, amino groups, and imino groups in the crosslinking agent is 0.6 or less.

Abstract: A transparent ABS resin composition which enables a production of a molded article retaining an excellent mechanical strength without decreasing the transparency and opacity, consisting of: based on a total mass of the transparent ABS resin composition, 70 to 98% by mass of a transparent ABS resin; and 2 to 30% by mass of a glass filler. The glass filler consists of glass components and optionally at least one oxide.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a thermosetting aqueous binder comprising a polycarboxylic acid and an amine-based compound serving as a crosslinking agent for the polycarboxylic acid and having two or more per molecule of at least one from between an amino group and an imino group, the method comprising: a blocking step for blocking at least a part of the carboxy groups of the polycarboxylic acid with a volatile basic compound to obtain a blocked polycarboxylic acid; and a mixing step for mixing the blocked polycarboxylic acid and the amine-based compound. According to such an invention, it is possible to reduce a precipitate and a viscous substance generated during production to a level sufficient for practical use.

Abstract: A polycarbonate-based resin composition including: an aliphatic polycarbonate-based resin (A) containing a specific repeating unit; and a glass filler (B) having specific composition and having a total content of Li2O, Na2O, K2O, and Cs2O of 5 mass % or less, wherein the refractive index of the aliphatic polycarbonate-based resin (A) for light having a wavelength of 589.3 nm is 1.480 or more and 1.520 or less, wherein the refractive index of the glass filler (B) for light having a wavelength of 589.3 nm is 1.485 or more and 1.520 or less, and wherein a difference in refractive index between the aliphatic polycarbonate-based resin (A) and the glass filler (B) is 0.003 or less for light having a wavelength of 486.1 nm, is 0.001 or less for light having a wavelength of 589.3 nm, and is 0.001 or less for light having a wavelength of 656.3 nm.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition containing: a polycarbonate resin; glass fibers subjected to a surface treatment with a sizing agent; and an elastomer, where the glass fibers have a mass-average fiber diameter of 4 to 15 ?m and a mass-average fiber length of 100 to 250 ?m, the elastomer is a dimethyl polysiloxane rubber onto which an acrylic resin is grafted, the mass ratio between the polycarbonate resin and the glass fibers (the polycarbonate resin:the glass fibers) is 80 to 95:5 to 20, and the mass ratio between the elastomer and the glass fibers (the elastomer/the glass fibers) is 0.10 to 0.30.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polycarbonate resin composition which is capable of maintaining favorable fluidity during molding, inhibiting a bleed-out phenomenon after molding, and further producing molding products with high transparency. Specifically, the polycarbonate resin composition comprises: an aromatic polycarbonate resin; and 0.01 to 1.0 parts by mass of a fatty acid compound relative to 100 parts by mass of the aromatic polycarbonate resin, the fatty acid compound containing at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acid esters and fatty acid amides. The fatty acid compound has an average molecular weight of 800 to 5000. The fatty acid compound contains 10 to 80% by mass of an unsaturated fatty acid compound relative to the total mass of the fatty acid compound.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous binder for an inorganic-fiber heat-insulating sound-absorbing member, comprising a polycarboxylic acid and a crosslinking agent for the polycarboxylic acid, in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises a polycarboxylic acid having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 to 20000 and an acid value of 500 to 900 mgKOH/g; the crosslinking agent at least comprises a polyamine without a hydroxyl group, the polyamine having at least one of an amino group and an imino group and having a weight average molecular weight of 100 to 500 and an amine value of 1150 to 1650 mgKOH/g, and a polyol without an amino group and an imino group, the polyol having a hydroxyl group and having a weight average molecular weight of 90 to 250 and an alcohol valence of 3 or more; the ratio of the total mole of the hydroxyl group, amino group and imino group in the crosslinking agent relative to the mole of the carboxy group in the polycarboxylic acid is 0.3 to 1.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous binder for an inorganic-fiber heat-insulating sound-absorbing member, comprising a polycarboxylic acid and a crosslinking agent for the polycarboxylic acid, in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises a polycarboxylic acid having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 to 20000 and an acid value of 500 to 900 mgKOH/g; the crosslinking agent comprises a branched polyethyleneimine having a weight average molecular weight of 300 to 2000, and an alkanolamine having a lower molecular weight than the polyethyleneimine and an alcohol valence of 2 or less; the ratio of the total mole of a hydroxyl group, an amino group and an imino group in the crosslinking agent relative to the mole of a carboxy group in the polycarboxylic acid is 0.30 to 0.75; and the ratio of the total mole of the amino group and imino group in the crosslinking agent relative to the total mole of the hydroxyl group, amino group and imino group in the crosslinking agent is 0.34 to 0.80.

Abstract: Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin containing an aliphatic carbonate repeating unit (A) derived from an aliphatic dihydroxy compound and a specific glass filler, and a molded article.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent ABS resin composition which enables a production of a molded article retaining an excellent mechanical strength without decreasing the transparency and opacity, containing: based on a total mass of the transparent ABS resin composition, 70 to 98% by mass of a transparent ABS resin; and 2 to 30% by mass of a glass filler. The glass filler contains, based on a total mass of the glass filler, 55 to 60% by mass of silicon dioxide (SiO2), 10 to 15% by mass of aluminium oxide (Al2O3), 18 to 22% by mass of calcium oxide (CaO), 2 to 8% by mass of boron oxide (B2O3), 0.01 to 1% by mass of magnesium oxide (MgO), and 0.01 to 1% by mass of sodium oxide (Na2O) or potassium oxide (K2O). The mass ratio of calcium oxide to silicon dioxide (CaO/SiO2) in the glass filler is 0.36 to 0.40.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polycarbonate resin composition which is capable of maintaining favorable fluidity during molding, inhibiting a bleed-out phenomenon after molding, and further producing molding products with high transparency. Specifically, the polycarbonate resin composition comprises: an aromatic polycarbonate resin; and 0.01 to 1.0 parts by mass of a fatty acid compound relative to 100 parts by mass of the aromatic polycarbonate resin, the fatty acid compound containing at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acid esters and fatty acid amides. The fatty acid compound has an average molecular weight of 800 to 5000. The fatty acid compound contains 10 to 80% by mass of an unsaturated fatty acid compound relative to the total mass of the fatty acid compound.

Abstract: An inorganic fibrous insulating material is provided that exhibits an excellent insulating performance wherein heat transfer by air convection within the insulating material and by the inorganic fibers is suppressed. This is an inorganic fibrous insulating material in which a plurality of inorganic fibrous mats are stacked. The inorganic fiber constituting the inorganic fibrous mat has a fiber diameter of 3 to 5 ?m and a fiber length of at least 20 mm. The inorganic fibers are bonded to each other at their contact points by a thermosetting binder. The areal weight of each inorganic fibrous mat is 300 to 600 g/m2, and the orientation angle of the inorganic fibrous mats with respect to a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the inorganic fibrous insulating material is inclined at from more than 0° to not more than 20°.

Abstract: Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin containing an aliphatic carbonate repeating unit (A) derived from an aliphatic dihydroxy compound and a specific glass filler, and a molded article.

Abstract: A die plate for a die block can have a coat-hanger-shaped flow path for extruding a molten foamable thermoplastic resin in a form of a sheet. The die plate can be on a downstream side of the coat-hanger-shaped flow path to make a flow rate of the molten foamable thermoplastic resin uniform in a width direction. The die plate can have a multiplicity of delivery apertures. The delivery apertures in opposite side regions can have a diameter greater than a diameter which the delivery apertures in a center region have. A die unit can include a die block, which has a multiple bifurcated manifold terminating in plural coat-hanger-shaped flow paths at downward ends thereof, and a like plural number of similar die plates as described above. A process for producing a wide thermoplastic resin foam can use the die unit.

Abstract: In order to provide a radio wave absorber that can be produced easily and has excellent radio wave absorption characteristics, a conductive surface 2 of a conductive paint 6 is formed on one surface 1a of a mat-shaped inorganic fiber bulk material 1.

Abstract: A core material for a vacuum insulation material is produced by forming under heat a mat of inorganic fibers with an uncured, thermosetting organic binder adhered thereon into the core material while pressing the mat for at least 30 seconds such that a density of the mat increases to 150 to 400 kg/m3.

Abstract: This invention provides a sizing composition for glass fibers useful in reinforcing an olefin resin, which comprises at least a) an acid-modified olefin resin which has been neutralized with an amine and b) an amino-containing silane coupling agent. The sizing composition makes it possible to firmly adhere an olefin resin as a matrix resin and the glass fibers with each other and hence, to provide a molding having excellent strength without occurrence of fuzzing on the resin pellets or the molding. This invention also provides glass fibers for olefin resin reinforcement and a production process of an olefin resin composition for fiber-reinforced moldings.

Abstract: A core material for a vacuum insulation material is produced by forming under heat a mat of inorganic fibers with an uncured, thermosetting organic binder adhered thereon into the core material while pressing the mat for at least 30 seconds such that a density of the mat increases to 150 to 400 kg/m3.

Abstract: Transparent oxynitride glass has transmittance of at least 80%/mm in a wavelength region of 400 to 800 nm, with Si particles or Si alloy particles of not more than 1.0.times.10.sup.9 /cm.sup.3 in number. Glass fiber prepared by drawing this glass can attain strength which is by far superior to that of conventional oxide glass fiber, to be preferably applied to reinforcing fiber.