Abstract: A cellulose acylate laminate film, which comprises a low-substitution layer comprising a non-phosphate compound and a cellulose acylate having a total degree of acyl substitution of more than 2.0 and less than 2.7 and a high-substitution layer comprising a cellulose acylate having a total degree of acyl substitution of more than 2.7<Z2, wherein Re at a wavelength of 550 nm is the same as or larger than Re at a wavelength of 440 nm.

Abstract: A protective film for polarizers, including a cellulose resin having an acyl substituent with from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and having a degree of acyl substitution of from 2.1 to 2.7, which satisfies 25?Re?100 and 50?Rth?300 and in which the cellulose resin contributes to expression of at least 40% of the Re in the film.

Abstract: A cellulose ester film comprising at least one polycondensate ester that comprises a dicarboxylic acid residue mixture having an average carbon number of from 5.5 to 10.0 and comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residue, and an aliphatic diol residue having an average carbon number of from 2.5 to 7.0.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate laminate film, which comprises a low-substitution layer comprising a non-phosphate compound and a cellulose acylate having a total degree of acyl substitution of more than 2.0 and less than 2.7 and a high-substitution layer comprising a cellulose acylate having a total degree of acyl substitution of more than 2.7<Z2, wherein Re at a wavelength of 550 nm is the same as or larger than Re at a wavelength of 440 nm.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film of which the difference between the in-plane retardation at a wavelength of 630 nm and the in-plane retardation at a wavelength of 450 nm is 1 to 15 nm, and satisfying the following formula (2) both in the film traveling direction and in the direction perpendicular thereto: ?0.5%?{(L??L0)/L0}×100?0.5% ??(2), wherein L0 means the length of the film before the lapse of time of 24 hours at 60° C. and 90% RH; and L? means the length of the film after the lapse of time of 24 hours at 60° C. and 90% RH followed by humidity conditioning for 2 hours.

Abstract: A stretched cellulose acylate laminate film having a skin layer containing a cellulose acylate with a total degree of acyl substitution of more than 2.7 and a core layer containing a cellulose acylate with a total degree of acyl substitution of 2.0-2.7 wherein the core layer is thicker than the skin B layer and at least one of these layers contains a retardation-controlling agent, is excellent in high expressibility, little optical unevenness and good releasability from a support.

Abstract: A cellulose ester film with Rth>0 nm comprising a cellulose ester having a total degree of substitution of at least 2.3 and a polymer X with a weight-average molecular weight of 500-100000 satisfying 30%?A?100%, wherein A indicates the polymerization ratio of a monomer whose homopolymer has a negative birefringence, is excellent in humidity stability and wet heat durability.

Abstract: A protective film for polarizers, including a cellulose resin having an acyl substituent with from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and having a degree of acyl substitution of from 2.1 to 2.7, which satisfies 25?Re?100 and 50?Rth?300 and in which the cellulose resin contributes to expression of at least 40% of the Re in the film.

Abstract: A hydrophilic layer and an overcoat layer are provided in this order on a heat-sensitive layer having an ink receiving surface, so as to form an original (plate) for a lithographic printing plate. The overcoat layer can be removed during printing. A system capable of forming an inorganic hydrophilic matrix by sol-gel conversion is provided in the hydrophilic layer. Adhesion between the heat-sensitive layer and the hydrophilic layer decreases in a heated region through image processing. Emulsion ink is supplied to the plate surface during printing, whereby the overcoat layer and the hydrophilic layer at an image portion are removed with a hydrophilic component of the emulsion ink. Thus, with a heat-sensitive original that can be subjected to heat-mode prepress using laser exposure, good printed matter can be stably obtained, irrespective of balance between image and non-image portions, without using wetting water.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lithographic printing plate precursor that can record images by laser beam scanning exposure based on digital signals and can be printed by easy development processing or development processing on a printing machine, comprising a support having thereon an ink-receptive light-heat conversion layer containing a compound converting laser light to heat and a hardened hydrophilic layer in this order, wherein a part of said light-heat conversion layer remains at a laser light-irradiated area of the lithographic printing plate precursor, and a plate-making method of a lithographic printing plate using the same.

Abstract: A hydrophilic layer and an overcoat layer are provided in this order on a heat-sensitive layer having an ink receiving surface, so as to form an original (plate) for a lithographic printing plate. The overcoat layer can be removed during printing. A system capable of forming an inorganic hydrophilic matrix by sol-gel conversion is provided in the hydrophilic layer. Adhesion between the heat-sensitive layer and the hydrophilic layer decreases in a heated region through image processing. Emulsion ink is supplied to the plate surface during printing, whereby the overcoat layer and the hydrophilic layer at an image portion are removed with a hydrophilic component of the emulsion ink. Thus, with a heat-sensitive original that can be subjected to heat-mode prepress using laser exposure, good printed matter can be stably obtained, irrespective of balance between image and non-image portions, without using wetting water.

Abstract: An electrophotographic printing plate precursor is disclosed, which is formed by forming a toner image on a photoconductive layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising at least a conductive support and a photoconductive layer and then by removing a non-image area on the photoconductive layer other than a toner-image area, wherein said photoconductive layer comprises at least (1) an organic photoconductive compound, (2) a binder resin which is dissolved or swelled in an alkaline solution, and (3) a phosphoric acid or an analogue thereof.

Abstract: A printing plate for electrophotographic type plate making having a photoconductive layer on an electrically conductive support. The photoconductive layer includes an organic photoconductive compound and a binding resin containing a copolymer including an acrylic acid ester or methacrylic acid ester having an aromatic ring and a vinyl polymerizable monomer having one to three acidic functional groups.

Abstract: An electrophotographic printing plate precursor is disclosed, which comprises an electrically conductive support having thereon a photoconductive layer containing a photoconductive pigment and binder resin which is designated to undergo an electrophotographic process wherein a toner image is formed and the photoconductive layer in the non-image portion other than the toner image portion is then removed to form a printing plate, wherein said photoconductive pigment is a phthalocyanine pigment and said photoconductive layer further comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by the formulae (I), (II) and (III): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a single ring or double condensed ring aryl group, a single ring or a double condensed ring aryloxy group, or a univalent group derived from a heterocyclic ring, and the two R.sup.1 groups in general formula (III) may be the same or different;R.sup.2 and R.sup.

Abstract: Prevention of printing stains occurring on positions corresponding to the end parts of the printing plate in the case of printing on a rolled paper by a rotary press machine, as in newspaper printing can be accomplished by a process for the production of a lithographic printing plate, which comprises subjecting a lithographic printing plate transported in a predetermined direction by a transporting means to a beveling treatment of end parts thereof and then subjecting the beveled parts to a treatment for rendering hydrophilic.

Abstract: A self-dispersing graft-copolymer capable of self-dispersion in a high-electrical insulating carrier liquid to form grains therein. The graft-copolymer is combined with a pigment or dye to provide a self-dispersing solid colorant, which is suitable as a toner or toner supply for a liquid developing agent for electrostatic photography. The colorant is also applicable to a printing ink, an ink for an ink-jet system or a coating paint composition. The colorant well self-disperses in a carrier liquid to form well dispersed grains therein without the necessity of mechanical dispersing means.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a photoconductive layer on an electrically conductive support having a hydrophilic surface thereon which is subjected to a process which comprises formation of a toner image on said photootoconductive layer, and then removal of said photoconductive layer from nonimage portions other than said toner image portion to form a lithographic printing plate, an electrophotographic lithographic printing plate precursor treated with a water-soluble or water-dispersible solid material (edge face treatment) at the edge face thereof and a water-soluble or water-dispersible solid adge face treatment therefor. In a preferred embodiment, the edge face treatmetment is a water-soluble or water-dispersible solid drawing material.

Abstract: A novel electrophotographic printing plate precursor and a novel photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor are disclosed, in which a specific layer is formed on the end face thereof.

Abstract: A novel electrophotographic photoreceptor for copiers or photoprinters is provided comprising a photoconducting layer provided on an electrically conductive support, wherein said photoconducting layer comprises a phthalocyanine pigment and at least one compound represented by the general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a sulfur atom or oxygen atom; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group; A represents an alkyl group, aryl group, aralkyl group or monovalent heterocyclic group; and B represents an alkylene group, arylene group, polymethylene group or aralkylene group.

Abstract: An electrophotographic printing plate precursor comprising an electrically-conductive support having thereon a photoconductive layer containing at least a photoconductive compound and a binding resin wherein said binding resin is an alkali-soluble polyurethane resin.