Abstract: A method for producing a (meth)acrylic resin composition, comprising: continuously feeding reaction starting materials to a tank reactor, the reaction starting materials comprising a polymerizable monomer component, a chain transfer agent and a radical polymerization initiator, the polymerizable monomer component comprising 50 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate, 0 to 20% by mass of an acrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 30% by mass of an additional monomer; conducting bulk polymerization of the polymerizable monomer component at a polymerization conversion ratio of 40 to 70% by mass to obtain a liquid containing a (meth)acrylic resin; continuously feeding the resulting liquid to a vented extruder to separate volatile component from the (meth)acrylic resin; conducting distillation using an atmospheric distillation column to separate the volatile component into a high boiling fraction (C1) and a low boiling fraction (A1); and conducting distillation using a vacuum distillation column having a pressure of ?50

Abstract: A resin film comprising a resin (A) and a multi-layered particle (B), the multi-layered particle comprising a layer (a) made of a polymer comprising 80 to 99.99% by mass of a methyl methacrylate unit, 0.01 to 2% by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit and 0 to 19.99% by mass of additional copolymerizable monomer units, a layer (b) made of a polymer comprising 70 to 99.8% by mass of an alkyl acrylate unit, 0.2 to 10% by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit and 0 to 29.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes side sills that are disposed in pairs on the right and left sides of the motor vehicle and that has bag-shaped cross-sections when viewed from the front of the motor vehicle and a floor panel that constitutes bottoms of at least a passenger compartment and that is coupled to the side sills. The motor vehicle further includes a battery panel that is disposed below the floor panel so as to support batteries and that is coupled to the side sills and a battery movement allowance mechanism that allows movement of the batteries toward the inside of the side sills when the batteries are moved to one side in a vehicle-width direction and, consequently, a load from the batteries is applied to the side sills.

Abstract: A (meth)acrylic resin composition is obtained by a method comprising: continuously feeding a raw material solution essentially comprising methyl methacrylate, a chain transfer agent and a radical polymerization initiator, and optionally comprising an acrylic acid alkyl ester in a mass ratio of the acrylic acid alkyl ester to the methyl methacrylate of 0/100 to 20/80 into a tank reactor to allow bulk polymerization to proceed in the tank reactor at a polymerization conversion ratio of 40 to 70% by mass to obtain a reaction product while continuously discharging the reaction product from the tank reactor; heating the discharged reaction product with a heat exchanger; removing volatile matter from the heated reaction product; filtrating a liquid additive through a filter; and adding the filtrated liquid additive to the reaction product from which the volatile matter has been removed.

Abstract: A method for producing a (meth)acrylic resin composition, the method comprising continuously feeding a polymerizable monomer component comprising 50 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate, 0 to 20% by mass of an acrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 30% by mass of an additional monomer, a chain transfer agent, and a radical polymerization initiator to a tank reactor; conducting bulk polymerization of the polymerizable monomer component at a polymerization conversion ratio of 40 to 70% by mass to obtain a liquid containing a (meth)acrylic resin; continuously feeding the liquid to a vented extruder to separate a volatile component from the (meth)acrylic resin; continuously feeding the separated volatile component to a distillation column to obtain a fraction containing methyl methacrylate; adding a polymerization inhibitor to the fraction; and reusing the fraction which contains the polymerization inhibitor as part of the polymerizable monomer component.

Abstract: An injection needle is provided that allows design of the size of a needle base without being limited by the size of a syringe connecting part. As a hub, a needle base that is formed to have a through hole into which a needle tube is inserted, and a tubular housing where both ends in the axial direction are opened and the needle base is fitted and stored inside of one end, are formed as separate injection molded parts, thereby allowing the needle base to be largely designed. A needle tube shield part is in a box-lid shape, and the back side of a ceiling part thereof is provided with a tubular guiding part. An edge surface thereof abuts on the needle base, and a side part annularly holds and abuts on the housing. Accordingly, the needle base does not move upon receiving the pressure of a drug solution.

Abstract: A (meth)acrylic resin composition is obtained by a method that comprises: preparing a liquid starting material (A) comprising methyl methacrylate, an acrylic acid alkyl ester and a chain transfer agent, having a mass ratio of the acrylic acid alkyl ester to the methyl methacrylate of 0/100 to 20/80, and having a dissolved oxygen concentration of not more than 50 ppm, preparing a liquid starting material (B) comprising a radical polymerization initiator, a polymerization inhibitor and methyl methacrylate, and having been maintained at a temperature of not more than 10° C. in the presence of oxygen, continuously feeding the liquid starting material (A) and the liquid starting material (B) into a tank reactor, allowing bulk polymerization to proceed in the tank reactor at a polymerization conversion ratio of 40 to 70% by mass to give a reaction product, and continuously discharging the reaction product from the tank reactor.

Abstract: A method of producing a (meth)acrylic resin composition. The method comprises a step of continuously feeding a monomer mixture comprising 80 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate and 20 to 0% by mass of an alkyl acrylate to a tank reactor and bulk polymerizing the monomer mixture until obtaining a polymerization conversion of 40 to 70% by mass to prepare a reaction product; continuously discharging the reaction product, and heating the reaction product to 200° C. to 270° C. with a heater, and then separating the unreacted monomer with a extruder equipped with a vent; and transferring the separated unreacted monomer entrained by an inert gas flow to reuse the separated unreacted monomer as a raw material of the monomer mixture.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition comprising 10 to 99 parts by mass of a methacrylic resin (A) comprising 80% by mass or more of a methyl methacrylate unit, and 90 to 1 part by mass of a block copolymer (B) comprising 10 to 60% by mass of a methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b1) and 90 to 40% by mass of an acrylic acid ester polymer block (b2), wherein the total of the methacrylic resin (A) and the block copolymer (B) is 100 parts by mass, wherein a weight-average molecular weight Mw(A) of the methacrylic resin (A), a maximum weight-average molecular weight Mw(b1) of the methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b1) and a maximum weight-average molecular weight Mw(b2) of the acrylic acid ester polymer block (b2) satisfy (1): 0.5?Mw(A)/Mw(b1)?2.5 and (2): 40000?Mw(b2)?120000.

Abstract: A method for producing a (meth)acrylic resin composition, comprising: continuously feeding reaction starting materials to a tank reactor, the reaction starting materials comprising a polymerizable monomer component, a chain transfer agent and a radical polymerization initiator, the polymerizable monomer component comprising 50 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate, 0 to 20% by mass of an acrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 30% by mass of an additional monomer; conducting bulk polymerization of the polymerizable monomer component at a polymerization conversion ratio of 40 to 70% by mass to obtain a liquid containing a (meth)acrylic resin; continuously feeding the resulting liquid to a vented extruder to separate volatile component from the (meth)acrylic resin; conducting distillation using an atmospheric distillation column to separate the volatile component into a high boiling fraction (C1) and a low boiling fraction (A1); and conducting distillation using a vacuum distillation column having a pressure of ?50

Abstract: A method for producing a (meth)acrylic resin composition, the method comprising continuously feeding a polymerizable monomer component comprising 50 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate, 0 to 20% by mass of an acrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 30% by mass of an additional monomer, a chain transfer agent, and a radical polymerization initiator to a tank reactor; conducting bulk polymerization of the polymerizable monomer component at a polymerization conversion ratio of 40 to 70% by mass to obtain a liquid containing a (meth)acrylic resin; continuously feeding the liquid to a vented extruder to separate a volatile component from the (meth)acrylic resin; continuously feeding the separated volatile component to a distillation column to obtain a fraction containing methyl methacrylate; adding a polymerization inhibitor to the fraction; and reusing the fraction which contains the polymerization inhibitor as part of the polymerizable monomer component.

Abstract: A copolymer comprising a structural unit (I) derived from a phosphonate monomer (1) such as diethyl methacryloyloxymethyl phosphonate, diethyl 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphonate and the like, and a structural unit (II) derived from a radical polymerizable monomer (2) such as methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, 8-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decanyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate and the like, wherein the content of phosphorus atoms from the phosphonate monomer (1) is 2.0 to 6.0% by mass relative to the mass of the copolymer. A formed article comprising the copolymer.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition containing 10 to 99 parts by mass of a methacrylic resin (A) containing 80% by mass or more of a methyl methacrylate unit, and 90 to 1 part by mass of a block copolymer (B) containing 10 to 60% by mass of a methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b1) and 90 to 40% by mass of an acrylic acid ester polymer block (b2), where the total of the methacrylic resin (A) and the block copolymer (B) is 100 parts by mass, where a weight-average molecular weight Mw(A) of the methacrylic resin (A), a maximum weight-average molecular weight Mw(b1) of the methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b1) and a maximum weight-average molecular weight Mw(b2) of the acrylic acid ester polymer block (b2) satisfy (1): 0.5?Mw(A)/Mw(b1)?2.5 and (2): 40000?Mw(b2)?120000.

Abstract: A method for producing (meth) acrylic resin at a low cost while maintaining high transparency even in long-term production using a polymerization apparatus is provided. A (meth) acrylic resin is obtained by the method comprising storing a thiol chain transfer agent in a tank made of an austenitic stainless steel with a Mo content of 0.5 to 7.0% by mass, transferring the thiol chain transfer agent to a polymerization reactor made of an austenitic stainless steel with a Mo content of 0.5 to 7.0% by mass via a pipe made of an austenitic stainless steel with a Mo content of 0.5 to 7.0% by mass, radical-polymerizing methyl methacrylate in the polymerization reactor to obtain a reaction product, and then removing an unreacted material from the reaction product.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition, which comprises a methacrylic resin comprising 99.5% by mass or more of a structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate. The methacrylic resin includes less than 0.03 mol % of terminal double bonds based on the amount of the structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate and 0.2 mol % or more of combined sulfur atoms based on the amount of the structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate. The methacrylic resin composition has a melt flow rate of 8 g/10 min or more at 230° C. and a load of 3.8 kg.

Abstract: A copolymer comprising a structural unit (I) derived from a phosphonate monomer (1) such as diethyl methacryloyloxymethyl phosphonate and diethyl 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphonate, a structural unit (II) derived from a radical polymerizable monomer (2) such as methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, 8-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decanyl methacrylate, and t-butyl methacrylate, and a structural unit (III) derived from methyl methacrylate, the content of phosphorus atoms derived from the phosphonate monomer (1) being not less than 1.0% by mass and less than 2.0% by mass relative to the mass of the copolymer, and a formed article comprising the copolymer.

Abstract: A (meth)acrylic resin composition is obtained by a method comprising: continuously feeding a raw material solution essentially comprising methyl methacrylate, a chain transfer agent and a radical polymerization initiator, and optionally comprising an acrylic acid alkyl ester in a mass ratio of the acrylic acid alkyl ester to the methyl methacrylate of 0/100 to 20/80 into a tank reactor to allow bulk polymerization to proceed in the tank reactor at a polymerization conversion ratio of 40 to 70% by mass to obtain a reaction product while continuously discharging the reaction product from the tank reactor; heating the discharged reaction product with a heat exchanger; removing volatile matter from the heated reaction product; filtrating a liquid additive through a filter; and adding the filtrated liquid additive to the reaction product from which the volatile matter has been removed.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition comprises not less than 90% by mass and not more than 100% by mass of a methacrylic resin [A] having: the total content of a structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate of not less than 90% by mass; a molecular weight MA of not less than 30000 and not more than 100000 in terms of polystyrene corresponding to the retention time indicating the value of the maximum strength in a chromatogram obtained by gel permeation chromatography; the area SgA of a region enclosed by an approximate curve obtained by fitting the data of a range indicating the strength of not less than 70% relative to the value of the maximum strength to a Gaussian function by the method of nonlinear least squares and the base line of the chromatogram of 45 to 80% of the area SA enclosed by the chromatogram and its base line; and the ratio MwgA/MngA of a weight average molecular weight MwgA to a number average molecular weight MngA of not less than 1.01 and not more than 1.

Abstract: A method for producing a (meth)acrylic resin composition, the method comprises the steps of continuously feeding methyl methacrylate and the other materials into a tank reactor while controlling each of the amounts thereof, performing bulk polymerization in the tank reactor to obtain a reaction product, recovering a mixture (A) containing methyl methacrylate and the others from the reaction product, and continuously feeding the mixture (A) into the tank reactor, wherein each of the amounts of methyl methacrylate and the others being fed into the tank reactor are controlled on the basis of the amount of the mixture (A) being fed into the tank reactor and the proportions of methyl methacrylate and the others in the mixture (A), and the perfect-mixing time of the tank reactor, the half life of a radical polymerization initiator at a temperature equal to the temperature inside the tank reactor, the agitation power of the tank reactor, the mean residence time of a reaction starting material in the tank reactor, an

Abstract: A film is obtained by forming a methacrylic resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a methacrylic resin (A) and preferably 1 to 10 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin, the methacrylic resin (A) having a triad syndiotacticity (rr) of not less than 58%, a weight average molecular weight of 50000 to 150000, a content of fraction having a molecular weight of not less than 200000 of 0.1 to 10% by mass and a content of fraction having a molecular weight of less than 15000 of 0.2 to 5% by mass. A polarizer protective film comprising the above film is obtained.