Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing method which includes placing a substrate on a stage provided inside a processing container, and forming a ruthenium film on the substrate, wherein forming the ruthenium film includes repeating a cycle including: supplying a ruthenium-containing gas and a CO gas into the processing container; and stopping the supply of the ruthenium-containing gas and the CO gas into the processing container and exhausting a gas within the processing container.

Abstract: An optical fiber according to an embodiment has a structure capable of reducing an increase in transmission loss. The optical fiber includes a glass part extending in a direction of a central axis, and the glass part is comprised of silica-based glass, includes a core and a cladding, and has residual stress approximately uniform throughout a cross section of the glass part orthogonal to the central axis, the core having the central axis and being doped with chlorine with a mass fraction of 1% or more, the cladding surrounding the core and having a refractive index lower than a maximum refractive index of the core.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition which comprises 1 to 98 parts by weight of polyolefin (A), 1 to 49 parts by weight of modified polyolefin (B) obtained by reacting a polyolefin with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, 1 to 98 parts by weight of polyamide (C) [provided that (A)+(B)+(C)=100 parts by weight], 5 to 50 parts by weight of modified ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer (D) obtained by reacting a low-crystalline ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its derivative, and a metal compound (E) in an amount of 0.5 to 5 times the molar quantity of the acid added to said component (B) and said component (D).The thermoplastic resin composition is preferably used for producing products excellent in both impact resistance and surface luster.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced polymer composition containing resin components including (a) 30-90 weight % of a polyamide resin, and (b) 10-70 weight % of polyolefin+unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified polyolefin, based on the resin components; and, per 100 parts by weight of the total components, (c) 5-50 parts by weight of glass fibers, and (d) additives including the following set of additives: 0.1-1 parts by weight of N,N'-hexamethylene-bis (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-hydrocinnamide); 0.1-1 parts by weight of triethylene glycol-bis [3-(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate]; and 0.1-1 parts by weight of pentaerythrityl-tetrakis [3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate]. An alternative set of additives are 0.1-2 parts by weight of N,N'-bis [3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionyl] hydrazine; 0.05-0.5 parts by weight of pentaerythrityl-tetrakis [3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate]; 0.05-0.5 parts by weight of distearyl-pentaerythritol diphosphite; and 0.

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced polymer compositions containing resin components including (a) 30-90 weight % of polyamide resins, and (b) 10-70 weight % of polyolefins+unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified polyolefins, based on the resin components; and (c) 5-50 parts by weight of glass fibers per 100 parts by weight of the total compositions, a molar ratio of end amino groups in the polyamide resins to carboxyl groups in the modified polyolefins being 10-1000. The compositions have a morphology in which polyolefin domains having an average size of 0.5-5 .mu.m are uniformly dispersed in polyamide matrix phases.

Abstract: An improved process for polymerizing butene-1 in the presence of a polymerization catalyst composed of (a) a catalyst component containing titanium and halogen as essential constituents and (b) an organometallic compound, wherein the improvement comprises bringing said catalyst component into contact with an activity inhibitor when said catalyst component is activated or after said catalyst component has been activated with said organometallic compound, and subsequently polymerizing butene-1.

Abstract: A process for producing a thermoplastic resin composition which comprises preparing a component composed of 1 to 49 parts by weight of modified polyolefin (A) obtained by adding an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof to a polyolefin, 1 to 98 parts by weight of polyolefin (B), and 1 to 98 parts by weight of polyamide (C) [provided that (A)+(B)+(C)=100 parts by weight], mixing the component or its molten component with a metal compound (D) in an amount of 0.5 to 5 times the molar quantity of the acid added to the modified polyolefin (A), and subsequently melt-mixing the mixture. The thermoplastic resin composition prepared by this process is preferably used for providing products improved in both surface luster and mechanical strengths.

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced polymer compositions containing resin components including (a) 30-90 weight % of polyamide resins, and (b) 10-70 weight % of polyolefins+unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified polyolefins, based on the resin components; and (c) 5-50 parts by weight of glass fibers per 100 parts by weight of the total compositions, a molar ratio of end amino groups in the polyamide resins to carboxyl groups in the modified polyolefins being 10-1000. The compositions have a morphology in which polyolefin domains having an average size of 0.5-5 .mu.m are uniformly dispersed in polyamide matrix phases.

Abstract: A process for producing a catalyst component for polymerization of olefins which comprises contacting (a) a metal oxide with (b) a magnesium alkoxide, contacting the resulting contact product with (c) a halogen-containing compound, and finally contacting the resulting contact product with (d) a titanium compound.

Abstract: A process for producing a catalyst component for polymerization of olefins which comprises contacting (a) a metal oxide with (b) an organomagnesium compound represented by the formula RMgR' wherein R denotes a hydrocarbyl group and R' denotes a hydrocarbyl group or a halogen atom, contacting the resulting contacting product with (c) carbon dioxide, and further contacting the resulting contact product with (d) a titanium compound. Optionally, the carbon dioxide contacted contact product can be treated with the halogen-containing compound prior to contact with the titanium compound.

Abstract: A process for producing a catalyst component for polymerization of olefins which comprises contacting (a) a metal oxide with (b) a magnesium alkoxide, contacting the resulting contact product with (c) a halogen-containing compound, and finally contacting the resulting contact product with (d) a titanium compound.

Abstract: A process for producing a catalyst component for polymerization of olefins which comprises contacting (a) a metal oxide with (b) an organomagnesium compound represented by the formula RMgR' wherein R denotes a hydrocarbyl group and R' denotes a hydrocarbyl group or a halogen atom, contacting the resulting contacting product with (c) carbon dioxide, and further contacting the resulting contact product with (d) a titanium compound. Optionally, the carbon dioxide contacted product can be treated with the halogen-containing compound prior to contact with the titanium compound.