Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor that has a photosensitive layer constituting a surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charging device that charges the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, an electrostatic charge image forming device that forms an electrostatic charge image on the charged surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, a developing device that accommodates a developer containing a toner which contains toner particles and an external additive, and develops the electrostatic charge image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor by the developer as a toner image, a transfer device that transfers the toner image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor to a surface of a recording medium, and a cleaning device that includes a cleaning blade coming into contact with the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and cleaning at least residual toner particles on the surface of the el

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, and a lamination type photosensitive layer disposed on the conductive substrate and including a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, in which the charge transport layer contains a charge transport material, at least one of a polyester resin (PEz) or a polycarbonate resin (PCz) that has at least one of a structure (Z1) represented by Formula (Z1) or a structure (Z2) represented by Formula (Z2) at at least one terminal, and a resin (X) that has at least one of a unit (X1) represented by Formula (X1) or a unit (X2) represented by Formula (X2), a mass proportion of the resin (X) in a total amount of the polyester resin (PEz), the polycarbonate resin (PCz), and the resin (X) in the charge transport layer is 0.

Abstract: There are provided a methacrylic resin composition capable of producing a molded article excellent in a Charpy impact strength, and the like. Provided is a methacrylic resin composition containing a methacrylic resin (A) and a methacrylic resin (B), and satisfying the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) each of the methacrylic resin (A) and the methacrylic resin (B) has a structural unit derived from a methacrylic acid ester, and a content of the structural unit derived from the methacrylic acid ester contained in the methacrylic resin composition is 98.0% by mass or more with respect to a total content of 100% by mass of all structural units contained in the methacrylic resin composition; (2) W1 is 10 to 25; (3) W2 is 3 to 15; and (4) a ratio (Mw/Mn) of a mass average molecular weight of the methacrylic resin composition to a number average molecular weight of the methacrylic resin composition is 2.0 to 3.2.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer composition capable of achieving both thermal stability and thermal deterioration-resistant characteristics in a well-balanced manner, and a molded article and an optical member each containing the polymer composition. A polymer composition contains: a polymer including a structural unit derived from a (meth)acrylate and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid; and at least one compound (A) selected from the group consisting of 4-tert-butylcatechol, 6-tert-butyl-2,4-xylenol, paramethoxyphenol, hydroquinone, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxile, 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxile, and triphenyl verdazyl. The content of compound (A) is 1 ppm by mass to 10 ppm by mass.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer composition having sufficient heat resistance and optical characteristics. Disclosed is a polymer composition comprising a polymer containing a monomer unit having a ring structure, wherein the polymer composition is, for instance, polymer composition A containing a polymer of a monomer having a ring structure, and when a flat plate of 120 mm×100 mm×3.0 mm in thickness is molded from the polymer composition under the following injection molding conditions of: (1) using a non-vent-type injection molding machine; (2) using a cold runner mold; (3) having a cylinder temperature of 260° C.; and (4) having a ratio of an injection volume of the injection molding machine to a molded product volume of 4.5, a difference between a monomer content in the flat plate obtained at a cooling time of 5 min and a monomer content in the flat plate obtained at a cooling time of 1 min is 1000 ppm by mass or more and 12000 ppm by mass or less.

Abstract: Provided are a molded article excellent in a Charpy impact strength and a method of producing the same.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition is provided which contains at least one methacrylic resin and satisfies conditions (I), (II), and (III) in a differential molecular weight distribution curve. (I) When a proportion (%) of a peak area from a starting point to a molecular weight of 30000 with respect to a peak area from the starting point to an end point is represented by W1, W1 satisfies 18?W1?27. (II) When a proportion (%) of a peak area from the starting point to a molecular weight of 80000 with respect to the peak area from the starting point to the end point is represented by W2, W2 satisfies 41?W2?52. (III) When a proportion (%) of a peak area from a molecular weight of 300000 to the end point with respect to the peak area from the starting point to the end point is represented by W3, W3 satisfies 10?W3?14.

Abstract: There are provided a methacrylic resin composition capable of producing a molded article excellent in a Charpy impact strength, and the like. Provided is a methacrylic resin composition containing a methacrylic resin (A) and a methacrylic resin (B), and satisfying the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) each of the methacrylic resin (A) and the methacrylic resin (B) has a structural unit derived from a methacrylic acid ester, and a content of the structural unit derived from the methacrylic acid ester contained in the methacrylic resin composition is 98.0% by mass or more with respect to a total content of 100% by mass of all structural units contained in the methacrylic resin composition; (2) W1 is 10 to 25; (3) W2 is 3 to 15; and (4) a ratio (Mw/Mn) of a mass average molecular weight of the methacrylic resin composition to a number average molecular weight of the methacrylic resin composition is 2.0 to 3.2.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is communicably connected to a server and performs authentication without inconvenience to a user. An information processing system includes an information processing terminal, a server, and an information processing apparatus. The information processing terminal is defined as a central device, and the server and the information processing apparatus are defined as peripheral devices in the information processing system. The information processing terminal and the server are connected to each other, and the information processing terminal and the information processing apparatus are connected to each other. The information processing terminal performs authentication of the information processing apparatus with the server.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition is provided which contains at least one methacrylic resin and satisfies conditions (I), (II), and (III) in a differential molecular weight distribution curve. (I) When a proportion (%) of a peak area from a starting point to a molecular weight of 30000 with respect to a peak area from the starting point to an end point is represented by W1, W1 satisfies 18?W1?27. (II) When a proportion (%) of a peak area from the starting point to a molecular weight of 80000 with respect to the peak area from the starting point to the end point is represented by W2, W2 satisfies 41?W2?52. (III) When a proportion (%) of a peak area from a molecular weight of 300000 to the end point with respect to the peak area from the starting point to the end point is represented by W3, W3 satisfies 10?W3?14.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer composition that can be molded while having excellent resistance to wet heat whitening and suppressing yellowness. A polymer composition comprising: (A) a polymer comprising 0.01 mol % or more and 10 mol % or less of a ring structural unit with respect to a total of the ring structural unit and a monomer unit other than the ring structural unit; and (B) 0.1 ppm by mass or more and 2 ppm by mass or less of alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal with respect to the whole polymer composition.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is communicably connected to a server and performs authentication without inconvenience to a user. An information processing system includes an information processing terminal, a server, and an information processing apparatus. The information processing terminal is defined as a central device, and the server and the information processing apparatus are defined as peripheral devices in the information processing system. The information processing terminal and the server are connected to each other, and the information processing terminal and the information processing apparatus are connected to each other. The information processing terminal performs authentication of the information processing apparatus with the server.