Abstract: Provided is an antibacterial and antifungal composition, including: (A) at least one kind of 1,2-alkanediol having a linear alkyl group containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms; (B) at least one kind of monoalkyl glyceryl ether having a linear alkyl group containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms; and (C) at least one kind of aromatic alcohol represented by the following general formula (1): wherein n represents a natural number of from 1 to 4.

Abstract: Provided is an additive for an electroplating solution, including a compound represented by the following general formula (1): where R1 to R3 each independently represent a group represented by the following general formula (2), A1 represents an alkanediyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and “n” represents 0 or 1: where R4 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, A2 and A3 each independently represent an alkanediyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, “m” represents an integer of from 1 to 4, and * represents a bonding site.

Abstract: A flame retardant composition according to the present invention is a phosphate-based flame retardant including a (poly)phosphate, in which F and N satisfy 8.0×10?4?F/N?20.0 and F?21.0, assuming that F (ppm) is a content of elemental iron and N (ppm) is a content of elemental sodium in the flame retardant composition as measured in accordance with the following procedure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thin-film forming raw material including a scandium compound represented by the following general formula (1), a method of producing a thin-film including using the thin-film forming raw material, and a novel scandium compound: where R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided are: a nucleating agent capable of simultaneously improving the thermal stability and the transparency of a polyolefin resin; a polyolefin-based resin composition containing the same; and a molded article of the composition. The nucleating agent contains a compound represented by Formula (1) below where R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms; R5 represents an alkanediyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a sodium atom. In this nucleating agent, the mass ratio of phosphorus atoms and sodium atoms, P/Na, is in a range of 1.200 to 1.500.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel oil composition, including: a fuel oil base oil having a sulfur element content of from 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %; and a calcium salicylate having a total base number of from 100 mgKOH/g to 1,200 mgKOH/g.

Abstract: A thermal acid generator having a high acid generation temperature, and a resist composition using the same.

Abstract: Provided are: an antistatic agent which can continuously impart an excellent antistatic effect to a synthetic resin and has excellent storage stability and productivity (cutting property); an antistatic agent composition containing the same; an antistatic resin composition containing the antistatic agent or the antistatic agent composition; and a molded article thereof. The antistatic agent contains at least one polymer compound (E) which is obtained by a reaction of a polyester (a) obtained by a reaction between a diol (a1) and a dicarboxylic acid (a2), a compound (b) containing at least one ethyleneoxy group and having hydroxy groups at both ends, and an epoxy compound (D) containing two or more epoxy groups. The diol (a1) is at least either of 1,4-butanediol and ethylene glycol, and the dicarboxylic acid (a2) is succinic acid or a dicarboxylic acid mixture containing succinic acid.

Abstract: A composition includes first, second, and third components. The composition preferably includes 0.1 to 50 parts by mass of the third component with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the first and second components. The first component is at least one type of melamine salt selected from the group consisting of melamine orthophosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, and melamine polyphosphate. The second component is at least one type of piperazine salt selected from the group consisting of piperazine orthophosphate, piperazine pyrophosphate, and piperazine polyphosphate. The third component is cyanuric acid or zinc cyanurate.

Abstract: A skin- or hair-cleansing composition including a component (A), which is an aqueous gelling agent represented by general formula (1) described in the specification, and a component (B), which is an anionic surfactant, wherein the component (A) presents a viscosity of an aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of at 25° C. of 1,000 to 5,000 mPa·s and a clouding point of the aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of component (A) of 60° C. to 80° C., and has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000; a method for producing the aqueous gelling agent and a method for producing the skin- or hair-cleansing composition are provided.

Abstract: Provided are: an olefin-based resin composition that can yield a molded article having excellent transparency in which coloration is inhibited; a method for producing the olefin-based resin composition; and a molded article of the olefin-based resin composition. The olefin-based resin composition contains, with respect to 100 parts by mass of an olefin polymer: 0.001 to 10 parts by mass of one or more compounds (A) represented by Formula (1) wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms; R5 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl; m represents 1 or 2; and M1 represents, for example, a hydrogen atom; and 0.001 to 10 parts by mass of a fatty acid metal salt (B) represented by Formula (2) wherein R6 represents a group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms and introduced from an aliphatic organic acid; n represents 1 or 2; and M2 represents an alkali metal atom or a multivalent metal inorganic group.

Abstract: Provided are: a flame retardant composition which can impart excellent flame retardancy to a synthetic resin even when added in a small amount; and a flame-retardant synthetic resin composition which contains the flame retardant composition and a resin and exhibits excellent flame retardancy. The flame retardant composition contains components (A) and (B), wherein (A) is a phosphate-based flame retardant, and (B) is a hindered amine compound having a structure represented by Chemical Formula (1) in the structure. In Chemical Formula (1), * represents a bond, and one or more of the structures represented by Chemical Formula (1) optionally exist in the compound.

Abstract: Provided is a compound, which is represented by the following general formula (1): where X1 and X2 each independently represent an acrylic group or a methacrylic group, R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and “n” represents an integer of from 1 to 10.

Abstract: A method for producing an yttrium oxide-containing thin film by atomic layer deposition, the method comprising: a step for introducing a raw material gas containing tris(sec-butylcyclopentadienyl) yttrium into a treatment atmosphere in order to deposit tris(sec-butylcyclopentadienyl) yttrium on a substrate; and a step for introducing a reactive gas containing water vapor into the treatment atmosphere and causing the reactive gas to react with the tris(sec-butylcyclopentadienyl) yttrium that has been deposited on the substrate, thereby oxidizing yttrium is provided.

Abstract: Provided are an aluminum compound and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same. The aluminum compound may be represented by Formula 1.

Abstract: This invention provides: a polyurethane for cosmetic preparations, which is obtained by reacting (A) a polyester polyol having two or more hydroxyl groups in each molecule, (B) an aliphatic diol consisting of two hydroxyl groups and an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (C) a carboxyl group-containing diol which has a carboxyl group and two hydroxyl groups in the molecule and has a molecular weight of 100 to 300, (D) a diisocyanate containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of isophorone diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate and dicyclohexylmethane-4,4?-diisocyanate, and (E) a chain extender which contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of water, ethylene diamine and propylene diamine and which has a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 300,000; a production method; and a cosmetic preparation which contains this polyurethane for cosmetic preparations.

Abstract: Provided are: a cellulose nanofiber-containing additive composition which can inhibit coloring of a molded article under a high-temperature environment; a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same; and a molded article of the thermoplastic resin composition. The additive composition contains: (A) cellulose nanofibers; and (B) an alcohol compound having 4 to 60 carbon atoms (excluding a phenolic compound), and the content of the (B) alcohol compound having 4 to 60 carbon atoms is 0.01 to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the (A) cellulose nanofibers.

Abstract: Provided are: a nucleating agent composition, which can impart excellent crystallinity to an olefin-based resin and with which a molded article having excellent mechanical properties and transparency can be obtained; an olefin-based resin composition; a molded article of the same; and a method of producing an olefin-based resin composition. The nucleating agent composition contains a nucleating agent and an auxiliary agent.

Abstract: Provided are: a nucleating agent capable of simultaneously improving the thermal stability and the transparency of a polyolefin resin; a polyolefin-based resin composition containing the same; and a molded article of the composition. The nucleating agent contains a compound represented by Formula (1) below where R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms; R5 represents an alkanediyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a sodium atom. In this nucleating agent, the mass ratio of phosphorus atoms and sodium atoms, P/Na, is in a range of 1.200 to 1.500.

Abstract: Provided are: a thermal acid generator having a high acid generation temperature; and a resist composition using the same.