Abstract: Water based, energy curable ink jet compositions that have good insulating properties are described herein. The inventive water based energy curable ink jet compositions include a water soluble or water dispersible component polymerizable by free radical polymerization upon exposure to polymerizing radiation, wherein the cured ink jet compositions have good insulating properties, exhibited for example, by its breakdown voltage. Also described are electronic devices including ink jet-printed layers of the ink jet compositions.

Abstract: A metal adsorption agent including a chelating agent (A) and a chelating agent (B), wherein the chelating agent (A) is a metal adsorption agent containing a carrier having a glucamine-type functional group, and the chelating agent (B) is a metal adsorption agent containing a carrier having a thiol group, a thiourea group, an amino group, a triazabicyclodecene-inducing group, a thiouronium group, an imidazole group, a sulfonate group, a hydroxy group, an aminoacetate group, an amidoxime group, an aminophosphate group, or any combination of these groups. The carrier of each of the chelating agent (A) and the chelating agent (B) may be silica, a silica component-containing substance, polystyrene, or crosslinked porous polystyrene. The solution may contain water or an organic solvent.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode and a negative electrode which each has a specific composition and specific properties; and a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a cyclic siloxane compound represented by general formula (1), fluorosilane compound represented by general formula (2), compound represented by general formula (3), compound having an S—F bond in the molecule, nitric acid salt, nitrous acid salt, monofluorophosphoric acid salt, difluorophosphoric acid salt, acetic acid salt, or propionic acid salt in an amount of 10 ppm or more of the whole nonaqueous electrolyte. This lithium secondary battery has a high capacity, long life, and high output. [In general formula (1), R1 and R2 are an organic group having 1-12 carbon atoms and n is an integer of 3-10. In general formula (2), R3 to R5 are an organic group having 1-12 carbon atoms; x is an integer of 1-3; and p, q, and r each are an integer of 0-3, provided that 1?p+q+r?3.

Abstract: A resist underlayer film having, in particular, a high dry etching speed; the resist underlayer film formation composition; a resist pattern formation method, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The resist underlay film formation composition contains: a bifunctional or higher compound having one or more disulfide bonds; a trifunctional or higher compound and/or a reaction product; and a solvent. The bifunctional or higher compound is a dicarboxylic acid containing a disulfide bond. The trifunctional or higher compound is a compound containing three or more epoxy groups.

Abstract: An aniline derivative represented by formula (1) is provided. [In formula (1), R1 to R5 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by formula (2) or (3) (wherein Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a C6-20 aryl group and Ar3 represents a C6-20 arylene group, any two of Ar1 to Ar3 may be bonded to each other to form a ring in cooperation with the nitrogen atom, R6 to R8 each independently represent a C1-20 alkyl or C6-20 aryl group optionally substituted by W1, and W1 represents a halogen atom, a nitro group, a C1-20 alkoxy group, or a cyano group), at least one of R1 to R5 being a group represented by formula (3).

Abstract: Provided are carbon fiber bundles which have high knot strength even if the single fiber fineness is large, and which have excellent handling properties and processability. The carbon fiber bundles have a single fiber fineness of 0.8-2.5 dtex, knot strength of 298 N/mm2 or greater. This method of producing carbon fibers having knot strength of 298 N/mm2 or greater involves a heat treatment step for heat treating, for 50-150 minutes, specific polyacrylonitrile-based precursor fiber bundles described in the description in an oxidizing atmosphere rising in temperature in the temperature range of 220-300° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides energy curable ink and coating compositions that comprise polymerizable compounds, photoinitiators, and colorants. The polymerizable compounds comprise one or more polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers, wherein at least a portion is 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol diacrylate. The inks and coatings of the invention exhibit excellent print properties after UV-LED, standard UV mercury vapor lamp, and electron beam cure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing tetrahydrofuran (THF). The method includes: feeding 1,4-butanediol into a reactive distillation apparatus; performing the dehydration reaction in the presence of an acidic catalyst; and producing the top stream containing product THF and the bottom stream from the reactive distillation apparatus, wherein a weight ratio of a water content in the bottom stream to a water content in the top stream is 0.05 to 2.4, thereby providing a high conversion rate and more cost-effectiveness, and enhancing the value of the industrial application.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a wash that will effectively clean printing related equipment such as a printing press, including all of its components, of materials used in the printing process, including printing inks, paper, and fountain solutions.

Abstract: The present disclosure is an acryl film formed from a main dope solution including an acryl resin shown in the following formula 1 and CSR particles, and peel strength measured in peeling speed of 0.5 mpm is 20 gf/2 inch or less, tear strength is 6 gf or more, has excellent peel strength, thereby visual stain by thickness unevenness is improved, and having excellent tear strength and good brittleness. a and b are an integer and 1 or more. MMA-BMA wherein, MMA is methyl methacrylate unit and BMA is butyl methacrylate unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to: a hybrid supported metallocene catalyst includes at least one first metallocene compound among the compounds represented by chemical formula 1, at least one second metallocene compound among the compounds represented by chemical formula 2 and a cocatalyst compound; a method for preparing an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, comprising polymerizing olefin monomers in the presence thereof; and an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having improved melt strength.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microbial consortia and compositions including microbes for use in agricultural or biodegradation applications. In some embodiments, soil, plants, and/or plant parts (such as seeds, seedlings, shoots, roots, leaves, fruit, stems, or branches) are contacted with a disclosed microbial consortia or composition including microbes. The microbial consortia or microbe-containing compositions may be applied to soil, plant, and/or plant parts alone or in combination with additional components (such as chitin, chitosan, glucosamine, amino acids, and/or liquid fertilizer). In additional embodiments, the disclosed microbial consortia or compositions including microbes are used in methods of degrading biological materials, such as chitin-containing biological materials.

Abstract: A polyester composition, includes an aliphatic polyester and an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester. The aliphatic-aromatic copolyester is a copolymer having a repeating unit A and a repeating unit B. The preparation method for the polyester composition includes the steps of mixing all the components having the aliphatic polyester and the aliphatic-aromatic copolyester, and subjecting the resulting mixture to extrusion granulation.

Abstract: Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin material molding in which fluctuations of the dispersion state of the fiber bundle in the molding is small, the generation of a resin pool is suppressed, and fluctuations in physical properties such as tensile strength and modulus of elasticity are suppressed; a method for manufacturing the same; and a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin material. Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin material molding comprising: a fiber bundle comprising a plurality of reinforcing fibers; and a matrix resin, wherein a coefficient of variation in fiber content of the reinforcing fibers per unit zone of 0.1 mm square on a cut face along a thickness direction is 40% or less.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a positive electrode active material usable for a lithium ion battery capable of high charge/discharge cycle performance and high discharge capacity. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a layered structure and comprises at least nickel, cobalt and manganese. Further, the positive electrode active material satisfies requirements (1) to (3) below: (1) a primary particle size of 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m, and a 50% cumulative particle size D50 of 1 ?m to 10 ?m, (2) a ratio (D90/D10) of volume-based 90% cumulative particle size D50 to volume-based 10% cumulative particle size D10 of 2 to 6, and (3) a lithium carbonate content in a residual alkali on particle surfaces of 0.1% by mass to 0.8% by mass as measured by neutralization titration.

Abstract: A prepreg tape in which reinforcing fiber bundles are impregnated with a thermosetting resin composition, wherein the prepreg tape has a tack value measured at 23° C. at a plunger push pressure of 90 kPa of 5-40 kPa, a tack value measured at 45° C. and a plunger push pressure of 150 kPa of 35-100 kPa, and a drape value at 23° C. of 10-40°, and includes unidirectional fibers arranged along the direction of length of the prepreg tape.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-density ethylene-based polymer comprising: an ethylene homopolymer; or a copolymer of ethylene and at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of ?-olefins, cyclic olefins and linear, branched and cyclic dienes. According to the present invention, the high-density ethylene-based polymer has a wide molecular weight distribution and excellent comonomer distribution characteristics, has excellent melt flowability due to a long chain branched structure, and has excellent mechanical characteristics since the comonomer distribution is concentrated in a high-molecular-weight body. The high-density ethylene polymer of the present invention has excellent molding processability during processing such as extrusion, compression, injection and rotational molding by having excellent mechanical characteristics and melt flowability.

Abstract: Electron beam curable compositions comprising poly(alkylene oxide) containing substances, and any blend of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and oligomers. The poly(alkylene oxide) components of the said substances may include poly(ethylene glycol)s, poly(propylene glycol)s and higher poly(alkylene oxide)s, as well as poly(alkoxylated) alcohols and amines, and the substances are essentially free of any ethylenically unsaturated groups.

Abstract: The invention provides an antisense oligonucleotide reduced in toxicity. The antisense oligonucleotide has a central region, a 5?-side region and a 3?-side region, wherein the central region has a nucleotide (2?-3? bridged nucleotide) in which the 2?-position and the 3?-position of a sugar moiety are bridged and/or a non-bridged nucleotide (3?-position-modified non-bridged nucleotide) having a substituent at the 3?-position.

Abstract: This is to provide a non-halogen containing compound excellent in proton conductivity and capable of suitably being used for a polymer electrolytic fuel cell The compound of the present invention has a structure represented by the following general formula (I). (In the above-mentioned general formula (I), “l” and “n” are molar fractions when l+n=1.0, and 0?l<1.0 and 0<n?1.0, A represents a structure represented by the following general formula (II) or (III), B represents a structure represented by the following general formula (VII), the respective structural units are random copolymerized, and at least one benzene ring in the formula (I) has at least one sulfo group.