Abstract: An aqueous coating agent comprising an emulsion comprising an acrylic polymer A having an acid number of 50 mgKOH/g or less and a Tg of less than 50° C., a polymer B comprising one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of an acrylic polymer and an urethane polymer having an acid number of 60 mgKOH/g or more, a surfactant and a film-forming aid, wherein a mass ratio of the acrylic polymer A to the polymer B [A/B] is 35/65 or more and 65/35 or less.

Abstract: A polyurethane prepolymer produced by reacting a polyol and a polyisocyanate, wherein the polyol contains a polyether polyol (A) in an amount of 30% by mass or more, a polyester polyol (B) containing an isophthalic acid-derived structure and a sebacic acid-derived structure as partial structures derived from a dibasic acid in an amount of 30% by mass or more, and a polyester polyol (C) containing only a sebacic acid-derived structure as a partial structure derived from a dibasic acid in an amount of 20% by mass or less, the number-average molecular weight of the polyether polyol (A) is 1100 to 2400, and the ratio of the isocyanate equivalent of the polyisocyanate to the hydroxyl equivalent of the polyol is 2.1 or less.

Abstract: A molded piece set including two or more colored molded pieces having different compositions. One of the colored molded pieces and at least another of the colored molded pieces have a CIEDE2000 color difference of 1.0 or lower and a metamerism index of 1.0 or lower. Also disclosed is a computer color matching system, a database including color data sets corresponding to two or more respective colored molded pieces having different compositions and a method for producing the molded piece set.

Abstract: An aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion containing polyurethane resin particles dispersed in water, which contains a nonvolatile component in an amount of 45% by mass or more and in which the polyurethane resin particles contain a polyol component and an isocyanate component, at least 10 mol % or more of the isocyanate component is a linear aliphatic isocyanate component having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and the volume-average particle size of the polyurethane resin particles is 0.05 to 5 ?m.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyurethane resin containing a polyol component and an isocyanate component, wherein (1) the polyol component contains a polycarbonate diol component, and the isocyanate component contains a linear aliphatic isocyanate, (2) the polycarbonate diol component has a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 3000, and contains a diol-derived structure having 3 to 10 carbon atoms in the structure thereof, and (3) 10 mol % or more of the isocyanate component is a linear aliphatic isocyanate component having 4 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a matte coating agent containing 1 to 150 parts by mass of resin particles A having a volume average particle diameter of 1 to 5 ?m, 1 to 150 parts by mass of resin particles B having a volume average particle diameter of 5 to 10 ?m, and 1 to 150 parts by mass of resin particles C having a volume average particle diameter of 10 to 20 ?m based on 100 parts by mass of a polyurethane resin, the total content of the resin particles A, the resin particles B, and the resin particles C being 3 to 250 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polyurethane resin, and the volume average particle diameter becoming larger sequentially from the resin particles A to the resin particles B to the resin particles C.

Abstract: Provided are: a novel polymerization technique by which a polymer having a controlled molecular weight or molecular weight distribution or a polymer having a desirably regulated, complicated structure can be obtained using commercially available general-purpose materials without using any radical polymerization initiator, or any special material for use in living radical polymerization and without requiring any strict polymerization conditions; a radical polymerization initiation group-containing compound for use in the technique; and a polymer obtained thereby.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a novel production technique that enables production of a polymer whose molecular weight and molecular weight distribution are controlled and production of a polymer having a complicated structure in a desirably controlled manner using commercially available materials without using a radical polymerization initiator or a special material for use in living radical polymerization and without the need for strict polymerization conditions; and a radical polymerization initiating group-containing compound for use in the technique.

Abstract: There is provided a resin-treated pigment that is useful as a coloring agent for color filters or inkjet inks, that can expand a hue range and improve performances such as color density, color developability, and transparency, and that is excellent in properties such as dispersibility and dispersion stability of pigments, re-dissolvability, and alkali-solubility. An A-B block copolymer 90% by mass or more of which is constituted by a methacrylate-based monomer or methacrylate-based monomers, in which the block A has a carboxy group-containing methacrylate as a constituent, and the block B has an ionic bond moiety represented by formula (1) as a constitutional unit, the ionic bond moiety containing a methacrylate, and an organic coloring matter having one or more sulfonate ions each being bonded thereto and each being a counter ion of a nitrogen cation of a quaternary ammonium salt.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pigment dispersant: that is capable of remarkably ameliorating fluidity of a liquid product, such as an ink or a paint, which contains particles of a pigment, such as a black azo pigment, in a dispersed state; that can suppress aggregation of pigment particles; that prevents occurrence of foreign substances; and that is capable of producing a colored article excellent in optical density. Provided is a pigment dispersant being a compound represented by the following formula (1). wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a group obtained by eliminating one hydrogen atom from an amino group of an amine compound containing a basic nitrogen atom, and R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or a hydroxy group.

Abstract: A polyurethane prepolymer produced by reacting a polyol and a polyisocyanate, wherein the polyol contains a polyether polyol (A) in an amount of 30% by mass or more, a polyester polyol (B) containing an isophthalic acid-derived structure and a sebacic acid-derived structure as partial structures derived from a dibasic acid in an amount of 30% by mass or more, and a polyester polyol (C) containing only a sebacic acid-derived structure as a partial structure derived from a dibasic acid in an amount of 20% by mass or less, the number-average molecular weight of the polyether polyol (A) is 1100 to 2400, and the ratio of the isocyanate equivalent of the polyisocyanate to the hydroxyl equivalent of the polyol is 2.1 or less.

Abstract: A molded piece set including two or more colored molded pieces having different compositions. One of the colored molded pieces and at least another of the colored molded pieces have a CIEDE2000 color difference of 1.0 or lower and a metamerism index of 1.0 or lower. Also disclosed is a computer color matching system, a database including color data sets corresponding to two or more respective colored molded pieces having different compositions and a method for producing the molded piece set.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a matte coating agent containing 1 to 150 parts by mass of resin particles A having a volume average particle diameter of 1 to 5 ?m, 1 to 150 parts by mass of resin particles B having a volume average particle diameter of 5 to 10 ?m, and 1 to 150 parts by mass of resin particles C having a volume average particle diameter of 10 to 20 ?m based on 100 parts by mass of a polyurethane resin, the total content of the resin particles A, the resin particles B, and the resin particles C being 3 to 250 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polyurethane resin, and the volume average particle diameter becoming larger sequentially from the resin particles A to the resin particles B to the resin particles C.

Abstract: Provided is an infrared-reflecting black isoindolinone pigment having a novel skeleton, the black isoindolinone pigment having a high blackness (coloring power) and excellent durability such as heat resistance. The black isoindolinone pigment is represented by the following formula (1), wherein each X independently represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, or an alkyl group, and 8?n+m?0.

Abstract: An aqueous polyhydroxyurethane resin dispersion, which can be stored for a long time, and with which a coating film having a high gas-barrier property can be formed; an aqueous dispersion composition containing a complex of the resin and a clay mineral; and a film having a high gas-barrier property produced using the aqueous polyhydroxyurethane resin dispersion or the aqueous dispersion composition are provided. The aqueous polyhydroxyurethane resin dispersion comprises a polyhydroxyurethane resin finely dispersed in water, where the polyhydroxyurethane resin has in its structure, a repeating unit represented by formula (1) as a basic structure and a carboxyl group-containing chemical structure moiety represented by formula (6), described in this specification. The aqueous dispersion composition comprising the polyhydroxyurethane resin and a layered clay mineral form composite. The film having a high gas-barrier is produced using the aqueous dispersion or the aqueous dispersion composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrimidoquinazoline pigment having a novel pyrimidine skeleton, the pyrimidoquinazoline pigment having excellent pigment properties, such as coloring power and durability, and excellent infrared reflectivity and a method for producing the pyrimidoquinazoline pigment, and a pigment colorant using the pyrimidoquinazoline pigment. The present invention relates to a pyrimidoquinazoline pigment represented by the following formula (1), wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring optionally having a substituent, and a method for producing the pyrimidoquinazoline pigment. In addition, the present invention relates to a pigment colorant containing the pyrimidoquinazoline pigment.

Abstract: There is provided a coating liquid capable of forming a coating film that is excellent in adhesiveness to the surface of a base material such as a metal, glass, or a resin even though the coating film contains PVDF which exhibits a remarkable non-tackiness and that can exhibit various desired functionalities such as non-tackiness, an antifouling property, chemical resistance, a sliding property, water repellency, electrical conductivity, an antifungal/antimicrobial property, and a deodorizing property. The coating liquid contains a polar solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, a hydrophilic polymer such as a chitosan derivative or a cellulose derivative, and polyvinylidene fluoride.

Abstract: There is provided a technique for producing a quinacridone solid solution pigment, the technique making it possible to obtain a quinacridone solid solution pigment which produces a colored product having high chroma and a bluish hue, more preferably which has controlled particle diameters.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for performing a decomposition treatment on a VOC and/or a gas-phase inorganic reducing compound in a gas through ozone oxidation, by which further enhancement of efficiency in oxidative decomposition reaction by ozone is achieved, a decomposition treatment can be performed efficiently on a high-flow rate exhaust gas containing substances such as a VOC and a malodorous substance in low concentrations, and the amount of ozone to be used can be reduced in a method for performing oxidative decomposition treatment with ozone on a VOC and the like using a high silica adsorbent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for performing a purification treatment on a harmful substance-containing liquid, the method enabling an efficient purification treatment of a harmful substance-containing liquid by using dissolved ozone being an oxidizing agent with high level of safety, and a harmful substance-containing liquid purification treatment apparatus for carrying out the method.