Abstract: Using a hydraulic transfer film wherein a transfer layer is composed of a decorative layer made of a printing ink coating film or a paint coating film, the transfer layer is hydraulically transferred onto a target body for transfer made of a metal substrate having a cured coating film layer in which a xylene absorption amount is within a range from 3.5 to 100 g/m2. Alternatively, using a hydraulic transfer film wherein a transfer layer has a protective layer made of a radiation-curable resin or a thermosetting resin, the transfer layer is hydraulically transferred onto a target body for transfer made of a metal substrate having a cured coating film layer in which a xylene absorption amount is within a range from 10 to 100 g/m2.

Abstract: A curable resin composition which exhibits excellent hardness of their curing products as well as storage stability is provided, and a simple method to obtain acrylated resins is provided. The composition comprises a curable oligomer which has an acryloyl group and a substituted methacrylate group represented by the following structure The process comprises a reaction step of reacting at least one monomeric multifunctional acrylate in the presence of a tertiary organic phosphine.

Abstract: A drier for oxidative polymerization-drying printing ink is provided, which does not contain cobalt capable of exerting an adverse influence on the environment and health and which is environmentally friendly. A printing ink containing the drier is also provided. The drier for oxidative polymerization-drying printing ink contains a cerium salt of a fatty acid and a manganese salt of a fatty acid.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a practical compatibilizing agent which makes it possible to convert the resin mixture into a homogeneous resin mixture free from separation and to eliminate defects caused by separation on molding by prevention of the separation between the radical polymerizable unsaturated resin and low profile additive, which could have not been attained by the prior art.

Abstract: A catalyst suitable for crosslinking reaction of a compound containing ?,?-unsaturated carbonyl groups and a compound containing a CH-acidic methylene group is provided. A curable mixture comprises at least one compound containing at least two ?,?-unsaturated carbonyl groups and at least one compound containing at least one CH-acidic methylene group and at least one trialkylphosphine.

Abstract: A curable resin composition which exhibits no drawbacks such as yellowing and exhibits excellent hydrolysis sensitivity is provided, and a process for preparing curable oligomers and polymers which has foregoing properties is provided. The composition comprises a curable oligomer or polymer, wherein the oligomer or polymer has an acryloyl group, a ?-dicarbonyl group having a chemical structure part represented by any of the following structures, and a substituted methacrylate group represented by the following structure. The process comprises a reaction step of reacting at least one multifunctional monomeric acrylate with at least one compound having at least one ?-dicarbonyl group in the presence of a tertiary organic phosphine.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of thermoplastic resin microparticles containing considerably less residual solvent remaining in resin particles, and a toner for electrophotography containing considerably less residual solvent. A self-water-dispersible thermoplastic resin is swollen using an organic solvent having a boiling point lower than 100° C., which does not dissolve but can swell the self-water-dispersible thermoplastic resin, to produce a swollen material and the resulting swollen material is dispersed into an aqueous medium in the form of microparticles to produce an initial aqueous dispersion, and then the organic solvent is removed from the initial aqueous dispersion to prepare a dispersion. A toner for electrophotography contains microparticles obtained by separating microparticles of the self-water-dispersible thermoplastic resin from the aqueous dispersion of thermoplastic resin microparticles and drying the microparticles.

Abstract: A thermosetting polyimide resin composition is provided which comprises a polyimide resin and an epoxy resin, which has excellent heat resistance, low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss tangent and also yields a cured article having good mechanical properties such as tensile strength and tensile elongation. Also, a process for producing a polyimide resin used in the polyimide resin composition is provided. The thermosetting polyimide resin composition comprises a polyimide resin (X), which has a carboxyl group and a linear hydrocarbon structure having a number-average molecular weight of 300 to 6,000, and an epoxy resin (Y).

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the resistivity of ultra pure water, including a housing to house a gas permeable membrane, an inlet for untreated ultra pure water which communicates with an ultra pure water path, and an outlet for resistivity-controlled ultra pure water which communicates with the ultra pure water path. The gas permeable membrane divides the interior of the housing into the ultra pure water path and a mixed gas path. A mixed gas is selected from the group consisting of a mixed gas including carbon dioxide and a gas having a lower resistivity controlling ability than carbon dioxide and a mixed gas including ammonia and a gas having a lower resistivity controlling ability than ammonia. The gas permeable membrane is capable of supplying carbon dioxide or ammonia to the untreated ultra pure water at a concentration equal to or more than 90% of the equilibrium concentration.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a polyurethane resin obtainable from compounds including: (A) an organic polyisocyanate; (B) a polyester polyol containing an aromatic metal sulfonate group; (C) an aliphatic polyol being free from aromatic metal sulfonate and having a hydroxyl value of from 10 to 350; and (D) at least one of a polyamine and a polyol each having a molecular weight of 300 or lower, wherein the content of said aliphatic polyol unit (C) amounts to at least 55% by weight based on the solid content of said polyurethane resin. Also disclosed is an aqueous adhesive comprising the polyurethane resin aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tetrazoyloxime derivative which is less likely to cause chemical injury to useful plants and is also superior in chemical efficacy to a conventional hetero ring-substituted oxime derivative. A tetrazoyloxime derivative represented by the general formula (1): X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a methanesulfonyl group, a nitro group, a trifluoromethyl group, or an aryl group; A represents a 1-alkyltetrazoyl-5-yl group or a 5-alkyltetrazoyl-1-yl group; and Het represents a pyridyl group having a substituent or a thiazoyl group having a substituent, and a plant disease controlling agent containing the same as an active ingredient are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber-reinforced plastic molded article including a surface layer (A) composed of a polymer material, an intermediate layer (B) and a fiber-reinforced plastic layer (C); wherein (1) said intermediate layer (B) is composed of the cured product of an intermediate layer composition comprising a curable resin composition including a polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a polymerization curable unsaturated resin, a filler and a thixotropic agent, (2) said curable resin composition is able to form a casting plate having tensile elongation percentage of 2 to 50% and Barcol hardness (B value) of 50 or more by its curing, (3) the content of said filler is 30 to 150 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of curable resin composition, and (4) the content of said thixotropic agent is 1 to 4 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of curable resin composition.

Abstract: A curable resin composition which exhibits no drawbacks such as yellowing and exhibits excellent hydrolysis sensitivity is provided, and a process for preparing curable oligomers and polymers which has foregoing properties is provided.

Abstract: A resin composition for a coating for an optical fiber which comprises a radical polymerizable oligomer (A) and a radical polymerizable monomer (B), wherein (A) comprises a radical polymerizable oligomer (A1) with Mn of 600 to 1600 formed by reacting compounds (1) to (3) below: (1) an aliphatic polyol compound with Mn of 50 to 600, (2) a polyisocyanate compound with a ring structure, and (3) a compound with a hydroxyl group and a radical polymerizable unsaturated group; and a radical polymerizable oligomer (A2) formed by reacting compounds (4) to (6) below: (4) an aliphatic polyol compound with Mn of 800 to 10,000, (5) a polyisocyanate compound, and (6) a compound with a hydroxyl group and a radical polymerizable unsaturated group; a mass ratio (A1)/(A2) is 20/80 to 80/20, and a concentration of urethane linkages within the resin composition is 1.85 to 3.00 mol/kg.

Abstract: A resin composition for an optical fiber is provided which can be sufficiently cured even in high-speed processing (at a low light energy dose) to obtain a cured article having a Young's modulus suitable for use for an optical fiber, and also causes neither increase in viscosity nor deposition of solids in storage for a long period or in storage at a high temperature and can be easily coated even after such storage. A coated fiber and an optical fiber unit, which use the resin composition are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to: 4-methylene-1,3-dioxolanes of the general formula (I) wherein R1 denotes hydrogen, C5-C6-cycloalkyl or C1-C4-alkyl; m and n, which may be the same or different, denote 0 or 1, whereby m?n, o denotes 2, 3 or 4 depending on the valency of the group X; and X denotes a C—C single bond, straight-chain or branched C1-C18-alkylene, C5-C6-cycloalkylene, C8-C18-arylalkylene, —CH2(OCH2CH2)pOCH2—, —CH2(OCH(CH3)CH2)pOCH2—, wherein p is an integer from 0 to 100; a process for their production; and intermediate products used. Moreover, compositions capable of emission-free, photocationic cross-linking, which comprise 4-methylene-1,3-dioxolanes of the general formula (I) and their use for the production of solvent-resistant and transparent films.

Abstract: The present invention provides a powder coating composition, which can ensure excellent smoothness, scratch resistance, water resistance and humidity resistance, when formed into a thin film, and a coating film forming method. The powder coating composition contains an epoxy group-containing vinyl copolymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of 40° C. or higher and a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 2,500, an epoxy group-containing vinyl copolymer (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower, and a polycarboxylic acid (C). 30 to 90% by weight of a polymerization unit of the epoxy group-containing vinyl copolymer (B) originates in a methacrylic acid alkyl ester (b-1) which has an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms.

Abstract: An anti-fogging thermoplastic resin sheet is provided which has a remarkably improved strength in an anti-fogging coating film thereof, inhibiting coating film breakage during the forming, and which exerts excellent anti-fogging effects even in the case of a deep drawn formed articles and can prevent transfer of the anti-fogging coating film to the opposite surface when the anti-fogging thermoplastic resin sheet is wound in a roll. A formed article having excellent anti-fogging effects is also provided. A thermoplastic resin sheet comprising polystyrene, a polymer alloy of polystyrene and a rubber, a high-impact styrene resin, a copolymer of styrene and an acrylic monomer, polyolefin, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride or polyvinylidene chloride comprises on the surface thereof an anti-fogging coating film comprising a surfactant (A) and cyclodextrin or a water-soluble compound (B) in which hydroxyl groups of cyclodextrin are modified.

Abstract: A one-step polymerization process, leading directly to highly branched polyesters with unsaturated, either acrylate or sorbate end groups is described, which is based on the Diels-Alder reaction of polyfunctional sorbic esters with acrylates in defined ratios. A preferred embodiment of the invention is the Diels-Alder polymerization in aqueous emulsion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a toner for electrostatic image development which employs a black colorant free from a toxic substance and exhibits stable charge behavior even after extended use or printing of a large number of sheets, thus making it possible to provide printed images having sufficient image density without causing toner dispersion, fogging, and variation in image density. This is a toner for electrostatic image development comprising a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the colorant is made of black fine particles obtained by coating the surface of titanium dioxide particles with a complex oxide of titanium and iron.