Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin (A) produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) as a raw material and water (B). The skin layer (iii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (X) having an anionic group concentration of 0.15 mmol/g or less and water (Y). The aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) preferably includes toluene diisocyanate. The urethane resin (A) has an aromatic ring concentration of 0.1 to 2.5 mol/kg.

Abstract: A tube unit includes multiple tubes and bundling portions that bundle end portions of respective tubes at opposite ends of the tubes. At least one of the end portions of respective tubes has a tube wall portion that tubularly extends in an extension direction of the tubes and also has a protrusion protruding radially outward from the tube wall portion.

Abstract: A calixarene compound represented by formula (1) below is provided. The calixarene compound contains, per molecule, at least one —CH2OH group or phenolic hydroxy group and at least one carbon-carbon unsaturated bond. R1's are a structural moiety (A), which has a —CH2OH group; a structural moiety (B), which has a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; a structural moiety (C), which has a —CH2OH group and a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; a monovalent organic group (D), which is different from (A), (B), and (C); or a hydrogen atom (E). R2's are (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) provided that not all R2's are (E). R3's are one of a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and an aryl group, n is 2 to 10. * is a point of attachment to an aromatic ring. A curable composition including the calixarene compound is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a metal oxide production apparatus that implements a flux evaporation method. The production apparatus includes a firing furnace configured to subject a metal compound to firing in the presence of flux, a cooling pipe connected to the firing furnace and configured to convert vaporized flux resulting from the firing into powder, and a recovery means configured to recover powdered flux converted in the cooling pipe. Furthermore, provided is a metal oxide production method comprising a step (1) of subjecting a metal compound to firing in the presence of flux and obtaining a metal oxide and vaporized flux, a step (2) of converting the vaporized flux into powder by cooling the vaporized flux, and a step (3) of recovering powdered flux resulting from the converting.

Abstract: A foldable circular polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a foldable compensation film disposed on one surface of the polarizer, wherein in-plane retardations of the liquid crystal layer at 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm wavelengths satisfy Relationship Equations 1 or 2, the compensation film is configured to absorb light in a wavelength region of less than or equal to 420 nm, and a reflection color in a CIE-Lab color coordinate system satisfies ?a*b*?5.0 and a foldable organic light emitting diode display including the same.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous resin composition containing a polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin that is a reaction product of a polycarbonate diol (A) made from 1,4-butanediol as an essential raw material and an unsaturated monomer mixture (B) containing methyl methacrylate, an unsaturated monomer (b1) having a hydroxy group, an unsaturated monomer (b2) having a carboxy group, and an unsaturated monomer (b3) having an alicyclic structure as essential components, and an aqueous medium, in which the ratio of the unsaturated monomer (b3) in the unsaturated monomer mixture (B) is in the range of 3 to 60% by mass. This aqueous resin composition is suitable for aqueous paints and plastic molded articles since the composition can form a coating film having high adhesion to a plastic substrate and having high water-resistant adhesion and fragrance resistance.

Abstract: A three-dimensional pattern material capable of forming a cured product having excellent hardness and castability, a cured product, a cubic molded article, and a method for producing a mold by using the cubic molded article are provided. The three-dimensional modeling pattern material contains a curable resin composition containing a (meth) acrylate compound (A) represented by Structural Formula (1) and an aliphatic (meth) acrylate compound (B). The three-dimensional modeling pattern material has a content of the (meth) acrylate compound (A) of 50% by mass or more in a total mass of the (meth) acrylate compound (A) and the (meth) acrylate compound (B).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition suitable for producing liquid crystal display elements which reduces the risk of the formation of droplet traces during production and allows a liquid crystal material to be ejected at a constant rate during an ODF process without deteriorating the properties of the liquid crystal display element, such as dielectric anisotropy, viscosity, nematic-phase upper-limit temperature, nematic-phase stability at a low temperature, and ?1, and the image sticking resistance of the display element, and a liquid crystal display element including the liquid crystal composition. Provided are a liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy, the liquid crystal composition including one or more compounds represented by General Formula (I), one or more compounds represented by General Formula (II), and the compound represented by Formula (IIIb-1) and a liquid crystal display element including the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) and the skin layer (iii) are both formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin and water, the urethane resin being produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate as a raw material. The urethane resin composition forming the adhesive layer (ii) preferably includes a urethane resin (A) and water (B), the urethane resin (A) being produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) as a raw material. The aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) preferably includes toluene diisocyanate. It is preferable that the urethane resin (A) include an anionic group and the concentration of the anionic group in the urethane resin (A) be 0.35 mmol/g or less.

Abstract: Provided is a calixarene compound represented by structural formula (1). In structural formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a structural moiety (A) having a functional group (I), a structural moiety (B) having a functional group (II) having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond (excluding maleate groups), a structural moiety (C) having both the functional group (I) and the functional group (II), a monovalent organic group (D) that has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and is other than the structural moieties (A), (B) and (C), or a hydrogen atom (E). At least one of a plurality of R2s is the structural moiety (A), the structural moiety (B), the structural moiety (C), or the organic group (D).

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a urethane resin composition containing a biomass raw material and having excellent moisture permeability and excellent film strength. The invention provides a urethane resin composition containing a urethane resin (X), the urethane resin (X) containing, as essential raw materials, a polyol (A) that contains a polyol (a1) having an oxyethylene group, and a polyisocyanate (B), in which the polyol (A) further contains a polyester polyol (a2) containing a biomass-derived glycol (i) and a crystalline polybasic acid (ii) as raw materials, and the polyol (A) has a hydroxyl equivalent in a range of 400 g/eq to 600 g/eq. In addition, the invention provides a moisture-permeable film which is formed of the urethane resin composition.

Abstract: An electrically conductive pillar that can bond a base member and a member to be bonded together with high bonding strength with a bonding layer interposed therebetween and a method for manufacturing the same. Specifically, an electrically conductive pillar 1 is composed of a sintered body 12 of metal micro-particles disposed on a base member 11. The average particle size of the metal micro-particles is less than 1 ?m as measured using a small-angle X-ray scattering method. An upper surface 12b of the sintered body 12 has a concave shape recessed on the base member 11 side. The metal micro-particles are preferably made of one or more metals selected from Ag and Cu.

Abstract: The present invention provides an epoxy resin having good heat resistance when formed into an epoxy resin cured product, and also provides an epoxy resin cured product an epoxy resin composition. The epoxy resin is represented by formula (1) below. In the formula (1), R1 to R12 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an aralkyloxy group, an aryloxy group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amide group, a carboxyl group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a formyl group, a cyano group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group.

Abstract: Provided are: a dispersant for calcium carbonate that is capable of dispersing calcium carbonate well in a thermoplastic resin; a calcium carbonate composition and a thermoplastic resin composition that each contain the dispersant for calcium carbonate; and a molded body produced by using the thermoplastic resin composition. Specifically, provided are a dispersant for calcium carbonate, including a polyester resin containing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue, an aliphatic diol residue, and a monoalcohol residue or a monocarboxylic acid residue and having a melting point of 100 to 250° C.; a calcium carbonate composition that contains the dispersant and calcium carbonate; a thermoplastic resin composition that contains the dispersant, calcium carbonate, and a thermoplastic resin; and a molded body that contains the thermoplastic resin composition.

Abstract: It is a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which an anchoring force causing liquid crystal molecules to be vertically aligned can be exerted sufficiently. A liquid crystal display device (1) including two substrates AM and CF and a liquid crystal layer (4) sandwiched therebetween can be manufactured. The liquid crystal display device manufacturing method includes: a first step of subjecting a surface of one of the substrates AM and CM that is to be in contact with the liquid crystal layer (4) to hydrophilization treatment; and a second step of disposing the two substrates AM and CF so as to face each other such that the two substrates are in contact with a liquid crystal composition containing liquid crystal molecules and an alignment aid having a polar group and having the function of causing the liquid crystal molecules to be aligned spontaneously.

Abstract: A rubber-metal adhesion promoter characterized by including: a metal salt (1) of a carboxylic acid which is a metal salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having 2 to 25 carbon atoms and in which the metal is bismuth, copper, antimony, silver or niobium; or a compound (2) represented by the following general formula (A): [wherein Z represents a structure selected from the following formulae (z-1) to (z-4); M represents bismuth, copper, antimony, silver or niobium; (RCOO) represents a residue of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having 2 to 25 carbon atoms; and x represents the valence of M minus 1].

Abstract: A problem to be solved by the invention is to provide an aqueous ink capable of forming a clear print image without causing deterioration in print quality due to uneven drying (mottling) of the ink even when continuous printing is performed for a long period of time or when printing is resumed after printing is suspended for several minutes to several hours. The invention relates to an aqueous ink containing: an acetylene-based surfactant (A); a nonionic surfactant (B) other than the acetylene-based surfactant (A); and an aqueous medium (C), in which the nonionic surfactant (B) contains a nonionic surfactant that satisfies at least one of the following three requirements: (i) having an HLB of less than 13.5, (ii) having a clouding point of 75° C. or lower, and (iii) having no clouding point.

Abstract: Provided are a substrate that can exert an anchoring force causing liquid crystal molecules to be vertically aligned and a liquid crystal display device. The substrate of the present invention is to be used in contact with a liquid crystal composition containing liquid crystal molecules and an alignment aid having a polar group and having the function of causing the liquid crystal molecules to be aligned spontaneously. The substrate includes an insulating film having a contact surface to be in contact with the liquid crystal composition. The static contact angle of water on the contact surface at 25° C. is 70° or less and/or the surface free energy of the contact surface is 50 mN/m or more. The substrate is preferably a substrate in direct contact with the liquid crystal composition with no alignment film therebetween.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil additive, including: a molybdenum compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1); and a sulfur-based composition (B) containing a sulfur-based compound (b-1) represented by the following general formula (2) and at least one kind of sulfur-based compound (b-2) represented by the following general formula (3) or (4), and a lubricating oil composition containing the additive. In the formula (1), R1 to R4 each represent alkyl groups having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, the groups being identical to or different from each other, and X1 to X4 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. In the formula (2), R5 and R6 each represent alkyl groups having 3 to 24 carbon atoms, the groups being identical to or different from each other, and “a” and “b” each represent a number from 1 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by general formula (I) (in the formula (I), X represents a methyl group or a halogen atom; R1 to R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; Bm? represents a polyoxometalate anion; m represents an integer of 1 to 20; n represents an integer of 1 to 20, provided that n is determined such that the charge of the whole formula (I) becomes zero).