Abstract: Provided is a block polymer including two or more polymer block As each having a value ? of 0.20 or less and a functional group F containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, silicon, oxygen, and sulfur in a part or all of terminals of the two or more polymer block As, in which the block polymer has a value ? of 0.75 or more, when p, q, r and s are defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by Formula (1), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (2), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (3), and a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (4), in the polymer, respectively.

Abstract: A binder for an all-solid-state secondary battery, which can suppress binder migration in a production process for an electrode of an all-solid-state secondary battery, leading to satisfactory binding properties and flexibility of the resultant electrode, and to excellent lithium ion conductivity, and by extension, can achieve a satisfactory cycle life characteristic. The binder for an all-solid-state secondary battery includes a conjugated diene-based polymer (A) that has a conjugated diene unit based on a conjugated diene compound, and has a solubility parameter (SP value) of 16.80 MPa1/2 or more and 17.80 Mpa1/2 or less.

Abstract: A binder including a conjugated diene-based copolymer (A). The conjugated diene-based copolymer (A) contains an aromatic vinyl unit based on an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene unit based on a conjugated diene compound. The conjugated diene-based copolymer (A) has a storage elastic modulus (G?) of 4.0×104 Pa or more and 2.0×105 Pa or less and a loss tangent (tan ?) of 0.10 or more and 0.80 or less. The storage elastic modulus and the loss tangent are measured using a dynamic viscoelasticity-measuring apparatus under conditions of a measurement temperature of 25° C., a frequency of 0.1 Hz, and a strain amount of 1%.

Abstract: A modified conjugated diene-based polymer is produced by a method reacting a conjugated diene-based polymer having an active terminal, which is a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer including a conjugated diene compound in the presence of an alkali metal compound, with a compound [A] represented by formula (1). In formula (1), each of R1 and R2 represents a C1 to C8 hydrocarbyl group and the like; each of R5 and R6 represents a C1 to C8 hydrocarbyl group and the like; each of R3 and R4 represents a C1 to C6 hydrocarbylene group; R7 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbylene group; X1 represents a C1 to C4 hydrocarbyloxy group; each of X2 and X3 represent a C1 to C4 hydrocarbyl group or hydrocarbyloxy group; m is an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: There is provided a polymer composition using which a molded product having excellent balance between rigidity, wear resistance, viscoelastic properties, and heat resistance can be obtained. A polymer composition according to the disclosure includes (A) a conjugated diene rubber (where, a polymer corresponding to the following component (B) is excluded); and (B) a hydrogenated product of a polymer that satisfies the following (1) to (3), which is a polymer in which 80% or more of structural units derived from butadiene are hydrogenated: (1) being a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound containing butadiene and an aromatic vinyl compound, (2) including a polybutadiene block having a vinyl group content of 20% or less, and (3) including a block composed of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound.

Abstract: A polymer composition includes a conjugated diene-based polymer (A) and a filler having a Mohs hardness of 5 or more (B), where the conjugated diene-based polymer (A) contains a polymer (A1) satisfying expression (i) when a composition ratio (molar ratio) of a structural unit represented by formula (1), a structural unit represented by formula (2), a structural unit represented by formula (3) and a structural unit represented by formula (4) in the polymer is p, q, r and s, respectively. 0.75?(p+(0.5×r))/(p+q+(0.5×r)+s)?0.

Abstract: A rubber bale including a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, and a surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of 9.0 or less. A method for producing a rubber bale, including mixing a polymer solution containing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer dissolved in a solvent and a surfactant having a HLB of 9.0 or less to form a solution, and removing the solvent from the solution.

Abstract: A polymer composition includes a conjugated diene-based polymer (A) and a liquid polymer (B). The conjugated diene-based polymer (A) includes a polymer (A1) satisfying expression (i) when a composition ratio (molar ratio) of a structural unit represented by formula (1), a structural unit represented by formula (2), a structural unit represented by formula (3) and a structural unit represented by formula (4) in the polymer is p, q, r and s, respectively; a glass transition temperature of the polymer (A1) is ?40° C. or less; and the liquid polymer (B) is polybutadiene, polyisoprene, polyisobutylene, polybutene, or the like. 0.75(p+(0.5×r))/(p+q+(0.5×r)+s)?0.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for an electrical storage device, which enables the production of an electrical storage device electrode excellent in repeated charge-discharge characteristic through a reduction in internal resistance and also excellent in charge-discharge durability characteristic under high temperature through an improvement in adhesiveness. The binder composition for an electrical storage device includes: a polymer (A); and a liquid medium (B), wherein, with respect to 100 mass % in total of repeating units contained in the polymer (A), the polymer (A) contains: 15 mass % to 60 mass % of a repeating unit (a1) derived from a conjugated diene compound; and 1 mass % to 10 mass % of a repeating unit (a2) derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein tan ? (loss elastic modulus/storage elastic modulus) in dynamic viscoelasticity of the polymer (A) has one peak top in a range of from ?40° C. or more to less than 50° C., and has one peak top in a range of from 50° C. or more to 150° C.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer composition containing (A) a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which includes a monomer unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and has a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 1.50 to 3.00 and in which some or all of the molecules are modified, the molecular weight distribution being represented by a ratio of polystyrene-equivalent weight-average molecular weight Mw to number-average molecular weight Mn measured by gel permeation chromatography, and (B) a surfactant having HLB of 9.0 or less and having an oxypropylene group, the polymer composition further containing (C) an extender oil as an optional component, in which a total amount of the modified conjugated diene-based polymer (A), the surfactant (B) and the extender oil (C) is 95 mass % or more based on the entire composition.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by melt-kneading (A) an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber that is a copolymer of ethylene, an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and a non-conjugated polyene, (B) a polyolefin resin and (C) a mineral oil-based softening agent in the presence of (D) a crosslinking agent, at least part of the ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (A) being crosslinked, the thermoplastic elastomer composition having a sea-island structure in which the ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (A) is dispersed as a dispersed phase (island phase) in a continuous phase (sea phase) of the polyolefin resin (B), and when a cross-section of the composition is observed with an atomic force microscope (AFM), a ratio of (b) a local elastic modulus of the continuous phase to (a) a local elastic modulus of the dispersed phase being from 10 to 30.

Abstract: A polymer composition characterized by containing a diene-based polymer (A) and a filler (B), the diene-based polymer (A) containing the polymer (A1) and the polymer (A2) described below. Polymer (A1): A diene-based polymer that is a polymer of a conjugate diene compound or a copolymer of the conjugate diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound, the diene-based polymer being modified with a polar group having affinity for the filler (B), wherein the aromatic vinyl content is 25 mass % or less, and the modification rate is 30-100%. Polymer (A2): A diene-based polymer that is a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugate diene compound including 1,3-butadiene, wherein the aromatic vinyl content is 30-50 mass %, the vinyl content is 5-30 mass %, and the peak molecular weight in terms of polystyrene measured using gel permeation chromatography is 400,000 to 2,000,000.

Abstract: A method for producing a rubber composition may include: mixing modified silica (B), pre-prepared by surface treatment of unmodified silica, with a modified conjugated diene-based polymer (A) and a polymer having crystalline character (C). A crosslinked product may be produced through crosslinking a rubber composition obtained from such a method. The crosslinked product may be used for producing a tire including a tread and a sidewall, wherein at least one of the tread and the sidewall is formed of the crosslinked product.

Abstract: A binder composition for an electrical storage device, may enable production of an electrical storage device electrode excellent in charge-discharge durability characteristic under high temperature by improving adhesiveness under high temperature and reducing internal resistance. Such a composition may include: a polymer (A) and a liquid medium (B), wherein, with respect to 100 parts by mass of total repeating units in the polymer (A), the polymer (A) contains: 15 to 60 parts by mass of repeating unit (a1) derived from a conjugated diene; 35 to 75 parts by mass of repeating unit (a2) derived from an aromatic vinyl compound; and 1 to 10 parts by mass of a repeating unit (a3) derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid, and wherein, when, in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement of the polymer (A), a peak top of tan? (loss/storage elastic modulus) is tan8(Tp), and tan? at 100° C. is tan8(100° C.

Abstract: A binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery, may have excellent long-term storage stability and lithium ion conductivity, and may be capable of achieving a satisfactory cycle life characteristic even under a high voltage. Such a binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery may include: a polymer (A) having an aromatic vinyl unit based on an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene unit based on a conjugated diene compound; an anti-aging agent (B) at 200 ppm or more and 5,000 ppm or less with respect to a total mass of the binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery; and a liquid medium (C).

Abstract: A binder for an all-solid-state secondary battery, including a polymer (A) that has an aromatic vinyl unit including an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene unit including a conjugated diene compound. The binder has a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) from 10 to 100 and has a value ?, which is represented by the following equation (i), of less than 0.7, where “p”, “q”, “r”, and “s” represent constituent ratios (molar ratios) of a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), a structural unit represented by the following formula (2), a structural unit represented by the following formula (3), and a structural unit represented by the following formula (4) in the polymer, respectively. ?=(p+(0.5×r))/(p+q+(0.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by melt-kneading an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (A) that is a copolymer of ethylene, an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a non-conjugated polyene, a polyolefin resin (B), and a mineral oil-based softening agent (C) in the presence of an organic peroxide (D) and a crosslinking aid (E), the thermoplastic elastomer composition having a shear viscosity of from 5 Pa·s to 20 Pa·s at 140° C. and 10,000 s?1.

Abstract: A method of producing 1,3-butadiene including feeding oxygen and a feedstock gas containing n-butene into a reactor from the lower section of the reactor provided with a metal atom-containing catalyst, so that a product gas containing 1,3-butadiene is obtained through oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butene; cooling the product gas containing the 1,3-butadiene; and separating the 1,3-butadiene from the cooled product gas through selective absorption into an absorption solvent.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by melt-kneading (A) an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber that is a copolymer of ethylene, an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and a non-conjugated polyene, (B) a polyolefin resin and (C) a mineral oil-based softening agent in the presence of (D) a crosslinking agent, at least part of the ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (A) being crosslinked, the thermoplastic elastomer composition having a sea-island structure in which the ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (A) is dispersed as a dispersed phase (island phase) in a continuous phase (sea phase) of the polyolefin resin (B), and when a cross-section of the composition is observed with an atomic force microscope (AFM), a ratio of (b) a local elastic modulus of the continuous phase to (a) a local elastic modulus of the dispersed phase being from 10 to 30.

Abstract: A method of producing a polymer composition is provided, including: kneading (A) a conjugated diene-based polymer that is a polymer of a conjugated diene compound or a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound, and is a reaction product between an active polymerization end and a compound represented by any one of the general formulae (1) to (3), and (B) a basic compound having an acid dissociation constant of 8.0 or more; and kneading a kneaded product from (A) and a crosslinking agent.