Abstract: The present invention relates to a soft polypropylene resin having a melt index falling in a specific range, prepared by melting and kneading a substantial propylene homopolymer or a propylene copolymer composition each having specific properties in the presence of a radical-generating agent. According to the present invention, capable of being provided at a good productivity is a soft polypropylene resin which is useful as an alternative for a polyvinyl chloride resin in the fields of films, sheets, construction materials and the like and which is excellent in fluidity.

Abstract: A polyolefin-based sheet having a coating layer, which improves printability and does not impair adhesion, wherein the coating layer is one formed from a coating material comprising a water-soluble acrylic resin and polyalkylenimine.

Abstract: A transition metal compound of Groups to 10 of the Periodic Table, represented by the following formula (1): wherein M represents a transition metal of Groups 8 to 10 of the Periodic Table; L, electrically neutral, represents a hetero atom-containing hydrocarbon group represented by the following formula (2) wherein R1 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having form 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenohydrocarbon group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hetero atom-containing group, and optionally these groups are bonded to each other to form a ring; R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having form 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenohydrocarbon group having from 1 to 40 carton atoms, or a hetero atom-containing group; L? electrically neutral, represents a hetero atom-containing hydrocarbon group represented by the following formula (3) wherein R7 to R11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group

Abstract: Provided by the present invention are an adamantyl vinyl ether compound which is useful as a monomer for functional resins in the photolithography field or a raw material therefor and medical and agricultural intermediates and a production process for the same. The present invention relates to a production process for an adamantyl vinyl ether compound, characterized by subjecting an adamantyl vinyl ether compound having a specific structure and alcohol having an eliminating group in a ? position to chloroalkyl-etherification, then subjecting it to etherification to form an adamantyl group-containing ether and then subjecting it to vinyl-etherification.

Abstract: Catalysts for copolymerization of olefins and styrenes, comprising (A) a transition metal compound, (B) an oxygen-containing compound and/or a compound capable of reacting with a transition metal compound to form an ionic complex, (C) a specific compound such as a reaction product of triphenylmethyl alcohol and triisobutylaluminium, and optionally (D) an alkylating agent, and methods for producing olefin-styrene copolymers in the presence of such catalysts, which catalysts have the advantages of enhancing the copolymerization activity and reducing the amount of the promoter such as oxygen-containing compounds, etc, and using them, olefin-styrene copolymers can be produced efficiently and inexpensively.

Abstract: Provided is a flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin, (B) from 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a core/shell type, grafted rubbery elastomer, (C) from 0.02 to 5 parts by weight of an organic alkali metal salt and/or an organic alkaline earth metal salt, and (D) from 0.02 to 3 parts by weight of a polyfluoro-olefin resin. Not containing a halogen compound for flame retardation, it has good flame retardancy, and its moldability, impact resistance, thermal stability, wet heat resistance and recyclability are all good.

Abstract: There are disclosed an ethylenic copolymer comprising ethylene and an &agr;-olefin in which diad chain distribution [EA] of ethylene [E] and &agr;-olefin [A] as determined by the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum method (13C-NMR method) and ethylene content &agr; (mol %) as determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum satisfy the following relational expressions (1) and (2): 0.7−2.8(0.5−&agr;/100)2−|0.25(0.5−&agr;/100)|≦[EA]≦2&agr;/100  (1) (| | represents the absolute value) 10≦&agr;≦90  (2) and in which the &agr;-olefin has 3 to 20 carbon atoms; a process for producing the ethylenic copolymer and a lubricating oil composition comprising the same.

Abstract: The catalyst for polymerizing vinyl compounds according to the present invention comprises (A) a complex of Group 4 to 10 transition metal of the Periodic Table, (B) a clay, clay mineral or ion-exchangeable layered compound, and (C) at least one aluminoxy compound represented by Formula (1): wherein a plurality of R groups are each independently C1-10 hydrocarbon group and at least one of the R groups is a hydrocarbon group having 2 or more carbon atoms; and x is an integer of 2 or more. By using the Group 4 to 10 transition metal complex and the clay, clay mineral or ion-exchangeable layered compound in combination with the specific aluminoxy compound, vinyl polymers are produced at a high efficiency.

Abstract: The catalyst for polymerizing vinyl compounds according to the present invention comprises (A) a complex of Group 4 to 10 transition metal of the Periodic Table, (B) a clay, clay mineral or ion-exchangeable layered compound, and (C) at least one aluminoxy compound represented by Formula (1): 1

Abstract: There is provided a trisadamantane based compound which is useful not only as a photoresist additive but also as pharmaceuticals, an agrochemical intermediate, a resin additive (heat resistance improver) and the like, and which is represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are each an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; X1 and X2 are each hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, carboxyl group or COOR3 in which R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided is a door trim structure for automobiles, which is made of a thermoplastic resin and of which the inner door panel and the door trim are integrally blow-molded. The inner door panel may have the function of fitting functional members thereto, and may act also as a shock absorber. The inner door panel acting also as a shock absorber may have a plurality of recesses formed on its surface. The door trim structure is lightweight and simple, and is resistant to side-on collision, and its productivity is high. The number of the parts to constitute the door trim structure can be greatly reduced, and the labor and energy necessary for building the structure into a door system can be reduced. The door trim structure is recyclable.

Abstract: Provided is a non-halogen, flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition that comprises a resin mixture of (A) from 60 to 99% by mass of a polycarbonate resin and (B) from 1 to 40% by mass of a polycarbonate copolymer having phosphorus atoms in its main chain, and contains (C) from 0.02 to 5 parts by mass, relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin mixture, of an anti-dripping agent. Also provided are moldings of the composition. The polycarbonate copolymer (B) that has phosphorus atoms in its main chain is typically a polycarbonate copolymer of which the repetitive structural units contain an aromatic organophosphate component. The resin moldings have good impact resistance, good heat resistance and high stiffness intrinsic to polycarbonate resin. Not depositing on the wall of molds, the melt of the resin composition is well flowable and is stably molded into high-quality moldings having good appearance, and its long-run workability is good.

Abstract: Provided are a catalyst of high activity and good heavy substance resistance and alcohol resistance for production of bisphenols, and a method for producing bisphenols with the catalyst. The catalyst is a sulfonic acid-type cation-exchange resin modified with (a) a pyridinealkanethiol and (b) an aminoalkanethiol and/or a thiazolidine; and the method comprises reacting a phenol and a ketone in the presence of the catalyst for producing bisphenols.

Abstract: Provided are catalysts for styrene polymerization capable of efficiently and inexpensively producing styrenic polymers having a syndiotactic structure; and a method for producing styrenic polymers. The catalysts comprise (A) a transition metal compound, (B) an oxygen-containing compound and/or a compound capable of reacting with a transition metal compound to form an ionic complex, (C) a specific metal compound, preferably a specific organoaluminium compound of a general formula: ((R1)3—CO)n-Al—(R2)3−n wherein R1 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms or the like; R2 represents a hydrocarbon group; n is 1 or 2, and optionally (D) an alkylating agent. In the method for producing styrenic polymers, used is the catalyst.

Abstract: The process for polymerizing olefins uses a plurality of series-connected polymerization reactors in which at least one of second and subsequent reactors is a vapor-phase polymerization reactor containing a multicomponent gas. The process comprises the steps of: taking the multicomponent gas out of the vapor-phase polymerization reactor; mixing the multicomponent gas with an inert gas which is lighter than at least one component of the multicomponent gas, thereby obtaining a mixed gas; compressing and/or cooling the mixed gas to liquefy a part of the multicomponent gas; discharging at least a part of a gaseous mixture comprising the inert gas and an unliquefied multicomponent gas out of a reaction system; and returning a fluid comprising the remainder of the gaseous mixture and the liquefied multicomponent gas to the vapor-phase polymerization reactor.

Abstract: A propylene-ethylene block copolymer composition having sufficient stiffness and mechanical strength required for the automobile exterior arts can be produced at low cost since no additional steps for blending other rubber components are required. The composition contains methylenebis(2,4-di-t-butylphenol) acid sodium phosphate which is blended with the propylene-ethylene block copolymer in an amount of 300 to 2,000 ppm and has (a) a melt flow rate of 10 to 18 g/10 min when measured at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg (21.2N); (b) an ordinary temperature xylene insoluble having a stereoregularity index fraction of 98.9% or higher when measured by 13C-NMR; and (c) an ordinary temperature xylene soluble having a content of 22 to 28% by weight has a single component with respect to a relaxation time T1 measured by pulse NMR and satisfies the following formula (I): y≦0.0014x3−0.0897x2−1.0593x+231.

Abstract: (1) An adsorbent comprising a styrene polymer, which is producing by dissolving a substantially syndiotactic styrene polymer in an organic compound having an affinity for the polymer, followed by shaping it, and thereafter removing the organic compound from the shaped article. (2) For producing the adsorbent (1), the polymer solution is melt-cast into the shaped article. (3) For producing the adsorbent (1) or (2), the organic compound is removed from the shaped article through evaporation under reduced pressure. The adsorbent provided herein is effective for selectively and efficiently adsorbing an organic compound in gases or liquids.

Abstract: Provided is a door trim structure for automobiles, which is made of a thermoplastic resin and of which the inner door panel and the door trim are integrally blow-molded. The inner door panel may have the function of fitting functional members thereto, and may act also as a shock absorber. The inner door panel acting also as a shock absorber may have a plurality of recesses formed on its surface. The door trim structure is lightweight and simple, and is resistant to side-on collision, and its productivity is high. The number of the parts to constitute the door trim structure can be greatly reduced, and the labor and energy necessary for building the structure into a door system can be reduced. The door trim structure is recyclable.

Abstract: The continuous process for removing mercury comprises a step of continuously feeding a mercury-containing liquid hydrocarbon to an ionization zone where the elementary mercury is ionized; and a step of continuously feeding the liquid hydrocarbon containing the ionized mercury to a sulfur compound-treatment zone where the ionized mercury is converted to a solid mercury compound. The semi-continuous process for removing mercury comprises a step of continuously feeding a mercury-containing liquid hydrocarbon to an ionization column where the elementary mercury is ionized; and a step of feeding the liquid hydrocarbon containing the ionized mercury to a sulfur compound-treatment tank where the ionized mercury is converted to a solid mercury compound in batch manner. With the above processes, the mercury is removed from the liquid hydrocarbon with ease in a continuous or semi-continuous manner at around ordinary temperature under around ordinary pressure.

Abstract: 1-butene based polymer satisfying following requirements (1″) to (4″) provides formed product having low stickiness, superior flexibility and transparency.