Abstract: A hydrogenated copolymer rubber which is a hydrogenation product of a random copolymer rubber consisting of:(A) 30-70 mole % of a unit derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of alkyl acrylates and alkoxy-substituted alkyl acrylates,(B) 20-70 mole % of a unit derived from at least one conjugated diene, and(C) 0-10 mole % of a unit derived from at least one other ethylenically unsaturated compound copolymerizable with the components (A) and (B) [(A)+(B)+(C)=100 mole %] wherein at least 90% of the double bonds of the conjugated diene unit is hydrogenated; a crosslinkable rubber composition comprising said hydrogenated copolymer rubber and a crosslinking agent; and a thermoplastic polymer comprising said hydrogenated copolymer rubber and a thermoplastic resin. These rubbers and compositions are superior in low-temperature resistance, heat resistance, ozone resistance, mechanical strengths, compression set, impact resilience and oil resistance.

Abstract: A process for producing a high trans low vinyl conjugated diene (co)polymer, comprising polymerizing at least one conjugated diene alone or in combination with at least one alkenyl compound using a catalyst composition comprising (a) a barium compound, (b) an organoaluminum compound, (c) an organolithium compound and (d) a hydroxyl group-containing organic compound. This process enables the easy production of a high trans low vinyl conjugated diene (co)polymer having a high trans 1,4 bond content, a low vinyl bond content and a high molecular weight, at a high polymerization activity.

Abstract: A process for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer which comprises the steps of (I) polymerizing a conjugated diene in an inert organic solvent in the presence of a catalyst comprising (a) a lanthanum series rare earth element compound, (b) an organoaluminum compound represented by the general formula, AlR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 (wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 which may be same or different, are hydrogen atoms or hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is said hydrocarbon group) and, if necessary, at least one member selected from the group consisting of (c) a Lewis acid and/or (d) a Lewis base, and then (II) modifying the resulting reactive polymer with a modifying compound of the general formula, R.sup.4.sub.n MX.sub.4-n (wherein R.sup.4 is an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group, M is a tin atom, X is a halogen atom, and n is an integer of 1 to 3).

Abstract: A transparent resin material consisting of a (co)polymer obtained by subjecting at least one compound represented by the general formula (I) or a combination of said compound and other copolymerizable monomer to metathesis polymerization, or a hydrogenation product of the (co)polymer: ##STR1## wherein A and B are independently hydrogen atoms or C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbon groups; X and Y are independently hydrogen atoms, C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbon groups, halogen atoms, halogen-substituted C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbon groups, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n COOR.sup.1, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n OCOR.sup.1, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n OR.sup.1, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n CN, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n COOZ, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n OCOZ, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n OZ or --(CH.sub.2).sub.n W [R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently C.sub.1-20 hydrocarbon groups, Z is a halogen-substituted hydrocarbon group, W is SiR.sub.p.sup.5 D.sub.3-p (R.sup.5 is a C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbon group, D is a halogen atom, --OCOR.sup.5 or --OR.sup.

Abstract: A process for producing cis-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxyphthalic acid which comprises producing cis-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxyphthalic acid and/or a salt thereof from phthalic acid and/or a salt thereof using a microorganism whose activity to decompose cis-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxyphthalic acid and/or a salt thereof has disappeared or diminished, acidifying the product system unless it is acidic, and then extracting therefrom cis-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxyphthalic acid with such an organic solvent that it is miscible with water in any proportion and the mixture of the organic solvent with water can be separated into two layers upon adding a salt thereto, in the presence of a salt, or with an alcohol having 4 carbon atoms. The process enables one to produce cis-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxyphthalic acid from phthalic acid and/or its salt in a high yield.

Abstract: A novel ester group-containing (meth)acrylic acid ester represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R.sup.2 is a C.sub.3-20 alkylene group, R.sup.3 is a C.sub.1-20 hydrocarbon group or its derivative, and l is an integer of 1-20, and a (co)polymer composed of said ester group-containing (meth)acrylic acid ester and other monomer(s) copolymerizable therewith. This (co)polymer gives a crosslinked product superior in heat resistance, low-temperature resistance and oil resistance.

Abstract: A positive type radiation-sensitive resin composition comprising an alkali-soluble novolac resin and a 1,2-quinonediazide compound, characterized in that said alkali-soluble novolac resin is a resin produced by condensing a carbonyl compound and a phenol mixture comprising 6 to 94 mole % of m-cresol and 94 to 6 mole % of at least one compound represented by the formula (I) other than m-cresol: ##STR1## wherein X is --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, --C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, --CO.sub.2 CH.sub.3 or --CO.sub.2 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 ; n is an integer satisfying 3.gtoreq.m.gtoreq.1; and m is an integer satisfying 3.gtoreq.m.gtoreq.1, in which resin when the polystyrene-reduced molecular weight is determined by a gel permeation chromatography using a monodisperse polystyrene as the standard, maximum values a, b and c present, respectively, in the molecular weight ranges of 6,300 to 25,000, 2,500 to 6,000 and 150 to 900 in the molecular weight distribution curve obtained satisfy the following relationships: a/b=0-1.5 and c/b=1.

Abstract: A rubber composition for tire having improved processability, wear resistance, rebound resilience and heat build-up comprises 20.about.70 parts by weight of a specified butadiene polymer, 30.about.80 parts by weight of at least one rubber selected from natural rubber, high cis-1,4 polyisoprene rubber and styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber, and 0.about.30 parts by weight of high cis-1,4 polybutadiene and/or low cis-1,4 polybutadiene, and contains 35.about.100 parts by weight of carbon black, 0.about.50 parts by weight of process oil, 0.5.about.5 parts by weight of aliphatic carboxylic acid and 0.1.about.3 parts by weight of sulfur based on 100 parts by weight of the above rubber components.

Abstract: A process for producing a laminated product of a polyvinylidene fluoride layer and a rubber-like polymer layer is disclosed. In the process, an adhesive containing (a) a rubber-like polymer, (b) an oxide or hydroxide of a metal belonging to Groups II to IV of the Periodic Table, and (c) an organic solvent is applied to the surface of the polyvinylidene fluoride layer, the rubber-like polymer layer, or the both, and the layers are pressed together under heating at a temperature not higher than the melting point of the polyvinylidene fluoride. The laminated product is suitable for applications requiring high performance, e.g. as lining materials for chemical storage tanks, tanks on tank trucks, various types of hoses such as fuel hoses, various types of diaphragms and packing.

Abstract: A rubber composition obtained by compounding (B) from 0.005 to 50 parts by weight of an polyorganohydrogensiloxane and (C) from 0.00001 to 1 part by weight of a compound of a transition metal belonging to the group VIII with (A) 100 parts by weight of a rubber-forming polymer mainly comprising (I) from 3 to 70% by weight of a polyorganosiloxane represented by the formula: ##EQU1## wherein R represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent organic group, 0.02 to 10 mole % of which being a vinyl group; and a represents a number of from 1.900 to 2.004,and having a degree of polymerization of from 500 to 10,000 and (II) from 30 to 97% by weight of organic rubber, and subjecting the resulting compound to hydrosilylation while effecting shear deformation. The rubber composition is excellent in roll processing properties, mechanical strength, heat resistance, and low-temperature property and is suitable as oil seal and rubber hose.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition consisting essentially of (A) 10-90% by weight of a graft copolymer (A) obtained by polymerizing a mixture of an alkenyl cyanide compound and an aromatic alkenyl compound in the presence of a butadiene rubber latex in which 40-100% by weight of butadiene rubber particles (A-1) having an average particle diameter of at least 1,300 .ANG. but less than 2,100 .ANG., 0-60% by weight of butadiene rubber particles (A-2) having an average particle diameter of 2,100 .ANG.

Abstract: A conjugated diene copolymer comprising (A) 10 to 60 mole % of a conjugated diene compound unit, (B) 5 to 50 mole % of an .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid unit, (C) 0.1 to 20 mole % of a polyfunctional alkenyl compound unit, (D) 0 to 10 mole % of a diene compound unit having cyclic carbon-carbon double bonds and (E) 0 to 80 mole % of a monoolefinically unsaturated compound unit, the sum of the amounts of units (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) being 100 mole %, said copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of 0.01 to 3.0 dl/g as measured at 30.degree. C. in dimethylformamide. The copolymer is soluble in aqueous alkali solutions, excels in processability and photosetting property, and has excellent rubber elasticity and transparency even after photosetting.

Abstract: A radiation-curable coating composition adapted for the coating of optical glass fiber, comprising an ethylenically unsaturated polyurethane which is the reaction product of:(A) a polyether diol having a molecular weight in the range of 200 to 8,000 and a structural unit represented by the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 -R.sup.4 are each independently selected from hydrogen and an alkyl group containing from 1-4 carbon atoms, such as a polymer of copolymer of methyl tetrahydrofuran;(B) a polyisocyanate compound, preferably a diisocyanate; and(C) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound having a single hydroxy group, such as a monohydric acrylate;there being employed per equivalent of hydroxy in component (C) from 1.1 to 2 equivalents of said polyisocyanate with the balance of the isocyanate groups being reacted waith the hydroxy groups of said diol.

Abstract: A vulcanizable rubber composition comprising (1) 100 parts by weight of a polymer composition comprising(I) a vinylidene fluoride resin,(II) at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of acrylic rubbers, .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubbers and hydrides of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubbers, said acrylic rubber consisting of (A) 30 to 99.9% by weight of an alkyl acrylate and/or an alkoxy-substituted alkyl acrylate, (B) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a crosslinkable monomer and (C) 0 to 70% by weight of another ethylenically unsaturated compound copolymerizable with (A) and (B) (the sum of (A), (B) and (C) is 100% by weight) and said .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubber consisting of (D) 10 to 60% by weight of an .alpha.,.beta.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition which comprises 25-95% by weight of a polyamide and 75-5% by weight of a halogenated butyl rubber, a chlorosulfonated polyethylene or both thereof. Said composition is excellent in resistance to Freon gas permeation and has good oil resistance and low-temperature resistance. A hose wherein the layer to be contacted with a gas is made of the above thermoplastic elastomer composition is suitable as a Freon gas R-22 hose.

Abstract: A lithium ion-conductive solid electrolyte consisting of a compound represented by the chemical formula, Li.sub.1+x M.sub.x Ti.sub.2-x (PO.sub.4).sub.3 (M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Al and rare earth elements and x is a number of 0.1 to 1.9), a compound represented by the chemical formula, Li.sub.1+y Ti.sub.2 Si.sub.y P.sub.3-y O.sub.12 (Y is a number of 0.1 to 2.9), or a compound obtained by mixing a compound represented by the chemical formula, LiTi.sub.2 (PO.sub.4).sub.3 with a lithium compound other than LiTi.sub.2 (PO.sub.4).sub.3 and sintering the resulting mixture. Said lithium ion-conductive solid electrolyte can be produced by subjecting to solid phase reaction a mixture of a titanium oxide, a lithium salt, a phosphoric salt and M.sub.2 O.sub.3 (M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Al and rare earth elements) or a silicon oxide or a mixture of LiTi.sub.2 (PO.sub.4).sub.3 and other lithium compound.

Abstract: A conjugated diene copolymer comprising (A) 40 to 90 mole % of a conjugated diene component, (B) 0.5 to 10 mole % of an alpha,beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid component, (C) 0.1 to 5 mole % of a polyfunctional alkenyl compound component and (D) 5 to 58 mole % of a monoolefinically unsaturated compound component wherein the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of the copolymer as measured at 30.degree. C. in dimethylformamide is 0.01 to 3.0 dl/g, the width (.DELTA.Tg) of the endothermic transition temperature section determined by a differential scanning calorimetry is 45.degree. to 120.degree. C., and the limit temperature (T.sub.1) on the lower temperature side of the endothermic transition temperature section is -40.degree. C. or less.

Abstract: An aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive consisting essentially of (1) 100 parts by weight (in terms of solids content) of an aqueous copolymer emulsion obtained by emulsion-polymerizing a monomer mixture consisting of 70-99.9% by weight of at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate in which the alkyl group has 4-12 carbon atoms, 0.1-10% by weight of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid and 0-29.9% by weight of a monomer copolymerizable therewith, (2) 0.1-10 parts by weight of a phosphoric acid ester compound, and (3) a polyglycidyl compound in such an amount that the proportion of the epoxy group in the polyglycidly compound is 0.1-3 equivalents per equivalent of the carboxyl group in the aqueous copolymer. This aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive has excellent balance in adhesion to adherend, peelability from adherend and anchoring to substrate; and the peelability from adherend is not varied depending upon the type of adherend and does not change with time or by heating.

Abstract: A hydrogenation catalyst consisting essentially of (A) at least one bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium compound represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, represent halogen atoms, hydrocarbon groups, aryloxy groups, alkoxy groups or carbonyl groups, and (B) at least one lithium compound represented by the formula (2):R.sup.3 O--Li (2)wherein R.sup.3 represents a hydrocarbon group, or a reaction mixture of an organolithium compound with an alcoholic or phenolic hydroxyl group-containing compound, the (A) component/the (B) component molar ratio being 1/0.5 to 1/20, and optionally (C) at least one reducing organometallic compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum compounds, zinc compounds and magnesium compounds, the (A) component/the (C) component molar ratio being 1/0.5 to 1/20.

Abstract: Hollow polymer particles having at least two polymer layers, wherein (1) the particles have an average particle diameter in the range of 0.15 to 20 micrometers, (2) each of the particles has an average equivalent hollow diameter/equivalent particle diameter in the range of 0.2 to 0.8, (3) the proportion of a toluene-insoluble portion of the particles is 20 to 90% by weight, (4) the polymer particles have a melt flow rate at 180.degree. C. under 10 kgf/cm.sup.2 of 0.1 to 1 g/10 min., (5) the inside layer of the two polymer layers is composed of a crosslinked polymer and (6) the outside layer of the two polymer layers is composd of a non-crosslinked polymer. This invention also provides hollow crosslinked polymer particles wherein the proportion of a toluene-insoluble portion of the particles exceeds 85% by weight, the melt flow rate of the polymer particles at 180.degree. C. under 10 kgf/cm.sup.2 is less than 0.2 g/10 min., and the outside layer is composed of a crosslinked polymer.