Abstract: An expanded bead having a tubular shape with a through hole and a method for producing the same are provided. The expanded bead includes a foamed core layer and a covering layer. A polyolefin-based resin included in the covering layer has a melting point lower than a melting point of a polypropylene-based resin included in the foamed core layer. An average hole diameter d of the through hole of the expanded bead is less than 1 mm, and a ratio d/D of the average hole diameter d to an average outer diameter D of the expanded bead is 0.4 or less. The polypropylene-based resin for the foamed core layer has a flexural modulus of 1,200 MPa or more and a melting point of 158° C. or lower.

Abstract: A polyamide-based resin melt obtained by melt-kneading a base resin, an organic compound-based additive (A), and an iodide-based additive (X) is granulated to prepare polyamide-based resin particles. The polyamide-based resin particles are expanded by using a physical blowing agent to produce polyamide-based resin expanded beads. The polyamide-based resin expanded beads are in-mold molded to produce a polyamide-based resin expanded molded article. The organic compound-based additive (A) is made of a hindered phenol-based compound and/or an organophosphorus-based compound. The iodide-based additive (X) is made of copper iodide, or copper iodide and potassium iodide.

Abstract: A modified expanded bead that includes an expanded bead which includes a specific base polymer (?) and a coating layer which includes a specific base polymer (?). The coating layer covers at least part of an outer surface of the expanded bead. The melting point T? of the base polymer (?) and the melting point T? of the base polymer (?) satisfy a relationship of 0?T??T??20. When the modified expanded bead is cut into two halves along a cutting plane to form two half portions and thereafter one of the two half portions is cut along planes perpendicular to the cutting plane to form ten small pieces, outermost pieces among the ten small pieces have a xylene-insoluble content (B) which is less than a xylene-insoluble content (A) in the half portion and the xylene-insoluble content (A) is 10-80% by mass.

Abstract: A polyethylene-based resin expanded bead including a non-crosslinked linear low-density polyethylene as a base resin. The density, heat of fusion, melting point, and melt flow rate measured under conditions of a temperature of 190° C. and a load of 2.16 kg of the linear low-density polyethylene fall within their respective predetermined ranges. The average cell diameter of the expanded beads is 50 ?m or more and 180 ?m or less.

Abstract: A method for producing polypropylene-based resin expanded beads containing a post-consumer recycled material of a polypropylene-based resin foamed molded article containing carbon black in order to enable provision of a black expanded beads molded article excellent in appearance and physical properties using a post-consumer recycled material of a polypropylene-based resin foamed molded article containing carbon black. The method includes: a mixing step of melt-mixing a polypropylene-based resin at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg and a polypropylene-based resin recovered materials including of a recovered materials of a post-consumer recycled material of a polypropylene-based resin foamed molded article with an extruder to obtain a mixture; an extrusion step; and a foaming step, wherein in the mixture, the polypropylene-based resin recovered materials contains carbon black.

Abstract: A method for producing polypropylene-based resin expanded beads each having a through-hole by performing a first expanding step and a second expanding step is provided. In the first expanding step, tubular resin particles containing carbon black and having through-holes are dispersed in a dispersion medium and released to an environment under a low pressure, thereby obtaining first-step expanded beads having a bulk ratio of M1 times. In the second expanding step, the first-step expanded beads are further expanded to obtain polypropylene-based resin expanded beads having a bulk ratio of M2 times. The bulk ratio M1 is 5 times or more and 25 times or less. A ratio M2/M1 of the bulk ratio M2 to the bulk ratio M1 is 1.2 or more and 3.0 or less.

Abstract: A vehicle seat core material includes a molded article that includes thermoplastic resin expanded beads. The molded article has a substantially rectangular shape in a top view, and has a front side and a rear side opposite the front side. The molded article has an average density (Z) of 20 kg/m3 to 50 kg/m3. The molded article includes, on the rear side of the molded article, a rear thin portion having a thickness of 10 mm to 40 mm, the thickness of the rear thin portion being smaller than an average thickness of the molded article. A ratio (Y/Z) of a density (Y) of the rear thin portion to the average density (Z) of the molded article is 1.05 to 3. The rear thin portion of the molded article has a fusion rate of 70% or more.

Abstract: A polyamide-based resin expanded bead comprising a foam layer formed by expanding a polyamide-based resin, wherein on a first DSC curve and a second DSC curve, the first DSC curve has a melting peak (intrinsic peak) having a peak top temperature on a low temperature side equal to or lower than a peak top temperature of a melting peak of the second DSC curve and a melting peak (high temperature peak) having a peak top temperature on a high temperature side exceeding the peak top temperature of the second DSC curve, and, the peak top temperature of the melting peak of the second DSC curve is 180° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower, and the polyamide-based resin expanded bead has an apparent density of 10 to 300 kg/m3 and a closed cell ratio of 85% or more.

Abstract: A method for producing polypropylene-based resin expanded beads includes dispersion, blowing agent impregnation, and foaming steps. Beads used in the dispersion step include a core layer having a polypropylene-based resin as a base material resin, and a fusion-bonding layer covering core layer; the beads fusion-bonding layer includes carbon black and a NOR-type hindered amine; a carbon black blending ratio is adjusted to 0.5 wt % or more and 5 wt % or less; and an amine blending ratio of the beads is adjusted to 0.03 wt % or more and 0.5 wt % or less; the polypropylene-based resin expanded beads have a surface on which a fusion-bonding layer is located; the fusion-bonding layer includes the carbon black and hindered amine; a carbon black blending ratio is 0.5 wt % or more and 5 wt % or less; and a blending ratio of the hindered amine is 0.03 wt % or more and 0.5 wt % or less.

Abstract: A method for producing polypropylene-based resin (PPBR) expanded beads may include dispersing, first expanding, and second expanding. In the dispersing, resin particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium, the resin particles each including a core layer, containing carbon black blended into PPBR in a predetermined ratio, based on 100 parts by mass of PPBR, and a covering layer covering the core layer, containing carbon black blended into a polyolefin-based resin (POBR) in a predetermined ratio, based on 100 parts by mass of POBR. The first expanding expands the core layer of the resin particle to obtain a first expanded bead having a bulk ratio of 5 to 25 times. The second expanding expands the first expanded beads further to obtain second expanded beads. An M2/M1 ratio of a bulk ratio M2 of the second expanded beads to a bulk ratio M1 of the first expanded beads is 1.2 to 3.0.

Abstract: The multilayer foam sheet includes a polyethylene resin foam layer and a resin layer laminated on at least one of the two surfaces of the foam layer. The resin layer has a multilayer structure formed from a surface layer and an intermediate layer. Both the surface layer and the intermediate layer contain a polyethylene resin and a polymeric antistatic agent. The polymeric antistatic agent is contained in the intermediate layer at a proportion of 30-70 wt % (inclusive). The polymeric antistatic agent is contained in the surface layer at a proportion of at least 5 wt % to less than 30 wt %.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a molded article of polypropylene-based resin expanded beads, expanded beads compressed by pressurized gas are filled in a mold, and then a heating medium is supplied into the mold to perform in-mold molding on the expanded beads in the mold. The expanded bead has a tubular shape with a through-hole. An average hole diameter d of the through-hole is 0.1 mm or more and less than 1 mm, and a ratio d/D of the average hole diameter d of the through-hole to an average outer diameter D of the expanded bead is 0.4 or less. A compression ratio P of the expanded beads in a state where the expanded beads are filled in the mold is 20% or more and 80% or less.

Abstract: A polypropylene-based resin expanded bead having a tubular shape with a through-hole, containing a foamed core layer constituted by a polypropylene-based resin and a fusion-bonding layer covering the foamed core layer. An average hole diameter d of the through-hole in the expanded bead is less than 1 mm, and a ratio d/D of the average hole diameter d to an average outer diameter D of the expanded bead is 0.4 or less, a mass ratio of the foamed core layer and the fusion-bondable layer is foamed core layer:fusion-bondable layer=99.5:0.5 to 85:15, and the polypropylene-based resin constituting the foamed core layer has a flexural modulus of 800 MPa or more and less than 1200 MPa and a melting point Tmc of 150° C. or lower.

Abstract: The multilayer foam sheet has a surface resistivity of 1×1013? or less and has a foam layer and resin layers that are laminated on both surfaces of the foam layer. The resin layers each have a multilayer structure formed from a surface layer and an intermediate layer that is positioned between the surface layer and the foam layer. The foam layer includes a polyethylene-based resin PE2. The intermediate layers are configured from an antistatic mixture containing a polyethylene-based resin PE3 and a polymeric antistatic agent. The surface layers are configured from a mixed resin containing a polyethylene-based resin PE4 and a polystyrene-based resin, and substantially do not contain the polymeric antistatic agent. The polystyrene-based resin content of the mixed resin is 3-35 wt %.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing cellular plastic particles, including the steps of: —providing a plastic material in the form of pre-expanded plastic material particles, —loading the pre-expanded plastic material particles with a blowing agent under the influence of pressure, —expanding the pre-expanded plastic material particles loaded with blowing agent in order to produce cellular plastic particles, more particularly, cellular plastic particles having lower density, under the influence of temperature, in which the expanding of the plastic material particles loaded with blowing agent is carried out under the influence of temperature by irradiation of the plastic material particles loaded with blowing agent with high-energy thermal radiation, more particularly, infrared radiation.

Abstract: A fireproof heat insulating board including a foamed resin molded body filled with a slurry, the foamed resin molded body having continuous voids, wherein the filled slurry forms a hydrate containing water of crystallization in an amount of 50 kg/m3 or more through hydration reaction after the filling, and at least a part of the surface of the board is reinforced with one or more inorganic fibers selected from the group consisting of a basalt fiber and a ceramic fiber.

Abstract: A porous body including, as a base resin, a crosslinked polymer obtained by crosslinking a polymer of an acrylic monomer and/or a styrene-based monomer. A storage modulus of the porous body is 5 kPa or more and 2000 kPa or less at 23° C., an apparent density of the porous body is 10 kg/m3 or more and 250 kg/m3 or less, and a molecular weight between crosslinking points of the crosslinked polymer is 1.0×104 or more.

Abstract: The polyamide-based resin expanded beads are expanded beads including a polyamide-based resin as a base resin, in which the average value of bead weight of the expanded beads is 0.5 mg or more and 8 mg or less, the coefficient of variation of the bead weight of the expanded beads is 10% or less, and the average value of the ratio of a long diameter to a short diameter (a long diameter/a short diameter) of the expanded beads measured with a projection image photographing type bead size distribution analyzer is 1 or more and 1.5 or less, the coefficient of variation of the ratio (a long diameter/a short diameter) is 12% or less, the average value of the a short diameter is 1 mm or more and 4 mm or less, and the coefficient of variation of the a short diameter is 10% or less.

Abstract: A polypropylene-based resin expanded beads configured to include an NOR type hindered amine and has a surface on which a thermoplastic polymer layer is located, in which a blending ratio of the amine in the expanded beads is 0.03 wt % or more and 0.5 wt % or less, and a blending ratio of the amine in the thermoplastic polymer layer is less than the blending ratio of the amine in the expanded beads. Further, the method for producing the expanded beads includes a covering and foaming step, in which in the resin beads to be obtained in the covering step, a blending ratio of the amine in the resin beads is adjusted to be 0.03 wt % or more and 0.5 wt % or less, and a blending ratio of the amine in a thermoplastic polymer layer is adjusted to be lower than the blending ratio of the amine in the resin beads.

Abstract: A method for producing a polypropylene-based resin foamed molded article by blow molding a foamed parison formed of a base resin, in which: the base resin contains, in specific mixing proportions, a branched polypropylene-based resin (A), a linear polypropylene-based resin (B) and a recovered raw material (C) that is recovered in the course of production of the polypropylene-based resin foamed molded article. Each of the resin (A), resin (B) and the recovered raw material (C), has a specific range of a melt tension and a melt flow rate. A difference in melting point between the resin (A) and resin (B) is within a specific range. A difference in crystallization temperature between the resin (A) and resin (B) is within a specific range.