Abstract: Provided is a melt-anisotropic aromatic polyester multifilament having excellent abrasion resistance. The melt-anisotropic aromatic polyester multifilament has a single fiber fineness from 10 to 80 dtex and comprises 3 to 10 wt % of a dimethylsilicone-series finishing agent applied on a fiber surface of the multifilament, based on the multifilament, the finishing agent containing a dimethylsilicone-series compound having a weight average molecular weight from 15000 to 40000.

Abstract: A water-soluble film is provided that is excellent in film transparency and water solubility and inhibits sticking between the films. A water-soluble film includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein a crystallite size obtained from an X-ray profile obtained by wide-angle X-ray measurement is from 4.0 to 5.5 nm and a degree of crystallization obtained from the X-ray profile is from 10.0% to 25.0%, and an external haze is from 7.0% to 30.0%.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a water purification filter including: a first support member; an activated carbon layer containing activated carbon and a fibrous binder; and a second support member. A 10% particle diameter (D10) of the activated carbon in a cumulative size distribution at volume standard is 19 to 90 ?m, a 50% particle diameter (D50) of the activated carbon in the cumulative size distribution at volume standard is 120 to 180 ?m, and a 90% particle diameter (D90) of the activated carbon in the cumulative size distribution at volume standard is 180 to 250 ?m. The first support member has an airflow resistance of 0.5 to 10 mm H2O. The second support member has an airflow resistance of 0.5 to 7 mm H2O. The activated carbon layer has a thickness of 3 to 10 mm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coating agent having a reduced methanol content, an adhesive including the coating agent and excellent in coating performance and adhesiveness, and a coated product including the coating agent and excellent in water resistance and alcohol resistance. The present invention relates to a coating agent comprising a modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A), the modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A) comprising a structural unit derived from a derivative (a) of an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid in a content (X) of 0.05 mol % or more and 10 mol % or less, having a degree of saponification of 80.0 mol % or more and 99.9 mol % or less, having a methanol content of less than 3.0 mass % as measured by headspace gas chromatography, and having an amount of 0.1 ppm or more and less than 2,000 ppm of a component insoluble in a 90° C., 5 mass % aqueous solution.

Abstract: Provided are a water-soluble PVA film having good water sealing properties in addition to excellent water solubility while maintaining mechanical strength of the water-soluble PVA film and a package using the same. A water-soluble film of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin. When a crystallinity index calculated using a diamond prism is Fd1 and a crystallinity index calculated using a germanium prism is Fg1 for FT-IR measurement of a first surface of the water-soluble film by ATR technique, Fd1 and Fg1 are 0.25?Fd1?0.65 and Fd1/Fg1>1. Fd1 and Fg1 are preferably Fd1/Fg1?1.5.

Abstract: A process for anionically polymerizing a (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of a tertiary organoaluminum compound (A), an organolithium compound (B) and at least one kind of a Lewis base (C) in a polymerization system. The tertiary organoaluminum compound (A) includes a tertiary organoaluminum compound (A1) having a chemical structure in which at least two of three unshared electrons of an aluminum atom are bonded to an aromatic ring via an oxygen atom, and the tertiary organoaluminum compound (A) has a molar ratio (A2)/(A1) in the range of 0% or above and 0.8% or below between a tertiary organoaluminum compound (A2) having a chemical structure in which at most one of three unshared electrons of an aluminum atom is bonded to an aromatic ring via an oxygen atom, and the tertiary organoaluminum compound (A1).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a barrier paper comprising a paper coated with polyvinyl alcohol composition, and a method for reducing diffusion of soil fumigant using the same.

Abstract: A method producing thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (TLCP) film(s) may include (i) preparing a TLCP film (adherend film) and a TLCP film (adhesive film); (ii) examining each TLCP film for relative intensity calculated as a ratio in percentage of a sum of peak areas of C—O bond peak and COO bond peak based on the total area of C1s peaks in the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) profile to calculate relative intensity X (%) for the adherend film and relative intensity Y (%) for the adhesive film; and (iii) controlling the TLCP film adhesive film to have a relative intensity Y by selection or activation treatment of the adhesive film so that the relative intensity X of the adherend film and the relative intensity Y of the adhesive film satisfy 38?X+Y?65??(1), and ?8.0?Y?X?8.0??(2).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material from which an electrochemical device having a high initial electrostatic capacitance, an excellent effect of suppressing gas generation during charging and discharging, and excellent durability can be obtained, and a method for producing the carbonaceous material, an electrode active material for an electrochemical device containing the carbonaceous material, an electrode for an electrochemical device containing the electrode active material, and an electrochemical device. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a BET specific surface area of 1550 to 2500 m2/g, a value of an oxygen content/hydrogen content per specific surface area of 1.00 to 2.10 mg/m2, and an electrical conductivity of 10 to 15 S/cm determined by powder resistance measurement at a load of 12 kN.

Abstract: A diene rubber may give a crosslinked product or forming a rubber composition which has high levels of both ice grip performance and wet grip performance; a rubber composition may include the diene rubber; a tire member may be formed from the rubber composition or a crosslinked product thereof; and a tire may include the rubber composition or a crosslinked product thereof as at least a portion thereof. A resin modifier may include the diene rubber and give such a resin composition. A diene rubber may include butadiene units and an Mw of 5,000 to 50,000, and may satisfy (i) to (iii): (i) ?cp>0; (ii) ?12>40; and (iii) ?cp/(?12?40)?2, wherein ?12 is the mol % of 1,2-bonded butadiene units, and ?cp is the mol % of specific structural units, both with respect to all butadiene units present in the diene rubber.

Abstract: Provided are a water-soluble film capable of inhibiting sticking between the films while maintaining excellent water solubility and a package using the same. A water-soluble film of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin. When a crystallinity index calculated using a diamond prism is Fd1 and a crystallinity index calculated using a germanium prism is Fg1 for FT-IR measurement of a first surface of the water-soluble film by ATR technique, Fd1 and Fg1 are Fd1?0.65 and Fd1/Fg1<1. Fd1 is preferably Fd1?0.25.

Abstract: A plastic scintillating fiber includes an organic compound containing an element with a neutron cross section larger than that of hydrogen, and includes: an outermost peripheral layer containing a plastic material that emits scintillation light when it is irradiated with neutron radiation; a core having a high refractive index, disposed inside the outermost peripheral layer, and containing at least one type of fluorescent substance that absorbs the scintillation light and wavelength-converts the absorbed light into light having a wavelength longer than that of the absorbed light; and a cladding layer covering an outer peripheral surface of the core and having a refractive index lower than that of the core. A wavelength shifting fiber including the core and the cladding layer, and the outermost peripheral layer covering an outer peripheral surface of the wavelength shifting fiber are integrally formed.

Abstract: A plastic scintillating fiber includes: an outermost peripheral layer containing a compound of a heavy metal element and containing a resin having scintillating properties; a core disposed inside the outermost peripheral layer and containing at least one type of fluorescent substance that absorbs the scintillation light generated from the outermost peripheral layer and wavelength-converts the absorbed light into light having a wavelength longer than that of the absorbed light; and a cladding layer covering an outer peripheral surface of the core and having a refractive index lower than that of the core. A wavelength shifting fiber including the core and the cladding layer, and the outermost peripheral layer covering an outer peripheral surface of the wavelength shifting fiber are integrally formed.

Abstract: A plastic scintillating fiber includes: a core containing a transparent resin having scintillating properties and at least one type of fluorescent substance that absorbs the scintillation light and converts the absorbed light into light having a wavelength longer than that of the absorbed light; a cladding layer covering an outer peripheral surface of the core and having a refractive index lower than that of the core; and an outermost peripheral layer covering an outer peripheral surface of the cladding layer and containing a compound of a heavy metal element. The core, the cladding layer, and the outermost peripheral layer are integrally formed.

Abstract: An adsorption filter according to the present invention is an adsorption filter including a molded body containing activated carbon and a binder. A pore volume of the adsorption filter at a pore diameter of 15 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less at a volume basis of the adsorption filter under measurement by mercury intrusion porosimetry is 0.06 cm3/cc to 0.30 cm3/cc.

Abstract: Provided is a ?-methyl-?-valerolactone polymer represented by the following general formula (I).

Abstract: Disclosed is a vinyl alcohol-based block copolymer that is a block copolymer composed of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer block (B-b) and a copolymer block (B-c) comprising a vinyl alcohol-based monomer unit and an acrylic acid-based monomer unit, wherein a content (Z) of the acrylic acid-based monomer unit relative to all monomer units is 0.05 to 20.0 mol %, the block copolymer has a saponification degree of 80 to 99.99 mol %, the block copolymer has a number-average molecular weight (Mna) of 20,000 to 440,000, the block copolymer has a molecular weight distribution (Mwa/Mna) of 1.05 to 1.95, and a ratio (DPb/DPa) of a number-average polymerization degree (DPb) of the vinyl alcohol-based polymer block (B-b) to the number-average polymerization degree (DPa) of the block copolymer is 0.010 to 0.999.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a pore volume determined by performing Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulation on an adsorption-desorption isotherm of carbon dioxide of 0.05 cm3/g or more and 0.20 cm3/g or less, and a ratio of desorption amount to adsorption amount (desorption amount/adsorption amount) at a relative pressure of 0.01 in the adsorption-desorption isotherm of 1.05 or more.

Abstract: A curable resin composition that includes a curable resin (A) and acrylic rubber particles (B), the acrylic rubber particles (B) having a multilayer structure of two or more layers including an inner layer that includes a crosslinked rubber polymer having an acrylic acid ester unit, and an outermost layer that includes a hard polymer, the outermost layer of the acrylic rubber particles (B) having a thickness of 3.5 nm or more. Also an adhesive and a curing agent each including the curable resin composition, and a cured article of the curable resin composition.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a carbonaceous material which has a benzene adsorption of 25 to 40% and a vitamin B12 adsorption of 13.0 to 50.0 mg/g, while having a pore volume of mesopores of 0.070 to 0.150 cm3/g as calculated from a nitrogen adsorption isotherm by means of a BJH method.