Abstract: There is provided a resin composition, comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a nonionic surfactant, wherein the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer has an ethylene unit content of 15 to 60 mol %, and a saponification degree of 90 mol % or more; the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer is contained as a major component; and the nonionic surfactant is contained at 3 to 400 ppm. The resin composition is produced by melt-kneading a mixture comprising the nonionic surfactant, water and the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer. By using the resin composition thus produced, a discharge amount during melt molding can be increased and a molded article with an excellent appearance can be provided.
Abstract: A multilayer structure includes a layer of a resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein a mass ratio of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer to the thermoplastic elastomer is from 65/35 to 95/5 and the layer of the resin composition has one surface directly adjacent to a layer of polyolefin with no polar functional group. A multilayer structure is thus provided that is excellent in gas barrier properties, transparency, and flexibility and also has good delamination properties between the layer of the resin composition and the layer of the polyolefin with no polar functional group.
Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer structure that has excellent gas barrier properties and an excellent peel strength between a base and a gas barrier layer after retorting, and that can retain a good appearance with no delamination even after retorting under stress. The present invention also provides packaging materials and products including such a multilayer structure. The present invention relates to a multilayer structure comprising a base (X), a layer (Z) stacked on the base (X), and a layer (Y) stacked on the layer (Z), the layer (Y) containing a reaction product (D) of an aluminum-containing metal oxide (A) and an inorganic phosphorus compound (BI), the layer (Z) containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin (C) and a polyester resin (L).
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an ionomer resin, comprising the steps of: (i) adding a poor solvent to a crude ionomer resin solution comprising a (meth)acrylic acid unit (A), a neutralized (meth)acrylic acid unit (B) and an ethylene unit (C) to allow a granular resin with a peak top particle size of from 50 to 700 ?m to be precipitated; and (ii) washing the precipitated granular resin with a washing solution; wherein the total amount of the unit (A) and the unit (B) is from 6 to 10 mol % based on the entire monomeric units constituting the crude ionomer resin.
Abstract: Provided by the present invention are a dispersant for suspension polymerization which enables production of vinyl polymer particles having a small particle diameter at a small added amount, a method for producing such a dispersant for suspension polymerization, and a method for producing vinyl polymer particles by using such a dispersant for suspension polymerization.
Abstract: A particulate plugging agent, such as a diverting agent and/or loss circulation material, using a particular polyvinyl alcohol with a certain amount of monovalent metallic salt, which is water-soluble and has a buffer effect even if the environment is acidic, and thus stable, which in particular finds use in various subsurface oil production operations.
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material used for an electric double layer capacitor having a high electrostatic capacity and capable of maintaining the high electrostatic capacity and energy density over a long period and a method for producing the same. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a specific surface area of 1,200 m2/g to 1,800 m2/g according to a BET method, an R-value of 1.2 or more and a G-band half-value width of 70 cm?1 or more according to a Raman spectrum.
Abstract: A method of continuously producing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer in a polymerization vessel containing a reaction liquid containing ethylene, vinyl acetate, a polymerization initiator and methanol, the polymerization vessel being connected via piping to a heat exchanger circulating a coolant, the method includes the steps of: supplying ethylene, the polymerization initiator and methanol to the polymerization vessel; introducing pressurized gas containing ethylene present in a gas phase portion of the polymerization vessel into the heat exchanger; supplying vinyl acetate cooled to between ?50° C. and 23° C. to an upper portion of the heat exchanger; flowing vinyl acetate down in the heat exchanger while absorbing ethylene; letting vinyl acetate dissolving ethylene out of a bottom portion of the heat exchanger and adding to the reaction liquid in the polymerization vessel; and taking the reaction liquid out of the polymerization vessel.
Abstract: Provided are: a resin composition containing a rubber (I), a block copolymer (II) and a crosslinking agent (III), wherein the ratio by mass of the rubber (I) to the block copolymer (II), (I)/(II) is 99/1 to 55/45, and the block copolymer (II) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) that contains an aromatic vinyl compound-derived structural unit and a polymer block (B) that contains a farnesene-derived structural unit (b1), and a molded article of the resin composition.
Abstract: A ballast water treatment method includes: a step of supplying a sterilizing component to a ballast pipe while taking ballast water into a ballast tank through the ballast pipe; a first measurement step of measuring the concentration of the sterilizing component in the ballast water after the sterilizing component is supplied; a circulation step of returning the ballast water stored in the ballast tank to the ballast pipe through a circulation pipe; a second measurement step of measuring the concentration of the sterilizing component contained in the ballast water returned to the ballast pipe; and a step of supplying the sterilizing component to the ballast pipe 2 when the concentration of the sterilizing component measured in the second measurement step is less than 0.2 times the concentration of the sterilizing component measured in the first measurement step.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multilayer structure having a gas barrier layer and a polyurethane layer; a molded product having such a multilayer structure; and a method for producing the molded product.
Abstract: The present invention relates to ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer particles, comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having an ethylene unit content of 1 mol % or more and less than 20 mol %, a viscosity-average polymerization degree of 200 to 5000, and a saponification degree of 80 to 99.99 mol %, wherein a crystallinity in water Cw (30° C.) at 30° C. and a crystallinity in water Cw (70° C.) at 70° C. as determined by pulse NMR satisfy formula (I). There is thus provided ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer particles having excellent solubility in water and excellent gas barrier performance.
Abstract: A resin film comprising a multilayer structure acrylic polymer and the film having an acid value of not more than 0.018 mmol/g in an acetone insoluble matter, an acid value of not more than 0.012 mmol/g in an acetone soluble matter, a glass transition temperature of not less than 80° C. and a thickness of 5 to 300 ?m is obtained by a method comprising emulsion polymerization for producing a latex comprising multilayer structure acrylic polymer, coagulating the latex comprising the multilayer structure acrylic polymer to obtain a slurry, washing and dehydrating the slurry, drying the dehydrated slurry to remove the multilayer structure acrylic polymer, mixing 0 to 35% by mass of an acrylic resin and 65 to 100% by mass of the removed multilayer structure acrylic polymer and subjecting the resultant mixture melted to an extrusion molding.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with an ethylene unit content of 20 mol % or more and 60 mol % or less, a divalent metal hydroxide (B) and a monovalent metal compound (C), wherein a content of the divalent metal hydroxide (B) is 5 ppm or more and 5000 ppm or less, and a mass ratio (C/B) of the amount of the monovalent metal compound (C) in terms of the monovalent metal atom to the amount of the divalent metal hydroxide (B) in terms of the divalent metal atom is 0.025 to 100. Thus, there is provided a resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having excellent long run property during melt molding and excellent color phase in long-term melt molding.
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material suitable as an electrode material of an electrochemical device which is increased in capacity with not only suppression of an increase in irreversible capacity, but also securement of a high electrode density, as well as a method for producing the carbonaceous material The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material for an electrochemical device, having a specific surface area of 23 m2/g or less as measured according to a BET method and an aerated energy (AE) of 40 mJ or more and 210 mJ or less as measured with a powder rheometer.
Abstract: A vinyl chloride resin composition includes a vinyl chloride resin (A), an acrylic block copolymer (B) including a polymer block (b1) containing acrylic acid ester units and a polymer block (b2) containing methacrylic acid ester units, and a gelation accelerator (C), where the weight average molecular weight of the acrylic block copolymer (B) is in the range of 100,000 to 250,000, the content of the polymer block (b2) in the acrylic block copolymer (B) is in the range of 10 to 25 mass %, and the vinyl chloride resin composition contains 20 to 150 parts by mass of the acrylic block copolymer (B) and 4 to 18 parts by mass of the gelation accelerator (C) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the vinyl chloride resin (A).
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 21, 2020
Publication date:
November 17, 2022
Applicant:
KURARAY CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Moe KAWAHARA, Makoto AKAI, Tomohiro ONO
Abstract: Provided is an amorphous epoxy fiber excellent in dimensional stability, a fiber structure comprising at least in part amorphous epoxy fibers, and a molded body formed by melting said fibers. The amorphous epoxy fiber has a birefringence value of 0.005 or lower. For example, the amorphous epoxy fiber may include an amorphous epoxy resin represented by the following general formula: in which, X is a residue of a bivalent phenol and n is 20 or greater (preferably 20 to 300, more preferably 40 to 280, still more preferably 50 to 250). The amorphous epoxy fiber may have an average fiber diameter of single fibers of 40 ?m or smaller.
Abstract: Disclosed is a grain-finished artificial leather including an artificial leather base material, and a grain layer stacked on the artificial leather base material. The artificial leather base material includes a fiber-entangled body including ultrafine fibers having an average fineness of 0.4 dtex or less, an elastic polymer, and fine particles having an average particle size of 10 ?m or less. The content ratio of the fine particles is 10 to 40 mass %, and the ratio of the elastic polymer to the total amount of the elastic polymer and the fine particles is 20 to 80 mass %. Also, a total of an apparent density of the elastic polymer and an apparent density of the fine particles is 0.23 to 0.55 g/cm3.
Abstract: A water-absorbent copolymer may include a vinyl alcohol constituent unit x and a constituent unit z other than the vinyl alcohol constituent unit x and a vinyl ester constituent unit y, wherein a ratio of a content of an average sequence of the constituent unit z to a content of the constituent unit z is 50.0 mol % or less.