Abstract: Provided is a fluorine-containing synthetic silica glass powder which contains a sufficient amount of fluorine, and in which a reduction in the fluorine concentration caused by dissociation of fluorine from silica can be inhibited. Problems are solved by a fluorine-containing silica glass powder which contains particles having a particle size of more than 150 ?m but 300 ?m or less in an amount of 25% by weight or more as a whole. Also provided as a method of producing the glass powder is, for example, a method of producing a fluorine-containing silica glass powder, which method includes: prefiring a silicon oxide at a temperature of lower than 1,000° C. in the presence of SiF4 to prepare a fluorine-containing silica; and subsequently firing the fluorine-containing silica at a temperature of 1,000° C. or higher but lower than 1,400° C. to produce a silica glass powder.

Abstract: A pretreatment agent for inkjet textile printing and an inkjet textile printing method that can realize improvement in productivity, cost reduction, energy saving, and space saving while ensuring ink permeation and resistance to color bleeding are provided. The pretreatment agent for inkjet textile printing of the present invention contains an N-vinylformamide-based cationic polymer and an antifoaming agent.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a needle coke for a graphite electrode, which suppresses puffing of the needle coke and improves the production yield and performances of graphite electrodes without incurring a large cost in the production of a needle coke, and also provide a production method and an inhibitor therefor. An inhibitor for graphite electrode production, including at least one of a metal consisting of an element (M?) and an oxide comprising the element (M?), wherein the element (M?) is at least one element selected from the group consisting of group 4 elements, group 8 elements, group 9 elements, group 10 elements, group 13 elements, group 14 elements and group 15 elements of the long-form periodic table, or including at least one of the metal consisting of an element (M?) and a compound including the element (M?), wherein the inhibitor volatilizes at a temperature of 2100 to 6000° C.

Abstract: The resin composition for laser marking and for laser welding contains 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin, 0.002 to 10.000 parts by mass of a bismuth compound, 0.1 to 5.0 parts by mass of organic dyes, and 0.1 to 18 parts by mass of an aromatic ring-containing compound comprising a benzene ring and/or a benzo condensed ring.

Abstract: A carbon fiber bundle may have a total fineness of 2 g/m or more and a variation rate of a thickness of the fiber bundle of 30% or less in a width direction of the fiber bundle. A manufacturing method of a carbon fiber bundle may include applying a sizing agent to the carbonized fiber bundle, drying the carbonized fiber bundle, then passing the carbonized fiber bundle such that one surface of the carbonized fiber bundle in the width direction and one opposite surface thereof are alternately brought into contact with two or more parallel rods, and winding the carbonized fiber bundle on a bobbin.

Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by formula (1): In the formula, A represents a polymerizable group; L represents an optionally branched (n+1)-valent linking group; R1 represents an aromatic ring group optionally having a substituent; R2 represents a monovalent organic group optionally having a substituent; X1 and X2 each independently represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom optionally having a substituent; m represents an integer of 0 or 1; n represents an integer of 1 to 3; and p represents an integer of 0 or 1. The two R1s may be bonded together at any position to form a ring structure and R1=R2, X1=X2, and p=1 do not hold simultaneously. The compound simultaneously has a high refractive index and high transparency.

Abstract: A scintillator, having a composition represented by the following general formula (1), including a substitution element A, the substitution element A comprising at least La, and a total molar content of the substitution element A being 0.00001 mol or more and 0.05 mol or less in 1 mol of the scintillator, and further including an activator element B, the activator element B being constituted from Ce, having a perovskite-type crystal structure, and exhibiting a linear transmittance of light at a wavelength of 800 nm, at a thickness of 1.9 mm, of 30% or more. QMxO3y . . . (1): wherein Q represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr and Ba; M represents Hf; Q and M are each optionally substituted with other element at a proportion of 20% by mol or less; and x and y respectively satisfy 0.5?x?1.5 and 0.7?y?1.5.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst with high yields of target products such as an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid. Problems are solved by a catalyst containing at least molybdenum and having a COD (chemical oxygen demand) of the catalyst of greater than 300 ppm and less than 11,000 ppm.

Abstract: The present invention has been made in view of such background arts, and an object thereof is to provide a coated carbon material that can provide a secondary battery not only maintaining capacity, but also having excellent initial efficiency, as compared with a conventional art, and as a result, to provide a high-performance secondary battery. A coated carbon material where a carbon material is coated with a coating film, in which the coating film includes at least one selected from the following compound (X) and a crosslinked product of the following compounds (Y): (X): an acetoacetyl group-containing resin, and (Y): a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a silicon element-containing compound.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition may include a first polycarbonate resin and a second polycarbonate resin, which a molded article may include, and a multilayer body may have a resin layer A including the polycarbonate resin composition and a resin layer B including a resin different from the resin layer A. The first polycarbonate resin may include 40% by weight or more of a structural unit of formula (1) The second polycarbonate resin may include less than 40% by weight of the structural unit of formula (1). The weight ratio of the first polycarbonate resin to the second polycarbonate resin, the first polycarbonate resin/the second polycarbonate resin, may be in a range of from 55/45 to 99/1. The polycarbonate resin composition may have two or more glass transition temperatures.

Abstract: A resin composition may lead to a reduction in fish eyes that cause poor external appearances of films; have a good matte external appearance, and increased thermal stability in forming. The composition may be stably produced, may be excellent in transparency; and may be applied to various uses. A film may be made of the resin composition. The resin composition may include: an acrylic rubber-containing polymer (A) at least having a Tg of lower than 0° C.; an acrylic polymer (B) having a reactive group, the acrylic polymer (B) having a Tg of 30° C. or higher; and a compound (D) having a ring structure and a group having a reactive group in a molecule thereof, wherein a total Van der Waals volume VRing (?3) corresponding to the ring structure, and a molecular weight X of the compound (D) satisfy formula (3): 0.34?VRing/X??(3).

Abstract: The resin composition for laser marking and for laser welding contains, 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin, 0.002 to 10.000 parts by mass of a bismuth compound, and 0.1 to 5.0 parts by mass in total of two or more types of non-black organic pigments.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition with high thermal conductivity, high insulating property, high heat resistance, and excellent handleability of a sheet; a cured product sheet; a composite molded body; and a semiconductor device. The resin composition contains an inorganic filler and a thermosetting resin, in which the amount of the inorganic filler in solid contents of the resin composition is 50% by volume or more, and the inorganic filler contains 82% by volume or more of a boron nitride filler (A), the boron nitride filler includes an aggregated filler, the thermosetting resin contains an epoxy resin having a mass-average molecular weight of 5,000 or more, a weight per epoxide equivalent (WPE) of resin components in the resin composition satisfies 100?WPE?300, and a storage modulus E? of a cured product of the resin composition satisfies 1?(E? at 270° C.)/(E? at 30° C.)?0.2.

Abstract: A shaft (10) comprises a plurality of layers A (11), and at least one layer B (12), wherein the layer A (11) comprises a cured product of a thermosetting resin, and the layer B (12) comprises a thermoplastic resin and a continuous fiber substrate, and the at least one layer B (12) is disposed between two layers A (11).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst with high selectivity for an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde, an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, and the like. Problems are solved by a catalyst containing at least molybdenum and bismuth and having a B/A of 1.3 to 5 when a ratio of the amount of bismuth atoms to the amount of molybdenum atoms, calculated from ICP (inductively coupled plasma) atomic emission spectrometry is A, and a ratio of a peak area of bismuth atoms to a peak area of molybdenum atoms, measured by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry is B.

Abstract: A multilayer body including a resin layer (A) and a resin layer (B), the resin layer (A) containing a resin (a) and a colorant, the content of the colorant in the resin layer (A) being in an amount less than 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (a), the content of a developer in the resin layer (A) being less than 0.5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (a), the resin layer (B) containing a resin (b) and a developer, the content of the developer in the resin layer (B) being less than 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (b), the content of a colorant in the resin layer (B) being 0.5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (b).

Abstract: A casein-containing water-soluble film is provided, which is useful for packaging applications and is excellent in water solubility, film strength, stretchability, formability, and sealability. A chemical agent package is also provided, which is produced by packaging a chemical agent with the water-soluble film. The water-soluble film contains casein and/or a casein salt, a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A), and a plasticizer (B), wherein the polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) includes a cationic polyvinyl alcohol resin and/or a nonionic polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein the content ratio (mass ratio) of the casein and/or the casein salt to the polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) is 15/85 to 45/55, wherein the plasticizer (B) is present in a proportion of 15 to 60 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polyvinyl alcohol resin (A).

Abstract: The present invention provides a beneficial improvement relating to a method for producing a fiber-reinforced resin article at least partially having a hollow structure part. A method for a producing fiber-reinforced resin article according to the present invention includes a molding step of disposing, in a press mold, a prepreg preform including a core-containing part in which a fusible core comprising a wax material is disposed in an inner side, and heating the disposed prepreg preform to obtain a cured product having a hollow structure part and a core removal step of removing the fusible core from the cured product. In the prepreg preform, a through hole is formed in the core-containing part, and an elastomer stopper is inserted into the through hole.

Abstract: A composition for sustained-release solid dosage form that contains (A) a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having an average saponification degree of 78 to 96 mol % and an average polymerization degree of 800 or more and (B) a polyhydric phenol compound, preferably tannic acid. A sustained-release tablet having an intended hardness can be produced by a method that includes mixing a granulate prepared from a composition containing (A) a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin powder and a pharmaceutical ingredient with a tannic acid powder, and compressing the mixture into a tablet.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a silica particle having excellent polishing characteristics and storage stability, a method for producing the silica particle, a silica sol containing the silica particles, and a polishing composition containing the silica sol. Another object of the present invention is to provide a polishing method, a method for producing a semiconductor wafer, and a method for producing a semiconductor device, which are excellent in productivity of an object to be polished. The silica particle in the present invention satisfies formula (1): y?4.2 where a d value measured by wide-angle X-ray scattering is y ?.