Abstract: The invention provides a polycondensation catalyst for producing polyester by an esterification reaction or a transesterification reaction of a dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof and a glycol, wherein the polycondensation catalyst comprises particles of a water-insoluble or hardly water-soluble phosphate having on the surfaces a coating layer of titanic acid in an amount, of 0.1 to 100 parts by weight in terms of TiO2 per 100 parts by weight of the phosphate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cosmetic product capable of making the skin look youthful and producing a natural three-dimensional appearance. The present invention relates to a cosmetic product including two or more phosphors each containing an inorganic compound, wherein the cosmetic product, upon excitation by excitation light having a wavelength of 365 nm, emits an emission spectrum having a fluorescence emission peak in each of the range of 400 to 530 nm and the range of 620 to 720 nm and having an I2/I1 of 1 to 30, where I1 is a maximum emission intensity in the range of 530 to 620 nm and I2 is a maximum peak intensity in the range of 620 to 720 nm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chlorine-containing resin composition capable of providing a processed product that is excellent in thermal stability and heat resistance and that has various excellent properties derived from the chlorine-containing resin in an efficient, easy, simple, and high-yield manner, without degrading the appearance of the processed product. The present invention also provides a method for providing such a processed product. The present invention relates to a chlorine-containing resin composition containing a chlorine-containing resin, a hydrotalcite powder, and organic acid zinc, wherein the hydrotalcite powder contains magnesium (Mg) and/or zinc (Zn), and aluminum (Al), the molar ratio of the total amount of magnesium and zinc to the amount of aluminum ((Mg+Zn)/Al) is 2.20 or less, and the hydrotalcite powder has an oil absorption of 30 ml/100 g or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid stabilizer that can provide a formed article excellent in both of transparency and heat resistance, and that is useful as a tin-free stabilizer. The present invention also provides a chlorine-containing resin composition using this stabilizer and a formed body using this stabilizer. The present invention is a liquid stabilizer for a chlorine-containing resin, comprising a zinc toluate and an overbased barium salt, wherein the content of the zinc toluate and the content of the overbased barium salt are 1 to 50% by mass and 50 to 99% by mass, respectively, based on a total amount of the zinc toluate and the overbased barium salt of 100% by mass.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a chlorine-containing resin composition and a method for producing a chlorine-containing resin processed product, the methods being capable of providing a processed product that is excellent in thermal stability and heat resistance and that has various excellent properties derived from the chlorine-containing resin in an efficient, easy, simple, and high-yield manner, without degrading the appearance of the processed product. The present invention provides a method for producing a chlorine-containing resin composition, including: step (I) of dry-mixing a silicone oil and/or a liquid fatty acid having a C12 or higher carbon chain with a hydrotalcite powder to obtain a mixture; and step (II) of further mixing a chlorine-containing resin with the mixture.

Abstract: The invention provides an air electrode material powder for solid oxide fuel cells, comprising particles of a perovskite composite oxide represented by the general formula ABO3, and comprising La and Sr as the A-site elements, and Co and Fe as the B-site elements.

Abstract: This invention provides a material that is capable of preparing an external composition that achieves high smoothness and low roughness and that reflects near-infrared rays. Specifically, a granular composite comprising keratin and hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles is provided.

Abstract: The invention provides a low alpha dose barium sulfate particle having a silica content of 0.6% by weight or less and an alpha dose of 0.07 cph/cm2 or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for easily and simply producing a zinc oxide phosphor that has a high level of safety and a high emission intensity and is useful for, for example, cosmetic applications. The present invention also provides a zinc oxide phosphor having such excellent physical properties and a cosmetic product containing the same. Provided is a method for producing a zinc oxide phosphor, including: a raw material mixing step of mixing an oxygen-containing zinc compound and a sulfur-containing compound; and a firing step of firing the raw material mixture obtained in the raw material mixing step, the firing step including firing in a reducing atmosphere followed by firing in an oxygen-containing atmosphere.

Abstract: The invention provides an acetylacetone metal salt having on the surface a coating formed of a hydrocarbon wax having substantially no acid value, wherein the acetylacetone metal salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium salt, magnesium salt and zinc salt.

Abstract: The present invention provides a barium sulfate spherical composite powder that has significantly high strength and excellent texture, and achieves high haze while maintaining high total light transmittance, and a method for producing such a composite powder. The present invention relates to a method for producing a barium sulfate spherical composite powder, which is a method for producing a spherical composite powder of barium sulfate and silica, the method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a slurry containing particulate barium sulfate and a silica sol, (2) spray-drying the slurry, and (3) firing a dry substance obtained in the step (2).

Abstract: The invention provides a low alpha dose barium sulfate particle having a silica content of 0.6% by weight or less, an average particle diameter of 1 ?m or less, a sulfur content of 10 ppm or less, and an alpha dose of 0.07 cph/cm2 or less.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing titanium hydroxide comprising: a step A of obtaining titanium hydroxide having a BET specific surface area of 300 m2/g or more and a crystallite diameter of 20 ? or more by simultaneously neutralizing an aqueous solution of titanium halide and an alkaline substance under the conditions of pH in the range of 4.8 to 5.2 and a temperature in the range of 40 to 55° C.; and a step C of washing the titanium hydroxide with water, dispersing the titanium hydroxide in water to obtain a slurry containing the titanium hydroxide, adding to the slurry (a) a phosphorus compound in an amount of 1.0 to 5.0% by weight or a silicon compound in an amount of 2.0 to 5.0% by weight, or (b) a phosphorus compound and a silicon compound in an amount of 1.0 to 5.0% by weight in total, wherein each of the amounts is relative to the weight of the titanium hydroxide in terms of titanium oxide (TiO2), and washing the resulting slurry with water, and drying the slurry.

Abstract: The invention provides a low alpha dose barium sulfate particle having a silica content of 0.6% by weight or less and an alpha dose of 0.07 cph/cm2 or less.

Abstract: It is one of objects of the present disclosure to provide hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles which can be used suitably for a cosmetic, a filler, a resin composition, an infrared radiation reflective material, and a coating composition, and a method for producing the same. Hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles having a primary particle diameter of 1.1 ?m or more and a D90/D10 of 3.0 or less in particle size distribution.

Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method for inexpensively producing a high-performance barium sulfate powder which is obtained by using inexpensive barium sulfide as a raw material, has a high whiteness degree, and can suppress the generation of volatile components. A method for producing a barium sulfate powder comprises a step of heat treating a raw barium sulfate powders obtained by using barium sulfide as a raw material at 600 to 1300° C., wherein a retention time X (minutes) at a heat treatment temperature of t° C. is more than time expressed by the following general formula: X (minutes)=A×106×e(?0.015×t), where A is 8 or more, and an upper limit of X is 3000 minutes in the formula.

Abstract: The invention provides an acetylacetone metal salt having on the surface a coating formed of a hydrocarbon wax having substantially no acid value, wherein the acetylacetone metal salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium salt, magnesium salt and zinc salt.

Abstract: The invention provides surface-treated spherical calcium carbonate particles for use in cosmetics which comprise spherical calcium carbonate particles having a volume mean diameter in a range of 0.5 to 20 ?m, and having on their surfaces a hydrous silica coating, and further a silicone oil coating on the hydrous silica coating. The surface-treated spherical calcium carbonate particles for use in cosmetics are obtained by forming a hydrous silica coating on the surfaces of spherical calcium carbonate particles, and then by forming a silicone oil coating on the surfaces of the hydrous silica coating of the particles.

Abstract: The invention provides an organic solvent dispersion of titanium oxide particles in a content of 10% by weight or more in an organic solvent except methanol and ethanol, wherein the titanium oxide particles are surface-treated with a surface treating agent comprising a silane coupling agent having the general formula (I) (RO)n—Si—X4-n??(I) wherein R is an alkyl group having carbon atoms of 1-4, n is 2 or 3, X is an alkyl, a fluoroalkyl, a vinyl or a (meth)acryloyloxyalkyl group, and 12-hydroxystearic acid, and wherein the titanium oxide particles in the organic solvent have a D50 in a range of 1 to 30 nm, and wherein the organic solvent dispersion has a transmittance of 2% or more at a wavelength of 500 nm and a transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 800 nm, a viscosity of 10 mPa·s or less at a temperature of 25° C. immediately after production while the increase in the viscosity is 40 mPa·s or less seven days after production as compared to that of the dispersion immediately after production.

Abstract: The invention provides a polycondensation catalyst for producing polyester by an esterification reaction or a transesterification reaction between a dicarboxylic acid or ester-forming derivative thereof and a glycol, wherein the polycondensation catalyst comprises particles of a solid base having on their surfaces either a coat layer of titanic acid in an amount of from 0.1 to 50 parts by weight in terms of TiO2 per 100 parts by weight of the solid base, or an inner coat layer of an oxide of at least one element selected from silicon, aluminum and zirconium or a composite oxide of at least two elements selected from silicon, aluminum and zirconium in an amount of from 1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the solid base and an outer coat layer of titanic acid in an amount of from 0.1 to 50 parts by weight in terms of TiO2 per 100 parts by weight of the solid base, and wherein the solid base is hydrotalcite.