Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composition for forming a semi-rigid polyurethane foam that has low hardness and a resilient feel, has excellent moldability and curability even when made lightweight (made thin), and is suitable for use as an automobile interior material. The present invention is a composition for forming a semi-rigid polyurethane foam that comprises: a polyol mixture (P) that contains a specific polyol (the composition) (A), a water-containing foaming agent (C), and a catalyst (D); and a polyisocyanate component (B). The content of foaming agent (C) is 1.5-2.5 wt % based on the total weight of (A).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, of producing a useful substance, including secreting and producing a useful substance in broth by yeast contained in the broth, the yeast being a Saccharomyces strain, the broth containing a compound (A) represented by a formula (1), the compound (A) having an HLB value of 0.1 to 16 and a number average molecular weight of 200 to 30000, the weight percentage of the compound (A) based on the weight of the broth being 0.0001 to 10 wt %: HO—(A1O)m1-(A2O)m2-(A3O) m3—H ??(1) wherein A1O, A2O, and A3O each independently represent a C2-C4 oxyalkylene group; A1O and A2O have different structural formulas, A2O and A3O have different structural formulas; and m1, m2, and m3 each respectively represent the average number of moles of A1O, A2O, and A3O added, and are each independently a number in the range of 1 to 600.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a toner binder and a toner that maintains offset resistance while having high gloss and that is excellent in low-temperature fixability, grindability, image strength, and heat-resistant storage stability. The toner binder of the present invention is a toner binder containing a non-linear polyester modified resin (A), wherein the non-linear polyester modified resin (A) is a modified resin having one or more carbon-carbon bonds crosslinking polyesters, and the toner binder has a loss tangent tan ? of 2 to 20 in the entire temperature range of 110° C. to 130° C.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor contains: an electrolytic solution additive for an electrolytic capacitor (B) containing a polymer (A) that has a (meth)acrylic monomer (a) as an essential component; an organic solvent (C) having a hydroxyl group concentration higher than 10 mmol/g; and an electrolyte (D), the electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor being characterized in that the content of a (meth)acrylic monomer having a hydroxyl group (a1) is 60-100 wt % of the total monomers constituting the polymer (A).

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner binder containing, as a main component, a polymer whose constituent monomer is a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond, the electrophotographic toner binder being excellent in low-temperature fixability, hot-offset resistance, and storage stability. The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner binder containing a polymer (A) containing a monomer (a) and a monomer (x) different from the monomer (a) as essential constituent monomers, wherein the monomer (a) is a (meth)acrylate having a C18-C36 acyclic hydrocarbon group, the polymer (A) has an acid value of 40 or less, and the polymer (A) satisfies the following relational expression (1): 1.1 (cal/cm3)0.5?|SP(x)?SP(a)|?8.0 (cal/cm3)0.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method of producing a polyether polyol having a low aldehyde content, the method including simpler steps; and a method of producing polyurethane foam having a reduced amount of aldehyde volatilization. The present invention provides a method of producing a polyether polyol (F) including step (1) of obtaining a crude polyether polyol composition (D2) having a pH higher than 5.0 by contact of a crude polyether polyol composition (D1) containing a polyether polyol (A) with an acid catalyst (B) in the presence of water, the polyether polyol (A) being obtainable by ring-opening polymerization of an alkylene oxide with an active hydrogen compound; and step (2) of removing a volatile component containing an aldehyde (C) after step (1).

Abstract: The present invention provides a fiber sizing agent composition containing a polyester resin (A) and a reactive compound (B), wherein the polyester resin (A) is a polyester resin having an HLB of 4 to 18 and a viscosity at 30° C. of 10 to 1,000,000 Pa·s, the reactive compound (B) is at least one reactive compound selected from the group consisting of blocked isocyanates, tertiary amines, tertiary amine salts, quaternary ammonium salts, quaternary phosphonium salts, and phosphine compounds, and the weight ratio of the polyester resin (A) to the reactive compound (B) [(A)/(B)] in the fiber sizing agent composition is 99.9/0.1 to 10/90.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a toner binder and a toner that maintains offset resistance while having high gloss and that is excellent in low-temperature fixability, grindability, image strength, and heat-resistant storage stability. The toner binder of the present invention is a toner binder containing a non-linear polyester modified resin (A), wherein the non-linear polyester modified resin (A) is a modified resin having one or more carbon-carbon bonds crosslinking polyesters, and the toner binder has a loss tangent tan ? of 2 to 20 in the entire temperature range of 110° C. to 130° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a viscosity index improver having an excellent viscosity index improving effect, a lubricant composition having excellent low-temperature viscosity in which the viscosity reduction due to long-term use is small, and a method for producing the lubricant composition. A viscosity index improver of the present invention contains a copolymer (A) containing, as monomer units, an alkyl (meth)acrylate (a) whose alkyl group contains 5 or more carbon atoms, and an alkyl (meth)acrylate (b) whose alkyl group contains 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein the alkyl group of the alkyl (meth)acrylate (a) whose alkyl group contains 5 or more carbon atoms has a molar-average carbon number (Q) of 29 or more, and the alkyl (meth)acrylate (b) whose alkyl group contains 1 to 4 carbon atoms is contained as a monomer unit in an amount of 38 to 75% by weight based on the weight of the copolymer (A).

Abstract: The present invention provides a means for improving the output performance of a battery. An electrical connection structure of the present invention includes a current collector which includes a conductive resin layer containing a polymer material and a conductive filler and a conductive member which is in electrical contact with the conductive filler.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrolyte solution for electrolytic capacitors and an electrolytic capacitor, in which the electrolyte solution has high sparking voltage and good heat resistance and does not readily solidify even at low temperatures, so that the electrolytic capacitor can be driven even in cold areas. The electrolyte solution for electrolytic capacitors of the present invention contains a solvent (C); and an electrolyte, the electrolyte consisting of a salt of a diprotic acid component (A) and a base (B), the diprotic acid component (A) containing two or more diprotic acids, wherein the two or more diprotic acids are characterized such that a mixture (E) of two or more acid anhydrides corresponding to a diprotic acid mixture containing the two or more diprotic acids is a liquid at 50° C., with the molar ratio of the acid anhydrides being the same as that of the diprotic acids in the diprotic acid component (A).

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a lithium ion cell having an outer container composed of a resin molded article, and the method for producing a lithium ion cell includes a current collector forming process of forming, on the inner side of an outer container, each of a first electrode current collector and a second electrode current collector composed of an electrically conductive polymer composition by using a molding die.

Abstract: Provided is a toner binder which attains all of low-temperature fixing properties, gloss, and hot offset resistance and gives a toner that satisfies the flowability, high-temperature storability, charge stability, pulverizability, image strength, flex cracking resistance, and document anti-offset properties. The present invention is a toner binder which comprises a polyester resins and has a surfactant content of 100 ppm or less and in which the THF-insoluble components and the THF-soluble components respectively have a storage modulus (Pa) at 150° C., G?x150, and the storage modulus (Pa) at 150° C., G?y150, which satisfy the following relationships (1) and (2).

Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion cell having a power generation part provided with a single cell obtained by stacking a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, a separator, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector in the order, and an exterior cell container for accommodating the power generation part, in which the positive electrode active material layer is a non-bound material of a positive electrode active material particle, the negative electrode active material layer is a non-bound material of a negative electrode active material particle, and the single cell has flexibility.

Abstract: The present invention provides an active energy ray-curable resin composition containing: (A) a monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer free of urethane groups; (B) a polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer free of urethane groups; (C) a urethane group-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer; (D) a photopolymerization initiator; (E) a polymerization inhibitor; and (F) a surfactant, wherein relative to the total weight of (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F), the weight ratio of (A) is 45 to 90% by weight, the weight ratio of (B) is 3 to 25% by weight, the weight ratio of (C) is 3 to 35% by weight, the weight ratio of (D) is 0.1 to 10% by weight, the weight ratio of (E) is 0.01 to 5% by weight, and the weight ratio of (F) is 0.1 to 10% by weight, and the resin composition has a surface tension of 20 to 30 mN/m.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an active energy ray-curable composition capable of forming a cured product excellent in damage restoration, adhesion to a plastic base, and transparency after curing. An active energy ray-curable composition for optical components of the present invention essentially includes: a monomer (A) having 2 or more radical-polymerizable reactive groups (x1), a homopolymer of the monomer (A) having a glass transition temperature of higher than 200° C.; a monomer (C) having 2 or more radical-polymerizable reactive groups (x2), a homopolymer of the monomer (C) having a glass transition temperature of lower than ?15° C.; and a photopolymerization initiator (E).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dispersant for a resin current collector which can uniformly disperse a conductive filler to attain sufficient charge and discharge characteristics without impairing the output power per unit weight of a battery. The present invention provides a dispersant for a resin current collector comprising a polymer having a resin-philic block (A1) and a conductive filler-philic block (A2).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin for coating an active material for lithium ion batteries which can prevent expansion of the electrode without inhibiting conduction of lithium ions. The resin for coating an active material for lithium ion batteries according to the present invention has a liquid absorbing rate of 10% or more when the resin is immersed in an electrolyte solution, and a tensile elongation at break of 10% or more when the resin is saturated with the electrolyte solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble lubricating oil including a water-soluble base (A) and a corrosion inhibitor (B). The water-soluble base (A) contains at least one polyether (A1). A 0.1% by weight aqueous solution of the water-soluble lubricating oil has a surface tension of 31 mN/m or higher.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dispersant for a resin current collector which can uniformly disperse a conductive filler to attain sufficient charge and discharge characteristics without impairing the output power per unit weight of a battery. The present invention provides a dispersant for a resin current collector comprising a polymer having a resin-philic block (A1) and a conductive filler-philic block (A2).