Abstract: An aqueous solution and an aqueous dispersion of a composition that contains a polyalkylene oxide, a phenolic antioxidant and a sulfur-containing amine compound are less likely to impair the stability of the polyalkylene oxide even in the case of containing an alkali. In the above composition, the content of each of the phenolic antioxidant and the sulfur-containing amine compound is preferably set to 0.001 to 5 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polyalkylene oxide, and the ratio of the sulfur-containing amine compound relative to 100 parts by mass of the phenolic antioxidant is preferably set to 20 to 200 parts by mass.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oil-in-water type cosmetic that is excellent in the dispersion stability of an ultraviolet scattering agent, can provide a refreshing feel and light sense of use with no stickiness to the skin, and also has a high ultraviolet-shielding effect; and a sunscreen cosmetic comprising the oil-in-water type cosmetic. The oil-in-water type cosmetic comprises: (A) an ultraviolet scattering agent; (B) a nonionic surfactant; (C) a modified polyalkylene oxide represented by formula (I) (D) an oily component; and (E) water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a water-absorbent resin, characterized in that a reverse-phase suspension polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer is carried out in a hydrocarbon dispersion medium comprising a dispersion stabilizer while an azo-based compound and a peroxide are combined in the presence of an internal-crosslinking agent, in that the following formulae are satisfied, 0.10?B/(A+B)??(1), and 0.055?B+9×C?0.120??(2), wherein A mol, B mol and C mol represent used amounts of the azo-based compound, the peroxide and the internal-crosslinking agent, respectively, relative to 100 mol of the water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer used in the polymerization, and in that a post-crosslinking reaction is carried out by adding a post-crosslinking agent after the polymerization. The present invention also relates to a water-absorbent resin having specific performance and produced by the process.

Abstract: A binder for an electric double-layer capacitor electrode according to the present invention includes a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and an alkali metal-neutralized product of ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a fiber treatment agent that is capable of forming on fibers a film that has excellent water resistance and excellent adhesion to a matrix resin. The present invention provides a fiber treatment agent comprising an aqueous medium, a water-insoluble polyamide dispersed in the aqueous medium, and a water-soluble polyamide that is present in an amount of 2 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the water-insoluble polyamide.

Abstract: General Formula (I) Provided is an all solid state secondary-battery additive comprising a polyalkylene carbonate (I) represented by general formula (I), and by providing such additive, properties such as the charge-discharge capacity and interfacial resistance of an all-solid-state secondary battery are improved. (In general formula (I), R1 and R2 are each a C1-10 chain-like alkylene group or C3-10 cycloalkylene group, m is 0, 1, or 2 and n is an integer of 10 to 15000, and each R1, R2 and m in the polyalkylene carbonate (I) chain is independently the same or different.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution with excellent storage stability capable of forming a stable SEI on the surface of an electrode to improve cell performance such as a cycle performance, a discharge/charge capacity, and internal resistance, when the additive is used for electrical storage devices such as non-aqueous electrolyte solution secondary cells and electric double layer capacitors. The present invention also aims to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing the additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution and to provide an electrical storage device using the non-aqueous electrolyte solution.

Abstract: Provided is a gelled composition that exhibits, despite having 50 mass % or more of a polyhydric alcohol content, a strong thickening effect, while providing a smooth feeling of use on the skin, and even excellent dispersibility. The gelled composition of the present invention contains (A) a polymer of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer crosslinked with a water-soluble crosslinking agent, (B) a polyhydric alcohol, and (C) water, wherein component (A) is present in an amount of 0.1 to 5 mass %, component (B) is present in an amount of 50 to 95 mass %, and component (C) is present in an amount of 1 to 10 mass %.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition that will suffer from little drop of lubricity and will offer good touch feeling even if it is used repeatedly. A resin composition superior in lubricity and touch feeling is produced by melt-mixing a water-soluble polyethylene oxide having a viscosity average molecular weight of 1,000,000 to 6,000,000, a modified polyalkylene oxide obtainable by reacting a polyalkylene oxide, a diol compound, and a diisocyanate compound together, and a thermoplastic resin together.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a thin film transistor and a method for producing the same, which will easily achieve self-aligned formation of a source/drain region without through processes under a vacuum or a low pressure or with no use of expensive equipment. An exemplary method for producing a thin film transistor according to the invention includes an aliphatic polycarbonate layer forming step of forming an aliphatic polycarbonate layer 50 that covers a gate electrode layer 40 disposed above a semiconductor layer 20 with a gate insulator 30 being interposed between the gate electrode layer 40 and the semiconductor layer 20, and also covers the semiconductor layer 20, and has a dopant causing the semiconductor layer 20 to become an n-type or p-type semiconductor layer, and a heating step of heating at a temperature causing introduction of the dopant into the semiconductor layer 20 and decomposition of the aliphatic polycarbonate layer 50.

Abstract: The following are provided: a water-absorbent resin in which, in the formation of an absorbent material forming an absorbent article, dispersion is satisfactory even in a moisture absorption state, which prevents the occurrence of troubles at the time of manufacturing of the absorbent article and which allows efficient manufacturing; and an absorbent article using an absorbent material containing the water-absorbent resin. The water-absorbent resin according to the present invention is obtained by polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer and performing post-crosslinking thereon with a post-crosslinking agent, and the water-absorbent resin satisfies the requirements below: (A) yellow index is 5.0 or less; and (B) gel strength is 1800 Pa or less.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a condensation-curable silicone resin composition with excellent adhesion properties. The present invention also aims to provide a condensation-curable silicone resin cured product formed from the condensation-curable silicone resin composition and a sealed optical semiconductor element formed by using the condensation-curable silicone resin composition.

Abstract: A method provide high-purity nitric oxide by preserving quality of the nitric oxide by suitably inhibiting the disproportionation reaction of the nitric oxide that is transported in a state of being stored in a high-pressure gas cylinder, and decreasing the amount of nitrous oxide and nitrogen dioxide that are produced during the transportation. When the nitric oxide is transported in a state of being stored in the high-pressure gas cylinder, the nitric oxide is filled into the high-pressure gas cylinder at a gauge pressure between 1.96 MPa to 3.5 MPa to be stored, and is transported in a state in which the exterior surface temperature of the high-pressure gas cylinder is held in a range from ?15° C. to 5° C.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an industrially advantageous method of producing a powdery pseudopolyrotaxane with a high inclusion ratio. The present invention relates to a method for producing a pseudopolyrotaxane, including: an inclusion step of mixing a polyethylene glycol and a cyclodextrin in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane that contains pseudopolyrotaxane particles in which the polyethylene glycol is included in the cavities of the cyclodextrin molecules in a skewered manner; and a drying step of drying the aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane produced in the inclusion step to obtain the pseudopolyrotaxane. In the drying step, the aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane is sprayed and dried in a heated gas-stream.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for producing 2-halogenated benzoic acids, the method imparting high regioselectivity (high selectivity) and having a shorter reaction time than does the conventional reaction. This method for producing 2-halogenated benzoic acids, in order to achieve the above purpose, is characterized in that benzoic acids and a halogenating agent are reacted in the presence of an alkaline compound, making it possible to highly selectively obtain 2-halogenated benzoic acids.

Abstract: Provided are a water-absorbent resin having better water-absorption performance and being prevented from discoloring before and after storage for a long time under high temperature and high humidity, and an absorbent article including the absorbent resin. The water-absorbent resin according to the present invention is prepared by polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of an internal-crosslinking agent and performing post-crosslinking with a post-crosslinking agent, wherein the water-absorbent resin satisfies the following properties: (A) a water-absorption capacity of physiological saline of 55 g/g or more, a water-absorption capacity of physiological saline under a load of 4.14 kPa of 15 mL/g or more, and a residual monomer content of 300 ppm or less; and (B) a yellow index of 5.0 or less and a yellow index change ratio (?YI) after leaving for 10 days under 70° C. and 90% RH of 10 or less.

Abstract: A binder resin composition comprising an aliphatic polycarbonate resin represented by the formula (1): and an end-capped aliphatic polycarbonate resin represented by the formula (2): wherein each of X and Y, which may be identical or different, is a group having at least one functional group selected from a carboxy group, an ester group, a carbamate group, a silicate group, an isocyanate group, an ether group, an acetal group, and a halogen atom at its end; and an inorganic particle-dispersed paste composition containing the resin composition. The binder resin composition of the present invention can be used in general molded articles, optical materials such as films, fibers, optical fibers, and optical disks, thermally decomposable materials such as ceramic binders, and lost foam casting, medicinal materials such as drug capsules, additives for biodegradable resins, main components for biodegradable resins, and the like.

Abstract: There is provided a carboxyl group-containing polymer composition having excellent water solubility and aqueous solution-thickening properties, having a minimal change in viscosity due to the thermal history in a drying step, and having high transparency of a neutral viscous solution obtained by mixing with water. The carboxyl group-containing polymer composition comprises (A) a carboxyl group-containing polymer obtained by copolymerization of an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid (a1) and a compound (a2) having at least two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; (B) a polyhydric alcohol fatty acid ester alkylene oxide adduct; and (C) a polyoxyalkylene modified product, which is at least one of an ether (c1) of a polyoxyalkylene with a fatty alcohol, and a polyoxyalkylene fatty acid ester (c2).