Abstract: Provided is a transparent electroconductive laminate which can prevent the occurrence of Newton rings between two transparent electrode substrates constituting a transparent touch panel. Also provided is a transparent touch panel which comprises the transparent electroconductive laminate. A transparent electroconductive laminate (14, 15, 16) comprises a transparent organic polymer substrate (16), and comprises an uneven-surfaced hardened resin layer (15) and a transparent electroconductive layer (14) which are successively laminated on at least one side of the transparent organic polymer substrate. The transparent electroconductive laminate is characterized in that the hardened resin layer comprises a hardening resin component and at least one of ultrafine metal oxide particles (A) and ultrafine metal fluoride particles (B), these particles having an average primary particle diameter of 100 nm or less and being dispersed in the hardening resin component.

Abstract: A resin composition consisting of: (1) 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; (2) 0.008 to 0.13 part by weight of an alkali metal salt of a perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid having a fluoride ion content measured by ion chromatography of 0.2 to 1 ppm in terms of weight based on the weight of component B; and (3) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of silicone having a Si—H group and a phenyl group. A process of manufacturing the resin composition and a method of preventing the melt dripping during combustion of the resin composition. The flame retardancy of the above aromatic polycarbonate resin composition comprising the fluorine-containing organic metal salt compound is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent electroconductive laminate which achieves the required transparency or haze characteristic while having a desirable slipperiness in terms of handleability. Further disclosed is a transparent touch panel having said transparent electroconductive laminate. The transparent laminate (10) has a transparent organic polymer substrate (1), a transparent electroconductive layer (2) on one face of the transparent organic polymer substrate, and a cured resin layer (3) with a concavo-convex surface on the other face of the transparent organic polymer substrate, and the transparent touch panel has said transparent electroconductive laminate. The cured resin layer (3) has a concavo-convex surface by being formed from a coating composition which contains two types of polymerizable components which mutually phase-separate on the basis of the physical difference therebetween.

Abstract: A copolycarbonate having a high refractive index, a small birefringence, high processability and excellent transparency and an optical lens formed from the copolycarbonate. The copolycarbonate has a total content of a unit represented by the following formula (I) and a unit represented by the following formula (II) of not less than 80 mol % based on the total of all the recurring units, the molar ratio of the unit represented by the formula (I) to the unit represented by the formula (II) being in the range of 98:2 to 35:65. (wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or the like. X is an alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms or the like. Each of m and n is independently an integer of 1 to 10.) (wherein each of R5, R6, R7 and R8 is independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or the like.

Abstract: A composition comprising polylactic acid and having excellent heat stability, especially moist heat stability, and a molded article thereof. The composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a resin component (component A) which is composed of 5 to 100 wt % of polylactic acid (component A-?) and 95 to 0 wt % of a thermoplastic resin (component A-?), 0.001 to 5 parts by weight of a phosphono-fatty acid ester (component B), 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a phosphate metal salt (component C), 0.001 to 2 parts by weight of at least one antioxidant (component D) selected from the group consisting of a phosphite-based compound, a phosphonite-based compound, a hindered phenol-based compound and a thioether-based compound, and 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of an end-sealing agent (component E).

Abstract: This invention is to provide a process for producing a composite material that contains a thermoplastic resin as a matrix and is reinforced with electrically conductive fibers. This invention is to provide a process for producing a composite material that has a small percentage of voids and is excellent in mechanical properties such as flexural strength, flexural modulus. This invention is a process for producing a composite material, which comprises (1) the step (A) of causing the thermoplastic resin to adhere to the electrically conductive fibers and (2) the step (B) of applying microwave to said fibers to cause them to generate heat and impregnating said fibers with said resin, the composite material comprising a thermoplastic resin and the electrically conductive fibers being impregnated with the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A resin composition which provides a molded article capable of effectively blocking off heat rays from sunlight and having excellent transparency, color and moist heat resistance and a molded article thereof. The resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin (component A), (B) 0.0001 to 0.05 part by weight of coated hexaboride particles, each composed of a hexaboride particle of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Sr and Ca and a coating layer (component B), and (C) 0.0001 to 0.05 part by weight of nitride particles (component C).

Abstract: To provide a resin composition having high heat resistance with a high melting point and excellent melt stability and hydrolysis resistance, a molded article of the resin composition and a method of manufacturing the resin composition; the resin composition comprises an aromatic polyester (component A) having a butylene terephthalate skeleton as the main constituent unit and polylactic acid (component B) having a melting point of 190° C. or higher.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resin composition having excellent thermal stability, light reflectivity and color, and, preferably, flame retardancy. The present disclosure also relates to a method for producing a resin composition which comprises mixing 60 to 99.9 parts by weight of polycarbonate resin (component A) with 0.1 to 40 parts by weight of titanium dioxide pigment (component B), wherein component B (i) satisfies 0.05?(b)?(a)?0.6, when weight. reduction at 23 to 100° C. by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is (a) wt % and weight reduction at 23 to 300° C. by TGA is (b) wt %, and (ii) satisfies 0.001?(d)/(c)?0.01 and 0.001?(e)/(c)?0.02, when weight percentages derived from Ti, Al and Si elements in X-ray fluorescence analysis are (c) wt %, (d) wt % and (e) wt %, respectively.

Abstract: A resin composition which contains polycarbonate resin, does not transmit a wavelength of 385 nm substantially and has a high total light transmittance and excellent heat resistance. The resin composition comprises (1) polycarbonate resin, (2) an ultraviolet absorber (A) such as 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-p-cresol, (3) an ultraviolet absorber (B) such as 2,2?-methylenebis[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)phenol] and (4) at least one compound (C) represented by the following formula (I) or (II) and is used for spectacle lenses. (R1—S—CH2—CH2—C(O)O—CH2—)4C??(I) (R2—O—C(O)—CH2—CH2—)2S??(II) (wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2 is an alkyl group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising an aromatic polyester having a butylene terephthalate skeleton as the main constituent unit (component A), polylactic acid comprising poly(L-lactic acid) and poly(D-lactic acid) (component B), and a modifier (component C), wherein the resin composition has (i) a crystal melting peak of stereocomplex-phase polylactic acid at 190° C. or higher in differential scanning calorimeter measurement, (ii) a biomass ratio of not less than 50%, (iii) a notched Izod impact strength of 4 to 15 kJ/m2 and (iv) a flexural modulus of 2.5 to 6 GPa. The resin composition provides a molded article having excellent impact resistance and stiffness. The resin composition has a biomass ratio of not less than 50%. The resin composition has a low moisture absorptivity, hydrolysis resistance and high-speed moldability. The resin composition provides a molded article having excellent heat resistance.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for manufacturing a high-density optical disk having excellent optical properties by suppressing the production of a cloud caused by a release failure and preventing the deterioration of hue and light transmittance. The present invention is a process for manufacturing a high-density optical disk, comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a resin composition comprising an aromatic polycarbonate resin and a predetermined amount of monoglyceride behenate; (2) injecting molding the resin composition to obtain a substrate; and (3) forming an information recording/reproduction layer on the substrate, wherein the aromatic polycarbonate resin has a sodium metal content of 0.0005 to 0.05 ppm and a viscosity average molecular weight of 10,000 to 20,000, and the monoglyceride behenate has a sodium metal content of 1 ppm or less.

Abstract: There are provided a resin composition comprising a polylactic acid which (i) comprises a poly-L-lactic acid (component B-1) and a poly-D-lactic acid (component B-4), (ii) has a weight ratio of the component B-1 to the component B-4 (component B-1/component B-4) of 10/90 to 90/10, and (iii) shows a proportion of melt peaks at 195° C. or higher to all melt peaks in a temperature rising process in measurement by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of at least 20%; a molded article of the resin composition; and methods for producing the resin composition and the molded article.

Abstract: A spectacle lens made of a polycarbonate resin composition which comprises (1) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin, (2) 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of (A) at least one ultraviolet light absorber selected from the group consisting of 2-(2?-hydroxy-5?-methylphenyl)benzotriazole and 2-(2?-hydroxy-5?-tert-octylphenyl)benzotriazole, (3) 0.01 to 0.3 part by weight of (B) at least one ultraviolet light absorber selected from the group consisting of 2-(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2,2?-methylenebis[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-6-(2H-benzotraizole)-2-ylphenol] and 2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-bis(?,?-dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]-2H-benzotriazole, and (4) 0.01 to 0.5 part by weight of (C) a full ester of a tetravalent to octavalent aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having 5 to 30 carbon atoms and an aliphatic carboxylic acid having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, having an acid value of 4 to 20.

Abstract: A flame retardant resin composition consisting essentially of: (A) 100 parts by weight of the total of resin components (components A) which include at least 60 wt % of an aromatic polyester resin; (B) an organic phosphorus compound (component B-1) represented by the following general formula (1) and having an acid value of 0.7 mgKOH/g or less or an organic phosphorus compound (component B-2) represented by the following general formula (2); (C) 0 to 50 parts by weight of a flame retardancy improving resin (component C); and (D) 0 to 200 parts by weight of a filler (component D), and a molded article thereof. Wherein, when the organic phosphorus compound is the component B-1, the amount of the component B-1 is 1 to 100 parts by weight and when the organic phosphorus compound is the component B-2, the component B-2 is used in combination with a biscumyl compound (component B-3), the amount of the component B-2 is 5 to 30 parts by weight, and the amount of the component B-3 is 0.01 to 5 parts by weight.

Abstract: There is provided a method for obtaining an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt of an aromatic dihydroxy compound by decomposing a waste aromatic polycarbonate by an alkali metal hydroxide aqueous solution. The method comprises (1) a dissolution step of dissolving a waste aromatic polycarbonate in a chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent, (2) a decomposition step of adding an alkali metal hydroxide aqueous solution to this solution to decompose the aromatic polycarbonate, (3) a re-dissolution step of adding water to this decomposed solution to dissolve a solid, (4) a two phase formation step of leaving the treated solution obtained in the step (3) to stand to form an organic solvent phase (organic phase) and an aqueous solution phase (aqueous phase), and (5) a separation/collection step of separating the aqueous phase from the organic solvent phase and collecting the aqueous phase.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a lens having small birefringence, large refraction and excellent transparency and heat resistance and an optical unit including the lens. The present invention is a lens obtained from a polycarbonate copolymer (I) which is composed of a unit (A) represented by the following formula: (R1 to R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms or halogen atom) and a unit (B) represented by the following formula: (plurality of R5 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or the like, and R7 and R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom or alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms of R7 and R8 is 9 or 10), the content of the unit (A) being 50 to 80 mol % of the total of all the units, and an optical unit including the lens.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention that a resin composition which has high chemical resistance while retaining high fluidity, is excellent in impact resistance, heat resistance, stiffness and heat stability and comprises an aromatic polycarbonate and polyethylene terephthalate, a molded product thereof and a process of manufacturing a car exterior material.

Abstract: There are provided an optical element that comprises a polymer which has a structural unit derived from a specific dihydroxy compound typified by 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro propane (bisphenol AF) and in which the relationship between a refractive index nD and an Abbe number ?D satisfies the following formula (I): nD+0.0076×?D?1.78??(I) and that is used for correction of chromatic aberration, and an achromatic lens using the optical element.

Abstract: There is provided a direct backlight type liquid crystal display device having high light diffusability, keeping excellent color and having high brightness.