Abstract: The present invention is to provide a compound that can provide a modified polymer exhibiting excellent rigidity, wear resistance, and low heat build-up when used in a rubber composition; a modified polymer obtained by subjecting a polymer to modification with the compound; a rubber composition including the modified polymer; and a tire and a conveyor belt that are produced by using the rubber composition. The compound of the present invention is represented by Formula (M) below.

Abstract: The present invention is a composition comprising a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having a core comprising structural units of: a) a phosphorus acid monomer, b) an acid monomer, c) a multiethylenically unsaturated monomer; and d) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bulk monomer; and a shell comprising structural units of a1) a sulfur acid monomer, and b1) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bulk monomer; wherein the core protuberates from the shell and the ratio of the structural units of the sulfur acid monomer to structural units of carboxylic acid monomer in shell is at least 0.2:1. Control of the proportion of sulfur acid monomer units to carboxylic acid monomer units results in an improvement in the viscosity stability of paint formulations containing latexes possessing acorn morphology without sacrificing hiding.

Abstract: A surface property-improving agent for molded bodies made of polyolefin resins contains 50.0 parts to 90.0 parts by mass of a non-polar wax with a melting point of 50° C. to 100° C. and 10.0 parts to 50.0 parts by mass of a vinyl copolymer obtained by copolymerizing two types of monomers (b1) and (b2). The sum of the non-polar wax and the vinyl copolymer is 100.0 parts by mass. The monomer (b1) is styrene and/or acrylonitrile. The vinyl copolymer contains 0.1 parts to 49.9 parts by mass of the monomer (b1) and 0.1 parts to 9.9 parts by mass of the monomer (b2) wherein the sum of the monomer (b1) and the monomer (b2) is 10.0 parts to 50.0 parts by mass. To 100.0 parts by mass of a polyolefin resin, 0.5 parts to 10.0 parts by mass of the agent is added. The monomer (b2) is a methacryloxypropyl polyorganosiloxane.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a cationic natural rubber latex comprising cationic natural rubber microparticles in which the surfaces of natural rubber microparticles are coated by a cationic polymer, a weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymer being from 3000 to 150000, a concentration of the cationic natural rubber being from 30 to 70% by mass, a viscosity at 20° C. being 500 mPa·s or less, and surface potential of the cationic natural rubber microparticles being ?3 mV or less; and a tire puncture sealant comprising the cationic natural rubber latex and an acidic resin emulsion, a mass ratio of a solid content of the cationic natural rubber latex to a solid content of the acidic resin emulsion being from 90:10 to 10:90. Such tire puncture sealant has superior puncture-sealing ability, storage stability, and workability.

Abstract: Curing fluoroelastomers with curing agents of formulas (I), (II), (III), and (IV): wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, R8, and R9, is selected from the group consisting of H; halogen atom; C1 to C4 alkyl groups in which the alkyl group is linear, branched, or cyclic; OR?; and aromatic groups; R5 is H; and R? is selected from the group consisting of C1 to C4 alkyl groups in which the alkyl group is linear, branched, or cyclic; and phenyl.

Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for an undertread, the rubber composition achieving excellent low heat build-up and high elastic modulus when formed into a tire; and a pneumatic tire that includes the rubber composition. The rubber composition for an undertread contains a diene rubber and a carbon black. The diene rubber contains a natural rubber and a modified polymer that is obtained by reacting a nitrone compound with a double bond of a conjugated diene polymer. The content of the natural rubber in the diene rubber is 60 mass % or greater, the content of the modified polymer in the diene rubber is from 8 to 40 mass %, the content of the carbon black is from 30 to 67 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, and the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black is from 20 to 60 m2/g.

Abstract: A method for producing a conjugated diene rubber is provided which includes the steps of: (a) forming a polymer block (A) by using a polymerization initiator in an inert solvent, the polymer block (A) having an active terminal and containing a specific amount of an isoprene monomeric unit and a specific amount of an aromatic vinyl monomeric unit; (b) forming a polymer block (B) having an active terminal and containing a specific amount of a 1,3-butadiene monomeric unit and, as needed, a specific amount of an aromatic vinyl monomeric unit, thereby obtaining a conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal and having the polymer block (A) and a polymer block (B); (c) bringing a specific amount of a predetermined denaturant into reaction with the active terminal of the conjugated diene polymer chain having the active terminal.

Abstract: A method of producing the composite reinforcing material includes a step of kneading at least a graphite-based carbon material and a reinforcing material into a base material. The graphite-based carbon material is characterized by having a rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) and a hexagonal graphite layer (2H), wherein a Rate (3R) of the rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) and the hexagonal graphite layer (2H), based on an X-ray diffraction method, which is defined by following Equation 1 is 31% or more: Rate (3R)=P3/(P3+P4)×100??(Equation 1) wherein P3 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) based on the X-ray diffraction method, and P4 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the hexagonal graphite layer (2H) based on the X-ray diffraction method.

Abstract: A method of producing the composite reinforcing material includes a step of kneading at least a graphite-based carbon material and a reinforcing material into a base material. The graphite-based carbon material is characterized by having a rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) and a hexagonal graphite layer (2H), wherein a Rate (3R) of the rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) and the hexagonal graphite layer (2H), based on an X-ray diffraction method, which is defined by following Equation 1 is 31% or more: Rate(3R)=P3/(P3+P4)×100??(Equation 1) wherein P3 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) based on the X-ray diffraction method, and P4 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the hexagonal graphite layer (2H) based on the X-ray diffraction method.

Abstract: Latex binders useful for preparing zero or low VOC coating compositions having excellent freeze-thaw stability, good tint strength and good scrub resistance when cured may be obtained using a polymerizable polyalkylene glycol monomer such as polyethylene glycol methacrylate in combination with one or both of an emulsifier or a polymerizable polyalkylene glycol monomer containing bulky hydrophobic groups substituted on an aromatic ring.

Abstract: A heat resistant thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same. The heat resistant thermoplastic resin composition includes about 100 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound; about 20 parts by weight to about 60 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; and about 30 parts by weight to about 60 parts by weight of an impact modifier. The heat resistant thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same can have excellent properties in terms of impact resistance, heat resistance, and/or chemical resistance and can be eco-friendly due to low level of VOC emissions.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition having a good balance of improved fuel efficiency, abrasion resistance, and wet grip performance while providing good processability, and a pneumatic tire having a tread manufactured from the rubber composition. A rubber composition comprising: a copolymer synthesized by copolymerization of a conjugated diene monomer and an unsaturated acyclic monoester represented by the formula (1) below; and carbon black and/or silica, wherein R1 represents hydrogen or a C1-C30 hydrocarbon group, and R2 represents hydrogen or a C1-C30 hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: A composition that is configured for use in creating a film. The composition includes a vinyl acetate containing polymer, such as a vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) copolymer, and at least one additive that is a pigment, a surfactant, a dispersant, a wetting agent, a plasticizer, a defoamer, a coupling agent, a solvent, a UV absorber, a fire retardant, or a light stabilizer.

Abstract: The object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a crosslinked polymer by radical polymerization of a monomer composition, by which method a desired crosslinked polymer can be produced in a high solid content with good productivity (also at a low production cost), and a crosslinked polymer obtained by the production method and a coating composition containing the same.

Abstract: Provided is a method for efficiently producing on an industrial scale a high-performance polyvinylamine solution having good handling properties. After producing a polymer containing N-vinylcarboxamide monomer units having a value of the weight average molecular weight (Mw)/number average molecular weight (Mn) of 5 or higher by aqueous solution standing adiabatic polymerization, the polymer is hydrolyzed in an aqueous solvent in the presence of an alkali and an antigelling agent. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a polymer powder having a volatile content of 0.1-12% by mass is obtained by drying and pulverizing after producing a (co)polymer, and the powder obtained is stored or transported to the site of use of the polymer solution and hydrolyzed in an aqueous solvent in the presence of an alkali and an antigelling agent when the polymer solution is needed or at the site of use of the polymer solution.

Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles with high free swell rate and high permeability by polymerization of an aqueous monomer solution or suspension to give an aqueous polymer gel, wherein a thermal blowing agent essentially free of inorganic acid anions is mixed into the polymer gel, and subsequent thermal drying of the polymer gel.

Abstract: A modified diene polymer is obtained by decomposing a diene polymer having a carbon-carbon double bond in a main chain by oxidative cleavage of the carbon-carbon double bond to reduce a molecular weight, changing acido-basic properties of a system containing polymer fragments obtained such that the system is changed into a basic system when the system is acidic and the system is changed into an acidic system when the system is basic to combine the polymer fragments, thereby obtaining an intermediate polymer having an altered structure, and epoxidizing a carbon-carbon double bond moiety of a main chain of the intermediate polymer.

Abstract: An injection molded article obtained by injection molding a thermoplastic resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin and 50 parts by mass or less of at least one of a filler and a colored metallic pigment, wherein at least one weld exists, and a long diameter of 95% by mass or more of the filler existing within a cross-sectional depth of 50 ?m or less from a surface of the weld is parallel to the surface of the weld.

Abstract: The present invention relates to living radical polymerization processes, reaction products of such processes, and compositions containing such reaction products. More particularly, the invention relates to a living radical polymerization to produce branched polymers, in particular branched polyacrylates.