Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor is composed of an electroconductive support and a photoconductive layer formed thereon, which photoconductive layer includes a polycarbonate resin. Aromatic polycarbonate resins not only for the electrophotographic photoconductor, but also for the materials for liquid display panels, optical cards, optical discs, varieties of films having high transparency and heat resistance, deposited plastic reflecting mirrors, and lenses are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polycarbonate (PC) resin composition which tends not to show amorphous-pattern contamination on the surfaces of molded articles, and is superior in terms of transparency, mechanical strength and weather resistance, etc. The PC resin composition contains (A) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin and (B) 0.0001 parts by weight or more, but less than 0.1 parts by weight, of a sulfonic acid phosphonium salt. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a PC resin composition which additionally contains (C) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an ultraviolet absorbing agent.

Abstract: The disclosure describes reacting a multi-functional phenolic or carboxylic branching agent with a transesterification catalyst to form an organic salt prior to reactive extrusion of said organic salt branching agent with linear polycarbonate resin as a means to dramatically increase the efficiency of the branching agent in the preparation of branched polycarbonate.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition contains an aromatic carbonate resin, a rubber modified graft copolymer comprising a discontinuous rubber phase dispersed in a continuous rigid thermoplastic phase, wherein at least a portion of the rigid thermoplastic phase is chemically grafted to the rubber phase, wherein the rubber phase of the copolymer is made by an aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presence of a (C.sub.30 -C.sub.108)polyacid surfactant, and a flame retarding amount of an organophosphorus flame retardant.

Abstract: Polyesters such as poly(1,4-cyclohexanedimethyl-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate) are prepared by the reaction of at least one relatively non-volatile diol, preferably 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, with a 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid ester in the presence of a catalyst such as a tetraalkyl titanate. Maximum molecular weight and crystallinity are provided by at least one of two options: conducting the reaction at a series of progressively increasing temperatures below 265.degree. C., with a residence time in the range of 40-120 minutes at temperatures above 250.degree. C.; and conducting an initial stage of the reaction in the presence of at least one C.sub.2-6 aliphatic diol such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or 1,4-butanediol.

Abstract: A method of cleaning or purifying elastomers and elastomeric articles which are intended for medical or pharmaceutical use is disclosed. In particular, although not exclusively, the invention has applicability to elastomers which are used in metering valves for pressurized metered dose inhalers (MDIs).

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a repeat unit of formula (I), or two repeat units of formulae (II) and (III): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.6, X, n, k and j are as specified in the specification.

Abstract: A polyester polymer includes a dicarboxylic acid or its ester-forming derivative and a dihydroxy compound, in which the dicarboxylic acid contains an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and optionally an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and the dihydroxy compound contains a compound of formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a C.sub.1-4 alkylene group; and R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 each represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group which may be the same or different. Also, polyester moldings of disc substrates, lenses, sheets, films, tubes or fibers are produced by molding the polyester polymer. The polyester polymer has excellent transparency, excellent heat resistance, extremely low optical anisotropy and excellent moldability.

Abstract: A process for the improvement of the drawing ability of polyester, pellets of which are thermally post-treated in the solid phase in an inert atmosphere, containing a precise concentration of water vapor. The water vapor concentration is equal to the amount of water, plus 15%/minus 50%, which could theoretically be formed, at the polyester end viscosity, from the --COOH end groups and the excess --OH end groups of the polyester. An equimolar quantity of the vapor of the alkanediol, which serves as the diol reactant for the polyester, may be substituted for all or part of the water vapor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic composition comprising disintegrating granules composed of water-insoluble primary particles and a binder, wherein the disintegrating granules in the cosmetic composition have a compression strength of 0.002-0.1 kgf/mm.sup.2 and a particle size of 100-2,000 .mu.m, and the primary particles thereof have an average particle size of at most 100 .mu.m. The composition gives users neither an irritated feeling nor a feeling of physical disorder toward the skin and eyes, and a pleasant feeling upon use and has an excellent effect for improving a complexion.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for extracting plasticizer from polymer structures includes, in one embodiment, a vacuum chamber, a heating member and a condenser, the plasticizer being vaporized from the polymer structure by a combination of low temperature and heat, and in another embodiment, an evaporation chamber, a conveyer belt, and a plasticizer removal system, the plasticizer removal system including a duct having mounted therein a heating member, a fan and a condenser so that plasticizer may be extracted by forced air convection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high molecular weighted biodegradable polyester resin which can be used in medical, agricultural and fishery packaging materials by enhancing the low heat-resistance of the general aliphatic polyester and the preparing method for them. The present invention provides a polyester resin which is prepared by condense-polymerization after one or a plurality of condensation, esterification and ester-exchange reaction with main ingredients of (1) an aliphatic (including circular aliphatic) dicarboxylic acid (or an acid anhydride thereof) including an adipic acid, (2) an aliphatic (including circular aliphatic) glycol at least selected from one of 1,4-butanediol and ethyleneglycol with a little of a monomer including one or a plurality of an amine radical from 0.

Abstract: A liquid-crystalline resin with ester bonds, which has a hydroxyl terminal concentration of not smaller than 15.times.10.sup.-6 equivalents/g, and a thermoplastic resin composition comprising the liquid-crystalline resin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel copolyether-ester containing hard segments derived from at least one low-molecular-weight glycol and at least two dicarboxylic acids, or esters thereof, chosen from the group comprising 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-diphenyldicarboxylic acid and terephthalic acid, which contains, if desired, isophthalic acid, and containing soft segments derived from the group comprising poly(alkylene oxides).The copolyetherester according to the invention has improved properties at high temperature while retaining the properties at low temperature.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin having crosslinking groups selected from among the functional groups mentioned above in the side chains, ends or main chain; a crosslinked polycarbonate resin made from the above resin through crosslinking; and an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing such a resin in its photosensitive layer. In said groups, h is an integer of 0 to 4, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; X', Y' and Z' are each a single bond, --O--, --CO--, --S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or alkylene; R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 are each hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; R.sup.19 and R.sup.22 are each hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; R.sup.23 and R.sup.24 are each hydrogen, halogeno, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy or aryl; the sum of p and q is an integer of 1 or above; R.sup.25, R.sup.26, R.sup.27 and R.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a polycarbonate, by mixing (i) 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, (ii) dimethyl carbonate, and (iii) a basic catalyst, and heating components (i)-(iii) to produce an intermediate, followed by heating the intermediate at a temperature of less than or equal to 300.degree. C. to produce the polycarbonate. The invention further relates to the polycarbonates produced by the methods of the present invention.

Abstract: An object is: to provide a novel, generally applicable polymerization initiator which can be prepared easily and which is highly stable, for application to the production of polymers and block copolymers of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters; to polymerize .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters using the polymerization initiator; and to provide a novel, generally applicable production process for polymers and block copolymers of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters having high molecular weight and little discoloration, by which active hydrogen-containing monomers can be polymerized. This is achieved by a novel production process involving polymerization of various .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid esters using as a polymerization initiator a polymer containing a tertiary amino group obtained by the polymerization of an .alpha.,.beta.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of producing a copolymer of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate. The method comprises esterifying a combination of a diester of naphthalene, terephthalic acid, and ethylene glycol to produce an esterification reaction mixture that includes the alcohol byproduct of the naphthalene diester, distilling the reaction mixture to remove at least a portion of the esterification byproducts from the reaction mixture in the form of a vapor stream of which the majority component is water vapor and which includes the alcohol byproduct of the naphthalate ester in the vapor state, and combusting at least a portion of the vapor stream under conditions sufficient to decompose at least a portion of the alcohol byproduct present in the vapor stream.

Abstract: A polycarbonate copolymer comprising the repeating structural unit represented by general formula (1-a) and at least one of the repeating structural units represented by general formulas (2-a) and (3-a) is provided.

Abstract: Biodegradable resin products consisting essentially of a polymeric resin of polyethylene, starch, polyesters such as polylactic acid, or other suitable polyesters. In admixture with the resin is a particulate vapor phase corrosion inhibitor selected from amine salts, ammonium benzoate, triazole derivatives, tall oil imidazolines, alkali metal molybdates, alkali dibasic acid salts, and mixtures thereof, and is present in an amount ranging from between about 1% and 3% by weight of the polymeric resin.