Abstract: The invention provides a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition including: 1 to 100 parts by weight of an olefin elastomer (B); and 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a carboxylic acid amide wax mixture (C), relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A), wherein the carboxylic acid amide wax mixture (C) is obtained by adding 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of an antioxidant to 100 parts by weight of a carboxylic acid amide wax produced by reaction of a higher aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, a polybasic acid and a diamine.

Abstract: There is provided a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin composition, comprising: 5 to 50 parts by weight of a polyamide resin (b) and 50 to 250 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide (c) relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), wherein the metal hydroxide is dispersed in the composition at an average secondary particle diameter equal to or less than 5 ?m. The PPS resin composition may provide excellent tracking resistance without significantly damaging various intrinsic properties of a PPS resin, such as excellent mechanical strength and low gas generation.

Abstract: There is provided a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin composition, comprising: 5 to 50 parts by weight of a polyamide resin (b) and 50 to 250 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide (c) relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), wherein the metal hydroxide is dispersed in the composition at an average secondary particle diameter equal to or less than 5 ?m. The PPS resin composition may provide excellent tracking resistance without significantly damaging various intrinsic properties of a PPS resin, such as excellent mechanical strength and low gas generation.

Abstract: The invention provides a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition including: 1 to 100 parts by weight of an olefin elastomer (B); and 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a carboxylic acid amide wax mixture (C), relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A), wherein the carboxylic acid amide wax mixture (C) is obtained by adding 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of an antioxidant to 100 parts by weight of a carboxylic acid amide wax produced by reaction of a higher aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, a polybasic acid and a diamine.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition including 100 parts by weight of a resin composition that consists of 99 to 60 wt % of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), and 1 to 40 wt % of at least one type of noncrystalline resin (b) selected from the group consisting of polyetherimide resin and polyether sulfone resin and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a compound (c) containing at least one group selected from epoxy group, amino group and isocyanate group, wherein the non-crystalline resin (b) forms an island phase and the number-average dispersed particle size of the noncrystalline resin (b) is 1,000 nm or less.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film contains polyphenylene sulfide and polyether imide, wherein the contents of the polyphenylene sulfide and the polyether imide are 70 to 99 parts by weight and 1 to 30 parts by weight respectively when the total amount of the polyphenylene sulfide and the polyether imide is taken as 100 parts by weight, and further contains a compound having one or more groups selected from an epoxy group, an amino group and an isocyanate group as a compatibilizing agent in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyphenylene sulfide and polyether imide in total, and the polyether imide forms a dispersed phase with an average particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm and the biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film exhibits a tensile elongation at break of 110 to 250% in both the longitudinal direction and width direction.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes melt-kneading about 99 to about 60 wt % of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) and about 1 to about 40 wt % of a polyamide resin (b), and about 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a compatibilizing agent (c) per 100 parts by weight in total of the polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) and the polyamide resin (b), using a double screw extruder with two or more kneading portions at a temperature of the range from a melting peak temperature of the polyphenylene sulfide resin+10° C. to a melting peak temperature of the polyphenylene sulfide resin+70° C., wherein the polyamide resin (b) is excluded nylon 46 and has a relative viscosity of 1.5 or more measuring in concentrated sulfuric acid at a concentration of 1% and at 25° C.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film contains polyphenylene sulfide and polyether imide, wherein the contents of the polyphenylene sulfide and the polyether imide are 70 to 99 parts by weight and 1 to 30 parts by weight respectively when the total amount of the polyphenylene sulfide and the polyether imide is taken as 100 parts by weight, and further contains a compound having one or more groups selected from an epoxy group, an amino group and an isocyanate group as a compatibilizing agent in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyphenylene sulfide and polyether imide in total, and the polyether imide forms a dispersed phase with an average particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm and the biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film exhibits a tensile elongation at break of 110 to 250% in both the longitudinal direction and width direction.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin treated by thermal oxidation has a generated gas amount of 0.23 wt % or less when the resin is heated and melted in vacuum at 320° C. for 2 hours; a residual amount of 3.0 wt % or less as a residue when the resin is dissolved in an amount corresponding to 20 times the weight of the resin, of 1-chloronaphthalene at 250° C. for 5 minutes and, as the 1-chloronaphthalene solution, pressure-filtered in a still hot state by a PTFE membrane filter with a pore size of 1 ?m or less; and a melt flow rate (measured at a temperature of 315.5° C. and at a load of 5000 g according to ASTM D-1238-70) of more than 100 g/10 min to 500 g/10 min.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyphenylene sulfide resin with properties of (1) 0.3 wt % or less in the amount of the volatile gas generated when heated and melted at 320° C. in vacuum for 2 hours, (2) 0.3 wt % or less in the ash content achieved when incinerated at 550° C., (3) 4.0 wt % or less in the residue amount achieved when a solution with 1 part by weight of the polyphenylene sulfide resin dissolved in 20 parts by weight of 1-chloronaphthalene is pressure-filtered by a PTFE membrane filter with a pore size of 1 ?m at 250° C. for 5 minutes, and (4) higher than 500 g/10 min in melt flow rate (according to ASTM D-1238-70: measured at a temperature of 315.5° C. and at a load of 5000 g), by acid-treating a polyphenylene sulfide resin in an acid treatment step and subsequently treating it for thermal oxidation in a thermal oxidation step.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes melt-kneading about 99 to about 60 wt % of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) and about 1 to about 40 wt % of a polyamide resin (b), and about 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a compatibilizing agent (c) per 100 parts by weight in total of the polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) and the polyamide resin (b), using a double screw extruder with two or more kneading portions at a temperature of the range from a melting peak temperature of the polyphenylene sulfide resin+10° C. to a melting peak temperature of the polyphenylene sulfide resin+70° C., wherein the polyamide resin (b) is excluded nylon 46 and has a relative viscosity of 1.5 or more measuring in concentrated sulfuric acid at a concentration of 1% and at 25° C.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition including 100 parts by weight of a resin composition that consists of 99 to 60 wt % of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), and 1 to 40 wt % of at least one type of noncrystalline resin (b) selected from the group consisting of polyetherimide resin and polyether sulfone resin and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a compound (c) containing at least one group selected from epoxy group, amino group and isocyanate group, wherein the non-crystalline resin (b) forms an island phase and the number-average dispersed particle size of the noncrystalline resin (b) is 1,000 nm or less.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin treated by thermal oxidation has a generated gas amount of 0.23 wt % or less when the resin is heated and melted in vacuum at 320° C. for 2 hours; a residual amount of 3.0 wt % or less as a residue when the resin is dissolved in an amount corresponding to 20 times the weight of the resin, of 1-chloronaphthalene at 250° C. for 5 minutes and, as the 1-chloronaphthalene solution, pressure-filtered in a still hot state by a PTFE membrane filter with a pore size of 1 ?m or less; and a melt flow rate (measured at a temperature of 315.5° C. and at a load of 5000 g according to ASTM D-1238-70) of more than 100 g/10 min to 500 g/10 min.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyarylene sulfide film and laminated polyarylene sulfide sheets of the film contain polyarylene sulfide and other thermoplastic resin A different from the polyarylene sulfide, wherein the contents of the polyarylene sulfide and the thermoplastic resin A are 70 to 99 parts by weight and 1 to 30 parts by weight respectively when the total amount of the polyarylene sulfide and the thermoplastic resin A is taken as 100 parts by weight and the resin thermoplastic A forms a dispersed phase with an average particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm and the biaxially oriented polyarylene sulfide film exhibits a tensile elongation at break of 110 to 250% in at least one of the longitudinal direction and width direction and a tensile fracture elongation of 80 to 250% in the other direction.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition including 99 to 60 wt % of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) and 1 to 40 wt % of a polyamide resin (b), wherein the polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) forms a sea phase while the polyamide resin (b) forms an island phase, and that the number average dispersed particle size of the polyamide resin (b) is less than 500 nm; and a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, wherein a compound having one or more types of groups selected from epoxy group, amino group and isocyanate group is added by 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight in total of the polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) and the polyamide resin (b), as a compatibilizing agent (c).

Abstract: This invention provides a method for producing a polyarylene sulfide, comprising the step of bringing a low-hydrated alkali metal sulfide containing respectively 0.05 to less than 0.8 mole of water and an organic amide solvent per mole of the sulfur contained in the alkali metal sulfide, into contact with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in an organic polar solvent for polymerization. This invention also provides a polyarylene sulfide obtained by the method. The problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing a polyarylene sulfide in a short time using an alkali metal sulfide small in water content and organic amide solvent content.

Abstract: The present invention is a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition comprising (a) a polyphenylene sulfide resin and (b) an olefin-based resin, and satisfying the following conditions (i) through (v): (i) The mixing ratio of the polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) and the olefin-based resin (b) is such that the amount of the polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) is in a range from 95 to 60 wt %, while the amount of the olefin-based resin (b) is in a range from 5 to 40 wt %, with the total weight of both the ingredients as 100 wt %; (hi) said olefin-based resin (b) comprising two copolymer: (b-1) an epoxy group-containing olefin copolymer and (b-2) an ethylene/(?-olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms; (iii) as the morphology observed by an electron microscope, said polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) forms a continuous phase, and said olefin-based resin (b) forms a dispersion phase and has a core-shell structure having said ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (b-2) acting as

Abstract: This invention provides a method for producing a polyarylene sulfide, comprising the step of bringing a low-hydrated alkali metal sulfide containing respectively 0.05 to less than 0.8 mole of water and an organic amide solvent per mole of the sulfur contained in the alkali metal sulfide, into contact with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in an organic polar solvent for polymerization. This invention also provides a polyarylene sulfide obtained by the method. The problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing a polyarylene sulfide in a short time using an alkali metal sulfide small in water content and organic amide solvent content.

Abstract: The present invention is a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition comprising (a) a polyphenylene sulfide resin and (b) an olefin-based resin, and satisfying the following conditions (i) through (v): (i) The mixing ratio of the polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) and the olefin-based resin (b) is such that the amount of the polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) is in a range from 95 to 60 wt %, while the amount of the olefin-based resin (b) is in a range from 5 to 40 wt %, with the total weight of both the ingredients as 100 wt %; (ii) said olefin-based resin (b) comprising two copolymers: (b-1) an epoxy group-containing olefin copolymer and (b-2) an ethylene/(&agr;-olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and an &agr;-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms; (iii) as the morphology observed by an electron microscope, said polyphenylene sulfide resin (a) forms a continuous phase, and said olefin-based resin (b) forms a dispersion phase and has a core-shell structure having said ethylene/&agr;-olefin copolymer (b

Abstract: An electroconductive, multilayered hollow molding comprising at least two thermoplastic resin layers, in which at least one layer is a layer of (a) a thermoplastic resin composition consisting essentially of a polyphenylene sulfide resin; one layer is a layer of (b) a thermoplastic resin composition consisting essentially of a thermoplastic resin other than a polyphenylene sulfide resin; and at least one of the layers is a layer of an electroconductive, thermoplastic resin composition comprising an electroconductive filler and/or an electroconductive polymer, and a thermoplastic resin.