Abstract: To provide a modified polytetrafluoroethylene with which a stretched porous body excellent in breaking strength can be produced, a molded product, and a method for producing a stretched porous body. The modified polytetrafluoroethylene of the present invention has units based on tetrafluoroethylene and units based on at least one monomer selected from a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), hexafluoropropylene and a fluoroalkylethylene, wherein the thermal instability index is 0 to 15 and the area ratio S calculated by a predetermined method is 0.70 or less.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a fluorinated copolymer, whereby it is possible to efficiently produce a fluorinated copolymer in which coloration and foaming are suppressed during heating. A method for producing a fluorinated copolymer, comprising a step of producing a fluorinated copolymer by polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene and other monomer other than the tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a hydroperoxide, at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfite, a hydrogen sulfite, a dithionite, and a metabisulfite, at least one selected from the group consisting of an acidic substance and a substance that generates an acid by hydrolysis, and an aqueous medium.

Abstract: To provide a copolymer capable of forming a coated electrical wire excellent in engine oil resistance, a composition, a molded product, and a coated electrical wire. The copolymer of the present invention is a copolymer comprising units based on ethylene, units based on tetrafluoroethylene, and units based on compound A represented by CH?CX(CF2)nY (wherein X and Y are each independently a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, and n is an integer of from 2 to 6) or compound B represented by CF2?CF—O—C3F7, wherein the crystal lamella thickness determined by the small angle X-ray scattering method is at most 4.0 nm and the melting point is at least 245° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides, for example, a method for efficiently producing a polysiloxane having a siloxane constituent unit while making it possible to improve safety and reduce environmental burden. The above-mentioned problem is solved by a method comprising a polymerization step of polymerizing a silane-based compound and a diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst including at least a phosphorus compound, in which the silane-based compound is selected from a specific diaryloxysilane compound, a specific dialkoxysilane compound, and a specific silicon compound, and in the polymerization step, a polysiloxane having a siloxane constituent unit represented by any of formula (1-1) to formula (1-4) is produced. (In the formulas, R1-R10, R30-R33, Z1, Z2, J1, K1, A1, A2, L1, L2, and X are as described in the description of the present application.

Abstract: To provide a composition containing a siloxane block-containing diol compound that is easy to manufacture industrially.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide: a thermoplastic resin having excellent heat resistance and excellent flame retardancy and having a siloxane constituent unit, particularly a thermoplastic resin suitable for optical applications; a composition containing the thermoplastic resin; and others. The problem is solved by a thermoplastic resin containing a structural unit (A) represented by general formula (I).

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a fluorinated polymer which does not require an emulsifier as an essential component while an aqueous medium with little environmental burden is used.

Abstract: An underwater polishing system according to the present disclosure includes a tank, a robot, and a polishing machine. In a state where a workpiece held by an arm portion of the robot, at least a part of a second rotating roller and at least a part of a polishing tool of the polishing machine are immersed in a liquid stored in the tank, the held workpiece is polished by operating the arm portion of the robot and pressing the held workpiece against the polishing tool.

Abstract: To provide a copolymer capable of producing a molded article excellent in strength at a high temperature. A copolymer comprising ethylene units, tetrafluoroethylene units and other monomer units, wherein to the sum of ethylene units and tetrafluoroethylene units, the ethylene units are from 49 to 40 mol % and the tetrafluoroethylene units are from 51 to 60 mol %; to all units in the copolymer, other monomer units are from 2.6 to 6.0 mol %; the melting point is at least 230° C.; and the melt flow rate is from 1 to 15 g/10 min.

Abstract: To provide a resin film which comprises an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer and which is to be used as, for example, a rubber plug lamination film to prevent breakage at the time of producing a laminated rubber plug. The resin film comprises an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer and is characterized in that the product of the value of the endothermic peak height ?H (mW/mg) obtained by its DSC-analysis and the haze (%) measured at a thickness of 100 ?m, is from 0.1 to 0.2 (mW/mg·%).

Abstract: To provide a microchannel chip which is a chip provided internally with an inner space that can be used as a flow channel, and which is excellent in drug non-absorption properties of the channel. The microchannel chip has formed therein a plurality of openings H1, H2 and an inner space S connecting the plurality of openings H1, H2, and at least a part of the surface in contact with the inner space S is made of a fluorinated copolymer containing from 5 to 99 mol % of units based on CF2?CFX (X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or CF3).

Abstract: To provide a copolymer capable of producing a molded article excellent in strength at a high temperature. A copolymer comprising ethylene units, tetrafluoroethylene units and other monomer units, wherein to the sum of ethylene units and tetrafluoroethylene units, the ethylene units are from 49 to 40 mol % and the tetrafluoroethylene units are from 51 to 60 mol %; to all units in the copolymer, other monomer units are from 2.6 to 6.0 mol %; the melting point is at least 230° C.; and the melt flow rate is from 1 to 15 g/10 min.

Abstract: To provide a resin film which comprises an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer and which is to be used as, for example, a rubber plug lamination film to prevent breakage at the time of producing a laminated rubber plug. The resin film comprises an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer and is characterized in that the product of the value of the endothermic peak height ?H (mW/mg) obtained by its DSC-analysis and the haze (%) measured at a thickness of 100 ?m, is from 0.1 to 0.2 (mW/mg·%).

Abstract: Provided is an effective process for producing a fluorinated polymer excellent in adhesion, by using a polymerization medium having a low ozone layer destruction potential. The process includes polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a fluorinated monomer and a polar functional group containing monomer (excluding one having a fluorine atom) in a polymerization medium that contains a medium compound represented by CmH2m+1?xFx—O—CnH2n+1?yFy, m is an integer of from 1 to 6, n is an integer of from 1 to 6, x is from 0 to (2m+1), y is from 0 to 2n, and (x+y) is at least 1), and wherein a solution obtained by dissolving the polar functional group-containing monomer in the polymerization medium is continuously or intermittently added to a polymerization reaction system.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated elastomer composition which is excellent in flexibility, heat resistance and flame retardance, and a molded product, cross-linked product and covered electric wire, using such a fluorinated elastomer composition. A fluorinated elastomer composition comprising a tetrafluoroethylene/propylene copolymer (a), an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (b), an ethylene copolymer (c) containing epoxy groups and a flame retardant (d), wherein the mass ratio [(a)/(b)] of (a) to (b) is from 70/30 to 40/60, the mass ratio [(b)/(c)] of (b) to (c) is from 100/0.1 to 100/10, and the content of (d) is from 0.1 to 30 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total content of (a), (b) and (c).

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated elastomer composition which is excellent in heat discoloration resistance and moldability, and a molded product, cross-linked product and covered electric wire, using such a fluorinated elastomer composition. A fluorinated elastomer composition comprising a fluorinated rubber (a) and a fluorinated copolymer (b), wherein the fluorinated copolymer (b) has units (A) derived from tetrafluoroethylene and units (B) derived from ethylene in a molar ratio [(A)/(B)] of the units (A) to the units (B) of from 25/75 to 80/20; the fluorinated copolymer (b) has a crystallization temperature of from 100 to 210° C. and a melt flow rate of from 0.1 to 1,000 g/10 min.; and the mass ratio [(a)/(b)] of the fluorinated rubber (a) to the fluorinated copolymer (b) is from 80/20 to 20/80.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated elastomer from which it is possible to produce a crosslinked article excellent in cold resistance and excellent in mechanical strength; a fluorinated elastomer composition containing said elastomer; and a fluorinated elastomer crosslinked article obtained by molding and crosslinking said composition. The fluorinated elastomer comprises units (A) based on vinylidene fluoride and units (B) based on a perfluorovinyl ether represented by CF2?CF—O—Rf, and has iodine atoms at main chain terminals, wherein the molar ratio [(A)/(B)] of units (A) to units (B) is from 88/12 to 50/50. In the formula, Rf is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group having a branched structure, or a C2-20 perfluoroalkyl group having a branched structure and also having an etheric oxygen atom between carbon atoms.

Abstract: To provide a powder coating material to form a coating film excellent in adhesion to a metal substrate and excellent in heat resistance, and an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer contained therein. An ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer in which the content of chlorine atoms covalently bonded to any carbon atoms in the copolymer is from 100 to 500 mass ppm. A method for producing the ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer in which all or some of the chlorine atoms are introduced by using a chain transfer agent having a chlorine atom. A powder coating material comprising the ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer. A molded article having a coating film formed by the powder coating material, on a surface of a metal substrate.

Abstract: To provide an effective process for producing a fluorinated polymer excellent in adhesion, by using a polymerization medium having a low ozone layer destruction potential. A process for producing a fluorinated polymer, which comprises polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a fluorinated monomer and a polar functional group-containing monomer (excluding one having a fluorine atom) in a polymerization medium, wherein the polymerization medium contains a medium compound represented by CmH2m+1?xFx—O—CnH2n+1?yFy (wherein m is an integer of from 1 to 6, n is an integer of from 1 to 6, x is from 0 to (2m+1), y is from 0 to 2n, and (x+y) is at least 1), and wherein a solution obtained by dissolving the polar functional group-containing monomer in the polymerization medium is continuously or intermittently added to a polymerization reaction system.

Abstract: Provided is a fluororesin laminate in which a fluorinated copolymer layer is firmly adhered to a vinyl chloride type copolymer layer, and its production process. A fluororesin laminate comprising a layer (I) containing a fluorinated copolymer (1) having a crystallization temperature of from 100 to 220° C., a layer (II) made of an epoxy group-containing ethylene type copolymer or its composition (2) and a layer (III) made of a vinyl chloride type copolymer or its composition (3), which layers are sequentially laminated.