Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a porous membrane which has a superior separation performance and a high permeation performance, as well as a high mechanical physical property, in particular, a high tensile/rupture strength.

Abstract: The present invention provides fibril system fibers which may be employed in filter applications and in artificial leather applications, and also provides an industrially superior manufacturing method for such fibril system fibers, and a spinning nozzle. The fibril fibers of the present invention include at least one macromolecular polymer having a film forming ability, and they have a structure in which fibrillated fibers having a diameter of 10 micrometers or less branch from main fibers having a width within a range of 0.1 micrometers-500 micrometers, and a length within a range of 10 micrometers-10 cm.

Abstract: The invention discloses a process for the production of a particulate polymer which contains few fine particles and has a narrow particle size distribution and a controlled bulk specific gravity. Characteristic features of the process of this invention reside in that a polymer latex obtained by emulsion polymerization is successively processed through the following steps (I) and (II):Step (I) The polymer latex is coagulated into a slurry in which particles thus coagulated are dispersed in water.Step (II) The slurry obtained in Step (I), an organic liquid almost insoluble in water and incapable of dissolving the polymer and water are mixed for granulation under the conditions that(a) The proportion of water in the whole mixture is 50-85 wt. %,(b) The amount of the organic liquid is 15-150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polymer in the polymer latex, and(c) The temperature T (.degree.C.) of the whole mixture is maintained for 0.

Abstract: Disclosed is method for producing a rubber modified thermoplastic reins which comprises carrying out all or a part of the following setps (I) - (VI):(I) a step of mixing the following (A), (B), (C) and thermoplastic resin (2):(A) a latex of graft rubber polymer (1),(B) an organic agent which is capable of dissolving thermoplastic resin (2) and has a solubility in water of 5% by weight or less at a temperature at which (A), (B), (C) and thermoplastic resin (2) are mixed, amount of the organic agent being 10-600% by weight of polymer (4) which is the sum of graft rubber polymer (1) and thermoplastic resin (2) and(C) a water soluble agent capable of coagulating latex (A), amount of this agent being 10% by weight or less of graft rubber polymer (1),(II) a step of separating and removing aqueous phase from a two-phase mixture obtained in the mixing step (I),(III) a step of mixing the mixture from which the aqueous phase has been removed at step (II) and the whole or a part of thermoplastic resin (3),(IV) a step of

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a particulate polymer prepared by the agglomeration of polymer particles contained in a polymer latex. The particulate polymer is composed of primary particles having particle sizes of at least 20 .mu.m and/or secondary particles formed by the agglomeration of at least some of the primary particles and is in the form of a compact mass substantially free of voids. The particulate polymer is prepared by coagulating the polymer latex in the presence of a coagulant and an organic liquid having low solubility in water. The particulate polymer has a high bulk specific gravity and contains few fine particles. It is thus easy to handle and allows the consumption of energy to be reduced in the drying step.

Abstract: Disclosed is a porous membrane consisting of a film-forming polymer characterized in that:(a) in at least one surface thereof, pores extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the membrane surface are present at a surface pore density of 20 to 80%, said pores having an average pore diameter within the range of 0.01 to 100 .mu.m, a ratio of major to minor axis within the range of 1.0 to 2.0, and a coefficient of variation of pore diameter within the range of 0 to 50%; and(b) the overall porosity of said porous membrane is within the range of 20 to 90%.

Abstract: A method for coagulation of a polymer latex by feeding the polymer latex to an extruder having a base plate and a plurality of fine tubes fixed to said base plate and extending therefrom, said fine tubes being mutually spaced by at least 1 mm and protruding from said base plate by at least 3 mm, and discharging said polymer latex through said fine tubes into a coagulation solution to coagulate the latex.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a rubber modified thermoplastic resin which comprises carrying out all or a part of the following steps (I)-(VI):(I) a setp of mixing the following (A), (B), (C) and thermoplastic resin (2):(A) a latex of gfart rubber polymer (1),(B) an organic agent which is capable of dissolving thermoplastic resin (2) and has a solubility in water of 5% by weight or less t a temperature at which (A), (B), (C) and thermoplastic resin (2) are mixed, amount of the organic agent being 10-600% by weight of polymer (4) which is the sum of graft rubber polymer (1) and thermoplastic resin (2) and(C) a warer soluble agent capable of coagulating latex (A), amount of this agent being 10% by weight or less of graft rubber polymer (1),(II) a step of separating and removing aqueous phase from a two-phase mixture obtained in the mixing step (I),(III) a step of mixing the mixture from which the aqueous phase hsa been removed at step (II) and the whole or a part of thermoplastic resin (3),(IV) a step of

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a particulate polymer prepared by the agglomeration of polymer particles contained in a polymer latex. The particulate polymer is composed of primary particles having particle sizes of at least 20 .mu.m and/or secondary particles formed by the agglomeration of at least some of the primary particles and is in the form of a compact mass substantially free of voids. The particulate polymer is prepared by coagulating the polymer latex in the presence of a coagulant and an organic liquid having low solubility in water. The particulate polymer has a high bulk specific gravity and contains few fine particles. It is thus easy to handle and allows the consumption of energy to be reduced in the drying step.

Abstract: Porous membranes are produced by dissolving a film-forming polymer in a good solvent for the polymer, forming a film of the resulting polymer solution, and forcibly contacting saturated steam or mist-containing steam with at least one surface of said film. Such porous membranes have pores having a narrow pore diameter distribution and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the membrane surface at a high surface pore density on at least one surface thereof.

Abstract: A porous water-treating material comprising cut porous strands each comprising a resinous matrix material which consists essentially of a thermoplastic polymer material or a mixture thereof with an inorganic particulate material. Each strand having a number of pores connected to each other and an irregularly rugged peripheral surface which has a ratio in diameter of a circumscribed circle to an inscribed circle in any cross-sectional profile from 1.10:1 to 5.00:1 and a ratio of the distance between circumscribed lines to that between inscribed lines in any side projection profile of from 1.10:1 to 3.00:1. The cut porous strands are prepared by melt-extruding a resinous mixture of the resinous matrix material with a blowing agent at a temperature higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic polymer material and the thermally decomposing point of the blowing material so as to cause the strands to have a number of pores and an irregularly rugged peripheral surface thereof.

Abstract: An electrostatic recording material comprising a substrate treated for low electric resistance and a dielectric layer formed on the substrate and composed of a composition comprising an insulating resin having a volume specific resistance of at least 10.sup.12 .OMEGA.cm and a powder of an acrylonitrile-type polymer having a copolymerized acrylonitrile content of at least 95% by weight and containing substantially no ionic groups, said powder having a volume average particle size of from 1.5 to 4 .mu.m and a content of particles having a size exceeding 8 .mu.m as measured by a particle size distribution measuring apparatus, being at most 0.02% by number.

Abstract: Apparatus for coagulation of a polymer latex by feeding the polymer latex to an extruder having a base plate and a plurality of fine tubes fixed to said base plate and extending therefrom, said fine tubes being mutually spaced by at least 1 mm and protruding from said base plate by at least 3 mm, and discharging said polymer latex through said fine tubes into coagulation solution to coagulate the latex and an extruder used for carrying out said method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a powder of a cationic polymer by spreading on a moveable carrier a layer of an aqueous solution of a vinyl monomer, carrying out continuous polymerization followed by peeling off hydrous polymer from the carrier in a hot state, and cutting said hydrous polymer in a hot state by a shearing stress.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for treating an emulsified latex which comprises discharging an emulsified latex containing particles of 1 .mu.m or less in diameter into a coagulation solution from fine tubes which satisfy L/D.gtoreq.0.065 Re (L: length of fine tube, and D: equivalent diameter of fine tube and Re: Reynolds number) at a Reynolds number of 300 or less to coagulate the latex and washing and drying the coagulated latex to obtain a particulate of high bulk specific gravity containing substantially neither fine powders nor coarse particles or a pellet-like product.

Abstract: A screw-type hydro-extracting extruder comprising a raw material supply zone, a hydro-extracting zone and a heat-melting zone, said hydro-extracting zone is comprised of a plurality of doughnut-shaped plates and a slit is formed between every two adjacent plates.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for treating an emulsified latex which comprises discharging an emulsified latex containing particles of 1 .mu.m or less in diameter into a coagulation solution from fine tubes which satisfy L/D.gtoreq.0.065 Re (L: length of fine tube, and D: equivalent diameter of fine tube and Re: Reynolds number) at a Reynolds number of 300 or less to coagulate the latex and washing and drying the coagulated latex to obtain a particulate of high bulk specific gravity containing substantially neither fine powders nor coarse particles or a pellet-like molded product.

Abstract: A method of producing water-absorbent cloth-like articles is disclosed. A binderless cellulosic nonwoven fabric is placed in a mold and compressed under a pressure of 1100 to 1500 kg/cm.sup.2, preferably 1200 to 1300 kg/cm.sup.2. The molding so produced will recover to original form when water is added to it.