Abstract: A method for demineralizing water or an aqueous solution, which comprises contacting the water or the aqueous solution to be treated to a strongly basic anion exchanger made of a crosslinked polymer having a constituting unit of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is a C.sub.1-2 linear alkylene group, B is a C.sub.4-8 linear alkylene group, each of R1, R2 and R3 which may be the same or different, is a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group or a C.sub.2-4 alkanol group, X is a counter ion coordinated on the ammonium group, and the benzene ring D may have an alkyl group or a halogen atom as a substituent.

Abstract: This invention relates to cell culture carriers consisting of a porous support, at least a part of which surface being coated with a water-insoluble polymer constituted by (meth)acrylic acid ester and/or (meth)acrylamides and a cross-linking agent, and having a positively chargeable chemical moiety on the polymer surface. The present carriers have enabled the high-density cell culture in any type of the culture methods.

Abstract: An adsorbent for optical resolution obtained by graft polymerizing an optically active vinyl monomer of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is --CONH--, --COO-- or --NHCOO--, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and each of R.sup.2 to R.sup.4 which are different from one another, is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or an alkoxycarbonyl group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form a ring, to a crosslinked polymer carrier having groups to which said monomer is graft polymerizable.

Abstract: A process for producing crosslinked polymer particles which comprises a first step of polymerizing a polymerizable monomer containing from 0.1 to 2.0% by weight, based on the entire polymerizable monomer, of a crosslinkable monomer in a medium in which the polymerizable monomer is soluble but the resulting polymer is insoluble, to obtain crosslinked polymer particles having a particle size of from 0.8 to 10 .mu.m, and a second step of letting the crosslinked polymer particles absorb from 1 to 50 times by weight of a polymerizable monomer containing from 2 to 100% by weight, based on the entire polymerizable monomer, of a crosslinkable monomer in an aqueous medium, followed by polymerization to obtain crosslinked polymer particles having a particle size of from 1 to 30 .mu.m and a crosslinking degree of from 1.0 to 98%.

Abstract: A process for producing crosslinked polymer particles which comprises a first step of polymerizing a polymerizable monomer containing from 0.1 to 2.0% by weight, based on the entire polymerizable monomer, of a crosslinkable monomer in a medium in which the polymerizable monomer is soluble but the resulting polymer is insoluble, to obtain crosslinked polymer particles having a particle size of from 0.8 to 10 .mu.m, and a second step of letting the crosslinked polymer particles absorb from 1 to 50 times by weight of a polymerizable monomer containing from 2 to 100% by weight, based on the entire polymerizable monomer, of a crosslinkable monomer in an aqueous medium, followed by polymerization to obtain crosslinked polymer particles having a particle size of from 1 to 30 .mu.m and a crosslinking degree of from 1.

Abstract: A separation medium useful as an adsorbent of liquid chromatography for optical resolution of racemic mixtures is disclosed, which comprises a reversed phase support coated with an optically active amino acid derivative represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a straight or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents a straight or branched alkyl group having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms which may contain an aromatic group or an unsaturated alkyl group.The separation medium is applicable to optical resolution of a wide range of DL-amino acids and exhibits excellent durability.

Abstract: A method of adsorbing a substance such as an optically active substance, comprising contacting a solution of the substance in a solvent with an adsorbent consisting of a cross-linked polymer comprisingan optically active, synthetic poly(amino acid) represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R stands for an organic group, R' stands for hydrogen or an alkyl group and n is an integer of at least 5, which may be protected at a terminal amino group anda carrier polymer supporting said synthetic poly(amino acid) thereon, said carrier polymer having affinity for said solvent. A method for producing the cross-linked polymer is also described.The adsorbent is especially useful for optical resolution of racemic mixtures.

Abstract: A method of adsorbing a substance such as an optically active substance, comprising contacting a solution of the substance in a solvent with an adsorbent consisting of a cross-linked polymer comprising an optically active, synthetic poly(amino acid) represent by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R stands for an organic group, R' stands for hydrogen or an alkyl group an n is an integer of at least 5, which may be protected at a terminal amino group and a carrier polymer supporting said synthetic poly(amino acid) thereon, said carrier polymer having affinity for said solvent. A method for producing the cross-linked polymer is also described. The adsorbent is especially useful for optical resolution of racemic mixtures.

Abstract: A method of adsorbing a substance such as an optically active substance, comprising contacting a solution of the substance in a solvent with an adsorbent consisting of a cross-linked polymer comprising an optically active, synthetic poly(amino acid) represent by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R stands for an organic group, R' stands for hydrogen or an alkyl group and n is an integer of at least 5, which may be protected at a terminal amino group and a carrier polymer supporting said synthetic poly(amino acid) thereon, said carrier polymer having affinity for said solvent. A method for producing the cross-linked polymer is also described.The adsorbent is especially useful for optical resolution of racemic mixtures.

Abstract: In a cationic electrodeposition process for coating an electric conductive substrate as a cathode with an electrodeposition process-coating composition containing a resin; an improvement characterized in that said resin is a resin having hydroxyl groups, tertiary amino groups, quaternary ammonium groups and blocked isocyanate groups which are reactive with hydroxyl group at an elevated temperature which is obtained by reacting(a) a polyisocyanate;(b) a polyhydroxyl compound;(c) a hydroxyl compound having tertiary amino group;(d) a hydroxyl compound having quaternary ammonium group; and(e) a monofunctional blocking agent.The coated layer has excellent anticorrosive characteristic, mechanical characteristics and the coating composition has excellent stability for aging.