Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an oxygen-absorbing resin composition that has excellent oxygen absorbency, in particular a high initial oxygen absorption rate, does not generate an unpleasant odor as a result of oxygen absorption and has high transparency. This objective is achieved by providing an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having the structural unit represented by formula (I) below, a transition metal salt (B) and, as necessary, a matrix resin (C): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: An oxygen absorbing composition of the present invention comprises a compound with a molecular weight of less than 10000 and an oxygen absorption accelerator. The compound includes two or more ring structures that are of at least one type, each of which has an ether bond. The oxygen absorbing composition further may contain a gas barrier resin. A laminate of the present invention comprises a layer formed of an oxygen absorbing composition of the present invention.

Abstract: An iridium-containing group II-VI compound phosphor capable of efficiently emitting light without any economical problems or problems in energy efficiency or color purity is provided. A method for producing the phosphor is also provided. The phosphor comprises iridium and a group II-VI compound semiconductor, and the iridium is uniformly dispersed in surfaces of phosphor particles and in an inside of the phosphor particles. The method for producing the iridium-containing phosphor comprises firing an inorganic composition containing a group II-VI compound semiconductor and an iridium compound, and an iridium complex salt is used as the iridium compound.

Abstract: Provision of, in a process of producing a hydrogenated polymer, which comprises steps of sequentially performing, in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex, a ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction of a cyclic olefin and a hydrogenation reaction of a ring-opening metathesis polymer produced by the polymerization reaction to give a hydrogenated polymer, a simple and economic process of obtaining a hydrogenated polymer having an extremely small content of residual ruthenium derived from the ruthenium carbene complex. A process of producing a hydrogenated polymer, which comprises, in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex, subjecting a cyclic monoolefin and/or a cyclic diolefin to a ring-opening metathesis polymerization, hydrogenating the resulting ring-opening metathesis polymer to give a hydrogenated polymer, and bringing the hydrogenated polymer in contact with a poor solvent of the hydrogenated polymer in the presence of dissolved hydrogen to allow precipitation.

Abstract: An oxygen absorption resin composition is provided that comprises a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially in its main chain and a transition metal salt (B). If necessary, the composition further comprises a gas barrier resin (C), a compatibilizer (D) and the like. The composition has excellent oxygen absorption properties, and when the composition is employed, generation of odorous substances derived from the decomposition of resins as a result of oxygen absorption can be suppressed.

Abstract: An oxygen absorption resin composition is provided that comprises a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially in its main chain and a transition metal salt (B). If necessary, the composition further comprises a gas barrier resin (C), a compatibilizer (D) and the like. The composition has excellent oxygen absorption properties, and when the composition is employed, generation of odorous substances derived from the decomposition of resins as a result of oxygen absorption can be suppressed.

Abstract: A bisphosphite represented by the general formula (I): General Formula (I) (in the formula, A represents an alkylene group which may have a substituent, a cycloalkylene group which may have a substituent, a phenylene group which may have a substituent, or a naphthylene group which may have a substituent; and R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group) and a method for producing an aldehyde including reacting a non-conjugated diene having a carbon-carbon double bond in a molecular end and having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms with a carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of such a bisphosphite and a group 8 to 10 metal compound, are provided.

Abstract: A target capsule includes (A) a pedestal having a central projection, (B) a pedestal aid attached to the central projection so as to define a sample-loading assembly, and (C) an impact-receiving member, wherein the components (A), (B), and (C) are detachable from each other. The impact target capsule can be readily loaded with a sample, allows the sample to be easily retrieved after application of impact pressure, and can be used repeatedly, and thereby the capsule can be preferably used as an impact compression apparatus in combination with a single-stage powder gun or a single-stage gas gun.

Abstract: To produce fluorescent bodies providing high brightness and high energy efficiency, a method of preparing a fluorescent body precursor is provided to enable an activator having a large ionic radius to be doped arbitrarily. The problems described above are solved by a method of preparing a fluorescent body precursor, which method is characterized by comprising applying a shock pressure of 0.1 GPa or higher to a mixture consisting essentially of a fluorescent body base, an activator, and a co-activating particle-growth promoter to dope the activator into the fluorescent body base in the presence of the co-activating particle-growth promoter.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially only in the main chain and a transition metal salt (B), and the oxygen absorption amount of 1 mol of carbon-carbon double bond of the thermoplastic resin (A) being 1.6 mols or more.

Abstract: Bisphosphite(s) represented by the following general formula (I): wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; R1, R2, R7 and R8 are each independently a substituted or an unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or an unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or an unsubstituted heterocyclic group, or R1and R2 or R7 and R8 may together form a ring with their associated oxygen atoms and phosphor atom; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, with the proviso that the carbon atom bearing R3 and R4 and the carbon atom bearing R5 and R6 are bound to the respective arylene groups at the ortho position to the Ar1—Ar2 bond. Also provided is a process for producing aldehyde(s) using the bisphosphite and a Group 8 to 10 metal compound. A composition comprising the bisphosphite and a Group 8 to 10 metal compound is further provided.

Abstract: A method for producing a polyvinyl acetal resin is provided which is characterized in that a polyvinyl alcohol and a carbonyl compound are reacted at 40 to 200° C. in a liquid containing water and/or an alcohol as solvents in the presence of an acid catalyst including carbon dioxide. By this method, a polyvinyl acetal resin having a halogen element content of ppm or less and an alkali metal element content of 1000 ppm or less can be obtained without particularly performing washing operations. Therefore, a method for producing a polyvinyl acetal resin containing only little impurities such as metal salts and acids is provided.

Abstract: The process of producing a ring-opening metathesis polymer of the present invention is mainly characterized in that a treatment to decrease the amount of oxygen and/or peroxide in at least one kind of polymerization starting material is performed prior to the ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction of a cyclic olefin performed in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex (catalyst). As used herein, the “polymerization starting material” refers to various materials used for a ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction and present in the reaction system, such as ruthenium carbene complex (catalyst) and cyclic olefin (monomer), as well as solvents, chain transfer agents and the like.

Abstract: A method for producing ethers comprises the following steps: initiating telomerization process of a conjugated diene compound with an hydroxyl compound represented by the following formula (I): R1OH ??(I) in the presence of a palladium compound, a tertiary isocyanide represented by the following formula (II): R2NC ??(II) , and a base; and adding halfway through the telomerization process a tertiary phosphine represented by the following formula (III): PR3R4R5 ??(III) (the respective symbols are defined in the description).

Abstract: An oxygen absorber of the present invention includes at least one compound represented by Formula (1): and an oxidizable polymer. R1 and R2 each independently indicates a hydrogen atom or an organic group. R1 and R2 may form a ring together with carbon atoms to which they are bonded. R1 and/or R2 may form a carbon-carbon double bond with carbon atoms to which they are bonded.

Abstract: An oxygen-absorbing composition of the present invention contains a gas-barrier resin as well as a salt of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and an oxygen absorption promoter that are dispersed in the gas-barrier resin A cation that composes the salt of the unsaturated carboxylic acid is a cation of at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and aluminum. The oxygen absorption promoter is at least one selected from the group consisting of transition metal salts, radical generators, and photocatalyst particles. The unsaturated carboxylic acid has a molecular weight of 3000 or less.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a method of producing ethers, which includes subjecting a conjugated diene compound and an alcohol to a telomerization reaction in the presence of a composition containing a palladium compound, an isocyanide represented by the formula (I) R1R2R3CNC ??(I) and a base represented by the formula (II) M(OR4)n ??(II) as a catalyst is provided. According to the method of the present invention, by telomerization reaction of a conjugated diene compound and an alcohol, ethers can be produced industrially advantageously. (In the above-mentioned formulas, each symbol is as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Bisphosphite(s) represented by the following general formula (I): wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; R1, R2, R7 and R8 are each independently a substituted or an unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or an unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or an unsubstituted heterocyclic group, or R1and R2 or R7 and R8 may together form a ring with their associated oxygen atoms and phosphor atom; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, with the proviso that the carbon atom bearing R3 and R4 and the carbon atom bearing R5 and R6 are bound to the respective arylene groups at the ortho position to the Ar1—Ar2 bond. Also provided is a process for producing aldehyde(s) using the bisphosphite and a Group 8 to 10 metal compound. A composition comprising the bisphosphite and a Group 8 to 10 metal compound is further provided.

Abstract: The use of an activated carbon precursor having a weight reduction rate of 1% or less from the temperature at which its weight reduction ends according to thermogravimetric analysis, to 500 C, when manufacturing activated carbon by activating an activated carbon precursor obtained by heating a mixture of a carbonaceous material and an alkali metal hydroxide at a reduced pressure and/or in the presence of an inert gas.

Abstract: To provide a C4 fraction that contains significantly reduced amounts of butynes and methylallene and to provide a process for low-cost and effective production of ethers in which the C4 fraction is used as the starting material for a telomerization process.