Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element with high light emission efficiency. It is another object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element with a long lifetime. A light-emitting device is provided, which includes a light-emitting layer, a first layer, and a second layer between first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the first electrode, the second layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the second electrode, the first layer is a layer for controlling the hole transport, the second layer is a layer for controlling the electron transport, and a light emission from the light-emitting layer is obtained when voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode so that potential of the first electrode is higher than potential of the second electrode.

Abstract: Providing a crosslinkable composition and a crosslinking agent is objected to, which are capable forming a crosslinked product that is superior in retort resistance, with suppressed bleeding out from the crosslinked product, and that has favorable interlayer adhesiveness when formed into a multilayered structure crosslinked product. The present invention provides a crosslinkable composition containing (A) a polymer having an SP value of no less than 9.5 (cal/cm3)1/2 and no greater than 16.5 (cal/cm3)1/2, and (B) a crosslinking agent having one or more polar groups that include an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom not constituting an aromatic ring, and two or more polymerizable groups. The difference between the SP value of the polymer (A) and the SP value of the crosslinking agent (B) is preferably no greater than 2 (cal/cm3)1/2, and more preferably no greater than 1 (cal/cm3)1/2. A decomposition temperature of the crosslinking agent (B) is preferably no less than 240° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting element having a light-emitting layer which includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer provided in this order on an anode side between the anode and a cathode. The first layer has a hole-transporting property, the second layer has a bipolar property, and the third layer has an electron-transporting property, wherein the first layer contains a first fluorescent compound and a hole-transporting organic compound, the second layer contains a phosphorescent compound and a host material, and the third layer contains a second fluorescent compound and an electron-transporting organic compound. The light-emitting layer is also arranged so that the triplet-excitation energy of both the hole-transporting organic compound and the electron-transporting organic compound are greater than that of the host material.

Abstract: Provided is a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) having an ethylen content of 5 to 55 mol %, which contains a specific structural unit (I) in an amount of 0.3 to 40 mol % and may be obtained by reacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) having a molecular weight of not more than 500. This can be produced by a method for producing the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) which comprises melting and kneading an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) in an extruder. The modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is superior to a unmodified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) in transparency, stretchability, flexibility and flexing resistance due to the specific structural unit (I) incorporated therein, and thus, can be used as a barrier material in various applications requiring the above performance capabilities.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting element having a light-emitting layer which includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer provided in this order on an anode side between the anode and a cathode. The first layer has a hole-transporting property, the second layer has a bipolar property, and the third layer has an electron-transporting property, wherein the first layer contains a first fluorescent compound and a hole-transporting organic compound, the second layer contains a phosphorescent compound and a host material, and the third layer contains a second fluorescent compound and an electron-transporting organic compound. The light-emitting layer is also arranged so that the triplet-excitation energy of both the hole-transporting organic compound and the electron-transporting organic compound are greater than that of the host material.

Abstract: An object is to improve luminous efficiency of a light emitting element using triplet exciton energy effectively. Another object is to reduce power consumption of a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device. Triplet exciton energy generated in a light emitting layer which exhibits short wavelength fluorescence can be effectively utilized by use of a structure in which the light emitting layers which exhibit short wavelength fluorescence are sandwiched between light emitting layers each including a phosphorescent compound. Further, the emission balance can be improved between the light emitting layer including a phosphorescent compound and the light emitting layer which exhibits fluorescence by the devising of the structure of the light emitting layer which exhibits fluorescence.

Abstract: A multilayer structure having a layer of an adhesive resin composition (A) and a layer of another resin (B), wherein the adhesive resin composition (A) includes a thermoplastic resin (a1) containing functional groups of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a boronic acid group and boron-containing groups capable of being converted into a boronic acid group in the presence of water, and a polyolefin (a2) which does not contain the functional groups, the blending weight ratio (a1/a2) of the thermoplastic resin (a1) to the polyolefin (a2) is 1/99 to 15/85, and particles of the thermoplastic resin (a1) are dispersed with an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.2 ?m in a matrix of the polyolefin (a2). Consequently, a multilayer structures having satisfactory interlayer adhesion strength can be provided even if the content of the resin having a special functional group in the adhesive resin composition layer is reduced.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element with high light emission efficiency and with a long lifetime. A light-emitting device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a light-emitting layer, a first layer, and a second layer, wherein the first layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the first electrode, the second layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the second electrode, the first layer is a layer for controlling the hole transport, the second layer is a layer for controlling the electron transport, and light emission from the light-emitting layer is obtained when voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode so that potential of the first electrode is higher than potential of the second electrode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for modifying acetalated polyvinyl alcohols comprising reacting a melt acetalated polyvinyl alcohols with epoxides. The invention also relates to uses of the resultant modifying acetalated polyvinyl alcohols, including uses in ceramic applications.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing pellet of EVOH comprising the steps of introducing an EVOH solution containing alcohol into an apparatus, contacting the solution with water in the apparatus to let out the alcohol with water and then letting out an EVOH hydrous composition from the above-mentioned apparatus (step 1); cutting the EVOH hydrous composition let out therefrom to obtain EVOH hydrous composition pellets (step 2); introducing the obtained EVOH hydrous composition pellets into a dryer to reduce a water content thereof (step 3); melt-kneading the pellets, whose water content is reduced, in an extruder (step 4); and cutting EVOH discharged from the extruder to obtain the pellet of EVOH (step 5). Thus, the EVOH hydrous composition obtained by removing alcohol without deteriorating the environment can be efficiently dried, and pellets having less thermal degradation in drying and a uniform shape can be obtained.

Abstract: A blow molded container made of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition, wherein the composition contains 0.1 to 20 ?mol/g, in terms of alkali metal, of an alkali metal salt (A), 0 to 2 ?mol/g of a carboxylate radical (C1) which is extracted through an immersion treatment in water at 95° C. for 10 hours, and 0 to 40 ?mol/g of a carboxylate radical (C2) which is extracted through an immersion treatment in a 0.05 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 95° C. for 10 hours.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element with high light emission efficiency and with a long lifetime. A light-emitting device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a light-emitting layer, a first layer, and a second layer, wherein the first layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the first electrode, the second layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the second electrode, the first layer is a layer for controlling the hole transport, the second layer is a layer for controlling the electron transport, and light emission from the light-emitting layer is obtained when voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode so that potential of the first electrode is higher than potential of the second electrode.

Abstract: A shaped article including a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C), wherein the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is a product obtained by modifying an unmodified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with an epoxy compound (B) having a double bond and has a degree of modification with the epoxy compound (B) of 0.1 to 10 mol % based on the monomer units of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A), and at least a part of the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is crosslinked, and the gel fraction of the shaped article is 3% by weight or more. Thereby, a shaped article which contains almost no harmful crosslinking agent and which is excellent in hot water resistance, heat resistance and a gas barrier property is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) having an ethylen content of 5 to 55 mol %, which contains a specific structural unit (I) in an amount of 0.3 to 40 mol % and may be obtained by reacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) having a molecular weight of not more than 500. This can be produced by a method for producing the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) which comprises melting and kneading an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) in an extruder. The modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is superior to a unmodified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) in transparency, stretchability, flexibility and flexing resistance due to the specific structural unit (I) incorporated therein, and thus, can be used as a barrier material in various applications requiring the above performance capabilities.

Abstract: Provided is a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) having an ethylen content of 5 to 55 mol %, which contains a specific structural unit (I) in an amount of 0.3 to 40 mol % and may be obtained by reacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) having a molecular weight of not more than 500. This can be produced by a method for producing the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) which comprises melting and kneading an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) in an extruder. The modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is superior to a unmodified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) in transparency, stretchability, flexibility and flexing resistance due to the specific structural unit (I) incorporated therein, and thus, can be used as a barrier material in various applications requiring the above performance capabilities.

Abstract: This invention provides an adhesive resin having sufficient adhesion with a polar resin in any applications at normal temperature and applications for boiling and retort processing, a resin composition comprising the adhesive resin, and further a laminate with polyolefin/polar resin including the resin composition as an intermediate layer. An adhesive resin composition (A) for a polar resin is produced by mixing a resin having a carboxylic acid anhydride or derivative thereof component (a1) with a ring-opening polymer or condensation polymer component (a2) having a hydroxyl group or an amino group at both ends or at one end; or graft-reacting the (a2) component with the (a1) component, and wherein an amount of the (a1) component is such that an acid value of the adhesive resin composition (A) is from 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for generating a high-resolution virtual-focal-plane image which is capable of generating a virtual-focal-plane image with an arbitrary desired resolution simply and rapidly by using multi-view images.

Abstract: An object is to improve luminous efficiency of a light emitting element using triplet exciton energy effectively. Another object is to reduce power consumption of a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device. Triplet exciton energy generated in a light emitting layer which exhibits short wavelength fluorescence can be effectively utilized by use of a structure in which the light emitting layers which exhibit short wavelength fluorescence are sandwiched between light emitting layers each including a phosphorescent compound. Further, the emission balance can be improved between the light emitting layer including a phosphorescent compound and the light emitting layer which exhibits fluorescence by the devising of the structure of the light emitting layer which exhibits fluorescence.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting element having a light-emitting layer which includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer provided in this order on an anode side between the anode and a cathode. The first layer has a hole-transporting property, the second layer has a bipolar property, and the third layer has an electron-transporting property, wherein the first layer contains a first fluorescent compound and a hole-transporting organic compound, the second layer contains a phosphorescent compound and a host material, and the third layer contains a second fluorescent compound and an electron-transporting organic compound. The light-emitting layer is also arranged so that the triplet-excitation energy of both the hole-transporting organic compound and the electron-transporting organic compound are greater than that of the host material.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin having low odor of acetic acid and good long-run workability is provided. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin which contains an alkali metal salt (A) and has a very low extractable carboxylate content is obtained by a method including contacting the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin with an aqueous solution containing carbon dioxide gas.