Abstract: A method for producing an organic mercapto compound or an intermediate thereof according to the present invention has a reaction step of reacting an alcohol compound including a sulfur atom with a thioamide compound having a structure in which an organic group is bonded to at least one bonding hand of a thioamide group, under acidic conditions.

Abstract: A sheet set for encapsulating a solar battery including a first encapsulating sheet and a second encapsulating sheet which are disposed between a light-incident surface protective member and a back surface protective member, and are used to encapsulate solar battery elements is provided. When the first encapsulating sheet and the second encapsulating sheet are subjected to a heating and pressurization treatment in which the first encapsulating sheet and the second encapsulating sheet are heated and depressurized under defined conditions, a volume resistivity of the first encapsulating sheet measured under defined conditions, is higher than a volume resistivity of the second encapsulating sheet. The first encapsulating sheet is disposed between the light-incident surface protective member and the solar battery elements. The second encapsulating sheet has at least one polar group selected from a carboxyl group, an ester group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, and an acetal group.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate that includes a water absorbing layer (B), an antireflective function-imparting layer (C) and a hydrophilic layer (A) provided in this order on a substrate, wherein the hydrophilic layer (A) is formed of a crosslinked resin having an anionic, cationic or nonionic hydrophilic group, and has a gradient of hydrophilic groups (intensity of hydrophilic group on surface of the hydrophilic layer (A)/intensity of hydrophilic group at ½ of thickness of the hydrophilic layer (A)) of not less than 1.1; the water absorbing layer (B) is formed of a crosslinked resin having a water absorption rate per unit mass (g) of in the range of 5 to 500 wt %; and the refractive index of a layer forming the layer (C) satisfies a specific condition. The laminate can provide higher antifogging properties and antireflective properties.

Abstract: A method for producing an organic mercapto compound or an intermediate thereof according to the present invention has a reaction step of reacting an alcohol compound including a sulfur atom with a thioamide compound having a structure in which an organic group is bonded to at least one bonding hand of a thioamide group, under acidic conditions.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a polyester resin composition for reflective materials which gives a reflective material having a high reflectance. The polyester resin composition for reflective materials comprises: a polyester resin (A) comprising an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid ingredient unit (a1) and an aliphatic diol ingredient unit (b1); and a white pigment (B). The amount of the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid ingredient unit (a1) is 50 mol % or more of the amount of all the dicarboxylic acid ingredient units (a) in the polyester resin (A), and the amount of the aliphatic diol ingredient unit (b1) is 50 mol % or more of the amount of all the diol ingredient units (b) in the polyester resin (A). The alicyclic dicarboxylic acid ingredient unit (a1) comprises the cis and trans forms of cis-trans isomers, the proportion of the cis form determined by NMR being 20 mol % or higher.

Abstract: The encapsulating material for solar cell is an encapsulating material for solar cell including an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer and an organic peroxide having a one-minute half-life temperature in a range of 100° C. to 170° C. In addition, the complex viscosity of the encapsulating material for solar cell has the minimum value (?*1) of the complex viscosity at a temperature in a range of 100° C. to lower than 135° C., the minimum value (?*1) of the complex viscosity is in a range of 6.0×103 Pa·s to 4.0×104 Pa·s, the complex viscosity (?*2) of the encapsulating material for solar cell at 150° C. is in a range of 2.0×104 Pa·s to 1.0×105 Pa·s, and the content of the organic peroxide in the encapsulating material for solar cell is in a range of 0.1 parts by weight to 3 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene/?-olefin copolymer.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polyester resin composition for a reflection plate having high reflectance and small decrease of reflectance under exposure to heat during production of an LED package or reflow soldering step for mounting, or exposure to heat and light from a light source. A polyester resin composition of the present invention contains: 30-80% by mass of (A) a polyester resin having a melting point or glass transition temperature of 250° C. or more as measured by DSC; 5-30% by mass of (B) a fibrous reinforcing material having an average fiber length (l) of 2-300 ?m, an average fiber diameter (d) of 0.05-18 ?m and an aspect ratio (l/d) of 2-20, said aspect ratio being a quotient of 1 by d; and 5-50% by mass of (C) a white pigment (with the total of (A), (B) and (C) being 100% by mass).

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a resin composition for obtaining a reflective panel that has high reflectivity, and that experiences minimal decline in reflectivity even when exposed to heat in the course of an LED package manufacturing process, a reflow soldering process during mounting of an LED package, or the like, or to heat and light from a light source in the service environment. This resin composition for a reflective panel includes 45-80 mass % of a thermoplastic resin (A) comprising at least one of a polyester resin (A1) and a polyamide resin (A2), that have a melting point (Tm) or glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 250° C., as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), 17-54.99% of a white pigment (B), and 0.01-3 mass % of at least one compound (C) represented by general formula (1) (wherein (A), (B), and (C) total 100 mass %).

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a polyester resin composition for reflective materials which gives a reflective material having a high reflectance. The polyester resin composition for reflective materials comprises: a polyester resin (A) comprising an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid ingredient unit (a1) and an aliphatic diol ingredient unit (b1); and a white pigment (B). The amount of the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid ingredient unit (a1) is 50 mol % or more of the amount of all the dicarboxylic acid ingredient units (a) in the polyester resin (A), and the amount of the aliphatic diol ingredient unit (b1) is 50 mol % or more of the amount of all the diol ingredient units (b) in the polyester resin (A). The alicyclic dicarboxylic acid ingredient unit (a1) comprises the cis and trans forms of cis-trans isomers, the proportion of the cis form determined by NMR being 20 mol % or higher.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet set for encapsulating a solar cell which is disposed between a light-receiving surface side protective member and a back surface side protective member, and is used for encapsulating a solar cell element and a wiring material. The sheet set for encapsulating a solar cell includes a first encapsulating material sheet disposed on a light-receiving surface side and a second encapsulating material sheet disposed on a back surface side. A storage elastic modulus (P1) of the first encapsulating material sheet before a cross-linking treatment and a storage elastic modulus (P2) of the second encapsulating material sheet before the cross-linking treatment satisfy a relationship of the following Expression (1), at 120° C. when solid viscoelasticity is measured under conditions of a measurement temperature range of 25° C. to 180° C., a frequency of 1.0 Hz, a temperature rising rate of 10° C./minute, and a shear mode.

Abstract: The encapsulating material for solar cell is an encapsulating material for solar cell including an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer and an organic peroxide having a one-minute half-life temperature in a range of 100° C. to 170° C. In addition, the complex viscosity of the encapsulating material for solar cell has the minimum value (?*1) of the complex viscosity at a temperature in a range of 100° C. to lower than 135° C., the minimum value (?*1) of the complex viscosity is in a range of 6.0×103 Pa·s to 4.0×104 Pa·s, the complex viscosity (?2) of the encapsulating material for solar cell at 150° C. is in a range of 2.0×104 Pa·s to 1.0×105 Pa·s, and the content of the organic peroxide in the encapsulating material for solar cell is in a range of 0.1 parts by weight to 3 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene/?-olefin copolymer.

Abstract: A sheet set for encapsulating a solar battery including a first encapsulating sheet and a second encapsulating sheet which are disposed between a light-incident surface protective member and a back surface protective member, and are used to encapsulate solar battery elements is provided. When the first encapsulating sheet and the second encapsulating sheet are subjected to a heating and pressurization treatment in which the first encapsulating sheet and the second encapsulating sheet are heated and depressurized under defined conditions, a volume resistivity of the first encapsulating sheet measured under defined conditions, is higher than a volume resistivity of the second encapsulating sheet. The first encapsulating sheet is disposed between the light-incident surface protective member and the solar battery elements. The second encapsulating sheet has at least one polar group selected from a carboxyl group, an ester group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, and an acetal group.