Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which provides a molded body having excellent thermal conductivity and excellent mechanical characteristics. A thermoplastic resin composition which contains (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) pitch carbon fibers and (C) graphite, and wherein: the content of the graphite (C) is from 1% by mass to 20% by mass (inclusive) relative to 100% by mass of the thermoplastic resin composition; and a molded body, which is obtained by molding this thermoplastic resin composition and has a thickness of 1 mm, has a thermal conductivity of 10 W/mK or more as determined by a hot wire method.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which provides a molded body having excellent thermal conductivity and excellent mechanical characteristics. A thermoplastic resin composition which contains (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) pitch carbon fibers and (C) graphite, and wherein: the content of the graphite (C) is from 1% by mass to 20% by mass (inclusive) relative to 100% by mass of the thermoplastic resin composition; and a molded body, which is obtained by molding this thermoplastic resin composition and has a thickness of 1 mm, has a thermal conductivity of 10 W/mK or more as determined by a hot wire method.

Abstract: A composition for forming a protective film that is placed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of an electrical storage device, includes polymer particles (A1), polymer particles (A2), and a liquid medium, the polymer particles (A1) including a repeating unit derived from a compound that includes two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in an amount of less than 15 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polymer particles (A1), and the polymer particles (A2) including a repeating unit derived from a compound that includes two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in an amount of 20 to 100 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polymer particles (A2).

Abstract: An electrical storage device composition can produce an electrode and a separator that exhibit excellent blocking resistance, and can effectively prevent displacement (i.e., achieves moderate blocking) when stacking an electrode and a separator. The electrical storage device composition includes a binder, an anti-blocking agent, and a liquid medium, the content (M1 parts by mass) of the binder and the content (M2 parts by mass) of the anti-blocking agent in the electrical storage device composition satisfying the relationship “1<M1/M2<4,000”.

Abstract: A mixture of pellets of carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene resins and a method for producing such a mixture are described, the mixture exhibiting excellent strength and forming a composition and a molded body, wherein the pellet mixture contains: pellets (X), each of which contains carbon fibers (C) and a polypropylene resin (A) that is not substantially modified with an acid; and pellets (Y), each of which contains an acid-modified polypropylene resin (B).

Abstract: A composition for forming a protective film that is placed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of an electrical storage device, includes polymer particles (A1), polymer particles (A2), and a liquid medium, the polymer particles (A1) including a repeating unit derived from a compound that includes two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in an amount of less than 15 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polymer particles (A1), and the polymer particles (A2) including a repeating unit derived from a compound that includes two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in an amount of 20 to 100 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polymer particles (A2).

Abstract: There is provided a binder composition for secondary battery electrode, containing (A) a sulfonic acid group-containing polymer, and (B) an organic solvent composed mainly of N-methylpyrrolidone, wherein the proportion of the sulfonic acid group in the polymer (A) is 0.005 to 1.0 mmol/g.

Abstract: A paste for a secondary battery electrode, comprising an electrode active material and a polymer composition comprising (a) a fluorine-containing polymer and (b) a functional group-containing polymer which contains a structural unit originating from an alkyl (meth)acrylate and a structural unit originating from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group-containing unsaturated monomer, an amide group-containing unsaturated monomer, and a sulfonic acid group and amide group-containing unsaturated monomer is provided.

Abstract: There is provided a binder composition for secondary battery electrode, containing (A) a sulfonic acid group-containing polymer, and (B) an organic solvent composed mainly of N-methylpyrrolidone, wherein the proportion of the sulfonic acid group in the polymer (A) is 0.005 to 1.0 mmol/g.

Abstract: A polymer composition comprising (a) a fluorine-containing polymer and (b) a functional group-containing polymer which contains a structural unit originating from an alkyl (meth)acrylate and a structural unit originating from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group-containing unsaturated monomer, an amide group-containing unsaturated monomer, and a sulfonic acid group and amide group-containing unsaturated monomer is provided.

Abstract: Irregular-shaped particles each comprising particle (a) composed of a first polymer, and particle (b) composed of a second polymer, disposed on at least part of the surface of the particle (a), and having a number-average particle diameter of 0.8 to 10 ?m.

Abstract: The copolymer latex for non-contact coating of the present invention is obtained by emulsion polymerization of a monomer containing from 23 to 58% by mass of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer, from 0.1 to 7% by mass of an ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, from 5 to 40% by mass of a vinyl cyanide compound, and from 0 to 71.9% by mass of other monomer capable of being copolymerized with the other monomers (provided that the total amount of the monomers is 100% by mass), and polymer particles contained in the latex have an average particle diameter of from 50 to 150 nm. A coating composition for paper containing the latex, a pigment and the like is suitable for a non-contact coating method, such as a curtain coater and a spray, to obtain coated paper excellent in surface strength, printing gloss and the like with good runnability.

Abstract: An automatic document conveyance apparatus includes: a document feeding section on which a plurality of documents can be placed, for feeding documents one by one therefrom; a zigzag reversal path through which the document fed from the document feeding section is reversed with respect to front and back sides of each of the documents; a reading position forming device for forming an image reading position of the document fed zigzag from and conveyed to the zigzag reversal path; and a document ejection tray on which the document passed through the reading position forming device and ejected through an ejection path is placed.