Abstract: A method for rapidly depolymerizing a polyester and an unsaturated polyester by irradiating the polyester with microwaves in the presence of an alkylene glycol in which a titanium oxide fine powder having a bulk density of not more than 0.3 g/cm3 has been dispersed. Another embodiment comprises irradiating a polyester or an unsaturated polyester with microwaves in the presence of a monohydric alcohol or polyhydric alcohol containing an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal. As a result, raw materials of a polyester, an unsaturated polyester or a polyurethane, such as an alkylene glycol and an unsaturated dibasic acid, can be recovered efficiently.

Abstract: A method for rapidly depolymerizing a polyester and an unsaturated polyester by irradiating the polyester with microwaves in the presence of an alkylene glycol in which a titanium oxide fine powder having a bulk density of not more than 0.3 g/cm3 has been dispersed. Another embodiment comprises irradiating a polyester or an unsaturated polyester with microwaves in the presence of a monohydric alcohol or polyhydric alcohol containing an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal. As a result, raw materials of a polyester, an unsaturated polyester or a polyurethane, such as an alkylene glycol and an unsaturated dibasic acid, can be recovered efficiently.

Abstract: The present invention provides carbosilanes represented by the following general formula (1), polycarbosilanes synthesized therefrom by the polymerization reaction using an organic typical metal compound as an initiator, and the processes for producing the same. wherein M represents an Sn, Ge or Pb atom; A represents an aliphatic group having 2-10 carbon atoms, a carbocyclic group or a heterocyclic group containing one or more atoms selected from silicon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur atoms, both groups having 6-30 carbon atoms; R1, R2, R3, R6, R7 and R8 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1-20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2-20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6-20 carbon atoms; R4, R5, R9 and R10 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1-20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2-20 carbon atoms, an alkenylalkyl or alkynylalkyl group having 3-20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6-20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention provides carbosilanes represented by the following general formula (1), polycarbosilanes synthesized therefrom by the polymerization reaction using an organic typical metal compound as an initiator, and the processes for producing the same.