Abstract: Provided is a PSA sheet that shows excellent adhesive strength to both high-polar and low-polar adherends with reduced dependence on fossil-resource-based materials. The PSA sheet has a PSA layer formed from a natural rubber-based PSA. At least 20% by weight of all repeat units forming the base polymer of the PSA are derived from an acrylic monomer. Biomass-derived carbons account for at least 50% of the total carbon content of the PSA layer. The PSA sheet has an adhesive strength of 18 N/20 mm or greater to a stainless steel plate (after left at 50° C. for 2 h) and an adhesive strength of 15 N/20 mm or greater to a polypropylene plate (after left at 50° C. for 2 h).

Abstract: Provided is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that can express both of excellent impact resistance and excellent oil resistance. The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminate obtained by laminating “n” or more pressure-sensitive adhesive layers, wherein “n” represents an integer of 2 or more, wherein each of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers is formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a monomer component (m) and a polymer component (P) obtained by polymerizing the monomer component (m), and wherein the monomer component (m) contains 50 wt % or more of butyl acrylate.

Abstract: Provided is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that can express excellent impact resistance. The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the present invention includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminate obtained by laminating “n” or more pressure-sensitive adhesive layers, wherein “n” represents an integer of 2 or more, wherein each of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers is formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains a low-polarity filler.

Abstract: Provided is a PSA composition with greatly reduced dependence on fossil-resource-based materials while comprising an acrylic PSA. The PSA composition provided includes a PSA. The PSA is an acrylic PSA including an acrylic polymer. The acrylic polymer is formed from monomers including more than 50% (by weight) acrylic monomer. At least 50% of all carbons in the PSA are biomass-based carbons.

Abstract: Provided is a PSA sheet with reduced dependence on fossil-resource-based materials while having an acrylic PSA. The PSA sheet provided includes a PSA layer. The PSA layer is formed from a PSA composition including an acrylic polymer. The acrylic polymer is a polymer of monomers that include more than 50% (by weight) acrylic monomer. At least 50% of all carbons in the PSA layer are biomass-derived carbons. The PSA sheet has a peel strength of less than 3 N/20 mm to a stainless steel plate.

Abstract: Provided is a PSA sheet for use in electronic devices. The PSA sheet has a PSA layer formed from a natural rubber-based PSA. The base polymer of the PSA comprises a methyl methacrylate-modified natural rubber and at least 50% of all carbons in the PSA layer comes from biomass-derived carbons. The PSA sheet shows a displaced length of 1.0 mm/60 min or less in a heat-resistant holding power test carried out at 80° C.

Abstract: Provided is a PSA sheet for electronic devices with reduced dependence on fossil-resource-based materials and is also suited for use in electronic devices. The PSA sheet for use in electronic devices provided has a PSA layer formed from a natural rubber-based PSA. At least 20% by weight of all repeat units forming the base polymer of the PSA comes from an acrylic monomer and at least 50% of the total carbon content of the PSA layer is attributed to biomass-derived carbons. The PSA sheet has a shear bonding strength of 1.8 MPa or greater.

Abstract: Provided is a novel double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that has excellent impact resistance and preferably further has excellent oil resistance. The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a local maximum value of a loss tangent tan ? of 1.5 or more, and a temperature at which the local maximum value is obtained, of from ?30° C. to 0° C.

Abstract: The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is a sheet shaped pressure sensitive adhesive including an acryl-based base polymer. The acryl-based base polymer contains an acryl-based segment and a urethane-based segment, and a content of the urethane-based segment is 3 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the acryl-based segment. The urethane-based segment includes at least one urethane chain selected from the group consisting of a polyether urethane and a polyester urethane. The content of the urethane-based segment other than the polyether urethane-based segment is 15 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the acryl-based segment.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive includes an acryl-based base polymer. The acryl-based base polymer contains an acryl-based segment and a urethane-based segment. In the acryl-based base polymer, the content of the urethane-based segment is 3 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the acryl-based segment. A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet can be obtained by applying a pressure sensitive adhesive composition on a substrate in a layer form. The pressure sensitive adhesive composition may be curable and may include a polymerization initiator. In formation of the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet, the curable pressure sensitive adhesive composition may be, as necessary.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first outlet portion that allows sheet to be discharged therethrough toward a side surface of the apparatus, a holding portion that holds sheets that are to be reversed, a second outlet portion that is disposed at an upper portion of the apparatus and that allows sheets to be discharged therethrough toward an upper side of the apparatus, a first switching member that changes a destination of a sheet transported thereto between the holding portion and the first outlet portion, and a second switching member that changes a destination of a sheet transported thereto between the second outlet portion and the holding portion or the first outlet portion to which the first switching member has changed the destination.

Abstract: Provided is a double-faced PSA sheet having excellent detergent resistance. The PSA sheet according to this invention comprises a PSA layer and is adhesive on both faces. The PSA sheet shows a push-peel strength of 30 N/cm2 or greater after a detergent immersion test involving immersion in a standard detergent at 40° C. for 24 hours. It also has an adhesive strength retention rate of 50% or higher, determined as the ratio of push-peel strength P2 after the detergent immersion test to push-peel strength P1 before the detergent immersion test.

Abstract: A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing an acrylic polymer formed of a component comprising, as an essential monomer component, an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group having 9 or less carbon atoms. A shear storage elastic modulus at 23° C. of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which is measured by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, is 5.0×105 Pa or less, and a shear storage elastic modulus at ?50° C. of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which is measured by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, is 1.0×108 Pa or more.

Abstract: A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing an acrylic polymer formed of a component comprising, as an essential monomer component, an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group having 9 or less carbon atoms. A shear storage elastic modulus at 23° C. of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which is measured by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, is 5.0×105 Pa or less, and a shear storage elastic modulus at ?50° C. of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which is measured by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, is 1.0×108 Pa or more.

Abstract: Provided is an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet which excels in whitening resistance and high-temperature bonding reliability and exhibits superior bump absorptivity. The optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to the present invention includes an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and has a moisture content of 0.65 percent by weight or more after storage in an environment of 60° C. and 95 percent relative humidity for 120 hours, in which the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains an acrylic polymer and has a storage shear modulus at 23° C. of from 0.8×105 to 5.0×105 Pa, and the acrylic polymer is formed from, as an essential monomer component, a monomer that will form a homopolymer having a glass transition temperature of ?10° C. or higher.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detaching two plates bonded through a double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet without substantially applying such a force (load) to the plates as to cause large distortion (deformation) leading to fracture or breakage of the plates. The method detaches two plates bonded through a double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet by applying a force to at least one of the two plates at least in a direction normal to the plate at such a temperature that the double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has a storage elastic modulus of 1.0×107 Pa or more as measured by dynamic viscoelastic measurement.

Abstract: An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical use includes: an acrylic polymer (A) that contains, as a monomer unit, a vinyl monomer having a nitrogen atom in its backbone and that does not substantially contain a carboxyl group-containing monomer; and a (meth)acrylic polymer (B) having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 30000.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a melting point of ?60° C. to 0° C. The melting point can be measured by using the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer as a measurement sample according to differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in conformity with JIS K 7121.

Abstract: A method of producing a flat panel display including step 1-step 4, or step 1-step 5, where at least one of the optical elements after step 4 or step 5 can be reused as an optical element in step 1: step 1: adhering two optical elements to each other via an adhesive sheet or a curable resin layer, and applying an autoclave treatment to give an optical laminate step 2: checking the appearance of the optical laminate obtained in step 1 step 3: assembling a flat panel display using the optical laminate that passed the check in step 2 step 4: separating the two optical elements in an optical laminate that was rejected by the check in step 2 by relatively rotating them with a vertical line penetrating the opposing faces thereof as a rotation axis step 5: washing the optical element resulting from step 4.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet large in adhesive force when used for a surface of a glass member and capable of reducing the adhesive force to a degree allowing the occurrence of the cracking or breakage of the glass member to be suppressed when the sheet is peeled from the surface of the glass member. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for glass plates of the present invention includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer including an acrylic polymer, wherein the content of the acrylic polymer in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 30% by weight or more in relation to the total amount (100% by weight) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; the acrylic polymer substantially includes no acidic functional group; the solvent-insoluble fraction of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 50% or more; and the adhesive force to glass as determined by a specific method is 12.0 N or less.