Abstract: A thermally expandable fire-resistant material composition comprising an adhesive base and an a thermally expandable compound, wherein the thermally expandable fire-resistant material composition is flowable at an ordinary temperature or at a temperature lower than the expansion onset temperature of the thermally expandable fire-resistant material, and is solidifiable or curable.

Abstract: A decorative sheet for injection molding, having a base film comprising a polycarbonate resin containing a plant-derived ether diol residue and a decorative layer formed on at least one side of the base film. The decorative sheet for injection molding is excellent in deformation resistance, distortion resistance and whitening resistance when it decorates a resin molded product.

Abstract: The present invention is a flame retardant resin composition including: 100 parts by weight of a resin component (component A) containing at least 50 wt % of a polycarbonate (component A-1) having a unit represented by the formula (A-1), and 1 to 100 parts by weight of an organic phosphorus compound (component B) represented by the formula (1): and a molded article thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a resin composition that comprises a polycarbonate resin derived from an ether diol such as isosorbide and that is excellent in flame retardancy, heat resistance, thermal stability, rigidity, transparency and moldability. The resin composition is a flame-retardant resin composition comprising 1 to 60 parts by weight of phosphorus compound (component B) having a thermal decomposition temperature of not higher than 340° C.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a copolycarbonate that is excellent in heat resistance, thermal stability and moldability and that uses a renewable resource as a raw material. This invention is a copolycarbonate including 50 to 99 mol % of a carbonate constituent unit (1) of the following formula and 50 to 1 mol% of a carbonate constituent unit (2) derived from an aliphatic diol having a boiling point of 180° C. or higher under reduced pressure of 4×10?3 MPa.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a flame retardant resin composition which is obtained from a plant-derived raw material and has high flame retardancy and excellent physical properties and a molded article thereof.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin which has a high biogenic matter content, excellent moisture absorption resistance, heat resistance, heat stability and moldability, and high surface energy, as well as a production process thereof. The polycarbonate resin contains 30 to 100 mol % of a unit represented by the following formula (1) in all the main chains and has (i) a biogenic matter content measured in accordance with ASTM D6866 05 of 25 to 100%, (ii) a specific viscosity at 20° C. of a solution prepared by dissolving 0.7 g of the resin in 100 ml of methylene chloride of 0.2 to 0.6 and (iii) an OH value of 2.5×103 or less.

Abstract: A decorative sheet for injection molding, having a base film comprising a polycarbonate resin containing a plant-derived ether diol residue and a decorative layer formed on at least one side of the base film. The decorative sheet for injection molding is excellent in deformation resistance, distortion resistance and whitening resistance when it decorates a resin molded product.

Abstract: This invention provides an insert-molded article that is excellent in mechanical strength and melt-flowability, has a high surface hardness and is formed of a polycarbonate resin obtained from biomass resources. This invention is an insert-molded article obtained by inserting a functional resin film in a mold beforehand and injecting a polycarbonate resin to mold it, wherein the polycarbonate resin comprises a constituent unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (a).

Abstract: A resin composition includes a polycarbonate resin derived from an ether diol residue such as isosorbide and has excellent impact resistance, heat resistance, heat stability and moldability. The resin composition includes a rubber polymer (component B) in an amount of 1 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin (component A) which contains a recurring unit represented by the following formula (1) as the main constituent and has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 145 to 165° C. and a 5% weight loss temperature (Td) of 320 to 400° C.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a copolycarbonate that is excellent in heat resistance, thermal stability and moldability and that uses a renewable resource as a raw material. This invention is a copolycarbonate including 50 to 99 mol % of a carbonate constituent unit (1) of the following formula and 50 to 1 mol % of a carbonate constituent unit (2) derived from an aliphatic diol having a boiling point of 180° C. or higher under reduced pressure of 4×10?3 MPa.

Abstract: A terminal modified polycarbonate having a high content of biogenic matter, excellent heat resistance, heat stability, moldability and moist absorption resistance and high surface energy and a manufacturing process thereof are provided. The terminal modified polycarbonate has a main chain essentially composed of a recurring unit represented by the following formula (1): has a specific viscosity at 20° C. of a solution obtained by dissolving 0.7 g of the polycarbonate in 100 ml of methylene chloride of 0.2 to 0.5, and contains a terminal group represented by the following formula (2) or (3) in an amount of 0.

Abstract: A process for production of a plant-derived component-containing polycarbonate represented by the following formula (3): (wherein R1-R4 each independently represent a group selected from among hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl, and n is the number of repeating units), by melt polycondensation using as the starting materials a specified diol, having a total content of Na, Fe and Ca of no greater than 2 ppm and a purity analysis value of at least 99.7% by gas chromatography, and a specified carbonic acid diester, having a total content of Na, Fe and Ca of no greater than 2 ppm and a purity analysis value of at least 99.7% by gas chromatography.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin composition which has a high content of biogenic matter and is excellent in heat resistance, heat stability, moldability, hue and transparency. The present invention relates to a resin composition including 0.0005 to 0.

Abstract: There is provided a resin composition that comprises a polycarbonate resin derived from an ether diol such as isosorbide and that is excellent in flame retardancy, heat resistance, thermal stability, rigidity, transparency and moldability. The resin composition is a flame-retardant resin composition comprising 1 to 60 parts by weight of phosphorus compound (component B) having a thermal decomposition temperature of not higher than 340° C. based on 100 parts by weight of polycarbonate resin (component A) that mainly comprises a recurring unit represented by the following formula (1).