Abstract: The present invention provides: a process for preparing a vinyl polymer containing a halogen in an amount of 1,000 mg or less per kilogram, in which a vinyl polymer containing the halogen produced by atom transfer radical polymerization of a vinyl monomer is heated at a temperature in the range of 140 to 250° C. to dehalogenate the vinyl polymer; a vinyl polymer obtained by the process; and a hydrosilylation-reactive curable composition containing the vinyl polymer.

Abstract: A process for spherical-polymer-powder production by which polymer particles which are nearly spherical, small in particle diameter, and suitable for use as a molding material can be easily obtained. The spherical polymer powder has excellent powder flowability, is safe, and can form, e.g., a high-quality molding, skin material, or coating film which is excellent in weather-ability, flexibility, rubber elasticity, low-temperature characteristics, adhesion to polar resins, texture, appearance, etc. The process for spherical-polymer-powder production is characterized by comprising a step in which an aqueous dispersion comprising a solvent solution of a polymer, water, and a dispersant is heated with stirring under such conditions that the power per unit volume of the dispersion, P/V, is 0.2 kW/m3 or more to remove the solvent from the aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a process for preparing a vinyl polymer containing a halogen in an amount of 1,000 mg or less per kilogram, in which a vinyl polymer containing the halogen produced by atom transfer radical polymerization of a vinyl monomer is heated at a temperature in the range of 140 to 250° C. to dehalogenate the vinyl polymer; a vinyl polymer obtained by the process; and a hydrosilylation-reactive curable composition containing the vinyl polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a vinyl polymer including the steps of polymerizing a vinyl monomer by atom transfer radical polymerization with a transition metal complex as a polymerization catalyst, and bringing the resultant vinyl polymer into contact with an adsorbent in the presence of an oxidizing agent; the vinyl polymer produced by the method; and a reactive composition susceptible to hydrosilylation containing the vinyl polymer produced by the method and having at least one alkenyl group per molecule.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin powder composed of an isobutylene polymer having low contents of a remaining solvent and a remaining monomer in a product. The present invention is accomplished by a method of removing a solvent while suspending the isobutylene polymer solution in water with a surfactant to obtain resin slurry, and subjecting the resin slurry to steam stripping at a temperature ranging from 150° C. to less than 180° C. to produce a resin powder without deterioration in quality, the resin powder having significantly low contents of the remaining solvent and remaining styrene in the resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a process for preparing a vinyl polymer containing a halogen in an amount of 1,000 mg or less per kilogram, in which a vinyl polymer containing the halogen produced by atom transfer radical polymerization of a vinyl monomer is heated at a temperature in the range of 140 to 250° C. to dehalogenate the vinyl polymer; a vinyl polymer obtained by the process; and a hydrosilylation-reactive curable composition containing the vinyl polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a vinyl polymer including the steps of polymerizing a vinyl monomer by atom transfer radical polymerization with a transition metal complex as a polymerization catalyst, and bringing the resultant vinyl polymer into contact with an adsorbent in the presence of an oxidizing agent; the vinyl polymer produced by the method; and a reactive composition susceptible to hydrosilylation containing the vinyl polymer produced by the method and having at least one alkenyl group per molecule.

Abstract: A polymer is produced by feeding a polymerization initiator, a cationically polymerizable monomer component and a catalyst continuously to a flow-through stirring vessel reactor to thereby allow the living polymerization to initiate and feeding a reaction solution from said flow-through stirring vessel reactor to a flow-through tubular reactor continuously to thereby allow the living polymerization to proceed, said reaction solution having a conversion rate of said cationically polymerizable monomer component of not less than 1% by weight to less than 90% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention has for its object to produce an isobutylene polymer having excellent performance characteristics by suppressing side reactions at the polymer growth termini during polymerization. The process of the present invention is to carry out a cationic polymerization of a monomer component containing isobutylene in the presence of a polymerization initiator, a catalyst, an ether compound, and an electron donor. Moreover, the process is to carry out a cationic polymerization of a monomer component containing isobutylene in the presence of a polymerization initiator, a catalyst, an ether compound, and an electron donor, and add a compound having the carbon-carbon unsaturated bond for introducing the carbon-carbon unsaturated bond into the polymer terminus.

Abstract: The present invention has for its object to produce an isobutylene polymer having excellent performance characteristics by suppressing side reactions at the polymer growth termini during polymerization.

Abstract: A process for producing organic polymers having silicon containing groups in high yields comprises hydrosilylating a polymer having unsaturated groups with a hydrosilicon compound. This process includes keeping the polymer and a solvent in an inert gas environment and introducing oxygen into the reactor just before starting the hydrosilylation reaction.

Abstract: A method of preparing a polymer containing functional groups by reacting a polymer (A) having alkenyl groups with less than 1/N mole ratio with respect to the mole number of the alkenyl group of a silicon polyhydride compound (B) having 2 to 6 hydrogen-silicon bonds in one molecule, so as to increase the molecular weight and leaving unreacted alkenyl groups remain in molecules, or if desired, by adding the silane compound (C) in the reaction system so as to react the silane compound with the remaining alkenyl group in one-point process.

Abstract: A water pump circulates cooling water to an outboard engine, and overheating does not generally occur unless the circulation is insufficient. A pressure sensor responsive to low pressures so as to actuate an alarm, except when the engine RPM are at or below a selected level, such as those corresponding to a trawling operation where an alarm would be bothersome. A temperature sensor can be provided to stop the engine or reduce its output in the event that the engine temperature exceeds a selected temperature.

Abstract: A process for producing an isoindolinone pigment, which comprises hydrolyzing a salt formed from an isoindolinone compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents a chlorine or bromine atom, R represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, and m is 0 or an integer of 1 to 4, and a base, in water in the presence of an organic solvent not miscible freely with water.