Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition that can be firmly bonded to an adherend with an active energy ray-curable adhesive provided therebetween, and provided are a molded product and a film each including such a thermoplastic resin composition. Also provided are a thermoplastic resin composition that is less likely to be whitened even when the adhesive permeates thereinto and a molded product and a film each including such a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition according to the present disclosure contains 70 to 95 mass % of a thermoplastic resin and 5 to 30 mass % of a multilayer structure polymer (C) having a multilayer particle structure, and the multilayer structure polymer (C) has a median diameter Da of no less than 200 nm and less than 500 nm when the median diameter Da is measured through a laser diffraction/scattering technique with the thermoplastic resin composition dissolved in acetone.

Abstract: A resin composite that excels in weatherability and transparency and experiences less bleed out and whitening at a high temperature, and a method for producing the resin composite, and the like are provided. Specifically, the resin composite includes: a methacrylic resin (A) that contains a structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate and that has a melt viscosity ?(A) of 1,500 to 3,500 Pa·s; and a block copolymer (B) in which a methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b2) is coupled to an acrylic acid ester polymer block (b1). The block copolymer (B) has a melt viscosity ?(B) of 75 to 1,500 Pa·s. A ratio ?(A)/?(B) is from 1 to 20. 0.1 to 3 parts by mass of a hydroxy phenyl triazine-based UV absorber is contained in 100 parts by mass of the total of the methacrylic resin (A) and the block copolymer (B).

Abstract: A resin composite, a method of producing the resin composite, a molded product, a film, and an article excellent in impact resistance are provided. The resin composite contains a methacrylic resin (A), which contains no less than 80% by mass of a structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate and has a melt viscosity ?(A) of 1500 to 3500 Pa·s at 220° C. and a shear rate of 122/sec, and a triblock copolymer (B), which has a methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b2) coupled to each of two ends of an acrylic acid ester polymer block (b1), at a specific ratio. The triblock copolymer (B) includes the block (b1) and the block (b2) at a specific ratio and has a melt viscosity ?(B) of 75 to 1500 Pa·s at 220° C. and a shear rate of 122/sec. The ratio of ?(A)/?(B) is from 1 to 20.

Abstract: A multi-layer shaped product, comprising a layer composed of an acrylic resin composition comprising a (meth)acrylic resin (A) and an acrylic block copolymer (B) comprising an acrylic acid ester polymer block (a) and a methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b), and if necessary, particles of an acrylic elastomeric polymer (C), and a layer composed of an active energy ray cured resin that is in contact with the layer composed of the acrylic resin composition, wherein an amount of the acrylic block copolymer (B) comprised in the acrylic resin composition is not less than 1 part by mass and not more than 60 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the acrylic resin composition.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition that can be firmly bonded to an adherend with an active energy ray-curable adhesive provided therebetween, and provided are a molded product and a film each including such a thermoplastic resin composition. Also provided are a thermoplastic resin composition that is less likely to be whitened even when the adhesive permeates thereinto and a molded product and a film each including such a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition according to the present disclosure contains 70 to 95 mass % of a thermoplastic resin and 5 to 30 mass % of a multilayer structure polymer (C) having a multilayer particle structure, and the multilayer structure polymer (C) has a median diameter Da of no less than 200 nm and less than 500 nm when the median diameter Da is measured through a laser diffraction/scattering technique with the thermoplastic resin composition dissolved in acetone.

Abstract: Provided are a novel multilayer structure that can be used to protect a device and a device using the multilayer structure. The disclosed multilayer structure is a multilayer structure including a substrate and a barrier layer stacked on the substrate. The 3% strain tension of the substrate in at least one direction is at least 2000 N/m. The barrier layer contains a reaction product (R). The reaction product (R) is a reaction product formed by a reaction at least between a metal oxide (A) and a phosphorus compound (B). In an infrared absorption spectrum of the barrier layer in a range of 800 to 1400 cm?1, a wavenumber (n1) at which maximum infrared absorption occurs is in a range of 1080 to 1130 cm?1. A metal atom constituting the metal oxide (A) is essentially an aluminum atom.

Abstract: A resin composite that excels in weatherability and transparency and experiences less bleed out and whitening at a high temperature, and a method for producing the resin composite, and the like are provided. Specifically, the resin composite includes: a methacrylic resin (A) that contains a structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate and that has a melt viscosity ?(A) of 1,500 to 3,500 Pa·s; and a block copolymer (B) in which a methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b2) is coupled to an acrylic acid ester polymer block (b1). The block copolymer (B) has a melt viscosity ?(B) of 75 to 1,500 Pa·s. A ratio ?(A)/?(B) is from 1 to 20. 0.1 to 3 parts by mass of a hydroxy phenyl triazine-based UV absorber is contained in 100 parts by mass of the total of the methacrylic resin (A) and the block copolymer (B).

Abstract: A resin composite, a method of producing the resin composite, a molded product, a film, and an article excellent in impact resistance are provided. The resin composite contains a methacrylic resin (A), which contains no less than 80% by mass of a structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate and has a melt viscosity ?(A) of 1500 to 3500 Pa·s at 220° C. and a shear rate of 122/sec, and a triblock copolymer (B), which has a methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b2) coupled to each of two ends of an acrylic acid ester polymer block (b1), at a specific ratio. The triblock copolymer (B) includes the block (b1) and the block (b2) at a specific ratio and has a melt viscosity ?(B) of 75 to 1500 Pa·s at 220° C. and a shear rate of 122/sec. The ratio of ?(A)/?(B) is from 1 to 20.

Abstract: A problem to be solved by the invention is providing a laminate sheet which is made of a polyvinyl acetal resin and a methacrylic resin and has excellent transparency, impact resistance, surface hardness, weatherability, moldability, surface smoothness, and the like, and providing a surface protective sheet having excellent adhesion properties with respect to various types of resins and substrates. The problem can be solved by a laminate sheet including at least one polyvinyl acetal resin layer and at least one methacrylic resin layer which is in close contact with the polyvinyl acetal resin layer, the number of carbon atoms of an acetal moiety per 100 carbon atoms which constitute a main chain of the polyvinyl acetal resin being in a range from 30 to 70 and an average degree of polymerization of the polyvinyl acetal resin being in a range from 500 to 2000.

Abstract: Provided are a novel multilayer structure that can be used to protect a device and a device using the multilayer structure. The disclosed multilayer structure is a multilayer structure including a substrate and a barrier layer stacked on the substrate. The 3% strain tension of the substrate in at least one direction is at least 2000 N/m. The barrier layer contains a reaction product (R). The reaction product (R) is a reaction product formed by a reaction at least between a metal oxide (A) and a phosphorus compound (B). In an infrared absorption spectrum of the barrier layer in a range of 800 to 1400 cm?1, a wavenumber (n1) at which maximum infrared absorption occurs is in a range of 1080 to 1130 cm?1. A metal atom constituting the metal oxide (A) is essentially an aluminum atom.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic acrylic resin composition comprising a methacrylic resin (A) and a polyvinyl acetal resin (B) obtained by acetalizing a polyvinyl alcohol resin with an aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms and an aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms in which the total amount of the vinyl alcohol units acetalized with the aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms and the aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms is 65 to 85 mol % of all repeating units, and the molar ratio of the vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with the aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms to the vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with the aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms is from 90/10 to 0/100. Furthermore, provided are an article molded from the thermoplastic acrylic resin composition and a method of producing the thermoplastic acrylic resin composition comprising the steps of mixing a methacrylic resin (A) and a polyvinyl acetal resin (B), increasing the resin temperature to 160° C.

Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass comprising: a layer x which contains polyvinyl acetal (A1) having a content of vinyl alcohol units of 22 mol % or less, a plasticizer (B), heat ray shielding microparticles (C), phosphoric acid ester (D), and alkali metal salt and/or alkali earth metal salt (F), and has an acid number in accordance with JIS K2501 of 1.5 KOH mg/g or less; and a layer y containing polyvinyl acetal (A2) having a content of vinyl alcohol units of from 25 to 34 mol %, the plasticizer (B), and an ultraviolet absorber (E), wherein the layers y are located on both sides of the layer x. This enables to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass that is excellent in transparency, adhesion, durability, sound insulation, and a heat ray shielding property.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a polyvinyl acetal resin for thermoforming that allows providing a molded product that is excellent in thermal stability, and excellent in the heat resistance without harming the properties of the polyvinyl acetal resin, and the invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin for thermoforming, which is obtained by acetalization of a polyvinyl alcohol resin having a viscosity average polymerization degree of 500 to 2000 and a saponification degree of 99.5 mol % or more with aldehyde, wherein the sum of vinyl alcohol units acetalized with the aldehyde is 65 to 88 mol % with respect to the total repeating units, and the content of alkali metal or alkali earth metal is 0.1 to 50 ppm. The molar ratio of a vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with an aldehyde having four or more carbon atoms/a vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with an aldehyde having three or less carbon atoms is preferably 90/10 to 0/100.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic acrylic resin composition comprising a methacrylic resin (A) and a polyvinyl acetal resin (B) obtained by acetalizing a polyvinyl alcohol resin with an aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms and an aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms in which the total amount of the vinyl alcohol units acetalized with the aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms and the aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms is 65 to 85 mol % of all repeating units, and the molar ratio of the vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with the aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms to the vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with the aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms is from 90/10 to 0/100. Furthermore, provided are an article molded from the thermoplastic acrylic resin composition and a method of producing the thermoplastic acrylic resin composition comprising the steps of mixing a methacrylic resin (A) and a polyvinyl acetal resin (B), increasing the resin temperature to 160° C.

Abstract: A lubricating oil additive containing at least one acrylic block copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 1,000,000 and a molecular weight distribution [ratio of weight-average molecular weight (Mw) to number-average molecular weight (Mn), i.e., Mw/Mn ratio] of 1.5 or below; and lubricating oil compositions containing the additive. The lubricating oil additive exhibits a thickening effect higher than those of conventional acrylic lubricating oil additives and can improve the viscosity index of lubricating oil even when added in a small amount. Further, the additive can also improve the low-temperature characteristics, flow characteristics, and shear stability. The lubricating oil compositions enable energy saving and can lengthen the lifetime of lubricating oil and reduce the load on the global environment.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising from 35 to 50 parts by mass of a hydrogenated block copolymer (a) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 70000 to 120000, from 30 to 50 parts by mass of a rubber softener (b) and from 5 to 25 parts by mass of a polystyrene-based resin (c) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 100000 to 400000 [provided that the total of (a), (b) and (c) is 100 parts by mass], wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (a) is prepared by hydrogenating a block copolymer having at least two polymer blocks A mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic compound unit and at least one polymer block B mainly comprising a conjugated diene unit, and has a vinyl aromatic compound unit content of from 35 to 45% by mass, and at least 50% of the carbon-carbon double bonds derived from the conjugated diene in the polymer block B are hydrogenated.

Abstract: A lubricating oil additive containing at least one acrylic block copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 1,000,000 and a molecular weight distribution [ratio of weight-average molecular weight (Mw) to number-average molecular weight (Mn), i.e., Mw/Mn ratio] of 1.5 or below; and lubricating oil compositions containing the additive. The lubricating oil additive exhibits a thickening effect higher than those of conventional acrylic lubricating oil additives and can improve the viscosity index of lubricating oil even when added in a small amount. Further, the additive can also improve the low-temperature characteristics, flow characteristics, and shear stability. The lubricating oil compositions enable energy saving and can lengthen the lifetime of lubricating oil and reduce the load on the global environment.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a polymer composition comprising: a block copolymer (a) including a polymer block A, which is composed mainly of an ?-methylstyrene, and a hydrogenated or unhydrogenated polymer block B, which is composed of a conjugated diene or isobutylene and has a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 to 200,000; an acrylic resin (b); and a softener (c), wherein proportions (by mass) of the respective components in the polymer composition are such that each of the following relationships (1) and (2) holds: 0.05?Wb/Wa?2 and??(1) Wc/(Wa+Wb+Wc)?0.5??(2) wherein Wa, Wb, and Wc represent amounts (by mass) of the block copolymer (a), the acrylic resin (b) and the softener (c), respectively.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a polymer composition comprising: a block copolymer (a) including a polymer block A, which is composed mainly of an ?-methylstyrene, and a hydrogenated or unhydrogenated polymer block B, which is composed of a conjugated diene or isobutylene and has a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 to 200,000; an acrylic resin (b); and a softener (c), wherein proportions (by mass) of the respective components in the polymer composition are such that each of the following relationships (1) and (2) holds: 0.05?Wb/Wa?2??(1) and Wc/(Wa+Wb+Wc)?0.5??(2) wherein Wa, Wb, and Wc represent amounts (by mass) of the block copolymer (a), the acrylic resin (b) and the softener (c), respectively.