Abstract: A method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition includes melt-blending 50 to 80 parts by mass of a crystalline polyester resin and 20 to 50 parts by mass of an amorphous polyester resin with an extruder, thereby producing a first polyester resin compound. The method further includes melt-blending 90 to 99 parts by mass of the crystalline polyester resin and 1 to 10 parts by mass of a styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer with the extruder or a different extruder, thereby producing a second polyester resin compound. The method further includes compounding 1 to 10 parts by mass of the first polyester resin compound, 1 to 10 parts by mass of the second polyester resin compound, and respective predetermined amounts of a polycarbonate resin, a flame retardant, an antidrip agent, an antioxidant, a lubricant and a toughening agent.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having high flame resistance, high fluidity during injection molding, and improved impact resistance in a molded article. To provide a method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition, the method including a step (1) of obtaining a polyester resin mixture by melt-kneading a crystalline terephthalate-based polyester resin, and a polyester resin A including at least one kind selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid, orthophthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, anthracene dicarboxylic acid and pyridine dicarboxylic acid as an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component with an extruder, and a step (2) of mixing the polyester resin mixture, a polycarbonate resin, a flame retardant and a toughening agent.

Abstract: A method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition includes melt-blending 50 to 80 parts by mass of a crystalline polyester resin and 20 to 50 parts by mass of an amorphous polyester resin with an extruder, thereby producing a first polyester resin compound. The method further includes melt-blending 90 to 99 parts by mass of the crystalline polyester resin and 1 to 10 parts by mass of a styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer with the extruder or a different extruder, thereby producing a second polyester resin compound. The method further includes compounding 1 to 10 parts by mass of the first polyester resin compound, 1 to 10 parts by mass of the second polyester resin compound, and respective predetermined amounts of a polycarbonate resin, a flame retardant, an antidrip agent, an antioxidant, a lubricant and a toughening agent.

Abstract: The process of the present invention for producing an intermediate transfer belt is a process for producing an intermediate transfer belt of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The intermediate transfer belt has a surface layer composed of a cured resin on a substrate layer composed of polyphenylene sulfide resin. A coating film formed by coating a surface of the substrate layer with a curing composition containing a polymerizable component is irradiated with curing light including light with a specific wavelength emitted from an LED light source, to form the surface layer composed of the cured resin by polymerization of the polymerizable component.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having high flame resistance and high fluidity during injection molding, and improved impact resistance in a molded article. A method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition, the method including the step (1) of obtaining a polyester resin mixture by melt-kneading 50 to 80 parts by weight of crystalline polyester resin and 20 to 50 parts by weight of amorphous polyester resin with an extruder, and the step (2) of mixing the polyester resin mixture, a polycarbonate resin, a flame retardant, a dripping inhibitor and a toughening agent, wherein the cylinder temperature of the extruder is 250 to 280° C.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having high flame resistance, high fluidity during injection molding, and improved impact resistance in a molded article. To provide a method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition, the method including a step (1) of obtaining a polyester resin mixture by melt-kneading a crystalline terephthalate-based polyester resin, and a polyester resin A including at least one kind selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid, orthophthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, anthracene dicarboxylic acid and pyridine dicarboxylic acid as an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component with an extruder, and a step (2) of mixing the polyester resin mixture, a polycarbonate resin, a flame retardant and a toughening agent.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having high flame resistance and high fluidity during injection molding, and improved impact resistance in a molded article. A method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition, the method including the step (1) of obtaining a polyester resin mixture by melt-kneading 50 to 80 parts by weight of crystalline polyester resin and 20 to 50 parts by weight of amorphous polyester resin with an extruder, and the step (2) of mixing the polyester resin mixture, a polycarbonate resin, a flame retardant, a dripping inhibitor and a toughening agent, wherein the cylinder temperature of the extruder is 250 to 280° C.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition having a high flowability during the injection molding, which suppresses generation of burning, silver and the like in a molded article, is provided as an injection molding material. A thermoplastic resin composition containing at least a polycarbonate resin, a polyester resin, and a lubricant, wherein the lubricant contains a compound represented by the following General Formula (1) or (2) is provided.

Abstract: A copier/printer exterior part uses a halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition. The halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition includes 5 wt % to 50 wt % of unused polycarbonate, 20 wt % to 63 wt % of recycled polycarbonate, 5 wt % to 35 wt % of recycled polyethylene terephthalate, 0.2 wt % to 2 wt % of a styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer, 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a toughener, 10 wt % to 20 wt % of a flame retardant, 0.1 wt % to 0.8 wt % of a flame-retardant antidrip agent, 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % of an antioxidant, and 0.1 wt % to 2 wt % of a lubricant. The styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer includes 1 wt % to 5 wt % of glycidyl methacrylate and 20 wt % to 33 wt % of acrylonitrile.

Abstract: A copier/printer exterior part uses a halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition. The halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition includes 5 wt % to 50 wt % of unused polycarbonate, 20 wt % to 63 wt % of recycled polycarbonate 5 wt % to 35 wt % of recycled polyethylene terephthalate, 0.2 wt % to 2 wt % of a styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer, 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a toughener, 10 wt % to 20 wt % of a flame retardant, 0.1 wt % to 0.8 wt % of a flame-retardant antidrip agent, 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % of an antioxidant, and 0.1 wt % to 2 wt % of a lubricant. The styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer includes 1 wt % to 5 wt % of glycidyl methacrylate and 20 wt % to 33 wt % of acrylonitrile.

Abstract: A copier/printer exterior part uses a halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition. The halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition includes 5 wt % to 50 wt % of unused polycarbonate, 20 wt % to 63 wt % of recycled polycarbonate, 5 wt % to 35 wt % of recycled polyethylene terephthalate, 0.2 wt % to 2 wt % of a styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer, 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a toughener, 10 wt % to 20 wt % of a flame retardant, 0.1 wt % to 0.8 wt % of a flame-retardant antidrip agent, 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % of an antioxidant, and 0.1 wt % to 2 wt % of a lubricant. The styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer includes 1 wt % to 5 wt % of glycidyl methacrylate and 20 wt % to 33 wt % of acrylonitrile.

Abstract: Provided is a tubular flow reactor containing: a cylindrical channel; a mixing shaft which is concentric with the cylindrical channel; and a mixing blade attached to the mixing shaft, wherein the tubular flow reactor satisfy the following requirements: t<2C and t/2C<A/C?1, provided that C is a radius of the mixing shaft, t is a thickness of the mixing blade; A is a distance between a mixing blade plane B located at a forward position in a rotating direction of the mixing blade and a plane S passing through the center of the mixing shaft in a shaft direction, when plane B and plane S are parallel; and the mixing blade plane B is located at a more forward position in the rotating direction than the plane S.

Abstract: Disclosed are a recycled resin manufacturing process and a recycled resin, the process comprising the steps of sorting a molded waste resin product, pulverizing the sorted molded waste resin product into resin flakes, washing the resin flakes, separating the washed resin flakes to remove different kinds of resins, drying the separated resin flakes, classifying the dried resin flakes to remove foreign matter deposited on the flakes, the classifying being carried out employing a classifying apparatus comprising a classifying section and provided therein, a physical field application device having an airflow force field and another physical field other than the airflow force field, and pelletizing the classified resin flakes, wherein the recycled resin has an oligomer content of not more than 1% by mass.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition comprising (A) a polyester resin or a polycarbonate resin, (B) a polyethylene resin, (C) an aromatic compound other than the polyester resin and the polycarbonate resin, the aromatic compound having a residual carbon rate of not less than 20% by mass, and (D) a flame retardant, wherein the polyethylene resin is dispersed as crystal particles in the resin composition, and the content of the polyethylene resin crystal particles having a major axis diameter of 0.1 to 10 ?m and an aspect ratio of 1 to 10 is not less than 60% by number based on the total polyethylene resin crystal particle number.

Abstract: An embodiment may be an electrophotographic toner which comprises at least one toner particle which comprises an inner layer and an outer layer covering the inner layer, wherein a cross-sectional area ratio of the outer layer to the inner layer is 0.05-0.46, and wherein a non-uniform thickness exists in the outer layer, and further the average thickness (t) taken at 5 positions as calculated by, is about 0.2—about 1.0 ?m, t=(t1+t2+t3+t4+t5)/5 (unit of t1-t5 is ?m) wherein t1 represents a thickness of the thickest part of the outer layer, and t2-t5 each represent a thickness of a second to a fifth thickest part of the outer layer in one particle, and wherein a glass transition point Tg of the inner layer is about 2—about 45° C. lower than Tg of the outer layer.

Abstract: Provided is a tubular flow reactor containing: a cylindrical channel; a mixing shaft which is concentric with the cylindrical channel; and a mixing blade attached to the mixing shaft, wherein the tubular flow reactor satisfy the following requirements: t<2C and t/2C<A/C?1, provided that C is a radius of the mixing shaft, t is a thickness of the mixing blade; A is a distance between a mixing blade plane B located at a forward position in a rotating direction of the mixing blade and a plane S passing through the center of the mixing shaft in a shaft direction, when plane B and plane S are parallel; and the mixing blade plane B is located at a more forward position in the rotating direction than the plane S.

Abstract: An embodiment may be an electrophotographic toner which comprises at least one toner particle which comprises an inner layer and an outer layer covering the inner layer, wherein a cross-sectional area ratio of the outer layer to the inner layer is 0.05-0.46, and wherein a non-uniform thickness exists in the outer layer, and further the average thickness (t) taken at 5 positions as calculated by, is about 0.2-about 1.0 ?m, t=(t1+t2+t3+t4+t5)/5 (unit of t1-t5 is ?m) wherein t1 represents a thickness of the thickest part of the outer layer, and t2-t5 each represent a thickness of a second to a fifth thickest part of the outer layer in one particle, and wherein a glass transition point Tg of the inner layer is about 2-about 45° C. lower than Tg of the outer layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner for developing electrostatic latent images, comprising carbon black having a number average particle size of Feret's diameter of 5 to 300 nm and containing primary particles at a content of 5% or more on a number basis. The toner of the present invention can prevent change of Q/M caused by adhesion of a carrier or a sleeve, and stable characteristics can be maintained for a long period without causing fogging or tone-flying.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing toner comprising the steps of adding oil-droplets containing a radically polymerizable monomer into an associated particle dispersion formed by association-fusing resin particles and colorant particles, and forming a shell by coating a resin produced via polymerization on a surface of the associated particle by polymerizing the radically polymerizable monomer in the associated particle dispersion, wherein a hydrophilicity degree of the resin contained in the shell is larger than a hydrophilicity degree of a resin contained in the associated particle.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner is disclosed, comprising toner particles composed of a core containing resin and a colorant and a shell containing a resin, wherein the standard deviation of shape factor SF-1 of the toner particles and the standard deviation of shape factor SF-2 fall within the specific range, and the ratio of maximum thickness of the shell to minimum thickness falls within the specific range.