Abstract: According to the present invention, a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet is provided that gives off little odor when produced and handled, as well as has a high apparent density and favorable handleability. The present invention includes a method for producing a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet including the steps of melting polyvinyl butyral resin powder with a water content of 0.01 to 6 wt % by means of a melt extruder that has at least one vent portion for devolatilization equipped with vacuum means, and cutting the melt of the polyvinyl butyral resin after extrusion of it from the melt extruder. The present invention further includes a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet having a total content of butyl aldehyde and 2-ethyl-2-hexenal of 100 ppm or less.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet is provided that gives off little odor when produced and handled, as well as has a high apparent density and favorable handleability. The present invention includes a method for producing a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet including the steps of: melting polyvinyl butyral resin powder with a water content of 0.01 to 6 wt % by means of a melt extruder that has at least one vent portion for devolatilization equipped with vacuum means, and cutting the melt of the polyvinyl butyral resin after extrusion of it from the melt extruder. The present invention further includes a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet having a total content of butyl aldehyde and 2-ethyl-2-hexenal of 100 ppm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a (meth)acrylic resin emulsion comprising, as a dispersant, a vinyl alcohol polymer having a degree of saponification of from 80 to 95 mol % and a degree of polymerization of from 400 to 2000 and, as a dispersoid, a polymer comprising at least one type of monomer units selected from acrylate monomer units and methacrylate monomer units, which has a “factor a” of at least 0.3 that indicates the particle size distribution width of the emulsion and of which the film formed at 20° C. to have a thickness of 500 ?m has a tensile strength of at least 100 kg/cm2. The emulsion is excellent in all its film strength, film transparency and mechanical stability and further in its alkali resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic resin emulsion powder obtained by spray-drying a composition that comprises an emulsion (A) where the dispersoid is a polymer that having one or more unsaturated monomer units selected from ethylenic unsaturated monomers and dienic monomers, and a polyvinyl alcohol (B) having, in the molecule, from 1 to 12 mol % of ethylene units. The emulsion powder has good redispersibility and good water resistance. Its redispersion well form good films and has good storage stability at low temperatures. The emulsion powder is favorable for additives to hydraulic substances, as it well disperses in hydraulic substances such as cement mortar and gives hardened articles of high mechanical strength. The emulsion powder is also favorable for joint materials for hydraulic substances, as its adhesiveness and durability are both good and gives jointed articles of high mechanical strength.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyvinyl acetal powder which is excellent in flowability during the coating process when it is applied to a powder coating material. This polyvinyl acetal powder enables to obtain a coating film having good impact resistance and uniformity of thickness (uniformity of coating film thickness). The present invention also provides a powder coating material using the polyvinyl acetal powder. Specifically, the present invention is a polyvinyl acetal powder having an average particle diameter of 10 to 150 ?m, a maximum particle diameter of 250 ?m or less, and a melt flow rate of 1 to 200 g/10 min. as measured in accordance with JIS K7210: 1999. The present invention also is a powder coating material containing this polyvinyl acetal powder.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet is provided that gives off little odor when produced and handled, as well as has a high apparent density and favorable handleability. The present invention includes a method for producing a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet including the steps of: melting polyvinyl butyral resin powder with a water content of 0.01 to 6 wt % by means of a melt extruder that has at least one vent portion for devolatilization equipped with vacuum means, and cutting the melt of the polyvinyl butyral resin after extrusion of it from the melt extruder. The present invention further includes a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet having a total content of butyl aldehyde and 2-ethyl-2-hexenal of 100 ppm or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyvinyl acetal powder which is excellent in flowability during the coating process when it is applied to a powder coating material. This polyvinyl acetal powder enables to obtain a coating film having good impact resistance and uniformity of thickness (uniformity of coating film thickness). The present invention also provides a powder coating material using the polyvinyl acetal powder. Specifically, the present invention is a polyvinyl acetal powder having an average particle diameter of 10 to 150 ?m, a maximum particle diameter of 250 ?m or less, and a melt flow rate of 1 to 200 g/10 min. as measured in accordance with JIS K7210: 1999. The present invention also is a powder coating material containing this polyvinyl acetal powder.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyvinyl alcohol aqueous dispersion having excellent storage stability which is capable of forming a coating film with excellent water resistance and transparency even when it is dried at room temperature. Also disclosed are a composition and a coating agent for paper. Specifically disclosed is an aqueous dispersion of a resin which is composed of a polymer containing at least 20 weight % of a vinyl monomer unit (A) having an epoxy group and a vinyl alcohol polymer (B) while having a weight ratio (A)/(B) of 2/100-200/100. The weight ratio of (A) bonded to (B) is not less than 50% relative to the total weight of (A), and the average particle size of the resin determined by dynamic light scattering is not more than 500 nm.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an aqueous emulsion which is excellent in mechanical stability and pigment compatibility and further is excellent in film transparency and solvent resistance, and a coating by the use thereof. [Solution Means] The object is achieved by the aqueous emulsion including a polymer having at least one monomer unit selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylate ester monomer unit, a styrene monomer unit and a diene monomer unit as a dispersoid, further including a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having 1.9 mol % or more 1,2-glycol bond and a saponification degree of 70 mol % or more and a surfactant (B) as dispersants, wherein a weight ratio of (A)/(B) is 50/50 to 95/5 and an average particle diameter of dispersed particles is 0.5 ?m or less, and the coating by the use thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic resin emulsion powder obtained by spray-drying a composition that comprises an emulsion (A) where the dispersoid is a polymer that having one or more unsaturated monomer units selected from ethylenic unsaturated monomers and dienic monomers, and a polyvinyl alcohol (B) having, in the molecule, from 1 to 12 mol % of ethylene units. The emulsion powder has good redispersibility and good water resistance. Its redispersion well form good films and has good storage stability at low temperatures. The emulsion powder is favorable for additives to hydraulic substances, as it well disperses in hydraulic substances such as cement mortar and gives hardened articles of high mechanical strength. The emulsion powder is also favorable for joint materials for hydraulic substances, as its adhesiveness and durability are both good and gives jointed articles of high mechanical strength.

Abstract: Provided is a (meth)acrylic resin emulsion comprising, as a dispersant, a vinyl alcohol polymer having a degree of saponification of from 80 to 95 mol % and a degree of polymerization of from 400 to 2000 and, as a dispersoid, a polymer comprising at least one type of monomer units selected from acrylate monomer units and methacrylate monomer units, which has a “factor a” of at least 0.3 that indicates the particle size distribution width of the emulsion and of which the film formed at 20° C. to have a thickness of 500 ?m has a tensile strength of at least 100 kg/cm2. The emulsion is excellent in all its film strength, film transparency and mechanical stability and further in its alkali resistance.

Abstract: Provided is a polyvinyl ester resin emulsion which has high viscosity and has good water resistant adhesiveness, heat-resistant adhesiveness, hot water-resistant adhesiveness and storage stability, especially high-temperature storage stability, and which has good film-forming ability and is readily formed into transparent films. The emulsion is produced in a method of polymerizing a vinyl ester monomer in a mode of emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polyvinyl alcohol serving as protective colloid and in the presence of a water-insoluble, hydroxyl group-containing compound.

Abstract: A dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound containing a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a content of an ethylene unit of 0.5 to 10 mol %, a degree of saponification of 60 mol % or more and a degree of polymerization of 600 or more and a vinyl alcohol polymer (B) selected from the group consisting of a vinyl alcohol polymer (B1) having a content of an ethylene unit of 0.5 to 10 mol %, a degree of saponification of 20 to 80 mol % and a degree of polymerization of 100 to 600, a vinyl alcohol polymer (B2) having a degree of saponification of 20 to 60 mol % and a degree of polymerization of 100 to 600 and a vinyl alcohol polymer (B3) having a content of an ethylene unit of 0.5 to 10 mol %, a degree of saponification of 90 mol % or more and a degree of polymerization of 1,000 or more.

Abstract: A composition comprising (A) polyvinyl alcohol having an amino group connected to a phenyl group and (B) at least one water resistance-imparting agent selected from polyepoxy compound, aldehyde compound, polyisocyanate compound, and water-soluble oxidizing agent; the composition exhibits outstanding water resistance even when used at room temperature; the composition finds use as a woodworking adhesive, plywood adhesive, and two-part instantaneously curing adhesive which does not require heating for curing.

Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol having at least 1.9 mol % of 1,2-glycol bonds is used as a dispersant for emulsion polymerization or a dispersant for suspension polymerization, and this ensures good polymerization stability even when its amount used is reduced. The aqueous emulsion comprising the polyvinyl alcohol is resistant to water and the viscosity of the aqueous emulsion depends little on ambient temperatures. The vinylic polymers obtained through suspension polymerization in the presence of the polyvinyl alcohol are yellowed little, and the waste water in the suspension polymerization pollutes little the environment.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous emulsion comprising, as the dispersant, a polyvinyl alcohol containing from 1 to 15 mol % of ethylene units in the molecule and having a degree of hydrolysis of at least 95 mol %; and, as the dispersoid, a vinyl ester polymer. The aqueous emulsion is characterized in that, when its film is immersed in water at 20° C. for 24 hours, the degree of water solubility of the film is at most 1.5%, and the degree of water absorption of the film is at most 30%, and that the ratio of the emulsion viscosity at 60° C. (T60° C.) to the emulsion viscosity at 20° C. (T20° C.) T60° C./T20° C. is at most 2. The aqueous emulsion has good high-temperature viscosity stability (that is, this depends little on ambient temperatures and has good high-temperature storage stability), and has improved water resistance and improved low-temperature storage stability.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polyurethane (PU) emulsion having good solvent resistance and water resistance and having good compatibility with other aqueous emulsions to give stable mixtures with them. The method comprises reacting (A) a PU prepolymer having an isocyanate group in the molecule, (B) a modified PVA having at least one member selected from the group consisting of an amino group, a primary hydroxyl group and an acetoacetyl group and (C) a low-molecular compound having an amino group and/or a hydroxyl group, in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a seamless steel pipe having excellent properties with high productivity in on-line processing, and an apparatus in which includes casting and heat treatment unit on-line. In the method the following steps (1) to (6) are successively performed. (1) A round billet is produced by continuous casting machine 1. (2) The billet is cooled to a temperature not higher than a Ar.sub.1 point, then heated and soaked in a furnace 3. (3) The billet is pierced by a piercer 5 at a strain rate of not higher than 200/sec and made into a hollow shell. (4) The hollow shell is elongated and finish rolled to make into a seamless steel pipe at an average strain rate of not lower than 0.01/sec and with a reduction ratio of not lower than 40%, and finishing the rolling at a temperature from 800.degree. C. to 1050.degree. C. (5) The seamless steel pipe is cooled to a temperature not higher than the Ar.sub.3 point at a cooling rate of not lower than 80.degree. C./min.

Abstract: A composition comprising (A) polyvinyl alcohol having an amino group connected to a phenyl group and (B) at least one water resistance-imparting agent selected from polyepoxy compound, aldehyde compound, polyisocyanate compound, and water-soluble oxidizing agent; the composition exhibits outstanding water resistance even when used at room temperature; the composition finds use as a woodworking adhesive, plywood adhesive, and two-part instantaneously curing adhesive which does not require heating for curing.

Abstract: The manufacturing method of the present invention comprises steps (1) through (8) which are sequentially arranged, and the steps or equipment from the production of billets to end products are connected in the same single continuous manufacturing line:(1) a step of producing a round billet by continuous casting,(2) a step of cooling the billet to a temperature not higher than an A.sub.r1 transformation temperature,(3) a step of heating the billet to a temperature which allows piercing of the billet,(4) a step of piercing, at a strain rate of not higher than 200/sec, the billet to obtain a hollow shell,(5) a step to form a steel pipe by elongating and finish rolling the hollow shell using a continuous elongating mill and a finish rolling mill which are directly connected to each other, at a predetermined average strain rate, a predetermined reduction ratio, and at a predetermined finishing temperature,(6) a step of recrystallizing the steel pipe at a temperature of not lower than an Ar.sub.