Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition which comprises (C) 0.1 through 30 parts by weight of an adduct of alkylene oxide with a saponified copolymer of ethylene and vinyl ester of saturated carboxylic acid based on 100 parts by weight of a mixture of a crystalline thermoplastic resin (A) and a polyphenylene ether resin (B).In the resin composition, the crystalline thermoplastic resin (A) forms a continuous phase and the polyphenylene ether resin (B) forms a dispersed phase.The present invention provides a novel thermoplastic resin composition containing a polyphenylene ether resin, which has excellent flow properties, impact resistance and heat resistance.

Abstract: A flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition which comprises (A) 50 to 90% by weight of a thermoplastic resin which is the base polymer and 50 to 10% by weight of a total of (B) a nitrogen-containing condensed phosphoric acid compound, (C) a comb-like polymer consisting of a polyethylene main chain and a polyoxyalkylene side chain and (D) a metal-containing compound having a carbonization accelerating effect, the amounts of the components (B), (C) and (D) being 5 to 49% by weight, 1 to 15% by weight and 0 to 10% by weight, respectively, in which the total amount of the components (A), (B), (C) and (D) is 100% by weight; a process for producing the composition; a flame-retardant consisting of the components (B), (C) and (D); and a process for producing the flame-retardant.

Abstract: A polymeric solid electrolyte comprising a high molecular compound and a salt wherein the high molecular compound is a product formed by graft-polymerizing an alkylene oxide to the saponification product of a copolymer of ethylene with a vinyl ester of an aliphatic carboxylic acid. The polymeric solid electrolyte has a high ionic conductivity of 10.sup.-5 S/cm or more even at a temperature of 30.degree. C., shows a low temperature dependency of ionic conductivity and thus can be used as the solid electrolyte of various electrochemical devices such as batteries.

Abstract: A novel graft copolymer having a number-average molecular weight of about 1,500 to about 1,000,000, produced by graft-copolymerizing an alkylene oxide and a cyclic ester to a saponified ethylene-saturated carboxylic acid vinyl ester copolymer; a process for production thereof; and a plasticizer comprising said graft copolymer as the active component.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the production of polymeric polyols, which comprises the steps of:partially or completely saponifying a heterogeous two-phase mixture of (a) a heated molten liquid containing an ethylene-saturated carboxylic acid vinyl ester copolymer having a number average molecular weight of from 800 to 5000 and a saturated carboxylic acid vinyl ester content of from 1 to 50% by weight, and (b) an aliphatic alcohol, in the presence of an alkali catalyst, while removing a saturated carboxylic acid alkyl ester byproduct from the reaction system;then removing the residual aliphatic alcohol from the reaction system; andsupplying an alkylene oxide to effect an alkylene oxide-addition reaction, optionally after further supplying the alkali catalyst.

Abstract: Disclosed in this invention is a thermoplastic resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin, a conductive inorganic filler and/or a non-conductive inorganic filler, and an adduct of an ethylene oxide with a saponified product of a copolymer of ethylene and a vinyl ester of a saturated carboxylic acid. The adduct of an alkylene oxide with a saponified product of a copolymer of ethylene and a vinyl ester of a carboxylic acid is an additive having excellent compatibility with the thermoplastic resin and useful for improving dispersibility of the inorganic filler.

Abstract: A rubber composition is disclosed, comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a synthetic rubber and (b) from 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of an alkylene oxide adduct of a saponified ethylene-saturated carboxylic acid vinyl ester copolymer. The rubbber composition can provide a vulcanized rubber composition which can retain its excellent appearance over a prolonged period of time because of freedom from blooming, has excellent antistatic performance due to its electrical conductivity, can be colored in various tints including white, and also has excellent properties in terms of tensile strength and specific gravity.

Abstract: A middle and/or heavy distillate composition having a good flow property and filterability, comprising a fuel oil of varying proportions of middle and/or heavy distillate of petroleum and 10-2000 ppm, based on the fuel oil, of a mixture of 1-99% by weight of (A) a copolymer of ethylene with an alkoxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl and R.sub.2 is C.sub.m H.sub.2m --O--C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1, m and n each being an integer of 1-4, and 99-1% by weight of (B) a copolymer of ethylene with a vinyl ester of saturated carboxylic acid and/or an alkyl ester of ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Abstract: A process for preparing 1-tetrahydronaphthalone which comprises oxidizing tetrahydronaphthalene by a liquid phase oxidation with molecular oxygen or a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a chromium salt of naphthenic acid and an alkyl-substituted pyridine compound.