Abstract: The photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer may be a monolayer or function-separated laminate type one which comprise a charge generating layer and a charge transporting layer laminated one on another. The charge generating layer contains a specified benzidine compound represented by general formula (I) below as the charge transporting substance. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which are the same or different, each represent independently an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, an alkoxyaryl group or a halogenated aryl group provided that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, or both combine and form a condensed aromatic group with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, respectively; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represent independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom.

Abstract: This invention relates to a layered photoconductor having a charge generating layer and a charge transfer layer superimposed on an electroconductive substrate, which photoconductor has as the main component of the charge generating layer an aluminum phthalocyanine derivative which is represented by the formula, AlC.sub.32 N.sub.8 H(17-x)Cl.sub.x (wherein x=1.0 to 3.0), has the loss of weight on heating of 6.+-.0.5% by weight, shows strong X-ray diffraction peaks at 6.7 degrees, 11.2 degrees, 16.7 degrees, and 25.6 degrees, and shows the maximum absorption of the visible absorption spectrum in a wavelength range of 640 nm to 660 nm or 750 nm to 850 nm.The photoconductor according to this invention is highly sensitive without suffering from dispersion of performance, exhibits high sensitivity in various ranges of wavelength, and does not cause fogging in actual printing.

Abstract: A condensation polymer having a .eta.sp/C=0.1-1.5, containing an anthracene unit in the main chain of the polymer, which is found to have various functions of ultraviolet absorption, fluorescence emission, photoconductivity, organic semiconductor characteristics, etc. as well as excellent flexibility and mechanical strength, is prepared by condensation of an anthracenediol compound with a dicarboxylic acid dihalide or a hydrocarbylene dihalide.

Abstract: A persistent photoconductive element comprising an electroconductive support, a pigment layer formed on said support and composed mainly of a phthalocyanine pigment or Indanthrene Blue GCD and a polymer layer formed on said pigment layer and composed mainly of a polyvinyl carbazole, said polymer layer containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons, halogenated acyl compounds, halogenated keto compounds and hydrogen donor compounds. This element exhibits an improved photoconductive sensitivity and prolonged photoconductivity over the prior art, whereby it is highly useful in electrophotographic processes requiring persistent photoconductivity. Additives, such as plasticizer and binding agent, may be incorporated in the polymer and pigment layers to improve the flexibility and mechanical durability of the persistent photoconductive element.

Abstract: An electrophotographic sensitive article comprising an electroconductive substrate and a photoconductive layer formed on said substrate and composed of an electric charge generating substance and an electric charge transfer substance, which sensitive article is characterized by said electric charge transfer substance having as an active component thereof a polyester obtained from a diol component consisting preponderantly of 2,6-dimethoxy-9,10-anthracene diol and a dicarboxylic acid component consisting preponderantly of .alpha.,.omega.-dicarboxylic acid. This electrophotographic sensitive article has remarkable sensitiveness and processability.

Abstract: A novel polyester type powder coating composition which includes a specific self-hardening polyester of air-hardening type comprising as main ester-constituting monomer units, (1) at least one polycarboxylic acid component containing at least 10 mole %, based on the polycarboxylic acid component, of at least one aromatic polycarboxylic acid component (A) and (2) at least one polyhydric alcohol component, having in its main chain at least one terminal blocked with a monofunctional unsaturated alicyclic compound component (B) and having a softening point of 30.degree. to 150.degree. C. This composition is excellent in storage stability and adaptability to either thin coating or thick coating, and when it is applied onto an article to be coated and baked at a temperature of 170.degree. to 230.degree. C. for 5 to 30 minutes, a coating excellent in appearance, mechanical strength, gloss and reflection sharpness can be formed advantageously without generating undesired gases at the baking.

Abstract: A polyester obtained from dibasic acids mixture containing 10 to 50 mole-% of endomethylene-tetrahydrophthalic acid and glycols is used in a resin composition for powder coatings. This composition has a good storage stability and when heated in the air at 150.degree. to 220.degree.C exhibits favorable fluidity to form an even coating which quickly hardens to a film with excellent characteristics.