Abstract: A method for producing a hydrogenated polymer composition including a hydrogenated conjugated diene modified polymer that has a boron-containing functional group, the method including: (1) anionically polymerizing a monomer including a conjugated diene in the presence of a reactive metal or reactive metal compound capable of causing anionic polymerization to produce a reactive terminal polymer (Z); (2) reacting the reactive terminal polymer (Z) obtained in (1) with a boric acid compound that has at least two partial structures represented by B—O—R (I), and in which at least one R bonded to an oxygen atom in the partial structure (I) has a Taft's steric parameter Es value of ?0.30 or less to obtain an unhydrogenated conjugated diene modified polymer having a boron-containing functional group; and (3) hydrogenating at least some of carbon-carbon double bonds contained in conjugated diene units included in the unhydrogenated conjugated diene modified polymer obtained in (2).

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer structure comprising a layer (A) containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having an ethylene unit content of 1 mol % or more and less than 20 mol %, a viscosity-average polymerization degree of 200 to 5000, and a saponification degree of 80 to 99.7 mol %, wherein a block character of ethylene units is 0.90 to 0.99; and a layer (B) containing at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin resin, a polyester resin and a polyamide resin. Such a multilayer structure has excellent oxygen-gas barrier performance. In addition, an aqueous solution containing the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer exhibits excellent viscosity stability even after long-term storage. Therefore, even after a long period of time from preparation of the aqueous solution, it can be uniformly applied to a substrate and thus, a multilayer structure having excellent oxygen-gas barrier performance can be provided.

Abstract: A method for producing a polymer composition including modified polymers having a boron-containing functional group includes anionically polymerizing at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of conjugated dienes and aromatic vinyl compounds in the presence of an active metal or an active metal compound capable of catalyzing anionic polymerization to produce a terminal-active polymer (Z), and reacting the terminal-active polymer (Z) obtained with a boric acid compound having at least two or more partial structures represented by the formula B-O-R (B is boron, O is oxygen, and R is an organic group) and having a Taft’s steric parameter Es of -0.30 or less with respect to at least one of Rs bonded to the oxygen atom in the partial structures.

Abstract: A composition containing: modified polyvinyl alcohol; and unsaturated monocarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, wherein the modified polyvinyl alcohol has a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of from 400 to 3500, has a degree of saponification of from 68 mol % to 99.9 mol %, and contains from 0.01 mol % to 1.50 mol % of an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group in a side chain, the unsaturated monocarboxylic acid or a salt thereof is at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, sodium acrylate, and sodium methacrylate, and in the composition, a mass ratio of the modified polyvinyl alcohol/the unsaturated monocarboxylic acid or a salt thereof is from 82/18 to 99.9/0.1. The composition is thus provided that is excellent in water solubility and storage stability and polymerization stability of a vinyl compound and contains the modified polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: Release paper base paper includes a substrate; and a coating agent containing a modified polyvinyl alcohol (A) and sodium acetate, the substrate coated with the coating agent, wherein the modified polyvinyl alcohol (A) has 0.005 mol % or more and less than 10 mol % of double bonds derived from unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof (B) in side chains, has 1.4 mol % or more and 2.0 mol % or less of 1,2-glycol bond, units, and is water soluble, and a content of the sodium acetate relative to the modified polyvinyl alcohol (A) is 0.01 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less. The release paper base paper of the present invention is excellent in sealing properties for silicone. Use of the release paper base paper allows acceleration of curing of silicone in a release layer and improvement in adhesion between the substrate and the release layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization that, when used for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound, provides excellent polymerization stability, and can produce a vinyl polymer having a reduced number of coarse particles, and a reduced number of fisheyes when molded into a sheet form. The present invention also provides a method therewith. The present invention relates to a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound, the dispersion stabilizer comprising a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of more than 400 and less than 1,000, a degree of saponification of more than 67 mol % and less than 78 mol %, 0.02 mol % to 1.0 mol % of a group having an ethylenic double bond in its side chain, and an absorbance (x) at 280 nm of more than 0.17 and less than 0.65 in an ultraviolet absorption spectrum of a 0.1 mass % aqueous solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides a modified vinyl alcohol polymer having a side chain with an ethylenic double bond, and having reduced a water-insoluble content and superior storage stability in the form of an aqueous solution, methods of making thereof, a modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a degree of saponification of 68 mol % or more and less than 99.9 mol %, and a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 200 or more and less than 3,000, and comprising a side chain with 0.01 mol % or more and less than 0.50 mol % of a double bond derived from an esterification agent, the esterification agent being one or more selected from the group consisting of (i) itaconic acid and/or derivatives thereof, and (ii) methacrylic acid and/or derivatives thereof, and the modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a peak width W0.05h of at least 2.85 minutes and less than 3.70 minutes at a height of 5% from the baseline in a peak measured by HPLC.

Abstract: A method for producing a vinyl polymer by suspension-polymerizing a vinyl compound in the presence of a dispersion stabilizer, wherein the dispersion stabilizer contains a polyvinyl alcohol and a composition containing a modified polyvinyl alcohol and a compound; the modified polyvinyl alcohol contains double bonds derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof in side chains; the compound is a compound having two or more hydroxy groups bonded to a conjugated double bond; the modified polyvinyl alcohol has a saponification degree and a viscosity-average polymerization degree different from those of the polyvinyl alcohol; a content of the compound in the composition is 0.001 parts by mass or more and less than 5 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the modified polyvinyl alcohol; and a mass ratio of the composition to the polyvinyl alcohol is 50/50 to 90/10.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer may have an ethylene unit content of 1 mol % or more and less than 15 mol %, a saponification degree of 85 mol % or more and less than 99.9 mol %, and a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 200 or more and less than 3000. The copolymer may contain a molecule containing a structure (I) Y being H or —CH3, at an end; and a molecule containing a structure (II) Z being H or —CH3, at an end, a total content of the structure (I) and the structure (II) in all monomer units is 0.001 mol % or more and less than 0.1 mol %, and a molar ratio R [I/(I+II)] of the structure (I) to the total of the structure (I) and the structure (II) satisfies formula (1): R < 0 . 9 ? 2 - Et / 1 ? 00 , ( 1 ) Et being ethylene unit content (mol %).

Abstract: There is provided a composition (C) comprising a modified PVA (A) and a compound (B), wherein the modified PVA (A) contains 0.01 mol % or more and less than 2 mol % of double bonds derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof in side chains; the compound (B) is a compound having a conjugated double bond and two or more hydroxy groups bonded to the conjugated double bond, or a salt or oxide thereof; and a content of the compound (B) in the composition (C) is 0.001 parts by mass or more and less than 5 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the modified PVA (A). The composition (C) has excellent hue, contains less insolubles in water, and has excellent water solubility.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer structure comprising a layer (A) containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having an ethylene unit content of 1 mol % or more and less than 20 mol %, a viscosity-average polymerization degree of 200 to 5000, and a saponification degree of 80 to 99.7 mol %, wherein a block character of ethylene units is 0.90 to 0.99; and a layer (B) containing at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin resin, a polyester resin and a polyamide resin. Such a multilayer structure has excellent oxygen-gas barrier performance. In addition, an aqueous solution containing the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer exhibits excellent viscosity stability even after long-term storage. Therefore, even after a long period of time from preparation of the aqueous solution, it can be uniformly applied to a substrate and thus, a multilayer structure having excellent oxygen-gas barrier performance can be provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a modified vinyl alcohol polymer having a side chain with an ethylenic double bond, and having reduced a water-insoluble content and superior storage stability in the form of an aqueous solution. The present invention also provides a method for producing such a modified vinyl alcohol polymer. A dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization comprising the modified vinyl alcohol polymer is also provided that provides superior polymerization stability during suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound, and with which reduced formation of coarse particles, high bulk specific gravity, and superior plasticizer absorbability can be achieved, in addition to reducing fisheyes. The present invention also provides a method for producing a vinyl polymer. The present invention relates to a modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a degree of saponification of 68 mol % or more and less than 99.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin material that comprises an ethylene-modified vinyl alcohol polymer as a main component, and that excels in hue, water solubility, and aqueous-solution viscosity stability. The present invention also provides an aqueous solution and an adhesive comprising such a resin material. The present invention relates to a resin material comprising an ethylene-modified vinyl alcohol polymer and sodium acetate, wherein: the ethylene-modified vinyl alcohol polymer has an ethylene unit content of 1 mol % or more and less than 15 mol %, a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 200 or more and less than 3,000, and a degree of saponification of 80 mol % or more and less than 99.9 mol %, and comprises 0.0005 mol % or more and 0.10 mol % or less of a propyl group at one end of the polymer, and the sodium acetate content is 0.05 mass % or more and less than 2 mass %.

Abstract: A composition containing: modified polyvinyl alcohol; and unsaturated monocarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, wherein the modified polyvinyl alcohol has a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of from 400 to 3500, has a degree of saponification of from 68 mol % to 99.9 mol %, and contains from 0.01 mol % to 1.50 mol % of an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group in a side chain, the unsaturated monocarboxylic acid or a salt thereof is at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, sodium acrylate, and sodium methacrylate, and in the composition, a mass ratio of the modified polyvinyl alcohol/the unsaturated monocarboxylic acid or a salt thereof is from 82/18 to 99.9/0.1. The composition is thus provided that is excellent in water solubility and storage stability and polymerization stability of a vinyl compound and contains the modified polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: A modified vinyl alcohol polymer powder having a structural unit derived from a derivative of an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, and containing a reduced amount of methanol, and a trace amount of a component that does not dissolve in water. The present invention relates to a modified vinyl alcohol polymer powder containing a structural unit derived from a derivative (A) of an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid in a content (X) of 0.05 mol % or more and 10 mol % or less, and having a degree of saponification of 80.0 mol % or more and 99.9 mol % or less, the modified vinyl alcohol polymer powder has a methanol content of 0.01 weight % or more and less than 3.0 weight %, the modified vinyl alcohol polymer powder contains 0.1 ppm or more and less than 2,000 ppm of a component that is insoluble in a 90° C., 5 weight % aqueous solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aquatic organism repellent paint composition having good dispersion stability and capable of maintaining the repellent effect on aquatic organisms over a long time. The present invention relates to an aquatic organism repellent paint composition containing: a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a degree of saponification of more than 65 mol % and less than 88 mol %; an inorganic oxide (B); and a solvent (C).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an organism adhesion reduction paint includes a first process of gelling a raw material composition that includes polyvinyl alcohol and at least one of a hydroxyl group-containing inorganic compound or an inorganic oxide; a second process of drying and subsequently pulverizing a resulting product in the first process to thereby obtain a composite gel fine powder; and a third process of adding the composite gel fine powder to a main component of a two-component urethane paint and stirring, to thereby prepare a main component of the organism adhesion reduction paint, and also adding a curing agent immediately before use.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization that, when used for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound, provides excellent polymerization stability, and can produce a vinyl polymer having a reduced number of coarse particles, and a reduced number of fisheyes when molded into a sheet form. The present invention also provides a method therewith. The present invention relates to a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound, the dispersion stabilizer comprising a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of more than 400 and less than 1,000, a degree of saponification of more than 67 mol % and less than 78 mol %, 0.02 mol % to 1.0 mol % of a group having an ethylenic double bond in its side chain, and an absorbance (x) at 280 nm of more than 0.17 and less than 0.65 in an ultraviolet absorption spectrum of a 0.1 mass % aqueous solution.

Abstract: Provided is a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization comprising an aqueous emulsion containing a dispersant (A), a dispersoid (B), a graft polymer (C), and an aqueous medium, wherein the dispersant (A) contains a surfactant, the dispersoid (B) contains a polymer having an ethylenically unsaturated monomer unit, the graft polymer (C) is obtained by graft polymerization of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer with the dispersant (A), a mass ratio [A/(A+B+C)] is 0.001 or more and less than 0.18, a mass ratio [C/(A+B+C)] is 0 or more and less than 0.04, and the total content of the dispersant (A), the dispersoid (B), and the graft polymer (C) is 35 to 70 mass %. A vinyl polymer to be obtained by suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound using the dispersion stabilizer has good plasticizer absorption. Further, the number of fish-eyes that occur when the vinyl polymer is formed is small, and the hue deterioration is also suppressed.

Abstract: Release paper base paper includes a substrate; and a coating agent containing a modified polyvinyl alcohol (A) and sodium acetate, the substrate coated with the coating agent, wherein the modified polyvinyl alcohol (A) has 0.005 mol % or more and less than 10 mol % of double bonds derived from unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof (B) in side chains, has 1.4 mol % or more and 2.0 mol % or less of 1,2-glycol bond, units, and is water soluble, and a content of the sodium acetate relative to the modified polyvinyl alcohol (A) is 0.01 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less. The release paper base paper of the present invention is excellent in sealing properties for silicone. Use of the release paper base paper allows acceleration of curing of silicone in a release layer and improvement in adhesion between the substrate and the release layer.