Abstract: Provided is a spunbonded nonwoven fabric comprising a core-sheath composite fiber having a core part composed of a core component containing a propylene-based resin (A) satisfying the following (a) to (e) and a sheath part composed of a sheath component containing an ethylene-based resin. (a) [mmmm]=20 to 60 mol %, (b) [mm]×[rr]/[mr]2?2.0, (c) weight average molecular weight (Mw)=10,000 to 200,000, (d) molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn)<4.0, and (e) a melting point (Tm-D), as defined as a peak top of a peak observed on the highest temperature side of a melting endothermic curve which is obtained by holding under a nitrogen atmosphere at ?10° C. for 5 minutes and then increasing the temperature at a rate of 10° C./min with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), is from 0 to 120° C.

Abstract: Provided is a filter comprising a polypropylene-based resin composition satisfying the following (1) to (3), the filter being made compatible with respect to collecting property and air permeability. (1) A melt flow rate 10 to 2,000 g/10 min. (2) A melting endotherm ?H as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter is 50 to 95 J/g. (3) A polypropylene (A) having [mmmm] of 20 to 60 mol % is contained.

Abstract: Provided is a fibrous nonwoven fabric including a resin composition (C) containing a high-crystalline polyolefin (A) and a low-crystalline polyolefin (B), wherein a half-crystallization time (tc) of the resin composition (C) is 1.2 to 2.0 times a half-crystallization time (ta) of the high-crystalline polyolefin (A).

Abstract: Provided are a propylene-based polymer which enhances heat creep resistance and a hot-melt adhesive having excellent heat creep resistance. A propylene-based polymer which satisfies the following (1) and (2): (1) 125?a modulus of elasticity in tension (MPa) at 23° C.?400; and (2) 100?an elongation at break (%) at 23° C.?1,000, and a hot-melt adhesive containing the propylene-based polymer in an amount of 1 to 50% by mass.

Abstract: Provided is a (meth)acrylate composition containing: (A) at least one (meth)acrylate compound selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylate-modified silicone oil, a (meth)acrylate having a long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and a polyalkylene glycol (meth)acrylate having number-average molecular weight of not less than 400; (B) a (meth)acrylate compound to which an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 6 or more carbon atoms is ester-linked; (C) (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate compound having a polar group; (D) a radical polymerization initiator; and (E) a white pigment.

Abstract: Provided are a multilayer nonwoven fabric having a meltblown nonwoven fabric layer and a spunbonded nonwoven fabric layer, the multilayer nonwoven fabric having high strength and high water pressure resistance, and a method for producing the same. The multilayer nonwoven fabric includes three or more layers, wherein two outermost layers are spunbonded nonwoven fabric layers, at least one inner layer is a meltblown nonwoven fabric layer, and a resin that forms the spunbonded nonwoven fabric layer has a melting endotherm ?H, as measured from a melting endothermic curve which is obtained by holding the resin at ?10° C. for 5 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere and then increasing the temperature at a rate of 10° C./min with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), of 90 J/g or less.

Abstract: A grid controller is communicably connected to controllers of a plurality of power storage units. The grid controller: obtains transmission power transmitted from the smart grid system to an external power system, the transmission power being a sum of electric power generated by power generating units, electric power consumed by loads in the smart grid system, and electric power charged into and discharged from the power storage units; calculates differential power between the transmission power and a smoothing operation output, the smoothing operation output being obtained by performing smoothing operation on the transmission power by using a smoothing filter; and performs control of smoothing the transmission power by performing allocation of the differential power of the transmission power in accordance with a charge-discharge state of each of power storage parts of the plurality of power storage units.

Abstract: A multilayer elastic film which comprises a layer (A) formed of polypropylene (A) satisfying the following (a) to (d) and a layer (B) formed of a polyolefin resin or a polyolefin resin composition, and also satisfies the following formula (1): (a) (mmmm)=20 to 60% by mol, (b) (rrrr)/(1?(mmmm))?0.1, (c) (rmrm)>2.5% by mol, and (d) (mm)×(rr)/(mr)2?2.0; and Y?600/X (1), wherein Y (%)=crystallinity of the resin or the resin composition to constitute the layer (B), and X (%) 32 total thickness of the layer (B)/total thickness of the multilayer elastic film×100.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical semiconductor sealing material comprising a radically polymerized polymer of a methacrylate ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group containing 7 or more carbon atoms, e.g. an adamantyl group, a norbornyl group, or a dicyclopentanyl group; and an optical semiconductor sealing material comprising a radically polymerized polymer of 50 to 97 mass % of the methacrylate ester and 3 to 50 mass % of acrylate ester having a hydroxyl group. The optical semiconductor sealing material of the present invention is highly transparent and stable to UV light and thus does not undergo yellowing. In addition, the material exhibits excellent compatibility between heat resistance and refractive index, does not undergo deformation or cracking during heating processes such as reflow soldering, and shows high processability.

Abstract: The nonwoven fabric has excellent secondary fabrication properties, specially, low temperature heat-sealing properties. The textile product is formed by using the nonwoven fabric. More specifically, the nonwoven fabric includes one or more layers, wherein the nonwoven fabric made of one layer, or at least one layer of the nonwoven fabric composed of two layers, or at least one layer of the two outermost layers of the nonwoven fabric of multi-layer consisting of three or more layers is formed by using a crystalline resin composition containing 1 to 99% by mass of a low crystalline olefin polymer satisfying the following expression (a): ?H?6×(Tm?140° C.) wherein ?H represents a melt endotherm, and Tm represents a melting point.

Abstract: The method of producing a spunbond nonwoven fabric promotes the bleed out of the additive, which has pleasant texture such as tactile feel and excellent flexibility. The spunbond nonwoven fabric is obtained by this method. Specifically, (1) the method of producing a spunbond nonwoven fabric includes annealing a spunbond nonwoven fabric formed by using a crystalline resin composition (I) containing a low crystalline olefin polymer (a) with an elastic modulus of 10 to 450 MPa in a content of 1 to 50% by mass, a high crystalline olefin polymer (b) with an elastic modulus of 500 to 2,000 MPa, the content of the component (b) being the rest, and an additive (c) in a content of 1 to 20,000 ppm by mass.

Abstract: A polypropylene resin having: (1) a melt flow rate (MFR) of 6 to 100 g/10 minutes, (2) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), measured by gel permeation chromatography, of 3 to 6, and (3) a 116° C. non-eluted component content (100-W116(%)) of 50% or more and a content of components eluted at 90° C. or less (W90) of 10 to 30%, measured by temperature-rising fractional chromatography (TREF).

Abstract: Provided is a (meth)acrylate composition containing: (A) at least one (meth)acrylate compound selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylate-modified silicone oil, a (meth)acrylate having a long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and a polyalkylene glycol (meth)acrylate having number-average molecular weight of not less than 400; (B) a (meth)acrylate compound to which an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 6 or more carbon atoms is ester-linked; (C) (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate compound having a polar group; (D) a radical polymerization initiator; and (E) a white pigment.

Abstract: To provide an elastic nonwoven cloth that is excellent in elastic recovery property and has pleasant texture without stickiness, and a fiber product using the elastic nonwoven cloth, by an elastic nonwoven cloth containing fibers that are spun at a spinning speed of from 500 to 2,500 m/min and contain a low crystalline polypropylene that satisfies (a) [mmmm]=20 to 60% by mol, (b) [rrrr]/(1?[mmmm])?0.1, (c) [rmrm]>2.5% by mol, (d) [mm]×[rr]/[mr]2?2.0, (e) weight average molecular weight (Mw)=10,000 to 200,000, and (f) molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn)<4, and a fiber product using the elastic nonwoven cloth.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical semiconductor sealing material comprising a radically polymerized polymer of a methacrylate ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group containing 7 or more carbon atoms, e.g. an adamantyl group, a norbornyl group, or a dicyclopentanyl group; and an optical semiconductor sealing material comprising a radically polymerized polymer of 50 to 97 mass % of the methacrylate ester and 3 to 50 mass % of acrylate ester having a hydroxyl group. The optical semiconductor sealing material of the present invention is highly transparent and stable to UV light and thus does not undergo yellowing. In addition, the material exhibits excellent compatibility between heat resistance and refractive index, does not undergo deformation or cracking during heating processes such as reflow soldering, and shows high processability.

Abstract: Provided is a non-woven fabric produced by using a polypropylene-based resin composition containing a specific low-crystalline polypropylene. The non-woven fabric is a non-woven fabric obtained by achieving reductions in denier values of fibers, the non-woven fabric being excellent in dispersibility of the fibers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a spunbond nonwoven fabric made of a specific crystalline resin composition having a melt flow rate of 25 to 80 g/10 min and a melting endotherm ?H of 65 to 100 J/g. More particularly, the invention provides a polypropylene spunbond nonwoven fabric having a very small fiber diameter and providing an excellent feel to the touch, and a polypropylene spunbond nonwoven fabric exhibiting high softness.

Abstract: The invention provides a composition containing (A) one or more (meth)acrylate compounds selected from among a (meth)acryl-modified silicone fluid, a long-chain alkyl(meth)acrylate, and a polyalkylene glycol(meth)acrylate having a number average molecular weight of 400 or more; (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group which has six or more carbon atoms and which is bonded to the compound via an ester bond; (C) (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate compound having a polar group; and (D) a radical polymerization initiator. The composition is suitably employed as a raw material for, for example, an encapsulating material or a lens, exhibits transparency and heat resistance comparable to conventional levels, and provides a cured product exhibiting excellent adhesion to a base member surrounding the cured product.

Abstract: The present invention provides a copolymer for syrup, characterized by being formed from (A) 1 to 60 mass % of at least one (meth)acrylate compound selected from among a (meth)acrylate-modified silicone oil, an alkyl(meth)acrylate, a monoalkylene glycol(meth)acrylate, and a polyalkylene glycol(meth)acrylate, and (B) 99 to 40 mass % of a (meth)acrylate compound having a C?6 alicyclic hydrocarbon group bonded thereto via an ester bond; a (meth)acrylate composition containing a (meth)acrylate monomer and 1 to 60 mass % of the (meth)acrylate copolymer for syrup; and a cured product of the composition. The (meth)acrylate copolymer for syrup of the present invention has excellent solubility, particularly in a (meth)acrylate compound having an alicyclic ester substituent, and a (meth)acrylate resin composition containing the copolymer provides a stable cured product having high transparency and high resistance to UV rays and heat.

Abstract: Provided are a resin composition containing a (meth)acrylate compound (A) having a specific structure and a rigid moiety, and a (meth)acrylate compound (B) having a flexible moiety; a resin composition further containing a silane-based (meth)acrylate compound (C-1), an antioxidant (C-2) or an aliphatic compound (C-3) having a specific structure; and an optical component. A resin for an optical component can be produced from those resin compositions, the resin having excellent transparency, causing no cracks, being stable against heat without causing yellowing, and having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, a low water content, excellent shape stability, with excellent mold releasability, and excellent adhesiveness with a coating material that suppresses surface reflection and improves transmittance.