Abstract: Provided is a thermal transfer sheet having a good foil holding property of a transfer layer and a good foil cutting property of the transfer layer. A thermal transfer sheet which comprises a substrate 1, a release layer 2, and a transfer layer 10 which are layered in this order, wherein the interval between the release layer 2 and the transfer layer 10 corresponds to the transfer interface of the transfer layer 10, and the release layer 2 contains an acid-modified polyolefin.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer medium that allows formation of high-density images on a transfer layer while suppressing printing unevenness and provides good foil cutting properties of the transfer layer, a combination of the intermediate transfer medium and a thermal transfer sheet, and a method for forming a print using the intermediate transfer medium. In an intermediate transfer medium having a transfer layer on a substrate, the transfer layer has a single layer structure including only a receiving layer or a layered structure including the receiving layer. When the transfer layer has the layered structure, the receiving layer is located furthest from the substrate among layers constituting the transfer layer. The receiving layer contains a binder resin having a number average molecular weight of 8000-32000 and a release agent. The content of the release agent based on the total mass of the receiving layer is 6% by mass or more.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a composition comprising tetrahydrofurfuryl and alkoxylated alkyl esters and their use as plasticizers in biodegradable resins, more in particular, in a biodegradable aliphatic polyester resin comprising polylactic acid. In a preferred embodiment the composition comprises a tetrahydrofurfuryl butyldiglycolate ester. The invention also refers to a biodegradable resin composition, more in particular, comprising homo- or co-polymers of polylactic acid and comprising such compositions.

Abstract: Problem to be Solved It is intended to provide a conductive resin composition that exhibits high conductivity even without being supplemented with a special resin or a third component, and a molded article obtained from the resin composition. Solution The conductive cellulose-based resin composition of the present invention comprises (A) an aliphatic cellulose ester and (B) at least one carbon material selected from the group consisting of a single-walled carbon nanotube, a multi-walled carbon nanotube, single-layer graphene, multi-layer graphene, fullerene, and carbon black. The volume resistivity of this conductive cellulose-based resin composition is, for example, 10?3 to 20 ?·cm, preferably 10?3 to 1 ?·cm. The content of the carbon material (B) is, for example, 0.5 to 80% by weight of the whole conductive cellulose-based resin composition.

Abstract: The conductive cellulose-based resin composition of the present invention comprises (A) a cellulose acetate ester having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.5 to 1.1 and (B) at least one carbon material selected from the group consisting of single-walled carbon nanotube, multi-walled carbon nanotube, single-layer graphene, multi-layer graphene, fullerene, and carbon black. This conductive cellulose resin composition exhibits high conductivity even without being supplemented with a special resin or a third component. Also, the conductive cellulose-based resin composition can be easily molded in an aqueous system.

Abstract: New cellulose-based composites and production methods thereof, comprising partial peracetylation of cellulose fibers having a degree of crystallinity less than 80%.

Abstract: This invention provides fibers made from a thermoplastic cellulose ester composition, which can maintain excellent mechanical properties still after high temperature dyeing treatment, especially suitable as fibers mixed with polyester fibers or as fabrics woven or knitted together with polyester fibers, and also provides the thermoplastic cellulose ester composition constituting the fibers. For example, this invention provides a thermoplastic cellulose ester composition containing at least 70 to 95 wt % of a cellulose fatty acid mixed ester with an average substitution degree of 2.4 to 2.8, 5 to 25 wt % of a plasticizer and 1 to 10 wt % of a cellulose acetate with an average substitution degree of 2.3 to 2.6, and also provides fibers made from the thermoplastic cellulose ester composition.

Abstract: This invention provides fibers made from a thermoplastic cellulose ester composition, which can maintain excellent mechanical properties still after high temperature dyeing treatment, especially suitable as fibers mixed with polyester fibers or as fabrics woven or knitted together with polyester fibers, and also provides the thermoplastic cellulose ester composition constituting the fibers. For example, this invention provides a thermoplastic cellulose ester composition containing at least 70 to 95 wt % of a cellulose fatty acid mixed ester with an average substitution degree of 2.4 to 2.8, 5 to 25 wt % of a plasticizer and 1 to 10 wt % of a cellulose acetate with an average substitution degree of 2.3 to 2.6, and also provides fibers made from the thermoplastic cellulose ester composition.

Abstract: A protective film of a polarizing plate comprising a cellulose ester film, wherein a variation in a weight of the cellulose ester film is 0 to 2% under a keeping condition of 80±5° C. and 90±10% RH for 48 hours.

Abstract: A molded article molded from a cellulose acetate composition comprising, contained in cellulose acetate, a composite material of a decomposition accelerating agent formed of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of oxygen acid of phosphorus, oxygen acid of sulfur, oxygen acid of nitrogen, a partial ester or hydrogen salt of these oxygen acids, carbonic acid and its hydrogen salt, a sulfonic acid and a carboxylic acid, with a reaction controlling agent formed of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen-containing compound, a hydroxy compound, an oxygen-containing heterocyclic compound and a sulfur-containing heterocyclic compound.