Provided is a method for producing water-absorbent resin particles suitable for use in absorbent article and the like, the water-absorbent resin particles having better water-absorbent performance, a suitable particle size, and a narrow particle-size distribution. A method for producing water-absorbent resin particles by reversed-phase suspension polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenic unsaturated monomer in a carrier fluid, wherein the method for producing water-absorbent resin particles comprises conducting the reversed-phase suspension polymerization reaction in the presence of an organic acid monoglyceride.

This invention relates to cyanoacrylate-containing compositions, which when cured provide improved heat resistance.

An object of the present invention is to provide a photoalignment layer with a more reliable absorption anisotropy parameter as a photoalignment layer that allows for reduced AC image-sticking. Specifically, provided is a photoalignment layer, obtained by exposure to polarized UV radiation, that has a maximum A (=A1A2, where A1 is the absorbance in a direction parallel to a vibration direction of the polarized UV radiation, and A2 is the absorbance in a direction parallel to the vibration direction of the polarized UV radiation) of 0.35 or more per micrometer of layer thickness in a range of 230 to 380 nm.

A compressible substrate coated at least in part with a waterborne coating composition comprising at least one base neutralized active hydrogen containing film-forming resin and a water dispersible carbodiimide crosslinker capable of reacting with the film-forming resin to form a crosslinked film is disclosed. An article of manufacture having at least two different flexible substrates coated at least in part with such a coating is also disclosed.

A compressible substrate coated at least in part with a waterborne coating composition comprising at least one base neutralized active hydrogen containing film-forming resin and a water dispersible carbodiimide crosslinker capable of reacting with the film-forming resin to form a crosslinked film is disclosed. An article of manufacture having at least two different flexible substrates coated at least in part with such a coating is also disclosed.

Provided is an -aminoalkylphenone compound that has good stability and low sublimability, efficiently generates radicals when irradiated with a bright line at 365 nm (I line) or the like, and is useful as a polymerization initiator to be used in a radically polymerizable composition. The -aminoalkylphenone compound is represented by Formula (I) mentioned below.

##STR00001##

In Formula (I) mentioned above, it is preferable that R.sup.11 is a nitro group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an alkoxycarbonyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms. The -aminoalkylphenone compound can be preferably used in a polymerization initiator.

This invention relates to cyanoacrylate-containing compositions, which when cured provide improved heat resistance.

This invention relates to cyanoacrylate-containing compositions, which when cured provide improved heat resistance.

The present invention describes the preparation of highly-performing Acrylamide Free polyelectrolytic polymers by using not toxic monomers and the way such new monomers can be advantageously used in the field of several civil and/or industrial applications.

The new polyelectrolytic polymers developed herein can be then used both as replacement of the common acrylamide-based polymers and in the applications wherein the absence of residual toxic polymerization monomers is requested.

A method for performing prediction related to an addition polymerization reaction is executed by an information processing device and includes: training a prediction model based on actual data including a plurality of explanatory factors and an objective factor that are related to the addition polymerization reaction; and predicting, with the prediction model, the objective factor during the addition polymerization reaction based on the explanatory factors related to the addition polymerization reaction. The explanatory factors include a plurality of feature values obtained by a clustering analysis of time-series data from a plurality of measurement instruments at a temperature rising process and a dropwise addition process, and the objective factor includes at least either a nonvolatile content (NV) or a solution viscosity.