A functionalized carbon black optimized for statistically beneficial interaction with a liquid and/or polymer system, and methods for preparing and using the same.

The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a chlorine-containing resin composition and a method for producing a chlorine-containing resin processed product, the methods being capable of providing a processed product that is excellent in thermal stability and heat resistance and that has various excellent properties derived from the chlorine-containing resin in an efficient, easy, simple, and high-yield manner, without degrading the appearance of the processed product. The present invention provides a method for producing a chlorine-containing resin composition, including: step (I) of dry-mixing a silicone oil and/or a liquid fatty acid having a C12 or higher carbon chain with a hydrotalcite powder to obtain a mixture; and step (II) of further mixing a chlorine-containing resin with the mixture.

A golf ball with a core comprising polybutadiene and graphene, and a soft cover is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a dual core with an outer core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. The soft cover is preferably composed of a highly neutralized polymer, a first ionomer, a second ionomer, and an impact modifier.

A radiopaque filler material contains a mixture of a first radiopaque material and a second radiopaque material different from the first radiopaque material. The radiopaque filler material may be dispersed in a polymeric material. The polymeric material may be used to prepare a medical device or a part thereof. The polymeric material containing the radiopaque filler material exhibits a level of radiopacity that is substantially even across varying imaging energy levels.

The thermally conductive composition comprises a thermally conductive filler dispersed in a liquid matrix.

The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition including: a resin containing a main chain having a urethane bond and two side chains each having a silicon-containing group; and an electro-conductive material, wherein the electro-conductive material is a polymer compound having one or more repeating units selected from fluorosulfonic acid salts shown by the following formulae (1)-1 and (1)-2, sulfonimide salts shown by the following formula (1)-3, and sulfonamide salts shown by the following formula (1)-4. This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode that is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light in weight, manufacturable at low cost, and free from large lowering of the electric conductivity even when it is wetted with water or dried. The present invention also provides a bio-electrode in which the living body contact layer is formed from the bio-electrode composition, and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.

The present invention relates to silazane-siloxane random copolymers as well as their production and their uses, particularly in LEDs.

A method of decreasing aldehyde content in polymeric materials, for example in bottles comprising polyethylene terephthalate, uses a compound (A) which comprises first, second and third fragments which comprise a moiety Fomula A) (A) and a moiety. (Formula B) NH (B).

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A new paint which makes it possible for a coating film to have both brightness and radiotransparency is demanded. The paint includes a flake, wherein the flake has a sea-island structure of including a plurality of island phases which are formed of metal, and a sea phase that is formed of resin or DLC, the sea phase linking the island phases to each other.

The present invention provides a flame retardant composition including a flame retardant that is extracted from a plant and can exhibit high flame retardancy. The flame retardant composition includes a flame retardant compound represented by Formula (1) and polybutylene terephthalate. The content of the flame retardant compound is 12% by weight or more and 15% by weight or less based on the total weight of the flame retardant compound and the polybutylene terephthalate. ##STR00001##
In Formula (1), R.sub.1 to R.sub.3 represent substituents.