A thermoplastic resin composition, comprising: an aromatic polycarbonate (A); a copolymer mixture (B) comprising a copolymer (b1) of a vinyl cyanide-based monomer and one or more kinds of monomers copolymerizable with said vinyl cyanide-based monomer, and a graft copolymer (b2) of a vinyl cyanide-based monomer, one or more kinds of monomers copolymerizable with said vinyl cyanide-based monomer and a rubbery polymer; and at least one kind of metal atom selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al and Ca, wherein the copolymer mixture (B) comprises an acetone-soluble component, wherein said acetone-soluble component has at least two peak tops, being peak top 1 and peak top 2, within the range of 15 to 50% of vinyl cyanide component content rate, when measuring the vinyl cyanide component content rate by high performance liquid chromatography, wherein the peak top 1 is present in the range of 15% or more to 30% or less of vinyl cyanide component content rate, wherein the peak top 2 is present in the range of from more than 30% to 50% or less of vinyl cyanide component content rate, and wherein the total content of the metal atoms is 10 to 1000 ppm, based on 100 parts by mass of total amount of the aromatic polycarbonate (A) and the copolymer mixture (B).

A thermoplastic resin composition, comprising: an aromatic polycarbonate (A); a copolymer mixture (B) comprising a copolymer (b1) of a vinyl cyanide-based monomer and one or more kinds of monomers copolymerizable with said vinyl cyanide-based monomer, and a graft copolymer (b2) of a vinyl cyanide-based monomer, one or more kinds of monomers copolymerizable with said vinyl cyanide-based monomer and a rubbery polymer; and at least one kind of metal atom selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al and Ca, wherein the copolymer mixture (B) comprises an acetone-soluble component, wherein said acetone-soluble component has at least two peak tops, being peak top 1 and peak top 2, within the range of 15 to 50% of vinyl cyanide component content rate, when measuring the vinyl cyanide component content rate by high performance liquid chromatography, wherein the peak top 1 is present in the range of 15% or more to 30% or less of vinyl cyanide component content rate, wherein the peak top 2 is present in the range of from more than 30% to 50% or less of vinyl cyanide component content rate, and wherein the total content of the metal atoms is 10 to 1000 ppm, based on 100 parts by mass of total amount of the aromatic polycarbonate (A) and the copolymer mixture (B).

A sealant composition for roofing shingles that includes a base asphalt, a linear and/or a radial copolymer, oil, and a wax is provided. The linear copolymer has an A-B di-block or an A-B-A tri-block structure. The radial copolymer may have an (A-B).sub.n radial structure, where n is at least 4, or a tri-block (A-B-A) radial structure having from 4 to 8 arms. Blocks A and B may individually represent (1) styrene and butadiene or (2) styrene and isoprene. The oil is a petroleum-based oil that both softens the asphalt and reduces the viscosity of the sealant composition. The wax may be a bis-stearamide wax. Additionally, the sealant composition may be reacted with elemental sulfur to crosslink the copolymer blend. The sealant composition seals at temperatures lower than conventional sealants and promotes the easy release of the shingle from a shingle bundle.

Rubber compounds comprising a conjugated diene polymer and a silica filler, wherein the silica filler has a content of SiO.sub.2 of at least 80% by weight based on the weight of the filler and is obtained from a biomass ash comprising rice husk ash and wherein the conjugated diene polymer is a homopolymer of a conjugated diene or a copolymer of at least one conjugated diene selected from the group consisting of butadiene, isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-butadiene, 1-phenyl-1,3-butadiene, 1,3-hexadiene, and wherein the polymer is functionalized and comprises at least one functional group. Also provided are methods making a vulcanizable rubber compound comprising combining the conjugated diene polymer with the silica, and methods making an article comprising subjecting a curable composition comprising the compound and a curing agent capable of curing the conjugated diene polymer to at least one curing reaction.

Rubber compounds comprising a conjugated diene polymer and a silica filler, wherein the silica filler has a content of SiO.sub.2 of at least 80% by weight based on the weight of the filler and is obtained from a biomass ash comprising rice husk ash and wherein the conjugated diene polymer is a homopolymer of a conjugated diene or a copolymer of at least one conjugated diene selected from the group consisting of butadiene, isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-butadiene, 1-phenyl-1,3-butadiene, 1,3-hexadiene, and wherein the polymer is functionalized and comprises at least one functional group. Also provided are methods making a vulcanizable rubber compound comprising combining the conjugated diene polymer with the silica, and methods making an article comprising subjecting a curable composition comprising the compound and a curing agent capable of curing the conjugated diene polymer to at least one curing reaction.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a conjugated diene rubber composition which has excellent rebound resilience and wear resistance, while exhibiting good workability during rubber kneading and excellent wet grip performance; and a method for producing this conjugated diene rubber composition.

The present invention provides a diene rubber composition which is obtained by subjecting a mixture of a diene rubber component 1 that is obtained by terminally modifying a conjugated diene polymer 1 with at least one silicon compound that is represented by formula (1) and/or formula (2) and a diene rubber component 2 that is obtained by terminally modifying a conjugated diene polymer 2 with at least one silicon compound that is represented by formula (1) and/or formula (2) to a hydrolysis process, and subsequently drying the resulting product.

A method for producing a polyamide resin composition containing a crystalline polyamide resin (A) containing a polycaproamide resin as a main component, a semi-aromatic amorphous polyamide resin (B), an inorganic reinforcing material (C), a master batch of carbon black (D), and a copper compound (E); a dispersion liquid of the copper compound (E) has a concentration of 0.04% by mass to 1.0% by mass; and the crystalline polyamide resin (A) containing a polycaproamide resin as a main component, the semi-aromatic amorphous polyamide resin (B), the master batch of carbon black (D), and the dispersion liquid of the copper compound (E) are mixed in advance, followed by charging the mixture is into a hopper part of an extruder, and charging the inorganic reinforcing material (C) into the extruder by a side feed method.

A method for producing a polyamide resin composition containing a crystalline polyamide resin (A) containing a polycaproamide resin as a main component, a semi-aromatic amorphous polyamide resin (B), an inorganic reinforcing material (C), a master batch of carbon black (D), and a copper compound (E); a dispersion liquid of the copper compound (E) has a concentration of 0.04% by mass to 1.0% by mass; and the crystalline polyamide resin (A) containing a polycaproamide resin as a main component, the semi-aromatic amorphous polyamide resin (B), the master batch of carbon black (D), and the dispersion liquid of the copper compound (E) are mixed in advance, followed by charging the mixture is into a hopper part of an extruder, and charging the inorganic reinforcing material (C) into the extruder by a side feed method.

Provided are a resin composition including at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyimide and a precursor of the polyimide, a polymerizable compound, and a polymerization initiator, in which a dissolution rate of a film having a film thickness of 10 m, which is obtained from the resin composition, in cyclopentanone is 0.01 to 0.55 m/sec, a cured substance obtained by curing the composition, a laminate including the cured substance, a manufacturing method for a cured substance, a manufacturing method for a laminate, a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device including the method for a cured substance, and a semiconductor device including a cured substance.

The present invention provides: a maleimide resin mixture having an excellent low dielectric loss tangent and excellent storage stability in varnished form; a curable resin composition; and a cured product thereof. The maleimide resin mixture comprises: a maleimide resin having repeating units represented by formulas (a) and (b); and bis(3-ethyl-5-methyl-4-maleimidephenyl)methane represented by formula (c), wherein the content of the bismaleimide represented by formula (c) in the total amount of the maleimide resin mixture is 5.0-30.0 area % in terms of GPC area percentage. In the formulas, m is the average number of repetitions and is 0<m<200. n is the average number of repetitions and is 0<n<100. (a) and (b) are each bonded at *, and repetition positions may be random.

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