Crosslinked polymers and their uses in electrochemical systems, for example, as electrolyte membrane, are described. More precisely, these crosslinked polymers are formed by the crosslinking of a random copolymer based on monomers of glycidyl methacrylate or acrylate and of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl acrylate or methacrylate with a volatile polyamine crosslinking agent.

A compound is provided according to structure 4, (4) wherein n has a value from 0 to 48 and Z is hydroxyl or a benzene ring bearing substituents R.sub.11-R.sub.15, wherein R.sub.1-R.sub.15 are each individually selected from the group consisting of H, allyl, alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, halide, hydroxyl, glycidyl, (meth)acryloyl, 3-(meth)acryloyl-2-hydroxy-1-propoxy, 2,3-epoxypropyl, maleate, and structure (a) wherein at least one of R.sub.1-R.sub.5, at least one of R.sub.6-R.sub.10, and at least one of R.sub.11-R.sub.15 is hydroxyl or an ether or ester derived from it and one of the R.sub.6-R.sub.10 groups is replaced by a direct bond to the CXY group. ##STR00001##

A gas barrier film has a support, an inorganic layer and an organic layer on one surface of the support, and a light diffusion layer containing a binder and a light diffusion agent on the other surface of the support. The binder has a graft copolymer which has an acryl polymer as a main chain and a urethane polymer or a urethane oligomer having an acryloyl group terminal as a side chain, an acryl polymer which has methacrylate as a side chain, and a graft copolymer which has an acryl polymer as a main chain and a urethane polymer or a urethane oligomer having a polycarbonate group terminal as a side chain.

A prepolymer, which is prepared by subjecting an unsaturated bond-containing compound and a bis(vinylphenyl) compound monomer or a polymer thereof to a prepolymerization reaction, is provided. The bis(vinylphenyl) compound contains between 80% and 99% of para-para vinyl groups and has a monomer content of between 80% and 100%. Moreover, a resin composition comprising the prepolymer and an additive, a method of preparing the prepolymer, and an article made from the resin composition are also provided.

Provided are: a heavy release additive for a release sheet, for imparting an excellent release coating whereby heavy release force is obtained curability is not reduced, low-temperature curing is possible, and there is also minimal reduction in residual adhesion rate of a released adhesive sheet; an addition-reaction-type organopolysiloxane composition; and a release sheet. A heavy release additive for a release sheet, containing an acrylic-silicone-based graft copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000-2,000,000 obtained by radical polymerization of an organopolysiloxane compound (A) having a radical-polymerizable group, and a radical-polymerizable monomer (B) having an acrylic group and/or a methacrylic group, the heavy release additive for a release sheet wherein the component (A) includes an organopolysiloxane compound (A1) having one radical-polymerizable group in each molecule thereof, and the component (B) includes a radical-polymerizable monomer (B2) having two or more radical-polymerizable groups in each molecule thereof.

The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, a cross-linked rubber composition obtained by cross-linking such a rubber composition, a method of preparing a tyre and a tyre. In a cross-linkable rubber composition the cross-linkable rubber composition comprises, per hundred parts by weight of rubber (phr): 1 phr to 99 phr of a rubber component selected in from the group of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), natural rubber (NR) or a mixture thereof; and 1 phr to 120 phr of an aliphatic resin component. The composition further comprises 1 phr to 50 phr of a polyisoprene rubber (IR) having mol-%, as determined by NMR spectroscopy, of 3,4-linked units derived from isoprene. It has surprisingly been found that such a polyisoprene rubber having 3,4-linked units derived from isoprene in combination with aliphatic resin worked very well in broadening the tan delta curve of the compound, indicating the compound can perform well in wide range of conditions when cured and used as a rubber for a tyre tread.

The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, a cross-linked rubber composition obtained by cross-linking such a rubber composition, a method of preparing a tyre and a tyre. In a cross-linkable rubber composition the cross-linkable rubber composition comprises, per hundred parts by weight of rubber (phr): 1 phr to 99 phr of a rubber component selected in from the group of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), natural rubber (NR) or a mixture thereof; and 1 phr to 120 phr of an aliphatic resin component. The composition further comprises 1 phr to 50 phr of a polyisoprene rubber (IR) having mol-%, as determined by NMR spectroscopy, of 3,4-linked units derived from isoprene. It has surprisingly been found that such a polyisoprene rubber having 3,4-linked units derived from isoprene in combination with aliphatic resin worked very well in broadening the tan delta curve of the compound, indicating the compound can perform well in wide range of conditions when cured and used as a rubber for a tyre tread.

There is provided an epoxy resin composition comprising a (meth)acrylic copolymer (A), an epoxy resin (B), and a curing agent (C), wherein the (meth)acrylic copolymer (A) has a constituent unit derived from a macromonomer (a) and a constituent unit derived from a vinyl monomer (b), and wherein a glass transition temperature (TgB) of a polymer obtained by polymerizing only the vinyl monomer (b) is 25 C. or less.

Provided is a light release additive for release sheets, the additive being capable of achieving a desired light release force with a small addition thereof to an organopolysiloxane composition for release sheets and of providing an excellent release coating such that the released adhesive sheet has a high subsequent adhesion. This light release additive for release sheets comprises an acryl-silicone-based graft copolymer with a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000 obtained by radical polymerization of (A) an organopolysiloxane compound having an acrylic group and/or a methacrylic group and (B) a radical polymerizable monomer having one radical polymerizable group per molecule.

A production method for a polymer comprises: a step (A) of polymerizing a raw material monomer to obtain a polymer-containing liquid containing a polymer; a step (B) of separating a collection target component-containing fluid containing a collection target component composed of at least one of a solvent and a residual monomer, from the polymer-containing liquid; a step (C) of supplying the collection target component-containing fluid to a three-product distillation column, and separating a fraction containing an impurity higher in boiling point than the collection target component and a fraction containing an impurity lower in boiling point than the collection target component, to obtain a fraction containing the collection target component of high purity; and a step (D) of performing polymerization using the fraction containing the collection target component of high purity.