An asphalt additive comprising a primary rheology modifying component and a secondary rheology modifying component, and asphalt compositions and products having such additive incorporated therein. The primary rheology modifying component is generally a polymer, and the secondary rheology modifying component may comprise a petroleum micro-wax.

An asphalt additive comprising a primary rheology modifying component and a secondary rheology modifying component, and asphalt compositions and products having such additive incorporated therein. The primary rheology modifying component is generally a polymer, and the secondary rheology modifying component may comprise a petroleum micro-wax.

Provided is a printing agent including a pigment, a pigment dispersant, water, an organic solvent, and a binder resin, the pigment dispersant being a polymer (A) including an anionic group, the polymer (A) having a solubility in water of 0.1 g/100 ml or less, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 6000, and an acid value of 40 to 400 mgKOH/g. Also provided is a printed fabric produced by applying the printing agent on a fabric. The polymer (A) is preferably a polymer represented by General Formula (1) (where A.sup.1 represents a residue of an organolithium initiator; A.sup.2 represents a polymer block including a monomer having an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; A.sup.3 represents a polymer block including an anionic group; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; and B represents an aromatic group or an alkyl group).

A curable composition includes a (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer (A), wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer (A) includes a monomer and a macromonomer (a). The monomer includes a reactive silicon group represented by the general formula (1): SiR.sup.1.sub.aX.sub.3-a (1) (in the formula, R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X each independently represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group, and a represents 0 or 1.) and a polymerizable unsaturated group. The macromonomer (a) is a (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer having a polymerizable unsaturated group.

The present invention relates to a copolymer and core-shell particles, a slurry composition, a separator and a secondary battery which comprise the copolymer, the copolymer comprising, with respect to 100 wt % of the total weight of the copolymer, greater than 5 wt % and less than or equal to 70 wt % of an acrylonitrile-based monomer unit, greater than or equal to 15 wt % and less than 90 wt % of an acrylate-based monomer unit, 1-20 wt % of an acrylamide-based monomer unit, and 1-10 wt % of an acrylic acid-based monomer unit.

An asphalt additive comprising a primary rheology modifying component and a secondary rheology modifying component, and asphalt compositions and products having such additive incorporated therein. The primary rheology modifying component is generally a polymer, and the secondary rheology modifying component may comprise a petroleum micro-wax.

An asphalt additive comprising a primary rheology modifying component and a secondary rheology modifying component, and asphalt compositions and products having such additive incorporated therein. The primary rheology modifying component is generally a polymer, and the secondary rheology modifying component may comprise a petroleum micro-wax.

An asphalt additive comprising a primary rheology modifying component and a secondary rheology modifying component, and asphalt compositions and products having such additive incorporated therein. The primary rheology modifying component is generally a polymer, and the secondary rheology modifying component may comprise a petroleum micro-wax.

Provided is a rubber composition for tires containing, per 100 parts by mass of diene rubber, from 5 to 120 parts by mass of carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area N.sub.2SA of 90 m.sup.2/g or less and a compressed DBP absorption (24M4) of 95 to 120 mL/100 g, a ratio ?Dst/Dst of a half width ?Dst (nm) of a mode diameter Dst to the mode diameter Dst (nm) in a Stokes diameter mass distribution curve of aggregates of the carbon black being 0.65 or greater, and the N.sub.2SA, (24M4), and Dst satisfying the following formula: (24M4)/Dst<0.0093?N.sub.2SA?0.06.

A thermosetting composition comprising: (A) a compound represented by the formula (A2) or (A3), (B) a thermal polymerization initiator, and (E) an inorganic filler.

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