A thermally conductive filler capable of exhibiting high thermal conductive properties with its specific gravity being reduced, a thermally conductive composite material and a wire harness that contains such a thermally conductive filler, and a method for forming a thermally conductive filler that can be used to form such a thermally conductive filler. A thermally conductive filler includes a hollow particle having a polar group on its surface, and a thermally conductive layer containing an inorganic compound that covers the surface of the hollow particle. Also, a thermally conductive composite material contains the thermally conductive filler and a matrix material, the thermally conductive filler being dispersed in the matrix material. Furthermore, a wire harness contains the thermally conductive composite material.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a prepreg that yields a carbon fiber composite material that has exceptional tensile strength, heat resistance, and impact resistance and is suitable as a structural material of an aircraft body, wherein the resin composition used in the prepreg furthermore has exceptional viscosity stability, the prepreg containing a resin composition that contains carbon fibers and at least the constituent elements [A]—[D] as defined.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a prepreg that yields a carbon fiber composite material that has exceptional tensile strength, heat resistance, and impact resistance and is suitable as a structural material of an aircraft body, wherein the resin composition used in the prepreg furthermore has exceptional viscosity stability, the prepreg containing a resin composition that contains carbon fibers and at least the constituent elements [A]—[D] as defined.

An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition for an odor-adsorbing molded article that is excellent in manufacturability, eliminates odor by exerting a high adsorbing effect on odorous organic matter originally contained in packaging materials and odor generated by the decomposition, etc. of resins constituting packages during disinfection/sterilization treatment such as UV irradiation, hot packing, boiling, γ ray irradiation, or EB irradiation, is less likely to desorb the odor once adsorbed and capable of efficiently adsorbing odor and therefore exerts a high adsorbing effect over a long period without reducing the ability to adsorb odor, and is excellent in resistance to change in taste and odor of contents, and an odor-adsorbing molded article prepared from the resin composition for an odor-adsorbing molded article. The present invention provides a resin composition for an odor-adsorbing molded article comprising at least thermoplastic resin A and an odor adsorbent material, wherein the odor adsorbent material comprises hydrophobic zeolite having a SiO.sub.2/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 molar ratio of 30/1 to 8000/1, and a melt flow rate of the thermoplastic resin A is 5 g/min or more and 100 g/min or less, and an odor-adsorbing molded article prepared from the resin composition for an odor-adsorbing molded article.

Provided are: a composition that can impart a thermoplastic resin with excellent transparency and physical properties; a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same; and a molded article thereof. The composition contains: (A) a cyclic organophosphate aluminum salt represented by Formula (1) below, wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms and R.sup.5 represents an alkylidene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; (B) a sodium carboxylate; and (C) a fatty acid metal salt represented by Formula (2) below, wherein R.sup.6 represents a group which is introduced to an aliphatic organic acid having 10 to 30 carbon atoms and M.sup.1 represents lithium or potassium, wherein the following ranges are satisfied in terms of molar ratio:(C)/(B)=0.30 to 5.00, and (A)/{(B)+(C)}=0.15 to 0.70. ##STR00001##

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fiber-sizing agent which when applied to an inorganic reinforcement material contained in a resin composition, can provide a molded article having excellent impact resistance and high surface gloss properties. The fiber-sizing agent according to the present invention contains a modified olefin wax (A), a polyolefin resin (B), and a silane-coupling agent (C), wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) of the modified olefin wax (A) to the polyolefin resin (B) is in the range of 0.2-10.

A hexagonal boron nitride powder having an average longer diameter (L) of primary particles in the hexagonal boron nitride powder of more than 10.0 μm and 30.0 μm or less, an average thickness (D) of the primary particles in the hexagonal boron nitride powder of 1.0 μm or more, a ratio of the average longer diameter (L) to the average thickness (D), [L/D], of 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less, and a content of primary particles having a ratio of a longer diameter (1) to a thickness (d), [l/d], of 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less of 25% or more, a method for producing the hexagonal boron nitride powder, and a resin composition and a resin sheet each containing the hexagonal boron nitride powder.

A hexagonal boron nitride powder having an average longer diameter (L) of primary particles in the hexagonal boron nitride powder of more than 10.0 μm and 30.0 μm or less, an average thickness (D) of the primary particles in the hexagonal boron nitride powder of 1.0 μm or more, a ratio of the average longer diameter (L) to the average thickness (D), [L/D], of 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less, and a content of primary particles having a ratio of a longer diameter (1) to a thickness (d), [l/d], of 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less of 25% or more, a method for producing the hexagonal boron nitride powder, and a resin composition and a resin sheet each containing the hexagonal boron nitride powder.

A resin composition including: a magnetic fluid that includes magnetic particles, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium; and a resin or precursor thereof that includes, in a molecule thereof, at least one partial structure selected from the group consisting of a diene skeleton, a silicone skeleton, a urethane skeleton, a 4- to 7-membered ring lactone skeleton, an alkyl group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms and an alkylene group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a production method thereof, a resin composition molded body obtained by using the resin composition, and a production method thereof.

A resin composition including: a magnetic fluid that includes magnetic particles, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium; and a resin or precursor thereof that includes, in a molecule thereof, at least one partial structure selected from the group consisting of a diene skeleton, a silicone skeleton, a urethane skeleton, a 4- to 7-membered ring lactone skeleton, an alkyl group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms and an alkylene group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a production method thereof, a resin composition molded body obtained by using the resin composition, and a production method thereof.