There are provided recycled polystyrene polymers having a melt flow index of less than about 25 g/10 min. There are provided processes for recycling polystyrene waste. The processes can comprise dissolving said polystyrene waste in p-cymene under conditions to obtain a polystyrene/p-cymene mixture, adding the polystyrene/p-cymene mixture to a hydrocarbon polystyrene non-solvent under conditions to obtain precipitated polystyrene and washing the precipitated polystyrene with additional portions of hydrocarbon polystyrene non-solvent under conditions to obtain twice-washed polystyrene. The twice-washed polystyrene can optionally be dried and formed into polystyrene pellets. There is also provided recycled polystyrene obtained from such processes for recycling polystyrene waste.

A resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) and a hydrogenated block copolymer (II), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer (P) containing a polymer block (A) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) containing 1 to 100% by mass of a structural unit (b1) derived from farnesene and 99 to 0% by mass of a structural unit (b2) derived from a conjugated diene other than farnesene, wherein the hydrogenation rate of carbon-carbon double bonds in the structural unit derived from a conjugated diene in the block copolymer (P) is 70 mol % or more, and in the resin composition, the content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) is 40 to 95% by mass and the content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is 5 to 60% by mass.

A resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) and a hydrogenated block copolymer (II), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer (P) containing a polymer block (A) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) containing 1 to 100% by mass of a structural unit (b1) derived from farnesene and 99 to 0% by mass of a structural unit (b2) derived from a conjugated diene other than farnesene, wherein the hydrogenation rate of carbon-carbon double bonds in the structural unit derived from a conjugated diene in the block copolymer (P) is 70 mol % or more, and in the resin composition, the content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) is 40 to 95% by mass and the content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is 5 to 60% by mass.

Provided is a new method that effectively reduces odor components that are present in a hydrogenated petroleum resin, and adjusts a softening point to an appropriate range for exhibiting an adhesive performance. A method for deodorizing a hydrogenated petroleum resin, includes stripping a hydrogenated petroleum resin at a gas flow rate of 1 to 45 VVM.

Provided is a new method that effectively reduces odor components that are present in a hydrogenated petroleum resin, and adjusts a softening point to an appropriate range for exhibiting an adhesive performance. A method for deodorizing a hydrogenated petroleum resin, includes stripping a hydrogenated petroleum resin at a gas flow rate of 1 to 45 VVM.

Provided are: an antistatic resin composition which not only has long-lasting and sufficient antistaticity and shows hardly any ion elution when made into a molded article but also is suitable for containers and packaging materials for storage and transport of electrical/electronic components; and a container and a packaging material which comprise the same.

The antistatic resin composition includes, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a synthetic resin, 3 to 20 parts by mass of at least one polymer compound (E) and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of at least one alkali metal salt (F). The polymer compound (E) has a structure in which a diol, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, a compound (B) which comprises at least one group represented by the following Formula (1) and has hydroxyl groups at both ends, and a compound (D) having a reactive functional group are bound via ester bonds, or ester bonds and amide bonds:

—CH.sub.2—CH.sub.2—O—  (1)

Provided are: an antistatic resin composition which not only has long-lasting and sufficient antistaticity and shows hardly any ion elution when made into a molded article but also is suitable for containers and packaging materials for storage and transport of electrical/electronic components; and a container and a packaging material which comprise the same.

The antistatic resin composition includes, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a synthetic resin, 3 to 20 parts by mass of at least one polymer compound (E) and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of at least one alkali metal salt (F). The polymer compound (E) has a structure in which a diol, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, a compound (B) which comprises at least one group represented by the following Formula (1) and has hydroxyl groups at both ends, and a compound (D) having a reactive functional group are bound via ester bonds, or ester bonds and amide bonds:

—CH.sub.2—CH.sub.2—O—  (1)

A layer including a block copolymer in which a microphase-separated structure of the block copolymer has been induced perpendicular to a substrate, this process being difficult in heating under atmospheric pressure; a method for producing the layer; and a method for producing a semiconductor device in which is used a vertically phase-separated layer of a block copolymer. A vertically phase-separated layer of a block copolymer formed by heating at a pressure below atmospheric pressure and a temperature at which induced self-assembly can occur.

There are provided recycled polystyrene polymers having a melt flow index of less than about 25 g/10 min. There are provided processes for recycling polystyrene waste. The processes can comprise dissolving said polystyrene waste in p-cymene under conditions to obtain a polystyrene/p-cymene mixture, adding the polystyrene/p-cymene mixture to a hydrocarbon polystyrene non-solvent under conditions to obtain precipitated polystyrene and washing the precipitated polystyrene with additional portions of hydrocarbon polystyrene non-solvent under conditions to obtain twice-washed polystyrene. The twice-washed polystyrene can optionally be dried and formed into polystyrene pellets. There is also provided recycled polystyrene obtained from such processes for recycling polystyrene waste.

Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a first block copolymer that comprises a first block and a second block; where the first block has a higher surface energy than the second block; a second block copolymer that comprises a first block and a second block; where the first block of the first block copolymer is chemically the same as or similar to the first block of the second block copolymer and the second block of the first block copolymer is chemically the same as or similar to the second block of the second block copolymer; where the weight percent based on total solids of the first block of the second block copolymer is greater than that of the first block of the first block copolymer; where the first block copolymer phase separates into a first morphology of cylindrical or lamellar domains when disposed singly on a substrate.