The disclosure relates to compositions containing 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds capable of preparing polymers having glass transition temperatures above room temperature. The present teaching also relates to polymers prepared 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds which exhibit glass transition temperatures of 60° C. The disclosure also relate to methods for enhancing the glass transition temperatures of polymers prepared from 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds.

The present invention relates to a vinyl chloride-based polymer containing an unsaturated fatty acid ester at a specific ratio, a method for preparing the same, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a thermoplastic resin molded article produced from the composition. The vinyl chloride-based polymer may have good processability, and thus, the thermoplastic resin molded article produced from the thermoplastic resin composition containing the vinyl chloride-based polymer may have high impact strength and improved appearance characteristics.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a vinyl chloride-based copolymer having excellent plasticity and processability, a vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared thereby, a thermoplastic resin composition including the vinyl chloride-based copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin molded article prepared from the composition. Since the preparation method may improve copolymerizability with a vinyl chloride-based monomer by continuously adding or dividedly adding an unsaturated fatty acid ester mixture used as a comonomer during the time of specific polymerization conversion rate, the unreacted unsaturated fatty acid ester mixture may be reduced, and, as a result, the conversion rate of the vinyl chloride-based copolymer may be significantly improved. Thus, plasticity and processability of a vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared by the above method may be significantly improved.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a vinyl chloride-based copolymer having excellent plasticity and processability, a vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared thereby, a thermoplastic resin composition including the vinyl chloride-based copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin molded article prepared from the composition. Since the preparation method may improve copolymerizability with a vinyl chloride-based monomer by continuously adding or dividedly adding an unsaturated fatty acid ester mixture used as a comonomer during the time of specific polymerization conversion rate, the unreacted unsaturated fatty acid ester mixture may be reduced, and, as a result, the conversion rate of the vinyl chloride-based copolymer may be significantly improved. Thus, plasticity and processability of a vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared by the above method may be significantly improved.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a vinyl chloride-based copolymer having excellent plasticity and processability, a vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared thereby, a thermoplastic resin composition including the vinyl chloride-based copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin molded article prepared from the composition. Since the preparation method may improve copolymerizability with a vinyl chloride-based monomer by continuously adding or dividedly adding an unsaturated fatty acid ester mixture used as a comonomer during the time of specific polymerization conversion rate, the unreacted unsaturated fatty acid ester mixture may be reduced, and, as a result, the conversion rate of the vinyl chloride-based copolymer may be significantly improved. Thus, plasticity and processability of a vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared by the above method may be significantly improved.

A resin composition suitable for an optical compensation film, an optical compensation film using the same, which is excellent in the retardation characteristics and wavelength dispersion characteristics, and a production method of an optical compensation film. A resin composition containing, as resin components, from 30 to 99 wt % of a cellulose-based resin represented by the following formula (1) and from 1 to 70 wt % of a cinnamic acid ester copolymer:

##STR00001## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represents hydrogen or a substituent having a carbon number of 1 to 12.

A resin composition suitable for an optical compensation film, an optical compensation film using the same, which is excellent in the retardation characteristics and wavelength dispersion characteristics, and a production method of an optical compensation film. A resin composition containing, as resin components, from 30 to 99 wt % of a cellulose-based resin represented by the following formula (1) and from 1 to 70 wt % of a cinnamic acid ester copolymer:

##STR00001## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represents hydrogen or a substituent having a carbon number of 1 to 12.

The present invention includes formulations for use in preparing an optical material, optical materials, optical components and other products including optical materials, products including optical components, methods for improving various performance aspects of an optical material and optical components, and methods for purifying aliphatic methacrylate monomers and aliphatic dimethacrylates.

A curing agent composition is capable of curing a base resin containing a 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound. The curing agent composition contains a specific 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound and an initiator. A two-part mixing adhesive contains the curing agent composition and a base resin containing another specific 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound.

A curing agent composition is capable of curing a base resin containing a 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound. The curing agent composition contains a specific 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound and an initiator. A two-part mixing adhesive contains the curing agent composition and a base resin containing another specific 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound.