Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer including polycarbonate blocks (A-1) each formed of a specific repeating unit and polyorganosiloxane blocks (A-2) each containing a specific repeating unit, wherein the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer satisfies the following expression (F1a):

15wM1(F1a)

wherein wM1 represents the average content of the polyorganosiloxane blocks (A-2) in polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymers each having a molecular weight determined by using a polycarbonate as a conversion reference of from 56,000 or more to 200,000 or less among polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymers obtained through the separation of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer by gel permeation chromatography.

Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer including polycarbonate blocks (A-1) each formed of a specific repeating unit and polyorganosiloxane blocks (A-2) each containing a specific repeating unit, wherein the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer satisfies the following expression (F1a):

15wM1(F1a)

wherein wM1 represents the average content of the polyorganosiloxane blocks (A-2) in polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymers each having a molecular weight determined by using a polycarbonate as a conversion reference of from 56,000 or more to 200,000 or less among polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymers obtained through the separation of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer by gel permeation chromatography.

An object is to provide a cured product and the like with excellent fire retardancy, heat resistance, and dielectric properties by using a curable resin having a specific structure and a curable resin composition containing the curable resin, a radical polymerization initiator, and a fire retardant. Specifically provided are a curable resin represented by General Formula (1) and a curable resin composition containing the curable resin, a radical polymerization initiator (B), and a fire retardant (C):

##STR00001## in the formula, Ra and Rb each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or a cycloalkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 12; k indicates an integer of 0 to 3; X represents a hydrocarbon group; and Y represents General Formula (2) or (3) below:

##STR00002## in the formula, Z represents an alicyclic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group.

The present application relates to a polycarbonate including a unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a composition including the same and a molded article prepared from the composition.

Described is a transparent polymer-based composite and a method for preparing a transparent polymer-based composite. The transparent polymer-based composite includes an activated polycarbonate and one or more nanoparticles grafted to the activated polycarbonate. The activated carbonate is formed via a transcarbonation reaction of a mixture of a carbonic acid species having terminal ester groups and a bisphenol-A with sodium hydroxide and ortho-dichlorobenzene. The transparent polymer-based composite may be used to replace the glass front-sheet of solar panels for photovoltaic applications.

A polycarbonate resin composition contains (A) a polycarbonate resin containing a structural unit that is represented by general formula (1) and (B) a silane coupling agent that is represented by general formula (2), wherein 0.06 part by mass or more of the silane coupling agent (B) is contained relative to 100 parts by mass of the polycarbonate resin (A).

The present invention relates to a melt transesterification process for the production of (co)polycarbonates from diaryl carbonates and cycloalkylidene diphenols, which process comprises the addition of a monohydroxyaryl compound in an amount of 5.0 to 20.0 wt.-%, based on the total mass of the reaction mixture. The invention further relates to a (co)polycarbonate obtained by the process.

The present invention relates to a melt transesterification process for the production of (co)polycarbonates from diaryl carbonates and cycloalkylidene diphenols, which process comprises the addition of a monohydroxyaryl compound in an amount of 5.0 to 20.0 wt.-%, based on the total mass of the reaction mixture. The invention further relates to a (co)polycarbonate obtained by the process.

Disclosed herein are polycarbonate fibers and fibrous substrates, such as papers, containing such fibers. The polycarbonate fibers are produced from a polymeric composition comprising a cross-linkable polycarbonate containing endgroups derived from a monofunctional benzophenone or containing repeating units derived from a difunctional benzophenone. The polycarbonate fibers can be combined with other fibers to form the fibrous substrate. Upon exposure to ultraviolet light, crosslinking of the polycarbonate fibers will occur, improving various properties of the fibrous substrate.

Disclosed herein are polycarbonate fibers and fibrous substrates, such as papers, containing such fibers. The polycarbonate fibers are produced from a polymeric composition comprising a cross-linkable polycarbonate containing endgroups derived from a monofunctional benzophenone or containing repeating units derived from a difunctional benzophenone. The polycarbonate fibers can be combined with other fibers to form the fibrous substrate. Upon exposure to ultraviolet light, crosslinking of the polycarbonate fibers will occur, improving various properties of the fibrous substrate.