The present invention relates to hot melt adhesive compositions comprising ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer(s) and isothiazolinone fungicides according to formula (I). Such hot melt adhesives show improved fungus resistance and are thus particularly suited for applications where such properties are desirable, such as ventilation and air-conditioning systems and air filters. The invention further relates to the use of said hot melt adhesives in such ventilation and air-conditioning systems and air filters as well as for bonding, stabilizing and sealing of pleats, edge and frame bonding, or seam sealing of bag filters. Further encompassed are air filters comprising the hot melt adhesives and methods of their manufacture using the hot melt adhesives of the invention.

Provided is an antifouling coating composition, which can form a coating film having good hardness and good physical properties and having a wear degree appropriate for expressing a long-term antifouling effect, has a viscosity not being excessively high, and makes it possible to reduce a content of volatile organic compounds, and a polymer-containing composition which is suitable for obtaining the antifouling coating composition. The polymer-containing composition contains a (meth)acryl-based copolymer (A-1), in which the (meth)acryl-based copolymer (A-1) contains a constitutional unit (U11) or a constitutional unit (U12) having carboxylate forming an ionic bond with a divalent metal atom, and has a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 5,000, and the polymer-containing composition has a coating film hardness (Martens hardness) equal to or higher than 2.5 N/mm.sup.2.

The present invention provides a polymer composition comprising a polymer and an antioxidant comprising a diarylamine-based compound represented by General Formula (1):

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where, in General Formula (1), A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each independently represent a C.sub.6 to C.sub.18 arylene group which may have a substituent, and A.sup.3 and A.sup.4 each independently represent an organic group having a cyclic imide structure which may have a substituent.

The present invention provides a polymer composition comprising a polymer and an antioxidant comprising a diarylamine-based compound represented by General Formula (1):

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where, in General Formula (1), A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each independently represent a C.sub.6 to C.sub.18 arylene group which may have a substituent, and A.sup.3 and A.sup.4 each independently represent an organic group having a cyclic imide structure which may have a substituent.

The present invention provides a polymer composition comprising a polymer and an antioxidant comprising a diarylamine-based compound represented by General Formula (1):

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where, in General Formula (1), A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each independently represent a C.sub.6 to C.sub.18 arylene group which may have a substituent, and A.sup.3 and A.sup.4 each independently represent an organic group having a cyclic imide structure which may have a substituent.

A photochromic compound of the present invention comprises at least two monovalent photochromic basic structure groups PC including a T-type photochromic moiety, the photochromic basic structure groups being bonded to an organic group having a non-SO aromatic ring containing neither a sulfur atom nor an oxygen atom.

The present disclosure relates to sulfonic acid esters for use as additives in a polyurethane formulation. The polyurethane formulation further includes a compound containing an isocyanate functional group, an active hydrogen-containing compound and a reactive amine catalyst.

The invention provides a stabilising composition for polymeric materials, comprising: a. a first derivatised phenolic antioxidant; b. at least one secondary arylamine having the formula (I): NHRyRx wherein: the or each R, which may be the same or different, independently denotes an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group; x and y are each independently from 0 to 5 provided that at least one of x and y is at least 1; and provided that at least one R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having at least 9 carbon atoms; and c. one or more antioxidant boosters independently selected from: i. a second derivatised phenolic antioxidant having lower steric hindrance than the first derivatised phenolic antioxidant; ii. a hindered amine; iii. an optionally substituted phenothiazine; and also the use of the stabilising composition for stabilising polyol and/or polyurethane; and a stabilised composition comprising a polyol and/or polyurethane and the aforementioned low emission and anti-scorch stabilising composition.

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The invention provides a stabilising composition for polymeric materials, comprising: a. a first derivatised phenolic antioxidant; b. at least one secondary arylamine having the formula (I): NHRyRx wherein: the or each R, which may be the same or different, independently denotes an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group; x and y are each independently from 0 to 5 provided that at least one of x and y is at least 1; and provided that at least one R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having at least 9 carbon atoms; and c. one or more antioxidant boosters independently selected from: i. a second derivatised phenolic antioxidant having lower steric hindrance than the first derivatised phenolic antioxidant; ii. a hindered amine; iii. an optionally substituted phenothiazine; and also the use of the stabilising composition for stabilising polyol and/or polyurethane; and a stabilised composition comprising a polyol and/or polyurethane and the aforementioned low emission and anti-scorch stabilising composition.

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The invention provides a stabilising composition for polymeric materials, comprising: a. a first derivatised phenolic antioxidant; b. at least one secondary arylamine having the formula (I): NHRyRx wherein: the or each R, which may be the same or different, independently denotes an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group; x and y are each independently from 0 to 5 provided that at least one of x and y is at least 1; and provided that at least one R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having at least 9 carbon atoms; and c. one or more antioxidant boosters independently selected from: i. a second derivatised phenolic antioxidant having lower steric hindrance than the first derivatised phenolic antioxidant; ii. a hindered amine; iii. an optionally substituted phenothiazine; and also the use of the stabilising composition for stabilising polyol and/or polyurethane; and a stabilised composition comprising a polyol and/or polyurethane and the aforementioned low emission and anti-scorch stabilising composition.

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