There is provided an anode binder materials that can be converted into an anode binder having heat resistance, chemical resistance, excellent binding force and durability, and the like, as prerequisites for improving the performances of lithium rechargeable batteries, wherein the anode binder material comprises a vulcanization accelerator comprising a metal-organic framework (MOF); a styrene-butadiene-based copolymer; and sulfur molecule (S.sub.8).

The present invention provides a rubber composition for a tire, the rubber composition containing: a diene rubber; silica; and a heterocyclic compound (where, the heterocyclic compound does not have a silicon atom) having a hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 30 carbons and at least one type of heterocycle selected from the group consisting of a piperazine ring, a morpholine ring, and a thiomorpholine ring; an average glass transition temperature of the diene rubber being −50° C. or higher; a content of the silica being from 80 to 200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber; and a content of the heterocyclic compound being from 0.5 to 20% by mass with respect to the content of the silica. Such rubber composition has excellent processability, exhibits excellent wet grip performance and has low rolling resistance when the rubber composition is formed into a tire.

A chloroprene-unsaturated nitrile copolymer composition containing 100 parts by mass of a chloroprene-unsaturated nitrile copolymer having 3 to 20% by mass of a structural unit derived from an unsaturated nitrile monomer, and 0.05 to 2.0 parts by mass of a xanthogen compound.

An antibacterial resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin blended with a metal-carrying compound carrying at least one kind of metal ions selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, Zn, Co, and Ni, and a compound represented by the following formula (2): ##STR00001## wherein M′ is any one of Na, K, or H, and X is an atom selected from the group consisting of C, O, S, and P, or an atomic group thereof.

An antibacterial resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin blended with a metal-carrying compound carrying at least one kind of metal ions selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, Zn, Co, and Ni, and a compound represented by the following formula (2): ##STR00001## wherein M′ is any one of Na, K, or H, and X is an atom selected from the group consisting of C, O, S, and P, or an atomic group thereof.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate in which an excellent alignment property of a dichroic substance is maintained and which is excellent in both high-temperature durability and moisture-heat resistance, a manufacturing method of the laminate, and an image display device using the laminate. A laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention is a laminate having a transparent support, a light absorption anisotropic film, and a transparent resin layer in this order, in which the light absorption anisotropic film is a film containing a dichroic substance represented by a predetermined formula, and the transparent resin layer is a layer containing a polymer which has a hydrophilic group and does not have a glass transition temperature in a temperature range of 95° C. or lower.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate in which an excellent alignment property of a dichroic substance is maintained and which is excellent in both high-temperature durability and moisture-heat resistance, a manufacturing method of the laminate, and an image display device using the laminate. A laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention is a laminate having a transparent support, a light absorption anisotropic film, and a transparent resin layer in this order, in which the light absorption anisotropic film is a film containing a dichroic substance represented by a predetermined formula, and the transparent resin layer is a layer containing a polymer which has a hydrophilic group and does not have a glass transition temperature in a temperature range of 95° C. or lower.

A chloroprene rubber composition containing 100 parts by mass of a chloroprene-based rubber, 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of a sulfur-based compound represented by General Formula (1) below, and more than 0 parts by mass and 2.0 parts by mass or less of a xanthogen disulfide compound represented by General Formula (2) below.

##STR00001##

[In the formula, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.]

##STR00002##

[In the formula, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.]

A phenothiazine derivative represented by the general formula:

##STR00001##

(wherein R.sup.1 is a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2.Ar is an aralkyl group, wherein R.sup.2 is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and Ar is a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms), and
a carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber: (A) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of the phenothiazine derivative represented by the formula [I]; (B) 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent for carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber; and (C) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a crosslinking accelerator for carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber.

A phenothiazine derivative represented by the general formula:

##STR00001##

(wherein R.sup.1 is a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2.Ar is an aralkyl group, wherein R.sup.2 is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and Ar is a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms), and
a carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber: (A) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of the phenothiazine derivative represented by the formula [I]; (B) 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent for carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber; and (C) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a crosslinking accelerator for carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber.