A composition suitable for an electrochemical device is shown and described herein. The composition comprises an organofunctional material with a nitrogen functional group. In aspects the nitrogen functional group is a ureido functional group. The composition can be employed in the electrodes materials employed in an electrochemical cell such as, for example, a lithium battery.

A rotaxane compound comprising one or more cyclic molecules and an axial molecule penetrating through inner holes of the cyclic molecules and having cap structures disposed lest the cyclic molecules should be detached, where one of the cyclic molecule and the axial molecule has one of a functional group being capable of reacting with silica and a functional group being capable of reacting with a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, and the other of the cyclic molecule and the axial molecule has the other of the functional group being capable of reacting with silica and the functional group being capable of reacting with a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond.

An adhesive composition includes0 an acryl copolymer having a carboxyl group, and a silane compound represented by Formula 1 or 2, thereby it is possible to exhibit excellent initial adhesiveness and adhesive durability under severe conditions, and prevent the substrate from being torn due to a decrease in adhesiveness by water applied thereto, and the adhesive from remaining on the substrate during peeling-off the adhesive layer, as well as after drying, the adhesive layer may exhibit favorable adhesiveness again, thus being used for re-bonding.

The invention relates to curable polyorganosiloxane compositions for the use as an encapsulant for a solar cell module, in particular, for the encapsulation of photovoltaic modules, cured polyorganosiloxane composition made therefrom and photovoltaic modules comprising the same as encapsulant.

To provide a technique by which an OH group can be effectively formed on a material surface for the purpose of making the material suitable for bonding (for example, for molecular bonding) that utilizes a chemical reaction (chemical binding). [Solution] A bonding method for bonding a substrate A and a substrate B, which comprises: a step for applying an agent that contains the compound () described below on the surface of the substrate A; a step for arranging the substrate B so as to face the compound () that is present on the surface of the substrate A; and a step for integrally bonding the substrate A and the substrate B by applying a force onto the substrate A and/or the substrate B. The compound () is a compound that has an OH group or an OH-forming group, an azide group and a triazine ring in each molecule, and the substrate A is configured using a polymer.

A process for producing an ion exchange membrane involves melt-processing a mixture of a perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer in its acid form and a specific azole additive. The additive may be a triazole, alkyl triazole, vinyl triazole, fluoro-alkyl triazole, fluoro-vinyl triazole, pyrazole, alkyl pyrazole, vinyl pyrazole, fluoro-alkyl pyrazole, fluoro-vinyl pyrazole, benzimidazole, alkyl benzimidazole, vinyl benzimidazole, fluoro-alkyl benzimidazole, fluoro-vinyl benzimidazole or any mixture thereof to form a film having a thickness of from 3 to 200 microns. Ion exchange membranes so produced have reduced in-plane-swelling, improved dimensional stability and mechanical properties, and are useful as electrolytes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

The present invention is: a curable composition comprising a component (A) and a component (B) in a mass ratio (component (A):component (B)) of 100:0.3 to 100:90, the component (A) being a silane compound polymer that is represented by a formula (a-1), wherein R.sup.1 is a group selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, Z is a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, m is a positive integer, and n and o are independently 0 or a positive integer, provided that a plurality of R.sup.1 are either identical or different, and a plurality of Z are either identical or different, and the component (B) being a silane coupling agent that comprises an isocyanurate skeleton in its molecule.
(R.sup.1SiO.sub.3/2).sub.m(R.sup.1SiZO.sub.2/2).sub.n(R.sup.1SiZ.sub.2O.sub.1/2).sub.o(a-1)

The present invention is: a curable composition comprising a component (A) and a component (B) in a mass ratio (component (A):component (B)) of 100:0.3 to 100:90, the component (A) being a silane compound polymer that is represented by a formula (a-1), wherein R.sup.1 is a group selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, Z is a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, m is a positive integer, and n and o are independently 0 or a positive integer, provided that a plurality of R.sup.1 are either identical or different, and a plurality of Z are either identical or different, and the component (B) being a silane coupling agent that comprises an isocyanurate skeleton in its molecule.
(R.sup.1SiO.sub.3/2).sub.m(R.sup.1SiZO.sub.2/2).sub.n(R.sup.1SiZ.sub.2O.sub.1/2).sub.o(a-1)

The present disclosure provides a tetrabromophthalic anhydride diamine siloxane. In an embodiment, a tetrabromophthalic anhydride diamine siloxane (TDS) is provided with the structure of Formula (1) Formula (1) wherein n is an integer from 1 to 40; and each R is the same or different and each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbonyl group. The present disclosure also provides a polymeric composition including the TDS of Formula (1) and a cable including the TDS of Formula (1).

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Provided are absorbents and their uses. The absorbent is an organic absorbent. It exhibits excellent compatibility or solubility with various solvents and resin components and has excellent heat resistance. Thus, its optical properties can be stably maintained even when it is maintained under high temperature or high temperature/high humidity conditions. By applying the absorbent, an absorption membrane that obtains desired optical properties can be provided. The specification also provides the use of the absorbent or an absorption membrane.