A transparent polyester film has low visible light transmittance of 5-50% by JIS K7705 testing standard and a high infrared-blocking rate of at least 90% by JIS R3106 testing standard, which is extruded from a kind of polyester resins obtained from 5-40 wt % of nanoparticle-based thermal insulation slurry and/or 0.005-0.1 wt % of nanoparticle-based black pigment slurry by weight of and to react with the polymerization materials to completely perform an esterification and a polycondensation, wherein the thermal insulation nanoparticle has a chemical formula of Cs.sub.XN.sub.YWO.sub.3-ZCl.sub.C with an average particle size of 10-90 nm and the nanoparticle-based black contains carbon black particles having a particle size of 20-80 nm.

A transparent polyester film has low visible light transmittance of 5-50% by JIS K7705 testing standard and a high infrared-blocking rate of at least 90% by JIS R3106 testing standard, which is extruded from a kind of polyester resins obtained from 5-40 wt % of nanoparticle-based thermal insulation slurry and/or 0.005-0.1 wt % of nanoparticle-based black pigment slurry by weight of and to react with the polymerization materials to completely perform an esterification and a polycondensation, wherein the thermal insulation nanoparticle has a chemical formula of Cs.sub.XN.sub.YWO.sub.3-ZCl.sub.C with an average particle size of 10-90 nm and the nanoparticle-based black contains carbon black particles having a particle size of 20-80 nm.

A film for use in architectural applications (e.g. for roofs, walls or windows of buildings) comprises a polymeric material and an additive, wherein said polymeric material is a fluoropolymer and said additive is selected from titaniumnitride and tungsten oxide. Preferred polymeric materials may be ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE) or an ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE).

Described herein are non-aqueous ink compositions containing a polythiophene having a repeating unit complying with formula (I) described herein, one or more metallic nanoparticles, and a liquid carrier having one or more organic solvents. The present disclosure also concerns the uses of such non-aqueous ink compositions, for example, in organic electronic devices. ##STR00001##

Infrared absorbing particles include composite tungsten oxide particles, wherein the composite tungsten oxide particles have a hexagonal crystal structure, and wherein the composite tungsten oxide particles are represented by a general formula M.sub.xW.sub.yO.sub.z (where M is one or more elements selected from Cs, Rb, K, Tl, Ba, Ca, Sr, and Fe, W is tungsten, 0 is oxygen, 0.25?x/y?0.39, and 2.70?z/y?2.90).

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a resin composition comprising a tungsten-based pigment, and which enables the achievement of high infrared absorption and good moldability, and a molded article and a fiber, each of which contains the resin composition. The present invention relates to an infrared absorbing resin composition comprising a tungsten-based infrared absorbing pigment and a polyethylene terephthalate, and wherein the polyethylene terephthalate is a crystalline copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate which has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.60 or more, and a molded article and a fiber, each of which contains this absorbing resin composition.

The present disclosure is drawn to material sets for 3-dimensional printing. The material set can include a thermoplastic polymer powder having an average particle size from 20 m to 200 m, a conductive fusing agent composition including a transition metal, and nonconductive fusing agent composition. The nonconductive fusing agent composition can include transition metal oxide bronze particles.

Heat ray shielding fine particles, heat ray shielding fine particle dispersion liquid, heat ray shielding film, heat ray shielding glass, heat ray shielding dispersion body, and heat ray shielding laminated transparent substrate that exhibit heat ray shielding properties and suppress scorching sensation on skin when employed in window materials and the like, also enable usage of communication devices, imaging devices, sensors, etc. that employ near-infrared light across these structures. The particles are composite tungsten oxide fine particles having a heat ray shielding function; and when a visible light transmittance is 85% when computed for light absorption by the particles alone, the average value of transmittance in the wavelength region from 800 nm to 900 nm is 30%-60%, and the average value of transmittance in the wavelength region from 1200 nm to 1500 nm is 20% or lower, and the transmittance at a wavelength of 2100 nm is 22% or lower.

There is provided a heat ray absorbing lamp cover that exhibits excellent transparency and antifogging property to light sources that causes less temperature rise of a cover due to lamp irradiation, such as an LED light source and a semiconductor laser. The heat ray absorbing lamp cover has an average visible light transmittance of 75% or more, an average near-infrared light transmittance of 75% or less, and a haze of 3.0% or less.

A catalytic composition for preparing a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin is provided. The catalytic composition comprises a polycondensation catalyst and cesium tungsten oxide (Cs.sub.xWO.sub.3-yCl.sub.y), and 0<x1 and 0y0.5. A PET resin prepared by the catalytic composition above is also provided. The PET resin comprises 2-80 ppm of cesium tungsten oxide. This catalytic composition can solve the problems of slow solid-state polymerization rate of the PET preparation and thus the long preparation time, as well as yellowing. Moreover, the PET resin can absorb infrared radiation.