Provided is a vinylidene fluoride copolymer particle which is capable of efficiently exhibiting high adhesion between an electrode and a separator. The vinylidene fluoride copolymer particle of the present invention comprises vinylidene fluoride; and a compound having an oxygen atom-containing functional group; wherein a ratio of oxygen atom in a surface of the vinylidene fluoride copolymer particle is higher than a ratio of oxygen atom in the vinylidene fluoride copolymer particle other than the surface thereof.

The invention relates to novel linear, semi-crystalline, functional fluoropolymers that have been obtained by copolymerizing a fluorinated vinylic monomer and a hydrophilic (meth)acrylic comonomer bearing a halogen functionality.

A paint system contains an anti-fouling metal oxide and a fumed silica, wherein the fumed silica has a BET surface area of 150 to 400 m.sup.2/g, a tamped density of 100 to 300 g/l, and a thickening of less than 500 mPas, in which the percentage by weight of silica≤the percentage by weight of the metal and/or oxide thereof, based on the total weight of the paint system. The paint system also contains at least one water-binding organic and/or inorganic filler.

Disclosed is a member for electrochemical devices comprising a current collector, an electrode mixture layer provided on the current collector, and an electrolyte layer provided on the electrode mixture layer in this order, wherein the electrode mixture layer comprises an electrode active material, a polymer having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), at least one electrolyte salt selected from the group consisting of lithium salts, sodium salts, calcium salts, and magnesium salts, and a molten salt having a melting point of 250° C. or less, and the electrolyte layer comprises an inorganic solid electrolyte:

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wherein X.sup.− represents a counter anion.

The present disclosure relates to polymer compounds for use as polymerization agents in coatings, paints or inks. In one embodiment, a polymer compound comprises a metal-bearing urethanized polymer having a metal content greater than 6% by weight, and a water solubility below 20 mg/l according to OECD 105, wherein the urethanized polymer is soluble in a low-volatile organic compound (low-VOC) solvent. Methods of producing and using such polymer compounds are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a binder for a lithium secondary battery, an electrode comprising the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the electrode. More specifically, the present invention provides a binder for a lithium secondary battery having excellent cycle life and high energy density, an anode for a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, and a lithium secondary battery prepared therefrom.

A curable composition includes a curable resin and a magnetic body, wherein the magnetic body comprises magnetic particles and a surface treatment agent present on a surface of the magnetic particles. The curable composition has low viscosity, and fluidity, and capable of effectively cured without causing curing shrinkage or the like to form a cured product having desired physical properties.

A powder coating material includes powder particles and an external additive including inorganic particles having an average primary particle diameter of 1000 nm or less. The ratio of the carbon content (mass %) in the inorganic particles to the average primary particle diameter (nm) of the inorganic particles is 0.1 or more. The powder coating material includes a black colorant or a white colorant or does not include any colorant.

A photocurable composition including the following components (A) to (D), (A) a monomer having one (meth)acryloyl structure, (B) a crosslinking agent having two or more (meth)acryloyl structures, (C) an inorganic ultraviolet-blocking agent having a 50% volume cumulative particle size of 1 to 50 nm, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator in an amount of 0.05 to 1 part by weight, relative to total 100 parts by weight of components (A) and (B), wherein a part or all of component (A) is a hydrophilic monomer, and a content of the hydrophilic monomer is 70% by weight or more, relative to the total weight of components (A) and (B).

Lithium-containing nanofibers, as well as processes for making the same, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments described herein, using high throughput (e.g., gas assisted and/or water based) electrospinning processes produce nanofibers of high energy capacity materials with continuous lithium-containing matrices or discrete crystal domains.