Provided is an electrically conductive resin composition with which the characteristics inherent in a thermoplastic resin are easily retained and which exhibits more excellent electrical conductivity even if the blending amount of an electrically conductive filler is small. This electrically conductive resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin, such as a polycarbonate or a polyolefin, and an electrically conductive filler, such as a carbon nanotube. This electrically conductive resin composition further contains a dye, such as a perinone-based dye or a disazo-based dye, which is a component for improving electrical conductivity, and this electrically conductive resin composition can be obtained by kneading or molding a raw material mixture containing a thermoplastic resin, an electrically conductive filler, and a dye under a condition of a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic resin.

Systems, methods, fuel cells, and mixtures to inhibit ionomer permeation into porous substrates using a crosslinked ionomer are described. A method includes preparing an ionomer premix, mixing a crosslinking additive with the ionomer premix to thereby form a crosslinked-ionomer solution, and adding catalyst particles to the crosslinked-ionomer solution to produce a catalyst ink. The ionomer premix includes an ionomer dispersed within a solvent. The catalyst ink includes the catalyst particles distributed homogenously therethrough. The catalyst ink may be cast onto a porous substrate and dried to thereby form a catalyst layer for use in a fuel cell.

Provided are an acrylic resin film for a retroreflective sheet having a fluorescent color and a good visibility and a weather resistance, and a retroreflective sheet having a skin material having a fluorescent color and good visibility and weather resistance. An acrylic resin film for a retroreflective sheet of the present invention includes an acrylic resin composition that contains an acrylic resin (A), a fluorescent dye (B), and at least one colorant (C) selected from the group consisting of pigments and dyes (here, a fluorescent dye is excluded), in which a content of the colorant (C) is 1.0 to 4.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic resin (A).

Provided are an acrylic resin film for a retroreflective sheet having a fluorescent color and a good visibility and a weather resistance, and a retroreflective sheet having a skin material having a fluorescent color and good visibility and weather resistance. An acrylic resin film for a retroreflective sheet of the present invention includes an acrylic resin composition that contains an acrylic resin (A), a fluorescent dye (B), and at least one colorant (C) selected from the group consisting of pigments and dyes (here, a fluorescent dye is excluded), in which a content of the colorant (C) is 1.0 to 4.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic resin (A).

Disclosed herein are a black photosensitive resin composition and a black column spacer prepared therefrom. The black photosensitive resin composition may form a cured film exhibiting good adhesion to a substrate, good height difference property, good surface roughness and high light shielding property (optical density), and may be effectively used for the formation of a cured film, particularly a black column spacer, of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display.

Cyanoacrylic adhesive compositions of the type comprising at least one cyanoacrylic acid ester or one malonic acid ester having an allyl, acrylic or methacrylic group, wherein there is also present at least one radical initiator of the polymerization reaction of the allyl, acrylic or methacrylic ester of cyanoacrylic acid or malonic acid and at least one radical inhibitor of said polymerization reaction. In comparison with known cyanoacrylic adhesive compositions, those according to the invention offer the advantage of maintaining their bonding capability even at high temperatures, in particular up to 150 C.

A polyvinyl alcohol is produced in a method comprising: a polymerization step comprising polymerizing vinyl ester monomers by controlled radical polymerization in the presence of a radical initiator and an organic cobalt complex to obtain a polymer solution containing a polyvinyl ester; an extraction step comprising extracting a cobalt complex from the polymer solution by contacting an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble ligand with the polymer solution; and a saponification step comprising saponifying the polyvinyl ester after the extraction step to obtain a polyvinyl alcohol. A method for producing a polyvinyl alcohol is thus provided that has a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high number-average molecular weight with good hue and further good solubility in water.

A polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention includes a compound (A) represented by General Formula (1) including two or more allyloxycarbonyl groups; an ultraviolet absorbing agent (B) represented by General Formula (i); at least one kind of radical polymerization initiator (C) selected from the group consisting of a peroxyketal-based radical polymerization initiator, a peroxymonocarbonate-based radical polymerization initiator, and a peroxyester-based radical polymerization initiator; at least one kind of dye (D) selected from an anthraquinone-based dye, a perinone-based dye, a monoazo-based dye, a diazo-based dye, and a phthalocyanine-based dye. ##STR00001##

Curatives and their resulting thermosets and other crosslinked polymers can reduce thermal expansion mismatch between an encapsulant and objects that are encapsulated. This can be accomplished by incorporating a negative CTE moiety into the thermoset resin or polymer backbone. The negative CTE moiety can be a thermal contractile unit that shrinks as a result of thermally induced conversion from a twist-boat to chair or cis/trans isomerization upon heating. Beyond CTE matching, other potential uses for these crosslinked polymers and thermosets include passive energy generation, energy absorption at high strain rates, mechanophores, actuators, and piezoelectric applications.

In one aspect the present disclosure relates to an aqueous inkjet ink composition comprising a yellow azo pigment, a pigment synergist, a polymeric dispersant, 5 to 20 wt % of a latex polymer, 5 to 40 wt % of an organic co-solvent that has a boiling point of a boiling point in the range of about 170 C. to about 285 C., and water. The pigment synergist comprises a pigment of the formula (I):

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where each of R.sub.1 to R.sub.10 is each independently selected from H, carboxylate, and/or a sulphonate group.