The invention provides novel compounds and methods that are useful in promoting reactions that proceed through an oxidative quenching pathway. In certain embodiments, the reactions comprise atom transfer radical polymerization.

A water- and oil-repellent composition including a copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a hydrophobic monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 40 carbon atoms, and a repeating unit that is derived from a cyclic vinylidene monomer, which is a compound represented by formula (wherein X represents an aliphatic group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and Z represents at least one atom or group that is selected from a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and halogen atoms). Also disclosed is method for producing the water- and oil-repellent composition; as well as a textile product to which the copolymer in the water- and oil-repellent composition is attached.

A water- and oil-repellent composition including a copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a hydrophobic monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 40 carbon atoms, and a repeating unit that is derived from a cyclic vinylidene monomer, which is a compound represented by formula (wherein X represents an aliphatic group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and Z represents at least one atom or group that is selected from a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and halogen atoms). Also disclosed is method for producing the water- and oil-repellent composition; as well as a textile product to which the copolymer in the water- and oil-repellent composition is attached.

Disclosed is an ink composition having excellent storage stability and capable of printing printed material having excellent metal tone. This active energy ray curable ink composition includes at least a scaly metal pigment, a polymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator. The scaly metal pigment has a 50% volume average diameter of at least 0.05 μm and less than 0.5 μm, an average thickness of at least 5.0 nm and less than 50.0 nm, and a non-reactive solvent content of 0.01%-5.00% by mass.

Provided is a secondary battery binder composition containing a water-soluble crosslinked polymer obtained by crosslinking a copolymer containing a (meth)acrylic acid component and a (meth)acrylic acid ester component as constitutional components by an aziridine compound, and water. Also provided are an electrode composition, an electrode sheet, a secondary battery, a production method for the electrode sheet, and a production method for the secondary battery.

Provided is a secondary battery binder composition containing a water-soluble crosslinked polymer obtained by crosslinking a copolymer containing a (meth)acrylic acid component and a (meth)acrylic acid ester component as constitutional components by an aziridine compound, and water. Also provided are an electrode composition, an electrode sheet, a secondary battery, a production method for the electrode sheet, and a production method for the secondary battery.

A bio-electrode composition contains (A) a reaction composite of an ionic polymer material and a carbon particle. The component (A) contains the carbon particle bonding to the polymer containing a repeating unit having a structure selected from the group consisting of salts of ammonium, lithium, sodium, potassium, and silver formed with any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide. Thus, the present invention provides: a bio-electrode composition capable of forming a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode which is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, and manufacturable at low cost, and which prevents significant reduction in the electric conductivity even when wetted with water or dried; a bio-electrode including a living body contact layer formed of the bio-electrode composition; and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.

A bio-electrode composition contains (A) a reaction composite of an ionic polymer material and a carbon particle. The component (A) contains the carbon particle bonding to the polymer containing a repeating unit having a structure selected from the group consisting of salts of ammonium, lithium, sodium, potassium, and silver formed with any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide. Thus, the present invention provides: a bio-electrode composition capable of forming a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode which is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, and manufacturable at low cost, and which prevents significant reduction in the electric conductivity even when wetted with water or dried; a bio-electrode including a living body contact layer formed of the bio-electrode composition; and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.

The present invention provides a slurry having excellent stability and a composition for a positive electrode capable of producing a battery having excellent rate characteristics.

According to the present invention, a composition comprising a graft copolymer is provided. The graft copolymer has a stem polymer and a plurality of branch polymers, the stem polymer has a polyvinyl alcohol structure, each of a first monomer unit and a second monomer unit is included in at least one of the plurality of branch polymers, the first monomer unit is a (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit and/or a (meth)acrylic acid monomer unit, and the second monomer unit has an ether structure.

The present invention provides a slurry having excellent stability and a composition for a positive electrode capable of producing a battery having excellent rate characteristics.

According to the present invention, a composition comprising a graft copolymer is provided. The graft copolymer has a stem polymer and a plurality of branch polymers, the stem polymer has a polyvinyl alcohol structure, each of a first monomer unit and a second monomer unit is included in at least one of the plurality of branch polymers, the first monomer unit is a (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit and/or a (meth)acrylic acid monomer unit, and the second monomer unit has an ether structure.