The present invention provides a flame retardant composition having a high flame retarding effect and exceptional bleed-out suppression when added to a resin, and a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition that uses the same. This flame retardant composition includes a phosphoramidate compound (component (A)) having a specific structure, and a hindered amine compound (component (B)). This flame retardant composition furthermore includes, as needed, a compound (component (C)) having a 1,3,5-triazine structure or a 1,3,5-triazine fused ring structure. This flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition includes the above component (A), the above component (B), and a thermoplastic resin (component (D)), and furthermore includes, as needed, the above component (C).

Provided are a polymer composition capable of achieving both thermal stability and thermal deterioration-resistant characteristics in a well-balanced manner, and a molded article and an optical member each containing the polymer composition. A polymer composition contains: a polymer including a structural unit derived from a (meth)acrylate and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid; and at least one compound (A) selected from the group consisting of 4-tert-butylcatechol, 6-tert-butyl-2,4-xylenol, paramethoxyphenol, hydroquinone, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxile, 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxile, and triphenyl verdazyl. The content of compound (A) is 1 ppm by mass to 10 ppm by mass.

Provided are a polymer composition capable of achieving both thermal stability and thermal deterioration-resistant characteristics in a well-balanced manner, and a molded article and an optical member each containing the polymer composition. A polymer composition contains: a polymer including a structural unit derived from a (meth)acrylate and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid; and at least one compound (A) selected from the group consisting of 4-tert-butylcatechol, 6-tert-butyl-2,4-xylenol, paramethoxyphenol, hydroquinone, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxile, 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxile, and triphenyl verdazyl. The content of compound (A) is 1 ppm by mass to 10 ppm by mass.

It would be helpful to provide a styrene-based resin molded body that has excellent dielectric constant, dielectric loss tangent, and color tone, and with little degradation in properties due to usage environment. The present disclosure is a styrene-based resin composition containing a styrene-based resin (A1) having styrene-based monomer units as repeating units. The styrene-based resin composition includes 6 μg or less of a catechol derivative contained in the styrene-based resin (A1) per gram of the styrene-based resin (A1), and the total amount of dimers of the styrene-based monomer units and trimers of the styrene-based monomer units contained in the styrene-based resin (A1) is 5000 μg or less per gram of the styrene-based resin (A1). The styrene-based resin composition has a dielectric constant of 3 or less and a dielectric loss tangent of 0.02 or less.

It would be helpful to provide a styrene-based resin molded body that has excellent dielectric constant, dielectric loss tangent, and color tone, and with little degradation in properties due to usage environment. The present disclosure is a styrene-based resin composition containing a styrene-based resin (A1) having styrene-based monomer units as repeating units. The styrene-based resin composition includes 6 μg or less of a catechol derivative contained in the styrene-based resin (A1) per gram of the styrene-based resin (A1), and the total amount of dimers of the styrene-based monomer units and trimers of the styrene-based monomer units contained in the styrene-based resin (A1) is 5000 μg or less per gram of the styrene-based resin (A1). The styrene-based resin composition has a dielectric constant of 3 or less and a dielectric loss tangent of 0.02 or less.

An elastomeric composition is disclosed. The elastomeric composition includes, per 100 parts by weight of rubber (phr): about 5 to about 30 phr of polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 linkage content of at least 95%; about 60 to 100 phr of a styrene/butadiene copolymer; an antioxidant; a curative agent; about 1 to about 20 phr carbon black; about 50 to 80 phr silica, a silane coupling agent and about 5 to about 30 phr of a polymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer, butyl rubber, poly(isobutylene-co-para-methylstyrene) and poly(isobutylene-co-para-methylstyrene-co-isoprene) terpolymer. The polymer based on ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer, butyl rubber, poly(isobutylene-co-para-methylstyrene) and poly(isobutylene-co-para-methylstyrene-co-isoprene) terpolymer may be functionalized.

A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.

A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.

A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.

A laminate containing: an adhesion layer-applied substrate containing a substrate and an adhesion layer disposed on the substrate, the adhesion layer containing an adhesive emulsion particle (F), an inorganic oxide (G) and a light-shielding agent (S1); and a hard coating layer (C) disposed on the adhesion layer-applied substrate and containing a matrix component (B) containing an inorganic oxide (D), wherein a haze value H1 of the adhesion layer-applied substrate is larger than a haze value H2 of the laminate.