The present invention relates to polymer compositions comprising at least one basic additive, and processes comprising at least one process step to obtain the polymer composition or articles comprising the polymer composition. The polymer composition generally displays an enhanced biodegradability.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a separating membrane mainly comprising a thermoplastic resin having high permeability. The present invention relates to a separating membrane including a thermoplastic resin, wherein the width of voids in the separating membrane is at least equal to 1 nm and at most equal to 1000 nm, and the curvature rate of the voids is at least equal to 1.0 and at most equal to 6.0.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a separating membrane mainly comprising a thermoplastic resin having high permeability. The present invention relates to a separating membrane including a thermoplastic resin, wherein the width of voids in the separating membrane is at least equal to 1 nm and at most equal to 1000 nm, and the curvature rate of the voids is at least equal to 1.0 and at most equal to 6.0.

A sulfated cellulose fiber having a cellulose I crystal structure is provided. A chemically modified cellulose fiber which has a cellulose I crystal and in which some hydroxyl groups of cellulose are substituted with a substituent represented by formula (1). An amount of the substituent introduced is 0.1 mmol to 3.0 mmol per 1 g of the chemically modified cellulose fiber, and an average degree of polymerization is 350 or more. (In formula (1), M represents a monovalent to trivalent cation.) In the production of the chemically modified cellulose fiber, a cellulose fiber is treated with sulfamic acid while maintaining a cellulose fiber shape to allow sulfamic acid and a cellulose fine fiber which is a constituent of the cellulose fiber to react with each other. ##STR00001##

A sulfated cellulose fiber having a cellulose I crystal structure is provided. A chemically modified cellulose fiber which has a cellulose I crystal and in which some hydroxyl groups of cellulose are substituted with a substituent represented by formula (1). An amount of the substituent introduced is 0.1 mmol to 3.0 mmol per 1 g of the chemically modified cellulose fiber, and an average degree of polymerization is 350 or more. (In formula (1), M represents a monovalent to trivalent cation.) In the production of the chemically modified cellulose fiber, a cellulose fiber is treated with sulfamic acid while maintaining a cellulose fiber shape to allow sulfamic acid and a cellulose fine fiber which is a constituent of the cellulose fiber to react with each other. ##STR00001##

Pouches, for example pouches that contain one or more oral care active agents, and more particularly pouches employing a water-soluble fibrous wall material, pouches employing a fibrous wall material that ruptures during use, pouches employing an apertured film wall material and methods for making same, are provided.

The present invention is a method for producing a modified cellulose including the following step A: step A: introducing a cellulose raw material with a substituent having 6 or more carbon atoms to a group in which a hydrogen atom is removed from a hydroxyl group of a cellulose backbone, in the presence of water and a surfactant. The present invention relates to a method for producing a modified cellulose having a high affinity of an organic solvent, a resin or the like, and a hydrophobic medium, using a reaction system with low environmental loads and with prospects of reduction in production costs.

The present invention is a method for producing a modified cellulose including the following step A: step A: introducing a cellulose raw material with a substituent having 6 or more carbon atoms to a group in which a hydrogen atom is removed from a hydroxyl group of a cellulose backbone, in the presence of water and a surfactant. The present invention relates to a method for producing a modified cellulose having a high affinity of an organic solvent, a resin or the like, and a hydrophobic medium, using a reaction system with low environmental loads and with prospects of reduction in production costs.

The present invention is intended to provide ultrafine cellulose fibers capable of enhancing the transparency of an ultrafine cellulose fiber-dispersed solution having phosphorous acid groups. The present invention relates to a method for producing cellulose fibers, comprising: mixing a compound having a phosphorous acid group and/or a salt thereof and urea and/or a urea derivative into a cellulose raw material to obtain a phosphorous acid esterified cellulose raw material, and performing a fibrillation treatment on the phosphorous acid esterified cellulose raw material to obtain cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less and having a phosphorous acid group, wherein, in obtaining the phosphorous acid esterified cellulose raw material, the decomposition percentage of the urea and/or the urea derivative is set to be 90% or less.

The present invention is intended to provide ultrafine cellulose fibers capable of enhancing the transparency of an ultrafine cellulose fiber-dispersed solution having phosphorous acid groups. The present invention relates to a method for producing cellulose fibers, comprising: mixing a compound having a phosphorous acid group and/or a salt thereof and urea and/or a urea derivative into a cellulose raw material to obtain a phosphorous acid esterified cellulose raw material, and performing a fibrillation treatment on the phosphorous acid esterified cellulose raw material to obtain cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less and having a phosphorous acid group, wherein, in obtaining the phosphorous acid esterified cellulose raw material, the decomposition percentage of the urea and/or the urea derivative is set to be 90% or less.