The present disclosure relates to a matting agent including polymer particles, a matting polymer composition including a matting agent, and a method of producing polymer particles. The polymer particles may be produced by a simple process using a suspension polymerization method, and is relatively easy to control a degree of crosslinking. In addition, in a case where a matting polymer composition is prepared using a matting agent including the polymer particles, it is possible to manufacture a molded article having excellent appearance and matting effect without deterioration of the existing mechanical properties such as impact strength and tensile strength of a thermoplastic polymer, and in particular, an excellent matting effect may be exerted even in the extrusion processing, which has been difficult to achieve in the related art.

The present disclosure relates to a matting agent including polymer particles, a matting polymer composition including a matting agent, and a method of producing polymer particles. The polymer particles may be produced by a simple process using a suspension polymerization method, and is relatively easy to control a degree of crosslinking. In addition, in a case where a matting polymer composition is prepared using a matting agent including the polymer particles, it is possible to manufacture a molded article having excellent appearance and matting effect without deterioration of the existing mechanical properties such as impact strength and tensile strength of a thermoplastic polymer, and in particular, an excellent matting effect may be exerted even in the extrusion processing, which has been difficult to achieve in the related art.

A polymer comprising one or more chalcogenide elements and one or more crosslinking moieties. The crosslinking moieties may be organic, inorganic, or both. Also disclosed is the related method for making a polymer comprising purifying a chalcogenide polymer powder comprising one or more chalcogenide elements, melting the purified chalcogenide polymer powder, adding one or more crosslinking moieties to the melted chalcogenide polymer, and curing the modified chalcogenide polymer at a temperature between 150 and 200° C.

A polymer comprising one or more chalcogenide elements and one or more crosslinking moieties. The crosslinking moieties may be organic, inorganic, or both. Also disclosed is the related method for making a polymer comprising purifying a chalcogenide polymer powder comprising one or more chalcogenide elements, melting the purified chalcogenide polymer powder, adding one or more crosslinking moieties to the melted chalcogenide polymer, and curing the modified chalcogenide polymer at a temperature between 150 and 200° C.

A photocurable composition includes a photopolymerizable component and a photopolymerization initiator. In a case in which a rectangular sheet-like test piece is produced by photomodeling under conditions in which the photocurable composition is irradiated with visible light having a wavelength of 405 nm at an irradiation dose of 12 mJ/cm.sup.2 to form a cured layer with a thickness of 50 .Math.m, the cured layer is stacked in a thickness direction thereof to form a rectangular sheet-like modeling product with a length of 40 mm, a width of 10 mm, and a thickness of 1 mm, and the modeling product is irradiated with ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 365 nm at an irradiation dose of 10 J/cm.sup.2 to produce the test piece, the test piece has an X-ray absorption coefficient of from 9.0 cm.sup.-1 to 34.0 cm.sup.-1.

The polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention includes a compound (A) represented by General Formula (a) and including two or more allyloxycarbonyl groups, at least one kind of radical polymerization initiator (B) 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, and a modifier (C) selected from a polyether modified siloxane compound represented by General Formula (c1) or a polyol compound represented by General Formula (c2). ##STR00001##

The polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention includes a compound (A) represented by General Formula (a) and including two or more allyloxycarbonyl groups, at least one kind of radical polymerization initiator (B) 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, and a modifier (C) selected from a polyether modified siloxane compound represented by General Formula (c1) or a polyol compound represented by General Formula (c2). ##STR00001##

A polymerizable composition for an optical material includes a compound represented by General Formula (1) and a polymerization reactive compound. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a modification polymerization initiator with a high conversion ratio by minimizing side reactions. According to the method for preparing a modification polymerization initiator, a modification polymerization initiator which may easily initiate polymerization and provide a polymer with a functional group having affinity with a filler, may be prepared. Particularly, by performing the method using a continuous reactor, the production of by-products may be decreased, and as a result, the conversion ratio may be increased and a modification polymerization initiator with high purity may be prepared in a high yield.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a modification polymerization initiator with a high conversion ratio by minimizing side reactions. According to the method for preparing a modification polymerization initiator, a modification polymerization initiator which may easily initiate polymerization and provide a polymer with a functional group having affinity with a filler, may be prepared. Particularly, by performing the method using a continuous reactor, the production of by-products may be decreased, and as a result, the conversion ratio may be increased and a modification polymerization initiator with high purity may be prepared in a high yield.