This invention relates a wax inhibitor for hydrocarbon oils comprising an esterified copolymer having repeating structural units derived from an esterified ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and α-olefins having at least 18 carbon atoms, whereof at least 3 mol-% of the α-olefins have 30 or more carbon atoms, and wherein the ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid has been esterified with a mixture of alcohols comprising i) 70 to 97 mol-% of a saturated fatty alcohol having 18 to 24 carbon atoms and ii) 3 to 30 mol-% of an unsaturated alcohol having 16 to 24 carbon atoms.

This invention relates a wax inhibitor for hydrocarbon oils comprising an esterified copolymer having repeating structural units derived from an esterified ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and α-olefins having at least 18 carbon atoms, whereof at least 3 mol-% of the α-olefins have 30 or more carbon atoms, and wherein the ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid has been esterified with a mixture of alcohols comprising i) 70 to 97 mol-% of a saturated fatty alcohol having 18 to 24 carbon atoms and ii) 3 to 30 mol-% of an unsaturated alcohol having 16 to 24 carbon atoms.

A curable resin composition contains quantum dots (A), a resin (B), a photopolymerizable compound (C), a photopolymerization initiator (D), an antioxidant (E), a leveling agent (F), and a solvent (G), wherein the resin (B) has a weight-average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of less than 10000 and an acid value of 90 mg KOH/g or more and 150 mg KOH/g or less.

A curable resin composition contains quantum dots (A), a resin (B), a photopolymerizable compound (C), a photopolymerization initiator (D), an antioxidant (E), a leveling agent (F), and a solvent (G), wherein the resin (B) has a weight-average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of less than 10000 and an acid value of 90 mg KOH/g or more and 150 mg KOH/g or less.

Methods, including a one-step synthesis method, for chemically modifying crosslinked sodium polyacrylate to form pressure sensitive adhesives are disclosed.

Methods, including a one-step synthesis method, for chemically modifying crosslinked sodium polyacrylate to form pressure sensitive adhesives are disclosed.

Methods, including a one-step synthesis method, for chemically modifying crosslinked sodium polyacrylate to form pressure sensitive adhesives are disclosed.

A photocurable composition for a hard coating material according to an aspect of the present invention contains (A) a polyfunctional polymerizable compound having three or more polymerizable double bonds, (B) an acrylic resin having a polymerizable double bond, (C) a polymerizable fluorine compound, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator.

A photocurable composition for a hard coating material according to an aspect of the present invention contains (A) a polyfunctional polymerizable compound having three or more polymerizable double bonds, (B) an acrylic resin having a polymerizable double bond, (C) a polymerizable fluorine compound, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator.

A fluorinated polymer suitable for deposition is provided. A film containing such a fluorinated polymer as a material is provided. A method for producing a film, by which such a film can readily be produced, is provided. Further, an organic photoelectronic element having such a film in its structure is provided.

A fluorinated polymer which satisfies the following requirements (1) to (3): (1) the melting point is 200° C. or higher, (2) the thermogravimetric loss rate when the temperature is increased at a temperature-increasing rate of 2° C./min under a pressure of 1×10.sup.−3 Pa, substantially reaches 100% at 400° C. or lower, (3) when the temperature is increased at a temperature-increasing rate of 2° C./min under a pressure of 1×10.sup.−3 Pa, the temperature width from a temperature at which the thermogravimetric loss rate is 10% to a temperature at which it is 90%, is within 100° C.