The present invention provides an amine-based polymer, a preparation process thereof and use thereof. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is characterized in that said amine-based polymer contains a polymer main chain, and a structure represented by formula (I) is attached onto the polymer main chain, and said structure is attached to the polymer main chain via an attaching end present in at least one of Group G, Group G′ and Group A in the structure, ##STR00001##
wherein each of the groups is defined as in the description. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is suitably used as a detergent, particularly suitably used as a fuel detergent. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is useful as a fuel detergent, and has an extraordinarily excellent detergency and dispersion properties.

The present invention provides an amine-based polymer, a preparation process thereof and use thereof. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is characterized in that said amine-based polymer contains a polymer main chain, and a structure represented by formula (I) is attached onto the polymer main chain, and said structure is attached to the polymer main chain via an attaching end present in at least one of Group G, Group G′ and Group A in the structure, ##STR00001##
wherein each of the groups is defined as in the description. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is suitably used as a detergent, particularly suitably used as a fuel detergent. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is useful as a fuel detergent, and has an extraordinarily excellent detergency and dispersion properties.

A maleimide-based copolymer having superior dispersibility during melt extrusion and kneading. A maleimide-based copolymer having an average particle diameter of 75 μm or larger and a cumulative oversize at 1000 μm of lower than 5 mass %.

A glutarimide resin contains repeating units of formula (1), wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; repeating units of formula (2), wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and repeating units of formula (3), wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.7 is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, or a substituent containing an aromatic ring having 5 to 15 carbon atoms. The glutarimide resin satisfies the following inequality: 3≤M1+M2≤20. M1 is the content (mol %) of the repeating units of the formula (1) and M2 is the content (mol %) of the repeating units of the formula (2).

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A glutarimide resin contains repeating units represented by formula (1), formula (2), formula (3) and formula (4). R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms. R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.7 is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, or a substituent containing an aromatic ring having 5 to 15 carbon atoms. R.sup.8 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.9 is an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.

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There is provided a method for producing a modified polyvinyl alcohol resin, comprising step (A) of acetalizing polyvinyl alcohol particles swollen with a solvent capable of swelling the polyvinyl alcohol particles by reacting them with a carbonyl compound and/or an acetalized carbonyl compound in the presence of the solvent, wherein a content of an organic solvent in the solvent is 5% by mass or more.

There is provided a method for producing a modified polyvinyl alcohol resin, comprising step (A) of acetalizing polyvinyl alcohol particles swollen with a solvent capable of swelling the polyvinyl alcohol particles by reacting them with a carbonyl compound and/or an acetalized carbonyl compound in the presence of the solvent, wherein a content of an organic solvent in the solvent is 5% by mass or more.

A sulfonated water-dispersible thermoplastic copolymer material for use as a support material in an additive manufacturing process is made by a method comprising providing a selected thermoplastic copolymer having an acid or an anhydride group; esterifying the acid group of the selected thermoplastic copolymer with a hydroxyl-functionalized sulfonate salt, or amidizing the acid group of the selected thermoplastic copolymer with an amine sulfonate salt, or imidizing the anhydride group of the selected thermoplastic copolymer with an amine sulfonate salt. The esterification, the amidization or the imidization results in a sulfonated water thermoplastic dispersible copolymer having a glass transition temperature suitable to provide an effective support during the additive manufacturing process and wherein the sulfonated water-dispersible thermoplastic copolymer will disperse in tap water in less than 1 hour.

A novel acrylic polymer is provided. The novel acrylic polymer is an acrylic polymer which has a lactone ring structure in the main chain and has a melt flow rate of 2 g/10 minutes or more as measured at 230° C. under a load of 3.8 kg according to JIS K 7210.

A novel acrylic polymer is provided. The novel acrylic polymer is an acrylic polymer which has a lactone ring structure in the main chain and has a melt flow rate of 2 g/10 minutes or more as measured at 230° C. under a load of 3.8 kg according to JIS K 7210.