The present invention relates to a fluorosurfactant-free emulsion polymerization method for the synthesis of a fluoropolymer, more in particular of a VDF-based polymer.

Provided are a thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, a thermally crosslinkable slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery negative electrode material, as well as a lithium-ion battery and a method for producing the same. The present disclosure provides a thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, containing water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) and having a pH of 5 to 7, wherein the water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 2 mol % to 60 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a), 10 mol % to 50 mol % of one or more unsaturated acids selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids and unsaturated sulfonic acids or an inorganic salt thereof (b), and 15 mol % to 78 mol % of hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate (c) having a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.

Provided are a thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, a thermally crosslinkable slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery negative electrode material, as well as a lithium-ion battery and a method for producing the same. The present disclosure provides a thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, containing water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) and having a pH of 5 to 7, wherein the water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 2 mol % to 60 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a), 10 mol % to 50 mol % of one or more unsaturated acids selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids and unsaturated sulfonic acids or an inorganic salt thereof (b), and 15 mol % to 78 mol % of hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate (c) having a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.

Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition containing a polymerizable component and used to form a resin layer in an imprint method including forming a reverse pattern of a pattern of a mold on a resin layer by using the mold having the pattern. The polymerizable component contains an organic sulfur compound. A viscosity of the photosensitive resin composition at 25° C. is less than 20 mPa.Math.s.

Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition containing a polymerizable component and used to form a resin layer in an imprint method including forming a reverse pattern of a pattern of a mold on a resin layer by using the mold having the pattern. The polymerizable component contains an organic sulfur compound. A viscosity of the photosensitive resin composition at 25° C. is less than 20 mPa.Math.s.

A method for manufacturing a powdery paper-strengthening agent including a branched (meth)acrylamide-based polymer (A) which includes a step of obtaining (A) component by polymerizing (meth)acrylamide (a1), anionic vinyl monomer (a2), cationic vinyl monomer (a3) and crosslinkable vinyl monomer (a4) in a solvent in a presence of a polymerization initiator, a step of dropping or putting the above (A) component into an organic solvent to form a precipitate, and a step of drying and pulverizing (A) component obtained as the precipitate.

An aqueous binder composition for a secondary battery electrode is provided, comprising a copolymer and a dispersion medium, wherein the copolymer comprises a structural unit (a) derived from a carboxylic acid group-containing monomer, a structural unit (b) derived from an amide group-containing monomer and a structural unit (c) derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer, with an improved binding capability. In addition, battery cells comprising the cathode prepared using the binder composition disclosed herein exhibits exceptional electrochemical performance.

An aqueous binder composition for a secondary battery electrode is provided, comprising a copolymer and a dispersion medium, wherein the copolymer comprises a structural unit (a) derived from a carboxylic acid group-containing monomer, a structural unit (b) derived from an amide group-containing monomer and a structural unit (c) derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer, with an improved binding capability. In addition, battery cells comprising the cathode prepared using the binder composition disclosed herein exhibits exceptional electrochemical performance.

A curable ink composition capable of forming a cured product with a high refractive index and applicable to the inkjet method, a cured product of the curable ink composition, and a nanocomposite having a film composed of the cured product of the curable ink composition. The curable ink composition includes a photopolymerizable compound and metal compound nanocrystals, using a sulfide compound having specific structure and a (meth)acrylate compound (as the photopolymerizable compound, and using zirconium oxide nanocrystals as the metal compound nanocrystals.

A curable ink composition capable of forming a cured product with a high refractive index and applicable to the inkjet method, a cured product of the curable ink composition, and a nanocomposite having a film composed of the cured product of the curable ink composition. The curable ink composition includes a photopolymerizable compound and metal compound nanocrystals, using a sulfide compound having specific structure and a (meth)acrylate compound (as the photopolymerizable compound, and using zirconium oxide nanocrystals as the metal compound nanocrystals.