A method for producing a binder resin by a reaction of a cellulose derivative, a polyvinyl acetal, and a bonding agent that has in the molecule at least two functional groups that can react to hydroxyl groups in the polyvinyl acetal and the cellulose derivative. In the production method, the content of the bonding agent is at least double the molar quantity of whichever has the greater number of moles between the polyvinyl acetal and the cellulose derivative. The produced binder resin is favorable in a coating paste such as a conductive paste, and causes an improvement in film quality such as the smoothness and denseness of a coating film formed by the paste.

Provided are a reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral and the method for producing the same. The method comprises steps (A) and (B); step (A): heating a first mixture comprising recycled polyvinyl butyral and an antiblocking agent; and step (B): adding a free radical initiator into the first mixture to undergo a reaction to obtain the reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral; wherein the free radical initiator comprises an azo compound, an organic peroxide or a combination thereof; the reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral has a MI of greater than 7 g/10 min at 190° C. and under 2.16 kg of load. The reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral has excellent reprocessability, so it is applicable to make a hot adhesive and a composite material film.

The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material, wherein at least one surface has a relative diffuse reflectance of 3% or higher at a wavelength of 550 nm, an absolute difference between the relative diffuse reflectance of one surface at a wavelength of 550 nm and that of the other surface at a wavelength of 550 nm is 0.5% or larger, and the amount of a plasticizer in the polyvinyl acetal resin film is 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin film.

A gear is provided that has excellent continuous moldability for practical use, and both high slidability and high durability. The provided gear is a molded resin constructed of a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin (A) and cellulose nanofibers (B) with an average fiber diameter of 1000 nm or smaller, and having a number average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin (A) in the range of 10,000 to 150,000, wherein a sliding surface of the gear with another gear teeth has an arithmetic mean surface roughness Sa of 3.0 μm or lower.

A polymer film comprising polyvinyl acetal and a laminated glass manufactured using the same are provided. At least one surface of the polymer film has a void volume (Vv) value at a material ratio of 10% ranging from 3 μm.sup.3/μm.sup.2 to 34.3 μm.sup.3/μm.sup.2, wherein the void volume (Vv) and material ratio are defined in accordance with ISO 25178-2:2012.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass making a gap difficult to be generated at an end part of the sheet of laminated glass and enabling an increase in the YI value measured at the end part of the sheet of laminated glass to be suppressed. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure, and the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a polyvinyl acetal resin, a plasticizer, a hindered amine light stabilizer, an oxidation inhibitor having a sulfur atom, and an oxidation inhibitor having a phenol skeleton which is different from the oxidation inhibitor having a sulfur atom.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass making a gap difficult to be generated at an end part of the sheet of laminated glass and enabling an increase in the YI value measured at the end part of the sheet of laminated glass to be suppressed. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is provided with a first layer which contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer and a second layer which is arranged on a first surface side of the first layer and contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, the first layer further contains a hindered amine light stabilizer having an alkyl group to bond to the nitrogen atom of a piperidine structure or an alkoxy group to bond to the nitrogen atom of a piperidine structure, and the glass transition temperature of the second layer is higher than or equal to 32° C.

The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material, wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin film has a thickness of 5 to 350 μm, and satisfies the following Formulae (1) and (2) where, comparing one surface and the other surface, a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a rougher surface A and a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a smoother surface B are defined as Rz1(a) μm and Rz2(a) μm, respectively:

Rz1(a)>1.1×Rz2(a)  (1)

3>Rz2(a)  (2), a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface A by Rz1(a) and a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface B by Rz2(a) are each 0 to 0.30, a viscosity of a toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the polyvinyl acetal resin material, which is measured at 20° C. and 30 rpm using a Brookfield-type (B-type) viscometer, is 100 to 1,000 mPa.Math.s, and the amount of a plasticizer in the polyvinyl acetal resin film is 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin film.

Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass with which transmitted double images in the laminated glass can be suppressed. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has one end and the other end being at the opposite side of the one end, and the other end has a thickness larger than a thickness of the one end, and when an inclination of approximate line A and a maximum value of absolute values of deviation in partial wedge angle are calculated according to determination of a specific formula of approximate line A and calculation of deviation in partial wedge angle, the inclination of approximate line A is −0.05 mrad/m or less in at least one section A, and the maximum value of absolute values of deviation in partial wedge angle is 0.2 mrad or less.

A filter comprises a support substrate. A film is disposed on the support substrate, the film comprising a polymer matrix material and a filler. The filler has a particle size distribution configured to filter a desired range of wavelengths of light, the particle size distribution having been achieved by extrusion. An extrudable composition is also disclosed. The extrudable composition comprises a polymer matrix material and a filler. The filler has an average particle size ranging from about 1 nm to about 700 nm and a concentration ranging from 0.001 weight % to 0.3 weight %, relative to the total weight of the extrudable composition.