Provided is a coating liquid composition that is less likely to deform even when heat is applied to a coating liquid for a paint mainly containing a polymer, an ink, an adhesive, and an anode, a cathode, or a separator of a lithium ion battery, for example. The coating liquid composition includes a filler, a solvent, a dispersant, and a thickener. When the coating liquid composition is applied to a substrate to form a coating film having a thickness of 0.5 to 20 μm, the coating film has a shrinkage rate of 20.0% or less when heating at 200° C. for 15 minutes.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion by radically initiated aqueous emulsion polymerization, which comprises polymerizing

TABLE-US-00001 (a) 40 to 75 parts by weight of at least one vinylaromatic compound, (b) 24.9 to 59.9 parts by weight of at least one conjugated aliphatic diene, (c) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one monomer containing acid groups, an (d) 0 to 20 parts by weight of at least one other monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, where the amounts of the monomers (a) to (d) add up to 100 parts by weight,
in an aqueous medium by a monomer feed process, with the proviso that monomers and emulsifier are metered continuously and following a period P1, when 15 to 30% of the total monomer metering time has elapsed and 15 to 30 wt % of the total monomer amount has been metered in, the metering rate of the emulsifier is increased for a period P2 lasting no longer than 30 minutes to 10 to 100 times the average metering rate of the emulsifier in the period P1,
and also to the aqueous polymer dispersions prepared by the process and to the use thereof as a binder, adhesive, fiber sizing agent, for producing coatings or for producing a paper coating slip.

Provided is an electrophotographic electroconductive member, including: an electroconductive support; an electroconductive layer; and a surface layer in order, wherein an impedance is 1.0×10.sup.3Ω to 1.0×10.sup.8Ω at an outer surface of the electroconductive member, in the surface layer, an electronic electroconductive agent is dispersed, the electroconductive layer has a matrix containing a cross-linked product of a first rubber and domains each containing a cross-linked product of a second rubber and electroconductive particles, and wherein, and wherein among the domains observed in specified observation regions, 80% by number or more of the domains satisfy (1) and (2): (1) a proportion of sectional areas of the electroconductive particles with respect to the domain is 20% or more; (2) A/B is 1.00 to 1.10 when A is a perimeter of the domain and B is an envelope perimeter.

Provided is an electrophotographic electroconductive member, including: an electroconductive support; an electroconductive layer; and a surface layer in order, wherein an impedance is 1.0×10.sup.3Ω to 1.0×10.sup.8Ω at an outer surface of the electroconductive member, in the surface layer, an electronic electroconductive agent is dispersed, the electroconductive layer has a matrix containing a cross-linked product of a first rubber and domains each containing a cross-linked product of a second rubber and electroconductive particles, and wherein, and wherein among the domains observed in specified observation regions, 80% by number or more of the domains satisfy (1) and (2): (1) a proportion of sectional areas of the electroconductive particles with respect to the domain is 20% or more; (2) A/B is 1.00 to 1.10 when A is a perimeter of the domain and B is an envelope perimeter.

This invention is in the field of asphalt construction or pavement applications, compositions and methods of use thereof. The invention also relates to methods of asphalt treatment, such as a step of applying onto an asphalt surface, under treatment conditions, a composition containing a biobased ester, at least one monoterpene, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, a liquid intermediate made from polystyrene foam, sulfuric acid, D-limonene and soy methyl ester; carbon black pigment and styrene-butadiene complex.

This invention is in the field of asphalt construction or pavement applications, compositions and methods of use thereof. The invention also relates to methods of asphalt treatment, such as a step of applying onto an asphalt surface, under treatment conditions, a composition containing a biobased ester, at least one monoterpene, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, a liquid intermediate made from polystyrene foam, sulfuric acid, D-limonene and soy methyl ester; carbon black pigment and styrene-butadiene complex.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a rubber coating composition for use in a conveyor belt, the composition excelling in both peel force and rubber sticking and having excellent canvas adhesiveness, and of providing a laminate and a conveyor belt. The rubber coating composition for a conveyor belt of the present invention contains a diene-based rubber component, di-2-benzothiazolyl disulfide, silica, a cresol formaldehyde resin, and a modified etherified methylol melamine. The content amounts of each of the di-2-benzothiazolyl disulfide, silica, cresol formaldehyde resin, and modified etherified methylol melamine are all within predetermined ranges.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a rubber coating composition for use in a conveyor belt, the composition excelling in both peel force and rubber sticking and having excellent canvas adhesiveness, and of providing a laminate and a conveyor belt. The rubber coating composition for a conveyor belt of the present invention contains a diene-based rubber component, di-2-benzothiazolyl disulfide, silica, a cresol formaldehyde resin, and a modified etherified methylol melamine. The content amounts of each of the di-2-benzothiazolyl disulfide, silica, cresol formaldehyde resin, and modified etherified methylol melamine are all within predetermined ranges.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a rubber coating composition for use in a conveyor belt, the composition excelling in both peel force and rubber sticking and having excellent canvas adhesiveness, and of providing a laminate and a conveyor belt. The rubber coating composition for a conveyor belt of the present invention contains a diene-based rubber component, di-2-benzothiazolyl disulfide, silica, a cresol formaldehyde resin, and a modified etherified methylol melamine. The content amounts of each of the di-2-benzothiazolyl disulfide, silica, cresol formaldehyde resin, and modified etherified methylol melamine are all within predetermined ranges.

Provided herein is a positive temperature coefficient film comprising an inorganic positive temperature coefficient compound. Also provided herein are a positive temperature coefficient electrode, a positive temperature coefficient separator, and a positive temperature coefficient lithium secondary battery, each of which comprises the positive temperature coefficient film.