Provided is a resin composition containing a melt-moldable polyvinyl alcohol-based resin which is improved in gas barrier property, and a melt-molded article of the resin composition. The resin composition comprises a polyhydric alcohol having 5 to 15 carbon atoms in addition to a melt-moldable polyvinyl alcohol-based resin which has a primary hydroxyl group in the side chain. The polyhydric alcohol is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of dipentaerythritol and pentaerythritol.

Provided is a resin composition containing a melt-moldable polyvinyl alcohol-based resin which is improved in gas barrier property, and a melt-molded article of the resin composition. The resin composition comprises a polyhydric alcohol having 5 to 15 carbon atoms in addition to a melt-moldable polyvinyl alcohol-based resin which has a primary hydroxyl group in the side chain. The polyhydric alcohol is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of dipentaerythritol and pentaerythritol.

The cyclic olefin-based resin composition of the present invention is a cyclic olefin-based resin composition including: a cyclic olefin-based copolymer (A); and inorganic fine particles (B) having a surface modified by a modifier, in which the modifier is one kind or two or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid ester, an organic phosphonic acid, a phosphonic acid ester, a carboxylic acid, a sulfonic acid, a hydrocarbon compound having an amino group, and a silane coupling agent, and the inorganic fine particles (B) exist in a state of being dispersed in the cyclic olefin-based copolymer (A).

The cyclic olefin-based resin composition of the present invention is a cyclic olefin-based resin composition including: a cyclic olefin-based copolymer (A); and inorganic fine particles (B) having a surface modified by a modifier, in which the modifier is one kind or two or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid ester, an organic phosphonic acid, a phosphonic acid ester, a carboxylic acid, a sulfonic acid, a hydrocarbon compound having an amino group, and a silane coupling agent, and the inorganic fine particles (B) exist in a state of being dispersed in the cyclic olefin-based copolymer (A).

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a graft copolymer comprising a polyolefin main chain and one or multiple polymer side chains, the process comprising the steps of: copolymerizing at least one first type of olefin monomer and at least one second type of metal-pacified functionalized olefin monomer to obtain a polyolefin main chain having one or multiple metal-pacified functionalized short chain branches, and reacting the polyolefm main chain having one or multiple metal-pacified functionalized short chain branches with at least one metal substituting agent to obtain a polyolefin main chain having one or multiple functionalized short chain branches; and fonning one or multiple polymer side chains on the polyolefin main chain, wherein as initiators the functionalized short chain branches on the polyolefin main chain are used to obtain the graft copolymer. The invention also relates to the products obtained therefrom.

Provided is a modified polyvinyl alcohol containing 0.1 to 10 mol % of a monomer unit represented by formula (1) below and having a degree of polymerization exceeding 2000. This provides a modified polyvinyl alcohol an aqueous solution of which foams less and which has excellent film strength and gas barrier properties under high humidity conditions, while having excellent water solubility. ##STR00001##
[In formula (1), R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.]

Provided is a modified polyvinyl alcohol containing 0.1 to 10 mol % of a monomer unit represented by formula (1) below and having a degree of polymerization exceeding 2000. This provides a modified polyvinyl alcohol an aqueous solution of which foams less and which has excellent film strength and gas barrier properties under high humidity conditions, while having excellent water solubility. ##STR00001##
[In formula (1), R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.]

The present invention relates to a semi-crystalline functionalized olefin copolymer composition and a process for the preparation of a semi-crystalline functionalized olefin copolymer composition.

The present invention relates to a semi-crystalline functionalized olefin copolymer composition and a process for the preparation of a semi-crystalline functionalized olefin copolymer composition.

The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising from 60-98 wt. % of polypropylene, from 2-40 wt. % of aromatic polycarbonate and from 0.1-10 wt. % of compatibiliser for the manufacture of a foamed article, wherein the compatibiliser is a BAB or AB type of block copolymer comprising a polypropylene block A and a polyester or polycarbonate block B, or wherein the compatibiliser is a graft copolymer of the type ABn having a polypropylene backbone A and polyester or polycarbonate block(s) B grafted thereon, with n being at least 1, and wherein the polyester or polycarbonate blocks B have an average M/F ratio from 2-25, wherein M is the number of backbone carbon atoms in the polyester or polycarbonate not including carbonyl carbon atoms, and F is the number of ester or carbonate groups in the polyester or polycarbonate block, and wherein the wt. % is based on the sum of the amount polypropylene, polycarbonate and compatibiliser.