An adhesive resin composition for bonding two adherends of different materials together, the composition comprising a phenoxy resin and a polyester elastomer at a weight ratio (phenoxy resin:polyester elastomer) ranging from 20:80 to 80:20, wherein the area of portions where solid matter forms a phase separation structure attributed to both of the phenoxy resin and the polyester elastomer is at most 1 area % of an entire observation area in an elastic modulus phase image of a plurality of arbitrarily defined 10-μm square regions observed by an atomic force microscope (AFM) to which a probe having a tip radius of curvature of 10 nm at 25° C. is attached.

The invention relates to strong hydrogen-bond acidic sorbents. The sorbents may be provided in a form that limits or eliminates intramolecular bonding of the hydrogen-bond acidic site between neighboring sorbent molecules, for example, by providing steric groups adjacent to the hydrogen-bond acidic site. The hydrogen bond site may be a phenolic structure based on a bisphenol architecture. The sorbents of the invention may be used in methods for trapping or detecting hazardous chemicals or explosives.

A process for synthesizing a branched phenolic novolak using commercially available raw materials, amenable to large scale manufacturing, and giving good chemical resistance when used in epoxy formulations is described. When combined with resorcinol during the epoxy synthesis, the branched phenolic novolak gives superior chemical resistance in a two-component heat cured epoxy.

A process for synthesizing a branched phenolic novolak using commercially available raw materials, amenable to large scale manufacturing, and giving good chemical resistance when used in epoxy formulations is described. When combined with resorcinol during the epoxy synthesis, the branched phenolic novolak gives superior chemical resistance in a two-component heat cured epoxy.

The invention relates to strong hydrogen-bond acidic sorbents. The sorbents may be provided in a form that limits or eliminates intramolecular bonding of the hydrogen-bond acidic site between neighboring sorbent molecules, for example, by providing steric groups adjacent to the hydrogen-bond acidic site. The hydrogen bond site may be a phenolic structure based on a bisphenol architecture. The sorbents of the invention may be used in methods for trapping or detecting hazardous chemicals or explosives.

The invention relates to strong hydrogen-bond acidic sorbents. The sorbents may be provided in a form that limits or eliminates intramolecular bonding of the hydrogen-bond acidic site between neighboring sorbent molecules, for example, by providing steric groups adjacent to the hydrogen-bond acidic site. The hydrogen bond site may be a phenolic structure based on a bisphenol architecture. The sorbents of the invention may be used in methods for trapping or detecting hazardous chemicals or explosives.

Disclosed are methods of decreasing the concentration of a metal in a monomer composition including a bis(benzoyl)benzene, bis(benzoyl)benzene monomer compositions having a low total metal concentration, di-ketone polymers made from low metal bis(benzoyl)benzene monomers, and polymer compositions and shaped articles including the di-ketone polymers. It was surprisingly found that di-ketone polymers made by nucleophilic substitution of low metal bis(benzoyl)benzene monomers exhibit greater crystallinity, as compared with di-ketone polymers made with conventional monomers.

Disclosed are methods of decreasing the concentration of a metal in a monomer composition including a bis(benzoyl)benzene, bis(benzoyl)benzene monomer compositions having a low total metal concentration, di-ketone polymers made from low metal bis(benzoyl)benzene monomers, and polymer compositions and shaped articles including the di-ketone polymers. It was surprisingly found that di-ketone polymers made by nucleophilic substitution of low metal bis(benzoyl)benzene monomers exhibit greater crystallinity, as compared with di-ketone polymers made with conventional monomers.

A polycarbonate resin having a high refractive index, a low Abbe number and a high moisture and heat resistance is provided. In an embodiment, a polycarbonate resin including a structural unit represented by general formula (1) below is provided. ##STR00001##

A resin composition contains: a modified polyphenylene ether compound (A) having, at one terminal, a group with an unsaturated double bond; a cross-linking agent (B) having a carbon-carbon double bond; a hindered amine-based polymerization inhibitor (C); and a solvent (D).