A method for producing a composite material containing a porous body having pores inside the porous body and a porous coordination polymer compound, in which the porous body has a network structure of Si—O bonds obtained by copolymerizing a dialkoxysilane and a trialkoxysilane, and the porous coordination polymer compound is carried in the pores of the porous body via a solvent.

A method for producing a composite material containing a porous body having pores inside the porous body and a porous coordination polymer compound, in which the porous body has a network structure of Si—O bonds obtained by copolymerizing a dialkoxysilane and a trialkoxysilane, and the porous coordination polymer compound is carried in the pores of the porous body via a solvent.

Thus, the present invention provides a composition in powder form comprising highly dispersed silica particles, polymethylsiloxane particles, and a cationic surfactant, wherein at least 25% by weight of the cationic surfactant is present in primary polymethylsiloxane particles carrying the cationic surfactant on their surface and/or in agglomerates of these primary particles.

Thus, the present invention provides a composition in powder form comprising highly dispersed silica particles, polymethylsiloxane particles, and a cationic surfactant, wherein at least 25% by weight of the cationic surfactant is present in primary polymethylsiloxane particles carrying the cationic surfactant on their surface and/or in agglomerates of these primary particles.

Provided is a method of producing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, including a step (a) of producing a polycarbonate oligomer with an alkaline aqueous solution of a dihydric phenol, phosgene, and an organic solvent, the method further including a step of setting a content of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer in the organic solvent to be introduced into the step (a) to less than 850 ppm by mass.

A process for preparing spherical silicone resin particles in which alkoxysilanes are reacted with water to form a hydrolysate is provided. The resulting silicone resin particles are isolated from a mixture. The silicone resin particles are dried and the particles are deagglomerated by ultrasonic sieving.

A process for preparing spherical silicone resin particles in which alkoxysilanes are reacted with water to form a hydrolysate is provided. The resulting silicone resin particles are isolated from a mixture. The silicone resin particles are dried and the particles are deagglomerated by ultrasonic sieving.

Epoxy silane oligomers are prepared from a glycidoxypropyl alkoxysilane in the presence of an alcohol and an esterification and/or transesterification catalyst, and have improved storage stability. The oligomers are particularly useful as scrub-resistant additives for aqueous architectural coatings.

A hardcoat film includes: a substrate; and a hardcoat layer, in which the hardcoat film satisfies the following Formulas (i) and (ii), (i) E′.sub.(0.4)HC×d.sub.HC≥8,000 MPa.Math.μm, (ii) E′.sub.(4)HC×d.sub.HC≤4,000 MPa.Math.μm, E′.sub.(0.4)HC is an elastic modulus of the hardcoat layer obtained in a case where an elongation rate is 0.4%, E′.sub.(4)HC is an elastic modulus of the hardcoat layer obtained in a case where an elongation rate is 4%, and d.sub.HC is a film thickness of the hardcoat layer.

A method for producing a cross-linked siloxane network comprises the steps of: (a) providing a first part comprising a first siloxane compound and a cure inhibitor, (b) providing a second part, the second part comprising a hydroxide salt, (c) combining the first part and the second part to produce a reaction mixture, (d) heating the reaction mixture to a temperature sufficient for the hydroxide salt to open the ring of the cyclic siloxane moiety, and (e) maintaining the reaction mixture at an elevated temperature so that at least a portion of the opened cyclic siloxane moieties react with each other to produce a cross-linked siloxane network.