The invention relates to a copolymer whose overall structure as such and/or an optionally present segment A having at least 10 bivalent structural units in the overall structure contains surface-active bivalent structural units present in the form of long hydrocarbon chains among other forms. The copolymer is effective as a universal surface-active additive, especially also in conjunction with nonpolar media.

Concentrates containing specific functionalised diblock copolymers serve as effective additives for improving the cold flow behaviour of fuels and oils, the copolymers being derived from a terminally-unsaturated intermediate polymer obtained via a metallocene process involving hydrogen.

Concentrates containing specific functionalized diblock copolymers serve as effective additives for improving the cold flow behavior of fuels and oils, the copolymers being derived from a terminally-unsaturated intermediate polymer obtained via a metallocene process involving hydrogen.

An object of the present invention is to provide a high-performance polymer dispersant that can be applied to cellulose being a hydrophilic substance, and another object of the present invention is to provide a technology for practical application of obtaining a cellulose-dispersed resin composition that realizes stable dispersion of cellulose in a simpler manner and in an environmentally conscious manner that never uses a large amount of organic solvents when the polymer dispersant for cellulose is applied to cellulose and disperses the cellulose in a thermoplastic resin. These objects are achieved by providing a polymer dispersant for cellulose, being a polymer compound including a block copolymer structure having a resin-affinitive segment A and a cellulose-adsorptive segment B, the polymer compound synthesized by a reversible chain transfer catalyzed polymerization (RTCP) method not using any of a heavy metal, a nitroxide compound, and a sulfur-based compound, using an organic iodine compound as an initiation compound, and using a phosphorus compound, a nitrogen compound, an oxygen compound, or a carbon compound as a catalyst.

The present invention provides a resin modifier (Y) containing: a block polymer (X) that has a block of a hydrophobic polymer (a) and a block of a hydrophilic polymer (b) as constitutional units, the block polymer (X) having an orientation index () obtained by the following formula of 1.5 to 15:
orientation index ()=()/() wherein () represents a weight ratio [(.sub.b)/(.sub.a)] between the hydrophilic polymer (b) and the hydrophobic polymer (a) in the block polymer (X), and () represents a weight ratio [(.sub.b)/(.sub.a)] between the hydrophilic polymer (b) and the hydrophobic polymer (a) determined by reflective infrared spectroscopy of the block polymer (X) heat-melted and pressed to a thickness of 500 m.

The present invention relates to a surface treatment agent for soft contact lens, containing a reaction product obtained through a reaction between a poly(meth)acrylic acid which has an average molecular weight of 1,000 to 2,000,000, and a copolymer (P) which is obtained through polymerization of a specified hydrophilic monomer (n.sub.A) and a specified reactive monomer (n.sub.B), wherein in the copolymer, the hydrophilic monomer (n.sub.A) is 80 to 99 mol %, the reactive monomer (n.sub.B) is 1 to 20 mol %, and a weight average molecular weight is 10,000 to 5,000,000. The surface treatment agent tremendously enhances surface hydrophilicity of a soft contact lens to improve discomfort.

The invention relates to a polyacrylate-based graft copolymer comprising a polyacrylate backbone and polyolefin side chains grafted thereon, wherein the graft copolymer is prepared by reacting a first polymer and a second polymer, wherein the first polymer comprises recurring units having the structure (I) and optionally further recurring units having the structures (II): Formulae (I), (II) wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.3 is H or CH.sub.3 and R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbon moiety comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms, one of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is H and the other one of R.sup.5 and R.sup.4 is COOR.sup.2, CN, Cl, or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon moiety optionally containing one or multiple hetero atom functionalities, wherein R.sup.2 in (I) is different from R.sup.2 in (II) and the second polymer is a functionalized polyolefin having one or multiple hydroxyl functional groups, wherein the graft copolymer is formed by transesterification of the COOR.sup.2 group of (I) or (II) with the hydroxyl functional group of the functionalized polyolefin.

A preparation and application method for a carbosilane based polymer soil conditioner capable of enhancing stress resistance of crops uses cheap and readily available straw waste, adds various reactants such as methyl-silicone oil, urea, potassium persulfate, potassium thiosulfate, etc., obtains carbon and silicon-based natural polymer materials with functions of water retention and salt absorption through prepolymerization reactions, and prepares a soil conditioner capable of enhancing stress resistance of crops through a series of polymerization reactions with calcium lignosulphonate, polyacrylamide, etc. The conditioner is formed by polymerization of organic silicon, organic polymer water retaining materials and some other components. The conditioner has the function of water and fertilizer retention, and can also prevent physiological drought of crops caused by soil salinization, thereby improving soil structure, enhancing the stress resistance of the crops, promoting crop growth.

Provided is a block polymer (X) containing, as structural units, a polyolefin structure derived from a polyolefin (A) below and a polyolefin structure derived from a polyolefin (B) below. The polyolefin (A) contains a C3-C8 -olefin as a structural monomer with -olefin portions having an isotacticity of 70 to 100%, has a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 200000, and has a carbon-carbon double bond number of 0.01 to 8.0 per 1000 carbon atoms. The polyolefin (B) contains a C3-C8 -olefin as a structural monomer with -olefin portions having an isotacticity of 1 to 65%, and has a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 200000.