A cleaning liquid composition is provided. More particularly, a cleaning liquid composition includes a transition metal compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 (see the detailed description of the present invention); and a hydrocarbon-based solvent, and a cleaning method of a polymerization apparatus using the same.

A method for producing a polymer has: a polymerization step of polymerizing at least a conjugated diene monomer in a hydrocarbon solvent using an organolithium compound as a polymerization initiator, and obtaining a polymer; and, following steps (1) to (4), successively performing after the polymerization step: (1) a step of mixing an acid and water of 20 to 300 parts by mass into the solution containing the polymer of 100 parts by mass, (2) a step of adjusting an amount of the water to 10 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the solution containing the polymer, (3) a step of adding a carbon oxide gas and/or a compound to be decarboxylated to the solution containing the polymer, and (4) a step of removing a solvent from the solution containing the polymer until a concentration of the polymer reaches 95 mass % or more.

A method for producing a polymer has: a polymerization step of polymerizing at least a conjugated diene monomer in a hydrocarbon solvent using an organolithium compound as a polymerization initiator, and obtaining a polymer; and, following steps (1) to (4), successively performing after the polymerization step: (1) a step of mixing an acid and water of 20 to 300 parts by mass into the solution containing the polymer of 100 parts by mass, (2) a step of adjusting an amount of the water to 10 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the solution containing the polymer, (3) a step of adding a carbon oxide gas and/or a compound to be decarboxylated to the solution containing the polymer, and (4) a step of removing a solvent from the solution containing the polymer until a concentration of the polymer reaches 95 mass % or more.

A method for producing a polymer has: a polymerization step of polymerizing at least a conjugated diene monomer in a hydrocarbon solvent using an organolithium compound as a polymerization initiator, and obtaining a polymer; and, following steps (1) to (4), successively performing after the polymerization step: (1) a step of mixing an acid and water of 20 to 300 parts by mass into the solution containing the polymer of 100 parts by mass, (2) a step of adjusting an amount of the water to 10 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the solution containing the polymer, (3) a step of adding a carbon oxide gas and/or a compound to be decarboxylated to the solution containing the polymer, and (4) a step of removing a solvent from the solution containing the polymer until a concentration of the polymer reaches 95 mass % or more.

A method for producing a composition including a step A of performing ultrafiltration, microfiltration, dialysis membrane treatment, or a combination thereof on a composition containing water and a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer is a polymer having a structural unit M3 derived from a monomer represented by general formula (1):

CX.sub.2═CY(—CZ.sub.2—O—Rf-A)  (1)

where X is the same or different and is —H or —F; Y is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; Z is the same or different and is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; Rf is a fluorine-containing alkylene group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or a fluorine-containing alkylene group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms and having an ether bond; and A is —COOM, —SO.sub.3M, —OSO.sub.3M, or —C(CF.sub.3).sub.2OM, wherein M is as defined herein; provided that at least one of X, Y, and Z includes a fluorine atom.

A method for producing a composition including a step A of performing ultrafiltration, microfiltration, dialysis membrane treatment, or a combination thereof on a composition containing water and a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer is a polymer having a structural unit M3 derived from a monomer represented by general formula (1):

CX.sub.2═CY(—CZ.sub.2—O—Rf-A)  (1)

where X is the same or different and is —H or —F; Y is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; Z is the same or different and is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; Rf is a fluorine-containing alkylene group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or a fluorine-containing alkylene group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms and having an ether bond; and A is —COOM, —SO.sub.3M, —OSO.sub.3M, or —C(CF.sub.3).sub.2OM, wherein M is as defined herein; provided that at least one of X, Y, and Z includes a fluorine atom.

Provided are a method for producing a composition for forming an interlayer for nanoimprint, the method including a filtering step of filtering a precursor composition 1 including a resin having a polymerizable group with a filter, a step of adding a solvent to the precursor composition 1 after the step to obtain a precursor composition 2, and a filtering step of filtering the precursor composition 2 with a filter, in which a proportion of a total solid content of the obtained composition is 0.1% to 1.0% by mass; a method for producing a laminate formed of the composition for forming an interlayer; an imprint pattern producing method using the composition for forming an interlayer; and a method for manufacturing a device, which includes the imprint pattern producing method.

A process for copolymerizing ethylene and at least one C3 to C8 alpha olefin to obtain an ethylene-C3 to C8 alpha olefin copolymer, the process comprising a) copolymerizing ethylene and at least one C3 to C8 alpha olefin in a solvent in a solution polymerization reactor to obtain an intermediate polymer solution, b) discharging an effluent stream from the intermediate polymer solution into a heat exchanger, c) setting the temperature of the effluent stream in the heat exchanger to obtain a heated effluent stream, d) feeding the heated effluent stream to a flash separation, e) separating at least a part of the ethylene-C3 to C8 alpha olefin copolymer in the flash separation, characterized by feeding an inert hydrocarbon fulfilling 90° C.<T(BP)<130° C. to the solution polymerization reactor; and/or accumulating an inert hydrocarbon fulfilling 90° C.<T(BP)<130° C. during the polymerization reaction; and/or feeding an inert hydrocarbon fulfilling 90° C.<T(BP)<130° C. to the discharged effluent stream of step b).

A process for copolymerizing ethylene and at least one C3 to C8 alpha olefin to obtain an ethylene-C3 to C8 alpha olefin copolymer, the process comprising a) copolymerizing ethylene and at least one C3 to C8 alpha olefin in a solvent in a solution polymerization reactor to obtain an intermediate polymer solution, b) discharging an effluent stream from the intermediate polymer solution into a heat exchanger, c) setting the temperature of the effluent stream in the heat exchanger to obtain a heated effluent stream, d) feeding the heated effluent stream to a flash separation, e) separating at least a part of the ethylene-C3 to C8 alpha olefin copolymer in the flash separation, characterized by feeding an inert hydrocarbon fulfilling 90° C.<T(BP)<130° C. to the solution polymerization reactor; and/or accumulating an inert hydrocarbon fulfilling 90° C.<T(BP)<130° C. during the polymerization reaction; and/or feeding an inert hydrocarbon fulfilling 90° C.<T(BP)<130° C. to the discharged effluent stream of step b).

Provided is a method for producing an absorbent article comprising a water-absorbing resin having an excellent initial water absorption speed under load even substantially without adding a liquid permeability enhancer.

The method steps for producing the water-absorbing resin includes the step of polymerizing a monomer while adding certain polyalkylene glycol thereto so as to generate, during or after the polymerization, a crosslinked hydrogel polymer containing the polyalkylene glycol of a specific molecular weight, wherein the crosslinked hydrogel polymer has a centrifuge retention capacity within a given range and a final water-absorbing resin to be obtained has various physical properties (CRC, AAP, SFC, FSR) being within given ranges.