The present disclosure relates to a molded article provided with a resin part formed with a thermoplastic resin composition. The molded article is provided with a resin part formed with a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin, cellulose, and an ionic compound, wherein a content of the cellulose is 1 to 100 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin, and a content of the ionic compound is 0.001 times or more and less than 1.000 times the content of the cellulose.

A method of producing a substrate includes: applying a composition on a metal basal plate to form a coating film; and forming a metal-containing layer on at least a part of the coating film. The composition contains a solvent, and a polymer having a first terminal structure and a second terminal structure in a single molecule. Each of the first terminal structure and the second terminal structure is at least one selected from the group consisting of a structure represented by formula (1) and a structure represented by formula (2). A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each independently represent a monovalent group having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with a metal atom. L.sup.2 represents —S—, —NR—, or —NA.sup.22-, wherein A.sup.22 represents a monovalent group having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with a metal atom. ##STR00001##

A method of producing a substrate includes: applying a composition on a metal basal plate to form a coating film; and forming a metal-containing layer on at least a part of the coating film. The composition contains a solvent, and a polymer having a first terminal structure and a second terminal structure in a single molecule. Each of the first terminal structure and the second terminal structure is at least one selected from the group consisting of a structure represented by formula (1) and a structure represented by formula (2). A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each independently represent a monovalent group having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with a metal atom. L.sup.2 represents —S—, —NR—, or —NA.sup.22-, wherein A.sup.22 represents a monovalent group having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with a metal atom. ##STR00001##

The instant invention concerns a process for fragmenting a polymer chain, comprising an oxidative degradation step wherein the polymer chain is contacted with a reduced form of a metal M and an oxidant such as dioxygen, and wherein the polymer carries covalently bound chemical groups acting as a ligand of said reduced form of the metal M.

The invention also relates to methods making use of this fragmentation process as a first step of a degradation process of the polymer especially useful for avoiding the negative impact of a polymer to the environment. In this connection, the invention relates to the use of polymers carrying chemical groups acting as a ligand for a reduced form of a metal M, as a polymer biodegradable in an environment wherein the reduced form of a metal M is present.

A composition includes: a compound including an aromatic ring; and a first polymer including a first structural unit represented by formula (1) and a second structural unit represented by formula (2). A content of the first polymer with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound is no less than 0.1 parts by mass and no greater than 200 parts by mass. R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group; and R.sup.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group. R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group; L represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; Ar represents a group obtained by removing (n+1) hydrogen atoms from a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring; R.sup.4 represents a hydroxy group or a monovalent hydroxyalkyl group; and n is an integer of 1 to 8.

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Described herein are associative polymers capable of controlling a physical and/or chemical property of non-polar compositions and related compositions, methods and systems. Associative polymers herein described have a non-polar backbone and functional groups presented at ends of the non-polar backbone, with a number of the functional groups presented at the ends of the non-polar backbone formed by associative functional groups capable of undergoing an associative interaction with another associative functional group with an association constant (k) such that the strength of each associative interaction is less than the strength of a covalent bond between atoms and in particular less than the strength of a covalent bond between backbone atoms.

Described herein are associative polymers capable of controlling a physical and/or chemical property of non-polar compositions and related compositions, methods and systems. Associative polymers herein described have a non-polar backbone and functional groups presented at ends of the non-polar backbone, with a number of the functional groups presented at the ends of the non-polar backbone formed by associative functional groups capable of undergoing an associative interaction with another associative functional group with an association constant (k) such that the strength of each associative interaction is less than the strength of a covalent bond between atoms and in particular less than the strength of a covalent bond between backbone atoms.

A resin composition includes: a compound represented by Formula (1); and a resin, in the formula, A and B each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, Ra and Rb each independently represent a substituent, m1 represents an integer of 0 to mA, m2 represents an integer of 0 to mB, Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, a group represented by Formula (Y-1), or a group represented by Formula (Y-2), and at least one of Y.sup.1 or Y.sup.2 represents a group represented by Formula (Y-1) or a group represented by Formula (Y-2). ##STR00001##

A resin composition includes: a compound represented by Formula (1); and a resin, in the formula, A and B each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, Ra and Rb each independently represent a substituent, m1 represents an integer of 0 to mA, m2 represents an integer of 0 to mB, Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, a group represented by Formula (Y-1), or a group represented by Formula (Y-2), and at least one of Y.sup.1 or Y.sup.2 represents a group represented by Formula (Y-1) or a group represented by Formula (Y-2). ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition, a resin composition, and a method of preparing the plasticizer composition. The plasticizer composition comprising an isophthalate-based material; and an epoxy-based alkyl ester compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. ##STR00001##