Kao Corporation

Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Takashi Mukai

Nobumichi Kamiyoshi

Hiroshi Kuwamoto

Hiroyuki Nagamori

Shuichi Iwado

Yuuta Matsumoto

Yoshiaki Ban

Shinichi Sata

Takashi Kubo

Hiroshi Mizuhata

Eiji Shirai

Katsutoshi Aoki

Rikio Tsushima

Ryoichi Tamaki

Toshifusa Hirano

Masahiro Yuki

Yuichi Honma

Yoshihiro Sakaguchi

Hidehito Ikebata

Takeru Sharyo

The present invention relates to a resin composition for protective layer transfer sheets which includes a polyester resin produced by polycondensing a polyhydric alcohol component containing a hydrogenated bisphenol A in an amount of 30 mol % or more and a polycarboxylic acid component containing a benzenedicarboxylic acid in an amount of 50 mol % or more.

Resin composition for protective layer transfer sheets

The present invention relates to a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet including a dye receiving layer formed of a resin composition for thermal transfer image-receiving sheets, wherein said resin composition includes a resin composition (A) containing a graft polymer (A0) which contains a main chain segment (A1) formed of a polyester resin obtained by polycondensing an alcohol component containing an alkyleneoxide adduct of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane in an amount of 50 mol % or more with a carboxylic acid component, and a side chain segment (A2) formed of an addition polymer-based resin, and has a glass transition temperature of 50&#xb0; C. or higher; and a resin composition (B) containing a resin (B0) and having a glass transition temperature lower by from 10 to 80&#xb0; C. than the glass transition temperature of the resin composition (A), and to a process for producing the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet.

Thermal transfer image-receiving sheets

The present invention relates to a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet including a dye receiving layer which contains a resin (A) including a graft polymer containing a main chain segment (A1) formed of a polyester resin having an acid value of from 5 to 40 mgKOH/g and a side chain segment (A2) formed of an addition polymer-based resin, wherein the segment (A1) is obtained by polycondensing an alcohol component containing an alkyleneoxide adduct of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane in an amount of 60 mol % or more with a carboxylic acid component, and the segment (A2) contains a constitutional unit derived from an aromatic group-containing addition-polymerizable monomer in an amount of 85% by weight or more.

The present invention relates to a resin emulsion being produced by neutralizing a resin binder containing acid group with a basic compound in an aqueous medium wherein the resin binder containing acid group contains a polyester produced from a raw monomer composition containing a trivalent or higher-valent polyhydric alcohol in an amount of 1 to 15 mol %; a process for producing the resin emulsion; and a toner for electrophotography using the resin emulsion. In the resin emulsion of the present invention, a resin is readily emulsified therein even when using a crosslinked polyester as the resin, and the resin emulsion is substantially free from hydrolysis of the resin and can produce a toner having an excellent heat-resistant storage property.

Resin emulsion

The present invention relates to a resin for use in a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet which is excellent in dyeability with dyes and releasability of the sheet, a resin dispersion using the resin, and a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet. The resin for a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet is obtained by addition polymerizing and condensation polymerizing (a) raw monomers of a polyester, (b) a raw monomer of an addition polymer-based resin containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of styrene and styrene derivatives and (c) at least one dually reactive monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and derivatives of these acids, wherein the raw monomers (a) of a polyester include an alcohol component containing 80 mol % or more of an alkyleneoxide adduct of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane.

The present invention relates to a polyester for thermal transfer image-receiving sheets which includes a polyester A produced from an alcohol component containing 50 mol % or more of an alkyleneoxide adduct of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and an acid component containing 80 mol % or more of an aliphatic carboxylic acid and/or an alicyclic carboxylic acid as a total amount thereof, and a polyester B produced from an alcohol component containing 80 mol % or more of the alkyleneoxide adduct of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and an acid component containing 10 to 35 mol % of a trivalent or higher valent aromatic polycarboxylic acid; a resin dispersion containing the polyester; a process for producing the resin dispersion; a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet using the polyester; and a process for producing the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet. The thermal transfer image-receiving sheet is capable of satisfying all of a dyeability, a light resistance and a releasability at the same time.

Polyesters for thermal transfer image-receiving sheets

The present invention relates to a dye receptor layer composition for thermal transfer image-receiving sheets which includes (a) a resin dispersion containing a polyester-containing resin, (b) a glycol ether having a boiling point of from 160&#xb0; C. to 280&#xb0; C. and a vapor pressure at 20&#xb0; C. of from 20 to 1,000 Pa and (c) an oxazoline group-containing compound, and is excellent in film-forming property; and a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet obtained from the composition which can be dried at a low temperature for a short period of time, exhibits a low heat fusibility, is excellent in releasability, printing sensitivity and imaging performance, and can produce images with a high density.

Dye receptor layer compositions

The present invention relates to a dye receiving layer composition for thermal transfer image-receiving sheets which includes a resin containing a polyester produced by using an alcohol component containing 50 mol % or more of an alkyleneoxide adduct of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and an oxazoline group-containing compound. There are provided a composition for a dye receiving layer of a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet which is excellent in not only dyeability upon thermal transfer but also releasability from a transfer sheet, and a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet having a dye receiving layer obtained from the above composition which is capable of obtaining transferred images having excellent properties.

Dye receiving layer compositions for thermal transfer image-receiving sheets

The present invention relates to a polyester having an excellent hydrolysis resistance even when used in a process for producing a toner for electrophotography which includes a step of forming a raw material into particles in an aqueous medium, and a toner for electrophotography which contains the polyester and is excellent in storage stability and fixing property. There are provided a polyester for a toner for electrophotography which is used in a process for producing a toner including a step of forming a raw material component into particles in an aqueous medium or a solution, and produced by polycondensing an alcohol component with a carboxylic acid component containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an alkyl succinic acid and an alkenyl succinic acid, as well as a toner for electrophotography which contains the polyester.

Polyesters for toner for electrophotography

The invention provides an additive for heated asphalt that can further improve a peeling prevention effect between asphalt and aggregates. The invention relates to an additive which is added to heated asphalt containing a particular gallic acid ester with or combination of gallic acid and an alcohol.

Additive for heating asphalt

A metal-working oil composition comprises as essential components thereof (a) one or more lube-oil components selected from the group consisting of oils, fats, mineral oils and fatty acid esters; and (b) one or more water-soluble polymer compounds selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of acrylic amide, copolymers of acrylic amide and other monomers and salts of the homopolymers and copolymers, the molecular weights of which homopolymers, copolymers and salts fall within the range of from 1,000 to 10,000,000. The incorporation of the specific water-soluble compound allows a lube-oil component to disperse stably as large droplets in water and hence, several advantages including thick and strong lubricating film suitable for use under severe machining conditions can be obtained.

Metal-working oil composition

A metal-working oil composition containing the following three components (A), (B) and (C) as its essential components:

A metal working water-soluble lubricant composition comprising a water-soluble polymer compound whose counter anion is acidic phosphorus-containing compound or boric acid is disclosed. The water-soluble polymer compound is selected from the group consisting of cationic or amphoteric addition polymers, ring-opened polymers, polycondensation products and salts or quaternary ammonium salts of natural polymer derivatives having at least one basic or cationic nitrogen atom in one molecule thereof with a molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000,000. The composition has a load resistance equal to or higher than known liquid lubricants which contain mineral oils, beef tallow etc., and shows an excellent lubricating performance when applied to a metal working surface.

Metal working water-soluble lubricant composition and method of feeding

A metal-working oil composition comprises as essential components thereof (a) one or more lube-oil components selected from the group consisting of oils, fats, mineral oils and fatty acid esters; and (b) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of acidic phosphoric acid salts of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic amines each of which has 4 to 22 carbon atoms and quaternary ammonium salts formed from aliphatic or aromatic amines, each of which has 4 to 22 carbon atoms, and acidic phosphoric acids; and (c) a non-ionic surfactant. Incorporation of a specific amine compound together with a non-ionic surfactant permits, owing to the protective colloidal function of the compounds, stable dispersion of the lube-oil component as large droplets in water and hence the resulting dispersion enjoys good circulation stability and withstands severe machining conditions.

A water-soluble metal-working lubricant composition comprising as essential components thereof

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Takashi Mukai