Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Takeo Hayashi

Satoshi Yoshinaka

Dai Oguro

Masahiro Kurokawa

Takeshi Hirokane

Takuya Minezaki

Kazuaki Mukasa

Koji Yamamoto

Hideyuki Sato

Shun Ogawa

Masahiro Harada

Hiroyuki Mishima

Takao Ota

Takahiro Takano

Tsuyoshi Ikeda

Hisashi Shimazaki

Provided is a starting material for polyurethanes having excellent hydrolysis resistance and heat resistance, especially heat aging resistance. Further provided is polyurethanes and elastomers obtained by using the polyesters, as well as processes for manufacturing the polyesters and processes for manufacturing the polyurethanes. The polyester contains one or more types of repeating unit represented by formula [I] below, wherein 70% or more of a terminal group thereof is hydroxyl group, or 70% or more of a terminal group thereof is carboxyl groups; wherein R, R, Rand Reach independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and A represents a divalent group selected from aliphatic groups, alicyclic groups, and aromatic groups. 

Polyesters, polyurethanes, elastomers, processes for manufacturing polyesters and processes for manufacturing polyurethanes

Provided is a polycarbonates that can be used as starting materials for polyurethanes having excellent weather resistance and heat aging resistance. Provided is polyurethanes and elastomers obtained by using the polycarbonates, as well as processes for manufacturing the polycarbonates and processes for manufacturing the polyurethanes. The polycarbonate contains one or more types of repeating unit represented by formula [I] below, which contains 90% or more of terminal hydroxyl groups; wherein R, R, Rand Reach independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms. 

Polycarbonates, polyurethanes, elastomers, processes for manufacturing polycarbonates and processes for manufacturing polyurethanes

A resin composition for a vibration damping material, comprising a polyester resin mainly formed of a dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit and a diol constitutional unit; and a filler, in which the polyester resin contains: a dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit (A) mainly derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, in particular, isophthalic acid; a diol constitutional unit (B) mainly derived from ethylene glycol; and a constitutional unit (C) formed of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, an aliphatic diol, and/or an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid each having 5 or more carbon atoms, and the resin composition contains, as the filler, a flake-like or plate-like filler (D) and a filler (E) made of a particulate metal oxide.

Vibration damping material

Provided is a vibration damping material comprising: a polyester resin containing dicarboxylic acid constitutional units and diol constitutional units; and mica being dispersed in the polyester resin, wherein: (1) a ratio [(A+B)/(A+B)] of a total of (A) a number of the dicarboxylic acid constitutional units having an odd number of carbon atoms in a polyester main chain and (B) a number of the diol constitutional units having an odd number of carbon atoms in the polyester main chain with respect to a total of (A) a number of total dicarboxylic acid constitutional units and (B) a number of total diol constitutional units in the polyester resin is in the range of 0.5 to 1; and (2) an average particle diameter calculated from a volume-based particle diameter frequency distribution of the mica in the vibration damping material is 25 to 500 &#x3bc;m. The damping material has a high versatility, is lightweight, shows an excellent vibration damping property and can be produced easily with a batch mixer.

Damping material and method for production thereof

Provided is a vibration damping material, which includes a resin composition obtained by dispersing titanium dioxide (Y) and a mica flake (Z) in a polyester resin (X) containing dicarboxylic acid constitutional units an diol constitutional units, in which: (1) in the polyester resin (X), a ratio of a total of a number of the dicarboxylic acid constitutional units (A) having an odd number of carbon atoms in a main chain and a number of the diol constitutional units (B) having an odd number of carbon atoms in a main chain with respect to a total of a number of total dicarboxylic acid constitutional units (A) and a number of total diol constitutional units (B), i.e., [(A1+B1)/(A+B)] is in a range of 0.5 to 1; and (2) a mass ratio (X:Y:Z) of the polyester resin (X), the titanium dioxide (Y), and the mica flake (Z) is in a range of 15 to 40:5 to 30:30 to 80. The vibration damping material is light, has a high vibration damping ability, and exhibits a higher vibration damping ability in a particularly wide range of frequency. Because the vibration damping material does not require use of a carbon powder or the like, the material can also be used in applications and parts that require various color tones, and has high versatility.

Vibration-damping material

The invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition which is excellent in transparency, heat resistance, resistance to chemicals, and mechanical strength as well as moldability, printability, etc. The thermoplastic resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin in an amount of 2 to 99.5 wt. % and a polyester resin in an amount of 98 to 0.5 wt. %, wherein the polyester resin (B) contains diol units each having a cyclic acetal skeleton in an amount of 20 to 60 mol % with respect to total diol structural units.

Thermoplastic resin composition

A polyamide obtained by polycondensation of a diamine component containing at least 50 mol % of 2-methyl-1, 5-pentanediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component containing at least 50 mol % of azelaic acid,

Polyamide and resin composition

There is disclosed A polyester based resin composition (D) which comprises a polyamide resin (A) and a polyester resin (B), or a polyamide resin (A), a polyester resin (B) and a polyethylene terephthalate resin (C), characterized in that the polyester resin (B) is obtained by polycondensation of a dicarboxylic acid component containing 0.5 to 60 mol % of a dicarboxylic acid having a cyclic acetal skeleton and/or a diol component containing 0.5 to 60 mol % of a diol having a cyclic acetal skeleton, and that the blending proportions of the polyamide resin (A), the polyester resin (B) and the polyethylene terephthalate resin (C) are each in the range of 1 to 99% by weight, 1 to 99% by weight and 0 to 98% by weight, respectively on the basis of total sum weight of the components (A), (B) and (C). There is further disclosed a molded product (film, sheet, thin wall hollow container, etc.). The above polyester based resin composition and a product molded therefrom are each excellent in transparency color tone, gas barrier properties, pinhole resistance and mechanical performance.

Polyester based resin composition and molded product therefrom

Polyester resin and molded article

The polyamide resin composition comprises a copolyamide resin, a nucleating agent for crystallization, and optionally an inorganic filler. The copolyamide resin is produced by polycondensing a carboxylic acid component mainly comprising adipic acid with a diamine component containing trans-1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, cis- 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, and optionally another diamine. The nucleating agent for crystallization is selected from an organic nucleating agent and an inorganic nucleating agent. The polyamide resin composition exhibits a good molding cycle and provides a shaped article excellent in the retention of rigidity at a high temperature condition, the durability under a high temperature condition, and the retention of mechanical properties after water-absorption. Therefore, the polyamide resin composition is useful as a metal replacement in various applications such as automobile parts, mechanical parts and electric or electronic parts.

Polyamide resin composition

A polyamide resin composition obtained by melting and kneading

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Takeo Hayashi