Abstract:
Provide is a cellulose acylate film, of which the environmental humidity-dependent retardation change is small and which, when stuck to a polarizer and used in high-temperature and high-humidity environments, is effective for preventing the polarizing element from being deteriorated. A cellulose acylate film, which contains a hydrogen-bonding compound satisfying the following requirements (A) to (C), and at least one hydrophobizing agent selected from a polyalcohol ester-base hydrophobizing agent, a polycondensate ester-base hydrophobizing agent and a carbohydrate derivative-base hydrophobizing agent: (A) the compound has both a hydrogen-bonding donor part and a hydrogen-bonding acceptor part in one molecule, (B) the value computed by dividing the molecular weight of the compound by the total number of the hydrogen-bonding donor number and the hydrogen-bonding acceptor number in the compound is from 30 to 65, and (C) the total number of the aromatic ring structures in the compound is from 1 to 3.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a formed article, or more specifically a transparent substrate, which effectively utilizes a natural stuff and which has a low linear expansion coefficient, a high light transmittance and an appropriate level of moisture permeability. The transparent substrate includes at least an oxidized polysaccharide and has a linear expansion coefficient of 50 ppm/° C. or less at 30-150° C. and a light transmittance of 70% or more at 660 nm. Its manufacturing method includes an oxidation process in which cellulose reacts with TEMPO or its derivatives as a catalyst to be oxidized in water under the presence of a co-oxidant, along with a fiberizing process in which the oxidized cellulose is fiberized in water to form a cellulose fiber, and a substrate-forming process in which a transparent substrate is formed from a cellulose dispersion liquid containing the cellulose fiber.
Abstract:
Provide a cellulose acylate film with small photoelastic coefficient, low moisture content and low haze, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device using the same. Also provided is a cellulose acylate film including at least cellulose acylate and a resin produced by hydrogenating a polymer containing a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the formula (1) below and hydroxyl group: in the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-5 alkyl group; each R2 represents a hydrogen atom or substituent, at least one of (R2)s being a hydroxyl group-containing substituent; moiety (A) may form, or does not necessarily form, a five- or six-membered ring; n represents an integer of 1 to 5, and when n is 2 or larger, the plurality of (R2)s may be same with or different from each other.
Abstract:
To provide a cellulose acylate film having low moisture permeability and low haze, a polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device using the same. A cellulose acylate film comprising at least a cellulose acylate, and a compound represented by the formula (1) below: in the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or substituent, R2 represents a substituent represented by the formula (2) below; n1 represents an integer of 0 to 4, when n1 is 2 or larger, the plurality of (R1)s may be same with or different from each other; n2 represents an integer of 1 to 5, when n2 is 2 or larger, the plurality of (R2)s may be same with or different from each other;
Abstract:
There is provided a cellulose ester film comprising at least one plasticizer and satisfying the following expressions (1) to (5); |Re|≦5 nm (1); 50 nm
Abstract translation:提供包含至少一种增塑剂并满足下列表达式(1)至(5)的纤维素酯膜; | Re |≦̸ 5nm(1); 50nm
Abstract:
A process for improving the rheological properties of an aqueous dispersion comprising adding a rheology modifier to the aqueous dispersion, and then adding a water soluble synthetic polymer flocculant to the aqueous dispersion. The rheology modifier may be selected from the group consisting of natural polymers, semi-natural polymers, synthetic materials and combinations thereof. The water soluble synthetic polymer flocculant may be selected from the group consisting of water soluble anionic polymers, cationic polymers, amphoteric polymers, nonionic polymers, and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
Processing of cellulose, and more particularly, fiber opening and downstream processing and chemistry are provided. A process includes moistening a cellulose sheet stock to a water content in a range from about 20% to about 50%, attriting the moistened cellulose sheet to a wet pulp, flash drying the wet pulp to a floccule of cellulose having a moisture content from about 4% to about 8%, and esterifying the floccule of cellulose to provide a cellulose ester product.
Abstract:
A cellulose acylate film is produced by casting a solution comprising a cellulose acylate resin and a partially ring-opened, styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer. The produced film has improved wet heat durability and low haze.
Abstract:
A process for producing a cellulose ester film that is produced by a melt casting method using no solvent at film formation, and that attains reduction of bright spot foreign matter, excelling in planarity, and that attains reduction of staining, excelling in dimensional stability. It is also intended to provide such a cellulose ester film, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display unit. There is provided a process for producing a cellulose ester film, characterized by forming into a film a material containing a cellulose ester and an ester compound of 1 to 7.5 distribution coefficient obtained by condensation of a polyhydric alcohol and an organic acid of the general formula: (1) according to a melt casting method.
Abstract:
A cellulose acylate film, which comprises a cellulose acylate having a total degree of substitution of from 2.0 to 2.5, a first optical enhancer of an ester having an absorption maximum λmax at less than 250 nm, and a second optical enhancer having an absorption maximum λmax at from more than 240 nm to 300 nm, and satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2), in which the ester of the first optical enhancer is a compound obtained through condensation of an oxo-acid of an organic acid or an inorganic acid and a hydroxyl group-containing compound: 40 nm≦Re(550)≦80 nm (1) 100 nm≦Rth(550)≦300 nm. (2)