Polyvinyl alcohol resin, water-soluble film, extrusion-molded article, filament, nonwoven fabric, container, method for producing water-soluble film, and aqueous solution

Abstract

To provide: a polyvinyl alcohol resin which enables obtaining a water-soluble film having favorable cold-water solubility and mechanical strength, has favorable biodegradability, and is superior in filterability in a state of an aqueous solution; a water-soluble film, an extruded product, a filament, a non-woven fabric, and a container each containing such a polyvinyl alcohol resin; a method for producing a water-soluble film; and an aqueous solution. The polyvinyl alcohol resin contains, as a principal component, a modified polyvinyl alcohol containing a unit represented by the following formula (1), wherein a ratio (N1/N2) of the number (N1) of 1-μm-size particles to the number (N2) of 2-μm-size particles contained in 1 mL of a 2% by mass aqueous solution of the polyvinyl alcohol resin is 0.1 or more and 50 or less. In the formula (1), R represents a single bond or a divalent organic group, and M represents a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, or an ammonium group.

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