The present invention provides a novel
graft polymer composition which contains a
graft polymer of
cellulose acetate and a
lactone and which achieves both excellent thermoplasticity and suppression of bleed out. Provided is a
polymer composition which contains a
graft polymer of
cellulose acetate and a
lactone, wherein the proportion of a
methanol-soluble material of the
polymer composition as measured via the method below is in the range of 13-33
mass%. (Method for measuring proportion of
methanol-soluble material) Under
atmospheric pressure, in a 20°C environment,
acetone is dissolved in 144 ml with respect to 24 g of the
polymer composition, 1.5 L of
methanol is added, and stirring is carried out for 12 hours. A mixture thus obtained is filtered with a PTFE
membrane filter having a
pore diameter of 1 μm, and a filter residue is collected. The obtained filter residue is put into 0.5 L of methanol again, and stirring is carried out for 1 hour. A mixture thus obtained is filtered with a PTFE
membrane filter having a
pore diameter of 1 μm, and a filter residue and a filtrate are collected. The obtained filter residue is put into 0.5 L of methanol again, and stirring is carried out for 1 hour. A mixture thus obtained is filtered with a PTFE
membrane filter having a
pore diameter of 1 μm, and a filter residue and a filtrate are collected. After the pH of the filtrate is confirmed to be 7, the filter residue is added to 1 L of methanol, and stirring is carried out for 12 hours. A mixture thus obtained is filtered with a PTFE membrane filter having a pore
diameter of 1μm, and a filter residue is collected. The obtained filter residue is dried at 40°C for 12 hours in a vacuum, and a dry
mass is thus obtained. From the dry
mass of the
polymer composition before purification and the dry mass of the
polymer composition after the purification, the proportion of the methanol-soluble material contained in the
polymer composition is calculated.
Methanol-soluble component of polymer composition = dry mass of polymer composition before purification - dry mass of polymer composition after purification Proportion of methanol-soluble material contained in polymer composition = (mass of methanol-soluble component of polymer composition) / dry mass of polymer composition after purification × 100 (mass%)