| JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION Patent applications |
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| 20120136130 | ISOBUTYLENE-BASED POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An isobutylene-based polymer comprising a structural unit represented by the following formula (1): | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120135900 | LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The lubricating oil composition of the invention comprises a lubricating base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1-20 mm | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120133882 | LIQUID CRYSTAL FILM AND OPTICAL ELEMENT PRODUCED USING SAME - The present invention provides a liquid crystal film which comprises a liquid crystal layer having excellent retainability of homeotropic alignment and which has excellent interlayer adhesion between a cycloolefin polymer (COP) film and the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal film is produced by aligning homeotropically a liquid crystalline composition containing a (meth)acrylic compound having an oxetane group and fixing the composition in a homeotropic alignment by polymerizing the oxetane group directly on the COP film. The liquid crystal film is excellent in interlayer adhesion. The present invention also provides an optical element produced using the liquid crystal film. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120132897 | DIFFRACTION GRATING, ORGANIC EL ELEMENT USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - A diffraction grating having a transparent supporting substrate; and a cured resin layer which is stacked on the transparent supporting substrate and which has concavities and convexities formed on a surface thereof, wherein when a Fourier-transformed image is obtained by performing two-dimensional fast Fourier transform processing on a concavity and convexity analysis image obtained by analyzing a shape of the concavities and convexities formed on the surface of the cured resin layer by use of an atomic force microscope, the Fourier-transformed image shows a circular or annular pattern substantially centered at an origin at which an absolute value of wavenumber is 0 μm | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120132848 | WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATOR MACHINE AND REFRIGERATING MACHINE OIL - The present invention provides a working fluid composition for a refrigerator machine comprising a base oil comprising an ether-based compound, a carbodiimide compound, and an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant. The present invention also provides a refrigerating machine oil comprising a base oil containing an ether-based compound and a carbodiimide compound, the refrigerating machine oil being used together with an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120123058 | METHANOFULLERENE DERIVATIVES AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICES USING SAME - The present invention provides a novel methanofullerene derivative applicable as an organic semiconductor material in electronics devices such as organic FETs and electroluminescence devices and solar cells, represented by formula (I) wherein the average value of | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120119755 | INSULATION RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND INSULATION RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD - An object is to detect an insulation failure of a DC circuit with high sensitivity and in safety by means of a simple detection circuit. An insulation resistance measurement device of this invention is a device for measuring an insulation resistance to ground of a DC source circuit and is provided with connection terminals for connections to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a series power supply, switch elements connected between the connection terminals and the ground potential and configured to switch connections between the connection terminals and the ground potential, resistive elements connected through the switch elements between the connection terminals, respectively, and the ground potential, and a voltage detection unit for detecting voltage drops in the resistive elements. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120108851 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NORBORNENE DERIVATIVE - A method for producing a norbornene derivative includes forming a Mannich base represented by any of general formulae (5) to (7) by reacting a carbonyl compound represented by any of general formulae (1) to (3) and an amine compound represented by general formula (4) with each other in an acidic solvent, to thereby obtain a reaction liquid comprising the Mannich base in the acidic solvent, wherein the acidic solvent comprises a formaldehyde derivative and 0.01 mol/L or more of an acid represented by formula HX; reacting the Mannich base and a diene compound represented by general formula (8) with each other by adding an organic solvent, a base in an amount of 1.0 to 20.0 equivalents to the acid, and the diene compound to the reaction liquid, and then heating the reaction liquid, to thereby form the norbornene derivative represented by any of general formulae (9) to (11). | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120100448 | METHOD FOR LOAD FOLLOWING OPERATION OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided is a method for load following operation of a fuel cell system in which reliable reforming and the prevention of flow blockage and anode degradation are possible. Functions F=f(P) and P=f | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120097894 | WHOLLY AROMATIC THERMOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED OBJECT, AND LED REFLECTOR - A wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid-crystal polyester resin composition, comprising 5 to 40 parts by volume of titanium oxide (B) and 5 to 40 parts by volume of barium sulfate (C) with respect to 100 parts by volume of a wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid-crystal polyester (A); wherein the total of the (B) component and the (C) component with respect to 100 parts by volume of the (A) component is 15 to 45 parts by volume. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120078022 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OLEFIN DIMER, AND OLEFIN DIMER - The process for producing an olefin dimer of the present invention includes a first step of carrying out a dimerization reaction of an olefin in the presence of a solid phosphoric acid catalyst in which phosphoric acid is supported on inorganic support particles at a reaction temperature of 55 to 300° C. by introducing into a reactor an olefin-containing raw material containing water in an amount of 10 ppm by mass or more and less than the saturated water content at the reaction temperature, thereby preparing a reaction product containing an olefin dimer, a second step of washing the reaction product prepared in the first step at a temperature of 50° C. or higher using an alkaline substance-containing water adjusted to pH 8 to 13 and a third step of washing the reaction product after the alkaline washing in the second step with water at a temperature of 0 to 110° C., thereby preparing an olefin dimer. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120071375 | LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION - The invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1-10 mm | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120071374 | LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricant oil composition comprising: a lubricant base oil whose kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is 1 to 6 mm | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120071373 | LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricant oil composition according to the present invention comprises: a lubricant base oil whose kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is 1 to 20 mm | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120065337 | POLYMER FINE PARTICLE FOR SUPPRESSING GENERATION OF DIE BUILD-UP DURING EXTRUSION MOLDING - During the manufacture of a master batch for a polyolefin resin film, organic polymer fine particles which contain a polyfunctional monomer (cross-linking agent) having at least one kind of two or more functional groups in a monomer unit constituting a polymer and is mixed with a polyolefin resin using an extruder are blended as an anti-blocking agent, thereby preventing the generation of die build-up around the outlet of the extruder. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120059192 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING CAROTENOID - The present invention provides a method for collecting a carotenoid from a culture of a carotenoid-producing bacterium at high yield. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for separating a carotenoid comprising a step of precipitating a concentrate containing the carotenoid from a culture of a carotenoid-producing bacterium under acidic conditions; and a method for producing a carotenoid comprising the steps of precipitating a concentrate containing the carotenoid from a culture of a carotenoid-producing bacterium under acidic conditions and collecting the carotenoid from the obtained precipitate. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120040823 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST FOR USE IN PREFERENTIAL OXIDATION REACTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE - The present invention provides a method for producing a catalyst for use in preferential carbon monoxide oxidation, which catalyst has a high preferential carbon monoxide oxidation activity and a high methanation activity with respect to the carbon monoxide contained in hydrogen gas, can thus stably reduce the carbon monoxide concentration to an extremely lower level and comprises porous inorganic oxide support particles and, on the basis of the mass thereof, 0.01 to 10 percent by mass of ruthenium and 0.01 to 1 percent by mass of platinum, loaded on the support. The method comprises (1) a step of loading 30 to 70 percent of the total amount of ruthenium to be loaded, on the support particles by a competitive adsorption method and (2) a step of loading the rest of the total amount of ruthenium to be loaded and the total amount of platinum to be loaded, on the ruthenium-loaded support particles produced in step (1) without using a competitive adsorption agent. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120037539 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUBRICANT BASE OIL - A process for production of a lubricating base oil whereby a lubricating base oil is obtained by a first step in which a stock oil containing normal paraffins of C | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120029241 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONYL COMPOUND, CATALYST, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST - The method for producing a carbonyl compound according to the invention comprises a step of obtaining a carbonyl compound by oxidation of a secondary alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a carrier obtained by the use of a styrene-based polymer with side chains containing crosslinkable functional groups, wherein the crosslinkable functional groups in the carrier are crosslinked, gold-platinum nanosize clusters supported on the carrier and carbon black supported on the carrier. The production method allows production of a carbonyl compound by oxidation of a secondary alcohol, with high selectivity and a high conversion rate. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029088 | ANTI-ANXIETY COMPOSITION - This invention provides a highly safe anti-anxiety composition that can be used for treatment or prevention of anxiety disorders. Such anti-anxiety composition comprises, as an active ingredient, a carotenoid. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028149 | SHUTDOWN METHOD FOR SHUTTING DOWN INDIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Provided is a method for shutting down an indirect internal reforming SOFC, in which reliable reforming and the prevention of the oxidative degradation of the anode are possible. A | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023812 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GAS OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a gas oil composition that can achieve environment load reduction, low temperature properties and low fuel consumption all together and is suitably used in a winter season. The gas oil composition comprises an FT synthetic base oil in an amount of 60 percent by mass or more on the basis of the total mass of the composition and has a sulfur content of 5 ppm by mass or less, an aromatic content of 10 percent by volume or less, an oxygen content of 100 ppm or less, an end point of 360° C. or lower, an insoluble content after an oxidation stability test of 0.5 mg/100 mL or less, an HFRR wear scar diameter (WS1.4) of 400 μm or smaller and a specific relation in normal paraffin contents and the total content thereof. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120021305 | PRECURSOR OF DESULFURIZING AGENT FOR HYDROCARBON AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, CALCINED PRECURSOR OF DESULFURIZING AGENT FOR HYDROCARBON AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, DESULFURIZING AGENT FOR HYDROCARBON AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, HYDROCARBON DESULFURIZATION METHOD, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A desulfurizing agent for a hydrocarbon comprises: 10 to 30 percent by mass of a porous inorganic oxide based on the total mass of the desulfurizing agent; 3 to 40 percent by mass of zinc oxide; and 45 to 75 percent by mass of a nickel atom in terms of nickel oxide, wherein the reduction degree of the nickel atom is 50 to 80 percent, and wherein the amount of hydrogen adsorption per unit desulfurizing agent mass is 3.5 to 4.6 ml/g. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120010304 | Method and System for Synthesizing Liquid Hydrocarbon Compounds - Provided is a method for synthesizing liquid hydrocarbon compounds wherein synthesizing liquid hydrocarbon compounds from a synthesis gas by a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The method includes a first absorption step of absorbing a carbon dioxide gas, which is contained in gaseous by-products generated in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction, with an absorbent, and a second absorption step of absorbing a carbon dioxide gas, which is contained in the synthesis gas, with the absorbent which is passed through the first absorption step. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120010111 | RUST-PREVENTIVE OIL COMPOSITION - A rust preventive oil composition comprising a nonionic surfactant with a hydrophilic-lipophilic index of 10-12 at 0.1-10% by mass based on the total amount of the composition, and at least one rust-preventing additive selected from among sarcosine compounds, sulfonic acid salts, esters, amines, carboxylic acids, fatty acid amine salts, carboxylic acid salts, paraffin waxes, oxidized wax salts, alkyl or alkenylsuccinic acid derivatives and boron compounds, the composition having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 1-50 mm | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120004487 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING PARA-SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC HYDROCARBON AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARA-SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC HYDROCARBON USING THE SAME - This invention relates to a novel catalyst which enables an efficient production of a high-purity para-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon even without conducting isomerization step and/or adsorption separation step, and more particularly to a catalyst for producing a para-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, which is formed by coating an MFI-type zeolite having an SiO | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000823 | Process for Producing Low-Sulfur Gas Oil Fraction, and Low-Sulfur Gas Oil - A process for producing a gas oil fraction by hydrodesulfurizing a feedstock oil prepared by blending a straight-run gas oil and a light cycle oil, wherein the process is capable of maintaining the activity of the desulfurization catalyst over a long period, and is capable of producing a low-sulfur gas oil fraction having a low sulfur content and excellent color index. The process for producing a low-sulfur gas oil fraction includes hydrodesulfurizing a feedstock oil to a sulfur content of not more than 10 ppm by mass, wherein the feedstock oil is prepared by blending a straight-run gas oil with a light cycle oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of less than 220° C. and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of less than 325° C., such that the blend proportion of the light cycle oil is not more than 30% by volume. Further, a low-sulfur gas oil is obtained by blending the low-sulfur gas oil fraction with a kerosene fraction. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000819 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ALKYLBENZENE AND CATALYST USED THEREFOR - A method that efficiently produces an alkylbenzene with a high added value from a 1.5-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbon while suppressing excessive hydrocracking and nuclear hydrogenation, and preventing a decrease in catalytic activity due to deposition of carbon during a hydrocracking reaction, and a catalyst used therefor, are disclosed. A method of producing an alkylbenzene includes causing a hydrocarbon oil feedstock containing an alkylbenzene content of less than 20 vol %, a bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content of less than 30 vol %, and a 1.5-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content of 25 vol % or more to come in contact with a hydrocracking catalyst that includes a solid acid having a maximum acid strength of Brönsted acid of 110 kJ/mol or more and less than 140 kJ/mol. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110313121 | REVERSE DISPERSION RETARDATION FILM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A reverse dispersion retardation film, formed by stretching a film comprising a norbornene-based ring-opening copolymer containing a structural unit (A) represented by the following general formula (1): | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110306530 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION OIL COMPOSITION - Provided is a continuously variable transmission oil composition that can markedly increase the coefficient of friction between a metal belt or a chain and a pulley, that can maintain the high coefficient of friction over a long period of time, and that causes no clogging of the clutch plate. The continuously variable transmission oil composition includes 0.005-0.15 mass %, as phosphorous compound-derived phosphorus content with respect to the total amount of the composition, of at least one type of phosphorous compound represented by general formula (1) in a lubricating oil base. (1) In general formula (1), R | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110294652 | METHOD FOR PREPARING PYROCHLORE TYPE OXIDE, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRO CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a method for preparing a pyrochlore type oxide having a larger specific surface area, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell and a fuel cell system improved in power generation efficiency and capable of being produced more inexpensively, and a method for producing an electro catalyst for a fuel cell, which electro catalyst has a larger specific surface area, is relatively inexpensive, and has high electrode activity per unit mass. A method for preparing a pyrochlore type oxide represented by A | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110288351 | RAW OIL COMPOSITION FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention provides a stock oil composition for a carbon material for a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 280° C. or higher as the distillation property, a density of at least 0.90 g/cm | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288340 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING KETONE - A method for manufacturing a ketone includes oxidizing an internal olefin or a cyclic olefin having one carbon-carbon double bond or more at a position other than terminals of a molecule thereof in an amide-based solvent in the presence of water, a palladium catalyst, and molecular oxygen, thereby bonding an oxo group to at least one of the carbon atoms constituting the carbon-carbon double bond, in which the amide-based solvent is represented by the formula | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110287993 | OIL COMPOSITION FOR MINIMAL QUANTITY LUBRICATION ALUMINUM PROCESSING - The present invention provides an oil for minimal quantity lubrication aluminum processing. In aluminum processing such as cutting, grinding, and form-rolling, the oil composition can improve the processing efficiency, tool life, and handleability in higher levels in a well-balanced manner and further is highly biodegradable and thus environment friendly. The oil composition comprises an alcohol compound having 1 to 8 hydroxyl groups and 2 to 27 carbon atoms, in an amount of 16 to 100 percent by mass on the basis of the total mass of the composition. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110278548 | MICROLENS FOR ORGANIC EL ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL ELEMENT USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - A microlens for an organic EL element, which is used by being disposed on a light-emitting surface of the organic EL element, said microlens comprising a cured resin layer having concavities and convexities formed on a surface thereof, wherein when a Fourier-transformed image is obtained by performing two-dimensional fast Fourier transform processing on a concavity and convexity analysis image obtained by analyzing a shape of the concavities and convexities by use of an atomic force microscope, the Fourier-transformed image shows a circular or annular pattern substantially centered at an origin at which an absolute value of wavenumber is 0 μm | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110275549 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricant composition is disclosed which can largely reduce abrasion, can exhibit a low friction coefficient steadily, and has a high corrosion resistance in the lubrication of an iron-based sliding member. The lubricant composition includes a lubricant base oil, a 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid ester in an amount of 0.01 to 10 mass % relative to the total amount of the lubricant composition, and a detergent dispersant in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mass % relative to the total amount of the lubricant composition. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110272268 | METHOD FOR REFINING DICYCLOPENTADIENE - A first method for refining dicyclopentadiene of the present invention is characterized in that the method separates and recovers dicyclopentadiene by distilling the crude dicyclopentadiene that contains dicyclopentadiene and is obtained by removing a C5 fraction and a BTX fraction from the reaction product obtained by dimerization reaction of the cracked gasoline by-produced in an ethylene plant that uses as feed stock a C2 fraction, a C3 fraction and a C4 fraction. A second method for refining dicyclopentadiene of the present invention is characterized in that the dicyclopentadiene-containing fraction refined by distillation is brought into contact with an inert gas or a hydrocarbon gas having 1 to 3 carbon atoms. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110270010 | HYDROGENATION ISOMERIZATION CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, METHOD FOR DEWAXING HYDROCARBON OIL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUBRICANT BASE OIL - A first hydroisomerization catalyst contains a support being a extruded product prepared by calcination having a thermal treatment that includes thermally treating at 350° C. or more and at least one metal supported on the support and selected from the group consisting of metals belonging to Groups 8 to 10 of the periodic table, molybdenum and tungsten, wherein the support contains (a1) a calcined zeolite prepared by calcination having a thermal treatment that includes thermally treating at 350° C. or more of an ion-exchanged zeolite obtained by ion exchange of an organic template-containing zeolite containing an organic template and having a 10-membered ring one-dimensional porous structure in a solution containing ammonium ions and/or protons, and (b1) a calcined inorganic oxide prepared by calcination having a thermal treatment that includes thermally treating at 350° C. or more of one inorganic oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, titania, boria, zirconia, magnesia, ceria, zinc oxide, phosphorus oxide, and a composite oxide containing a combination of two or more of these oxides, wherein the thermal treatment to which the calcined zeolite has been subjected includes calcination in which the ion-exchanged zeolite that has not been thermally treated at 350° C. or more is heated within the range of 350° C. to 450° C. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110262981 | CAROTENOID FERMENTATION METHOD - The present invention provides a method for producing a carotenoid, which comprises culturing a carotenoid-producing bacterium in an amino acid-supplemented medium, and collecting the carotenoid from the resulting cultured product, wherein the amino acid is at least one selected, from the group consisting of glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glutamine, asparagine, alanine, glycine, serine, threonine, arginine, tyrosine, proline, phenylalanine and leucine, and salts thereof | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110237853 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - A method for manufacturing a hydrocarbon oil, comprising: a first step wherein a feedstock oil containing an oxygen-containing organic compound and a water-insoluble chlorine-containing compound is brought into contact with a hydrogenation catalyst comprising a support containing a porous inorganic oxide and one or more metals selected from Group VIA and Group VIII of the periodic table supported on the support in the presence of hydrogen to generate a hydrocarbon oil and water in a vapor state by the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygen-containing organic compound and convert the water-insoluble chlorine-containing compound into a water-soluble chlorine-containing compound; a second step wherein the water in the reaction product of the first step is maintained in a vapor state and the reaction product of the first step is brought into contact with a nitrogen-containing Brønsted base compound which has a boiling point at normal pressure of 100° C. or less and is water-soluble to obtain a product to be treated; and a third step wherein the product to be treated is cooled to a temperature not higher than the temperature at which water in a vapor state is liquefied to form an aqueous phase containing a water-soluble chlorine-containing compound and a nitrogen-containing Brønsted base compound and then separate the aqueous phase from an oil to be treated to obtain a product oil containing a hydrocarbon oil. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110237477 | LUBRICANT BASE OIL AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A hydrocarbon-based lubricating base oil wherein a urea adduct value is not greater than 4% by mass, a viscosity index is 100 or higher, an average of carbon atoms number is 23-31 as determined by gas chromatography distillation, a value obtained by dividing an integral value of a peak in 30 ppm by an integral value of total peaks in the range of from 0 ppm to 50 ppm for the | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110233820 | MOLD FOR NANOIMPRINT - A mold for nanoimprint including a liquid-crystalline polysilane and having a raised and recessed surface formed by the formation of a smectic phase due to the orientation of the liquid-crystalline polysilane. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110232168 | GAS OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a gas oil composition that can achieve environment load reduction, low temperature properties and low fuel consumption all together and is suitably used in a winter season. The gas oil composition comprises an Ft synthetic base oil in an amount of 60 percent by mass or more on the basis of the total mass of the composition and has a sulfur content of 5 ppm by mass or less, an aromatic content of 10 percent by volume or less, an oxygen content of 100 ppm or less, an end point of 360° C. or lower, an insoluble content after an oxidation stability test of 0.5 mg/100 mL or less, an HFRR wear scar diameter (WS1.4) of 400 μm or smaller and a specific relation in normal paraffin contents and the total content thereof. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110230685 | LUBRICANT BASE OIL AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - The hydrocarbon-based lubricating base oil of the invention has a urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass, a viscosity index of 100 or greater, and a cycloparaffin content of 30-60% by mass based on the total amount of the saturated components, as measured by field desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. The hydrocarbon-based lubricating base oil of the invention allows high levels of both viscosity-temperature characteristic and low-temperature viscosity characteristic to be obtained, and exhibits excellence in terms of evaporation property and energy efficiency. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110225877 | GAS OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a gas oil composition that can achieve environment load reduction, low temperature properties and low fuel consumption all together and is suitably used in a winter season. The gas oil composition comprises an Ft synthetic base oil in an amount of 60 percent by mass or more on the basis of the total mass of the composition and has a sulfur content of 5 ppm by mass or less, an aromatic content of 10 percent by volume or less, an oxygen content of 100 ppm or less, an end point of 360° C. or lower, an insoluble content after an oxidation stability test of 0.5 mg/100 mL or less, an HFRR wear scar diameter (WS1.4) of 400 μm or smaller and a specific relation in normal paraffin contents and the total content thereof. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110219677 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AVIATION FUEL BASE OIL - The present invention provides a process of producing an aviation fuel base oil having excellent combustibility, oxidation stability and life cycle characteristics, hydrotreating in the presence of hydrogen a feedstock comprising an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compound originating from an animal or vegetable fat (preferably an animal or vegetable fat that contains fatty acids each having 10 to 14 carbon atoms in the fatty acid carbon chain in the total amount of 60 percent by mass or more) and a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon compound. The present invention also provides a process for producing an aviation fuel base oil by blending such an aviation fuel base oil and an aviation fuel base oil produced by refining crude oil. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110219676 | AVIATION FUEL BASE OIL AND AVIATION FUEL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides an environment friendly aviation fuel base oil having combustibility, oxidation stability and excellent life cycle characteristics and contributing to diversification of primary energy, which is produced by hydrotreating a feedstock comprising a mixed oil of an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compound originating from an animal or vegetable fat and a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon compound or a feedstock comprising said mixed oil and a petroleum base oil produced by refining crude oil and an aviation fuel composition comprising the aviation fuel base oil, and an aviation fuel composition containing such an aviation fuel base oil. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110218376 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - The method for manufacturing a hydrocarbon oil of the present invention comprises a first step wherein a plurality of reaction zones filled with a specific catalyst is disposed in series and a feedstock oil containing an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compound derived from an animal or vegetable oil is supplied and hydrotreated under the conditions of a hydrogen pressure of 1 MPa or more and 10 MPa or less in each of the reaction zones; and a second step wherein hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and water are removed from a product to be treated obtained in the first step to obtain a hydrocarbon oil. Among the plurality of reaction zones, the inlet temperature of the reaction zone disposed on the most upstream side is 150° C. or more and 250° C. or less, the inlet temperature of the second most upstream reaction zone or below is equal to or higher than the condensation temperature of water, and the outlet temperature of the reaction zone disposed on the most downstream side is 260° C. or more and 360° C. or less. The feedstock oil comprises a recycled oil containing a specific amount of a part of the hydrocarbon oil obtained in the second step and a specific amount of a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon compound. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110218131 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A lubricating oil composition comprising: a lubricating base oil comprising a first lubricating base oil component having a urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass, a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 14-25 mm | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110213041 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UNSATURATED HYDROCARBON AND OXYGENATED COMPOUND, CATALYST, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The method for manufacturing an unsaturated hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing compound according to the present invention comprises: a first step of dispersing a catalyst in poly-α-olefin and reducing the catalyst with carbon monoxide or synthesis gas, wherein the catalyst is prepared by supporting iron on a support containing manganese and having an average pore size of 2 to 100 nm; and a second step of bringing the catalyst after reduction in the first step into contact with synthesis gas under the conditions of a reaction temperature of 100 to 600° C. and a reaction pressure of 0.1 to 10 MPa to obtain a reaction product containing an unsaturated hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing compound. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110201863 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SYNTHETIC ZEOLITE CATALYST AND METHOD OF PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY PARAXYLENE WITH A CATALYST PRODUCED BY SUCH A METHOD - This invention relates to a method wherein a high-purity paraxylene can be produced efficiently by using a catalyst having a molecular sieving action (or shape selectivity) and being excellent in the catalytic activity without isomerization and adsorption-separation steps. More particularly, it relates to a method of producing a high-purity paraxylene, characterized in that MFI type zeolite having a primary particle size of not more than 100 μm, a structure defining agent and silica material having an average particle size of not less than 10 nm but less than 1.0 μm are used as a starting material, and a synthetic zeolite catalyst produced by subjecting the MFI type zeolite to a coating treatment with an aqueous solution obtained by mixing so as to satisfy X×Y<0.05 (wherein X is a concentration of the silica material (mol %) and Y is a concentration of the structure defining agent (mol %)) is used in the alkylation or disproportionation of at least one of benzene and toluene as a starting material. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110190183 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition having a low traction coefficient that can reduce the friction between parts such as gear teeth surfaces, exposed to elastohydrodynamic lubrication conditions to attain energy saving properties and high efficiency, suitable for use in manual, automatic and continuously variable transmissions of automobiles or industrial gear systems. The low traction coefficient lubricating oil composition comprises a lubricating base oil containing (A) a partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid in an amount of 0.1 to 80 percent by mass on the basis of the total mass of the base oil and having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 15 mm | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110189566 | INDIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR SHUTTING DOWN THE SAME - Provided is a method for stopping an indirect internally reforming SOFC with which a hydrocarbon fuel is reformed reliably and it is possible to prevent oxidative degradation of the anode by the reformed gas. This is a method of stopping an indirect internally reforming SOFC which has a reformer, an SOFC, a combustion zone in which the anode off-gas from the SOFC is burned and a frame which houses the reformer, the SOFC and the combustion zone, and if the flow rate of the fuel which is being supplied to the reformer in the state where fuel is being reformed in the reformer with the anode temperature normal and below the oxidative degradation point and reformed gas of a composition which is suitable for being supplied to the anode is being produced and the amount being produced is above the minimum flow rate required to prevent anode oxidative degradation in the case where the anode temperature is above the oxidative degradation point is FE, and the flow rate of the fuel being supplied to the reformer when the stopping method is started is FS, the method has a step in which the flow rate of the fuel which is being supplied to the reformer is changed from FS to FE and a step in which the supply of fuel to the reformer is stopped after the anode temperature has dropped below the oxidative degradation point. An indirect internally reforming SOFC which is ideal for this method. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110186478 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NEEDLE COKE FOR GRAPHITE ELECTRODE AND STOCK OIL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE PROCESS - The invention provides a stock oil composition for needle coke for a graphite electrode, the stock oil composition having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 280° C. or higher as the distillation property, and when separated into the aromatic component and non-aromatic component by elution chromatography, having an aromatic component content of 30-80 wt % with respect to the total weight of the stock oil composition and an aromatic component molecular weight of 255-1300, as well as a non-aromatic component normal paraffin content of at least 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the aromatic component. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110174367 | TANDEM SOLAR CELL - The present invention provides a tandem solar cell constituted for the purpose of hole blocking or electron blocking so that holes are not injected from a front subcell or electrons are not injected from a rear subcell, into an intermediate layer arranged between these subcells. The tandem solar cell comprises a pair of electrodes, at least two or more subcells, and intermediate layers each arranged between two adjacent subcells, where at least one of the intermediate layers has a hole blocking layer or an electron blocking layer. In particular, holes or electrons can be blocked more completely by adjusting the thickness of the hole blocking layer or electron blocking layer to be equal to or greater than the maximum value of surface irregularity height of the subcell immediately before the hole or electron blocking layer so that the tandem solar cell can exhibit its performances sufficiently. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110160456 | HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIAL - The hydrogen storage material of the invention is a hydrogen storage material comprising metal fine particles with hydrogen storage capacity, and an organic compound that has at least two specific groups that can bind with the metal fine particles, and that is bonded with the metal fine particles by the specific groups. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110160038 | Carbon Material for Electric Double Layer Capacitor and Process for Producing the Carbon Material - The present invention provides a process for producing an activated carbon having a small average particle diameter, a uniform particle size and a relatively large specific surface area suitable for an electric double layer capacitor electrode, in an easy and cost effective manner. The process comprises calcining an easily graphitizable carbon material such as petroleum coke or coal coke, used as the raw material under an oxidizing gas atmosphere, adjusting the particle size of the carbon material, and then activating the carbon material. The use of the activated carbon produced by the process of the present invention in an electrode can provide an electric double layer capacitor having a large capacitance per unit volume. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110124536 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION - The lubricant base oil of the invention has excellent energy-conserving performance, low-temperature viscosity characteristics, and detergency. The composition contains: (A) a lubricant base oil composed of, based on the total base oil amount, 50 to 99.9 mass % of a lubricant base oil having a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of 1 to less than 5 mm | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110108117 | PHOTOSENSITIZER AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a novel photosensitizer that can absorb light in a wide visible light region and in the case of a very thin film form, can enhance a light absorption efficiency by virtue of a large light absorption coefficient. The photosensitizer is used for metal oxide semiconductor electrodes and comprises a metal complex represented by a general formula ML | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110089371 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION FOR CAMERA MODULE - A resin composition for surface-mountable (SMT) camera modules which is excellent in the balance between heat resistance, rigidity, strength or moldability and surface exfoliation characteristics is provided by using a liquid-crystal polyester resin composition which comprises 100 parts by mass of a liquid-crystal polyester, 15 to 60 parts by mass of talc having a number-mean particle diameter of 10 to 50 μm, 25 to 50 parts by mass of glass fiber having a number-mean fiber length of 100 to 200 μm, 6 to 20 parts by mass of titanium oxide, and 2 to 10 parts by mass of carbon black and which exhibits a melt viscosity of 10 to 100 Pa S as determined at a shear rate of 100 sec | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110067303 | REFORMING DEVICE - A reforming apparatus for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas includes a reformer for generating the reformed gas from the raw fuel, and a steam supply means for supplying the steam to the reformer. The steam supply means has a dry-out heat exchanger that dries out the water by conducting heat exchange with the reformed gas generated when the raw fuel is combusted. The cross-sectional area of passage in the dry-out heat exchanger is larger than that of a pipe connected upstream of the dry-out heat exchanger. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110065618 | LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine of the invention comprises a lubricating base oil having a urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater, an ash-free antioxidant containing no sulfur as a constituent element, and at least one compound selected from among ash-free antioxidants containing sulfur as a constituent element and organic molybdenum compounds. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110063547 | ELLIPTICAL POLARIZER AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENT TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an elliptical polarizer with excellent viewing angle characteristics. The elliptical polarizer comprises at least a first polarizer, a first optically anisotropic layer, a second optically anisotropic layer, and a third optically anisotropic layer, laminated in this order, the first optically anisotropic layer satisfying [1] 50≦Re | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110053815 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION - The invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising:
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| 20110049009 | LUBRICANT BASE OIL, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION - The lubricating base oil of the invention has a urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass, a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 25-50 mm | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110049008 | LUBRICANT BASE OIL, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION - The lubricating base oil of the invention has a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 7 mm | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110042267 | HYDROISOMERIZATION CATALYST, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, METHOD OF DEWAXING HYDROCARBON OIL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LUBE BASE OIL - A hydroisomerization catalyst of the present invention is obtained by calcining a catalyst composition containing an ion-exchanged molecular sieve or a calcined product thereof, and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups 8 to 10 in Periodic Table of the elements, molybdenum and tungsten, carried on the ion-exchanged molecular sieve or the calcined product thereof, wherein the ion-exchanged molecular sieve is obtained by ion-exchanging a molecular sieve, which includes nanocrystals having a pore structure of ten-membered rings or eight-membered rings and having a ratio of the pore volume to the external surface area ([pore volume]/[external surface area]) of 2.0×10 | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110039175 | METHOD FOR OPERATING INDIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided is a method for operating an indirect internal reforming SOFC system, in which the temperature of a reformer can be maintained stably and suitably. A method for operating an indirect internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell system including a reformer including a reforming catalyst layer, for producing a reformed gas from a hydrocarbon-based fuel, a solid oxide fuel cell for generating electric power using the reformed gas obtained in the reformer, and a combustion region for combusting an anode off-gas discharged from the solid oxide fuel cell, wherein the reformer is disposed at a position where the reformer can receive combustion heat generated in the combustion region, the method including the step of controlling the temperature of the reforming catalyst layer by changing the electric power generation output value of the solid oxide fuel cell. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110039174 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOAD FOLLOWING OPERATION OF THE SAME - Provided is a method for load following operation of a fuel cell system in which reliable reforming and the prevention of flow blockage and anode degradation are possible. The correspondence between cell outputs P | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110034358 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition that is excellent in anti-fatigue properties for metals and load bearing properties while having improved fuel efficiency. The lubricating oil composition comprises (A) one type or a mixture of two or more types of mineral base oil having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of from 5 to 15 mm | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110027676 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOAD FOLLOWING OPERATION OF THE SAME - Provided is a method of load following operation of a fuel cell system in which reliable reforming and the prevention of flow blockage and anode degradation are possible. Functions F=f(P) and P=f | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110027674 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - There are provided a hydrogen production apparatus and a hydrogen producing method that can easily bring the temperature of a gas to be supplied to a preferential oxidation catalyst bed to a proper range without the necessity of flow rate control of a cooling medium, and a fuel cell s stem which is relatively inexpensive and can easily realize stable operation. The hydrogen producing method includes a reforming step of obtaining a hydrogen-containing gas from a raw material for hydrogen production by utilizing a reforming reaction, a shift reaction step of reducing the concentration of carbon monoxide in the gas obtained from the reforming step by a shift reaction, a cooling step of cooling the gas obtained from the shift reaction step, a heating step of heating the gas cooled in the cooling step and a preferential oxidation reaction step of reducing the concentration of carbon monoxide in the gas heated in the heating step, wherein in the heating step, the gas cooled in the cooling step is heated by heat exchange with the use of heat generated by the preferential oxidation reaction. A hydrogen production apparatus suitable for implementing this method. A fuel cell system provided with the hydrogen production apparatus. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110021394 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating base oil, and a mixture and/or a reaction product of (A) 0.01-0.5% by mass of at least one compound selected from among acid phosphates represented by formula (1) or formula (2), and (B) 0.01-2% by mass of an alkylamine represented by formula (3), based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the acid value due to component (A) is 0.1-1.0 mgKOH/g. [R | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110015426 | NOVEL DIAMANTANE COMPOUNDS, LIQUID CRYSTALLINE COMPOUNDS, AND LIQUID CRYSTALLINE COMPOSITIONS - A liquid crystalline compound has excellent liquid crystal properties, particularly high phase transition temperature. Diamantane compounds are represented by the general formula (I): | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110015282 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS FROM NATURAL GAS - In a so-called GTL process for producing liquid hydrocarbons containing fuel oil by producing synthesis gas from natural gas, subsequently producing Fischer-Tropsch oil from the obtained synthesis gas by way of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and upgrading the produced Fischer-Tropsch oil, the synthesis gas produced from a synthesis gas production step is partly branched at a stage prior to getting to a Fischer-Tropsch oil production step and high-purity hydrogen is separated and produced from the synthesis gas entering the branch line. All the separated high-purity hydrogen is supplied to an upgrading reaction step and consumed as hydrogen for an upgrading reaction. Additionally, the synthesis gas entering the branch line is subjected to a water gas shift reaction to raise the hydrogen concentration before the step of separating and producing high-purity hydrogen and the residual gas left after the separation may be circulated to the synthesis gas production step as raw material for producing synthesis gas. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110009682 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PARA-SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC HYDROCARBON - This invention relates to a method of efficiently producing a high-purity para-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon while suppressing caulking without requiring isomerization-adsorption separation steps, and more particularly to a method of producing a para-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, characterized in that a methylating agent and an aromatic hydrocarbon are reacted in the presence of a catalyst formed by coating MFI type zeolite having a particle size of not more than 100 μm with a crystalline silicate. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110003900 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS FROM NATURAL GAS - In a so-called GTL process of producing synthesis gas from natural gas, producing Fischer-Tropsch oil by way of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of the obtained synthesis gas and producing liquid hydrocarbons containing fuel oil by upgrading, the synthesis gas produced from the synthesis gas production step is partly branched off prior to getting to the Fischer-Tropsch oil production step and the synthesis gas entering the branch line is subjected to a water gas shift reaction to raise the hydrogen concentration thereof. Subsequently, high-purity hydrogen is isolated from the synthesis gas and the residual gas left after the isolation is circulated to the synthesis gas production step and used as raw material for synthesis gas production. As a result, a significant improvement can be achieved in terms of raw material consumption per product of the entire process. | 01-06-2011 |
