| Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120127757 | ACRYLIC FILM FOR PUNCHING, SURFACE LIGHT-SOURCE DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER - Provided is an acrylic film for punching excellent in transparency and free from breakage or whitening even if it is punched. The present invention is an acrylic film for punching containing a polymer (C) containing a di(meth)acrylate (A) unit represented by general formula (1) below and a mono(meth)acrylate (B) unit: | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120125839 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE, HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE UNIT, AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD - A hollow fiber membrane module, a hollow fiber membrane module unit, and a water treatment method. The module or the module unit enable the efficient contact of microorganisms on the surface of a membrane with a gas. The module and the unit have excellent durability. The hollow fiber membrane module is formed so that the end parts of sheet-form hollow fiber membranes are formed in a substantially rectangular shape and the end face of the anchoring member on a side where the hollow fiber membranes open is formed in a substantially circular shape. The hollow fiber membrane module unit is formed in such a manner that a plurality of modules is disposed. The water treatment method is used to purify treated water with the microorganisms adhered onto the outer surfaces of the hollow fiber membranes by using the module or the unit. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120123023 | (METH)ACRYLATE POLYMER, A RESIN COMPOSITION AND A SHAPED ARTICLE - Disclosed is a (meth)acrylate polymer having a volume average primary particle size of 0.520 to 3.00 μm, a peak temperature of tan δ in the range of −100 to 0° C., determined with dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, of −40° C. or below, a peak height of tan δ in the range of −100 to 0° C., determined with dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, of 0.300 or more, and an acetone-insoluble component of 99% by mass of more. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120115086 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER, POLYMER FOR LITHOGRAPHY, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE - A method for producing a polymer is provided. The polymer improves variations in the content ratio and molecular weights of a copolymer's constitutional units, solvent solubility, and the sensitivity of a resist composition using such a polymer. The method includes polymerizing two or more monomers while adding with a polymerization initiator to obtain the polymer, feeding a first solution containing first composition monomers in an initial polymerization stage, and starting dropwise addition of a second solution containing second composition monomers after or simultaneously with the feeding of the first solution. The second composition is equal to a target composition ratio of the polymer to be obtained. The first composition is calculated in advance based on a target composition ratio and the reactivity of the monomers. The above dropping rate is set to high. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115063 | POROUS ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a porous electrode substrate that has high sheet strength, low production cost, and sufficient gas permeability and electrical conductivity, and a method for producing the same. In the present invention, the porous electrode substrate is produced by producing a precursor sheet including short carbon fibers (A), and one or more types of short precursor fibers (b) that undergo oxidation and/or one or more types of fibrillar precursor fibers (b′) that undergo oxidation, all of which are dispersed in a two-dimensional plane, subjecting the precursor sheet to entanglement treatment to form a three-dimensional entangled structure, then impregnating the precursor sheet with carbon powder and fluorine-based resin, and further heat treating the precursor sheet at a temperature of 150° C. or higher and lower than 400° C. This porous electrode substrate includes a three-dimensional entangled structure including short carbon fibers (A) dispersed in a three-dimensional structure, joined together via oxidized fibers (B), short carbon fibers (A) and oxidized fibers (B) being further joined together via carbon powder and fluorine-based resin. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120111099 | COPOLYMER FOR LITHOGRAPHY AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for evaluating lithographic characteristics of a lithographic composition containing a copolymer for lithography without actually preparing the composition. The method comprises the steps of: dissolving the copolymer for lithography in a solvent to prepare a test solution; separating a gel-like substance from the test solution; determining a rate of change of a composition ratio, wherein the rate of change of the composition ratio rate refers to a ratio of a difference obtained by subtracting a composition ratio of constitutional units in the copolymer for lithography from a composition ratio of constitutional units in a gel-like substance to the composition ratio of the constitutional units in the copolymer for lithography. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120100456 | POROUS ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a porous electrode substrate that has low production cost, high mechanical strength, thickness precision, and surface smoothness, and sufficient gas permeability and electrical conductivity, and a method for producing the same. In the present invention, for example, a porous electrode substrate that includes short carbon fibers (A) joined together via three-dimensional mesh-like carbon fibers (B) is produced by a method including a step (1) of dispersing short carbon fibers (A), and short carbon fiber precursors (b) to be fibrillated by beating, to produce a precursor sheet; and a step (2) of subjecting the precursor sheet to carbonization treatment at a temperature of 1000° C. or higher. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120088104 | ACRYLONITRILE SWOLLEN FIBER FOR CARBON FIBER, PRECURSOR FIBER BUNDLE, STABILIZED FIBER BUNDLE, CARBON FIBER BUNDLE AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - Provided is a carbon fiber bundle for obtaining a fiber-reinforced plastic having high mechanical characteristics. An acrylonitrile swollen fiber for a carbon fiber having openings of 10 nm or more in width in the circumference direction of the swollen fiber at a ratio in the range of 0.3 openings/μm | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120088103 | CARBON FIBER BUNDLE THAT DEVELOPS HIGH MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE - Provided is a carbon fiber bundle for obtaining a fiber-reinforced resin having high mechanical characteristics. A carbon fiber bundle formed of single carbon fibers, each of which has no uneven surface structure of 0.6 μm or more in length extending in the longitudinal direction of the single fiber; which has an uneven structure having a difference in height (Rp−v) of 5 to 25 nm between the highest portion and the lowest portion of the surface of the single fiber and having an average roughness Ra of 2 to 6 nm; and which has a ratio of the major axis to the minor axis (major axis/minor axis) of a cross-section of the single fiber of 1.00 to 1.01, wherein a mass of the single fiber per unit length falls within the range of 0.030 to 0.042 mg/m; a strand strength is 5900 MPa or more; a strand elastic modulus measured by the ASTM method is 250 to 380 GPa; and a knot tenacity is 900 N/mm | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120071585 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Provided is an epoxy resin composition having superior flame resistance without containing a halogen-based flame retardant, red phosphorous or phosphate ester, and a prepreg and a fiber-reinforced composite material that use the epoxy resin composition. The epoxy resin composition has as essential components thereof (A) a phosphorous-containing epoxy resin composed of a compound (a) represented by the following formula (a), (C) a novolak-type epoxy resin, and (D) an epoxy resin curing agent. A prepreg containing the epoxy resin composition and a fiber-reinforced composite material obtained by curing the prepreg are also provided. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120066866 | CARBON FIBER PRECURSOR FIBER BUNDLE, PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE THEREFOR, AND CARBON FIBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A production method for a carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle and a production apparatus of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle. A carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle that has a degree of intermingle of 1 m-1 or less between small tows, consists of substantially straight fibers without imparted crimp, a tow of which straight fibers has a moisture content of less than 10% by mass when housed in a container, and has a widthwise dividing capability to maintain a form of a single aggregate of tows when housed in a container, taken out from the container and guided into a firing step, and to divide into a plurality of small tows in the firing step by the tension generated in the firing step. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120065305 | ADDITIVE FOR A THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, A THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, AND A SHAPED ARTICLE - Disclosed is an additive for a thermoplastic resin, which provides a thermoplastic resin composition excellent in formability and also provides a shaped article excellent in surface appearance and flame retardance. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120045580 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A POROUS COMPOSITE MEMBRANE - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a composite porous film having a stable film quality and a desired hollow shape by controlling the entrance of a film-forming resin solution into a hollow part of a hollow reinforcement support. The method is provided with a step of adhering a film-forming resin solution to the outer peripheral surface of the hollow reinforcement support and thereby forming a film intermediate, a step of adhering a coagulating liquid to the outer peripheral surface of the film intermediate, and a step of flowing the coagulating liquid along the outer peripheral surface of the film intermediate so that at least a part of the outermost interface of the coagulating liquid in the circumferential direction is a free surface and thereby coagulating the film-forming resin solution adhering to the outer peripheral surface of the hollow reinforcement support. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120040417 | HYDROXYNITRILE LYASE - An improved hydroxynitrile lyase characterized by having a mutation of substitution of at least one amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of a wild-type hydroxynitrile lyase with another amino acid and by its hydroxynitrile lyase activity per transformant being higher than the hydroxynitrile lyase activity per transformant into which the wild-type hydroxynitrile lyase gene is introduced; and a method for producing a hydroxynitrile lyase, comprising expressing the improved hydroxynitrile lyase in a host and recovering the improved hydroxynitrile lyase from the resultant culture. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120034561 | RESIST POLYMER AND RESIST COMPOSITION - The resist polymer of the present invention comprises a specific constitutional unit having a cyano group, a constitutional unit having an acid-dissociable group, and a specific constitutional unit having a lactone skeleton. When the above polymer is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography or electron beam lithography, it exhibits high sensitivity and high resolution, and provides a good resist pattern shape, having a small degree of occurrence of line edge roughness or generation of microgels. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120028317 | HYDROXYNITRILE LYASE - An improved hydroxynitrile lyase characterized by having a mutation of substitution of at least one amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of a wild-type hydroxynitrile lyase with another amino acid and by its hydroxynitrile lyase activity per transformant being higher than the hydroxynitrile lyase activity per transformant into which the wild-type hydroxynitrile lyase gene is introduced; and a method for producing a hydroxynitrile lyase, comprising expressing the improved hydroxynitrile lyase in a host and recovering the improved hydroxynitrile lyase from the resultant culture. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120012514 | MEMBRANE MODULE UNIT AND ASSEMBLY METHOD, DISASSEMBLY METHOD, AND MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR SAME, AND WATER-TREATMENT APPARATUS - Disclosed is a membrane module unit in which a plurality of membrane modules is coupled together in parallel by coupling means, the membrane module including a sheet-like filter membrane and holding frame members that hold the filter membrane at two opposed sides of a peripheral edge of the filter membrane, wherein the coupling means clamps the holding frame members at the same sides of the filter membranes together by two opposed clamping members. According to the invention, provided is a membrane module unit in which structure is simple, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance can be easily performed, and a plurality of membrane modules can be reliably coupled together. Provided are also an assembly method, disassembly method, and maintenance method of the same, and a water-treatment apparatus. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120010088 | GEL HAVING BIOSUBSTANCE FIXED THERETO AND MICROARRAY UTILIZING THE GEL - The present invention provides a biological substance-immobilized gel which comprises a gel containing 2%-7% by mass of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and a biological substance immobilized on and/or in the gel. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110301379 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A (METH)ACRYLATE - Disclosed is a method for producing a (meth)acrylate ester wherein a high purity (meth)acrylate ester is obtained with a high yield, with a reduced loss of (meth)acrylic acid anhydride. In the method, (meth)acrylic acid is recovered with a high yield, and the (meth)acrylate ester is purified easily. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a (meth)acrylate ester which comprises: (1) a step of producing (meth)acrylic acid anhydride by reacting a specific fatty acid anhydride and (meth)acrylic acid, while removing a by-produced fatty acid; (2) a step of obtaining a (meth)acrylate ester by reacting an alcohol and unpurified (meth)acrylic acid anhydride obtained in step (1) preferably at a temperature not less than 90° C.; and (3) a step of recovering (meth)acrylic acid by distillation preferably at a temperature not less than 90° C. The method may also comprise a step of heating or distilling the reaction liquid obtained in step (2) at a temperature not less than 90° C. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110294954 | VINYL POLYMER POWDER, CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED SUBSTANCE - Disclosed is a vinyl polymer powder which is superior to dispersibility to curable resin compositions, which immediately gives a gel state for curable resin compositions by short-time heating with predetermined temperature, which is with high ion concentration, and which is useful as a pre-gel agent suitable for fields of electronic materials, to provide a curable resin composition comprising the vinyl polymer powder, and to provide a cured substance of the curable resin composition. The vinyl polymer powder of the present invention has an acetone-soluble component of 30% by mass or more, mass average molecular weight of the acetone-soluble component of 100,000 or more, a content of an alkali metal ion of 10 ppm or less, and a volume average primary particle size (Dv) of 200 nm or more. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294036 | POROUS ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - Provided is a porous electrode substrate having high mechanical strength, good handling properties, high thickness precision, little undulation, and adequate gas permeability and conductivity. Also provided is a method for producing a porous electrode substrate at low costs. A porous electrode substrate is produced by joining short carbon fibers (A) via mesh-like of carbon fibers (B) having an average diameter of 4 μm or smaller. Further provided are a membrane-electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell that use this porous electrode membrane. A porous electrode substrate is obtained by subjecting a precursor sheet, in which short carbon fibers (A) and short carbon fiber precursors (b) having an average diameter of 5 μm or smaller have been dispersed, to carbonization treatment after optional hot press forming and optional oxidization treatment. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110250449 | CARBON FIBER PRECURSOR FIBER BUNDLE, PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE THEREFOR, AND CARBON FIBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle which permits easy bundling of a plurality of small tows into one bundle, is provided with a dividing capability to divide into the original small tows spontaneously at the time of firing, and is suitable for obtaining a carbon fiber that is excellent in productivity and quality. A carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle that has a degree of intermingle of 1 m | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110243831 | CARBON FIBER PRECURSOR FIBER BUNDLE, PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE THEREFOR, AND CARBON FIBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A production method of a carbon fiber precursor fiber and/or a fiber bundle which permits easy bundling of a plurality of small tows into one bundle, with a dividing capability to divide into the original small tows spontaneously at the time of firing, and is suitable for obtaining a carbon fiber that is excellent in productivity and quality. A production method of carbon fiber precursor fiber and/or a fiber bundle that has a degree of intermingle of 1 m | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110230623 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING ACRYLIC RESIN SHEET TECHNICAL FIELD - Disclosed is a method for continuously producing an acrylic resin sheet containing 50% by mass or more of methyl methacrylate units, which comprises irradiating an active energy ray-polymerizable viscous liquid | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226431 | Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Resin-Impregnated Cured Sheet, and Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Carbonaceous Material Sheet - An apparatus for manufacturing a resin-impregnated cured sheet includes conveyance means for conveying a long uncured fiber sheet which is obtained by using short fibers to make paper and which contains uncured resin, wherein the conveyance means is equipped with at least one rotation belt set comprising a drive roll, a follower roll, and an endless belt which is put on and around the drive roll and follower roll; resin curing means for curing the uncured resin of the uncured fiber sheet; a winding device in which a trimming cutter for trimming both side edges of the resin-impregnated cured sheet; a press roll for retaining a winding face pressure; and a winding shaft are arranged in order along a running path of the resin-impregnated cured sheet. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110210070 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE, HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE UNIT, AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD - A hollow fiber membrane module, a hollow fiber membrane module unit using the hollow fiber membrane module, and a water treatment method using the module or the module unit enable the efficient contact of microorganisms on the surface of a membrane with a gas, the module and the unit having excellent durability. The hollow fiber membrane module is formed in such a manner that the end parts of sheet-form hollow fiber membranes are formed in a substantially rectangular shape and the end face of the anchoring member on a side where the hollow fiber membranes open is formed in a substantially circular shape. The hollow fiber membrane module unit is formed in such a manner that a plurality of modules is disposed. The water treatment method is used to purify treated water with the microorganisms adhered onto the outer surfaces of the hollow fiber membranes by using the module or the unit. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110176814 | PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER CABLE AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING SIGNAL - A plastic optical fiber cable includes: a bare plastic optical fiber including a core formed of a polymer containing a methyl methacrylate unit, and a clad layer including a layer formed of a specific fluorine-containing olefin resin at least in the outermost layer; and a coating layer around the bare plastic optical fiber, the coating layer including a light-shielding coating layer formed of a specific nylon resin composition, a functional coating layer (C) and a functional coating layer (D) in this order, where one of the functional coating layer (C) and the functional coating layer (D) is formed of a resin composition (I) containing a polybutylene terephthalate resin as a major component or an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer as a major component; the other is formed of a specific nylon resin composition (II); and a ratio of the thickness of the functional coating layer (C) to the thickness of the functional coating layer (D) is set to fall within a specific range. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110160401 | POWDER OF VINYL POLYMER CONTAINING SILICONE POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND SHAPED ARTICLE - Disclosed is a method for producing powder of a vinyl polymer containing a silicone polymer, which comprises the step of spray-drying a latex of the vinyl polymer containing a silicone polymer obtained by polymerization of a vinyl monomer in the presence of a latex of the silicone polymer, wherein 3.0 mmol or less of a sulfate is contained in 100 g of the powder of a vinyl polymer containing a silicone polymer. According to the present invention, a powder which can provide a shaped article excellent in impact resistance and hydrolysis resistance in the case when the powder is blended in a resin such as polycarbonate resin can be obtained. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110144295 | RESIST POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PATTERN FORMATION, AND STARTING COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE RESIST POLYMER - To provide a resist polymer comprising, as a structural unit, an acid-decomposable unit having a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) which exhibits a small line edge roughness and produces little defects in DUV excimer laser lithography or the like. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143856 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION AND PREPREG USING THE SAME, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE RESIN TUBULAR BODY MANUFACTURED FROM THE PREPREG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE RESIN MOLDED BODY - By completing curing in a short period of time even at low temperatures and using an epoxy resin composition as a matrix resin of a prepreg, it is possible to obtain a fiber-reinforced composite plastic product such as a fiber-reinforced tubular composite with excellent mechanical properties and, more particularly, excellent impact resistance. The epoxy resin composition includes A component, B component, C component, D component and E component, where the content rate of sulfur atoms is equal to or more than 0.2 wt % and equal to or less than 7 wt %, and the content rate of the C component is equal to or more than 1 wt % and equal to or less than 15 wt %. A component: epoxy resins, B component: reactive products of the epoxy resins and an amine compounds including the sulfur atom in a molecule (the unreacted epoxy resins and/or the amine compounds may be included), C component: polyamide compounds soluble in the A component, D component: urea compounds, and E component: dicyandiamide. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110137072 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING (METH)ACRYLIC ANHYDRIDE, METHOD FOR STORING (METH)ACRYLIC ANHYDRIDE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING (METH)ACRYLATE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing (meth)acrylic anhydride that provides high yield and high efficiency and can suppress side reactions, in a method for reacting (meth)acrylic acid with a fatty acid anhydride to produce (meth)acrylic anhydride. The method for producing (meth)acrylic anhydride according to the present invention is a method for producing (meth)acrylic anhydride, including reacting a fatty acid anhydride with (meth)acrylic acid to produce (meth)acrylic anhydride, while extracting a fatty acid produced as a by-product, wherein the reaction is performed, while adjustment is performed so that a molar ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid to the (meth)acrylic anhydride in a reaction liquid is 0.3 or more. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110130503 | ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER SOLUTION AND POLYACRYLONITRILE PRECURSOR FIBER FOR CARBON FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed are an acrylonitrile copolymer excellent in thermal stability as a solution (spinning dope) when dissolved in an amide solvent and capable of forming dense polyacrylonitrile fiber suitable for production of carbon fiber, an acrylonitrile copolymer solution in which the acrylonitrile copolymer is dissolved in an amide solvent, and a method for producing polyacrylonitrile precursor fiber for carbon fiber by use of the acrylonitrile copolymer solution. Specifically, an acrylonitrile copolymer contains a sulfonate group derived from a polymerization initiator in an amount of 1.0×10 | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110124906 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROXYALKYL (METH)ACRYLATE - Disclosed is a method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate having high production efficiency and placing little burden on a production system. The method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate comprises a reaction step of reacting (meth)acrylic acid with an alkylene oxide in a reactor while stirring a liquid containing (meth)acrylic acid and the alkylene oxide with a stirrer to obtain a reaction liquid containing a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, and thereafter a deaeration step of reducing a pressure in the reactor while stirring the reaction liquid with the stirrer to vaporize and remove an unreacted alkylene oxide in the reaction liquid, a number of stirring revolutions of the stirrer in the deaeration step being reduced to 30 to 85% of a number of stirring revolutions of the stirrer in the reaction step. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110123402 | CARBONATE SPRING PRODUCING SYSTEM - A carbonate spring producing system includes a gas-liquid separator ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110120949 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE, HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE UNIT, AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD - A hollow fiber membrane module, a hollow fiber membrane module unit using the hollow fiber membrane module, and a water treatment method using the module or the module unit enable the efficient contact of microorganisms on the surface of a membrane with a gas, the module and the unit having excellent durability. The hollow fiber membrane module is formed in such a manner that the end parts of sheet-form hollow fiber membranes are formed in a substantially rectangular shape and the end face of the anchoring member on a side where the hollow fiber membranes open is formed in a substantially circular shape. The hollow fiber membrane module unit is formed in such a manner that a plurality of modules is disposed. The water treatment method is used to purify treated water with the microorganisms adhered onto the outer surfaces of the hollow fiber membranes by using the module or the unit. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110114553 | HOLLOW POROUS MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A hollow porous membrane with a reduced cost and excellent separation characteristic, water permeability, and mechanical strength and a process of producing the hollow porous membrane with an excellent adhesive property between a support and a porous membrane layer at a low cost are provided. The hollow porous membrane includes a porous membrane layer in which dense layers are disposed in the vicinities of an outer surface and an inner surface. In the process of producing the hollow porous membrane, membrane-forming dopes of a first membrane-forming dope and a second membrane-forming dope, which contain the material of the porous membrane layer and a solvent, are successively applied and stacked onto the outer circumferential surface of a hollow support and the applied membrane-forming dopes are simultaneously coagulated. In the process of producing the hollow porous membrane, a porous membrane layer is formed by applying a membrane-forming dope containing a material of the porous membrane layer and a solvent to the outer circumferential surface of the hollow support and coagulating the applied dope, and a hollow braid obtained by circularly knitting a yarn formed of multi-filaments is used as the support. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110109008 | WET SPINNING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WET SPINNING - Disclosed are a wet spinning apparatus and a wet spinning method, which enable to manufacture fibers with excellent quality by controlling the flow of a coagulation liquid in a spinning bath and which enable to cope with high speed spinning (or high speed drawing). A wet spinning apparatus ( | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110095223 | HYDROPHILIZING AGENT FOR HYDROPHOBIC POROUS MEMBRANE, AND METHOD FOR HYDROPHILIZING HYDROPHOBIC POROUS MEMBRANE AND TEST METHOD USING THIS AGENT - A hydrophilizing agent for a hydrophobic porous membrane, wherein the agent contains a surfactant, and the surfactant has a frothability such that the bubble height immediately after frothing, as measured according to the Ross-Miles method (JIS K 3362), using a 0.1 wt % aqueous solution of the surfactant at 25° C., is 40 mm or less, and preferably has a frothability such that the bubble height five minutes after frothing is 20 mm or less; a method for hydrophilizing a hydrophobic porous membrane using this hydrophilizing agent; and a method for testing and hydrophilizing a membrane module using this hydrophilizing agent. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110082315 | PALLADIUM-CONTAINING CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID - Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst which enables to produce an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst and a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid using such a catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst containing 0.001 to 0.25 mole of antimony element to 1 mole of palladium element or a palladium-containing catalyst containing palladium element which composes a metal, tellurium element, and bismuth element. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110042838 | SHAPED ARTICLE FOR USE AS AN OPTICAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SHAPED ARTICLE - An optical component and a method of producing the same, which optical component is obtained by photopolymerizing a photopolymerizable composition so as to comprise a matrix and numerous columnar structure bodies oriented in one direction within the matrix, wherein the columnar structure bodies differ in refractive index from the matrix and are arrayed in a lattice in the plane perpendicular to said orientation direction to have a highly arrayed structure whose refractive index periodically changes on the order of 80 nm to 1,000 micrometer. The optical component according to the invention is imparted with a structure whose refractive index periodically changes with high regularity on the order of about 80 nm to 1,000 micrometer and, owing to this property, is usable in optical sheet, optical film and other ordinary optical applications. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110033364 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CARBON FIBER THREAD - Disclosed is a production system ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110009567 | FLUIDITY IMPROVER FOR AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE RESIN, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE FLUIDITY IMPROVER FOR AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE RESIN, AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED PRODUCT - A fluidity improver for a PC resin that improves the melt fluidity during molding without impairing the excellent properties of the PC resin, and also yields a molded product in which external appearance defects are unlikely. The fluidity improver for an aromatic polycarbonate resin according to the present invention is including a first polymer obtained by polymerizing 0.5 to 99.5 parts by mass of a monomer first mixture including 0.5 to 99.5% by mass of styrene and 0.5 to 99.5% by mass of phenyl (meth)acrylates, in the presence of a second polymer obtained by polymerizing 0.5 to 99.5 parts by mass of a second monomer mixture containing 0.5 to 50% by mass of α-methylstyrene, 0.5 to 99% by mass of styrene and 0.5 to 99% by mass of phenyl (meth)acrylates, wherein the combined total of both monomer mixtures is 100 parts by mass. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110009284 | GENE RELATING TO ESTIMATION OF POSTOPERATIVE PROGNOSIS FOR BREAST CANCER - It is intended to provide a system of predicting the postoperative prognosis in a patient with breast cancer from the viewpoint of gene expression based on the data obtained by genome-wide and comprehensive analysis on gene expression in breast cancer. Expression of human genes is comprehensively analyzed by using a DNA microarray and gene expression functions in various breast cancer conditions are compared, thereby establishing a system of predicting the postoperative prognosis of breast cancer. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110003935 | THERMAL FLUIDITY MODIFIER FOR POWDER COATING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POWDER COATING MATERIAL - Disclosed are a thermal fluidity modifier for a powder coating material, which contains a polymer containing t-butyl (meth)acrylate units and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20 to 120° C. as calculated by the following equation (1): | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100324174 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND SHAPED ARTICLE THEREFROM - Disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition which has a reduced tendency to mold staining while being shaped and a high flowability, and a shaped article which, when used as a lamp component, has good surface appearance and generates little volatiles by the heat of the lamp. Specifically disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition containing a polyester resin (A), a cresol novolac epoxy resin (B), and a vinyl cyanide-aromatic vinyl copolymer containing epoxy group (C), and a shaped article shaped therefrom, wherein the cresol novolac epoxy resin (B) and the vinyl cyanide-aromatic vinyl copolymer containing epoxy group (C) are compounded in amounts of 0.01 to 3 parts by mass and 2 to 12 parts by mass, respectively, relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyester resin (A). | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100323879 | METHOD FOR REGENERATING PALLADIUM-CONTAINING METAL SUPPORTED CATALYST, PALLADIUM-CONTAINING METAL SUPPORTED CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method for regenerating a palladium-containing metal supported catalyst which has been used for production of an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde. Specifically disclosed is a method for regenerating a palladium-containing metal supported catalyst which has been used for production of an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid by oxidation of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen in a liquid phase, which comprises a step of calcining a palladium-containing metal supported catalyst after use at a temperature in a range of from 150 to 700° C. in the presence of molecular oxygen to convert at least a part of palladium into palladium oxide, and a step of reducing the palladium oxide thus obtained in the calcining step. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100273019 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE POLYMER AND RESIN COMPOSITION TOGETHER WITH ACRYLIC RESIN FILM MATERIAL, ACRYLIC RESIN LAMINATE FILM, PHOTOCURABLE ACRYLIC RESIN FILM OR SHEET, LAMINATE FILM OR SHEET AND LAMINATE MOLDING OBTAINED BY LAMINATING THEREOF - An acrylic resin film material comprising at least a multilayer structure polymer with a particular structure prevent a molded item from being whitened during insert- or in-mold molding and meet the requirement for surface hardness, heat resistance, and transparency or matting performance for vehicle applications. It is also possible to use an acrylic resin film material exhibiting a difference of 30% or less between haze values as determined in accordance with the testing method of JIS K7136 (haze measurement method) after and before a tensile test where a test piece with a width of 20 mm is pulled under the conditions of an initial inter-chuck distance of 25 mm, a rate of 50 mm/min and a temperature of 23° C. until an end-point inter-chuck distance becomes 33 mm as well as having a pencil hardness of 2B or higher as determined in accordance with JIS K5400. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100263787 | Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads - A golf club head enables the initial velocity of a ball to be increased and enables the carry to be lengthened. In some example structures, the golf club includes a face plate formed from metal and club head body (e.g., a crown and sole) formed from fiber reinforced plastic. A weighted body is provided inside the rearmost portion of the golf club head and a low rigidity portion whose width becomes gradually narrower as it approaches the rearmost portion is provided in the crown extending from the vicinity of the face plate to the rearmost portion. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100258245 | REACTIVE HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed are a reactive hot melt adhesive composition having no problem in the initial adhesive strength, the adhesive strength obtained after moisture curing, stringiness and the like, and a method for producing the same. In the method, 1 to 50 parts by mass of a polymer (A), which is obtained by polymerization of a monomer composition including a vinyl monomer having a carboxyl group and a vinyl monomer having an epoxy group and has the equivalent ratio of the carboxyl group to the epoxy group in the range of 1/100 to 100/1, is mixed with 99 to 50 parts by mass in total of a polyisocyanate (B) and a polyol (C) so that the amount of the isocyanate group can become 1.1 to 10 moles relative to 1 mole of the hydroxyl group of the polyol (C), the sum of the components (A) to (C) being 100 parts by mass, and the resulting mixture is heated and mixed. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100247911 | OIL AGENT COMPOSITION FOR ACRYLIC PRECURSOR FIBERS FOR CARBON FIBERS, ACRYLIC PRECURSOR FIBER BUNDLE FOR CARBON FIBERS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an oil agent composition which can improve the reduction in operability occurring when an oil agent composition containing a silicone compound is used as the main component and the reduction in the physical properties of the carbon fiber bundle occurring when a non-silicone-based oil agent composition is used. The oil agent composition for acrylic precursor fibers for carbon fibers of the present invention contains 1 to 10 wt % of a modified polydimethylsiloxane including a unit having a specific alkyl chain, at least one unit selected from the group consisting of a unit having a specific polyethylene oxide chain, a unit having a specific polyglycerin chain, and a unit having a specific polyether chain, and optionally a unit having a specific polydimethylsiloxyalkyl chain. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100234639 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PALLADIUM-CONTAINING CATALYST - Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in high productivity. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst, and a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high productivity. Specifically, a palladium-containing catalyst is produced by a method containing a step in which palladium in an oxidation state is reduced by a compound (A) which is represented by the following formula (1). | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100234530 | POWDERY PROCESSING AID FOR POLYOLEFIN RESINS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, RESIN COMPOSITION AND SHAPED ARTICLE TECHNICAL FIELD - Disclosed are a powdery processing aid for polyolefin resins, containing an alkyl methacrylate polymer which has alkyl methacrylate units having an alkyl group with 2 to 6 carbon atoms as a main component and has a mass average molecular weight of 150,000 to 20,000,000, having good handling properties as a powder, having good dispersibility in polyolefin resins, and being able to improve shaping processability of polyolefin resins; and a polyolefin resin composition having improved shaping processability, which contains a powdery processing aid for polyolefin resins and a polyolefin resin. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100228053 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING METHACRYLIC ACID - Disclosed is a method for extracting methacrylic acid, in which an extraction solvent is added to a methacrylic acid aqueous solution for transferring methacrylic acid to the extraction solvent. In this method, a solvent containing t-butyl methacrylate is used as the extraction solvent. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100187965 | GRAFT COPOLYMER, THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCT - There is provided a resin which, in spite of having excellent impact resistance because of containing a rubber ingredient, can be molded into a haze-free and beautiful state across the entire surface of molded products even if the molded products are large-sized injection molded products, and is suitable for molded products on which a vapor deposition layer is formed by the direct vapor deposition method, and is suitable for molded products which are joined by the hot plate welding method, particularly molded products such as housing members of automotive lamps, which require weatherability. Also provided is a graft copolymer (B) obtained by polymerizing a (meth)acrylate monomer (b1) a homopolymer of which has a glass transition temperature exceeding 0° C. in the presence of a composite rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane (A1) and a poly(meth)acrylate (A2), and then polymerizing an aromatic vinyl monomer (b2) and a cyanided vinyl monomer (b3). | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100159134 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR DIRECT VAPOR DEPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLES MADE BY USING THE SAME, AND SURFACE-METALLIZED LAMP HOUSING - The direct vapor depositing resin composition of the present invention comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of (A-I): a graft copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing one or more monomers or a monomer mixture to a complex rubber-like polymer (G) composed of a polyorganosiloxane and a (meth)acrylate-based polymer and (A-II): a graft copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing one or more monomers or a monomer mixture including an alkyl (meth)acrylate as an essential component to a rubber-like polymer (R) in which the content of diene units is 30% by weight or less in 100% by weight of the whole rubber-like polymer. The direct vapor depositing resin composition of the present invention can provide a beautiful bright appearance after direct vapor deposition of a metal, further, has high level mechanical strengths such as impact strength and the like, and weather resistance, and is also excellent in hot plate welding property with a transparent resin such as PMMA resins, PC resins and the like. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100151537 | MODIFIED ETHYLENEDIAMINE-N, N'-DISUCCINATE: ETHYLENEDIAMINE LYASE - The present invention provides a modified ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinate:ethylenediamine lyase. The present invention also provides a protein that comprises the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; or a protein that comprises an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 by deletion, substitution, or addition of one or more amino acid residues, and has an ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinate:ethylenediamine lyase activity. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100136617 | HALOHYDRIN EPOXIDASE - The present invention provides an industrially useful improved halohydrin epoxidase, a method for producing the same, and a method for producing an epihalohydrin or 4-halo-3-hydroxybutyronitrile using the same. The improved halohydrin epoxidase of the present invention consists of an amino acid sequence in which a specific amino acid substitution mutation is introduced into an amino acid sequence of a wild-type halohydrin epoxidase comprising predetermined amino acid sequences I and II. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100121097 | RECOVERY METHOD OF PYROLYSIS PRODUCT OF RESIN - A method of recovering pyrolysis products of resin of the present invention includes cooling gaseous pyrolysis products generated from pyrolysis of the resin in a pyrolysis tank to recover the resin as liquid pyrolysis products. The method includes the following steps (1) to (4): (1) continuously feeding fluidization gas, heated solid particles, and a resin into the pyrolysis tank to fluidize the solid particles and the resin by the fluidization gas; (2) continuously feeding the resin into the pyrolysis tank from a position which is ½ or less of the height of a solid particle layer in the pyrolysis tank in a stationary state; (3) continuously discharging the solid particles from a position lower than the height of a feeding position of the resin; and (4) heating the discharged solid particles in a heating furnace and then feeding the heated solid particles into the pyrolysis tank. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100094045 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE OF ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED ALDEHYDE AND ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID - Disclosed is a method for producing at least one of an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an alcohol in a liquid phase through a simple process. Namely, at least one of an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid is produced by dehydrating and oxidizing an alcohol in a liquid phase at 110 to 250° C. in the presence of molecular oxygen and a noble metal-containing catalyst. Alternatively, at least one of an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid is produced by dehydrating and oxidizing an alcohol in a liquid phase in the presence of molecular oxygen, a noble metal-containing catalyst, and an acidic substance. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100090170 | METHOD FOR GIVING ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY TO MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, AND CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a method for giving electric conductivity to a material, by which a conductive material having excellent water resistance and sufficient antistatic properties even at a low temperature and a low humidity can be easily obtained at low cost. In the method, electric conductivity is given to a base material (A) having a nitrogen-containing functional group by soaking the base material (A) in a liquid containing a conductive polymer (B) having at least one kind of sulfonic group and carboxyl group while holding the liquid at a temperature in the range of from 30 to 130° C. A conductive material to be obtained by such a method is also disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100069566 | (METH)ACRYLIC POLYMER PARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, PLASTISOL COMPOSITION MADE FROM THE POLYMER PARTICLE, AND ARTICLE MADE FROM THE PLASTISOL COMPOSITION - Disclosed are an industrially useful (meth)acrylic polymer particle for use in a plastisol which is excellent in storage stability, particularly under circumstance at 40° C. or above, so that it can suppress gelation and maintain a sol state during storage and which can give a shaped article excellent in flexibility and chipping resistance; a method for producing the (meth)acrylic polymer particle; and a plastisol composition made from the (meth)acrylic polymer particle. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a (meth)acrylic polymer particle, which comprises polymerizing a monomer or monomer mixture (B) to form a polymer (b) in the presence of a polymer (a) obtained by polymerization of a monomer or monomer mixture (A), wherein a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polymer (a) as calculated from the FOX equation is 90° C. or above, a solubility parameter of the polymer (a) is 19.90 (J/cm | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100065788 | CARBON NANOTUBE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, COMPOSITE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM - Disclosed is a carbon nanotube-containing composition which contains a carbon nanotube and a urethane compound obtained by a reaction between a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate and a isocyanate compound. Also disclosed is a composite having a coating film or a cured film composed of the carbon nanotube-containing composition on at least one surface of a base material. The carbon nanotube-containing composition and the composite are excellent in electrical conductivity, film-formability, moldability, and transparency without deteriorating the characteristic properties of the carbon nanotube itself. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100056675 | STABILIZER FOR POLYOLEFIN RESIN AND STABILIZED POLYOLEFIN RESIN COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a stabilizer capable of giving a high degree of thermal stability to a polypropylene resin (PP resin). Also disclosed is a PP resin composition to which the stabilizer is added having a high degree of stability. Specifically disclosed is a stabilizer containing a copolymer (A) which is obtained by polymerizing an unsaturated monomer mixture composed of 1 to 50 parts by mass of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer (a) represented by the following general formula (I) and having a piperidyl group in a molecule, 50 to 99 parts by mass of at least one monomer (b) selected from isobutyl methacrylate, an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group with 6 to 13 carbon atoms, and an aromatic vinyl monomer, and 0 to 20 parts by mass of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer (c) other than the monomers (a) and (b), with the proviso that the total of the monomers (a), (b), and (c) is 100 parts by mass: | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100029977 | CYANATION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE CYANHYDRIN COMPOUND USING THE SAME - The present invention can provide a cyanation catalyst represented by the general formula (I): | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100029855 | FLUIDITY-IMPROVING AGENT, AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND SHAPED ARTICLE THEREOF - A large sized thin-walled shaped article having a complicated shape can be realized by improving fluidity at the time of shaping without deterioration of the intrinsic characteristic properties of an aromatic polycarbonate resin, namely, transparency, resistance to exfoliation of surface layer, thermal resistance, impact resistance, and chemical resistance. Specifically disclosed is a fluidity-improving agent containing 0.5 to 99.5 parts by mass of a polymer (A) which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (a) containing 0.5 to 99% by mass of (a1) an aromatic vinyl monomer, 0.5 to 99% by mass of (a2) a phenyl(meth)acrylate or a phenyl(meth)acrylate having a substituent in a phenyl group, and 0.5 to 5% by mass of (a3) a vinyl monomer having a functional group (X), and 0.5 to 99.5 parts by mass of a polymer (B) which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (b) comprising (b1) a phenyl (meth)acrylate or a phenyl (meth)acrylate having a substituent in a phenyl group with a compound having a functional group (Y) capable of reacting with the functional group (X), with the proviso that a total of the polymer (A) and the polymer (B) is 100 parts by mass. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100028693 | RESIN LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND TRANSFER FILM FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF RESIN LAMINATE - Disclosed is a resin laminate having a surface layer excellent in antistatic properties, scratch resistance, and transparency. Also disclosed is a method for producing the resin laminate with a high productivity. Further disclosed is a transfer film for use in the production of the resin laminate. The resin laminate comprises a resin shaped article, an antistatic layer containing a π-electron conjugated conductive polymer and at least one resin selected from a polyester resin, a polyurethane resin, a polyesterurethane resin, an acrylic resin, and a melamine resin on at least one surface of the shaped article, and a cured coating film layer obtained by curing a curable resin on the antistatic layer. The method for producing the resin laminate preferably comprises the steps of forming the cured coating film layer and the antistatic layer on a mold using a transfer film, carrying out cast polymerization of a raw material for a resin, and detaching the resin laminate from the mold after the polymerization is completed. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100010224 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HETEROARYL-TYPE BORON COMPOUNDS WITH IRIDIUM CATALYST - The present invention provides an economically and industrially superior simple process that enables the selective production of an aromatic heterocyclic monoboron compound and aromatic heterocyclic diboron compound at a satisfactory yield and in a desired ratio by reacting an aromatic heterocyclic compound and a boron compound in a single step under mild conditions while changing only the charged ratios of the raw materials. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090325246 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF BETAINE - According to the present invention, by using 4-halogeno-3-hydroxybutanamide as a substrate in quaternary amination reaction with trialkylamine which is an important step in betaine (such as carnitine) preparation processes, it becomes possible to reduce the production of crotonic acid derivatives (the major by-product) greatly compared to conventional processes. Consequently, it becomes possible to prepare a betaine, such as carnitine, at a high yield. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090321688 | Carbon Nanotube Composition, Composite Having a Coated Film Composed of the Same, and Their Production Methods - The object of the present invention is to provide a carbon nanotube composition that does not impair the characteristics of the carbon nanotubes itself, allows the carbon nanotubes to be dispersed or solubilized in a solvent, does not cause separation or aggregation of the carbon nanotubes even during long-term storage, has superior electrical conductivity, film formability and moldability, can be easily coated or covered onto a base material, and the resulting coated film has superior moisture resistance, weather resistance and hardness; a composite having a coated film composed thereof; and, their production methods. In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a carbon nanotube composition that contains a conducting polymer (a) or heterocyclic compound trimer (i), a solvent (b) and carbon nanotubes (c), and may additionally contain a high molecular weight compound (d), a basic compound (e), a surfactant (f), a silane coupling agent (g) and colloidal silica (h) as necessary; a composite having a coated film composed of the composition; and, their production methods. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090317550 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARBON FIBER BUNDLE - A method to prepare a carbon fiber bundle which can develop satisfactory interfacial adhesion to polyolefin-based resins, especially polypropylene resins, is provided. The carbon fiber bundle comprises a plurality of single fibers sized with a sizing agent comprising: a polymer having a main chain formed of carbon-carbon bonds, containing an acid group in at least part of side chains or at least a part of main chain ends, and having an acid value of 23 to 120 mg KOH/g as measured in accordance with ASTM D1386; or a polymer having a main chain formed of carbon-carbon bonds and containing at least either of an epoxy group and an ester group in at least a part of side chains or at least a part of main chain ends. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090314870 | CARBON FIBER PACKAGE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a package in an optimal form obtained by winding a carbon fiber bundle having a fineness of 25,000 to 35,000 deniers, which has a high wound density and is less apt to become loose, and a method for producing the same. The present invention is a carbon fiber package obtained by winding a carbon fiber bundle having a fineness of 25,000 to 35,000 deniers on a bobbin in a square-end type, wherein the width per unit fineness of the carbon fiber bundle is in the range of 0.30×10 | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090305035 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SANDWICH STRUCTURE AND ADHESIVE FILM USED THEREFOR - A process for producing a sandwich structure, includes laminating a reinforced fiber material which is substantially free from a matrix resin; a glycol modified copolymerized polyester resin film; a thermosetting resin composition film which is hardened at room temperature; a core material selected from an open cell foam and a honeycomb; a thermosetting resin composition film which is hardened at room temperature; a glycol modified copolymerized polyester resin film; and a reinforced fiber material which is substantially free from a matrix resin, in this order in a molding tool to form a sandwich, hardening the thermosetting resin composition film which is hardened at room temperature under a condition that the molding tool is closed, infusing a matrix resin into the molding tool, and adjusting a temperature in the molding tool at room temperature or a hardening temperature of the matrix resin to harden the matrix resin. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090299094 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID - Disclosed is a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid by oxidizing an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in a liquid phase in the presence of a noble metal catalyst, which can ensure operational safety at the time of stopping the reaction and prevent deterioration of the noble metal catalyst. The method for producing the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid by an oxidation reaction in which the olefin or the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde is oxidized in the liquid phase in the presence of the noble metal catalyst in a reactor, includes a step of stopping the oxidation reaction by supplying an inert gas to the reactor. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090279837 | Plastic optical fiber cable and method of signal transmission using the same - A plastic optical fiber cable includes: a bare optical fiber including a core made of a poly(methyl methacrylate) or a copolymer including methyl methacrylate as a major component and a cladding layer including, at least in the outermost layer, a layer made of a certain fluorine-containing olefin-based resin; and a coating layer provided on the outer surface thereof. The coating layer includes a protective coating layer, a light blocking coating layer, and a functional coating layer, the layers being provided in the order mentioned from inner side. The protective coating layer is made of a certain resin material. The light blocking coating layer is made of a nylon-based resin including, as a major component, nylon 11 or nylon 12, the nylon-based resin containing monomer and oligomer compounds derived from the nylon-based resin in an amount of a certain range. The functional coating layer is made of a nylon-based resin composition having a crystalline melting point within a certain range, the nylon-based resin composition containing a certain amount of melamine cyanurate or bromine atoms and further containing a certain amount of inorganic chromatic pigments, or the layer is made of a nylon-based resin composition having a crystalline melting point of within a certain range and an oxygen transmission rate within a certain range. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090270547 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING A CARBON FIBER BUNDLE - A thermoplastic resin composition, suitable for producing a molded article (carbon fiber reinforced composite molded article) is provided. Such a molded article has excellent mechanical properties, and is also superior in terms of production efficiency and economic cost, and is thus suitable for automotive parts, housing parts of a portable electric appliances, housing parts of common home electric appliances and the like. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269691 | POLYESTER RESIN FOR TONER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND TONER - Disclosed is a toner which is excellent in low-temperature fixability, high-temperature offset resistance, storage stability and durability, while having a wide range of fixing temperature. Also disclosed is a polyester resin used for such a toner. The polyester resin is one of the following polyester resin (A)-(E) for toners. (A) A polyester resin for toners having an Mp as determined by GPC of not less than 12,000 and having an unsaturated double bond (B) A polyester resin for toners obtained by crosslinking the polyester resin (A) (C) A polyester resin for toners containing the polyester resin (A) and another polyester resin having an Mp as determined by GPC of less than 12,000 (D) A polyester resin for toners obtained by crosslinking the polyester resin (C) (E) A polyester resin for toners containing a THF soluble fraction and a THF insoluble fraction wherein the Mw/Mn of the THF soluble fraction is not less than 6 and the total of the acid value and the hydroxyl value of the THF insoluble fraction is not more than 40 mgKOH/g. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090263743 | RESIST POLYMER AND RESIST COMPOSITION - The resist polymer of the present invention comprises a specific constitutional unit having a cyano group, a constitutional unit having an acid-dissociable group, and a specific constitutional unit having a lactone skeleton. When the above polymer is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography or electron beam lithography, it exhibits high sensitivity and high resolution, and provides a good resist pattern shape, having a small degree of occurrence of line edge roughness or generation of microgels. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090260752 | TWO-PACK TYPE PLASTISOL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A two-pack type plastisol composition comprising two liquid compositions (LA) and (LB), characterized in that the composition obtained by mixing the compositions (LA) and (LB) has a gelation time (as measured at 30.degree. C.) of 1 hour or shorter. It is a novel material which gels at ordinary temperature in 1 hour, preferably in several minutes, to come to have practically sufficient performances. The composition (LA) preferably comprises fine acrylic polymer particles (A) and a dispersion medium (B) in which the particles (A) are substantially insoluble at ordinary temperature (provided that the particles (A) may be soluble in the medium (B) at elevated temperatures). The composition (LB) preferably comprises an organic solvent (C) in which the particles (A) have sufficiently high solubility at ordinary temperature. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090257128 | Plastic Rod Lens, Rod Lens Array, Rod Lens Plate, Image Sensor and Printer - A plastic rod lens having a cylindrical shape with a radius R including a central axis; and an outer peripheral portion, wherein a refractive index n | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090253945 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TERTIARY BUTYL ALCOHOL - Disclosed is a method for producing tertiary butyl alcohol through hydration reaction of isobutylene and water in the presence of a cation exchange resin by using a reactor having at least two reactor vessels provided in series. The method is characterized in that a fluid in a reactor vessel at the most downstream side forms a two-liquid phase and the reaction temperature of the reactor vessel is kept at 70° C. or lower, and a fluid in at least one reactor vessel other than the one at the most downstream side forms a homogeneous phase. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090247419 | METHOD FOR CONFIRMING POSITIONS ON WHICH PROBES ARE IMMOBILIZED IN NUCLEIC ACID ARRAY - The present invention provides a method for confirming immobilization conditions of nucleic acid probes immobilized on a nucleic acid array, comprising the steps of:
| 10-01-2009 |
| 20090221847 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED ALDEHYDE AND UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID - Disclosed is a method of a gas-phase catalytic oxidation reaction of propylene, isobutylene, or tertiary butanol with molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalyst to produce a corresponding unsaturated aldehyde and a corresponding unsaturated carboxylic acid, in which the catalyst can be used over a long period of time. Concretely, in the presence of the catalyst containing a complex oxide including molybdenum, bismuth and iron as essential components, at least one factor of a reaction pressure and a molar ratio of molecular oxygen to a raw material is controlled to change in such a way that a rate of reaction of the raw material is kept constant in the temperature range of from (TA-15)° C. to TA° C., when a boundary temperature of the activation energy of the catalyst is set to be TA° C. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090209707 | IMPACT RESISTANCE IMPROVER, THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, SHAPED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAFT COPOLYMER - Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent impact resistance at a low temperature, while maintaining high transparency; this thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by compounding an impact resistance improver into a thermoplastic resin, the impact resistance improver being composed of a graft copolymer which is obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer component in the presence of a polymer mixture containing a polymer having butadiene units as an essential component and a polymer having styrene units as an essential component, the polymer mixture containing 45 to 65% by mass of the butadiene units and 35 to 55% by mass of the styrene units. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090202832 | EPOXY RESIN FOR PREPREG, PREPREG, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THESE - An epoxy resin composition suitably used for a prepreg which can complete curing in a short time even at a low temperature and secure a sufficient usable period under preservation at room temperature, in comparison with conventional epoxy resin compositions. An epoxy resin composition comprising at least one of an epoxy resin, an amine compound having at least one sulfur atom in the molecule thereof, and a reaction product of an epoxy resin and an amine compound having at least one sulfur atom in the molecule thereof, and an amine compound having at least one sulfur atom in the molecule thereof, and a urea compound and a dicyandiamide, wherein each of the contents of the sulfur atom and the urea compound in the epoxy resin composition is respectively 0.2 to 7% by mass and 1 to 15% by mass. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090198065 | RESIST POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PATTERN FORMATION, AND STARTING COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE RESIST POLYMER - To provide a resist polymer comprising, as a structural unit, an acid-decomposable unit having a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) which exhibits a small line edge roughness and produces little defects in DUV excimer laser lithography or the like. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090182170 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID - Disclosed is a method for enhancing a yield of an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid obtained by liquid-phase oxidation reaction of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde. In particular, there is provided a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein the method includes the step of carrying out oxidation reaction of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in a liquid phase to obtain a reaction mixture containing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride and the step of bringing the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride into contact with an alcohol or water to obtain an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid resulting from decomposition of the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090170696 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CATALYST - Disclosed is a method for producing a catalyst, in which physical properties of a dried material or a calcined material in a production process of the catalyst are stable and a change in at least one of a catalyst activity and a selectivity to a target product is small and hence reproducibility of the catalyst is excellent. The present invention is a method for producing a catalyst containing molybdenum, bismuth, and iron, which contains the steps of washing a surface of at least one device equipped in an apparatus for the production of catalyst, to which a solid matter adheres, with a basic solution, and producing the catalyst with the apparatus for the production of catalyst thus washed. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090170156 | Hydroxynitrile lyase - An improved hydroxynitrile lyase characterized by having a mutation of substitution of at least one amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of a wild-type hydroxynitrile lyase with another amino acid and by its hydroxynitrile lyase activity per transformant being higher than the hydroxynitrile lyase activity per transformant into which the wild-type hydroxynitrile lyase gene is introduced; and a method for producing a hydroxynitrile lyase, comprising expressing the improved hydroxynitrile lyase in a host and recovering the improved hydroxynitrile lyase from the resultant culture. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090162894 | NITRILE HYDRATASE - The present invention provides: a protein having an improved nitrile hydratase activity, whereby heat resistance has been improved when compared with a wild-type nitrile hydratase activity, wherein the amino acid sequence of a nitrile hydratase is modified; a gene DNA encoding the above protein; a recombinant vector having the above gene DNA; a transformant or transductant having the above recombinant vector; a nitrile hydratase collected from a culture of the above transformant or transductant, and a production method thereof; and a method for producing an amide compound. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090156860 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID - The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which can produce an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in good reaction performance, a method for producing the catalyst, and a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid by using the catalyst. The present invention resides in a catalyst for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein a metal is supported on a carrier with a total pore volume of 0.40 to 1.50 cc/g as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method, or wherein palladium with an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 8 nm is supported on the carrier. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090140454 | BELT-TYPE APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS PLATE FORMATION AND METHOD OF CONTINUOUS PLATE FORMATION WITH BELT - Disclosed is an apparatus for continuous plate formation using belts, in which a polymerizable raw material is fed to one end of a space surrounded by opposed surfaces of two endless belts | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090137740 | (METH)ACRYLIC POLYMER PARTICLE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE PARTICLE, PLASTISOL, AND ARTICLE - A method for producing a (meth)acrylic polymer particle comprises polymerizing a monomer (X) having a (meth)acryloyl group to produce a polymer particle, and polymerizing a monomer mixture (Y) in the presence of the polymer particle, in which the monomer (X) is 90 to 99.9% by mass and the monomer mixture (Y) is 0.01 to 10% by mass in terms of the ratio among monomer raw materials to be supplied for polymerization; and the monomer mixture (Y) comprises 1 to 80% by mol of a monomer (a) having a basic nitrogen atom or having a blocked isocyanate as a functional group, 5 to 80% by mol of a (meth)acrylate monomer (b) of at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic alcohol having 2 or more carbon atoms, an aromatic alcohol, and a cyclic alkyl alcohol, and 0 to 94% by mol of a monomer (c) other than the monomer (a) and the monomer (b). | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090123717 | PREPREG, INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL FOR FORMING FRP, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - An FRP is produced using a prepreg comprising reinforcing fiber, a sheet-like reinforcing fiber substrate containing reinforcing fiber, and a matrix resin, wherein the matrix resin is impregnated into the sheet-like reinforcing fiber substrate and also covers one surface of the sheet-like reinforcing fiber substrate, and the matrix resin impregnation ratio is within a range of 35% to 95%; a prepreg comprising reinforcing fiber, a sheet-like reinforcing fiber substrate containing reinforcing fiber, and a matrix resin, wherein the matrix resin exists on both surfaces of the sheet-like reinforcing fiber substrate, and the portion inside the sheet-like reinforcing fiber substrate into which the matrix resin has not been impregnated is continuous; or a prepreg comprising reinforcing fiber, a sheet-like reinforcing fiber substrate containing reinforcing fiber, and a matrix resin, wherein at least one surface exhibits a sea-and-island-type pattern comprising resin-impregnated portions (island portions) where the matrix resin is present at the surface and fiber portions (sea portions) where the matrix resin is not present at the surface, the surface coverage ratio of the matrix resin on those surfaces with said a sea-and-island-type pattern is within a range of 3% to 80%, and the weave intersection coverage ratio for the island portions, represented by a formula (1) shown below, is at least 40%, displays excellent external appearance, with no internal voids or surface pinholes, even when molded is conducted using only vacuum pressure. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090111924 | PREPREG - A prepreg is provided capable of being a composite material having suitable high heat resistance, impact resistance, and mechanical properties under high temperature and high humidity conditions. As the matrix resin, a composition including a specific epoxy resin component (A), a specific bifunctional epoxy resin (B), a specific tetrafunctional epoxy resin (C), and a specific aromatic amine compound (D) at specific proportions are used. Particularly, as the epoxy resin component (A), one obtained by mixing and heating a bifunctional epoxy resin (a1), a trifunctional epoxy resin (a2), a phenol compound (a3), and a specific polyamide resin (a4) is used so as to be able to solve the above-described problems. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090111904 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE COATING COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE HAVING CURED COATING FILM OF THE COMPOSITION - Disclosed is an active energy ray-curable coating composition containing (A) 10 to 70% by mass of a poly(meth)acrylate of a mono- or polypentaerythritol; (B) 5 to 50% by mass of (B-1) a polyester type aliphatic urethanedi(meth)acrylate compound which is obtained by reacting an aliphatic isocyanate compound, a caprolactone-modified polyester diol, and an acrylate having a hydroxyl group, (B-2) a compound represented by formula (2), or (B-3) a polyether type urethane di(meth)acrylate compound having two (meth)acryloyloxy groups in a molecule, wherein, in the case that component (B) is component (B-3), component (A) contains at least one caprolactone-modified (meth)acryloyloxy group; (C) 5 to 70% by mass of a poly[(meth)acryloyloxyalkyl](iso)cyanurate represented by formula (3) or (4); and (D) 0.1 to 10% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator. The active energy ray-curable coating composition can form a cured film excellent in weatherability, mar resistance, and adhesion to a base material. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090067794 | Plastic optical fiber cable - The invention provides a plastic optical fiber cable comprising a plastic optical fiber having a core/clad structure, a light blocking coating layer provided around the plastic optical fiber, and a protective coating layer provided between the outermost layer of the core/clad structure and the light blocking coating layer. The outermost layer of the core/clad structure is made of a fluorine-containing olefin polymer containing at least a tetrafluoroethylene unit, the crystal melting heat of the fluorine-containing olefin polymer being 59 mJ/mg or lower. The light blocking coating layer is made of a resin primarily containing a polyamide resin, the content of polyamide resin-derived monomers and oligomers being 1.5% by weight or lower. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090047437 | SYRUP COMPOSITION, RESIN MORTAR COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION METHOD - A syrup composition of the present invention comprises a mixture of monomers (A), each having a molecular mass of 130 to 300 and one (meth)acryloyl group; a resin (C) which is soluble in the monomers (A) and has a glass transition temperature of 20 to 155° C.; a wax (D); and a tertiary amine (E), wherein the monomers (A) contain a heterocyclic ring-containing (meth)acrylate (a1), an oligoethylene glycol monoalkyl ether (meth)acrylate (a2), and a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate (a3) having a hydroxyalkyl group with 2 or 3 carbon atoms. The syrup composition does not substantially contain a polyvalent metal soap. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090039534 | Apparatus for producing carbonated water and method for producing carbonated water using the same - This invention concerns an apparatus and a method for producing carbonated water capable of obtaining high concentration carbonated water effectively. Carbon dioxide gas is passed through a first carbon dioxide gas dissolver composed of a membrane module to be dissolved in water and the carbonated water passing through the first carbon dioxide gas dissolver is passed through a static mixer, which is a second carbon dioxide gas dissolver. Consequently, a high concentration carbonated water can be obtained remarkably, effectively and easily with a simpler structure than conventionally. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090036624 | OPTICAL COPOLYMER AND MOLDED PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME - This invention provides an optical copolymer which is excellent in balance among high transmittance, high heat resistance, low birefringent property, and mechanical strength, and an optical molded article comprising the optical copolymer. The optical copolymer comprises 50 to 80% by mass of methyl methacrylate units, 10 to 20% by mass of units derived from a specific lactone compound, and 10 to 30% by mass of trifluoroethyl methacrylate units. The mass ratio of the trifluoroethyl methacrylate units is in the range of 0.5 to 2.0 when the mass of the units derived from the specific lactone compound is presumed to be 1, and the glass transition temperature is 120° C. or above. The optical copolymer is suitable for objective lenses, prisms, condenser lenses, diffraction gratings, collimator lenses and sensor lenses. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090036607 | POLYMER PARTICLE, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, AND MOLDED BODY - A polymer particle is obtained by polymerizing a monomer in the presence of a phosphate salt represented by the following formula (1). The polymer particle contains 0.01 to 1.0 part by mass of the phosphate salt to 100 parts by mass of the polymer particle. A resin composition and a molded article using such a polymer particle are excellent in thermal stability and resistance to moist heat, and the color tone of the resin has little change before and after the blending of the polymer particle. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090034294 | Light Guide for Surface Light Source Device and Surface Light Source Device - A light guide ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090029616 | REVERSIBLY BREATHABLE WOVEN FABRIC AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - This woven/knit fabric contains composite yarn comprising a multifilament yarn A | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090023952 | PALLADIUM-CONTAINING CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID - Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst which enables to produce an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst and a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid using such a catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst containing 0.001 to 0.25 mole of antimony element to 1 mole of palladium element or a palladium-containing catalyst containing palladium element which composes a metal, tellurium element, and bismuth element. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090023601 | GEL HAVING BIOSUBSTANCE FIXED THERETO AND MICROARRAY UTILIZING THE GEL - The present invention provides a biological substance-immobilized gel which comprises a gel containing 2%-7% by mass of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and a biological substance immobilized on and/or in the gel. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090014900 | Equipment and process for the production of carbonated water - A process for producing carbonated water having a high concentration, inexpensively and easily, involves using a static mixer having 20 to 100 elements so as to provide a value Re×N of 100,000 to 2,000,000, in with Re represents a Reynolds number, when a mixture of water and carbonic acid gas flow in the static mixer. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090012327 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING T-BUTYL (METH)ACRYLATE - Disclosed is a method for synthesizing t-butyl (meth)acrylate at low cost. Specifically, disclosed is a method for synthesizing a carboxylic acid ester by performing an addition reaction between isobutylene and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of an acidic catalyst. This method includes the steps of:
| 01-08-2009 |
| 20090011513 | METHOD OF DETECTING NUCLEIC ACID BY USING NUCLEIC ACID MICROARRAY - The present invention provides a method of detecting a nucleic acid which is not restricted by the design of the base sequence of a nucleic acid probe. By repeating washing and detection in multiple stages, the present invention can improve the precision of sequence-specific hybridization stepwise and also can ease restrictions in designing the nucleic acid probes, in particular, restrictions on the Tm value (the temperature at which the nucleic acid double strand is dissociated into single strands) or the sequence length of the nucleic acid probes. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080306298 | Method for Manufacturing Palladium-Containing Catalyst - The present invention provides: a palladium-containing supported catalyst which is used for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in high selectivity; a method for manufacturing the catalyst; and a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity. In particular, the present invention resides in a method for manufacturing a palladium-containing supported catalyst for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, comprising the step of reducing palladium oxide contained in a catalyst precursor wherein at least the palladium oxide is supported on a carrier. By using such a palladium-containing supported catalyst, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid is produced through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080281014 | Nanosubstance-Containing Composition, Process for Producing the Same, and Composite Made With the Same - A composition containing a nanosubstance is provided. Since the composition includes a nanosubstance (a), a (meth)acrylate compound (b) including a polar group, and a solvent (c)/polymerizable monomer (i-1), it is capable of being dispersed or solubilized in various solvents such as organic solvents, hydrous organic solvents and in polymerizable monomers without impairing characteristics of the nanosubstance itself wherein the nanosubstance neither separates out nor aggregates during a long-term storage, the composition being excellent in conductivity, film-forming property and moldability and capable of applying to or coating a substrate by a simple method. A coated film or cured film of a composite formed by the composition on at least one surface of the substrate shows high transparency, and the composite is excellent in water resistance, weatherability and hardness. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080278457 | ACRYLIC RESIN, RESIN BOARDS, TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE BOARDS FOR TOUCH PANELS, TOUCH PANELS, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTION OF THEM - A method of producing an acrylic resin plate, comprising a step of adding 0.001 to 1 part by weight of a polymerization initiator having 10 hours half life temperature of 80° C. or more and 0.015 to 0.2 parts by weight of cyclohexadiene or terpenoid-based compound into 100 parts by weight of a mixture composed of an alkyl methacrylate having a C1-4 alkyl group and a poly-functional (meth)acrylate to give a polymerizable mixture, and a step of polymerizing said polymerizable mixture; an acrylic resin comprising 3 to 30 wt % of an alkyl methacrylate unit having a C8-20 alkyl group, 2 to 35 wt % of a mono-ethylenically unsaturated monomer unit containing an alkyl methacrylate unit having a C1-4 alkyl group and 35 to 95 wt % of a poly-functional (meth)acrylate unit; an acrylic resin plate made of the resin and production process the same, and a transparent electrode plate for touch panel and a touch panel having them. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080274357 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR MOLDING MATERIAL AND MOLDED ARTICLE MADE THEREFROM - A resin composition for molding materials according to the present invention comprising an acrylic polymer and a plasticizer, wherein the acrylic polymer consists of primary particles which have a core-shell structure comprising a core polymer and a shell polymer, and wherein the core polymer and shell polymer comprise methyl methacrylate monomer units and the core polymer has a lower content of methyl methacrylate monomer units than the shell polymer. The resin composition has high moldability during molding and gives a molded article having high hardness and high tear strength and reduced in plasticizer bleeding. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080274248 | Device and method for manufacturing carbonated spring and carbonic water, control method for gas density applied thereto and membrane module - Hot water is pumped by a suction pump and introduced into a carbon dioxide (CO | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080269413 | Impact Resistance Modifier and Resin Composition - Disclosed is a resin composition having excellent impact resistance and resistance to whitening by impact without deteriorating excellent transparency of a methacrylic resin. Specifically, an impact resistance modifier composed of a multilayered polymer having at least three layers, namely an innermost-layer polymer derived from an alkyl methacrylate, an intermediate-layer polymer derived from an alkyl acrylate and an outer-layer polymer having its Tg within the range of 20 to 80° C., wherein mass average particle diameter of the intermediate-layer polymer is 200 to 300 nm and the mass ratio of each layer is within an appropriate range, is blended with a methacrylic resin. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080268735 | Woven or Knitted Fabric Exhibiting Reversibly Changeable Air Permeability - A multi-layer woven or knitted fabric exhibiting reversibly changeable air permeability, which contains reversibly crimping cellulose acetate fibers exhibiting a percentage of crimp of less than 10% at a humidity of 95% or above and a percentage of crimp of 20% or above at a humidity of 45% or below and which has a basis weight of 100 to 350 g/m | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080268217 | CLOTH HAVING PARTIALLY DIFFERENT CLOTH-STRETCHABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A cloth having partially different cloth-stretchability comprises a portion having relatively high cloth-stretchability and a portion having relatively low cloth-stretchability, in which the portion having a relatively high cloth-stretchability is composed of a fiber having fiber-stretchability and a fiber having non-fiber-stretchability and has a higher extension percentage than that of the portion having a relatively low cloth-stretchability. A method of manufacturing thereof comprises printing a part to be dissolved and removed of a cloth-stretchable base cloth with a dissolving paste including a dissolving accelerator to make a printed part; removing a part of or all dissolvable fiber A of the printed part; and fulfilling conditions (1) to (4):
| 10-30-2008 |
| 20080248204 | PREPREG AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PREPREG - The present invention relates to a prepreg which is free from the phenomenon that air is trapped between layers to generate voids, has good handling characteristics and can produce molded articles having any complicated shape and also relates to a method of producing the prepreg. A reinforced-fiber sheet is impregnated with a matrix resin so as to form a continuous resin layer at least in the inside thereof, and then, a protective film having an irregular surface is applied to at least one surface of the reinforced-fiber sheet impregnated with the matrix resin such that the irregular surface faces the reinforced-fiber sheet. In this state, the prepreg is allowed to leave at 30 to 60° C. under the atmosphere for 12 hours or more. The resulting prepreg ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080220214 | Light regulating film, laminated light regulating film, and method for producing light regulating film and laminated light regulating film - [Purpose] To provide a light regulating film and a laminated light regulating film with relatively large crazes or cracks, capable of controlling optical properties such as transmissivity and scattering to a high degree, as well as a method for producing a light regulating film and a method for producing a laminated light regulating film. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080210664 | Method of Surface Treatment and Surface-Treated Article - Plasma generated in water vapor bubbles present in a water-containing liquid is brought into contact, in the liquid, with an article having a contact angle with water of 90° or less. The plasma is contacted with an organic substance adhering to the article to thereby remove the organic substance from the article. By bringing the plasma into contact with the article, the surface of the article is etched without breaking the article. The article may comprise a material composed of both a hydrophobic part having a contact angle with water exceeding 90° and a hydrophilic part having a contact angle with water of 90° or less. In this case only the hydrophobic part is etched by bringing the plasma into contact with the article. | 09-04-2008 |