Abstract: There are disclosed a ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, a small and uniform thickness and a high resolution, and a ceramic filter. A silica membrane as a ceramic porous membrane is formed on a titania UF membrane as an ultrafiltration membrane (a UF membrane) formed on a porous base member which is a microfiltration membrane (also referred to as an MF membrane) and having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the porous base member, the silica membrane has an average pore diameter smaller than that of the titania UF membrane and a part of the silica membrane permeates the titania UF membrane.

Abstract: A ceramic filter includes a porous base member formed of a ceramic porous body, a carbonaceous membrane formed on the porous base member, and an inorganic separation membrane formed on the carbonaceous membrane. According to a method for the ceramic filter for reuse, the deteriorated ceramic filter is thermally treated to remove the carbonaceous membrane and the inorganic membrane from the porous base member, then the carbonaceous membrane is formed on the porous base member, and the inorganic membrane is formed on the carbonaceous membrane.

Abstract: A ceramic filter is provided, including a base body having partition walls made of a ceramic porous body and defining cells, filter membranes provided on the partition walls which are made of a ceramic porous body having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the surface of each partition wall, and a glass seal provided to cover at least the end face of the base body. The glass seal includes an alkali-free glass containing silica (SiO2) in an amount of 55 to 65 mol %, zirconia (ZrO2) in an amount of 1 to 10 mol % and at least one kind of alkaline earth metal oxide selected from calcia, baria and strontia, but which does not substantially contain zinc oxide.

Abstract: A load balance server has a first database for recording a list of identifiers of the presence servers, a second database for recording a subscription message receiving rate, an entry retrieval means for selecting a presence server that the subscription message receiving rate is lowest, in presence servers included in the list of the entry based on the presence information, a presence server selecting means for selecting an additional presence server whichever subscription message receiving rate is lower than predetermined threshold Ts, when the subscription message receiving rate in the selected presence server is higher than predetermined threshold Ts, and a message sending/receiving control means for sending the public message to the selected presence server.

Abstract: A client for IPv4 having a SIP function sends first REGISTER to adapter. Then, the adapter executes an authentication sequence of EAP-AKA for an access gateway connected to the interval of an IMS/MMD network and the IPv4 network, then establishes the tunnel connection. Then, the adapter generates second REGISTER corresponding to the IPv6 based on first REGISTER corresponding to IPv4. And, the adapter sends second REGISTER to a SIP server connected to the IMS/MMD network through the tunnel connection to the access gateway.

Abstract: A ceramic filter includes a porous base member formed of a ceramic porous body, a carbonaceous membrane formed on the porous base member, and an inorganic separation membrane (e.g., a silica membrane) formed on the carbonaceous membrane. As the inorganic separation membrane, instead of the silica membrane, a titania membrane, a zirconia membrane, a zeolite membrane or the like may be used. In a regenerating method of the ceramic filter, the deteriorated ceramic filter is thermally treated to remove the carbonaceous membrane and the silica membrane from the porous base member, then the carbonaceous membrane is formed on the porous base member, and the silica membrane is formed on the carbonaceous membrane.

Abstract: There are disclosed a method of manufacturing a thin and uniform ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, and a method of manufacturing a ceramic filter including the ceramic porous membrane. A UF membrane having an average pore diameter smaller than that of a porous base member is formed on the porous base member, a ceramic sol is deposited on the UF membrane, and the ceramic sol is dried with blown air and then fired to form a ceramic porous membrane having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the UF membrane.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a thin and uniform ceramic filter formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects. A ceramic sol whose average pore diameter after the sol itself has been formed into a membrane is larger than that of a ceramic separation membrane and is 10 nm or less is brought into contact with the surface of a ceramic separation membrane having an average pore diameter of 0.5 to 10 nm, and the ceramic separation membrane having the ceramic sol is dried and then fired to repair a defect portion of the ceramic separation membrane.

Abstract: There are disclosed a ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, a small and uniform thickness and a high resolution, and a ceramic filter. A silica membrane as a ceramic porous membrane is formed on a titania UF membrane as an ultrafiltration membrane (a UF membrane) formed on a porous base member which is a microfiltration membrane (also referred to as an MF membrane) and having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the porous base member, the silica membrane has an average pore diameter smaller than that of the titania UF membrane and a part of the silica membrane permeates the titania UF membrane.

Abstract: There are disclosed a ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, a small and uniform thickness and a high flux, and a ceramic filter. A silica membrane is formed on a titania UF membrane as an ultrafiltration membrane (a UF membrane) formed on a porous base member which is a microfiltration membrane (also referred to as an MF membrane) and having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the porous base member, and the silica membrane has an average pore diameter smaller than that of the titania UF membrane, and does not substantially permeates the titania UF membrane.

Abstract: A ceramic filter is provided including a substrate, a separation layer comprising titania and having an average pore size in a range of 0.08 to 1 ?m and a thickness in a range of 5 to 20 ?m, and an intermediate layer formed between the substrate and the separation layer. The intermediate layer includes aggregate particles that are bonded together with glass frits, and aggregate particles of the intermediate layer are smaller than aggregate particles of the substrate and larger than aggregate particles of the separation layer.

Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a ceramic porous body comprising the steps of: mixing glass frit and silica particles with ceramic particles coming to function as framework particles to give a mixture, forming the mixture into a predetermined shape to obtain a formed body, drying the formed body, and firing the dried formed body. According to a method for manufacturing a ceramic porous body of the present invention, a ceramic porous body having excellent corrosion resistance against acid and alkali, and defects such as a strain and a crack are hardly caused during manufacturing.

Abstract: A ceramic filter is provided including a substrate, a separation layer comprising titania and having an average pore size in a range of 0.08 to 1 ?m and a thickness in a range of 5 to 20 ?m, and an intermediate layer formed between the substrate and the separation layer. The intermediate layer includes aggregate particles that are bonded together with glass frits, and aggregate particles of the intermediate layer are smaller than aggregate particles of the substrate and larger than aggregate particles of the separation layer.

Abstract: A ceramic filter has (A) a base body having partition walls made of a ceramic porous body, wherein cells 18 are defined by the partition walls, (B) filer membranes provided on the partition walls, made of a ceramic porous body having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the surface of each partition wall, and (C) a glass seal provided so as to cover at least the end face of the base body, wherein the glass seal is constituted by an alkali-free glass containing silica (SiO2) in an amount of 55 to 65 mol %, zirconia (ZrO2) in an amount of 1 to 10 mol % and at least one kind of alkaline earth metal oxide selected from calcia, baria and strontia but substantially not containing zinc oxide.

Abstract: The invention provides a communications session switching method and system that switches a session established between communications terminals while maintaining an application in session. A first communications terminal (1) includes a step of detecting a session switching factor and extracting configuration information on a switching target session and a step of transmitting a message including the session configuration information and session switching factor to a session management server. A session management server (4) includes a step of transmitting the message to a communications terminal in a switching target session. First and second communications terminals include a step of changing gateways and an application setting based on session configuration information and a session switching factor registered in a received message and a means of transmitting a session switching completion message to the session management server after completion of the setting change.

Abstract: A ceramic porous body is provided which uses a binder made of a glass that has excellent acid resistance and alkali resistance and which can be used for a long period of time as a filtration filter. The ceramic porous body is formed from ceramic particles that are bonded using a glass binder comprising 5 to 20 mol % of a plurality of metal oxides, selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O, K2O, MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO and containing at least two alkali metal oxides selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O and K2O as an essential component, at least 3 mol % of at least one of ZrO2 and TiO2 as a total amount, and SiO2 and incidental impurities as the balance.

Abstract: A ceramic filter includes a separation layer made of titania having an average pore size of 0.08 to 1 &mgr;m and a thickness of 5 to 20 &mgr;m. The ceramic filter has both good fouling characteristic and high bacteria removal capability and used suitably for water purification or the like.

Abstract: Provided is a ceramic porous body which uses a binder made of a glass excellent in acid resistance and alkali resistance which can be used for a long period of time as a filtration filter etc.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a filter utilizing a porous ceramic membrane as a separation film is provided, comprising the steps of substituting the air inside fine-pores of the porous substrate with a liquid, isolating the porous substrate face to be provided with a separation film, the other face of the porous substrate face not provided with the separation film, continuously feeding a film deposition slurry containing ceramic framework particles to allow the slurry to contact the face of the porous substrate to be provided with the separation film, applying a differential filtration pressure between the faces of the porous substrate, and depositing the slurry on the surface of the porous substrate. An organic polymer for endowing the deposition film with filtration resistance is added to the slurry.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a filter utilizing a ceramic porous membrane is provided, comprising the step of depositing a film deposition slurry containing ceramic framework particles on the surface of a porous substrate. The slurry contains an organic polymer for expanding gaps among the ceramic framework particles, and the micro-pore size of the porous membrane is controlled by adjusting the weight ratio between the framework particles and the organic polymer in the slurry, thereby enabling a porous membrane having a desired micro-pore size to be formed irrespective of the particle size of the framework particles.