Abstract: A compressor comprises an oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant compressed by a compression mechanism unit, and a high-pressure oil storage chamber for storing the oil separated by the oil separator. At least a portion of the oil separator is provided outside a housing. The high-pressure oil storage chamber has an outer wall that is thicker than the outer wall of the housing accommodating the compression mechanism unit, and an end wall of the housing is formed by this thicker outer wall.

Abstract: An ink composition contains a particular anthrapyridone dye and a particular copper phthalocyanine dye. The hue angle in the L*a*b* color system calculated from spectral characteristics of a 1,000-fold diluted solution of the ink composition in water is 270° to 360°. The content of the anthrapyridone dye is higher than the content of the copper phthalocyanine dye.

Abstract: An ink composition contains a water-soluble copper compound and an anthrapyridone dye represented by the following formula: wherein M1 represents a hydrogen atom, NH4, or Na; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substitutable alkyl group, a substitutable aryl group, or a substitutable benzoyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substitutable alkyl group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a substitutable alkyl group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, NH4 which may be substituted, or a substitutable sulfo group; and R5 represents an acyl group or a group represented by the following formula: where X and Y independently represent a chlorine atom, hydroxy group, amino group, monoethanolamino group, diethanolamino group, morpholino group, anilino group, or phenol group in which hydrogen atoms may be substituted by one or more substituents.

Abstract: The hydrogen fermentation apparatus is the one that generates hydrogen by decomposing organic matter through hydrogen fermentation. There are arranged a hydrogen fermentor which holds the treating liquid containing organic matter, and a string-shape carrier which is positioned to immerse itself in the treating liquid in the hydrogen fermentor, and on which hydrogen-generating bacteria are fixed.

Abstract: Problem: To improve clogging and ink droplet deflection. Solving Means: An ink composition comprising at least water, a colorant and an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group, which contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of a sodium ion, a potassium ion and an ammonium ion and also contains a lithium ion. Alternatively, an ink composition comprising at least water, a specific cyan dye and an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group, which contains a lithium ion and also contains a sodium ion and/or a potassium ion.

Abstract: An ink composition for ink jet recording, contains at least a dispersoid in which a pigment can be dispersed in water, and a polymer microparticle, in which an average particle diameter of the dispersoid is 20 to 300 nm, the polymer microparticle contains at least 70% by weight or more of an alkyl(meth)acrylate containing ethyl acrylate and/or a cyclic alkyl(meth)acrylate, a(meth)acrylic acid, and an ethylene based unsaturated monomer having a saturated or an unsaturated ring as a monomer component, a glass transition temperature and an acid value thereof are 0° C. or below and 50 mgKOH/g or less, respectively.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition having excellent color developability, stability and fixability, and particularly being excellent as an inkjet recording ink for textiles. The ink composition of the invention is characterized by containing: a dispersion having an average particle size of 50 nm to 300 nm, in which a pigment is made dispersible in water; and polymer fine particles having a glass transition temperature of ?10° C. or less and an acid value of 100 mg KOH/g or less.

Abstract: The hydrogen-producing method of the an aspect of the present invention is a method for producing hydrogen in which hydrogen is produced from an organic matter using a microorganism, characterized by using pellets on which hydrogen-producing acid-resistant bacteria are entrapped and immobilized, producing hydrogen by bringing the pellets into contact and react with the organic matter in an environment of a pH of 4 to 6. The inventors of the present invention have obtained a finding that a hydrogen-producing bacteria are entrapped and immobilized, so that the optimum pH of the hydrogen-producing bacterium shifts to low range. The present invention is made based on the above finding and uses pellets on which the hydrogen-producing bacteria are entrapped and immobilized, so that the hydrogen-producing bacterium is activated at a low pH range of 4 to 6 to produce hydrogen. Therefore, the effects of contaminated bacteria that consume hydrogen are less, and the yield of hydrogen can be improved.

Abstract: An ink composition including at least water, a cyan dye represented by the formula shown below and an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group and/or a salt thereof; an inkjet recording method using the composition; and recorded matter which is recorded by the recording method wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, a metal element, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide or a metal halide, R1 to R4 each independently represents —SO2Z, and Z represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least one of four Z's has an ionic hydrophilic group as a substituent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel microorganism suitable for production of hydrogen. The microorganism according to the present invention is a Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum strain with an accession number of FERM BP-10793, or its mutants.

Abstract: The hydrogen fermentation apparatus is the one that generates hydrogen by decomposing organic matter through hydrogen fermentation. There are arranged a hydrogen fermentor which holds the treating liquid containing organic matter, and a string-shape carrier which is positioned to immerse itself in the treating liquid in the hydrogen fermentor, and on which hydrogen-generating bacteria are fixed.

Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording of the invention includes water and a pigment, where the pigment is dispersed using a polymer having a refractive index of at least 1.58 or more, an acid value of 50 mgKOH/g to 120 mgKOH/g, and a weight average molecular weight of 20000 to 120000. It is preferable that the polymer is prepared by using a (meta)acrylate and/or a sulfur-containing (meth)acrylate which have at least a plurality of aromatic rings.

Abstract: A compressor comprises an oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant compressed by a compression mechanism unit, and a high-pressure oil storage chamber for storing the oil separated by the oil separator. At least a portion of the oil separator is provided outside a housing. The high-pressure oil storage chamber has an outer wall that is thicker than the outer wall of the housing accommodating the compression mechanism unit, and an end wall of the housing is formed by this thicker outer wall.

Abstract: Problem: To improve clogging and ink droplet deflection. Solving Means: An ink composition comprising at least water, a colorant and an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group, which contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of a sodium ion, a potassium ion and an ammonium ion and also contains a lithium ion. Alternatively, an ink composition comprising at least water, a specific cyan dye and an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group, which contains a lithium ion and also contains a sodium ion and/or a potassium ion.

Abstract: Problem to be Solved: To provide an ink composition capable of giving printed matter excellent in gas fastness and light fastness and free from generation of a bronzing phenomenon, an inkjet recording method using the ink composition, and recorded matter which is recorded by the recording method. Means to Solve the Problem: An ink composition comprising at least water, a cyan dye represented by the formula shown below and an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group and/or a salt thereof; an inkjet recording method using the composition; and recorded matter which is recorded by the recording method.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink composition using a metal phthalocyanine type cyan dye, according to which the indoor storability (gas resistance) of images created using the ink composition can be improved. The present invention provides an ink composition containing water, metal phthalocyanine type cyan dye, and aromatic compound having a sulfo group and/or salt thereof represented by undermentioned general formula (1) and/or (2). Moreover, the present invention provides an ink jet recording method comprising carrying out recording by discharging droplets of an ink composition and attaching the droplets to a recording medium, wherein the ink jet recording method uses an ink composition as described above as the ink composition. Furthermore, the present invention provides a recorded article characterized by being obtained by recording using an ink composition as described above.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an ink for ink jet recording that is excellent in storage stability and discharge stability and attains high coloration on regular paper or gloss paper and high glossiness on gloss paper. The ink for ink jet recording of the invention includes: water; and a pigment dispersed by using a polymer which is obtained by polymerizing at least 50% by weight or more of benzylacrylate and 15% by weight or less of (meth)acrylic acid as components of the polymer and has an acid value of no less than 50 mgKOH/g and no more than 120 mgKOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of no less than 10000 and no more than 120000.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink composition with which the indoor storage stability (gas resistance) of an image produced with an ink composition featuring a phthalocyanine-based cyan dye can be increased without causing any additive precipitation or bronzing. The present invention provides an ink composition containing at least water, a phthalocyanine-based cyan dye, and a lithium salt of an aromatic compound having a sulfo group and expressed by General Formulas 1 and/or 2 in the claims. The present invention also provides an ink composition containing at least water, a phthalocyanine-based cyan dye, and a lithium salt of an aromatic compound having a sulfo group and expressed by General Formulas 5 and/or 6 in the claims.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition that can improve the preservation characteristics (gas fastness) of an image produced by an ink composition which uses phthalocyanine group cyan dye. The present invention provides an ink composition wherein at least water, the phthalocyanine group cyan dye indicated by the general formula (I), and an aromatic compound having a sulfone group and/or the salt thereof represented by the general formulae (a) and/or (b) are contained; and an ink composition wherein at least water, the phthalocyanine group cyan dye indicated by the general formula (VIII), and an aromatic compound having a sulfone group and/or the salt thereof represented by the general formulae (a) and/or (b) are contained.

Abstract: To provide an ink set capable of recording images with good ozone fastness on a recording medium, an ink set of the present invention comprises at least a yellow ink composition, a magenta ink composition, and a cyan ink composition. The cyan ink composition contains at least one of the compounds expressed by formula (1) below as a cyan dye: and the magenta ink composition contains, as a colorant, at least one substance selected from the group consisting of compounds expressed by formula (2) below: and salts thereof (in formula (2), A represents an alkylene group, an alkylene group containing a phenylene group, or a group expressed by formula (3) below: and X represents a group selected from the group consisting of NH2, OH, and Cl).