Abstract: Provided is a method of operating an electrolysis apparatus that can inhibit electrode degradation under a variable power supply. The method of operating an electrolysis apparatus includes: an energization step in which electrolysis of electrolyte is performed in an anode compartment including an anode and a cathode compartment including a cathode that are partitioned from each other by a membrane; a suspension step in which electrolysis of electrolyte in the anode compartment and the cathode compartment is suspended; and a discharge step of, in the suspension step, electrically connecting an electrolyzer of the electrolysis apparatus to an external load and adjusting a cell voltage to 0.1 V or less in 5 hours or less.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an ultraviolet-emitting device which achieves suppresses deterioration, and prolonged life of the components used in a light-emitting device while monitoring a light emitting state of the light-emitting element and maintaining an emission intensity. The ultraviolet-emitting device is provided with a light-emitting element configured to emit an ultraviolet ray, a mounting board on which the light-emitting element is placed, and a fluorescent glass element placed at a position irradiated with the ultraviolet ray emitted by the light-emitting element, and placed in a through hole formed through the mounting board, emitting fluorescence in a visible range by excitation of an ultraviolet ray.

Abstract: Provided is a weft-knitted fabric having excellent stretchability, and providing excellent comfort in a hot environment. The weft-knitted fabric contains non-elastic fibres and elastic fibres, and is characterised: by being formed of a mesh part where a stitch of a welt structure and a stitch of a knit structure are alternately repeated to complete one course, and the course having the same structural arrangement is employed once or continuously repeated twice, and a plain-knit part where a course of an all-knit structure is employed once or continuously repeated up to three times; and in that said mesh part and said plain-knit part are each alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition including: 100 parts by mass of a hydrogenated block copolymer (a); from 10 to 50 parts by mass of a polypropylene resin (b); from 5 to 100 parts by mass of a polyphenylene ether resin (c); and from 75 to 200 parts by mass of a non-aromatic softener (d), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (a) contains a hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) obtained by hydrogenation, the hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) comprising at least one polymer block A1 including mainly a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon compound monomer unit, and at least one polymer block B1 including mainly a conjugated diene compound monomer unit, a weight-average molecular weight of the hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) is from 100,000 to 550,000, and a content of all vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon compound monomer units in the hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) is more than 20% by mass and 50% by mass or less.

Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a thin-film carbon foam and a method of manufacture the same. It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a stack carbon foam having fewer through holes and a method of manufacturing the same. The carbon foam of the present disclosure is, for example, a stack carbon foam being a stack of at least two monolayer carbon foams stacked one another, each monolayer carbon foam comprising linear portions and node portions joining the linear portions, or a carbon foam comprising linear portions and node portions joining the linear portions, wherein the ratio of the number of large through holes having a diameter of 1 mm or more to the surface area of the carbon foam is 0.0003/mm2 or less.

Abstract: A method for producing a catalyst, including a slurry preparation step of preparing a slurry comprising a Mo compound, an Fe compound, a Bi compound, and an additive having a decomposition temperature of 500° C. or less; a drying step of drying the slurry to obtain a dried material; and a calcination step of calcining the dried material to obtain a calcined material, wherein the calcination step comprises a step of raising temperature of a calcination atmosphere to a predetermined temperature, and a temperature raising rate is 10° C./min or less at least at a temperature equal to or lower than the decomposition temperature of the additive.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a safer polyolefin microporous membrane; a storage device separator, storage device assembly kit, and storage device using the polyolefin microporous membrane; and a storage device. In one embodiment, the polyolefin microporous membrane comprises at least one of each of layer A and layer B, polyolefin contained in at least one of layer A and layer B has one or more types of functional groups, and a crosslinked structure is formed by (1) the functional groups undergoing condensation reactions with each other, (2) the functional group reacting with a chemical substance inside the storage device, or (3) the functional group reacting with a different type of functional group, after accommodation in the storage device.

Abstract: Provided is a bottom garment that does not inhibit ease of movement during action, and has a large pivot effect with respect to the knee. A bottom garment according to the present invention includes elastic yarn and is configured of a body fabric and an inner fabric, wherein the inner fabric is superposed on the inside of the body fabric, the bottom garment having a double structure in which at least a portion of the inner fabric is not joined to the body fabric. The bottom garment is characterized in that 0.1?A/B<1.0 is satisfied, where A is the stress upon 80% elongation in the vertical direction of a product of the inner fabric, and B is the stress upon 80% elongation in the horizontal direction of the product of the inner fabric.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a recycled polyurethane elastic fiber for which raw-material polyurethane elastic fiber is used as a raw material, wherein the recycled polyurethane elastic fiber is characterized in that the recycled polyurethane elastic fiber has a reduced viscosity of 1.00 or more, and the total amount of mineral oil and silicone oil remaining in the fiber interior after the recycled polyurethane elastic fiber has been rinsed with petroleum ether is 10 wt % or less with respect to the fiber weight after the rinsing. The present disclosure also pertains to: a method of producing the recycled polyurethane elastic fiber; a fiber structure containing said recycled polyurethane elastic fiber; a gather member; and a sanitary material.

Abstract: To provide a negative photosensitive resin composition which exhibits satisfactory resolution even when shifts occur in focus depth, and which has satisfactory adhesion to a mold resin and exhibits a low dielectric constant; a method for producing a polyimide using the photosensitive resin composition; a method for producing a cured relief pattern; and a semiconductor device including the cured relief pattern. Disclosed is a negative photosensitive resin composition including a polyimide precursor having a structure represented by general formula (A1), (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and (C) a solvent.

Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide: a safer polyolefin microporous membrane; an electricity storage device separator, electricity storage device assembly kit, and electricity storage device using the polyolefin microporous membrane; and an electricity storage device. In one embodiment, the polyolefin microporous membrane comprises at least one of each of a layer A and a layer B, a polyolefin contained in at least one of the layer A and the layer B has one or more types of functional groups, and a crosslinked structure is formed by (1) the functional groups undergoing condensation reactions with each other, (2) the functional group reacting with a chemical substance inside the electricity storage device, or (3) the functional group reacting with a different type of functional group, after accommodation in the electricity storage device.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a separator for a power storage device, the method including: a step for extruding powdered polyethylene, pelletized polypropylene, and a plasticizer into a sheet form using an extruder to form a molded body; and a step for making the molded body porous by a wet method.

Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous secondary battery that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes LiNixCoyMnzO2 (0.7<x<0.9, 0<y<0.2, 0<z<0.2) as a lithium-containing metal oxide, and when the positive electrode before and after cycle testing of the non-aqueous secondary battery is analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction using Cu-K? radiation, the rate of change of the c-axis lattice constant is 1.0% or less. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes 5-20% by volume of acetonitrile and has an ion conductivity of at least 10 mS/cm and less than 15 mS/cm at 20° C.

Abstract: Provided is a multilayered porous membrane that comprises a porous membrane containing polyolefin resin as the main component thereof, and that comprises a porous layer layered on at least one surface of the porous membrane and containing inorganic particles and a binder polymer. The total thickness of the porous layer is 0.5-3.0 ?m; the number of pores in the porous layer having an area for the individual pore of at least 0.001 ?m2 is 65-180 per 10 ?m2 of the field of observation; of the pores in the porous layer that have an area of at least 0.001 ?m2, the proportion therein of pores in the range from 0.001 ?m2 to 0.05 ?m2 is at least 90%; the proportion taken up by the inorganic particles in the porous layer is from 90-99 mass %; and the aspect ratio of the inorganic particles is from 1.0-3.0.

Abstract: A method for producing an ammoxidation catalyst, the method including: a step (i) of preparing a starting material slurry comprising molybdenum, bismuth, iron, and a carboxylic acid compound; a step (ii) of stirring the starting material slurry in a temperature range of 30 to 50° C. for 20 minutes to 8 hours, thereby preparing a precursor slurry; a step of spray-drying the precursor slurry, thereby obtaining a dried particle; and a step of calcining the dried particle.

Abstract: A conjugated diene-based polymer of the present invention has a branch number (Bn) measured by viscosity detector-equipped GPC-light scattering measurement of 8 or more, has a change (?T) of an oxidation onset temperature caused through application of a thermal load of 11.9° C. or less, and contains an aromatic vinyl compound monomer unit.

Abstract: An alkaline water electrolyzer includes at least two outer frames, a gasket, and a diaphragm. The at least two outer frames are stacked so as to overlap at least in part in a circumferential direction. The gasket is sandwiched between the two outer frames. The gasket can be in contact with the outer frames over the entire circumferential direction. In an inner peripheral surface of the gasket, a slit is formed along the circumferential direction. The gasket has a first protrusion portion. The first protrusion portion protrudes over the entire circumferential direction at a position overlapping the slit when viewed from a thickness direction of the slit. A diaphragm is caught in the slit of the gasket. A volume ratio of volume of the first protrusion portion, to volume between a bottom of the slit and an end of the diaphragm, is between 0.5 and 100 inclusive.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a copper wiring and an insulating layer provided on the copper wiring, where after storage in air with a humidity of 5% for 168 hours at 150° C., the area of void portion of the copper wiring is 10% or less at the copper wiring surface in contact with the insulating layer. The insulating layer contains at least one polyimide that has (i) a structure derived from 4,4?-oxydiphthalic acid dianhydride and a structure derived from 4,4?-diaminodiphenyl ether; or (ii) a structure derived from 3,3?4,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and a structure derived from 4,4?-diaminodiphenyl ether; or (iii) a structure derived from 4,4?-oxydiphthalic acid dianhydride and a structure derived from 2,2?-dimethyl-4,4?-diaminobiphenyl.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte solution which contains: a nonaqueous solvent containing acetonitrile and vinylene carbonate; and a compound represented by general formula (1) R1-A-R2 (wherein A represents a divalent group that has a structure represented by one of formulae (1-2) to (1-5); and each of R1 and R2 independently represents an aryl group, an alkyl group which may be substituted by a halogen atom, while having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl group, a vinylidene group which may be substituted by a halogen atom, or an aryl group which may be substituted by a halogen atom; or alternatively, R1 and R2 may combine with each other and form, together with A, a ring structure that may have an unsaturated bond). With respect to this nonaqueous electrolyte solution, the total content of the vinylene carbonate and the compound represented by general formula (1) is not less than 0.

Abstract: A separator for electricity storage devices according to the present invention comprises an active layer that contains an Li-absorbing material; and the active layer has an electrical resistivity in the plane direction of 100,000 ?cm or more and an air permeability of 650 s or less.