Abstract: An alkaline water electrolysis system (70) includes a rectifier (74) that is connected to a fluctuating power source and converts an AC power to a DC power; a plurality of bipolar electrolyzers (50_1) to (50_N) that generate hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis of water using an electrolytic solution based on a predetermined DC voltage supplied from the rectifier 74; gas-liquid separation tanks (72) that are connected to the plurality of bipolar electrolyzers (50_1) to (50_N), and separate the hydrogen and the oxygen from the electrolytic solution and store the electrolytic solution; and open/close valves (62) provided between the gas-liquid separation tanks (72) and the bipolar electrolyzers (50).

Abstract: A lid material for PTP contains a polypropylene-based resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 2.0×105 to 3.5×105 and has an enthalpy of crystal fusion of 70 J/g or more as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).

Abstract: Provided is an ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene powder having a viscosity-average molecular weight (Mv) of 10×104 or higher and 1000×104 or lower, having a difference of 3° C. or more between a swelling onset temperature and a dissolution onset temperature determined by a specific method, and having a rate of impregnation with liquid paraffin (rate of increase in weight) of 0.5% or more and 5.0% or less determined by a specific method.

Abstract: A defogging device includes a temperature sensor, an infrared sensor, a surface temperature measuring unit, a humidity sensor, a dew point temperature measuring unit, and a fogging/dew condensation determining unit. When the defogging device is instructed to perform measurement, the temperature sensor measures temperature. Additionally, measurement by the infrared sensor is performed, and based on an output of the infrared sensor and an output of the temperature sensor, the surface temperature measuring unit measures glass surface temperature. Measurement by the humidity sensor is performed, and based on an output of the humidity sensor and the output of the temperature sensor, the dew point temperature measuring unit measures dew point temperature. Lastly, the fogging/dew condensation determining unit compares the glass surface temperature with the dew point temperature to determine whether fogging or dew condensation occurs or not.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a molded article formed by molding a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) has a foam identifying part, and the developed interfacial area ratio Sdr of the foam identifying part, as stipulated by ISO 25178, is 0.10-1.00 inclusive, and the projection height of the foam identifying part is 6.6 ?m-100.0 ?m inclusive.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a separation and recovery device capable of separating and recovering a liquid having a high solvent concentration from a development waste liquid containing a development residue, with a high processing capacity without mixing the development residue in the recovered liquid. The device is a separation and recovery device for separating and recovering a solvent component from a development waste liquid containing a development residue and has a waste-liquid heating mechanism for heating the development waste liquid, an atomization chamber having an ultrasonic element for atomizing the development waste liquid heated by the waste-liquid heating mechanism into mists, and a mist recovery mechanism for recovering the mists formed in the atomization chamber.

Abstract: A polyethylene powder, wherein, when a free induction decay curve obtained by the Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill method in pulsed NMR is subjected to three-component approximation, the relaxation time T of each component and the abundance R of each component satisfy the following <requirement (1)> and <requirement (2)>: <Requirement (1)> An entanglement index at 180° C. determined by (formula I) is 12 to 25 ms: (entanglement index)=T?×R?/(R?+R?)+T?×R?/(R?+R?)?? (formula I) T?: relaxation time (ms) of low-mobility component ? R?: abundance (%) of low-mobility component ? T?: relaxation time (ms) of intermediate component ? R?: abundance (%) of intermediate component ? <Requirement (2)> An intermediate component ratio at 180° C. determined by (formula II) is 0.25 to 0.5: (intermediate component ratio)=R?/(R?+R?)??(formula II).

Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a continuous fiber reinforced resin composite material having good acoustic emission signals, high strength, elastic modulus, and water absorption characteristics, and a method of producing the same. The continuous fiber reinforced resin composite material contains continuous reinforcing fibers and thermoplastic resin, wherein an acoustic emission (AE) count A determined by the following formula is 0.30 or less: (AE count A)=(number of AE signals having amplitude of 40 dB or more and duration of 3500 ?seconds or shorter)/(total number of AE signals).

Abstract: Provided is a porous membrane having high filtration performance and little deterioration of water permeation performance due to membrane surface abrasion when used in a method of clarifying, by membrane filtration, turbid water that is natural water, domestic wastewater, or water resulting from treatment thereof. In the porous membrane, a ratio of internal porosity in a thickness up to 0.12% of membrane thickness from a topmost surface of a surface at a filtration feed side relative to surface porosity of the surface at the filtration feed side is 1.05 or more.

Abstract: Provided are: a cellulose fiber manufacturing method for suppressing the occurrence of thread breakage in a spinning step and unevenness in the physical properties of obtained fibers, thus enabling stable spinning; and cellulose fibers that are highly strengthened, in which fibrillation is suppressed, and that have a pleasant texture. The present invention provides a cellulose fiber manufacturing method including the following steps: a solution preparation step for dissolving cellulose in a mixed solvent of an aprotic polar solvent and a quaternary onium salt; a discharge step for discharging the obtained solution in a fibrous form through a spinneret, the moisture content of the solution at the time of discharging falling within the range from 0.05 mass % to 8 mass %; and a solidification step for solidifying the discharged fibers in a water-based solidification bath containing water and the mixed solvent.

Abstract: A polyethylene terephthalate resin composition with excellent impact resistance, tensile strength and chemical resistance is provided. A resin composition comprising: a (A) polyethylene terephthalate resin; a (B) polyphenylene ether resin; a (C) styrenic thermoplastic elastomer; and a (D) styrenic copolymer having a glycidyl group, wherein, a mass of the (C) component present in a phase of the (A) component, a mass of the (C) component present in a phase of the (B) component, a mass of the (A) component in the resin composition and a mass of the (B) component in the resin composition satisfy a predetermined relationship, and an average particle diameter of the phase of the (B) component dispersed in the phase of the (A) component is 0.1 to 5 ?m. The resin composition can contain the (A) and (B) components as a molten and kneaded mixture.

Abstract: An ammonia recovery method which includes electrodialysis of a treatment liquid comprising an ammonium salt and an acid to obtain a recovered acid solution including ammonia-containing recovered ammonia water and an acid, wherein the electrodialysis is carried out by a two-chamber method using a bipolar membrane and an anion exchange membrane.

Abstract: The present disclosure 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).

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a component for a telecommunication apparatus, the component comprising a molded product made of a resin composition. The resin composition comprises (a) a matrix resin and (b) titanium dioxide. The (A) matrix resin comprises (A-a) a polyphenylene ether-based resin. The sum of the contents of the (A-a) polyphenylene ether-based resin, and (A-b) a block copolymer containing at least one block mainly composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and at least one block mainly composed of a conjugated diene monomer unit and/or a hydrogenated product of the block copolymer with respect to 100 parts by mass of the (A) matrix resin is 75 parts by mass or more. The average L/D of the (B) titanium dioxide is 1.2 or more and 6.0 or less, and the content of titanium dioxide having an L/D of greater than 7.0 is less than 10%.

Abstract: A new technology to assist the recycling of resources is provided. Provided is an authentication method for a recycled product performed by a computer system, the authentication method including: a first acquisition step of acquiring information on a receiving amount of a recycled resin in a manufacturing entity of a resin product; a second acquisition step of acquiring information on a sending amount of a resin product using the recycled resin in the manufacturing entity or a different manufacturing entity; and an authentication step of giving authentication to the resin product when an authentication condition based on the information on the sending amount and the receiving amount is satisfied.

Abstract: A separator for an electricity storage device comprising a silane-modified polyolefin, wherein silane crosslinking reaction of the silane-modified polyolefin is initiated when it contacts with the electrolyte solution, as well as a method for producing the separator.

Abstract: A cured product of a silanol composition comprising a cyclic silanol containing a silanol group and having a cyclic structure formed by a siloxane bond, and a dehydration condensation product thereof, wherein an area ratio of a peak derived from SiO—H stretching observed at 2600 to 3800 cm?1 to an area of a peak derived from Si—O—Si stretching observed at 960 to 1220 cm?1 (SiO—H stretching/Si—O—Si stretching area ratio) is 0.01 or more in an IR spectrum.

Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane has a puncture elongation of not more than 2.30 mm. The temperature of the stress inflection point is not less than 80.0° C., and the stress peak value is not more than 1.8 gin thermomechanical analysis (TMA) measurement of the transverse direction of the polyolefin microporous membrane.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an amino acid aminoalkyl ester or an inorganic acid salt thereof by reacting a compound represented by general formula (I) shown below or a compound represented by general formula (III) shown below, or a salt thereof, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by general formula (IV-I) shown below, compounds represented by general formula (IV-II) shown below, compounds represented by general formula (IV-III) shown below and compounds represented by general formula (IV-IV) shown below, or an inorganic acid salt thereof.

Abstract: A method for producing acrylonitrile, having: a catalyst treatment step of preparing a composite metal oxide catalyst including molybdenum, bismuth, and iron and including 50 ppm or more of carbon; and a vapor-phase catalytic oxidation step of subjecting propylene to ammoxidation reaction using the composite metal oxide catalyst to produce acrylonitrile.