Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing lithium fluorosulfonate which comprises reacting a lithium salt and fluorosulfonic acid in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the lithium salt is a lithium salt not generating water through the reaction step.

Abstract: This invention relates to a surfactant composition, production and use thereof in tertiary oil recovery. The present surfactant composition comprises a cationic-nonionic surfactant and an anionic surfactant, and exhibits significantly improved interfacial activity and stability as compared with the prior art. With the present surfactant composition, a flooding fluid composition for tertiary oil recovery with improved oil displacement efficiency and oil washing capability as compared with the prior art could be produced.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a polycarbonate resin composition having excellent transparency and possessing high levels of biogenic substance content rate, heat resistance, wet heat resistance and impact resistance in a balanced manner, a production method thereof, and a molded body of the polycarbonate resin composition.

Abstract: A high-quality nitride crystal can be produced efficiently by charging a nitride crystal starting material that contains tertiary particles having a maximum diameter of from 1 to 120 mm and formed through aggregation of secondary particles having a maximum diameter of from 100 to 1000 ?m, in the starting material charging region of a reactor, followed by crystal growth in the presence of a solvent in a supercritical state and/or a subcritical state in the reactor, wherein the nitride crystal starting material is charged in the starting material charging region in a bulk density of from 0.7 to 4.5 g/cm3 for the intended crystal growth.

Abstract: Provided is a Na—Y molecular sieve and a method for preparing the Na—Y molecular sieve, an H—Y molecular sieve and a method for preparing the H—Y molecular sieve, a hydrocracking catalyst, and a hydrocracking method. The average grain diameter of the Na—Y molecular sieve is 2-5 ?m, and the sum of pore volumes of pores in 1-10 nm diameter accounts for 70-90% of the total pore volume of the Na—Y molecular sieve. The H—Y molecular sieve obtained from the large-grain Na—Y molecular sieve can be used as an acidic component in the hydrocracking catalyst. When the hydrocracking catalyst containing the H—Y molecular sieve is applied in the hydrocracking reaction of heavy oils that contain macromolecules, it can provide better cracking activity and product selectivity in the hydrocracking reaction.

Abstract: Methods for the manufacture of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane from 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane and chlorine are disclosed. Improved methods are provided for the manufacture of 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene from 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane. Methods are also disclosed for the manufacture of 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene from 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane and chlorine and for the manufacture of 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene from carbon tetrachloride, ethylene, and chlorine.

Abstract: A method of producing a highly-pure aluminum hydroxide, comprising the following steps: (1) reacting alcohol with metal aluminum to produce aluminum alkoxide, then hydrolyzing the aluminum alkoxide with water to produce an aluminum hydroxide slurry and an alcohol, filtering the aluminum hydroxide slurry, washing a resulting filter cake with water to remove the alcohol trapped therein, and drying the filter cake after the water washing to produce an aluminum hydroxide powder, (2) sending the alcohol-containing water produced in step (1) to an alcohol extraction unit for separating water and alcohol through extraction, and sending the separated water back to step (1) for recycling, (3) dehydrating the hydrous alcohol produced by hydrolyzing the aluminum alkoxide in step (1) before using it as the raw materials for reacting metal aluminum with alcohol to produce aluminum alkoxide in step (1).

Abstract: Provided is a burner tile that has good fire resistance, good heat resistance, good erosion resistance, and good thermal shock resistance. A burner tile 1E includes a molded inorganic fiber product and has a burner main hole 3E. The burner tile 1E includes an inner layer 120 including a combination of inorganic fiber rods 121 and 122 such that the inner layer 120 defines an inner circumferential surface of the main hole 3E, and an outer layer 130 formed by surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the inner layer 120 with the molded inorganic fiber product. Part of the burner tile 1E extending along the inner circumferential surface of the main hole 3E has a high bulk density achieved by highly concentrating an inorganic binder in the inorganic fiber in part including the inner circumferential surface.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor excellent in abrasion resistance and electrical properties, which uses polymers excellent in surface-active functions such as fluororesin dispersibility and electrical properties, and relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor which contains a polymer containing a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (A1), provided that the definitions of X1, X2, R11 to R16 in Formula (A1), and R21 in Formula (A2) are shown in the specification

Abstract: A substituted alkenylbenzene compound of formula (4): wherein X1 is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, —SF5, C1-C6haloalkyl, hydroxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C8halocycloalkyl, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C3haloalkoxy C1-C3haloalkoxy, C1-C6haloalkylthio, C1-C6haloalkylsulfinyl and C1-C6haloalkylsulfonyl; X3 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, nitro, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy and C1-C6alkylthio; X4 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy and C1-C4haloalkoxy; R3 is —C(R3a)(R3b)R3c, where R3a and R3b independently of each other are a halogen atom, or R3a and R3b together form 3- to 6-membered ring together with the carbon atom bonding them by forming a C2-C5haloalkylene chain, and R3c is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy and C1-C4haloalkylthio, with a proviso that in case where X1

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress performance deterioration of a molybdenum composite oxide-based catalyst at the time of performing gas-phase catalytic partial oxidation with molecular oxygen by using a tubular reactor. The present invention relates to a catalytic oxidation method using a tubular reactor in which a Mo compound layer containing a Mo compound and a composite oxide catalyst layer containing a Mo composite oxide catalyst are arranged in this order from a reaction raw material supply port side and under a flow of a mixed gas containing 75 vol % of air and 25 vol % of water vapor at 440° C., a Mo sublimation amount of the Mo compound is larger than a Mo sublimation amount of the Mo composite oxide catalyst under the same conditions.

Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising a sulfonated conjugated polymer having excellent dispersibility in organic solvents used during the manufacture of OLED devices. An ink composition comprising (a) a sulfonated conjugated polymer treated with a reducing agent, (b) at least one amine compound, and (c) a liquid carrier comprising at least one organic solvent.

Abstract: A first aspect of the present invention is carbon fiber wherein the surface of a monofilament has a center line average roughness Ra of 6.0 nm or more and 13 nm or less, and the monofilament has a long diameter/short diameter ratio of 1.11 or more and 1.245 or less. A second aspect of the present invention is carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber wherein the surface of a monofilament has a center line average roughness Ra of 18 nm or more and 27 nm or less, and the monofilament has a long diameter/short diameter ratio of 1.11 or more and 1.245 or less. The carbon fiber according to the first aspect is obtained by stabilizing and carbonizing under specific conditions the carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber according to the second aspect.

Abstract: Provided is a catalyst including a metal component including a first component that is rhenium and one or more second components selected from the group consisting of silicon, gallium, germanium, and indium and a carrier on which the metal component is supported, the carrier including an oxide of a metal belonging to Group 4 of the periodic table. Also provided is an alcohol production method in which a carbonyl compound is treated using the above catalyst. It is possible to produce an alcohol by a hydrogenation reaction of a carbonyl compound with high selectivity and high efficiency while reducing side reactions.

Abstract: There is provided a plastic optical fiber including a core and at least one layer of a clad formed on an outer circumferential surface of the core, wherein a transmission band is 100 MHz or wider, as measured under conditions of a wavelength of 650 nm and a launch NA=0.65; and a transmission loss is 350 dB/km or less, as measured under conditions of a wavelength of 650 nm and a launch NA=0.1, after exposure to an environment of a temperature of 105° C. for 1000 hours.

Abstract: A GI optical waveguide includes a core having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. A method for manufacturing an optical waveguide, includes a first step of inserting an acicular section at the tip of a discharge unit into an uncured cladding; a second step of moving the acicular section within the uncured cladding while discharging an uncured material from the acicular section, to thereby form an uncured core surrounded by the uncured cladding; a third step of removing the acicular section from the uncured cladding; and a fourth step of curing the uncured cladding and the uncured core, wherein: the ratio of the viscosity of the material for forming the uncured core to the viscosity of the uncured cladding is 1.20 to 6 at the temperature in the second step.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition having a high level of processability, which is a resin composition including a saponified ethylene-vinyl ester-based copolymer (A), a layered inorganic compound (B), and a carbonic acid salt (C) (provided that the carbonic acid salt (C) excludes the layered inorganic compound (B)).

Abstract: An adhesive composition contains an acrylic resin (A) obtained by copolymerizing a copolymerization formulation (a), the copolymerization formulation (a) including predetermined proportions of: (a1) at least one selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylate having a C1 to C3 alkyl group, t-butyl (meth)acrylate, a cyclic structure-containing monomer, and a C3 to C10 vinyl ester monomer; (a2) a (meth)acrylate having a C4 to C24 alkyl group (excluding t-butyl (meth)acrylate); (a3) a terminal carboxyl-containing monomer having a specific structure; and (a4) (meth)acrylic acid. The adhesive composition provides firm adhesion to a higher-polarity adherend, a lower-polarity adherend, a poor-adhesion adherend such as of ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM), and a rough surface, and is excellent in holding force and adhesiveness in a high-temperature/high-humidity environment, with reduced susceptibility to deterioration in adhesiveness over time.

Abstract: A heat-storage material, in particular a chemical heat-storage material, adsorbs or desorbs water vapor (water) at a low temperature (i.e., usable at a low temperature) and stores a large amount of heat. A chemical heat-storage material includes a cyanuric acid metal salt, wherein the chemical heat-storage material generates or absorbs heat by adsorption or desorption of water vapor (water).

Abstract: The object is to provide a method for producing an alcohol by applying a multiple-effect method to improve the energy efficiency of the whole process. The object is achieved by a method for producing an alcohol including a concentration step of introducing a water-alcohol mixed solution into a multiple-effect distillation column for concentrating the same; a condensation step of introducing a vapor recovered from the top of the distillation column into a condenser for condensing the same; and a separation step of introducing the water-alcohol mixed solution condensed in the condensation step in a liquid phase into a membrane separation apparatus for separating the water and alcohol in the mixed solution.