Abstract: A protective member for protecting electric wires includes: a non-woven cloth layer having flexibility and made of a chlorine-free resin; and an outer resin layer laminated monolithically on outer surface of the non-woven cloth layer, and made of a chlorine-free and fire-retardant resin, wherein a thickness of the outer resin layer is configured to be not more than a thickness of the non-woven cloth layer, and wherein a total thickness of the non-woven cloth layer and the outer resin layer is configured to have a predetermined wear resistance.

Abstract: A solid fuel includes a mixture of a liquid fuel and cyclodextrin or a cyclodextrin - containing decomposition product of starch and a second combustible substance such as pulp.

Abstract: A process for the production of oil from oil sand includes adding cyclodextrin or a starch decomposition product containing cyclodextrin to oil sand to convert petroleum in the oil sand to an inclusion compound and separating and collecting petroleum alone from the inclusion compound.