Abstract: Disclosed is a resin molding comprising a molding composed of a resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a substrate resin comprising 100 to 30% by weight of at least one propylene polymer selected from the group consisting of propylene/ethylene block copolymers having an ethylene content of 3 to 45% by weight and propylene/ethylene random copolymers having an ethylene content of 0.5 to 10% by weight and 0 to 70% by weight of an elastomer, and at least one member selected from the group consisting of (A) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a 1,3-diene polymer having at least one terminal hydroxyl group or a hydrogenation product thereof, (B) 0.01 to 40 parts by weight of a copolymer of ethylene with an unsaturated compound containing a carboxyl group (including an acid anhydride group) and (C) 0.

Abstract: A catalyst for the production of ethylene oxide which contains silver, tungsten, cesium and, in some cases, an alkaline metal other than cesium, an alkaline-earth metal, a rare-earth metal, and/or metal selected from Groups I B, II B, III B, IV A, IV B, V A, V B and VI A of the Periodic Table and tellurium. The use of the catalyst of this invention provides high selectivity in the production of ethylene oxide by the vapor contact oxidation of ethylene.

Abstract: A phenoxymethylpyrimidine derivative represented by the general formula (1) ##STR1## and a herbicide containing it as an effective ingredient. This compound has a high weed killing effect, a wide weed killing spectrum and high safety on crops, and is thus useful as a herbicide.whereinX denotes a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower acyloxy group or a nitro group,n denotes an integer of 0, 1 or 2,Y denotes a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group, a substituted lower alkyl group, a substituted lower alkenyl group, a substituted lower alkynyl group, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom or an ammonium cation optionally substituted by alkyl group(s), andR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently denote a lower alkyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a latent heat storage material composition comprising 70 to 90 wt % of sodium sulfate decahydrate, 3 to 17 wt % of ammonium chloride, 1 to 13 w % of sodium chloride and 1 to 13 wt % of ammonium sulfate. The composition can be frozen with cooled water of 4.degree. to 5.degree. C., has a melting point of 10.degree. to 13.degree. C., has large latent heat at the melting point and exhibits excellent long-term performance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition comprising:30 to 97% by weight of at least one of (a) a crystalline thermoplastic resin component and (b) a non-crystalline thermoplastic resin component, 3 to 70% by weight of (c) a rubbery polymer component which is ununiformly mixed with at least one of Component (a) and Component (b) and 0 to 40% by weight of (d) an inorganic filler,wherein Component (c) forms a network and at least one of the ratio of flexural modulus of Component (a) to Component (c) and that of Component (b) to Component (c) is 5 or more.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive substrate having thereon a photosensitive layer comprising a binder resin having dispersed therein a phthalocyanine composition is disclosed, in which said binder resin is a curing fluorine resin, and said phthalocyanine composition comprises (A) an unsubstituted phthalocyanine compound and (B) a phthalocyanine derivative having a halogen atom(s) and/or electron attractive group(s) at the benzene nuclei, such that the ratio of the number of the halogen atom(s) and/or electron attractive group(s) to the total number of the phthalocyanine units in (A) and (B) is from 0.001 to 0.5. The photoreceptor has a low threshold value of photosensitive characteristics and exhibits high sensitivity in a digital behavior. Besides applicable to a digital recording system, the photoreceptor, when applied to a conventional PPC system, provides a sharp-edged high quality image.

Abstract: A hollow multi-layer molding made of a multi-layer laminate material, the multi-layer laminate material having: a polyethylene layer; a barrier layer made of a substance selected from the group consisting of polyamide resins, saponified derivatives of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, thermoplastic polyesters, and a mixture of at least two of the polyamide resin, the saponified derivative and the thermoplastic polyesters; and an adhesive layer made of a modified polyolefin resin, the polyethylene layer and the barrier layer being laminated to each other with the adhesive layer sandwiched therebetween. The polyethylene layer is made of a high-molecular-weight polyethylene which is obtained by using a specific chrome catalyst and a reducing agent, and which has a high-load melt flow rate (at a temperature of 190.degree. C. under a load of 21.6 kg) of 1 to 10 g/10 min., and a density of not less than 0.935 g/cm.sup.3.

Abstract: A process for producing 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid by oxidizing 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene by molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalyst including cobalt, manganese and bromine. The oxidation reaction is performed by using a 2,6-dialkylnaphthalene mixture of 2,6-dimethynaphthalene and a small amount of 2,6-diisopropylnaphthalene as a raw material. Thus, the desired 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid can be produced at a high yield.

Abstract: A process for producing a highly water absorptive polymer, including the step of polymerizing an acrylic monomer including as the main component acrylic acid and/or an alkali metal salt thereof in the presence of a salt of a metal selected from the,group consisting of Fe(II), Fe(III), Cu(II), Mn(II), VO(II), Co(II) and Ni(II).

Abstract: 1,3-Oxazin-4-one derivatives represented by general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, an aryl group which may be substituted, or an aralkyl group which may be substituted;R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;R.sup.3 is a lower alkyl group, an aryl group which may be substituted, or an aralkyl group which may be substituted; andR.sup.4 and R.sup.5, independently, each is a lower alkyl group, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5, taken together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded, combine to form a 3- to 8-membered carbocyclic group which may have a branch of a lower alkyl group. These compounds have broad herbicidal spectra and potent herbicidal activities and in addition high safety to useful crops, so that they are useful as herbicides.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition comprising(A) 90 to 10% by weight of a modified polyolefin type resin obtained by subjecting 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin type resin to graft polymerization with 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylate having a hydroxyl group and 0.01 to 50 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound; and(B) 10 to 90% by weight of a saturated polyester.

Abstract: An olefin resin-based article having gas barrier properties, comprising a crystalline olefin copolymer having an inorganic oxide thin film layer formed thereon where the crystalline olefin copolymer comprises ethylene or an .alpha.-olefin having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms and a diene and having a diene unit content of from 0.05 to 20 mol %, wherein the article suffers from no reduction in gas barrier properties even when heat or stress is applied during fabrication or use and is useful as a wrapping or packaging material for making pouch-packed foods or IC packages.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition which comprises(A) 10 to 90% by weight of a polyphenylene ether,(B) 90 to 10% by weight of a saturated polyester,(C) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of an organic phosphorous acid compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein n represents 1 or 2; Ar represents an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or a substituted aryl group and when n is 2, Ars may be the same or different; and R represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms or arylene group when n is 1 and represents an alkanetetrayl group having 4 to 18 carbon atoms when n is 2, based on 100 parts by weight of Components (A) and (B) , and(D) 0 to 10 parts by weight of an acid receptor based on 100 parts by weight of Components (A) and (B),and a process for preparing the same.

Abstract: A process for producing an NADH oxidase which comprises culturing alkalophilic, facultative anaerobic NADH oxidase-producing bacteria having the optimum growth pH in an alkaline region in medium and collecting said NADH oxidase from the culture; and a plasmid used for the said process.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curing abrasion resistant coating composition is provided by incorporating following components: (a) a carboxylate-containing polyfunctional acrylate obtained by reacting a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a hydroxyl group-containing polyfunctional acrylate having hydroxyl group(s) and at least three acryloyl groups and then neutralizing the reaction product; (b) a polyfunctional acrylate having at least three acryloyl groups; (c) an organic solvent; and (d) a photopolymerization initiator. The composition may comprise in addition to the components (e) a silica sol in an organic solvent as a dispersion medium. The composition may further comprise in addition to the components (f) an acrylic resin. Such composition is an active energy ray-curing abrasion-resistant coating composition which forms a film having excellent adhesion to a plastic sustrate, transparency, abrasion resistance and antistatic properties.

Abstract: An electrode for a secondary battery is described comprising an alkali metal carried on a carrier composed mainly of a carbonaceous material satisfying the following characteristics (1) and (2), and having a multiphasic structure comprising a nucleus and a surface layer around the nucleus,(1) a true density .rho. of 1.80 g/cm.sup.3 or more, and(2) in the Raman spectrum analysis using an argon ion laser beam with a wavelength of 5145 .ANG., it has a peak P.sub.A in the range of 1580 to 1620 cm.sup.-1 and a peak P.sub.B in the range of 1350 to 1370 cm.sup.-1, and the ratio of intensity I.sub.B Of the P.sub.B to intensity I.sub.A of the P.sub.A, R=I.sub.B /I.sub.A iS 0.4 or more.

Abstract: In a non-agitational, countercurrent flow type of liquid-liquid contacting tower, splitter plates with plural slits and/or holes through which light and heavy liquids flow, and baffles having the appropriate shapes and areas in order to cover the liquid flowing upward or downward, are alternately mounted horizontally inside the tower shell in vertical direction. The ratios of the opening area to the total cross-sectional area in the splitter plate are 10% to 40%, and the opening area of a baffles is larger than the aperture area of a splitter plate. The advantages of this invention are as follows: Because of the high contacting efficiency, a relatively smaller contactor has an equivalent performance with that of a larger contactor; there exists no risk of plugging due to scum accumulation, and maintenance is easy.

Abstract: A process for producing an aromatic polycarbonate with improved heat resistance comprising melt polycondensing an aromatic diol compound and a carbonic acid diester compound in the presence of an interesterification catalyst and in the co-presence of an organosilicon compound.

Abstract: A filler-containing resin composition containingcomponent A, which is an ethylene copolymer having (a) a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 20 g/10 min.; (b) a density D of not more than 0.935 g/cm.sup.3 ; (c) a single peak of elution volume corresponding to a temperature within a range from 30 to 100.degree. C. with the elution curve satisfying a relationship in which the ratio H/W is not less than 1 when H represents the height of the peak and W represents the width of the elution curve at 1/2 H; and (d) an elution volume Y wherein (1) Y.ltoreq.-4500D+4105 when the density D of the component A is less than 0.91 g/cm.sup.3, but Y.ltoreq.100; or (2) Y.ltoreq.10 when the density D of the component A is not less than 0.91 g/cm.sup.3 ; andcomponent B, which is a particulate inorganic filler having an average particle size of not more than 10 .mu.m, and a bulk density of 0.1 to 0.7 g/cm.sup.

Abstract: This invention relates to an acceleration sensor device suitable for self-checking while a vehicle is being driven and a self-checking circuit therefor. An acceleration sensor device for self-checking while driving is comprised of a planar vibrator having a piezoelectric area and a non-piezoelectric area and a plurality of first electrodes provided on an upper face of the piezoelectric area of the planar vibrator. At least one second electrode is provided on an upper face of the non-piezoelectric area of the planar vibrator, and a third electrode is provided on the lower face of the planar vibrator. Inputs to the self-checking circuits provide an output that represents the operating state of the acceleration sensor.