Abstract: An isocyanate has been widely used as a starting material for the production of a polyurethane material, a polyisocyanurate material or the like which is suitably applicable to the field of optical materials. Disclosed is a process for producing an isocyanate which includes a step for producing the isocyanate in the form of a hydrochloride with improved productivity. A process for producing a linear or cyclic aliphatic isocyanate comprising the step of reacting a linear or cyclic aliphatic amine with hydrogen chloride to yield a hydrochloride of the linear or cyclic aliphatic amine, the step being performed under a pressure higher by 0.01 MPa or more than the atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: An operating mechanism unit includes a motor, a worm wheel being rotated by the motor, a sector gear meshing with a pinion provided on one side of the worm wheel and rotating to an unlocking position and a locking position, switch levers connected to the sector gear and shifting to an unlocking position where engagement with a meshing mechanism is releasable and a locking position where the engagement cannot be released, and a key sub-lever pivotally supported on the same pivot on which the sector gear pivots. The key sub-lever is rotatable from a neutral position in an unlocking direction and a locking direction in synchronism with operation of a key cylinder so as to rotate the sector gear to the unlocking position by rotating in the unlocking direction and to rotate the sector gear in the locking direction by rotating in the locking direction.

Abstract: A refrigerating method and a refrigerating system utilizing a large decomposition heat absorbed at the time of decomposition of the gas hydrate and building up, by a pump, the pressure of liquid components generated due to the decomposition of gas hydrate and compressing only gas components by a compressor, the refrigerating method comprising the steps of generating the gas hydrate (H) by a hydrate generating reactor (11), decomposing the gas hydrate (H) into the liquid components (L) and the gas components (G) after depressurization to absorb heat, separating the decomposed liquid components (L) and gas components (G) from each other, building up the pressure of the liquid components (L) by the pump (16) and transferring to the hydrate generating reactor (11), and pressurizing and compressing only the gas components (G) by the compressor (17) and transferring to the hydrate generating reactor (11).

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for producing dicyanonorbornane characterized by causing hydrogen cyanide to undergo addition reaction with cyanonorbornene (bicyclo[2.2.1]-5-heptene-2-carbonitrile) in the presence of a zerovalent nickel complex catalyst which is produced by using a phosphite represented by P(x)(y)(z) (wherein P is a phosphorus atom, and x, y and z are each OR, where R represents an aryl group having not more than 18 carbon atoms) as a ligand to reduce a nickel halide with at least one metal selected among zinc, cadmium, beryllium, aluminum, iron and cobalt, wherein the phosphite is one which has a phosphate content of 1.0 weight % or lower based on the whole phosphite.

Abstract: Provided is a pellicle that has appropriate membrane strength, high resistance to chemicals, and a low degree of sulfate ion generation and outgassing. A provided pellicle frame supports the outer rim of a pellicle membrane, and an epoxy resin coating is formed on the surface of the pellicle frame. In the infrared absorption spectrum of said epoxy resin coating, the ratio of the absorbance of a peak in the range between 1450 cm?1 and 1550 cm?1 to the absorbance of a peak in the range between 1200 cm?1 and 1275 cm?1 is at least 0.5 and at most 3; also, the ratio of the absorbance of a peak in the range between 1450 cm?1 and 1550 cm?1 to the absorbance of a peak in the range between 905 cm?1 and 930 cm?1 is at least 1 and less than 7.

Abstract: Multilayer nonwoven fabrics for foam molding that have excellent resistance to the separation of layers, have reinforcing effects and urethane leakage prevention performance, and are producible without the occurrence of fiber dust on the surface. In the multilayer nonwoven fabric for foam molding, a reinforcing layer is stacked on at least one side of a dense layer, the dense layer includes a meltblown nonwoven fabric layer (A) and spunbonded nonwoven fabric layers (B) that are stacked on both sides of the layer (A), and the meltblown nonwoven fabric layer (A) and the spunbonded nonwoven fabric layers (B) are partially thermocompression bonded with each other.

Abstract: A cathode material for a secondary battery containing a cathode active material represented by the general formula LinFePO4 (wherein n represents a number from 0 to 1) as a primary component and molybdenum (Mo), wherein the cathode active material LinFePO4 is composited with the Mo. In a preferred embodiment, the cathode material has conductive carbon deposited on the surface thereof.

Abstract: To provide a gas mixture separation apparatus and a method which can reduce the energy consumption necessary to separate one type of gas, such as CO2, from a gas mixture, such as combustion exhaust gas or process gas, to reduce the operating cost of the apparatus. A gas mixture separation apparatus includes a gas hydrate formation part for hydrating one type of gas contained in a gas mixture containing a plurality of gas components to form a gas hydrate slurry, a dehydration part for dehydrating the gas hydrate slurry, and a gas hydrate decomposition part for decomposing and regasifying the gas hydrate obtained by the dehydration, and is characterized in that the water removed from the gas hydrate slurry in the dehydration part and the water generated when the gas hydrate is decomposed in the gas hydrate decomposition part are mixed together and the mixed water is introduced into the gas hydrate formation part as circulating water.

Abstract: A door latch device in a motor vehicle comprises an engagement portion which can engage with a striker of a vehicle body; an operating lever operated with a handle on a door of the vehicle to open the door; a locking lever which moves between an unlocking position where the engagement portion can be disengaged from the striker and a locked position where the engagement portion cannot be disengaged from the striker; a first subsidiary lever moving with the locking lever; a second subsidiary lever connected to the operating lever and moving with the first subsidiary lever; a spring exerting a force to the first subsidiary lever and the second subsidiary lever; and a blocking member moving between a blocking position and an unblocking position. When the blocking member is in the blocking position, a locking knob is actuated for unlocking to allow the locking lever and the first subsidiary lever to move from the locked position to the unlocking position against a force of the spring.

Abstract: A resin composition comprises a polyimide resin composition or precursor thereof obtained from an acid dianhydride component containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1) and a diamine component containing a diamine compound represented by the following Formula (2), and a bismaleimide compound represented by the following Formula (3), wherein the diamine component contains a diamine compound (a) in which m in the Formula (2) represents an integer of 0 or 1 and a diamine component (b) in which m in the Formula (2) represents an integer of 2 to 6 in a molar ratio (a:b) of from 100:0 to 50:50, wherein, in the Formula (2), when m is 2 or more, each X may be independently the same or different, and represents O, SO2, S, CO, CH2, C(CH3)2, C(CF3)2 or a direct bond, wherein, in the Formula (3), n represents an integer of 0 to 6.

Abstract: To provide an electrical and optical hybrid board that has on one surface an optical waveguide and on the other surface an electrical interconnect pattern or the like, in which the core pattern and electrical interconnect pattern or the like are positioned in place with high accuracy, and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes: preparing laminate 4 of core layer 21 and clad layer 20 on an electrical wiring board; forming alignment mark 12 and electrical interconnect pattern 13 or electrical joint at the same time on a surface of the electrical wiring board opposite to a surface where laminate 4 is formed, alignment mark 12 used for forming a core pattern of optical waveguide, the electrical joint used for connection with an external device; and forming a core pattern of optical waveguide on the basis of alignment mark 12 without using a photomask.

Abstract: A multilayered material is provided which includes a substrate and a silicon-containing film formed on the substrate, wherein the silicon-containing film has a nitrogen-rich area including silicon atoms and nitrogen atoms, or silicon atoms, nitrogen atoms, and an oxygen atoms and the nitrogen-rich area is formed by irradiating a polysilazane film formed on the substrate with an energy beam in an atmosphere not substantially including oxygen or water vapor and denaturing at least a part of the polysilazane film. A method of producing the multilayered material is also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer composition that contains an ionomer which includes an ethylene-?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer and a ternary polymer of ethylene-?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid-?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and a propylene-based polymer, wherein a melt flow rate (MFR) value (under a load of 2160 g) of the ionomer at a process temperature in forming a film by T-die melting casting method is from 50% to 250% based on an MFR value of the propylene-based polymer under the same condition.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound represented by Formula (1): wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represent a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxidized nitrogen atom; R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted C1-C4 alkylcarbonyl group; G1 and G2 each represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X, which may be identical or different each other, represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group or a trifluoromethyl group; n is an integer of 0 to 4; and Q1 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, an optionally substituted naphthyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; Q2 represents a phenyl group or heterocyclic group having one or more substituents, at least one of the substituent being any of a C1-C4 haloalkoxy group, a C2-C6 perfluoroalkyl group, a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylthio group, a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylsulfinyl group and a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylsulfonyl group, an insecticide com

Abstract: There is a harmful organism that cannot be controlled or is difficult to be controlled with the use of a single agent of a compound represented by the general formula (1) according to the invention, an insecticide, a miticide or a fungicide. Accordingly, an object of the invention is to provide a composition for preventing harmful organisms for efficiently controlling such a harmful organism.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition for toners, which contains a resin (D) obtained by reacting a styrene polymer (A) containing an active hydrogen group and having a peak molecular weight (Mp) of not less than 30,000 but not more than 2,000,000, a styrene polymer (B) containing a carboxyl group and having a peak molecular weight (Mp) of not less than 2,000 but not more than 20,000, and a crosslinkable compound (C) having an isocyanate group.

Abstract: There is provided a rotor core which increases the quality and reliability thereof by preventing the occurrence of a core separation of the rotor core. There is provided a rotor core including a plurality of substantially cylindrical core blocks which are stacked on each other; and a plurality of magnets, characterized in that a plurality of magnet holes extending in an axial direction are provided in the plurality of core blocks so as to extend over the plurality of core blocks in that the plurality of magnets are accommodated in each of the plurality of magnet accommodation holes and fixed therein with a resin, and in that an axial position of core block boundary planes where the plurality of core blocks are brought into abutment with each other and an axial position of magnet boundary planes where the plurality of magnets are brought into abutment with each other differ from each other.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preventing fouling in chemical equipment, comprising adding an antifouling agent which comprises a polyoxyalkylene polymer having Mn of 30,000 or less to a component in the chemical equipment.

Abstract: [Subject] The present invention provides a poly-4-methyl-1-pentene resin composition having improved film strength and molding properties for various molded articles with maintaining release properties which are inherent in poly-4-methyl-1-pentene, and also provides molded articles formed from the resin composition. [Means for solving the subject] The subject is attained by the poly-4-methyl-1-pentene resin composition comprising 50 to 99 parts by weight of poly-4-methyl-1-pentene (A), 1 to 50 parts by weight of polyamide (B) and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of modified poly-4-methyl-1-pentene (C) obtainable by graft modification with an ethylenic unsaturated bond-containing monomer, provided that the total amount of (A) and (B) is 100 parts by weight.

Abstract: The resin molding apparatus (200) is capable of rotatably support, around an axis of a neck portion (2), a hollow molded product having a main body having a form of a container and the cylindrical neck portion (2). A pinched portion (4), which is pinched by neck portion pinching parts (13, 14) of metallic mold members (11, 12) of the apparatus (200), is formed around the neck portion (2). An outer profile of the pinched portion (4) around the axis of the neck portion (2) is a non-circular profile. An integrated inner profile of the mated neck portion pinching parts (13, 14) is a profile along an outer profile of the pinched portion (4). When the neck portion pinching parts (13, 14) pinch the pinched portion (4), the neck portion pinching parts (13, 14) push the pinched portion (4) to rotate the hollow molded product, thereby correcting the rotation angle around the axis.