Abstract: To provide a laminate adhesive that can keep on having adequate adhesiveness and also can prevent the odor and taste of the inherent properties of the content packed by the packing product from being spoiled even after high temperature sterilization treatment, such as the hot-water spray sterilization treatment, the hot-water rotary sterilization treatment or the steam sterilization treatment, to provide a usage of the laminate adhesive, the laminate adhesive comprises a curing component containing polyisocyanate and a base component containing polyol, wherein a silane coupling agent is contained in at least the curing component. Preferably, the silane coupling agent is mixed with both of the curing component and the base component. Further preferably, epoxysilane is mixed with the curing component and also aminosilane and oxyacid of phosphorus or derivative thereof are mixed with the base component.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser device emitting a laser beam having stable emitting wavelength and a multimode spectrum is provided. The semiconductor laser device is a Fabry-Perot type semiconductor laser device having a layer structure including an active layer of a quantum well structure, and emitting a laser beam having wavelength stabilized by an action of return light and having a multimode spectrum, wherein each well layer satisfies relation: ?/d?1.3×10?3 nm?1 where ? and d(nm) are an optical confinement factor and a thickness of a well layer, respectively.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a method which not only maintains the nitrile hydratase activity of a nitrile hydratase-containing cell or a treated material of the cell under conditions where the cell does not grow, but also improves the nitrile hydratase activity of a nitrile hydratase-containing cell or a treated material of the cell whose activity was once reduced. This invention relates to a method of maintaining or improving a nitrile hydratase activity which comprises bringing a nitrile hydratase-containing cell or a treated material of the cell into contact with an oxidizing agent under conditions where the cell does not grow, as well as a method of producing an amide compound from a nitrile compound, which comprises using the cell brought into contact with an oxidizing agent or a treated material of the cell.

Abstract: A cerium-based abrasive and a production method of the cerium-based abrasive excellent in polishing properties of a high polishing speed and scarce formation of polishing scratches are provided by keeping the color of the abrasive in specified ranges or stably making fluorine be contained in the abrasive. For example, as such a cerium-based abrasive, examples include a cerium-based abrasive containing cerium oxide as a main component and having an L* value in a range not lower than 65 and or lower 90, an a* value in a range 0 or higher but 15 or lower, and a b* value in a range 10 or higher but 30 or lower in the case the color is expressed by an L*a*b* color system.

Abstract: A process for injection-foaming a thermoplastic resin by using an injection molding machine with a two-stage-compression screw, injecting a physical foaming agent into the cylinder of the machine at a pressure lower than the storage pressure of the physical foaming agent, mixing it with a melted resin and expanding the volume of the cavity of the mold at the time of injection, and an injection molding machine and resin composition suitable therefore.

Abstract: A composition that has an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (A), a blowing agent (B), and optionally, an organic peroxide and a crosslinking assistant. The ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (A) has an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (A1) having a density of not less than 0.880 g/cm3 and less than 0.900 g/cm3 and MFR (190° C.) of 0.1 to 50 g/10 min and an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (A2) having a density of 0.900 to 0.930 g/cm3, MFR (190° C.) of 0.1 to 50 g/10 min and a main melting point peak at a position of not higher than 110° C., in a specific ratio. A foamed product, obtained by heat treatment of the composition, may be further subjected to secondary compression. A laminate made of the foamed product and a layer made of a polyolefin, a polyurethane, a rubber, a leather or an artificial leather. Footwear or a footwear part made of the foamed product or the laminate.

Abstract: A p-type thermoelectric material is prepared by mixing and melting at least two members selected from bismuth, tellurium, selenium, antimony, and sulfur to obtain an alloy ingot; grinding the alloy ingot to obtain powder of the allow mass; and hot pressing the powder. At least the hot pressing is carried out in the presence of any one of hexane and solvents represented by CnH2n+1OH or CnH2n+2CO (where n is 1, 2 or 3). A dopant may be used at the step of mixing.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrofusion joint made of a thermoplastic resin for connection with a resin pipe by heat generation of heating wires embedded in its saddle portion through electric conduction, such as a saddle joint comprising a saddle portion to be fitted to an outer circumferential surface of a resin pipe provided with heating wires embedded in its surface to be joined to the resin pipe, also comprising a spigot projecting from the saddle portion and to which a branch pipe is to be connected, or a service tee joint comprising a saddle portion in which heating wires are embedded, a trunk portion projecting from the saddle portion and a spigot projecting in a lateral direction from the trunk portion.

Abstract: The additive (b) for a communication cable filler according to the present invention contains as a main component an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (a) having a number-average molecular weight (Mn), measured by GPC, of 500 to 5,000 and having a crystallizing temperature (Tc (° C.), rate of temperature decrease: 2° C./min) measured by DSC and a density (D (kg/m3)) measured by a density gradient tube method, said Tc and D satisfy the following formula (1): 0.501×D(kg/m3)?366?Tc(° C.)??(1). The communication cable filler (c) according to the invention is prepared by blending (X) 40 to 90% by mass of polybutene (d) having a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 2,400, (Y) 1 to 50% by mass of an oil (e) and (Z) 1 to 15% by mass of the ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (a). The additive for a communication cable filler and the communication cable filler are excellent in the filling workability and the oil retention properties of a cable jelly.

Abstract: A process for injection-foaming a thermoplastic resin by using an injection molding machine with a two-stage-compression screw, injecting a physical foaming agent into the cylinder of the machine at a pressure lower than the storage pressure of the physical foaming agent, mixing it with a melted resin and expanding the volume of the cavity of the mold at the time of injection, and an injection molding machine and resin composition suitable therefore.

Abstract: A clutch includes a moving gear member 65 being rotated integrally with a wheel at all times and engaged with a fixed gear member 69 when it is moved in a first direction and disengaged from the fixed gear member when it is moved in a second direction, an armature 61 pushing out the moving gear member 65 in the first direction when it is rotated relatively to the moving gear member 65, and an electromagnetic coil portion 60 that applies brake resistance to the armature 61 by attracting the armature 61 by magnetic force to restrict a concurrently-rotating-state of the armature 61 and the moving gear member 65.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate for forming a capacitor layer for a printed wiring board which is capable of ensuring a higher capacitance and an inner layer core material using the laminate for example. In order to achieve this object, a material for forming a capacitor layer comprising a three-layered structure of an aluminum layer 2/a modified alumina barrier layer 3/an electrode copper layer 4 is used, such as a laminate 1a for forming a capacitor layer in which the above described modified alumina barrier layer 3 is obtained through subjecting one side of an aluminum plate or aluminum foil to an anodic treatment to form an alumina barrier layer as a uniform oxide layer and then subjecting the alumina material with the above described alumina barrier layer formed thereon to a boiling and modifying treatment in water and the above described modified aluminum barrier layer 3 is used as a dielectric layer.

Abstract: A resin composition for automotive exterior applications, which comprises 50 to 70% by weight of crystalline propylene-ethylene block copolymer, 18 to 25% by weight of elastomeric polymer and 15 to 25% by weight of inorganic filler. The elastomeric polymer is a mixture of a copolymer rubber produced from ethylene and an ?-olefin having 6 or more carbon atoms, an ethylene-?-olefin-nonconjugated polyene random copolymer, and a hydrogenated styrene-conjugated diene block copolymer. This resin composition exhibits excellent processibility, and possesses good balance of physical properties including flexural modulus, impact resistance, hardness and brittleness temperature. The moldings fabricated from it gives good appearance free of any remarkable flow mark or weld mark on the surface.

Abstract: A propylene polymer composition comprising a propylene polymer prepared by using a zirconocene catalyst having two aryl-substituted indenyl group and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 30 g/10 min and a second propylene polymer prepared by using a zirconocene catalyst having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 30 to 1,000 g/10 min and, if desired, a soft polymer, a ratio of the MFR of the second propylene polymer to the MFR of the second propylene polymer being not less than 30. These propylene polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, etc., and hence they can be favorably used for various structural materials such as those of automobile and electrical appliances, daily necessaries, various films and sheets.

Abstract: The present invention provides an olefin polymer having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a specific molecular weight, an olefin polymer having a functional group introduced at the terminal, a tapered polymer containing a segment wherein monomer composition continuously changes in the polymer chain, an olefin polymer having different segments which are bonded to each other, and a process for preparing these polymers. The olefin polymers of the invention are polymers of olefins of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and have a number-average molecular weight of not less than 500 and Mw/Mn of not more than 1.5.

Abstract: A laminated film exhibiting excellent interlayer adhesiveness obtained by extrusion-laminating a resin directly on a polyester film without effecting anchor-coating or without treating the molten film of the extrusion-laminated resin with ozone. The laminated film is obtained by extrusion-laminating, onto the polyester film, an ethylene copolymer containing an unsaturated carboxylic acid and a (meth)acrylic acid ester, which may be further blended with a small amount of an ethylene/&agr;-olefin copolymer having a density of 840 to 900 kg/m3, the amount of the unsaturated carboxylic acid component being from 1 to 12% by weight and the amount of the (meth)acrylic acid ester component being from 2 to 25% by weight.

Abstract: The method for electrolytically refining copper makes use of crude copper as an anode and is characterized in that the temperature of the electrolyte in an electrolytic cell is maintained at a level of not less than 55° C.; that the electrolyte is continuously introduced into the electrolytic cell from the top of the cell, continuously discharged from the bottom of the cell along with slime, the slime is removed from the electrolyte discharged from the electrolytic cell and the electrolyte free of any slime is recirculated in the cell; and that the electrolyte is passed through the space between the electrodes at an average electrolyte velocity sufficient for allowing the electrolyte to flow on the whole surface of the cathode downward or in the direction opposite to that of the upward stream of the electrolyte generated on the cathode surface when the electrolysis is initiated while the electrolyte is in the stationary state.

Abstract: The present invention provides an acrylic ester compound represented by formula (1), a polymerizable composition containing the acrylic ester compound, and a cured product and an optical component obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable composition: (wherein “a” is an integer of 0 to 4; R1 is a directly bonded single bond, an alkylene group, an aralkylene group or arylene group which may have a substituent, or a —Y3—S—R4—S—Y4— group (R4 is an alkylene group, an aralkylene group or an arylene group; and Y3 and Y4 are each an alkylene group); R2 and R3 are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; X1 and X2 are each an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and Y1 and Y2 are each an alkylene group which may contain an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom).

Abstract: A door apparatus includes a door having a hole and configured to be slidable with respect to a vehicle body, a member configured to open and close the hole, a first detector configured to detect a position of the member relative to the hole to determine an openness of the hole, a second detector configured to detect a position of the door relative to the body, and a unit configured to be activated to project from one to another of the body and the door, so as to abut on the another such that the door is stopped from sliding in an opening direction, when the openness is greater than a threshold, and the position is between a full-closed position and a midway position.

Abstract: A film carrier tape for mounting electronic devices thereon having a mounting unit in which a wiring pattern is formed by etching on a base material, wherein the mounting unit has a target mark to be a reference of an alignment for carrying.out final defect marking in a target position on the mounting unit by marking means as a pattern formed on the base material by the etching, and a defect marking method using the same are provided.