Abstract: Disclosed herein are phosphoric acid esters of myoinositol, which are represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## and their salts, as well as a preparation process thereof. The myoinositol derivatives can each be obtained by causing a phosphorylating agent to act on a myoinositol derivative substituted with catalytic reduction removable substituent groups at the positions other than those desired to be substituted by phosphoric acid residual groups and then catalytically reducing the thus-phosphorylated myoinositol.

Abstract: A finely divided aluminoxane comprising an aluminoxane represented by formula [I] or [II] ##STR1## wherein R denotes a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and m denotes an integer of 2 to 50,an average particle size being 5 to 200 .mu.m and a specific an average particle size being 5 to 200 .mu.m and a specific surface area being 20 to 1000 m.sup.2 /g, a process for producing same, and a catalyst component for polymerization of olefins being said finely divided aluminoxane.

Abstract: A process for washing and obtaining solids of a slurry comprises feeding a slurry containing the adduct of bisphenol A with phenol crystallized from a phenol solution of bisphenol A to a first solid-liquid separator to separate solids from the slurry, transferring the solids separated by the first solid-liquid separator to an agitation tank in which the solids are reslurried, feeding the slurry obtained in the agitation tank to a second solid-liquid separator, said second solid-liquid separator being intended to obtain the solids from the slurry discharged from the agitation tank, and permitting the admission of a washing solvent to wash the solids, and permitting the filtrate and washings to be recovered independently, feeding the washing solvent to the second solid-liquid separator, feeding all of the washings from the second solid-liquid separator to the agitation tank, feeding a part of the filtrate from the second solid-liquid separator to the agitation tank, and discharging the remainder of the filtrate

Abstract: A process for crystallizing the adduct of bisphenol A with phenol from a phenol solution in the presence of water comprises controlling the concentration of bisphenol A in said solution by removing portion of the phenol from said solution or adding phenol to said solution according to feedback control based on the measurement of solution density to obtain an adjusted solution, and feeding the adjusted solution to the crystallizer in which its inside wall is kept at a temperature higher than that of the adjusted solution, provided the temperature difference being smaller than 5.degree. C. The crystallized adduct has a uniform particle size and a high purity.

Abstract: A process for producing high-purity bisphenol A comprises reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of hydrochloric acid as the catalyst to obtain a product mixture, removing the hydrochloric acid from the product mixture, thereby yielding a liquid mixture, adding water to the liquid mixture, evaporating a water-phenol mixture from the liquid mixture under reduced pressure, thereby cooling the liquid mixture and crystallizing out the adduct of bisphenol A with phenol, and finally recovering bisphenol A from the adduct, wherein an improvement comprises treating the water-phenol mixture with a weakly basic ion-exchange resin and recycling and reusing the treated mixture as the water to be added to the liquid mixture. This process does not causes any troubles such as the corrosion of equipment and the decomposition and discoloration of bisphenol A during distillation.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acids by reacting alkali metal salts of phenol with carbon dioxide in organic phosphine oxides containing straight or branched alkyl groups having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and phenyl groups.

Abstract: A process for producing high-purity bisphenol A comprises reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of an acid catalyst to obtain a product mixture, removing the acid catalyst from the product mixture, thereby yielding a liquid mixture, treating the liquid mixture with a weakly basic ion-exchange resin having pyridyl groups as the exchange groups, and purifying the treated liquid mixture. The process does not cause any corrosion of equipment and any decomposition and discoloration of bisphenol A during distillation.

Abstract: Substantially flat surfaced emulsion particles polymerized vinyl monomer, having a concavity in at least one of the flat surfaces, a diameter D of from 0.1 to 5.0 .mu.m, and a particle diameter thickness d ratio (d/D) of 1.2 to 5.0, prepared by the step of (1) aqueous emulsion polymerizing a first vinyl monomer or mixture of monomers (a) to form vinyl polymer seed particles; and (2) aqueous emulsion polymerizing a second vinyl monomer or mixture of monomers (b) in the presence of the vinyl polymer seed particles and a non-aqueous organic solvent having a surface tention to water at 20.degree. C. of 48 dyne/cm or more, in a weight ratio of monomer (a) to monomer (b) of 0.5/99.5 to 50/50; and are useful in high performance recording material, paint compositions and paper coating compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ferroelectric ceramic material which is a Perovskite solid solution comprising a solid solution represented by the formula:Pb.sub.1-a M.sub.a (Mg.sub.1/3 p0 Nb.sub.2/3).sub.x Ti.sub.y Zr.sub.z O.sub.3containing in the solution at least one oxide selected from the group A noted below and at least one oxide selected from the group B noted below.Group A : La.sub.2 O.sub.3 and Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3 ;Group B : ZnO, SnO.sub.2 and Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5.The proposed ferroelectric ceramic material has a large piezoelectric strain constant d. The present invention is further directed to ferroelectric ceramic which is a Perovskite solid solution comprising a solid solution represented by the formula:Pb.sub.1 -aM.sub.a (Mg.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3).sub.x Ti.sub.y Zr.sub.z O.sub.3wherein M is Ba or Sr, x+y+z is 1, a is from 0 to 0.10, x is from 0.05 to 0.70, y is from 0.25 to 0.50 and z is from 0.05 to 0.

Abstract: A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) provided with not less than three thrusters arranged in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body. The center of gravity G of the vehicle body excluding a pendulum and the center of buoyancy B of the vehicle body including the pendulum are set in agreement with each other, and the pendulum is provided so that it can be turned around a Y-axis extending in the lateral direction of the vehicle body and passing the center of gravity G thereof.

Abstract: A process of the present invention can effectively decompose, particularly, dinitrogen difluoride present in a nitrogen trifluoride gas to remove it from the gas.This process for purifying the nitrogen trifluoride gas is characterized by comprising the step of heating the nitrogen trifluoride gas containing at least dinitrogen difluoride as an impurity at a temperature of 150.degree. C. to 600.degree. C. in a metallic vessel the inner wall of which is lined with a solid fluoride, or in a packing layer of the solid fluoride in the vessel.

Abstract: A polyamide comprising from 60 to 100% by mole of divalent terephthaloylalkylenediamine constituent units (a), from 0 to 40% by mole of divalent diacyloylalkylenediamine constituent units (b) and from 0.1 to 5% by mole of trivalent diacyloylalkylenediamine units (c), said constituent units (a), (b) and (c) being arranged at random to provide a branched linear structure, said polyamide being free from a gel-forming cross-linked structure and soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid and having: an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of from 0.5 to 3 dl/g, as measured in concentrated sulfuric acid at a temperature of 30.degree. C., a melting point of from 280.degree. C. to 370.degree. C. and a glass transition temperature of from 100.degree. C. to 160.degree. C., as measured by means of a differential scanning calorimeter at a heating rate of 10.degree. C./min., and a crystallinity of from 10 to 30%, as measured by X-ray diffractometry.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel spherical grains of polyamino acid wh can be used as a filler in chromatography, cosmetic powder and the like. The spherical grains can be produced by a method which comprises the steps of preparing a solution of hydrophobic polyamino acid such as poly n-leucine dissolved in an organic solvent; adding the solution to an aqueous medium and agitating said medium so as to obtain a dispersion of the spherical grains of the polyamino acid dispersed in the aqueous medium while evaporating the organic solvent; and taking out the spherical grains of polyamino acid from the dispersion.

Abstract: In the door locking device for vehicles according to the present invention, a motor type actuator for switching the locking device from a locked state to an unlocked state, and vice versa is modularized. A locking lever in this locking device has a first fan-shaped gear portion. The actuator has a motor, reduction gears, a one-way clutch and an output shaft which are supported on a frame. The actuator is set on a mounting portion of a device body and thereafter sealed with a case. The output shaft is provided in parallel with a central shaft of the locking lever, and extends through the case to project beyond the rear surface of the device body. A second fan-shaped gear portion meshed with the first fan-shaped gear portion is mounted fixedly on this projecting portion of the output shaft.

Abstract: A recombinant plasmid for the expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is constructed by incorporating therein a combined promoter comprising (a) the fusion promoter (the tac promoter) composed of the trp promoter minus 35 region and the lac UV-5 promoter minus 10 region and (b) the P.sub.L promoter of the lambda phage, the tac promoter and the P.sub.L promoter being connected so as to have the same directional property. This recombinant plasmid permits more efficient expression of PAL in Escherichia coli.

Abstract: In a process for producing bisphenol A by reacting phenol and acetone in the presence of hydrochloric acid as a catalyst, the improvement comprising adding the water-containing phenol separated from the reaction product mixture in the purification stage to the reaction mixture containing phenol and acetone, in such an amount that the water content in the reaction mixture is within the range of 1 to 5 wt%, said water-containing phenol being obtained from the dehydrochlorination step of the reaction product mixture, condensing the distilled off gases and liquid-separating of the condensates.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a novel and highly refractive S-alkyl thiocarbamate base resin useful in preparing lenses and a process for producing the resin comprising reacting one or more of polyisocyanate compounds and one or more of mercapto compound having at least one hydroxyl group, a plastic lens made of the resin, and a process for making a plastic lens of high profile regularity from the resin by using internal mold releasing agents in the casting polymerization process.

Abstract: A composite electrode for resistance welding of the present invention comprises an electrode made of a high-melting point metal or alloy, an electrode holder made of a copper alloy and an intermediate member made of a copper alloy, the electrode being undetachably inserted into the intermediate member which is detachably mounted in the electrode holder so that the contact surface between the end surface of the electrode and the electrode holder bears welding loads when pressure is applied to the electrode, whereby the electrode can be easily mounted or separated and centering of the electrode can be precisely performed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for producing a flexible tube of a thermoplastic resin having poor melt flowability, the tube having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 3.5 dl/g, a tensile strength at break of 150 kg/cm.sup.2, a breaking time at hot internal pressure creep of at least 200 hours, an outer diameter of 50 mm.phi. or less, and a ratio of the outer diameter to the wall thickness of 40 or less.This tube can be prepared from a thermoplastic resin having poor melt flowability by melting the thermoplastic resin having poor melt flowability in a screw extruder, and melt-extruding the molten thermoplastic resin from a tube die having an L/D of at least 5 provided at a mandrel rotatable with the rotation of the screw.

Abstract: A blow-molding apparatus in which a lower mold is divided into two parts, i.e. a split-type mold having a ring like configuration and a lower mold, so that the molding of a chime on a drum molded in the apparatus is facilitated. A connecting device, which can be magnetic or mechanical, is provided for selectively connecting the split-type mold to the lower mold for molding.