Abstract: A soybean oil of a decreased content of polyunsaturated fatty acids is produced by hybridizing, selecting and raising a soybean mutant KK21 characterized by a gene having a sequence of base given by the sequence No. 1 of the sequence listing, a soybean mutant M23 characterized by deletion of a gene having a sequence of base given by the sequence No. 2 of the sequence listing, a soybean mutant M24 characterized by a gene having a sequence of base given by the sequence No. 3 of the sequence listing, a soybean mutant M5 characterized by a gene having a sequence of base given by the sequence No. 4 of the sequence listing, a soybean mutant J18 characterized by deletion of a gene having a sequence of base given by the sequence No. 5 of the sequence listing, and one or two kinds or more of these soybean mutants.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing diacylglycerol characterized by inactivating the function of a gene which encodes diacylglycerol acyltransferase having the function of enzymatically reacting with diacylglycerol to create triacylglycerol in a seed, so as to allow diacylglycerol to be accumulated in the seed.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium ion cell, comprising an aluminum foil, and a layer formed on the aluminum foil, wherein said layer is formed by adding 30 to 40 mass % of LiCo1-XMXO2, where M is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Fe and Al, to a spinel type of lithium manganese dioxide. Also added is a conductive agent, and a binding agent. The invention also covers a rocking chair type lithium ion cell, comprising the described positive electrode, and a negative electrode formed of a graphite-containing intercalation compound.

Abstract: The invention provides a process of producing a titanium oxide-forming solution, wherein a hydrogen peroxide solution is added to a titanium-containing starting aqueous solution to form a peroxotitanium complex, a basic substance is then added to the peroxotitanium complex to obtain a solution which is in turn let stand or heated, thereby forming a precipitate of a peroxotitanium hydrate polymer, at least a dissolved component derived from the titanium-containing starting aqueous solution, except water, is then removed from the precipitate, and a hydroxide peroxide solution is finally allowed to act on a dissolved component-free precipitate. The invention also provides a dispersion with titanium oxide dispersed therein.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of spinel type manganese oxide for a lithium ion secondary cell, includes pre-firing a mixture of lithium salt including lithium carbonate, manganese oxide, and heterogeneous metal, firing the mixture at 900 to 1200° C. to form a raw material, adding in the raw material at least one of crystal growth accelerators selected from the group consisting of lithium hydroxide, lithium sulfide and a mixture thereof, and firing the resulting compound at 750 to 850° C. to form an excess lithium heterogeneous metal-doped spinel compound having a BET specific surface area of 0.5 m2/g or less.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of spinel type manganese oxide for a lithium ion secondary cell, includes pre-firing a mixture of lithium salt including lithium carbonate, manganese oxide, and heterogeneous metal, firing the mixture at 900 to 1200° C. to form a raw material, adding in the raw material at least one of crystal growth accelerators selected from the group consisting of lithium hydroxide, lithium sulfide and a mixture thereof, and firing the resulting compound at 750 to 850° C. to form an excess lithium heterogeneous metal-doped spinel compound having a BET specific surface area of 0.5 m2/g or less.

Abstract: An overglaze color for pottery. Pigment is added to a colorless frit which has the composition (wt %):(1) silicon dioxide 30 to 70(2) alumina 0.1 to 15(3) boron oxide 20 to 40(4) alkali metal oxide 2 to 17(5) one or more oxide selected from lanthanum oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, hafnium oxide, scandium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, gadolinium oxide, thulium oxide, ytterbium oxide, lutetium oxide, terbium oxide, or dysprosium oxide 0.1 to 15and having a thermal expansion coefficient of 5.0.times.10.sup.-6 /.degree. C. to 7.0.times.10.sup.-6 /.degree. C. at 50.degree. to 350.degree. C. and a thermal softeningpVperature of 500.degree. to 640.degree. C. The overglaze color according to the invention causes no cracking, increases the color developing property of the pigment and has high chemical durability.