Abstract: Disclosed is a hollow fiber membrane module including a case and a hollow fiber membrane built in the case, wherein the hollow fiber membrane contains a polysulfone-based polymer and a hydrophilic polymer, and satisfies the following (A) and (B), and an amount of an eluted substance contained in a liquid obtained by circulating ultrapure water heated at 37° C. through a passage of an inner surface side of the hollow fiber membrane for 4 hours at 200 mL/min is 1.0 mg/m2 or less: (A) an insoluble component accounts for less than 3% by mass of the total mass of the hollow fiber membrane when the hollow fiber membrane is dissolved in N,N-dimethylacetamide; and (B) a flexible layer exists on a surface of a functional layer in a wet state and the flexible layer has a thickness of 7 nm or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a filter which, even when raw water is subjected to high-speed treatment, enables achieving a high solute rejection ratio and a long solute filtration life and which exhibits a low water flow resistance. The present invention pertains to a filter obtained by laminating woven fabrics or knitted fabrics, the filter being characterized in that: said woven fabrics or knitted fabrics comprise a fiber capable of adsorbing components dissolved in liquid: said fiber has a diameter of 100-600 ?m; the woven fabrics or knitted fabrics have a porosity of 15-70%; and variation in area porosity in the thickness direction of the laminate is 15% or less.

Abstract: A separation membrane element including a pair of separation membranes containing two separation membranes arranged so that the filtrate-side surfaces thereof are disposed in mutually opposed relation, and a plurality of resin members bonded to both of the mutually opposed filtrate-side surfaces, a peripheral edge of the pair of separation membranes being sealed.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to silicone prepolymer compositions comprising a silicone prepolymer and a solvent. A soluble silicone prepolymer can be provided having increased average silicon content, thereby attaining a desired oxygen permeability. A solvent can be provided with a desired balance between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity by selection and modification of the solvent molecular structure, resulting in molded polymer films and articles that exhibit minimal or nonexistent eye irritation and exhibit highly transparent products. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: A carbon fiber bundle is coated with a sizing agent containing a flexible epoxy resin (A) and an epoxy resin (B) incompatible with the flexible epoxy resin (A) as essential components, wherein the epoxy resin (B) is an aliphatic polyglycidyl ether compound having three or more epoxy groups and an epoxy equivalent of 200 or less. The carbon fiber bundle of this invention provides a carbon fiber reinforced composite excellent in the tensile strength and the compressive strength in the fiber direction and excellent in the tensile strength in the perpendicular direction to the fiber direction and the interlaminar shear strength.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color filter comprising a transmission area and reflection area in which at least one color pixel of red, green and blue pixels is formed of the same material, wherein a transparent area having no color layer is formed in a part of the reflection area, at least one sub-area is formed in the transparent area, and the size of the sub-area is 20 ?m or more and 2,000 ?m or less. The present invention also provides a liquid crystal display for both transmission display and reflection display with a cheap manufacturing cost, wherein the difference of chromaticity between the transmission display and reflection display is small, and the surface of the transmission area and reflection area have small step heights.

Abstract: A printing apparatus (1001) having a plurality of blanket cylinders (1051 to 1054) normally-contacting to impression cylinders (1031, 1032), plate cylinders (1041 to 1044) normally-contacting to the respective blanket cylinders, and a ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064), a printing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, an imaging medium, a printing system, and a printing method. In the printing apparatus (1001), a plurality of ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064) is arranged in a substantially gravity direction, a feeding apparatus (1020) of sheets of recording mediums to the printing apparatus and a discharging apparatus (1070) are provided at a side opposite to a setting side of the ink coating apparatus with respect to the blanket cylinders. The printing apparatus can execute a back face printing easily, and has good workability.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet for a semiconductor connecting substrate consisting of a laminate having an adhesive layer on a substrate, wherein said adhesive layer contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and an epoxy resin (B) and said epoxy resin (B) contains at least one epoxy resin (B) selected from (I) dicyclopentadiene skeleton-containing epoxy resins, (II) terpene skeleton-containing epoxy resins, and (III) biphenyl skeleton-containing epoxy resins, as an essential component; an adhesive-backed tape for TAB consisting of a laminate having an adhesive layer and a protective film layer on a flexible organic insulating film. The adhesive sheet for a semiconductor connecting substrate, the adhesive-backed tape for TAB and the adhesive-backed tape for wire bonding connection of the present invention are excellent in adhesive strength, insulatability, dimensional accuracy, etc.

Abstract: 2-(&ohgr;-alkoxycarbonyl alkanoyl)-4-butanolide is produced with a high selectivity and yield through condensation reaction of Y-butyrolactone with a readily available, low-price dicarboxylate as represented by the following general formula: ROOC(CH2)nCOOR wherein n denotes an integer of 8-13, and R denotes an alkyl group or an alkenyl group.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film having excellent scratch resistance and chipping resistance by the inclusion of particles (A) having an average primary particle diameter of 5-300 nm, an average degree of aggregation of 5-100 and a Mohs' hardness of 6-10 by the content of 0.01-5 wt. %. The scratch resistance and chipping resistance of the film can be further increased by the inclusion of particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 0.3-3 .mu.m, a Mohs' hardness smaller than that of particles (A) and/or non-incorporated particles.

Abstract: A process for preparing a cured, fiber-reinforced composite comprises (I) blending an aminofunctional silicone resin containing monophenyl siloxy units and aminofunctional siloxy units, an epoxy resin and a hardener for the epoxy resin such as an aromatic diamine, (II) impregnating reinforcing fibers with the blend, (III) laying up at least two layers of the impregnated fibers, and (IV) heating the layed-up laminate at a temperature and time sufficient to cure the epoxy resin.

Abstract: A cured, fiber-reinforced composite is prepared by blending an amino-functional silicone resin containing monophenyl siloxy units and amino-functional siloxy units, an epoxy resin, a hardener for the epoxy resin and an aromatic oligomer such as a polyether optionally with reactive primary amine groups, impregnating fibers into said blend, laying up at least two layers of the impregnated fibers, and heating the layed-up laminate at a temperature and time sufficient to cure the epoxy resin.

Abstract: This invention relates to certain new high modulus silicones, toughened epoxy thermoset resin systems made from those silicones, and composites that are prepared from the new toughened epoxy resin systems. The silicone resins are specifically monophenyl-containing polysiloxanes.

Abstract: A platinum complex represented by the formula: ##STR1## where X is ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is a (C1-18) alkyl group, a (C1-18)alkenyl group or a group --Z--R.sup.4 in which Z is --CH.dbd.CH-- or a (C1-5)alkylene group, and R.sup.4 is a phenyl group, a hydroxyphenyl group, a (C7-12)alkoxyphenyl group, a halogenophenyl group, a nitrophenyl group, or (C8-13)alkoxycarbonylphenyl group, a cyclohexyl group having a (C1-5)alkyl substituent, ##STR3## R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a (C1-18)alkyl group, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or a (C1-3) alkyl group, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are linked together to form a (C2-7)alkylene group; the dotted line indicates that the bond may be either a single bond or a double bond; the chain line indicates a conjugated system; the 1,2-diaminocyclohexane moiety has a cis-, trans-l- or trans-d-configuration; and Y is an anion. This platinum complex is useful in the treatment of tumors.

Abstract: By cultivating microorganisms belonging to genus Torulopsis, requiring thiamine and biotin for their growth and having an ability to produce pyruvic acid, it is enabled to accumulate an appreciable amount of pyrivic acid with little by-product.

Abstract: By a process for preparing halogenated benzene derivatives comprising distilling or stripping a mixture of the isomers of a halogenated benzene derivative containing a hydrogen halide to remove the hydrogen halide from the isomeric mixture of the halogenated benzene derivative and then contacting with a zeolite adsorbent for selectivity separating the desired isomer of the halogenated benzene derivative, it is possible to prevent from degrading the zeolite adsorbent. And it is possible to separate selectively industrially an desired isomer of the halogenated benzene derivative for a long time without reduction of productivity and to separate selectively the desired isomer in high purity.

Abstract: A specific isomer of dichlorocumene is separated from a mixture containing dichlorocumene isomers by adsorptive separation, wherein the zeolite having at least 2 of silica/alumina molar ratio and 0.6 to 1.0 nm of pore size is used as the adsorbent and halogenated benzene or halogenated alkyl benzene is used as desorbent.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition having excellent impact properties is provided which comprises:(A) a polyphenylene sulfide resin and(B) an olefinic copolymer containing 60 to 99.5% by weight of an .alpha.-olefin and 0.5 to 40% by weight of a glycidyl ester of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid,and which is characterized in that the polyphenylene sulfide resin (A) is contacted to improve its affinity with the olefinic copolymer (B).

Abstract: An aluminum-metallized polyphenylenesulfide film capacitor. The polyphenylenesulfide film serves as at least a portion of dielectric material. The ratio of S/Al at the surface of the aluminum electrode which is determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy method is not more than 0.14, or the ratio of Cl/Al at the surface of the aluminum electrode is not more than 0.013.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel prostaglandin I.sub.2 (PGI.sub.2) derivatives exhibiting excellent physiological activities, said derivatives being represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined herein.