Abstract: Provided is a lithium titanate powder for an electrode of an energy storage device, wherein the lithium titanate powder includes Li4Ti5O12 as a main component and has a specific surface area of 5 to 50 m2/g, a total-fine pore volume of the lithium titanate powder is 0.03 to 0.5 ml/g and the lithium titanate powder includes a phosphorus atom in an amount of 0.03 to 1% by mass, an active material containing the lithium titanate powder, an electrode sheet containing the active material, and an energy storage device using the electrode sheet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of using cells to produce a substance, and involves applying the cells to a polyimide porous film, culturing the cells and producing the substance by means of the cells.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for the mass cultivation of cells, and a cell cultivation device and kit. The present invention further pertains to a continuous cell cultivation method and a continuous cell cultivation device in which a carrier is used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culturing method and cell culturing apparatus and kit for use therewith. The method includes applying cells on a porous polyimide film and culturing. One embodiment includes a process for sowing cells on the surface of the film. Another embodiment includes a process for placing a cell suspension on the dried surface of the film and leaving the film undisturbed, moving the film to promote liquid efflux, or stimulating a portion of the surface to entangle the cell suspension into the film, and then retaining the cells in suspension inside the film while allowing moisture to flow out. Another embodiment includes a process for moistening one or both surfaces of the film with a cell culture solution or sterilized liquid, loading a cell suspension on the moistened film, retaining the cells in suspension inside the film, and allowing moisture to flow out.

Abstract: A method for producing a nitrogen-containing pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound of formula (2a) or (2b): (wherein R1 a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group; Z is an aryl group linked to a carbonyl group; Y is a group of formula (Y1), (Y2), (Y3), or (Y4); R2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group) the method comprising reacting a halogeno-pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound of formula (1) with a nitrogenous nucleophile: (wherein X is a halogen atom; n is an integer of 1 to 5; R1 is as defined above).

Abstract: A first radiance meter that is provided so as to face an object in an atmosphere in which there is dust and measures the radiance of the object and a second radiance meter that is provided so as not to oppose the object and measures the radiance of the dust between the object and the first radiance meter are used to measure the temperature of the object on the basis of the object radiance that has been measured by the first radiance meter and the radiance of the dust between the object and the first radiance meter that has been measured by the second radiance meter.

Abstract: There are provided: a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for an energy storage device provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the potential of the positive electrode in a full-charge state is 4.5 V or higher on Li basis and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains at least one kind of tertiary carboxylic acid esters represented by the following general formula (I); and an energy storage device using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. wherein R1 to R3 each independently represent a methyl group or an ethyl group; and R4 represents a halogenated alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium titanate powder for an electrode of an energy storage device, an active material containing the same, and an energy storage device using the active material. The lithium titanate powder comprises Li4Ti5O12 as a main component, and wherein, when a volume surface diameter calculated from specific surface area determined by the BET method is DBET and a crystallite diameter calculated from half-peak width of (111) plane of Li4Ti5O12 by the Scherrer equation is DX, DBET is 0.1 to 0.

Abstract: Provided is a carbonate ester purification apparatus including a treatment part for mixing a first solution containing a carbonate ester and an acidic substance with an alcohol solution of a metal alcoholate to obtain a mixed solution containing a reaction product of the acidic substance and the metal alcoholate, a separation part for removing a metal salt contained in the reaction product from the mixed solution to obtain a second solution, and a distillation part for removing a component from the second solution, the component different in boiling point from the carbonate ester to obtain a carbonate ester solution, wherein a content of the metal alcoholate in the alcohol solution is 5 to 18 mass %.

Abstract: The present invention is a fluorescent material characterized by being represented by a composition of the following formula (1) and having a crystal lattice distortion obtained from a Williamson-Hall plot by X-ray diffraction within the range of 0.0005 to 0.0020. (Sr,Ca,M)3-xMgSi2O8:Eux formula (1) wherein M is at least one rare earth metal elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Gd, Tb and La, and 0.01?x?0.10. Also, the present invention is a light-emitting device including the fluorescent material, and a light source that emits light by irradiating the fluorescent material with excitation light. Furthermore, the present invention is a method for producing the fluorescent material, including the steps of: obtaining an aqueous slurry of a raw material; and spray-drying the aqueous slurry with hot air at 80 to 300° C.

Abstract: A first radiance meter that is provided so as to face an object in an atmosphere in which there is dust and measures the radiance of the object and a second radiance meter that is provided so as not to oppose the object and measures the radiance of the dust between the object and the first radiance meter are used to measure the temperature of the object on the basis of the object radiance that has been measured by the first radiance meter and the radiance of the dust between the object and the first radiance meter that has been measured by the second radiance meter.

Abstract: The infrared gas analysis device includes: a measurement cell to allow a sample gas containing a component to be measured to flow therethrough; a comparison cell including a reference gas; a pair of light sources provided in one end side of the measurement cell and the comparison cell, the cells being irradiated with an infrared ray from one and the other of the light sources, respectively; and a detection unit provided in another end side of the measurement cell and the comparison cell to detect the component to be measured by using infrared rays output from the measurement cell and the comparison cell. A gas for detection made of a component different from the component to be measured and having an infrared absorption band at at least a part of wavenumbers in infrared absorption bands of the component to be measured is encapsulated in the detection unit.

Abstract: A carbonate ester purification apparatus including a first distillation column in which an alcohol and a first solution containing a carbonate ester and formaldehyde, or a first solution containing a carbonate ester, formaldehyde and an alcohol is supplied to obtain a distillate containing the formaldehyde and the alcohol from a column top part while obtaining a carbonate ester solution with a lower content of formaldehyde than in the first solution from a column bottom part, a reactor having a catalyst for producing an acetal and/or a hemiacetal by reacting the formaldehyde to the alcohol and a reflux part refluxing a fluid containing the acetal and/or the hemiacetal to the first distillation column.

Abstract: An (oxy)nitride phosphor powder has a fluorescence peak wavelength of 610 to 625 nm and also has higher external quantum efficiency than the conventional one. The (oxy)nitride phosphor powder includes an ?-type SiAlON and aluminum nitride, represented by the compositional formula: Cax1Eux2Si12?(y+z)Al(y+z)OzN16?z wherein x1, x2, y, z fulfill the following formulae: 1.60?x1+x2?2.90, 0.18?x2/x1?0.70, 4.0?y?6.5, 0.0?z?1.0. The powder can additionally contain Li in an amount of 50 to 10000 ppm. The content of the aluminum nitride may be more than 0 mass % to less than 33 mass %.

Abstract: Provided is a phosphor represented by a composition of the following formula (1), (Sra,Bab,Cac,Eux,M1d,M2e)SiOf.gMgO??formula (1) (here, M1 represents at least one group 3 element selected from Lu and Sc, M2 represents an alkali metal element selected from Li, Na, and K, and 0<a?2, 0<b?2, 0?c?2, 0.0015?d?0.045, 0?e?0.06, 0<x?0.1, 3.7?f?4.1, and 0?g?1 are satisfied). In addition, provided is a light-emitting device including the phosphor and a light source for irradiating the phosphor with excitation light to cause the phosphor to emit light.

Abstract: This invention provides producing having an objective ketone and/or alcohol by decomposing of a hydrocarbon compound rapidly and selectively having a same number of carbon atoms as a hydrocarbon compound by decomposing a hydroperoxide in a reaction solution obtained from oxidizing the hydrocarbon compound using molecular oxygen of this invention involves, a hydroperoxide decomposition step for decomposing the hydroperoxide into the ketone and/or alcohol by contacting the reaction solution with an aqueous solution containing a carbonate of an alkaline earth metal or a carbonate of an alkali metal and a transition metal compound, a separation step for separating into an oil phase comprising the ketone and/or alcohol, and a water phase comprising the carbonate of an alkaline earth metal or carbonate of an alkali metal and the transition metal compound, a recovery step for recovering the carbonate of an alkali metal or carbonate of an alkaline earth metal and the transition metal compound by combusting the water

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte, which further contains a combination of a nitrile compound and an S?O group-containing compound (or a dinitrile compound) in an amount of 0.001 to 10 wt. % imparts improved cycle performance and storage property to a lithium battery, particularly a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein L1 is an optionally substituted C1-6 alkylene group or the like, L2 is a single bond or the like, L3 is a single bond or the like, R1, R2, and R3 are each independently an optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl group or the like, R4 is a hydrogen atom or the like, and R5 is a hydrogen atom or the like.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte, which further contains a combination of a nitrile compound and an S?O group-containing compound (or a dinitrile compound) in an amount of 0.001 to 10 wt. % imparts improved cycle performance and storage property to a lithium battery, particularly a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided is a polyamide resin composition comprising a polyamide resin, a PAN carbon fiber, carbon black, and a black dye, wherein the polyamide resin composition contains the PAN carbon fiber in an amount of 7.5 to 25% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, contains the carbon black in an amount of 0.01 to 0.55% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, and contains the black dye in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.