Patents Assigned to Ube Material Industries, Ltd.
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Patent number: 8178069Abstract: Basic magnesium sulfate granules having a bulk density of 0.5-1.0 g/cm3, a mean crushing strength of 700-900 g and a water content of 3 wt. % or less which comprises agglomerated particles of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles and fibrous xonotolite particles in a weight ratio of 95:5 to 70:30, wherein the fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles have a mean length of 5-200 ?m and a mean thickness of 0.2-1.0 ?m and the fibrous xonotolite particles have a mean length less than that of the fibrous magnesium sulfate particles. The basic magnesium sulfate granules can be produced by drying a water-containing granular composition comprising agglomerated particles of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles and fibrous xonotolite particles which have a water content of 40 to 60 wt. % for 36 hours or more, thereby obtaining a granular composition having a water content of 3 wt. % or less.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Ube Material Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Yamamoto, Akifumi Sekitani
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Publication number: 20120104318Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for producing magnesium-containing zinc oxide, including: zinc vapor producing means 11 which produces zinc vapor by heating metallic zinc; magnesium vapor producing means 15 which produces magnesium vapor by heating metallic magnesium; mixed vapor producing means 20 which produces mixed vapor by mixing the zinc vapor and the magnesium vapor; and oxidizing gas contact means 19 which produces magnesium-containing zinc oxide by bringing an oxidizing gas into contact with the mixed vapor. The content of zinc in the mixed vapor is adjusted to be higher than that of magnesium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Ube Material Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Koji Shibata
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Patent number: 8114366Abstract: Fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles are continuously produced by the process comprising the following steps: (1) placing in a reaction vessel a seed particle-containing aqueous dispersion comprising fibrous basic magnesium sulfate seed particles dispersed in an aqueous medium; (2) supplying magnesium hydroxide and magnesium sulfate continuously into the reaction vessel under heating and stirring the seed particle-containing aqueous dispersion, whereby depositing basic magnesium sulfate produced by the reaction between the magnesium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide in the presence of water on the surfaces of the fibrous basic magnesium sulfate seed particles, to give an aqueous dispersion containing an increased amount of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles; (3) taking the aqueous dispersion obtained in the step (2) continuously out of the reaction vessel; and (4) recovering fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles from the aqueous dispersion taken out of the reaction vessel.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Ube Material Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Toru Adachi
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Publication number: 20120029123Abstract: Fibrous basic magnesium sulfate-containing pellets comprising an olefin polymer and fibrous basic magnesium sulfate in a weight ratio of 80:20 to 20:80 and further comprising a nucleating agent in an amount of 0.3 to 8 weight parts based on 100 weight parts of the olefin polymer and in an amount of 0.2 to 4 weight parts based on 100 weight parts of the fibrous basic magnesium sulfate are favorably employable for producing molded fibrous basic magnesium sulfate-containing propylene polymer products which show high flexural modulus, high flexural strength and high yield strength in tension as well as excellent thermal stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Yamamoto, Takashi Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20110275745Abstract: A modified magnesium oxysulfate fibrous particles in which the magnesium oxysulfate fibrous particles are treated on their surfaces with a nucleating agent such as a phosphoric acid compound, an organic acid compound or a sorbitol compound can be favorably employed as fillers for polyolefin composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Takashi KISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20110237709Abstract: A molded fibrous basic magnesium sulfate filler-containing olefin polymer composition product is produced by a process comprising the steps of preparing a fibrous basic magnesium sulfate filler-containing master batch composition which comprises an olefin polymer, a fibrous basic magnesium sulfate filler, an elastomer, a fatty acid metal salt and a hydrocarbon or silicone oil or a hydrocarbon or silicone wax; mixing the master batch composition and a propylene polymer-containing diluent resin; kneading the resulting mixture in a molten state; and molding the molten mixture to give the molded product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi TAKEUCHI, Shinichi Yamamoto, Takashi Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20110230608Abstract: A molded fibrous basic magnesium sulfate filler-containing olefin polymer composition product is produced by a process comprising the steps of preparing a fibrous basic magnesium sulfate tiller-containing master batch composition which comprises an olefin polymer, a fibrous basic magnesium sulfate filler, an elastomer, a specific lubricant and a specific filler-surface treating agent; mixing the master batch composition and a propylene polymer-containing diluent resin; kneading the resulting mixture in a molten state; and molding the molten mixture to give the molded product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD, UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi TAKEUCHI, Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Takashi KISHIMOTO
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Patent number: 7976806Abstract: A granular material having a high strength and a large BET specific surface area composed of porous particles comprising calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide wherein the calcium oxide is contained in an amount of 30 to 80 weight % based on a total amount of the calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide and the porous particles have a BET specific surface area of 40 m2/g or more, or composed of porous particles comprising calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium hydroxide, and magnesium hydroxide wherein a ratio of an amount of magnesium to a total of an amount of calcium and an amount of magnesium is in the range of 0.05 to 0.80, a total hydroxide content in the whole particles is in the range of 1 to 20 weight % and the porous particles have a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignees: Ube Material Industries, Ltd., Taiyo Nippon Sanso CorporationInventors: Osamu Misumi, Shinichi Yamamoto, Takayuki Watanabe, Takashi Kishimoto, Takashi Watanabe, Fumio Okada, Yoshio Ishihara, Katsumasa Suzuki, Kaoru Sakoda
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Publication number: 20110077336Abstract: A molded propylene polymer product improved in flexural properties and/or impact resistance is prepared by a process comprising the steps of blending fibrous inorganic filler-containing pellets with a propylene polymer-containing matrix resin composition, in which the pellets comprises 35-80 wt. % of a fibrous inorganic filler, 1-45 wt. % of an olefin polymer, 5-45 wt. % of an elastomer, and 0.3-10.0 wt. % of a specific lubricant; kneading the blended product under molten condition; and molding the kneaded product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi TAKEUCHI, Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Takashi KISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20110042297Abstract: Basic magnesium sulfate granules having a bulk density of 0.5-1.0 g/cm3, a mean crushing strength of 700-900 g and a water content of 3 wt. % or less which comprises agglomerated particles of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles and fibrous xonotolite particles in a weight ratio of 95:5 to 70:30, wherein the fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles have a mean length of 5-200 ?m and a mean thickness of 0.2-1.0 ?m and the fibrous xonotolite particles have a mean length less than that of the fibrous magnesium sulfate particles. The basic magnesium sulfate granules can be produced by drying a water-containing granular composition comprising agglomerated particles of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles and fibrous xonotolite particles which have a water content of 40 to 60 wt. % for 36 hours or more, thereby obtaining a granular composition having a water content of 3 wt. % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Yamamoto, Akifumi Sekitani
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Publication number: 20110014116Abstract: Fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles are continuously produced by the process comprising the following steps: (1) placing in a reaction vessel a seed particle-containing aqueous dispersion comprising fibrous basic magnesium sulfate seed particles dispersed in an aqueous medium; (2) supplying magnesium hydroxide and magnesium sulfate continuously into the reaction vessel under heating and stirring the seed particle-containing aqueous dispersion, whereby depositing basic magnesium sulfate produced by the reaction between the magnesium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide in the presence of water on the surfaces of the fibrous basic magnesium sulfate seed particles, to give an aqueous dispersion containing an increased amount of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles; (3) taking the aqueous dispersion obtained in the step (2) continuously out of the reaction vessel; and (4) recovering fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles from the aqueous dispersion taken out of the reaction vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Toru Adachi
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Publication number: 20100294657Abstract: Provided is a polycrystal MgO sintered body which is capable of having a sintered density close to a theoretical density thereof, and exhibiting excellent mechanical properties and heat conductivity, while reducing contamination of an atmosphere due to gas generation, and a production method for the sintered body. The polycrystal MgO sintered body has a unique crystalline anisotropy in which (111) faces are oriented along a surface applied with a uniaxial pressure at a high rate. The polycrystalline MgO sintered body is obtained by a method which comprises the steps of: sintering an MgO raw material powder having a particle size of 1 ?m or less, under a uniaxial pressure; and then subjecting the sintered powder to a heat treatment under an atmosphere containing 0.05 volume % or more of oxygen, at a temperature of 1273 K or more for 1 minute or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicants: NIPPON TUNGSTEN CO., LTD., UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Nagano, Masanobu Takasu, Yo Arita, Satoru Sano
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Publication number: 20100055460Abstract: A fine alkaline earth metal carbonate powder showing high dispersibility, in which the alkaline earth metal carbonate is selected from the group consisting of strontium carbonate and barium carbonate, can be prepared by a process comprising the steps of pulverizing a powder of strontium carbonate or barium carbonate in an aqueous medium using ceramic beads having a mean diameter of 10 to 1,000 ?m in the presence of a polymer comprising a polycarboxylic acid or anhydride thereof having a side chain of a polyoxyalkylene group, and drying the pulverized powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yojiro Ichimura, Takashi Watanabe, Fumio Okada, Naoki Funabashi
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Publication number: 20100040885Abstract: A fine powder of an alkaline earth metal carbonate selected from the group consisting of barium carbonate, strontium carbonate and calcium carbonate, in which a primary particle of the powder has a mean diameter of 30 to 90 nm, in which the mean diameter is measured on a circle obtained from a projected area of the primary particle, and in which an accumulated volume of micropores having a pore size in the range of 10 to 20 nm is not less than 5×10?2 cm3/g can be easily dispersed in an aqueous medium in the form of essentially primary particles by an industrially employable dispersing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yojiro Ichimura, Takashi Watanabe, Fumio Okada
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Publication number: 20090292047Abstract: A modified magnesium oxysulfate fibrous particles in which the magnesium oxysulfate fibrous particles are treated on their surfaces with a nucleating agent such as a phosphoric acid compound, an organic acid compound or a sorbitol compound can be favorably employed as fillers for polyolefin composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Takashi KISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20090246524Abstract: Granular calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide which are highly reactive with a halide gas and its decomposition products and favorably employable for filling a gas-fixing unit (32) of an apparatus (3) for fixing a halide gas are, respectively, a granule of porous spherical calcium oxide particles, which has a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or more and a total pore volume of pores having a diameter of 2-100 nm in the range of 0.40-0.70 mL/g and a granule of porous spherical calcium hydroxide particles which has a BET specific surface area of 20 m2/g or more and a total pore volume of pores having a diameter of 2-100 nm in the range of 0.25-0.40 mL/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION, UBE MATERIAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Yoshio Ishihara, Katsumasa Suzuki, Kaoru Sakoda, Osamu Misumi, Takayuki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20090215616Abstract: A granular material having a high strength and a large BET specific surface area composed of porous particles comprising calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide wherein the calcium oxide is contained in an amount of 30 to 80 weight % based on a total amount of the calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide and the porous particles have a BET specific surface area of 40 m2/g or more, or composed of porous particles comprising calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium hydroxide, and magnesium hydroxide wherein a ratio of an amount of magnesium to a total of an amount of calcium and an amount of magnesium is in the range of 0.05 to 0.80, a total hydroxide content in the whole particles is in the range of 1 to 20 weight % and the porous particles have a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicants: Ube Material Industries, Ltd., Taiyo Nippon Sanso CorporationInventors: Osamu Misumi, Shinichi Yamamoto, Takayuki Watanabe, Takashi Kishimoto, Takashi Watanabe, Fumio Okada, Yoshio Ishihara, Katsumasa Suzuki, Kaoru Sakoda
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Patent number: 6932986Abstract: An essential oil mixture for miticide, which contains eucalyptus oil or rosemary oil or a mixture thereof and a mint oil in amounts within a range of from 1:4 to 1:99 by mass ratio, and a miticide in which the essential oil mixture for miticide is dissolved in a solvent. The miticide composition which hardly gives users unpleasant feeling when applied in an amount by which sufficient miticide effect can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2002Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignees: Takasago International Corporation, Ube Material Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yasutaka Mishima, Hideaki Ohta, Akitaka Suetomi