Abstract: Regarding coating of fine particles or the like, provided are a coating composition containing methyl cellulose having small adhesiveness, resistance to generation of lumps, ability to form uniform coating, and ability to form a coating composition easily with water of normal temperature; a method for producing the coating composition; and a solid preparation. More specifically provided are a coating composition including methyl cellulose having such a viscosity that a viscosity at 20° C. of a 2% by weight aqueous solution of the methyl cellulose is 1 to 15 mPa·s and having such a dissolution start temperature that a dissolution start temperature of a 12% by weight aqueous liquid of the methyl cellulose is 10 to 25° C. and a solvent; a solid preparation obtained by coating of the coating composition; and the like.

Abstract: A method for producing a highly viscous water-soluble cellulose ether has a small undissolved fiber content and a high loose bulk density. More specifically, a production method includes steps of: bringing cellulose pulp into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution to obtain an alkali cellulose mixture; draining the alkali cellulose mixture to obtain an alkali cellulose; reacting the alkali cellulose with an etherifying agent to obtain a water-soluble cellulose ether mixture; washing and draining the water-soluble cellulose ether mixture to obtain a first moist cellulose ether; mixing the first moist cellulose ether with water to obtain a second moist cellulose ether; coarsely pulverizing the second moist cellulose ether with a coarse pulverizer to obtain a coarsely pulverized cellulose ether; cooling the coarsely pulverized cellulose ether; and then drying and pulverizing the coarsely pulverized cellulose ether.

Abstract: A method for producing a highly viscous water-soluble cellulose ether has a small undissolved fiber content and a high loose bulk density. More specifically, a production method includes steps of: bringing cellulose pulp into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution to obtain an alkali cellulose mixture; draining the alkali cellulose mixture to obtain an alkali cellulose; reacting the alkali cellulose with an etherifying agent to obtain a water-soluble cellulose ether mixture; washing and draining the water-soluble cellulose ether mixture to obtain a first moist cellulose ether; mixing the first moist cellulose ether with water to obtain a second moist cellulose ether; coarsely pulverizing the second moist cellulose ether with a coarse pulverizer to obtain a coarsely pulverized cellulose ether; cooling the coarsely pulverized cellulose ether; and then drying and pulverizing the coarsely pulverized cellulose ether.

Abstract: There is provides a method for producing sieved low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose (L-HPC) at improved yield, while maintaining flowability and tablet properties. More specifically, there is provided a method for producing sieved L-HPC including a first sieving step of sieving L-HPC having a hydroxypropoxy group content of 5 to 16% by mass with a sieving shaker with horizontal movement of a sieve surface to obtain first sieve-residual L-HPC and first sieve-passed L-HPC, a second sieving step of sieving the first sieve-residual L-HPC with a sieving shaker with vertical movement of a sieve surface to obtain second sieve-residual L-HPC and second sieve-passed L-HPC, and a step of combining the first sieve-passed L-HPC and the second sieve-residual L-HPC to obtain the sieved L-HPC.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a low polymerization degree cellulose ether having a less yellowish appearance and having excellent long-term storage stability through depolymerization of a high polymerization degree cellulose ether with an acid and without requiring an additive other than the acid. More specifically, there is provided a method for producing a low polymerization degree cellulose ether, including a step of depolymerizing a high polymerization degree cellulose ether with an acid to obtain a low polymerization degree cellulose ether mixture and a step of neutralizing the acid present in the low polymerization degree cellulose ether mixture, wherein ultraviolet is applied in the step of depolymerizing or between the steps of depolymerizing and neutralizing.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an alkyl cellulose having a high viscosity and not having an excessively high gel strength. More specifically, there is provided a method for producing an alkyl cellulose comprising the steps of: mixing a cellulose pulp with a first alkali metal hydroxide solution with stirring to obtain alkali cellulose; reacting the alkali cellulose with an alkylating agent to obtain a first reaction mixture; blending a second alkali metal hydroxide solution with the first reaction mixture with stirring, without further blending of the alkylating agent, to obtain a second reaction mixture; and purifying the second reaction mixture to obtain an alkyl cellulose. There is also provided an alkyl cellulose being produced by the above method and having a degree of substitution of alkyl group of 27 to 33% by weight.

Abstract: There are provided a method for efficiently producing a water-soluble cellulose ether without using a special apparatus, and a novel water-soluble cellulose ether. More specifically, there are provided a method for producing a water-soluble cellulose ether including a first pulverization step of pulverizing a starting water-soluble cellulose ether to obtain a first pulverization product, and a first sieving step of sieving the first pulverization product by using a first sieve whose mesh surface is coated with an inorganic metal compound to obtain a first-sieve-passed water-soluble cellulose ether fraction; and a novel water-soluble cellulose ether.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose having high thermal gel strength while suppressing a reduction in thermal gelation temperature. More specifically, provided is a method for producing a hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose including steps of: mixing cellulose pulp with a first alkali metal hydroxide solution to obtain alkali cellulose, reacting the alkali cellulose with an alkylating agent and a hydroxyalkylating agent to obtain a first reaction product mixture, adding a second alkali metal hydroxide solution to the first reaction product mixture without further adding any of alkylating and hydroxyalkylating agents to obtain a second reaction product mixture, and subjecting the second reaction product mixture to purification to obtain a hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose.

Abstract: Provided are a solid preparation comprising an alkyl cellulose which provides excellent moldability and disintegrability even in a small amount of the alkyl cellulose, and a production method therefor. Specifically, provided are a solid preparation having an alkyl cellulose having a specific surface area by BET method of 0.5 to 10.0 m2/g and a dissolution start temperature of 5 to 27° C.; and a method for producing a solid preparation having the steps of: mixing a cellulose pulp and a first alkali metal hydroxide solution with stirring to obtain alkali cellulose, reacting the alkali cellulose with an alkylating agent to obtain a first reaction mixture, mixing the first reaction mixture and a second alkali metal hydroxide solution with stirring and without further addition of any alkylating agent to obtain a second reaction mixture, and pulverizing an alkyl cellulose isolated from the second reaction mixture to obtain an alkyl cellulose.

Abstract: A cleaning composition having good foamability and being capable of producing fine and stable foams with resilient texture, more specifically, a cleaning composition including a surfactant, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, and a solvent.

Abstract: Molded solder includes first metal powder and second metal powder. The first metal powder has a first solidus temperature and a first liquidus temperature and includes an alloy containing metal elements. The second metal powder has a melting temperature or a second solidus temperature and a second liquidus temperature and includes single metal element or an alloy containing metal elements. The melting temperature and the second liquidus temperature are higher than the first liquidus temperature. The molded solder is so constructed that a mixture of the first metal powder and the second metal powder are press-molded. The molded solder is so constructed that a first solidus temperature of a solder becomes higher when the molded solder becomes the solder after the first metal powder has been melted by heating the molded solder at a temperature equal to or higher than the first liquidus temperature.

Abstract: Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose having a high thermal gel strength even at a low viscosity is provided and utilized. Specifically provided is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose having such properties that a 2% by weight aqueous solution of the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose has a viscosity at 20° C. of 300 to 2,000 mPa·s and a storage elastic modulus at 85° C. of 2,000 to 4,500 mPa. Also provided is a food comprising the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose. Further provided is a method for producing the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, the method comprising a step of depolymerizing, with an acid, high-viscosity hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose having such a property that a 2% by weight aqueous solution of the high-viscosity hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose has a viscosity at 20° C. of 70,000 to 100,000 mPa·s to obtain the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose.

Abstract: There is provided is a hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose exhibiting good flowability and high compressibility. More specifically, provided are a hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose having a volume-based average particle diameter, determined by dry laser diffractometry, of 50 to 100 ?m, and having, on a basis of a dynamic image analysis to divide all particles into fine particles, spherical particles and fibrous particles, a volume fraction of the fibrous particles consisting of long and short fibrous particles relative to all of the particles of 45 to 70%, and a volume fraction of the fine particles relative to all of the particles of less than 2.0%; a solid preparation including the hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose; and others.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing hypromellose phthalate (HPMCP), the method not requiring any special device, and facilitating removal of impurities. More specifically, there is provided a method for producing HPMCP, including an esterification step of esterifying hypromellose with a carboxybenzoylating agent in the presence of an aliphatic carboxylic acid to obtain a reaction product solution containing HPMCP; a precipitation step of precipitating the HPMCP by mixing the reaction product solution with water to obtain a suspension of the precipitated HPMCP; a neutralization step of neutralizing the suspension with a basic substance to obtain a neutralized suspension; and a washing step of washing the HPMCP contained in the neutralized suspension to obtain the washed HPMCP.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing hypromellose acetate succinate (HPMCAS), the method not requiring any special device and facilitating removal of impurities. More specifically, there is provided a method for producing HPMCAS, including an esterification step of esterifying hypromellose with an acetylating agent and a succinoylating agent in the presence of an aliphatic carboxylic acid to obtain a reaction product solution containing HPMCAS; a precipitation step of precipitating the HPMCAS by mixing the reaction product solution with water to obtain a suspension of the precipitated HPMCAS; a neutralization step of neutralizing the suspension with a basic substance to obtain a neutralized suspension; and a washing step of washing the HPMCAS contained in the neutralized suspension to obtain the washed HPMCAS.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a counter, a near field communication unit, a standard electric wave receiving unit and a control unit. The counter is configured to count current time. The near field communication unit is configured to communicate with a terminal by near field communication electric waves and to receive first time information. The standard electric wave receiving unit is configured to receive standard electric waves and to acquire second time information. The control unit changes current time counted by the counter, based on the first or second time information.

Abstract: Provided is a hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose exhibiting good flowability and high compressibility. More specifically, there are provided a hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose having a volume-based average particle size, determined by dry laser diffractometry, of more than 100 ?m and not more than 150 ?m; and after dividing all particles into fine particles, spherical particles and fibrous particles by a dynamic image analysis, a volume fraction of the fibrous particles relative to all of the particles of more than 40% and not more than 50%, and a volume fraction of the fine particles relative to all of the particles of less than 2.0%; a solid preparation including the hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose; and others.

Abstract: A cleaning composition having good foamability and being capable of producing fine and stable foams with resilient texture, more specifically, a cleaning composition including a surfactant, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, and a solvent.

Abstract: Provided are hypromellose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) which exhibits high solubility and can suppress generation of undissolved materials when dissolved in a solvent; an HPMCAS-containing composition; and a method for producing the HPMCAS. More specifically, provided are HPMCAS having a ratio of 2-position MS to 3-position MS of 1.2 or less, wherein the 2-position MS means a molar substitution of hydroxypropyl group by which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group on 2-position carbon of each glucose unit of the HPMCAS has been directly replaced, and the 3-position MS means a molar substitution of hydroxypropyl group by which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group on 3-position carbon of each glucose unit of the HPMCAS has been directly replaced; a composition comprising the HPMCAS and a solvent; and the method for producing the HPMCAS.

Abstract: A method for producing a highly viscous water-soluble cellulose ether has a small undissolved fiber content and a high loose bulk density. More specifically, a production method includes steps of: bringing cellulose pulp into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution to obtain an alkali cellulose mixture; draining the alkali cellulose mixture to obtain an alkali cellulose; reacting the alkali cellulose with an etherifying agent to obtain a water-soluble cellulose ether mixture; washing and draining the water-soluble cellulose ether mixture to obtain a first moist cellulose ether; mixing the first moist cellulose ether with water to obtain a second moist cellulose ether; coarsely pulverizing the second moist cellulose ether with a coarse pulverizer to obtain a coarsely pulverized cellulose ether; cooling the coarsely pulverized cellulose ether; and then drying and pulverizing the coarsely pulverized cellulose ether.