Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of detecting a substrate state without contacting the substrate. According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided (a) loading a substrate retainer, where a plurality of substrates is placed, into a reaction tube; (b) processing the plurality of the substrates by supplying a gas into the reaction tube; (c) unloading the substrate retainer out of the reaction tube after the plurality of the substrates is processed; and (d) detecting the plurality of the substrates placed on the substrate retainer after the substrate retainer is rotated by a first angle with respect to a transferable position, wherein the plurality of the substrates is transferable to/from the substrate retainer in the transferable position.

Abstract: An object is to provide a reactor for hydrotreating which exhibits a total desulfurizing activity higher than that of the reactor according to the prior art, and which is reduced in the rate of lowering of the desulfurizing activity and therefore can keep the high desulfurizing activity over a long period, and to provide a process by the use of the reactor. A reactor for hydrotreating, which comprises at least four catalyst layers packed respectively with hydrotreating catalysts satisfying the relationship represented by the following formulae: Sn≦Sn+1, 1.15Vn≧Vn+1 wherein S represents the surface area per cubic meter of each hydrotreating catalyst; V represents the pore volume per cubic meter of catalyst; and wherein n is a natural number representing the order of each catalyst layer.

Abstract: Gas oils comprises one or more gas oil bases obtained by subjecting specific fractions from distilled petroleum fractions to hydrogenating treatment under specific conditions and optionally a small amount of a straight kerosene or gas oil. The gas oils have a sulfur concentration of 350 ppm or below.

Abstract: An object is to provide a reactor for hydrotreating which exhibits a total desulfurizing activity higher than that of the reactor according to the prior art, and which is reduced in the rate of lowering of the desulfurizing activity and therefore can keep the high desulfurizing activity over a long period, and to provide a process by the use of the reactor. A reactor for hydrotreating, which comprises at least four catalyst layers packed respectively with hydrotreating catalysts satisfying the relationship represented by the following formulae: Sn≦Sn+1, 1.15Vn≧Vn+1 wherein S represents the surface area per cubic meter of each hydrotreating catalyst; V represents the pore volume per cubic meter of catalyst; and wherein n is a natural number representing the order of each catalyst layer.

Abstract: A manufacturing process of a diesel gas oil with a high cetane number and a low sulfur, where the cetane number thereof is at least 45, the sulfur content thereof is less than 350 ppm, and the storage stability is superior, from a petroleum distillate oil with a low cetane number and a high sulfur content is provided.

Abstract: A hydrocracking catalyst for hydrocarbon oil, comprising a complex oxide with at least 2 different elements selected from Group 3b, Group 4a, Group 4b and Group 5b of the Periodic Table, zeolite having a solid Al-NMR spectrum wherein the ratio A/B of the peak area A in a chemical shift of -30 to 18 ppm to the peak area B in a chemical shift of 20-100 ppm is 0.01-0.39 and whose surface area of pores of diameter 10 angstrom or smaller constitutes 10-85% of the total surface area, and at least one metal selected from Group 6a and Group 8 of the Periodic Table. Also, a hydrocracking method characterized by hydrocracking of petroleum distillates with a boiling point of 250-600.degree. C. using the hydrocracking catalyst in the presence of hydrogen, under conditions with a reaction temperature of 100-800.degree. C., a reaction pressure of 3-30 MPa, an LHSV of 0.01-10 h.sup.-1 and a hydrogen/oil ratio of 100-2500 Nm.sup.3 /m.sup.3.

Abstract: The ventilating fan system comprises an air flow passage including a duct for guiding the air in a room to outside and a ventilating fan arranged in the air flow passage; whereby said ventilating fan is an inversion type ventilating fan, in which opposed rotating blades arranged in a direction perpendicular to flowing direction of the air are rotated in reverse directions, and the ventilating fan is arranged at an end portion of the air flow passage closer to outside and sucks the air in the room and discharges it to outside.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a supply system for pre-treating a petroleum distillation residual oil to be fed to a hydrogenation apparatus. In order to remove iron fine particles having a particle size of less than 25.mu. in the feed oil which could be not removed in the prior art, by constituting a system comprising a heater for heating the feed oil to a given temperature by heat exchange with a high temperature bottom oil of a fractionating tower after hydrogenation treatment of the feed oil, a filter equipped with a back washing mechanism for filtering solid materials in the feed oil after heating, and a high gradient magnetic separator for magnetically separating magnetic iron fine particles having a particle size of less than 25.mu. contained in the feed oil.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for dewaxing hydrocarbon oil which is characterized by bringing the hydrocarbon oil into contact with a catalyst which is prepared by mixing specific crystalline aluminosilicate, defined in claim 1, having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio between 12 and less than 70 with at least one solid fluorine compound selected from aluminum fluoride, ammonium fluoride, zinc fluoride, cadmium fluoride, manganese fluoride, chromium fluoride, tin fluoride, copper fluoride and silver fluoride; molding the resulting mixture into an optional shape; and calcining the molded mixture at a temperature of 100.degree. to 700.degree. C. for a time of 0.5 hour or more.

Abstract: Hydrocracking catalysts are disclosed which comprise specified amounts of selected inorganic oxides and specified amounts of selected metal components carried thereon. The carrier is essentially derived from solid-phase modification with specified amounts of a selected class of fluorine compounds. Mineral oils are selectively processable with high catalytic activity and at maximum yield.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing gasoline having a high octane number or aromatic hydrocarbons by contacting a feed stock containing at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having 1 to 12 carbon atoms with a catalyst at an elevated temperature said catalyst comprising a zeolite and a fluorine compound, and optionally Group Ib, IIb, IIIa, VI, VIIb or VIII metal in the Periodic Table.

Abstract: A method of producing a metallic-tone coating on a metal substrate, wherein the main paint contains not greater than 40% by weight of solvent plus metal scales of regular shape and size having no shape corner edges, and wherein the viscosity of the paint is adjusted to 10 sec to 30 sec Ford Cup Test at 25.degree. C.