Abstract: A membrane filtration system includes a plurality of modules including an inlet side region and an outlet side region separated by a filtration membrane are connected in parallel by a common blow header pipe in the inlet side region. The blow header pipe is connected to a drain pipe through a reducer. A cross-sectional area of an end on the blow header pipe side of the reducer is larger than a cross-sectional area of an end on a drain pipe side of the reducer, and an upper end position of the end on the blow header pipe side of the reducer is located above an upper end position of the end on the drain pipe side of the reducer in a vertical direction of the membrane filtration system.

Abstract: A cleaning method of a membrane filtration system in which a plurality of modules including an inlet side region and an outlet side region separated by a filtration membrane are connected in parallel by a common blow header pipe in the inlet side region, the method including backwashing and blowing in which after the backwashing is started, gas is introduced into the plurality of modules through a blow header pipe. The method further includes forming, before the blowing is started, a gas layer across an entire longitudinal direction of the blow header pipe.

Abstract: A cleaning method of a membrane filtration system in which a plurality of modules including an inlet side region and an outlet side region separated by a filtration membrane are connected in parallel by a common blow header pipe in the inlet side region, the method including backwashing and blowing in which after the backwashing is started, gas is introduced into the plurality of modules through a blow header pipe. The method further includes forming, before the blowing is started, a gas layer across an entire longitudinal direction of the blow header pipe.

Abstract: The process includes operation as follows: putting ozone generated by an ozone generator into raw water, in a normal mode, to subject the raw water to ozone treatment; injecting a flocculant into the raw water before or after the ozone treatment; filtering the raw water by a separation membrane after the ozone treatment and the injection of the flocculant; and intermittently setting cleaning mode to put a larger quantity of cleaning ozone than that in the normal mode into the raw water so as to intermittently increase the concentration of dissolved ozone, thereby cleaning the filtration membrane.

Abstract: A method of wastewater reutilization by which reusable water can be stably obtained from a wastewater. Ozone is added to a wastewater, such as water resulting from sewage treatment, in such a small amount as to result in a residual ozone concentration as measured before membrane filtration of 0.01-1.0 mg/L. Ozone is thus brought into contact with fine solids contained in the wastewater to alter the surface properties of the fine solids so that the solids are easily to coagulate. Thereafter, a coagulant, e.g., PACl, is added from a coagulant addition device (3). The fine solids are coagulated in a coagulation tank (5) or a line mixer and the resultant water is subjected to membrane filtration with an ozone-resistant separation membrane (6) such as ceramic membrane. Thus, reusable water is obtained which has a residual ozone concentration, as measured after filtration through the membrane, less than 0.5 mg/L.

Abstract: A method of treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia or metabolic syndrome includes administering an effective amount of a benzylamine derivative represented by Formula (I): wherein, R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R3 and R5 each independently represent a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.

Abstract: The process includes operation as follows: putting ozone generated by an ozone generator into raw water, in a normal mode, to subject the raw water to ozone treatment; injecting a flocculant into the raw water before or after the ozone treatment; filtering the raw water by a separation membrane after the ozone treatment and the injection of the flocculant; and intermittently setting cleaning mode to put a larger quantity of cleaning ozone than that in the normal mode into the raw water so as to intermittently increase the concentration of dissolved ozone, thereby cleaning the filtration membrane.

Abstract: A method of treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia or metabolic syndrome, includes administering an effective amount of a benzylamine derivative represented by Formula (I): wherein, R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R3 and R5 each independently represent a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and R4 representa a hydrogen atom or an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a process capable of inexpensively producing reclaimed water having excellent quality from wastewater without using a large amount of ozone. The process for producing reclaimed water comprises: bringing ozone into contact with raw water such as treated sewage using an ozone contact column 2 or the like to enhance coagulability of a solid matter contained in the raw water; injecting a coagulant into the raw water using a coagulant-injecting pump 6 to coagulate the solid matter; and membrane-filtering the coagulated solid matter through a separation membrane 8. A residual ozone concentration in the raw water before a separation membrane is measured by a dissolved-ozone meter 5. When deterioration of quality of the raw water results in an ozone demand exceeding capacity of an ozone generator and in the residual ozone concentration lower than a given value, an amount of the coagulant to be injected is increased.

Abstract: A method of wastewater reutilization by which reusable water can be stably obtained from a wastewater. Ozone is added to a wastewater, such as water resulting from sewage treatment, in such a small amount as to result in a residual ozone concentration as measured before membrane filtration of 0.01-1.0 mg/L. Ozone is thus brought into contact with fine solids contained in the wastewater to alter the surface properties of the fine solids so that the solids are easily to coagulate. Thereafter, a coagulant, e.g., PACl, is added from a coagulant addition device(3). The fine solids are coagulated in a coagulation tank(5) or a line mixer and the resultant water is subjected to membrane filtration with an ozone-resistant separation membrane(6) such as ceramic membrane. Thus, reusable water is obtained which has a residual ozone concentration, as measured after filtration through the membrane, less than 0.5 mg/L.