Abstract: A chemical filter unit, which comprises a filter medium formed by laminating a plurality of fiber sheets an a housing the filter medium, and has a gas inlet open on one face of the housing and a gas outlet open on the other face substantially in opposite to the gas inlet, characterized in that gas passages to allow the flow of the gas along the surfaces of the fiber sheets are formed between the respectively adjacent fiber sheets of the filter medium from the gas outlet to the gas outlet, and that the adsorption capacity of the filter medium is 300 eq/m3 or more. It is preferable that the fibers constituting the fiber sheets are ion exchange fibers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode for batteries comprising carbon fibers having a crystallite thickness determined by X-ray diffraction method of not less than 1.3 nm and not more than 1.7 nm. The present invention also relates to a process for producing an electrode for batteries employing carbon fibers, comprising baking the carbon fibers at a temperature of not lower than 900.degree. C. and not higher than 1330.degree. C. The present invention enabled to provide a secondary battery which exploits the properties of carbon fibers and which has a high discharging capacity.

Abstract: A noncircular cross-section carbon fiber wherein the cross-section is a noncircular one having at least one plane of symmetry passing the centroid and having an angle of rotational symmetry, .theta., defined by .theta.=360.degree./n, in which n is an integer of 1 to 10; wherein the internal structure has no lamellar structure and the fiber has a substantially uniform crystalline structure; and wherein the fiber surface has a surface smoothness S of 1.16 or below and the tensile strength and the tensile modulus of the fiber in the form of a resin-impregnated strand is 300 kg/mm.sup.2 or above and 20 ton/mm.sup.2 or above, respectively; a process for producing such carbon fiber; and a composite of such carbon fiber with a resin.

Abstract: A polyester multifilament yarn which has the following properties: an initial modulus (Mi) of 90 to 130 grams per denier, a terminal modulus (Mt), a shrinkage index value (.DELTA.S/IV) of 2 to 8 percent, a birefringence (.DELTA.n) of 165.times.10.sup.-3 to 190.times.10.sup.3, a crystalline orientation function (fc) of 0.93 to 0.97, a crystal size (D) 47 to 55 angstroms, a long period (Lp) of 130 to 145 angstroms, a molecular orientation index in the amorphous region (F) of 0.80 to 0.92, and a concentration of carboxyl end groups (--COOH) of 0 to 25 equivalents per 10.sup.6 grams of the polymer is disclosed. The yarn is improved in modulus and shrinkage. A textile reinforcement for tire cord obtained from the multifilament yarn, exhibits exceedingly improved resistance to fatigue and durability to heating.