Abstract: An electrolytic cell capable of simply electrolyzing carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen with low activation energy, and an electrolytic device. The carbon dioxide electrolytic cell includes a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte having oxide ion conductivity. The cathode is the following (A) or (B); (A) a metal and a first mayenite-type compound are included therein or (B) a metal and a second mayenite-type compound are included therein, said second mayenite type compound including a mayenite type compound having electron conductivity.

Abstract: A photoconductive material comprising a mixed crystal of at least two phthalocyanine compounds whose central substances are different from each other, the phthalocyanine compounds being represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a substance capable of bonding to the phthalocyanine ligand through a covalent bond or a coordinate bond. The photoconductive material exhibits stability to heat and light and sufficient sensitivity in the visible to near infrared region.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cholesterol level-lowering agent which comprises as a main component a strongly basic anion exchange resin having imidazolium salts as functional groups, said resin being a copolymer of (A) a high molecular quaternary salt and (B) a polyfunctional epoxy compound having two or more oxirane rings.

Abstract: This invention relates to an anticholesteremic containing a main ingredient of an anion exchange resin which is a copolymer of an imidazole compound modified with a halomethyl oxirane compound and a polyfunctional epoxy resin, and has an imidazolium salt as the functional group in the main chain.

Abstract: There is provided a cholesterol reducing agent which contains as an active ingredient an anion exchange resin having a functional group of an imidazolium salt represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein the substituents R.sub.1a through R.sub.4a and X.sup..crclbar. are as defined in the specification and claims.The cholesterol reducing agent according to the present invention has a high selectivity for the adsorption of bile acids and has no bad smell.

Abstract: In the production of a heterogeneous ion exchange membrane in which an ion exchange resin fine powder is dispersed in a thermoplastic resin, a silane-modified polyolefin resin and ion exchange resin fine powder are kneaded, extruded to form a membrane and then subjected to a treatment with hot water, thus obtaining an ion exchange membrane having a high ion transport number in a high ion concentration and a low specific resistance in an aqueous solution of a polyvalent ion salt, which is well balanced.