Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for producing an unsaturated carboxylic acid, in which a ratio of a diffraction line intensity of 2?=19.1±0.3° with respect to a diffraction line intensity of 2?=10.7±0.3° in X-ray diffraction measurement is 0.20 or more and less than 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an unsaturated carboxylic acid using a catalyst having both a high catalytic performance and a high mechanical strength, and in the method, a supported catalyst obtained by feeding a liquid binder component and a catalytic active component containing molybdenum and vanadium and/or a precursor thereof into a rolling granulator and conducting granulation at a relative centrifugal acceleration of 0.5 G or more and 30 G or less is used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an unsaturated carboxylic acid using a catalyst having both a high catalytic performance and a high mechanical strength, and in the method, a supported catalyst obtained by feeding a liquid binder component and a catalytic active component containing molybdenum and vanadium and/or a precursor thereof into a rolling granulator and conducting granulation at a relative centrifugal acceleration of 0.5 G or more and 30 G or less is used.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a catalyst for producing methacrylic acid by subjecting methacrolein or the like to vapor phase catalytic oxidation, which contains, as essential active components, Mo, V, P, Cs, NH4 and Cu, the method including (a) a step of preparing a heteropoly acid aqueous solution or the like (A liquid) containing, as constituent elements, Mo, P and V; (b) a step of mixing a part of the resulting A liquid with a cesium compound aqueous solution or the like (B liquid); and (c) a step of mixing the remainder of the A liquid with the B liquid to prepare a slurry liquid (C liquid).

Abstract: There is provided a hetero polyacid-based catalyst for methacrylic acid production, which is more excellent in performance, life and moisture absorption during storage, the catalyst being a catalyst for methacrylic acid production, wherein a proton is replaced so as to satisfy conditions of ?=A+(B×C) and 0.5???1.4 when the atomic ratio of the alkali metal atom relative to 10 atoms of Mo is taken as A and the atomic ratio of the copper atom relative to 10 atoms of Mo is taken as B in MoaPbVcCudYeZfOg where Y represents cesium or the like; Z represents iron or the like; and a to g represent each an atomic ratio of each element relative to 10 atoms of Mo.

Abstract: [Problem] The present invention relates to: a heat ray shielding adhesive which is used in bonding to a windowpane and the like and shields heat rays; a heat ray shielding transparent adhesive sheet; and a method for producing the heat ray shielding adhesive. The present invention provides a heat ray shielding transparent adhesive sheet which has high transmittance in the visible light region, low haze and more excellent transparency. [Solution] Transparency and heat ray shielding properties can be imparted in a simpler manner by using a heat ray shielding adhesive composition which contains fine heat ray shielding particles that have a half-value width of the first main peak of from 0.01° to 0.80° (inclusive) as determined by X-ray diffraction pattern, and a heat ray shielding transparent adhesive sheet is therefore able to be produced at low cost.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a catalyst for gas-phase contact oxidation of methacrolein, isobutyraldehyde or isobutyric acid to produce methacrylic acid in a high yield and a high selectivity, and a catalyst wherein an alkali metal element, particularly cesium among alkali metal elements, is added by a specific method in a partially neutralized salt of a hetero polyacid which contains Mo, V, P, an alkali metal element and NH4 as essential active ingredients, the catalyst being characterized by having extremely high catalytic performance.

Abstract: [Problem] The present invention relates to: a heat ray shielding adhesive which is used in bonding to a windowpane and the like and shields neat rays; a heat ray shielding transparent adhesive sheet; and a method for producing the heat ray shielding adhesive. The present invention provides a heat ray shielding transparent adhesive sheet which has nigh transmittance in the visible light region, low haze and more excellent transparency. [Solution] Transparency and heat ray shielding properties can be imparted in a simpler manner by using a heat ray shielding adhesive composition which contains fine heat ray shielding particles that have a half-value width of the first main peak of from. 0.01° to 0.80° (inclusive) as determined by X-ray diffraction pattern, and a heat ray shielding transparent adhesive sheet is therefore able to be produced at low cost.

Abstract: There is provided a hetero polyacid-based catalyst for methacrylic acid production, which is more excellent in performance, life and moisture absorption during storage, the catalyst being a catalyst for methacrylic acid production, wherein a proton is replaced so as to satisfy conditions of ?=A+(B×C) and 0.5???1.4 when the atomic ratio of the alkali metal atom relative to 10 atoms of Mo is taken as A and the atomic ratio of the copper atom relative to 10 atoms of Mo is taken as B in MoaPbVcCudYeZfOg where Y represents cesium or the like; Z represents iron or the like; and a to g represent each an atomic ratio of each element relative to 10 atoms of Mo.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a fine diamond characterized by that an explosive composition containing a compound having an aliphatic hydrocarbon ring with 4 to 15 carbons, a fullerenes or a tubular or fiber carbon nanostructure having a diameter of 1 to 100 nm as a carbon raw material is exploded for explosive synthesis, and a fine diamond obtained by said process; the ultrafine particulate diamond of 1 to 3 nm is expected, as a single nano diamond, for application of the fields such as ultrafine processing, the uniform, spherical fine particulate diamond of 0.01 to 100 ?m is expected as abrasive grains for polishing in precise processing and the like, and the needle diamond is expected for application in various sensors and the like.