Abstract: A saccharification reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, silica or a silica-containing substance, and at least one compound (A) selected from the group consisting of a polyhydric alcohol compound represented by the following formula (1) or a derivative thereof and an acetylene glycol represented by formula (2) or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof.

Abstract: A membrane-forming composition containing a silicone, a silicone-dissolving solvent, surface-modified microparticles, and a particular solvent which is a compound having one or more oxygen or one or more nitrogen atoms and which has a dielectric constant of 1 to 30.

Abstract: A method for producing a gas separation membrane containing fine particles uniformly dispersed in a resin, including the following (A) and (B): (A) a step of mixing the fine particles with a matrix resin, the amount of the fine particles with respect to the entire mass of the mixture being adjusted to 1 mass % to 50 mass %, to thereby prepare a master batch; and (B) a step including dissolving the master batch in a solvent, applying the prepared solution onto a substrate, and evaporating the solvent.

Abstract: A saccharification reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, silica or a silica-containing substance, and at least one compound (A) selected from the group consisting of a polyhydric alcohol compound represented by the following formula (1) or a derivative thereof and an acetylene glycol represented by formula (2) or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof.

Abstract: A saccharification reaction mixture wherein the reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, silica or a silica-containing substance, and at least one compound (A) selected from the group including a polyhydric alcohol compound represented by the following formula (1) or a derivative thereof and an acetylene glycol represented by formula (2) or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof. The symbols in the chemical formulas are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A method for producing a gas separation membrane containing fine particles uniformly dispersed in a resin, including the following (A) and (B): (A) a step of mixing the fine particles with a matrix resin, the amount of the fine particles with respect to the entire mass of the mixture being adjusted to 1 mass % to 50 mass %, to thereby prepare a master batch; and (B) a step including dissolving the master batch in a solvent, applying the prepared solution onto a substrate, and evaporating the solvent.

Abstract: A gas separation membrane containing a matrix resin and hyperbranched polymer- or dendrimer-bound, heteromorphous shaped silica nanoparticles, which are formed of heteromorphous shaped silica nanoparticles having surfaces onto which a hyperbranched polymer or a dendrimer is chemically added.

Abstract: A saccharification reaction mixture, a saccharification enzyme composition, and a saccharide production method are aimed to enhance saccharization rate by use of an enzyme in a simple step as well as a method for producing ethanol from a saccharide. The saccharification reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, silica or a silica-containing substance, and at least one compound (A) selected from the group made of thiourea, a thiourea derivative, an isothiourea derivative, and a salt of any of these.

Abstract: A saccharification reaction mixture, a saccharification enzyme composition, and a saccharide production method are aimed to enhance saccharization rate by use of an enzyme in a simple step as well as a method for producing ethanol from a saccharide. The saccharification reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, silica or a silica-containing substance, and at least one compound (A) selected from the group made of thiourea, a thiourea derivative, an isothiourea derivative, and a salt of any of these.

Abstract: A gas separation membrane containing a matrix resin and hyperbranched polymer- or dendrimer-bound, heteromorphous shaped silica nanoparticles, which are formed of heteromorphous shaped silica nanoparticles having surfaces onto which a hyperbranched polymer or a dendrimer is chemically added.

Abstract: There is provided a polyamide resin composition including a crystal nucleating agent that is suitable for promotion of crystallization of a polyamide resin and does not cause coloring of the resin, the polyamide resin composition having the crystallization rate higher than that of the polyamide resin and capable of improving the higher molding processability and heat resistance. A polyamide resin composition including a polyamide resin and a crystal nucleating agent containing a carboxylic acid derivative of formula [1]: B1-L1-A-L2-B2??[1] wherein A is a C1-6 alkylene group optionally having a substituent or a C6-10 divalent aromatic group optionally having a substituent, B1 and B2 are each independently a C3-6 cycloalkyl group optionally having a substituent or a C6-10 aromatic group optionally having a substituent, and L1 and L2 are each independently —C(?O)NR1— or —C(?O)O—.

Abstract: A saccharification reaction mixture wherein the reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, silica or a silica-containing substance, and at least one compound (A) selected from the group including a polyhydric alcohol compound represented by the following formula (1) or a derivative thereof and an acetylene glycol represented by formula (2) or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof. The symbols in the chemical formulas are defined in the specification.

Abstract: There is provided a P3HA resin composition to which a crystal nucleating agent suitable for the promotion of the crystallization of a P3HA resin is added. A poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin composition comprising: a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin; and a metal salt of a phenylphosphonic acid compound of Formula [1]: (where R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-10 alkyl group, or a C2-11 alkoxycarbonyl group), wherein the metal salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of a lithium salt, a sodium salt, a potassium salt, a magnesium salt, a calcium salt, a barium salt, a manganese salt, an iron salt, a cobalt salt, a nickel salt, a copper salt, a silver salt, an aluminum salt, and a tin salt.

Abstract: A poly(glycolic acid) resin composition that contains a crystal nucleator suitable for promoting crystallization of a poly(glycolic acid) resin, has a high crystallization rate in comparison to the poly(glycolic acid) resin, and is capable of having higher molding processability and improving heat resistance. A poly(glycolic acid) resin composition including a poly(glycolic acid) resin and a crystal nucleator composed of a carboxylic acid derivative: B1-L1-A-L2-B2 [1] {wherein, A is a C1-6 alkylene group optionally having a substituent, or a divalent C6-10 aromatic group optionally having a substituent; B1 and B2 are each independently a C3-6 cycloalkyl group optionally having a substituent, or a C6-10 aromatic group optionally having a substituent; L1 and L2 are each independently —C(?O)NR1— (wherein, R1 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group) or —C(?O)O—}.

Abstract: There is provided a P3HA resin composition to which a crystal nucleating agent suitable for the promotion of the crystallization of a P3HA resin is added. A poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin composition comprising: a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin; and a metal salt of a phenylphosphonic acid compound of Formula [1]: (where R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-10 alkyl group, or a C2-11 alkoxycarbonyl group), wherein the metal salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of a lithium salt, a sodium salt, a potassium salt, a magnesium salt, a calcium salt, a barium salt, a manganese salt, an iron salt, a cobalt salt, a nickel salt, a copper salt, a silver salt, an aluminum salt, and a tin salt.