Abstract: Liquefying alkaline amylases, each having residual activity not less than 70% when treated at pH 10 and 45° C. for 30 minutes in the presence of 1 to 100 mM of EDTA or EGTA, are described. Also described are detergents comprising these amylases. In comparison with conventional amylases for detergents, the liquefying alkaline amylases of this invention have a high chelating-agent resisting performance.

Abstract: Provided are highly productive mutant &agr;-amylases which are derived from an &agr;-amylase having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No. 1 or 2 or showing at least 60% homology thereto and are constructed so that a specific amino acid residue taking part in productivity is deleted or substituted with another amino acid residue, a gene encoding the mutant &agr;-amylase, vector, transformant cell, a method for producing the mutant &agr;-amylase, which comprises cultivating the transformant cell, and a detergent composition containing the mutant &agr;-amylase.

Abstract: Described are liquefying alkaline amylases each having residual activity not less than 70% when treated at pH 10 and 45° C. for 30 minutes in the presence of 1 to 100 mM of EDTA or EGTA; and a detergent comprising the same. Compared with the conventional amylases for a detergent, they have high chelating-agent resisting performance.

Abstract: A phenoxymethylpyrimidine derivative represented by the general formula (1) ##STR1## and a herbicide containing it as an effective ingredient. This compound has a high weed killing effect, a wide weed killing spectrum and high safety on crops, and is thus useful as a herbicide.whereinX denotes a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower acyloxy group or a nitro group,n denotes an integer of 0, 1 or 2,Y denotes a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group, a substituted lower alkyl group, a substituted lower alkenyl group, a substituted lower alkynyl group, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom or an ammonium cation optionally substituted by alkyl group(s), andR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently denote a lower alkyl group.

Abstract: A compounds represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents a fluorine atom,W represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom or group --OCH.sub.2 --,Z.sup.1 and Z .sup.2 each represent a nitrogen atom or group CH, but when Z.sup.1 is a nitrogen atom, Z.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom or group CH and when Z.sup.1 is a group CH, Z.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent either a hydrogen atom, halogen atom or mono- or dilower alkyl-substituted amino, or a lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or lower alkylthio each of which may be substituted with a halogen atom,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 form together with the carbon atoms to which they bind respectively a 5- to 8-membered carbon ring.

Abstract: A process for treating a by-product oil is disclosed, which comprises treating a raw material containing a heavy oil formed as a by-product in the step of producing alkylbenzene or the like by alkylation of benzene or the like, with a catalyst of crystalline synthetic zeolite having a SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 (molar ratio) of 20 or more and inlets of main pores (main cavity openings) of ten-membered oxygen rings in a liquid phase at a temperature of 320.degree. C. or below, wherein said raw material contains up to 2 wt % of methylnaphthalene. This process makes it possible to prevent reduction in the catalytic treatment efficiency.

Abstract: A new electrical insulating oil composition having improved low temperature characteristics which composition comprises a mixture of 40% by weight or more of benzyltoluene and the remainder of alkyl substituted diphenylmethane having 15 to 17 carbon atoms which is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl groups and the total number of carbon atoms in R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is 1 to 4, except that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are simultaneously methyl groups; and the proportion of the total quantity of solid phase calculated according to the following general solid-liquid equilibrium equation is 45% by weight or less relative to the total quantity of said composition at -40.degree. C.: ##EQU1## wherein X.sub.i is the equilibrium mole fraction of a component i, in the liquid phase, .DELTA.H.sub.i.sup.f is the heat of fusion (cal.mol.sup.-1), T.sub.i.sup.f is the melting point (K), T is the temperature (K) of the system, and R is the gas constant (cal.

Abstract: A new electrical insulating oil composition having improved low temperature characteristics which composition comprises a mixture of 40% by weight or more of benzyltoluene and the remainder of alkyl substituted diphenylmethane having 15 to 17 carbon atoms which is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl groups and the total number of carbon atoms in R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is 1 to 4, with the proviso that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may not simultaneously be methyl groups and the proportion of the total quantity of solid phase calculated according to the following general solid-liquid equilibrium equation is 45% by weight or less relative to the total quantity of said composition at -40.degree. C.: ##EQU1## where X.sub.i is the equilibrium mole fraction of a component i, in the liquid phase, .DELTA.H.sub.i.sup.f is the heat of fusion (cal.mol.sup.-1), T.sub.i.sup.

Abstract: An insulating oil comprising dibenzylbenzenes which is most suitably used for impregnating a metallized plastic film capacitor, is produced by the reaction of benzene or toluene with diphenylmethane or a methyl derivative thereof at 170.degree. C. to 400.degree. C. in the presence of a synthetic crystalline zeolite catalyst having a molar ratio of SiO.sub.2 to Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 of 20 or above, wherein the inlets of main pores are constituted of ten-membered oxygen rings.

Abstract: An electrical insulating oil composition which comprises 45% by weight or more of at least 2 members selected from the group consisting of (a) m-ethylbiphenyl, (b) p-ethylbiphenyl, (c) o-benzyltoluene, (d) m-benzyltoluene, (e) p-benzyltoluene, and (f) 1,1-diphenylethane; and the remainder of non-condensed bicycle aromatic hydrocarbons having not more than 17 carbon atoms besides the above 6 components; and is characterized in that, when the temperature of the composition is -40.degree. C., (I) the total quantity of solid phase obtained by calculating according to the following solid-liquid equilibrium equation is 45% by weight or less relative to the total quantity of the composition, and (II) in the liquid phase composition calculated by the following solid-liquid equilibrium equation, the total quantity of the compounds (a) to (f) is 40% by weight or more and the viscosity of this liquid phase is 500 cSt or lower, ##EQU1## wherein X.sub.

Abstract: An electrical insulating oil composition having good low temperature characteristics which comprises at least 4 members selected from the group consisting of (a) m-ethylbiphenyl, (b) p-ethylbiphenyl, (c) o-benzyltoluene, (d) m-benzyltoluene, (e) p-benzyltoluene, (f) 1,1-diphenylethane, and (g) 1,1-diphenylethylene; and is characterized in that the proportion of solid phase at a temperature of -40.degree. C. of the electrical insulating oil composition is not more than 45% by weight and the proportion of the total quantity of solid phase is calculated according to the following general equation of solid-liquid equilibrium: ##EQU1## wherein X.sub.i is the equilibrium mole fraction of a component i in the liquid phase of the composition, .DELTA.H.sub.i.sup.f is the heat of fusion (cal.mol.sup.-1), T.sub.i.sup.f is the melting point (K), T is the temperature (K), and R is the gas constant (cal.mol.sup.-1.K.sup.-1).

Abstract: An electrical insulating oil composition which comprises 45% by weight or more of at least 2 members selected from the group consisting of (a) m-ethylbiphenyl, (b) p-ethylbiphenyl, (c) o-benzyltoluene, (d) m-benzyltoluene, (e) p-benzyltoluene, and (f) 1,1-diphenylethane; and the remainder of non-condensed bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having not more than 17 carbon atoms besides the above 6 components; and is characterized in that, when the temperature of the composition is -40.degree. C., (I) the total quantity of solid phase obtained by calculating according to the following solid-liquid equilibrium equation is 45% by weight or less relative to the total quantity of the composition, and (II) in the liquid phase composition calculated by the following solid-liquid equilibrium equation, the total quantity of the compounds (a) to (f) is 40% by weight or more and the viscosity of this liquid phase is 500 cSt or lower, ##EQU1## wherein X.sub.

Abstract: An electrical insulating oil composition having good low temperature characteristics which comprises at least 4 members selected from the group consisting of (a) m-ethylbiphenyl, (b) p-ethylbiphenyl, (c) o-benzyltoluene, (d) m-benzyltoluene, (e) p-benzyltoluene, (f) 1,1-diphenylethane, and (g) 1,1-diphenylethylene; and is characterized in that the proportion of solid phase at a temperature of -40.degree. C. of the electrical insulating oil composition is not more than 45% by weight and the proportion of the total quantity of solid phase is calculated according to the following general equation of solid-liquid equilibrium: ##EQU1## wherein X.sub.i is the equilibrium mole fraction of a component i in the liquid phase of the composition, .DELTA.H.sub.i.sup.f is the heat of fusion (cal.mol.sup.-1), T.sub.i.sup.f is the melting point (K), t is the temperature (K), and R is the gas constant (cal.mol.sup.-1.K.sup.-1).

Abstract: An electrical insulating oil mainly comprising a fraction having excellent low temperature characteristics, said fraction being prepared by bringing a by-product oil fraction containing diphenylmethane and 1,1-diphenylethane into contact with alkylbenzenes in the presence of a ZSM-5 type synthetic zeolite catalyst, then recovering a fraction containing 1,1-diphenylethane and other diarylalkanes and containing mainly components having boiling points in the range of 270.degree. to 300.degree. C. as atomspheric pressure basis, said by-product oil fraction being by-produced in the preparation of ethylbenzene by alkylating benzene with ethylene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved electrical insulating oil composition which has excellent electrical characteristics and is suitable for use in impregnating electrical appliances in which plastic dielectric material is used, and further relates to electrical appliances impregnated with such a composition. The electrical insulating oil composition is produced by bringing a by-product oil fraction mainly containing components having boiling points in the range of 260.degree. to 330.degree. C. (atmospheric pressure basis) into liquid-liquid contact with an organic polar solvent; said by-product oil fraction being formed by alkylating benene or toluene with ethylene in the presence of an alkylation catalyst and then distilling the alkylation product; and said electrical insulating oil composition being characterized in that the ratio of the integrated intensity as chemical shift at 120 to 155 ppm of the spectrum measured by .sup.

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## in which each of X and Y represents a halogen atom, R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an agronomically acceptable soluble salt ion, R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and Z represents an oxygen or sulfur atom. This compound is useful as herbicide.

Abstract: A method for producing an electrical insulating oil composition composed of benzyltoluene and ditolymethane. The composition is excellent in low-temperature characteristics and contains substantially no chlorine. The method comprises the steps of reacting monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with diarylmethane which has been prepared without using a chlorinated hydrocarbon as a starting material, at a temperature of -10.degree. to 550.degree. C. in the presence of a disperoportionation catalyst to prepare a reaction product containing benzyltoluene and ditolylmethane, and recovering benzyltoluene and ditolylmethane from said reaction product by distillation.

Abstract: A method for producing m-benzyltoluene with a high yield and excellent selectivity without producing undesirable heavier by-products. The method is characterized in that toluene and diphenylmethane are allowed to react at a reaction temperature in the range of 170.degree. to 400.degree. C. in the presence of a crystalline synthetic zeolite catalyst in which the molar ratio of SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is 20 or higher and the openings of main pores are formed by ten-membered oxygen rings.

Abstract: An improved oil-filled capacitor which is excellent in low temperature characteristics. The oil-filled capacitor is composed of at least partially a plastics material and is impregnated with an electrical insulating oil which oil is characterized in that it comprises 0 to 100% by weight of a fraction A containing components boiling within the range of 268.degree. to 275.degree. C. (atmospheric pressure basis) and 100 to 0% by weight of a fraction B containing components boiling within the range of 280.degree. to 310.degree. C. (atmospheric pressure basis) which fractions are recovered by distillation from the heavy by-product oil that is produced in the preparation of ethylbenzene by alkylating benzene with ethylene in the presence of an alkylation catalyst and the ratio of the integrated intensity as chemical shift at 120 to 155 ppm of the spectrum measured by C.sup.

Abstract: A 1,3,5-triazine derivative represented by the following formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, independently from each other, represent a hydrogen atom or a group selected from the class consisting of linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl groups, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkynyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy or alkylthio, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl groups, a phenyl group unsubstituted or substituted by a substituent selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio and fluoro-substituted lower alkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 aralkyl groups unsubstituted or substituted by a substituent selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio and fluoro-substituted lower alkyl, and alkoxycarbonylmethyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety; and Y represents a fluoro-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group and a herbicidal use thereof.