Abstract: Palladum-phosphine complexes obtained by reacting a 5 compound of formula (1) below with a palladium compound: F(I) (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group which may be substituted; R2 and R3 are each, the same or different, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group which may be substituted; R4 and R5 are each, the same or different, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group which may be substituted; R6, R7, R8 and R9 are each, the same or different, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group which may be substituted, an alkoxyl group, a dialkylamino group, a halogen atom, a phenyl group, a benzyl group, a naphthyl group or a halogenated alkyl group; R6 and R7, R8 and R9 may be combined to form, each, a fused ring, a trimethylene group, a tetramethylene group or a 20 methylenedioxy group; p, q, r and s are each an integer of 0 to 5; and p+q, and r+s are each in the range of 0 to 5.

Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for use in the oxidation of a substrate with a molecular oxygen, comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of a specific hydrazyl radical (such as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and a specific hydrazine compound (such as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazine). A method for producing a chemical compound, comprising contacting a substrate with a molecular oxygen in the presence of the above-mentioned oxidation catalyst.

Abstract: Contact lens wetting solutions for reducing friction between the contact lens and ocular tissues, and maintaining such effect for a long time, are disclosed. The wetting solution is composed only of a particular ratio of a lubricant composed of copolymer (A) obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition comprising 2-(meth)acryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine and alkyl(meth)acrylate, a buffer, an inorganic chloride, a preservative, a chelating agent, and water. The copolymer (A) has a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 1,000,000, and satisfies the formula 80?N×R?240, provided that 4?N?18 and 10%?R?60%, wherein N stands for the carbon number of the alkyl group in monomer Y constituting copolymer (A), and R stands for a molar fraction of the unit derived from monomer Y with respect to the sum of the units derived from monomers X and Y.

Abstract: A modified hollow-fiber membrane which has improved surface hydrophilicity without increasing the amount of components released therefrom, is less apt to interact with living-body components, does not adsorb proteins, and is less apt to deteriorate in performance. The hollow-fiber membrane has a copolymer of 2-methacryloyloxyethylphosphorylcholine and other polymerizable vinyl monomer held on a surface of the membrane, the copolymer being present on the surface in a higher concentration than in other parts of the membrane. The modified hollow-fiber membrane is useful in medical applications such as hemodialysis and blood filtration and in the medical industry, food industry etc.

Abstract: A method for producing cyclohexanone oxime, which comprises the steps of (1) subjecting to an amination reaction a starting material selected from the group consisting of cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone and a mixture thereof, thereby obtaining cyclohexylamine, and (2) subjecting the obtained cyclohexylamine to a partial oxidation reaction, thereby obtaining cyclohexanone oxime, wherein a by-product (?) formed in the step (1) and/or a by-product (?) formed in the step (2) are/is recycled to a reaction system of the amination reaction in the step (1).

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a compact aggregation precipitation method and an apparatus therefor which prevent the outflow of flocs and do not deteriorate the turbidity elimination performance even in start-up early stages. As the means to accomplish such an object, the present invention provides a method of adding an inorganic flocculant and, optionally, an organic polymer flocculent to the water to be treated and agitating the resulting mixture to effect aggregation precipitation treatment which comprises introducing the agitated solution into a first chamber of a separation tank where flocs are allowed to grow to effect solid-liquid separation and, simultaneously, the separated water is discharged out of the separation tank.

Abstract: Palladum-phosphine complexes obtained by reacting a 5 compound of formula (1) below with a palladium compound: F(I) (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group which may be substituted; R2 and R3 are each, the same or different, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group which may be substituted; R4 and R5 are each, the same or different, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group which may be substituted; R6, R7, R8 and R9 are each, the same or different, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group which may be substituted, an alkoxyl group, a dialkylamino group, a halogen atom, a phenyl group, a benzyl group, a naphthyl group or a halogenated alkyl group; R6 and R7, R8 and R9 may be combined to form, each, a fused ring, a trimethylene group, a tetramethylene group or a 20 methylenedioxy group; p, q, r and s are each an integer of 0 to 5; and p+q, and r+s are each in the range of 0 to 5.

Abstract: A method for producing a lactam, which comprises subjecting an alicyclic primary amine to an oxidation reaction in the presence of a catalyst comprising a silicon oxide, to thereby obtain a lactam. A catalyst comprising a silicon oxide which is for use in the above-mentioned method.

Abstract: A composite material includes an SiC porous ceramic sintered body, which is formed by preliminarily sintering a porous body, having a coefficient of thermal expansion lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of copper to construct a network therein. A copper alloy impregnating the porous ceramic sintered body includes copper and one or more additive elements which are prepared to impart a coefficient of thermal conductivity of 160 W/mK or higher to the composite material. The additive elements include up to 5% of at least one element selected from Be, Al, Si, Mg, Ti, Ni, Bi, Te, Zn, Pb, Sn, and mish metal, and also contain unavoidable impurities and gas components.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide copper alloy which has a dimensionless performance index value M satisfying an inequality: M>400 in either a binary system alloy composition containing Cu and Zr, or a ternary system alloy composition containing Cu, Zr, and B. In the copper alloy of the present invention, a composition by atomic percent is expressed by a composition formula: Cu100?(a+b)ZraBb, and a dual phase structure having a layered structure including a plurality of Cu matrices constituted by grain particles and an eutectic phase constituted by the Cu matrix and any of a Cu—Zr compound and a Cu—Zr—B compound is constituted. Part of each of the grain particles contacts other grain particles, and the “a”, the “b”, and the “(a+b)” satisfy 0.05?a?8.0, 0?b?4.0, and a+b?8.0.

Abstract: Graphite is placed in a case, and the case is set in a furnace. The interior of the furnace is subjected to sintering to produce a porous sintered member of graphite. After that, the case with the porous sintered member therein is taken out of the furnace, and is set in a recess of a press machine. Subsequently, molten metal of metal is poured into the case, and then a punch is inserted into the recess to forcibly press the molten metal in the case downwardly. Open pores of the porous sintered member are infiltrated with the molten metal of the metal by the pressing treatment with the punch.

Abstract: A mass of graphite is placed into a case, and the case is put into a furnace (step S301). The space in the furnace is heated to produce a porous sintered body of graphite (step S302). Thereafter, the case with the porous sintered body contained therein is removed from the furnace, and put into a cavity in a press (step S303). Then, a molten mass of a metal is poured into the case (step S304), and a punch is inserted into the cavity to press the molten metal into the porous sintered body in the case (step S305).

Abstract: A member for use in an electronic circuit has a thermally conductive layer mounted on a heat sink. The thermally conductive layer comprises an insulating substrate, a first joint member joining the insulating substrate to the heat sink and containing an active element, a second joint member disposed on the insulating substrate, and an electrode disposed on the second joint member. The insulating substrate comprises an AlN layer or an Si3N4 layer. Each of the first and second joint members is made of a hard brazing material containing an active element. The heat sink is made of an SiC/Cu composite material or a C/Cu composite material.

Abstract: A method and system for encoding digital information is disclosed. According to the method, media program information is captured and used to produce a media program file. An encoding request is received from a client which requests that the media program information be encoded in one or more encoding formats. A set of encoding engines are selected that can encode the media program information in each of the one or more encoding formats. The media program file is then sent to the selected set of encoding engines to encode the media program information in the one or more encoding formats.

Abstract: A composition for hydrogels which comprises (A1) a copolymer which comprises 25 to 97 mol % of unit (a) derived from a compound represented by formula (1) and 3 to 75 mol % of unit (b) derived from a monomer represented by formula (2) and is soluble in aqueous media and (B) a polymer which has hydrophilic groups such as hydroxyl or carboxyl groups and is soluble in aqueous media; and a hydrogel comprising the composition. (X represents a divalent organic residue; Y represents alkyleneoxy, etc.; Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, and L2 each represents hydrogen, etc.; and L1 represents —C6H4—, etc.

Abstract: A method for producing cyclohexanone oxime, comprising the steps of: (1) subjecting cyclohexene or cyclohexanol to amination to obtain cyclohexylamine, and (2) subjecting the obtained cyclohexylamine to partial oxidation to obtain cyclohexanone oxime.