Abstract: An alumina having a multimodal particle size distribution wherein at least one of the particle sizes giving local maximum values in the particle size distribution is less than 10 ?m, and wherein the alumina comprises 1 to 5 wt % of at least one of La and Ba.

Abstract: An alumina having a multimodal particle size distribution wherein at least one of the particle sizes giving local maximum values in the particle size distribution is less than 10 ?m, and wherein the alumina comprises 1 to 5 wt % of at least one of La and Ba.

Abstract: Dispersion of noble metal-supported photocatalyst particles, which exhibits high photocatalytic activity, and also has stable dispersibility that enables prevention of precipitation of photocatalyst particles in a dispersion medium; a method for producing the same; a hydrophilizing agent; and a photocatalytic functional product.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photocatalyst composite in which brittleness and ease of coming-off of a photocatalyst layer are reduced. The photocatalyst composite includes a base material, at least the surface of which is formed of a plastic-deformable solid material; an inorganic particle layer containing inorganic particles disposed on the surface of the base material; and a photocatalyst layer containing a photocatalyst disposed on the surface of the inorganic particle layer; wherein at least one portion of voids in the inorganic particle layer is filled with the solid material, and the surface of the inorganic particle layer is coated with the solid material except for at least one portion.

Abstract: A method for producing a photocatalytic, which can produce a photocatalyst showing high photocatalytic activity, is provided. The present invention relates to a method for producing noble metal-supported photocatalyst particles wherein a noble metal is supported on the surface of the photocatalyst particles, and a method for producing a dispersion of the noble metal-supported photocatalyst particles, the methods comprising steps of: blowing an inert gas into a raw dispersion in which the photocatalyst particles are dispersed and a precursor of the noble metal is dissolved in a dispersion medium; and irradiating the raw dispersion with light having energy larger than that of a bandgap of the photocatalyst particles, thereby supporting the noble metal on the surface of the photocatalyst particles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photocatalyst dispersion liquid comprising at least a titanium oxide particle which is obtained by a sulfate process and in which the content of sulfuric acid in terms of elemental sulfur is 1000 ppm or less, a tungsten oxide particle, and a dispersion medium for dispersing these particles, wherein a content ratio of the titanium oxide particle to the tungsten oxide particle is 1:8 to 8:1 by mass ratio, and further provides a photocatalyst functional product comprising a photocatalyst layer formed using the photocatalyst dispersion liquid.