Abstract: Provided is a methanation catalyst processing method capable of suppressing degradation of a catalyst performance. A methanation catalyst processing method of the present disclosure includes oxidizing nickel through a heat treatment of a methanation catalyst by supplying an oxygen gas containing oxygen to a reactor, the reactor housing the methanation catalyst containing the nickel as a catalyst component. In the oxidizing, the oxygen gas is supplied to the reactor such that the oxygen is supplied to 1 g of the methanation catalyst at a supply rate in a range of from 0.0213 mmol-O2/sec·g-cat. to 0.0638 mmol-O2/sec·g-cat., and a time period of the heat treatment of the methanation catalyst by supplying the oxygen gas to the reactor is set to 30 minutes or more.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition including manganese and a complex oxide having a perovskite structure represented by a general formula ABO3, wherein an A site element in the ABO3 is potassium or potassium and sodium, a B site element in the ABO3 is niobium, a concentration distribution of the manganese has a variation, and the variation shows a CV value of 35% or more and 440% or less.

Abstract: An electronic wind instrument and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic wind instrument includes an acquisition unit which acquires an operation performed on a playing operator, a breathing detection unit which detects breathing, and a control unit which generates a musical sound signal on the basis of at least one of the breathing that has been detected and the operation acquired by the acquisition unit, in which the control unit switches a first mode for generating a musical sound signal with a detection of the breathing as a condition and a second mode for generating the musical sound signal on the basis of the operation regardless of whether or not the breathing has been detected, on the basis of a detection result of the breathing.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition containing: a complex oxide having a perovskite structure represented by a general formula of ABO3; copper; and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of chromium, nickel and zinc, in which in ABO3, an A-site element is potassium and a B-site element is niobium, or niobium and tantalum, with respect to 1 mol of the complex oxide, a content ratio of the copper is ? mol % in terms of CuO, a content ratio of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of chromium, nickel and zinc is ? mol % in terms of CrO3/2, NiO, ZnO, ? satisfies a relationship of 0.2???2.5, and ? satisfies a relationship of 0.2???2.0.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition including copper and a complex oxide having a perovskite structure represented by a general formula ABO3, in which an A site element in the ABO3 is potassium or potassium and sodium, a B site element in the ABO3 is niobium or niobium and tantalum, the copper is included in n mol % in terms of a copper element with respect to 1 mol of the complex oxide, and n satisfies 0.100?n?1.000.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition having a complex oxide including potassium and niobium, in which the complex oxide has a first phase represented by a compositional formula KNbO3, and one or two phases selected from a second phase represented by a compositional formula K4Nb6O17 and a third phase represented by a compositional formula KNb3O8.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition according to the present invention comprising: a carbon, and a main component composed of an alkali metal niobate based compound. The amount of carbon contained is 350 to 700 ppm by weight.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition including copper, germanium and a complex oxide represented by a compositional formula KmNbO3 and having a perovskite structure, in which m in the compositional formula satisfies 0.970?m?0.999, and with respect to 1 mol of the complex oxide, x mol % of copper in terms of a copper element and y mol % of germanium in terms of a germanium element are contained, wherein x satisfies 0.100?x?1.000 and y satisfies 0.000<y?1.500.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition containing: a complex oxide having a perovskite structure represented by a general formula of ABO3; copper; and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of chromium, nickel and zinc, in which in ABO3, an A-site element is potassium and a B-site element is niobium, or niobium and tantalum, with respect to 1 mol of the complex oxide, a content ratio of the copper is ? mol % in terms of CuO, a content ratio of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of chromium, nickel and zinc is ? mol % in terms of CrO3/2, NiO, ZnO, ? satisfies a relationship of 0.2???2.5, and ? satisfies a relationship of 0.2???2.0.

Abstract: An electronic wind instrument and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic wind instrument includes an acquisition unit which acquires an operation performed on a playing operator, a breathing detection unit which detects breathing, and a control unit which generates a musical sound signal on the basis of at least one of the breathing that has been detected and the operation acquired by the acquisition unit, in which the control unit switches a first mode for generating a musical sound signal with a detection of the breathing as a condition and a second mode for generating the musical sound signal on the basis of the operation regardless of whether or not the breathing has been detected, on the basis of a detection result of the breathing.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition having a complex oxide including potassium and niobium, in which the complex oxide has a first phase represented by a compositional formula KNbO3, and one or two phases selected from a second phase represented by a compositional formula K4Nb6O17 and a third phase represented by a compositional formula KNb3O8.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition including copper and a complex oxide having a perovskite structure represented by a general formula ABO3, in which an A site element in the ABO3 is potassium or potassium and sodium, a B site element in the ABO3 is niobium or niobium and tantalum, the copper is included in n mol % in terms of a copper element with respect to 1 mol of the complex oxide, and n satisfies 0.100?n?1.000.

Abstract: A piezoelectric composition including manganese and a complex oxide having a perovskite structure represented by a general formula ABO3, wherein an A site element in the ABO3 is potassium or potassium and sodium, a B site element in the ABO3 is niobium, a concentration distribution of the manganese has a variation, and the variation shows a CV value of 35% or more and 440% or less.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor is disclosed. In an embodiment the dielectric composition includes a perovskite crystal structure containing at least Bi, Na, Sr and Ti, wherein the dielectric composition includes a low-Bi phase in which a Bi concentration is no greater than 0.8 times the mean Bi concentration in the dielectric composition as a whole.

Abstract: A dielectric composition, a dielectric element, an electronic component and a laminated electric component are disclosed. In an embodiment a dielectric composition has a perovskite crystal structure containing at least Bi, Na, Sr and Ti, wherein the dielectric composition includes a high-Bi phase in which the Bi concentration is at least 1.2 times the mean Bi concentration in the dielectric composition as a whole.

Abstract: A dielectric composition, a dielectric element, an electronic component and a laminated electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the dielectric composition has a perovskite crystal structure containing at least Bi, Na, Sr and Ti, wherein the dielectric composition includes at least one selected from among La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Yb, Ba, Ca, Mg and Zn, wherein the dielectric composition includes specific particles having a core-shell structure that has at least one core portion including SrTiO3, and wherein ?<0.20, where ? is the ratio of the number of specific particles with respect to the total number of particles contained in the dielectric composition.

Abstract: A dielectric composition, a dielectric element, an electronic component and a multi-layer electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the dielectric composition includes particles having a perovskite crystal structure including at least Bi, Na, Sr and Ti, wherein at least some of the particles have a core-shell structure including a core portion and a shell portion and wherein the content of Bi present in the core portion is at least 1.2 times the content of Bi present in the shell portion.

Abstract: A dielectric composition, a dielectric element, an electronic component and a laminated electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the dielectric composition includes particles having a perovskite crystal structure including at least Bi, Na, Sr and Ti, wherein the content of the at least one element selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Yb, Ba, Ca, Mg or Zn is between 0.5 molar parts and 11.1 molar parts, taking the Ti content of the dielectric composition as 100 molar parts, wherein 0.17???2.83, where ? is the molar ratio of Bi with respect to Sr in the dielectric composition, and wherein at least some of the particles include a high-Bi phase having a Bi concentration of at least 1.2 times the mean Bi concentration of the dielectric composition as a whole.

Abstract: A dielectric composition, a dielectric element, an electronic component and a multi-layer electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the dielectric composition includes a perovskite crystal structure containing at least Bi, Na, Sr and Ti, wherein the dielectric composition includes at least one selected from among La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Yb, Ba, Ca, Mg and Zn, wherein the dielectric composition includes specific particles having a core-shell structure that has at least one core portion including SrTiO3 and wherein ? is set to 0.20???0.70, where ? is the ratio of the number of specific particles with respect to the total number of particles contained in the dielectric composition.

Abstract: A dielectric composition, a dielectric element, an electronic component and a laminated electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a dielectric composition includes particles comprising a perovskite crystal structure including at least Bi, Na, Sr and Ti and at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Yb, Ba, Ca, Mg and Zn, wherein a content of the element is between 0.5 molar pails and 11.1 molar parts, defining a Ti content of the dielectric composition as 100 molar parts, wherein 0.17???2.83, where ? is a molar ratio of Bi with respect to Sr in the dielectric composition, wherein at least some of the particles include a low-Bi phase, and wherein a total surface area of the low-Bi phase within the particles is between 0.1% and 15% of the total surface area of the particles.