Abstract: [TECHNICAL PROBLEM] The present invention relates to a method for highly efficiently decomposing and purifying biomass, organic/inorganic compounds, waste, waste fluids, and environmental pollutants, by harnessing a catalyst action without applying any light, and simultaneously generate electricity. [SOLUTION TO PROBLEM] In the invention, first provided a composite three-layered anode which has a constitution of conductive electrode base layer, porous semiconductor layer, and catalyst layer, and then immersed the composite anode in a liquid phase such as an aqueous solution or suspension that contains as the fuel at least one of or a mixture of biomass, biomass waste, and organic/inorganic compounds, and a counter cathode is disposed for oxygen reduction in the liquid phase, and oxygen is supplied into the liquid phase and thereby conducted the fuel cell reaction and the fuel is decomposed and electricity is generated without applying external energy.

Abstract: The present invention provides photophysicochemical cell which comprises, as the photoanode electrode (a) an electrode formed of a porous semiconductor material which, under ultraviolet irradiation condition, is photo-excited and functions as a porous electrically conductive material in an ultraviolet region, or (b) the porous semiconductor material capable of functioning as an ultraviolet-region electrically conductive material is selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, tin dioxide, tungsten oxide, and silicon carbide, and (c) the porous semiconductor material which constitutes the photoanode electrode capable of functioning as an ultraviolet-region electrically conductive material has large effective surface area of some hundreds times to thousands times the apparent surface area of the electrode.

Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer wall of the side portion at a position in a tangential direction of an inner periphery of the side portion.

Abstract: An order-reception system has: an order-reception subsystem which receives, from a customer, customer order information including order-reception information and/or support request information and customer information; a business management subsystem having a customer-information database storing the customer information including information regarding a price of a commodity purchased frequently by the customer, and a cost of a support requested frequently by the customer, the price and the cost set by a seller; an order-entry subsystem which performs an order-reception processing based on the customer order information; and a delivery subsystem which arranges delivery of the commodity and providing of the support.

Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer wall of the side portion at a position in a tangential direction of an inner periphery of the side portion.

Abstract: An order-reception system has: an order-reception subsystem which receives, from a customer, customer order information including order-reception information and/or support request information and customer information; a business management subsystem having a customer-information database storing the customer information including information regarding a price of a commodity purchased frequently by the customer, and a cost of a support requested frequently by the customer, the price and the cost set by a seller; an order-entry subsystem which performs an order-reception processing based on the customer order information; and a delivery subsystem which arranges delivery of the commodity and providing of the support.

Abstract: Provided is a photophysicochemical cell including a liquid phase medium of a fuel such as a redox liquid, etc.

Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer wall of the side portion at a position in a tangential direction of an inner periphery of the side portion.

Abstract: An order-reception system has: an order-reception subsystem which receives, from a customer, customer order information including order-reception information and/or support request information and customer information; a business management subsystem having a customer-information database storing the customer information including information regarding a price of a commodity purchased frequently by the customer, and a cost of a support requested frequently by the customer, the price and the cost set by a seller; an order-entry subsystem which performs an order-reception processing based on the customer order information; and a delivery subsystem which arranges delivery of the commodity and providing of the support.

Abstract: A position movement alarm system using GPS satellites and a cellular phone system is used to transmit automatically and directly a fact of movement of a movable goods from its original position, when the goods is moved opposing to the intension of an owner of the goods due to any reasons, from a position information monitor•alarm terminal (child device) 4 installed in the movable goods to owners cellular phone terminal( parent device) 2 having a GPS position information processing function through no third person organization such as an alarm center and a service center and the like.

Abstract: An order-reception system has: an order-reception subsystem which receives, from a customer, customer order information including order-reception information and/or support request information and customer information; a business management subsystem having a customer-information database storing the customer information including information regarding a price of a commodity purchased frequently by the customer, and a cost of a support requested frequently by the customer, the price and the cost set by a seller; an order-entry subsystem which performs an order-reception processing based on the customer order information; and a delivery subsystem which arranges delivery of the commodity and providing of the support.

Abstract: A water treatment control system using a fluorescence analyzer includes an activated carbon injection equipment 4 having an activated carbon injector 4a, a fluorescence analyzer 7 provided on the upstream of the activated carbon injector 4a, and a flowing water flowmeter 6. An activated carbon injection rate necessary to reduce a trihalomethane formation potential is calculated by an activated carbon injection rate calculating apparatus 8 based on a measured value from the fluorescence analyzer 7. An activated carbon injection amount from the activated carbon injector 4a is controlled by an activated carbon injection amount control apparatus 9 based on the activated carbon injection rate and a measured value from the flowing water flowmeter 6.

Abstract: A water treatment control system for minimizing trihalomethane formation includes chlorine injection equipment having a plurality of chlorine injectors (11d, 12, 13), a fluorescence analyzer 7 provided on the upstream of the chlorine injectors, and a water flowmeter 6. An chlorine injection rate necessary to reduce a trihalomethane formation potential is calculated by a chlorine injection rate calculating apparatus 14a based on a measured value from the fluorescence analyzer 7. An chlorine injection amount from the chlorine injectors is controlled by chlorine injection amount control apparatuses 15a–15c based on the chlorine injection rate and a measured value from the flowing water flowmeter 6.

Abstract: When a child, a wanderer or a pet animal under a control of a person in parental authority, relatives or a pet owner moves by some reason, the fact that the managed person such as child, wanderer or a pet animal move from its old position is transferred to cellular phone terminal of the manager by means of a position movement alarm system using GPS satellites and cellular phone system. The fact is transferred from a position information monitor·alarm terminal carried by the managed person to the cellular phone carried by the manager through a cellular phone circuit and no third person such as alarm center or service center.

Abstract: A position movement alarm system using GPS satellites and a cellular phone system is used to transmit automatically and directly a fact of movement of a movable goods from its original position, when the goods is moved opposing to the intension of an owner of the goods due to any reasons, from a position information monitor•alarm terminal (child device) 4 installed in the movable goods to owners cellular phone terminal (parent device) 2 having a GPS position information processing function through no third person organization such as an alarm center and a service center and the like.

Abstract: A water treatment control system using a fluorescence analyzer includes an activated carbon injection equipment 4 having an activated carbon injector 4a, a fluorescence analyzer 7 provided on the upstream of the activated carbon injector 4a, and a flowing water flowmeter 6. An activated carbon injection rate necessary to reduce a trihalomethane formation potential is calculated by an activated carbon injection rate calculating apparatus 8 based on a measured value from the fluorescence analyzer 7. An activated carbon injection amount from the activated carbon injector 4a is controlled by an activated carbon injection amount control apparatus 9 based on the activated carbon injection rate and a measured value from the flowing water flowmeter 6.

Abstract: A water treatment control system using a fluorescence analyzer includes an activated carbon injection equipment 4 having an activated carbon injector 4a, a fluorescence analyzer 7 provided on the upstream of the activated carbon injector 4a, and a flowing water flowmeter 6. An activated carbon injection rate necessary to reduce a trihalomethane formation potential is calculated by an activated carbon injection rate calculating apparatus 8 based on a measured value from the fluorescence analyzer 7. An activated carbon injection amount from the activated carbon injector 4a is controlled by an activated carbon injection amount control apparatus 9 based on the activated carbon injection rate and a measured value from the flowing water flowmeter 6.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polymerizable compounds represented by the following formula (1): wherein one of R1 and R2 represents an alkyl group, which has 1 to 4 carbon atoms and is other than a tert-butyl group, and the other represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group which has 1 to 4 carbon atoms and is other than a tert-butyl group, R3 to R9 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a silyl group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom or a monovalent nonpolymerizable organic substituent group, and A represents a polymerizable group having a carbon-carbon double bond; polymers obtained by singly polymerizing the polymerizable compounds or copolymerizing them with copolymerizable compounds; and resist compositions comprising the polymers. These polymers are useful as base polymers for resist materials for an exposure light source of a short wavelength.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polymerizable compounds represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R9 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a silyl group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom or a monovalent nonpolymerizable organic substituent group, and A represents a polymerizable group having a carbon-carbon double bond; polymers obtained by singly polymerizing the polymerizable compounds or copolymerizing them with copolymerizable compounds; and resist compositions comprising the polymers. These polymers are useful as base polymers for resist materials for an exposure light source of a short wavelength.

Abstract: A water treatment control system using a fluorescence analyzer includes an activated carbon injection equipment 4 having an activated carbon injector 4a, a fluorescence analyzer 7 provided on the upstream of the activated carbon injector 4a, and a flowing water flowmeter 6. An activated carbon injection rate necessary to reduce a trihalomethane formation potential is calculated by an activated carbon injection rate calculating apparatus 8 based on a measured value from the fluorescence analyzer 7. An activated carbon injection amount from the activated carbon injector 4a is controlled by an activated carbon injection amount control apparatus 9 based on the activated carbon injection rate and a measured value from the flowing water flowmeter 6.