Abstract: With a mounting operation of a supply container, a supported portion 11b of a developer receiving portion 11 is supported by a receipt supporting portion 30c of a lifting portion 30. With further mounting operation, a shutter sliding portion 30b of the lifting portion 30 slides on a shutter inclined portion 4f of a shutter 4. The developer receiving portion 11 is displaced so as to bring a receiving opening into communication with a discharge opening by operating, using the shutter 4, the lifting portion 30 supporting the supported portion 11b of the developer receiving portion 11. By this, a load required for movement of the developer receiving portion 11 is reduced to achieve smooth mounting of the supply container.

Abstract: A method for producing nano-silicon, involves (a) conducting a reduction treatment on an aluminosilicate, in which a content of Al2O3 is 3 to 40% by mass. A ratio between the number of atoms of aluminum contained in the aluminosilicate and the number of atoms of magnesium used as a reducing agent in the reduction treatment is within a range of 1:3.5 to 1:65. The method then involves (b) conducting acid treatment on a reduced aluminosilicate obtained from (a).

Abstract: The object is to rapidly clean-up an off-gas generated by blasting in a pressure vessel to such a level as to permit the exhaust of the off-gas. An object to be blasted is blasted in a pressure vessel to generate an off-gas, which is introduced into a combustion furnace to burning a combustible component contained in the off-gas. The off-gas after the burning in a reservoir section is stored in the reservoir section, and exhausted out of the reservoir section if a component contained in the off-gas complies a predetermined emission requirement, otherwise returned to at least one of the pressure vessel and the combustion furnace to be re-treated if the component does not comply the emission requirement.

Abstract: The object is to rapidly clean-up an off-gas generated by blasting in a pressure vessel to such a level as to permit the exhaust of the off-gas. An object to be blasted is blasted in a pressure vessel to generate an off-gas, which is introduced into a combustion furnace to burning a combustible component contained in the off-gas. The off-gas after the burning in a reservoir section is stored in the reservoir section, and exhausted out of the reservoir section if a component contained in the off-gas complies a predetermined emission requirement, otherwise returned to at least one of the pressure vessel and the combustion furnace to be re-treated if the component does not comply the emission requirement.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium for ink-jet recording, which comprises at least one first half-cut line formed in a machine direction (MD) and at least one second half-cut line perpendicular to the MD direction, wherein the half-cut lines are in the form of a series of perforations with a cut portion and an uncut portion alternately arranged continuously, and the length of the uncut portion in the first half-cut line is longer than the length of the uncut portion in the second half-cut line.

Abstract: To offer the convenient roots-inducing agent of plants capable of inducing roots of plants without roots, made by a cutting into cultivation soil so as to make the plants take root efficiently and its treatment method to induce roots of plants.

Abstract: Provided is a recording method for image formation on a recording medium by application thereon of an ink containing a water-soluble dye having an anionic group or a cationic group in the molecule: the recording medium comprising a substance having an ionic group counter to the anionic or cationic group of the water-soluble dye and having molecular weight of not higher than 1,000, and a polymeric substance having molecular weight of not lower than 2,000.

Abstract: A recording medium is provided which has an ink-receiving layer mainly composed of an inorganic pigment and a binder on one face of an ink-absorbent base sheet, and a cationic substance applied on, or impregnated into, the reverse face of the base sheet.

Abstract: An image-transfer medium for ink-jet printing, comprising a releasing layer and a transfer layer containing fine particles of a thermoplastic resin and a polymeric binder, provided on a base material, wherein the polymeric binder is a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer which comprises inorganic fine particles and a binder and is provided on the base material, wherein the inorganic fine particles are partly projected from a binder layer of the ink-receiving layer and contained in a proportion of 0.05 to 3 parts per 100 parts of the binder in terms of solids.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is printing paper comprising, as principal components, pulp fibers and a filler, wherein fine particles having a particle diameter within a range of from 5 to 200 nm are held on the pulp fibers exposed on at least one surface of the printing paper in a state that their fibrous form is retained.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer which comprises inorganic fine particles and a binder and is provided on the base material, wherein the inorganic fine particles are partly projected from a binder layer of the ink-receiving layer and contained in a proportion of 0.05 to 3 parts per 100 parts of the binder in terms of solids.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transfer medium for ink-jet recording adapted to form an image on a transfer layer thereof and then heat the transfer layer from the side of a support of the transfer medium to transfer the transfer layer to a transfer-printing medium, wherein an index is provided on the support.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-transfer medium for ink-jet printing, comprising a releasing layer and a transfer layer containing fine particles of a thermoplastic resins and a polymeric binder, provided on a base material, wherein the polymeric binder is a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transfer medium for ink-jet recording adapted to form an image on a transfer layer thereof and then heat the transfer layer from the side of a support of the transfer medium to transfer the transfer layer to a transfer-printing medium, wherein an index is provided on the support.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium, comprising a liquid-absorbent base material, an ink-receiving layer provided on the base material, which comprises a pigment, a binder and a cationic substance, and a surface layer provided on the ink-receiving layer composed principally of cationic ultrafine particles as inorganic particles.

Abstract: A neutralized printing paper which is made of a base paper and a cationic compound applied on a printing surface of the base paper. The paper has a surface pH value ranging from 6.0 to 7.5.

Abstract: An image-forming method using color ink having a surface tension of 25 to 40 dyne/cm. The color ink is applied to a glossy recording medium having a porous structure including a pigment, a binder and a cationic material.

Abstract: A composition comprising a water-soluble cationic group-containing high-molecular compound (P1) derived from the reaction of (A) epichlorohydrin and a dialkyl or dialkanol amine, or (B) a glycidyl group-terminated hydrophilic oligomer and a diamine, dialkylamine or dialkanolamine; optionally, a high-molecular compound (P2) having a condensable functional group in a side chain such as alkylolacrylamide-bearing high-molecular compound (E) or hydrolyzable trialkylsilyl group-containing acrylic ester high-molecular compound (F); and a poly(meth)acrylate (P3) is coated onto a substrate and cured by ultraviolet radiation to form a printing medium.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-transfer medium for ink-jet recording, comprising a base material, and a releasing layer and a transfer layer provided on the base material, wherein the transfer layer has fine particles of a thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic resin binder, a cationic resin and inorganic fine particles, and the total content of the cationic resin and the inorganic fine particles falls within a range of from 3% to 20% by weight based on the total weight of the fine particles of the thermoplastic resin and the thermoplastic resin binder.