Abstract: A resin composite film comprising a cellulose microfiber sheet and a resin, the resin composite film satisfying the following: (1) in a modulus mapping obtained by an examination of a cross-section with an AFM along the thickness direction, the fibers constituting the cellulose microfiber sheet have an average fiber diameter and a maximum fiber diameter, both calculated through image analysis, of 0.01-2.0 ?m and 15 ?m or smaller, respectively; and (2) at least one surface of the resin composite film has an overcoat resin layer having an average thickness, determined from the modulus mapping, of 0.3-100 ?m.

Abstract: A resin composite film comprising a cellulose microfiber sheet and a resin, the resin composite film satisfying the following: (1) in a modulus mapping obtained by an examination of a cross-section with an AFM along the thickness direction, the fibers constituting the cellulose microfiber sheet have an average fiber diameter and a maximum fiber diameter, both calculated through image analysis, of 0.01-2.0 ?m and 15 ?m or smaller, respectively; and (2) at least one surface of the resin composite film has an overcoat resin layer having an average thickness, determined from the modulus mapping, of 0.3-100 ?m.

Abstract: There is provided a light diffusive plate and a light guide plate, in which the generation of deflection, a cause of defective imaging, can be prevented. On both surfaces and/or end surfaces of a light diffusive plate 1 made of synthetic resin, a moisture proof layer 2 made of a material having lower vapor permeability than that of the light diffusive plate 1 is formed to produce a light diffusive plate 3. On both surfaces and/or end surfaces of a light guide plate 1 made of synthetic resin, which has at least on end as a light incident surface and a surface almost orthogonal with it as a light emergent surface, a moisture proof layer 2 made of a material having lower vapor permeability than that of the light guide plate 1 is formed to produce a light guide plate 3.

Abstract: A material for forming electroless plate comprising a non-conductive substrate and a catalyst adhering layer provided on the substrate is constituted so that the catalyst adhering layer contains a hydrophilic ionizing radiation curable resin composition, a surface of the catalyst adhering layer shows a contact angle of 60° or smaller to purified water, and preferably the hydrophilic ionizing radiation curable resin composition is in a half-cured state for the portion of the catalyst adhering layer. A material for forming electroless plate shows favorable adhesion for catalyst, and the catalyst adhering layer hardly dissolves into a plating solution in the step of adhering catalyst, the step of development and other steps.

Abstract: Because light diffusing plates constituting backlight units have high moisture absorbency, light diffusing plates cause deformation such as warp, swell and flexure and adversely affect other members such as liquid crystal cells to cause defective images. A backlight unit that does not generate defective images due to such deformation of light diffusing plate is provided. This backlight unit is a backlight unit 1 comprising light sources 13, a light diffusing plate 14 comprising a synthetic resin and disposed on the light sources, and one or more kinds of optical members 15 and 16 for backlight unit disposed on the light diffusing plate, wherein both surfaces of the light diffusing plate 14 shall have an arithmetical mean deviation (Ra) of 0.1 ?m or less according to JIS B0601:1994.

Abstract: An aromatic polyamide film is disclosed, which contains micro-particles in an amount in a range from 0.001 to 10% by weight, characterized in that, at least on one film surface, a distribution density of projections having a height in a range from 0.01 .mu.m to 0.05 .mu.m is in a range from 10.sup.2 to 10.sup.7 /mm.sup.2 ; that of projections having a height in a range from 0.27 .mu.m to less than 0.54 .mu.m is in a range from 0 to 5/cm.sup.2 ; that of projections having a height in a range from 0.54 .mu.m to less than 0.81 .mu.m is in a range from 0 to 2/10 cm.sup.2 ; and that of projections having a height of 0.81 .mu.m or more is in a range from 0 to 0.5/100 cm.sup.2. The aromatic polyamide film has both satisfactory slipperiness and surface smoothness, and is suitably used as an electro-insulating material for a high rotational speed electric appliance, a base film for a solar cell, or a flexible printed circuit board.

Abstract: A method for sterilizing and packing a solid food comprises the steps of charging a solid food in a retainer, whose upper portion is opened, in a layer having an approximately uniform thickness, sterilizing the retainer through heating, cooling it with cooling air and/or cooling water, transferring the solid food contained in the retainer to a sterilized packaging container and then aseptically sealing the container. The method permits efficient and rapid heating and cooling of a solid food because of the direct contact between steam or cooling air and/or cooling water and the food without causing a problem such that the packaging container becomes dirty during the sterilization through heating and does not give out any remaining bad smell. Therefore, excess softening and/or destruction of the solid foods as well as any deterioration thereof due to decomposition and alteration of the nutritive substances and flavoring substances present therein can thus be limited to the lowest possible level.

Abstract: A composition containing 100 parts by weight of a soluble polyimidosiloxane obtained by polymerization and imidation of an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component and a component comprising a diaminopolysiloxane, an aromatic diamine with a hydroxyl group and optionally another aromatic diamine, 1 to 50 parts by weight of an epoxy resin, and optionally, also 2 to 150 parts by weight of an inorganic filler such as mica, silica or barium sulfate, and an organic solvent. The composition is homogeneously soluble in organic solvents, and when formed into a protective film on a flexible wiring board it has high heat resistance, flexing resistance, adhesion and chemical resistance (against soldering flux and tin plating solutions).

Abstract: Food sterilizing apparatus of the present invention includes an air curtain forming means for producing a steam air curtain which prevents ambient air flow into a pressure regulating chamber and a heating and sterilizing chamber. Further, a pressurized fluid tank is fluid connected via a pipe to a pressurized fluid source and the pressure regulating chamber, so that the inner pressure of the pressure regulating chamber can be rapidly increased.

Abstract: In the apparatus and method of the present invention, the inner pressure of the cooling chamber is maintained at a level higher than the inner pressure of the heating and sterilizing chamber connected to the cooling chamber via a sealing gate by 0.05-0.3 Kg/cm.sup.2, more preferably, 0.1-0.2 Kg/cm.sup.2. Accordingly, when the sealing gate is opened to advance the food from the heating and sterilizing chamber to the cooling chamber, any pressure drop will not occur at the heating and sterilizing chamber side of the sealing gate, so that the re-boiling phenomenon is avoidable.

Abstract: In the apparatus and method of the present invention, the solid food to be sterilized is exposed to the steam so that the steam flow directly hits the food. In the another aspect of the invention, the heating and sterilizing chamber for heating and sterilizing the food comprises drain means for draining the unnecessary fluid therefrom. As a result of that, the temperature of the food can be raised uniformly, so that the sterilization of the food without degrading the quality of the food is attainable.

Abstract: A food sterilizing apparatus has a simple configuration and can completely and efficiently sterilize food. The food sterilizing apparatus is designed to sterilize food contained in rigid food containers and comprises a food supplying section, a linear cylindrical heater, a linear cylindrical cooler and a discharge section, each having inlet and outlet ports arranged respectively at the upstream and downstream ends thereof, any two adjacent ones of said component sections being connected in parallel or rectangularly with each other at the respective outlet and inlet ports thereof with a sealing gate interposed therebetween, said component sections being further provided with respective pushers disposed at the upstream end thereof for moving rigid food containers downstream, each of said pushers having a stroke at least equal to the width of a rigid container.

Abstract: Sterilized and packaged mineral water comprises sterilized mineral water having a hardness of not less than 50 mg/l and a content of dissolved carbonic acid gas ranging from 9 to 30 mg/l (as calcium carbonate) and a number of bacteria of not more than 10.sup.-3 /ml which is obtained by sterilizing pumped-up mineral water having a hardness of not less than 50 mg/l and a content of dissolved carbonic acid gas ranging from 10 to 31 mg/l by filtering through a filter having a pore size of not more than 0.22 .mu.m. The packaged and sterilized mineral water can be effectively prepared by a method which comprises packaging pumped-up mineral water in a container without subjecting it to any heat-sterilization treatment wherein the mineral water is sterilized by passing through a filter having a pore size of not more than 0.22 .mu.m, packaged in a sterilized container under an aseptic condition of not more than Class 100 and then the container is airtight-sealed.

Abstract: A pervaporation separation method of water from an organic material aqueous solution at a high separating efficiency is effected by using a specific asymmetric separating membrane comprising a heat-resistant, solvent-soluble aromatic imide polymer prepared by the polymerization and imidization of an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component comprising, as a principal ingredient, at least one biphenyl tetracarboxylic acid compound with an aromatic diamine component comprising a principal member selected from: ##STR1## and an additional member selected from another aromatic diamine compounds having 2 to 5 benzene ring structures and different from the diamine compounds (I) and (II).

Abstract: A pervaporation method of separating a liquid organic compound mixture at a high speed and efficiency through an aromatic polyimide asymmetric separating membrane produced from an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component comprising at least 70 molar % of biphenyl or diphenylether tetracarboxylic dianhydride and an aromatic diamine component comprising 85 molar % or more of an aromatic diamine having 2 to 3 benzene ring structure, or 15 molar % or more of 9,10-di(aminophenyl)anthracene, di(aminophenoxy)diphenylsulfone, di(aminophenoxy)biphenyl or di(aminophenoxy)diphenylalkane compounds, or a mixture of 15 to 50 molar % of an aromatic diamine having alone benzene or pyridine ring structure and 50 to 85 molar % of an aromatic diamine having a 2 to 3 benzene ring structure.

Abstract: A method for feeding a solid-liquid mixture comprised of a liquid and a solid having a specific gravity greater than that of the liquid comprising depositing the solid component around a feed opening disposed at the bottom of a mixing container and feeding the solid-liquid mixture to a container for packing the same through the opening is provided and the method can effectively be carried out utilizing an apparatus comprising a mixing container, a feed opening disposed at the bottom of the mixing container, a feed controlling device disposed below or within the feed opening and characterized in that it comprises a collecting device for depositing the solid component of the mixture around the feed opening.

Abstract: A gas separating material having excellent CO.sub.2 gas permeating property, mechanical property, and heat resistance has a gas separating layer comprising an aromatic imide polymer which contains 20 to 100 molar % of recurring units of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A.sub.1 is a tetravalent aromatic radical, A is a divalent aromatic radical of the formula (II): ##STR2## in which R and R.sup.1 are H or an organic radical, for example, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, --C.sub.3 H.sub.7, or --CH.sub.2 OH, and n is 0, 1, or 2.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing sterile air comprises a sterilizing filter for filtering microbes in air and an air heater for heating the filtered air for its sterilization. There is provided means for disposing of the sterile air from the air heater at an initial stage of production of the sterile air.

Abstract: Two or more sets of liquid substance feed means are provided each which consists of a supply device, a transport pipe and a delivery pump. These feed means are connected through a valve to a single transport pipe and back pressure devices are provided in all but one of the liquid-substance feed means. While a liquid substance is being fed by one of the feeding means, another liquid substance having different properties is passing in the other feed means and using the back pressure device provided in the latter means, the flow rate and the pressure of the latter liquid substance are controlled as the same as those of the former being fed by the former feed means. Being switched over, in this condition, from the former feed means to the latter to feed the latter liquid substance, two or more kinds of liquid substance having different properties can be fed sequentially at predetermined pressure and flow rate.

Abstract: A filling apparatus for charging a liquid or highly viscous product into containers. The apparatus has a pressurizing tank, buffer tank, filling tank and a filling machine. The tanks have controllable pneumatic internal pressure. The product is fed at a high pressure from the pressurizing tank to the buffer tank and, after decreasing the pressure in the buffer tank, the product is transferred at the normal or low pressure from the buffer tank to the filling tank and filling machine.