Abstract: A novel 1-fluoro-1,1-bis(arylsulfonyl)methane is provided which is useful in monofluoromethylation. Also provided is a production method thereof. A method for producing a fluorobis(arylsulfonyl)methane, the method including the steps of: treating a bis(arylsulfonyl)methane represented by the following formula (1), (ArSO2)2CH2??(1) (wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or naphthyl group) with a base; and then adding a fluorination reagent thereto, to produce fluorobis(arylsulfonyl)methane represented by the following formula (2) (ArSO2)2CHF??(2) (wherein Ar is defined as above), and a fluorobis(arylsulfonyl)methane (2) represented by the above formula (2), which is a novel compound that is very useful in producing a monofluoromethyl.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus of a so-called tandem type which has image forming units in correspondence with colors is provided. In the color image forming apparatus, a color discrepancy amount storage unit stores information of a color discrepancy amount of each of the image forming units, which is measured in advance. A first color discrepancy correcting unit performs color discrepancy correction in a pixel unit by performing coordinate conversion of bitmap data to be printed based on the information of the color discrepancy amount stored in the color discrepancy amount storage unit. A second color discrepancy correcting unit performs color discrepancy correction in less than a pixel unit by performing tone correction of the bitmap data corrected by the first color discrepancy correcting unit based on the information of the color discrepancy amount stored in the color discrepancy amount storage unit.

Abstract: An engine exhaust emission purification apparatus for reducing and purifying NOx in the exhaust emission by using a liquid reducing agent having a temperature maintenance device for maintaining a temperature of at least a part of a liquid reducing agent supply system configured by an injection nozzle and piping of the injection nozzle at a temperature lower than a boiling point of a solvent of the liquid reducing agent or equal to or higher than a melting point of dissolved matter in which the liquid reducing agent existing in the liquid reducing agent supply system conducts heat exchange with the liquid reducing agent supply system thereby being maintained at a temperature lower than the boiling point of the solvent or equal to or higher than the melting point of the dissolved matter and resultantly, occurrence of precipitation of the dissolved matter due to evaporation of only the solvent in the liquid reducing agent supply system does not occur, and even if precipitation of the dissolved matter occurs, the

Abstract: An image forming system includes an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs image generation, color conversion, and extraction of image characteristics to generate compressed data. The image forming apparatus decompresses the compressed data and determines a writing address into an image data storing unit on the basis of an amount of shift to convert the density of the image data in fractional pixel units.

Abstract: An engine exhaust emission purification apparatus for reducing and purifying NOx in the exhaust emission by using a liquid reducing agent having a temperature maintenance device for maintaining a temperature of at least a part of a liquid reducing agent supply system configured by an injection nozzle and piping of the injection nozzle at a temperature lower than a boiling point of a solvent of the liquid reducing agent or equal to or higher than a melting point of dissolved matter in which the liquid reducing agent existing in the liquid reducing agent supply system conducts heat exchange with the liquid reducing agent supply system thereby being maintained at a temperature lower than the boiling point of the solvent or equal to or higher than the melting point of the dissolved matter and resultantly, occurrence of precipitation of the dissolved matter due to evaporation of only the solvent in the liquid reducing agent supply system does not occur, and even If precipitation of the dissolved matter occurs, the

Abstract: Disclosed are soluble diarylmethanofullerene derivatives that are effective as acceptors for organic thin-film solar batteries. They help to constitute effective organic thin-film solar batteries.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of production of grain-oriented electrical steel sheet comprising making a slab heating temperature 1280° C. or less, annealing hot rolled sheet by (a) a process of heating it to a predetermined temperature of 1000 to 1150° C. to cause recrystallization, then annealing by a temperature lower than that of 850 to 1100° C. or by (b) decarburizing in annealing the hot rolled sheet so that a difference in amounts of carbon of the steel sheet before and after annealing the hot rolled sheet becomes 0.002 to 0.02 mass % and performing the heating in the temperature elevation process of the decarburization annealing under conditions of a heating rate of 40° C. or more, preferably 75 to 125° C./s while the temperature of the steel sheet is in a range from 550° C. to 720° C. and utilizing induction heating for rapid heating in the temperature elevation process of decarburization annealing.

Abstract: An engine exhaust emission purification apparatus for reducing and purifying NOx in the exhaust emission by using a liquid reducing agent having a temperature maintenance device for maintaining a temperature of at least a part of a liquid reducing agent supply system configured by an injection nozzle and piping of the injection nozzle at a temperature lower than a boiling point of a solvent of the liquid reducing agent or equal to or higher than a melting point of dissolved matter in which the liquid reducing agent existing in the liquid reducing agent supply system conducts heat exchange with the liquid reducing agent supply system thereby being maintained at a temperature lower than the boiling point of the solvent or equal to or higher than the melting point of the dissolved matter and resultantly, occurrence of precipitation of the dissolved matter due to evaporation of only the solvent in the liquid reducing agent supply system does not occur, and even if precipitation of the dissolved matter occurs, the

Abstract: A novel 1-fluoro-1,1-bis(arylsulfonyl)methane is provided which is useful in monofluoromethylation. Also provided is a production method thereof. A method for producing a fluorobis(arylsulfonyl)methane, the method including the steps of: treating a bis(arylsulfonyl)methane represented by the following formula (1), (ArSO2)2CH2??(1) (wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or naphthyl group) with a base; and then adding a fluorination reagent thereto, to produce fluorobis(arylsulfonyl)methane represented by the following formula (2) (ArSO2)2CHF??(2) (wherein Ar is defined as above), and a fluorobis(arylsulfonyl)methane (2) represented by the above formula (2), which is a novel compound that is very useful in producing a monofluoromethyl.

Abstract: A shifting amount of color compensation amount is calculated based on a shifting amount of color obtained from a shifting amount of color storage unit for each image forming unit, and shifting amount of color compensation in the pixel unit is performed by executing address conversion using the calculation result. A feature of an image to be processed is detected, and color density conversion compensation for performing shifting amount of color compensation in less than the pixel unit is performed according to the detected feature. Furthermore, half-tone processing or exceptional processing is selectively executed according to the detected feature.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing grain-oriented silicon steel with mirror-like surface by applying an aqueous slurry of an annealing separator, magnetic properties are stabilized by controlling the amount of moisture, carried in the annealing separator consisting mainly of alumina after application and drying thereof, to not more than 1.5%, controlling the partial water vapor pressure during finish-annealing and eliminating the variation (instability) in secondary recrystallization caused by the inhibitor reaction at the interface.

Abstract: A shifting amount of color compensation amount is calculated based on a shifting amount of color obtained from a shifting amount of color storage unit for each image forming unit, and shifting amount of color compensation in the pixel unit is performed by executing address conversion using the calculation result. A feature of an image to be processed is detected, and color density conversion compensation for performing shifting amount of color compensation in less than the pixel unit is performed according to the detected feature. Furthermore, half-tone processing or exceptional processing is selectively executed according to the detected feature.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer including a first upper surface, an insulating layer formed on the first conductive layer and having a hole which is adjacent to the first conductive layer and penetrating the insulating layer, the hole having an upper part and a lower part, a second conductive layer formed along an inner surface of the lower part of the hole and in electrical contact with the first conductive layer, and a third conductive layer formed in an inner surface of the upper part of the hole and inside the second conductive layer in the lower part of the hole and in electrical contact with the second conductive layer.

Abstract: The present invention: relates to a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and a double-oriented electrical steel sheet which are used as soft magnetic materials for electrical machinery and apparatus; and is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet extremely excellent in film adhesiveness, characterized by: containing, in mass, 2.5 to 4.5% Si, 0.01 to 0.4% Ti, and not more than 0.005% as to each of C, N, S and O, with the balance substantially consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities; and having films comprising compounds of C with Ti or Ti and one or more of Nb, Ta, V, Hf, Zr, Mo, Cr and W on the surfaces of said steel sheet, and a method for producing the steel sheet.

Abstract: A NOx reduction catalyst and an ammonia slip oxidation catalyst are disposed in an exhaust system in this order, and also, an electric fan is disposed on piping which communicates an upper space of a storage tank storing therein a reducing agent with the exhaust upstream of the NOx reduction catalyst. Then, when the temperature of the ammonia slip oxidation catalyst reaches or exceeds the temperature for activating a catalyst thereof, the electric fan is operated for a predetermined period of time, so that the gas (ammonia series gas) in the upper space of the storage tank is forcibly discharged to the upstream side of the NOx reduction catalyst. Further, a discharge-forcing device, such as an electric fan or the like, forcibly discharging the gas in the upper space of the storage tank, an adsorbing device temporarily adsorbing thereto the forcibly discharged gas and an oxidation catalyst oxidizing the gas desorbed from the adsorbing device, may be disposed to the storage tank in this order.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs image generation, color conversion, and extraction of image characteristics to generate compressed data. The image forming apparatus decompresses the compressed data and determines a writing address into an image data storing unit on the basis of an amount of shift to convert the density of the image data in fractional pixel units.

Abstract: An engine exhaust emission purification apparatus for reducing and purifying NOx in the exhaust emission by using a liquid reducing agent having a temperature maintenance device for maintaining a temperature of at least a part of a liquid reducing agent supply system configured by an injection nozzle and piping of the injection nozzle at a temperature lower than a boiling point of a solvent of the liquid reducing agent or equal to or higher than a melting point of dissolved matter in which the liquid reducing agent existing in the liquid reducing agent supply system conducts heat exchange with the liquid reducing agent supply system thereby being maintained at a temperature lower than the boiling point of the solvent or equal to or higher than the melting point of the dissolved matter and resultantly, occurrence of precipitation of the dissolved matter due to evaporation of only the solvent in the liquid reducing agent supply system does not occur, and even If precipitation of the dissolved matter occurs, the

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine having a reduction catalytic converter arranged in an engine exhaust gas system, for reducing and purifying nitrogen oxide by a liquid reducing agent, a reducing agent supply device controlling a flow rate of a liquid reducing agent that is supplied to the reduction catalytic converter, depending on engine operating conditions, an injection nozzle secured to the exhaust system via a flange, for injection-supplying the liquid reducing agent into exhaust gas at a position upstream of the reduction catalytic converter, and piping providing a fluid communication between the reducing agent supply device and the injection nozzle. The piping is constructed of a material made of ceramics, or water repellency treatment is applied to the inner wall of at least one of the injection nozzle and the piping.

Abstract: A shifting amount of color compensation amount is calculated based on a shifting amount of color obtained from a shifting amount of color storage unit for each image forming unit, and shifting amount of color compensation in the pixel unit is performed by executing address conversion using the calculation result. A feature of an image to be processed is detected, and color density conversion compensation for performing shifting amount of color compensation in less than the pixel unit is performed according to the detected feature. Furthermore, half-tone processing or exceptional processing is selectively executed according to the detected feature.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus of a so-called tandem type which has image forming units in correspondence with colors is provided. In the color image forming apparatus, a color discrepancy amount storage unit stores information of a color discrepancy amount of each of the image forming units, which is measured in advance. A first color discrepancy correcting unit performs color discrepancy correction in a pixel unit by performing coordinate conversion of bitmap data to be printed based on the information of the color discrepancy amount stored in the color discrepancy amount storage unit. A second color discrepancy correcting unit performs color discrepancy correction in less than a pixel unit by performing tone correction of the bitmap data corrected by the first color discrepancy correcting unit based on the information of the color discrepancy amount stored in the color discrepancy amount storage unit.