Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer located between the negative electrode current collector and the electrolyte layer. The negative electrode active material layer includes a plurality of columnar bodies. The columnar bodies include silicon and a filler including a carbon material. The filler is embedded in the columnar bodies.

Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer located between the negative electrode current collector and the electrolyte layer. The negative electrode active material layer includes a plurality of columnar bodies. The columnar bodies include silicon and a filler including nickel. The filler is embedded in the columnar bodies.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a carbon fiber-reinforced resin composition excellent in properties such as strength and elastic modulus, comprising 100 parts by mass of a polymer alloy (A) which comprises: 25 to 95% by mass of one or more propylene-based polymers (p) selected from a propylene-ethylene block copolymer, a propylene homopolymer and a ropylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 5% by mass or less, 1 to 60% by mass of an acid-modified polyolefin resin (m), 0 to 40% by mass of an ethylene-based polymer (e) and 0 to 50% by mass of a polyamide (n) wherein the total of the component (p), the component (m), the component (e) and the component (n) is 100% by mass, and 1 to 200 parts by mass of a carbon fiber (B).

Abstract: Disclosed are: a carbon fiber-reinforced resin composition excellent in properties such as strength and elastic modulus, comprising 100 parts by mass of a polymer alloy (A) which comprises: 25 to 95% by mass of one or more propylene-based polymers (p) selected from a propylene-ethylene block copolymer, a propylene homopolymer and a ropylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 5% by mass or less, 1 to 60% by mass of an acid-modified polyolefin resin (m), 0 to 40% by mass of an ethylene-based polymer (e) and 0 to 50% by mass of a polyamide (n) wherein the total of the component (p), the component (m), the component (e) and the component (n) is 100% by mass, and 1 to 200 parts by mass of a carbon fiber (B).

Abstract: The compound of the present invention is represented by the following general formula (1): [wherein X1 represents a nitrogen atom or a group —CH?; R1 represents a group —Z—R6, wherein Z represents a group —CO—, a group —CH(OH)—, or the like, and R6 represents a 5- to 15-membered monocyclic, dicyclic, or tricyclic, saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic group having 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, or sulfur atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a lower alkylene group; Y represents a group —O—, a group —CO—, a group —CH(OH)—, a lower alkylene group, or the like; and A represents a group or the like, wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, or the like, p represents 1 or 2, and R4 represents an imidazolyl lower alkyl group or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel compound, which has an excellent effect of suppressing the generation of collagen and less side effects, with being excellent in terms of safety. The compound of the present invention is represented by the following general formula (1): [wherein X1 represents a nitrogen atom or a group —CH?; R1 represents a group —Z—R6, wherein Z represents a group —CO—, a group —CH(OH)—, or the like, and R6 represents a 5- to 15-membered monocyclic, dicyclic, or tricyclic, saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic group having 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, or sulfur atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a lower alkylene group; Y represents a group —O—, a group —CO—, a group —CH(OH)—, a lower alkylene group, or the like; and A represents a group or the like, wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, or the like, p represents 1 or 2, and R4 represents an imidazolyl lower alkyl group or the like.

Abstract: A polypropylene for an electric material has a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min., a mesopentad fraction calculated from a 13C-NMR spectrum of 0.90 to 0.99, and a firing residue of 50 ppm by weight or less based on the polypropylene, a titanium content and an iron content which are detected from the firing residue, of 1 ppm by weight or less and 0.1 ppm or less, respectively, based on the polypropylene, and the chlorine content of 5 ppm by weight or less based on the polypropylene. The above polypropylene exhibits excellent electric insulation and has a roughened surface when it is formed into a film, and thus the polypropylene can be suitably used for a capacitor film without using an additive such as a ? crystal nucleating agent. The polypropylene is also useful as a material of a film for coating an electric wire and a material for an instrument for conveying an electronic material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising: Component [A]: a prepolymer obtained by olefin prepolymerization on solid titanium catalyst component having an average particle size of 25 to 70 ?m produced by contacting of a solid component (i) having an average particle size of 26 to 75 ?m, containing magnesium, titanium, halogen, and an electron donor (c3), and being free from detachment of titanium by washing with hexane at 25° C., a polar compound (ii) having a dipole moment of 0.50 to 4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene random copolymer which satisfies the following requirements [1] to [4], and to various useful molded products obtained by molding the propylene random copolymer: [1] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a), and the concentration (Px, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene (b) and ?-olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms (c), each of which is contained in the propylene random copolymer, satisfy the following relational expressions (Eq-1) to (Eq-3): 85?Pa<100??(Eq-1) 0<Px?15??(Eq-2) Pa+Px=100;??(Eq-3) [2] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of the skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a) contained in the propylene random copolymer, and the melting point (Tm) measured with a differential scanning calorimeter satisfy the following relational expression (Eq-4): 135?4×(100?Pa)<Tm<165?4×(100?Pa);??(Eq-4) [3] the total amount of 2,1-bonded and 1,3-bon

Abstract: A polypropylene for an electric material has a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min., a mesopentad fraction calculated from a 13C-NMR spectrum of 0.90 to 0.99, and a firing residue of 50 ppm by weight or less based on the polypropylene, a titanium content and an iron content which are detected from the firing residue, of 1 ppm by weight or less and 0.1 ppm or less, respectively, based on the polypropylene, and the chlorine content of 5 ppm by weight or less based on the polypropylene. The above polypropylene exhibits excellent electric insulation and has a roughened surface when it is formed into a film, and thus the polypropylene can be suitably used for a capacitor film without using an additive such as a ? crystal nucleating agent. The polypropylene is also useful as a material of a film for coating an electric wire and a material for an instrument for conveying an electronic material.

Abstract: A propylene polymer which is constituted of 10 to 40 wt % room-temperature n-decane soluble part (Dsol) and 60 to 90 wt % room-temperature n-decane insoluble part (Dinsol), comprises skeletons derived from propylene (MP) and at least one kind of olefin (MX) selected from ethylene and C4 or more ?-olefins, and satisfies all of the following requirements [1] to [5]. The polymer is characterized by having a high melting point and a high molecular weight and is suitable for use in producing various moldings therefrom. [1] the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of both Dsol and Dinsol as determined by GPC is 4.0 or less; [2] the melting point (Tm) of Dinsol is 156° C. or more; [3] the sum of the 2,1-bond content and the 1,3-bond content in Dinsol is 0.05 mol % or less; [4] the intrinsic viscosity [?] (dl/g) of Dsol satisfies the relationship 2.2<[?]?6.0; and [5] the concentration of skeletons derived from the olefin (MX) in Dinsol is 3.0 wt % or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel compound, which has an excellent effect of suppressing the generation of collagen and less side effects, with being excellent in terms of safety. The compound of the present invention is represented by the following general formula (1): [wherein X1 represents a nitrogen atom or a group —CH?; R1 represents a group -Z-R6, wherein Z represents a group —CO—, a group —CH(OH)—, or the like, and R6 represents a 5- to 15-membered monocyclic, dicyclic, or tricyclic, saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic group having 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, or sulfur atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a lower alkylene group; Y represents a group —O—, a group —CO—, a group —CH(OH)—, a lower alkylene group, or the like; and A represents a group or the like, wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, or the like, p represents 1 or 2, and R4 represents an imidazolyl lower alkyl group or the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene random copolymer which satisfies the following requirements [1] to [4], and to various useful molded products obtained by molding the propylene random copolymer: [1] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a), and the concentration (Px, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene (b) and ?-olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms (c), each of which is contained in the propylene random copolymer, satisfy the following relational expressions (Eq-1) to (Eq-3): 85?Pa<100 ??(Eq-1) 0<Px?15 ??(Eq-2) Pa+Px=100 ??(Eq-3); [2] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of the skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a) contained in the propylene random copolymer, and the melting point (Tm) measured with a differential scanning calorimeter satisfy the following relational expression (Eq-4): 135?4×(100?Pa)<Tm<165?4×(100?Pa) ??(Eq-4); [3] the total amount of 2,1-bonded and 1,3-

Abstract: A buffering device used in a hinge structure of a lid or cover, such as stool lid of a toilet stool of Western style, which is pivoted on a horizontal axis and generally opened upwards by hand and closed downwards by gravity, comprising two members such as of coaxial cylinder type having mutually facing surfaces, respectively, and being combined coaxially to enable relative rotation, and at least one idle member disposed within a gap between the facing surfaces to roll with the relative rotation, and including no buffering fluid, in which the torque for closure is made large as compared with the torque for opening, so that the lid can be opened lightly when it is opened by hand, while it is automatically braked for preventing it from colliding against the stool body to produce an undesirable strike sound when it is naturally closed by gravity.

Abstract: A method for preparing a biaxially stretched polyether ether ketone (PEEK) film having excellent precision in thickness, insulating properties and heat shrinkage from an amorphous PEEK film which includes a first stretching step of roll-stretching the amorphous PEEK film in a temperature range of from 50.degree. C. to (Tg-10).degree. C. in a stretching ratio of from 150% to 350% in the progress direction of the film while a necking phenomenon is caused in the film; a second stretching step of stretching the film in the temperature range of from Tg to 170.degree. C. in a direction at right angles to the stretching direction in the first stretching step in a stretching ratio of from 150% to 350%; and a heat set step of thermally setting the stretched film at two stages in the temperature range of 210.degree.-330.degree. C. and the temperature range of 180.degree.-210.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for producing a porous film having practically sufficient mechanical strengths, good flexibility, uniform fine pores and high moisture vapor permeability, and further an extremely thin porous film, which process comprises blending 30 to 80 parts by weight of an inorganic fine powder having a specific surface area of 15 m.sup.2 /g or less and an average particle size of 0.4 to 4 .mu.m with 20 to 70 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin, followed by melt-molding the resulting blend into a film and then stretching the film to 2 to 7 times the original length at least in the uniaxial direction.

Abstract: A porous film having a good water vapor permeability is obtained with a high productivity by melting a resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin and 50 to 500 parts by weight of barium sulfate having an electric conductivity of 250 .mu.S/cm or less in terms of the electric conductivity of a supernatant formed when the barium sulfate is added to water, and a particle size of 0.1 to 7 .mu.m, making the melt into a film and stretching the film to 2.5 to 14 times the original area at least in the uniaxial direction.