Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sulfide solid electrolyte powder, the method including: preparing a slurry containing a sulfide solid electrolyte material and a liquid medium; and pulverizing the sulfide solid electrolyte material in the slurry in one stage by a ball mill using a pulverization ball having a diameter of 0.5 mm to 4 mm to obtain a sulfide solid electrolyte powder having a particle diameter D99 of 15 ?m or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolyte powder for use in a lithium-ion all-solid-state battery, in which the solid electrolyte powder has a volume-based particle diameter distribution having a first peak in a particle diameter range of 0.5 ?m to 0.7 ?m and a second peak in a particle diameter range of 1 ?m to 3 ?m.

Abstract: To provide high-strength granules having a broad range of applications of the glass composition, and a method for their production. The method for producing glass raw material granules comprises mixing and granulating a glass raw material composition with water, wherein the glass raw material composition contains at least silica and an aluminum source, and the aluminum source contains hydraulic alumina.

Abstract: To provide a method capable of producing granules without complicating the production process even if boric acid is not used. The method for producing glass raw material granules has a step of granulating, in the presence of water, a glass raw material composition (A) which comprises from 45 to 75 mass % of silica, from 3 to 30 mass % of aluminum hydroxide and from 0.4 to 4.6 mass % of an alkali metal hydroxide.

Abstract: To provide granules which are to be used as raw material for aluminosilicate glass and which are capable of reducing formation of fine powder during the production thereof, and a process for their production. Granules of a glass raw material mixture comprising at least silica sand and aluminum oxide, which are to be used for production of glass, characterized in that when the granules in such a state that the water content is at most 2 mass % are subjected to screening using a sieve having 1 mm openings, D50 representing the volume cumulative median diameter in the particle size distribution curve of particles passed through the sieve, is from 350 to 5,000 ?m, and in the particle size distribution curve of water-insoluble components in the granules, the proportion of particles exceeding 50 ?m in diameter is at most 6 vol %, and D90 representing the 90% volume cumulative particle diameter from the smaller particle size side is at most 45 ?m.

Abstract: To provide granules which are to be used as raw material for aluminosilicate glass and which are capable of reducing formation of fine powder during the production thereof, and a process for their production. Granules of a glass raw material mixture comprising at least silica sand and aluminum oxide, which are to be used for production of glass, characterized in that when the granules in such a state that the water content is at most 2 mass % are subjected to screening using a sieve having 1 mm openings, D50 representing the volume cumulative median diameter in the particle size distribution curve of particles passed through the sieve, is from 350 to 5,000 ?m, and in the particle size distribution curve of water-insoluble components in the granules, the proportion of particles exceeding 50 ?m in diameter is at most 6 vol %, and D90 representing the 90% volume cumulative particle diameter from the smaller particle size side is at most 45 ?m.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing molten glass, whereby formation of dust can be suppressed when the molten glass is produced by an in-flight melting method. Granules containing silica sand and satisfying the following conditions (1) to (3) are used. (1) In a particle size distribution curve obtained by measuring the granules passed through a sieve having 1 mm openings by a dry laser diffraction scattering method, D50 representing the cumulative volume median diameter is from 80 to 800 ?m. (2) The average particle size of the silica sand in the granules is from 1 to 40 ?m. (3) In a particle size distribution curve obtained by measuring water-insoluble particles to constitute the granules by a wet laser diffraction scattering method, the ratio of D90/D10 is at least 10.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1): CF2?CF(Rf)jSO2X??(1) wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR1R2R3R4 (wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and Rf is a C1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which may contain ether oxygen atoms.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a s copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1): CF2?CF(Rf)jSO2X??(1) wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR1R2R3R4 (wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and Rf is a C1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which may contain ether oxygen atoms.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1): CF2?CF(Rf)jSO2X??(1) wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR1R2R3R4 (wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and Rf is a C1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which may contain ether oxygen atoms.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1): CF2?CF(Rf)jSO2X ??(1) wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR1R2R3R4 (wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and Rf is a C1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which may contain ether oxygen atoms.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1): CF2?CF(Rf)jSO2X??(1) wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR1R2R3R4 (wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and Rf is a C1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which may contain ether oxygen atoms.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1): CF2?CF(Rf)jSO2X??(1) wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR1R2R3R4 (wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and Rf is a C1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which may contain ether oxygen atoms.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1): CF2?CF(Rf)jSO2X??(1) wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR1R2R3R4 (wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and Rf is a C1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which may contain ether oxygen atoms.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising a polymer electrolyte made of an ion exchange membrane, catalyst layers disposed on both sides thereof and current collectors disposed on the outer sides thereof, wherein a solvent-soluble fluorine-containing polymer (preferably a polymer having a fluorine-containing aliphatic ring structure) having substantially no ion exchange groups, is incorporated in the current collectors. By the above construction, the current collectors can have a high water repellency for a long period of time, and the polymer electrolyte fuel cell can operate at a high output density constantly over a long period of time.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies laminated via separators, each assembly comprising a membrane-form polymer electrolyte and a pair of a fuel electrode and an air electrode facing each other via the electrolyte, wherein as the separator, a separator made of a metal/non-metal composite material, is used which has a fuel gas channel, an oxidant channel and a fluid channel for cooling, and at least side walls of the fluid channel for cooling are made of metal and at least faces which are in contact with the membrane electrode assemblies are made of non-metal. The separators are excellent in the dimensional stability and air-tightness and light in weight, and the polymer electrolyte fuel cell having such separators can maintain a high performance constantly for a long time.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1):

Abstract: It is to provide an electrode/membrane assembly (8) for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, comprising, as an anode (6) and/or cathode (7), a gas diffusion electrode which comprises a gas diffusion layer (5, 5′) comprising a carbon cloth (1, 1′) and a water repellent carbon layer (2, 2′) formed on the surface of the carbon cloth, and a catalyst layer (3, 3′) containing a catalyst and a fluorocarbon sulfonic acid type ion exchange resin, formed on the gas diffusion layer, and which contains a solvent-soluble fluorine-containing polymer having substantially no ion exchange group, and comprising an ion exchange membrane (4) sandwiched therebetween and bonded to each other.