Abstract: There is provided a method of collecting probe information generated during travel of a vehicle, comprising: (a) receiving probe information including travel time information of a reference area, from a vehicle traveling a reference area that includes at least one of an intersection area that is an area from an approach to an intersection to an exit from the intersection and a road area that connects with the intersection area and is an area from the exit of the intersection to an approach of another intersection adjacent to the intersection in an exit direction; and (b) storing the received probe information.

Abstract: There is provided a method of collecting probe information generated during travel of a vehicle, comprising: (a) receiving probe information including travel time information of a reference area, from a vehicle traveling a reference area that includes at least one of an intersection area that is an area from an approach to an intersection to an exit from the intersection and a road area that connects with the intersection area and is an area from the exit of the intersection to an approach of another intersection adjacent to the intersection in an exit direction; and (b) storing the received probe information.

Abstract: There is provided a method of collecting probe information generated during travel of a vehicle, comprising: (a) receiving probe information including travel time information of a reference area, from a vehicle traveling a reference area that includes at least one of an intersection area that is an area from an approach to an intersection to an exit from the intersection and a road area that connects with the intersection area and is an area from the exit of the intersection to an approach of another intersection adjacent to the intersection in an exit direction; and (b) storing the received probe information.

Abstract: A method for treating exhaust gas, comprising first contacting exhaust gas comprising inorganic halogenated gas discharged from sources of the exhaust gas with Fe2O3 or synthetic zeolite and then contacting with an anion exchange resin having water content of 5 w/w % or less and halogen content of 10 mg/g or less.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating an exhaust gas that includes a pre-treatment section that removes a powdery component, a water-soluble component or a hydrolytic component from the exhaust gas. The exhaust gas contains a fluorine compound and CO. A heating oxidative decomposing section performs heating oxidative decomposition of at least one of the fluorine compound and CO to detoxify the exhaust gas. The apparatus also has a post-treatment section for post-treating an acid gas such as HF which has been produced by the heating oxidative decomposition.

Abstract: To provide a method and apparatus for treating a waste gas containing fluorine-containing compounds, according to which PFCs can be decomposed efficiently even at low temperature, and moreover fluorine from the product of the decomposition can be recovered for reuse efficiently. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of treating a gas containing a fluorine-containing compound, comprising contacting the gas with a treatment agent comprising a mixture of aluminum hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.

Abstract: An extension part of an insulator covering a part of a coupling portion of a laminated core of an armature is inclined to the inside in the radial direction along the coupling part. A inclined face which is extended inward in the radial direction is formed in the cylindrical part of the armature. By forming the armature in an annular shape, a gap which is almost parallel or narrowed to the inside in the radial direction is formed between neighboring inclined faces. The gap is formed to be smaller than the diameter of a conductor.

Abstract: A method for treating exhaust gases containing fluorine-containing compounds which comprises the steps of bringing an exhaust gas containing fluorine-containing compounds into contact with a metal catalyst carrying a tungsten oxide on an alumina-zirconium composite oxide and then bringing the emission into contact with a ?-alumina catalyst.

Abstract: A method for removing a halogen series gas, which comprises contacting a gas containing a halogen series gas forming at least one kind selected from the group consisting of HF, HCl, HBr and HI by water with a granule containing from 60 to 99.9 mass % of a solid base and from 0.1 to 40 mass % of a carbonaceous material to the total mass amount of the granule in the presence of water.

Abstract: To provide a method and apparatus for treating a waste gas containing fluorine-containing compounds, according to which PFCs can be decomposed efficiently even at low temperature, and moreover fluorine from the product of the decomposition can be recovered for reuse efficiently. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of treating a gas containing a fluorine-containing compound, comprising contacting the gas with a treatment agent comprising a mixture of aluminum hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.

Abstract: An extension part of an insulator covering a part of a coupling portion of a laminated core of an armature is inclined to the inside in the radial direction along the coupling part. A inclined face which is extended inward in the radial direction is formed in the cylindrical part of the armature. By forming the armature in an annular shape, a gap which is almost parallel or narrowed to the inside in the radial direction is formed between neighboring inclined faces. The gap is formed to be smaller than the diameter of a conductor.

Abstract: A spacer 44 is inserted between an upper end face 44a of a contact column 40, and a lower face of a flange 14. The flange 14 is supported at plural positions by supporting columns 42. In heating a shoulder portion 16 to a hardening temperature, an electroconductive member 56 is placed close to the shoulder portion 16, and an AC current having a frequency which will cause mutual attraction between the current flowing through the elctroconductive member 56 and the current flowing through the shoulder portion 16 is applied to flow through the electroconductive member 56. The shoulder portion 16 having been heated to the hardening temperature is quenched by ejecting a liquid coolant through ejection outlets of a cooling jacket.

Abstract: An apparatus for treatment of a waste gas, containing fluorine-containing compounds, comprises: a solids treating device for separating solids from the waste gas; an addition device for adding H2 and/or H2O, or H2 and/or H2O and O2, as a decomposition assist gas to the waste gas leaving the solids treating device; a thermal decomposition device that is packed with ?-alumina heated at 600-900° C., and which thermally decomposes the waste gas to which the decomposition assist gas has been added; an acidic gas treating device for removing acidic gases from the thermally decomposed waste gas; and channels or lines for connecting these devices in sequence. The apparatus preferably includes an air ejector which is capable of adjusting an internal pressure of the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for treatment of a waste gas, containing fluorine-containing compounds, comprises: a solids treating device for separating solids from the waste gas; an addition device for adding H2 and/or H2O, or H2 and/or H2O and O2, as a decomposition assist gas to the waste gas leaving the solids treating device; a thermal decomposition device that is packed with ?-alumina heated at 600–900° C., and which thermally decomposes the waste gas to which the decomposition assist gas has been added; an acidic gas treating device for removing acidic gases from the thermally decomposed waste gas; and channels or lines for connecting these devices in sequence. The apparatus preferably includes an air ejector which is capable of adjusting an internal pressure of the apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating an exhaust gas containing a fluorine compound. A method according to the present invention includes heating the exhaust gas in the presence of O2, and then adding H2O to the exhaust gas to decompose or oxidize the fluorine compound. An apparatus according to the present invention includes a heating section (30) for heating the exhaust gas, an exhaust gas supply (11) for supplying the exhaust gas to the heating section (30), an H2O adding section (40) located just downstream of the heating section (30) for adding H2O to the exhaust gas by supplying H2O or H2 to the exhaust gas; and an acid gas removal section (13) for removing an acid gas produced by a reaction between the exhaust gas and H2O.

Abstract: A method for removing a halogen series gas, which comprises contacting a gas containing a halogen series gas forming at least one kind selected from the group consisting of HF, HCl, HBr and HI by water with a granule containing from 60 to 99.9 mass % of a solid base and from 0.1 to 40 mass % of a carbonaceous material to the total mass amount of the granule in the presence of water.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a process and an apparatus for efficiently treating a gas containing fluorine-containing compounds and CO to be discharged, for example, from the step of dry cleaning the inner surfaces and the like of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus or the step of etching various types of formed films such as oxide films in the semiconductor industry. In order to accomplish the above-mentioned purpose, the gas treating process according to the present invention is a process for treating a gas containing fluorine-containing compounds and CO which comprises contacting the above described gas with O2 and H2O at a temperature of 850° C. or higher to oxidize the CO to CO2; and then contacting the gas with &ggr;-alumina at a temperature of 600 to 900° C. to decompose the fluorine-containing compounds.

Abstract: A method for treating a gas, which comprises contacting a gas containing a boric acid component in an amount of at least 15 mg/m3 as converted into B2O3 concentration in a standard state, with a solid alkali metal carbonate material comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkali metal carbonates and alkali metal hydrogencarbonates, to remove the boric acid component from the gas.

Abstract: A method for treating exhaust gases containing fluorine-containing compounds which comprises the steps of bringing an exhaust gas containing fluorine-containing compounds into contact with a metal catalyst carrying a tungsten oxide on an alumina-zirconium composite oxide and then bringing the emission into contact with a &ggr;-alumina catalyst.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating an exhaust gas has a pre-treatment section (1) for removing at least one of a powdery component, a water-soluble component and a hydrolytic component from the exhaust gas containing at least one of a fluorine compound and CO, and a heating oxidative decomposing section (2) for performing heating oxidative decomposition of the at least one of the fluorine compound and CO to detoxify the exhaust gas. The apparatus has a post-treatment section (4) for post-treating an acid gas such as HF which has been produced by the heating oxidative decomposition.