Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing chitin nanofibers, which includes the steps of deproteinizing a material derived from a chitin-containing organism by an alkali treatment, deashing a deproteinized integument by an acid treatment, optionally treating the deashed integument under acidic conditions, and then subjecting to a fiber-loosening treatment. The present invention also provides chitin nanofibers obtained by the method, and a composite material and a coating composition each containing the same. The present invention provides a method for producing chitosan nanofibers, which includes, in addition to the above steps, a deacetylation step and chitosan nanofibers obtained by the method, and a composite material and a coating composition each containing the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing chitin nanofibers, which includes the steps of deproteinizing a material derived from a chitin-containing organism by an alkali treatment, deashing a deproteinized integument by an acid treatment, optionally treating the deashed integument under acidic conditions, and then subjecting to a fiber-loosening treatment. The present invention also provides chitin nanofibers obtained by the method, and a composite material and a coating composition each containing the same. The present invention provides a method for producing chitosan nanofibers, which includes, in addition to the above steps, a deacetylation step and chitosan nanofibers obtained by the method, and a composite material and a coating composition each containing the same.

Abstract: Provided is an N-alkyl chitosan derivative having an ultraviolet ray-curable functional group represented by formula (I) given below: where l+m+n=1, 0<l<1, 0<m<0.5, 0<n<1 and R1 is represented by formula (II) given below: where R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel process for catalyzation for trapping of a catalyst metal involved with the adhesion of an electroless plating to a substrate. The process is carried out by employing neither the sensitizing-activating method nor the catalyst-accelerator method. Specifically, in forming an electroless plating on the surface of a non-conductive substance as a substrate, the surface of the non-conductive substance is coated with a treatment liquid containing at least chitosan or a chitosan derivative before the steps of catalyzation and electroless plating to form a hydrophilic coating film on the surface of the non-conductive substance.

Abstract: Separate high low pass of frequency filters are employed in a circuit to control the input response signal to a pair of motors for operating a mobile toy in response to a frequency modulated radio wave transmitted by a transmitting unit.