Abstract: A method for recovering a valuable substance from a lithium ion secondary battery is provided. The method includes a thermal treatment step of thermally treating a lithium ion secondary battery containing aluminum, carbon, and a copper foil as constituting materials, and a wet sorting step of applying an external force to a thermally treated product obtained in the thermal treatment step in the presence of a liquid, to sort the thermally treated product into a heavy product and a light product containing copper.

Abstract: A method for recovering a valuable substance is provided. The method includes a thermal treatment step of thermally treating a target containing a valuable substance using a continuous furnace configured to thermally treat the target while moving a target storing unit, in which the target is stored, such that the target storing unit is not contacted by a flame that is for thermal treatment, and a valuable substance recovering step of recovering the valuable substance from a thermally treated product of the target obtained in the thermal treatment step.

Abstract: A method for recovering a valuable substance is provided. The method includes a thermal treatment step of thermally treating a target, which contains a valuable substance and is stored in a target storing unit, via a flame blocking unit configured to block a flame for thermally treating the target such that the target storing unit is not contacted by the flame, and a valuable substance recovering step of recovering the valuable substance from a thermally treated product of the target obtained in the thermal treatment step.

Abstract: A method for recovering a valuable substance is provided. The method includes: a thermal treatment step of thermally treating a target containing a valuable substance while supporting a target storing unit, in which the target is stored, by a supporting unit that can support the target storing unit, wherein the thermally treating includes heating a gas present in a region, in which the supporting unit is positioned, by a flame for thermally treating the target such that the target storing unit is not contacted by the flame; and a valuable substance recovering step of recovering the valuable substance from a thermally treated product of the target obtained in the thermal treatment step.

Abstract: Provided is a method for concentrating a valuable metal contained in a lithium ion secondary battery, for processing a lithium ion secondary battery containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of cobalt and nickel, or a positive electrode material of the lithium ion secondary battery, to concentrate a valuable metal containing either or both of cobalt and nickel. The method includes a thermal treatment step of thermally treating the lithium ion secondary battery or the positive electrode material thereof, to form a granular aggregate containing at least one valuable metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt and nickel.

Abstract: A method for recovering valuable substance, for recovering it from lithium ion secondary battery includes: thermal treatment step of thermally treating lithium ion secondary battery to obtain thermally treated product; pulverizing/classifying step of classifying pulverized product obtained by pulverizing thermally treated product, to obtain coarse and fine-grained products both containing valuable substance; water leaching step of immersing fine-grained product in water, to obtain water-leached slurry; wet magnetic sorting step of subjecting water-leached slurry to wet magnetic sorting, to sort water-leached slurry into magnetically attractable materials and non-magnetically attractable material slurry; and acid leaching step of adding acidic solution to either or both of non-magnetically attractable material slurry recovered by wet magnetic sorting and non-magnetically attractable materials obtained by solid-liquid separation of non-magnetically attractable material slurry to leach non-magnetically attractab

Abstract: Provided is a method for recovering lithium, for recovering lithium from a lithium ion secondary battery, the method including: a thermal treatment step of thermally treating a lithium ion secondary battery having a residual voltage higher than or equal to 80% of a rated voltage, to obtain a thermally treated product; a pulverizing step of pulverizing the thermally treated product, to obtain a pulverized product; and a lithium recovering step of recovering lithium from the pulverized product.

Abstract: Provided is a sorting method for valuable resources, including a thermal treatment step of thermally treating a target containing valuable resources, to melt aluminum and separate a melt, a pulverizing step of pulverizing a thermally treated product remaining after the melt is separated, to obtain a pulverized product, a magnetic sorting step of sorting the valuable resources from the pulverized product by a magnetic force, and a wind force sorting step of sorting one valuable resource from another valuable resource in the valuable resources by a wind force.

Abstract: Provided is a method for separating lithium from a lithium solution containing lithium by 200 mg/L or more and fluorine by 20 mg/L or more, the method including: a first removal step of adding a first component, which solidifies the fluorine contained in the lithium solution, to the lithium solution and removing the fluorine solidified to obtain a F-removed liquid; and a second removal step of adding a second component, which solidifies the first component remaining in the F-removed liquid, to the F-removed liquid and removing the first component solidified to obtain a first component-removed liquid.

Abstract: There is provided a means capable of recovering a valuable material such as cobalt and nickel, with a low grade of a metal derived from a negative electrode current collector, a low grade of fluorine, and a low grade of a material derived from a negative electrode active material. A method for recovering a valuable material from a lithium ion secondary battery, is characterized in that it includes: a heat treatment step of performing heat treatment on a lithium ion secondary battery; a crushing step of crushing a heat-treated object obtained through the heat treatment step; a classification step of classifying a crushed object obtained through the crushing step into a coarse particle product and a fine particle product; and a wet magnetic separation step of performing wet magnetic separation on the fine particle product obtained through the classification step.

Abstract: A method for recovering a valuable material from a lithium ion secondary battery includes: a heat treatment step of performing heat treatment on a lithium ion secondary battery; a crushing step of crushing a heat-treated object obtained through the heat treatment step; a first stage of classification step of classifying a crushed object obtained through the crushing step based on a classification point of 1.2 to 2.4 mm, and a second stage of classification step of classifying an intermediate product and a fine particle product obtained on a fine side in the first stage of classification step based on a classification point of 0.3 mm or less; and a dry magnetic separation step of repeating one time or more a step of performing dry magnetic separation on an intermediate product obtained on a coarse side in the second stage of classification step and performing dry magnetic separation again.

Abstract: There is provided a means capable of recovering a valuable material such as cobalt and nickel, with a low grade of a metal derived from a negative electrode current collector, a low grade of fluorine, and a low grade of a material derived from a negative electrode active material. A method for recovering a valuable material from a lithium ion secondary battery, is characterized in that it includes: a heat treatment step of performing heat treatment on a lithium ion secondary battery; a crushing step of crushing a heat-treated object obtained through the heat treatment step; a classification step of classifying a crushed object obtained through the crushing step into a coarse particle product and a fine particle product; and a wet magnetic separation step of performing wet magnetic separation on the fine particle product obtained through the classification step.

Abstract: A method for recovering a valuable material from a lithium-ion secondary battery, the method contains: roasting a lithium-ion secondary battery containing a valuable material in a metal battery case thereof to obtain a roasted material; stirring the roasted material with liquid to separate contents containing the valuable material from the inside of the metal battery case; and sorting the contents separated by the separation and the metal battery case to obtain a recovered material containing the valuable material.

Abstract: A method for recovering a valuable material from a lithium-ion secondary battery, the method contains: roasting a lithium-ion secondary battery containing a valuable material in a metal battery case thereof to obtain a roasted material; stirring the roasted material with liquid to separate contents containing the valuable material from the inside of the metal battery case; and sorting the contents separated by the separation and the metal battery case to obtain a recovered material containing the valuable material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a video signal processing apparatus applicable to various LCD panels. This video signal processing apparatus includes a format converting unit which converts first-format image data into second-format image data, a point sequential converting unit which converts the second-format image data into point sequenced data, a resizing unit which resizes the point sequenced data, a line memory which stores the resized point sequenced data, and an output control unit which controls to continuously read out the point sequenced data from the line memory.

Abstract: By setting an area for displaying OSD data, a high-intensity part of this area is highlighted and an area which is not to be highlighted is set. Also, by performing translucent display of the OSD data and natural-image data, an area which is not to be highlighted can be set.

Abstract: Scorodite-type iron-arsenic compound particles in which the particle surface layer part comprise an iron-rich layer having an Fe/As molar ratio of at least 1.24. The particles can be obtained in a reaction process of feeding an oxygen-containing gas to an aqueous solution containing an arsenic(V) ion and an iron(II) ion to precipitate a scorodite-type iron-arsenic compound crystal at a pH of at most 2, in which an oxidizing agent is further added to the liquid before the end of the reaction (treatment A). The particles may also be obtained by a method comprising keeping a scorodite-type iron-arsenic compound particle of good crystallinity in contact with an iron ion-containing aqueous solution having a controlled pH of from 2 to 9 at 0 to 90° C. (treatment B). The scorodite-type iron-arsenic particles have good filterability and excellent arsenic release-preventing effect.

Abstract: A polyester resin composition having an equivalent spherical diameter of 1 mm to 50 mm, a degree of crystallization of not less than 65% and less than 99%, an intrinsic viscosity of not more than 0.7 dl/g and a cyclic trimer content of not more than 0.4% by weight. This polymer resin composition has an excellent color tone, causes no significant viscosity lowering or viscosity rise, and can withstand a process which is exposed to a long-term thermal history. A polyester resin composition having a viscosity suitable for extrusion in a general-purpose manner, a production process thereof, and a polyester film are also provided.

Abstract: Polyester composition produced without antimony compound as a polycondensation catalyst including, 30 ppm or less antimony, 0.5-50 ppm titanium, and 0.1-100 ppm phosphorus, the number density of titanium-containing particles having an equivalent circular diameter of 1 ?m or more being less than 100/0.02 mg; and a composition as above, containing 0.1-5 wt % organic polymer particles which have an average particle diameter of 0.05-3 ?m and contain 0.01% or less of coarse particles which have a diameter at least twice the average particle diameter. Polyester catalyst including a reaction product between at least one of Ti(OR)4 and Ti(OH)m(OR)4-m, wherein Rs may be the same or different and each represents a C2-C10 organic group, and m represents an integer of 1-4, and a ligand including nitrogen, sulfur, and/or oxygen as a donor atom, and capable of coordinating with two or more sites.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a feature detection circuit adapted to detect a feature portion of an object from a sensed image; a blur amount detection circuit adapted to detect a blur amount, during image sensing, of a device adapted to obtain the sensed image; a display unit adapted to display the sensed image, and display a frame surrounding the feature portion of the object in the displayed sensed image; and a calculation circuit adapted to set a position, in the sensed image, of the frame surrounding the feature portion of the object, wherein the calculation circuit calculates, on the basis of the blur amount, a moving amount of the frame whose position in the sensed image is set on the basis of the feature portion detected by the feature detection circuit.