Abstract: A system is provided for desulfurizing a hydrocarbon fuel containing a light amount of methanol and a slight amount of water. The desulfurization system uses a Y-type zeolite-based desulfurizing agent containing at least copper arranged upstream of the system and an X-type zeolite-based desulfurizing agent containing at least silver arranged downstream of the system and thus can maintain desulfurization effect for a long period of time.

Abstract: The hydrogen storage material of the invention is a hydrogen storage material comprising metal fine particles with hydrogen storage capacity, and an organic compound that has at least two specific groups that can bind with the metal fine particles, and that is bonded with the metal fine particles by the specific groups.

Abstract: A process is provided for producing a porous substance, which is lightweight, and has a highly developed pore structure and an excellent gas absorbability, by dehydrogenating a compound having two or more amine-borane adduct structures per molecule.

Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatus allowing effective production of high purity hydrogen and recovery of carbon dioxide.

Abstract: A system is provided for desulfurizing a hydrocarbon fuel containing a light amount of methanol and a slight amount of water. The desulfurization system uses a Y-type zeolite-based desulfurizing agent containing at least copper arranged upstream of the system and an X-type zeolite-based desulfurizing agent containing at least silver arranged downstream of the system and thus can maintain desulfurization effect for a long period of time.

Abstract: When the production of hydrogen and the recovery of carbon dioxide are simultaneously performed by using as a raw material a carbon-containing fuel, the increase of the system cost is suppressed and the efficiency is improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a porous substance, which is lightweight, and has a highly developed pore structure and an excellent gas absorbability, by dehydrogenating a compound having two or more amine-borane adduct structures per molecule.

Abstract: A film for optical elements is formed by a liquid crystalline composition comprising the following components (a) and (b): (a) a liquid crystalline polymer which exhibits an optically positive uniaxial property; and (b) a polycyclic compound having a molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and wherein a plurality of alicyclic rings and/or aromatic rings are connected together through a linkage chain of 0 to 4 main-chain carbon atoms bonded to different ring carbon atoms, with hydrocarbon groups each having 1 to 20 carbon atoms being bonded respectively to both end rings through a linkage chain of 0 to 4 main-chain carbon atoms, an orientation form formed in the state of liquid crystal of said liquid crystalline composition being fixed.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing an optical active alkoxybenzonitrile derivative in which process a benzonitrile derivative is subjected to condensation reaction with an optical active alcohol.A process is also disclosed for producing an optical active alkoxy benzoic acid derivative in which process a benzonitrile derivative is subjected to condensation reaction with an optical active alcohol and the reaction product thus derived is hydrolyzed.In these processes conversion of an optical active alcohol to tosylate or halide is not required and thus it is possible to produces producing an optical active alkoxybenzonitrile derivative and an optical active alkoxy benzoic acid derivative in a simple and inexpensive manner.

Abstract: A compensating film capable of compensating both twist structure based on a liquid crystal cell and refractive index anisotropy to diminish the visual angle dependence of a liquid crystal display is provided.The film is formed using a discotic liquid crystalline material and the orientation form of the discotic liquid crystal is a twisted orientation.

Abstract: A process for producing oxazolone derivatives, usable as important starting materials for medicines and pesticides, of the following general formula (III) by reacting a compound of the general formula (I) with a compound of the general formula (II) in the presence of an aliphatic tertiary amine: ##STR1## wherein Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon residue, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an organic residue, R.sup.5 represents a hydrocarbon residue and X represents a halogen atom.

Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal polyester consisting essentially of the following structural units (A), (B), (C) and (D): ##STR1##

Abstract: According to the invention a derivative of brendane is provided. The derivative of brendane is represented by the general formula of: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. The brendane derivative is prepared by reacting an alkenylnorbornene of the general formula of: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, with carbon monoxide and an alcohol or water in the presence of a catalyst of Group VIII metal compound of the periodic table.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing a derivative of naphthazarin represented by the general formula (I) of: ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 each stands for an atom or a group consisting of hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, organic residues and halogens; and R.sub.1 to R.sub.6 each stands for an atom or a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon groups. The derivative of naphthazarin is prepared by the step of reacting, in the presence of an acid catalyst, the following compounds represented by the general formulae (II) and (III): ##STR2## wherein R is an atom or a group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, oxyhydrocarbon, siloxy and acyloxy groups and halogen atoms.